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Schizophrenic man behind Toronto army recruiting centre knife attack approved for Mecca pilgrimage

Schizophrenic man behind Toronto army recruiting centre knife attack approved for Mecca pilgrimage

A man found not criminally responsible on three counts of attempted murder for a March 2016 knife attack at a Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Toronto has been granted a three-week travel pass for Saudi Arabia and Somalia, despite the fact that he “continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.”

Ayanle Hassan Ali, who is Muslim, plans to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca with his father and meet a potential bride his dad found for him in Somalia.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Sudanese Canadians don’t feel western nations care about Sudan’s humanitarian crisis and that means you’re probably a racist say experts

Sudanese Canadians don’t feel western nations care about Sudan’s humanitarian crisis and that means you’re probably a racist say experts

Sudanese Canadians, former politicians and humanitarian groups are ramping up pressure on the Canadian government to take more action to aid Sudan — in what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

But in marking the three-year anniversary of the brutal civil war, those same groups say they’re concerned that Canada and other western nations aren’t giving the same attention to Sudan as they have to other war-ridden nations.

According to experts, those reasons range from security to racism to political ties.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSudan, WTF?

This can’t be happening at Rideau Hall

This can’t be happening at Rideau Hall

With the very notable exception of promising to learn French, then failing to do so, Mary Simon has not been a terrible Governor General. She spent money rather freely, of course, but they all do, and Parliament makes the budget, after all. You didn’t hear much from or about her, which is Job One for a governor general. That is, except in the francophone media, where she is a constant thorn in nationalists’ side because of her linguistic shortcomings.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Ex-Canada Pol Freeland to Minneapolis: ‘Free Beer’ in Canada!

Ex-Canada Pol Freeland to Minneapolis: ‘Free Beer’ in Canada!

On Sunday’s The Weekend: Primetime, MS NOW welcomed former Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland—an MSNBC regular in her days as a journalist for the Financial Times and Reuters —to lament what she portrayed as a breakdown in U.S.-NATO trust under President Trump.

Before getting there, Freeland set the tone with a gush of flattery—thanking host Catherine Rampell for the “great show” and praising her writing. Not subtle.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Mark Carney would likely keep his majority if an election was held now, polls suggest

Mark Carney would likely keep his majority if an election was held now, polls suggest

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney would likely keep — and possibly enlarge — his new-found Liberal majority if a general election was held today, according to the latest projection from The Signal polling aggregator.

The latest forecast pegs the Liberals’ chances of winning a majority of seats in the House of Commons at 96 per cent, while the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre have a one per cent chance of clinching power, and only through a minority government.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

As the U.S. turns on its allies, Canadians look toward joining Europe

As the U.S. turns on its allies, Canadians look toward joining Europe

The idea keeps coming back. A French politician mused about it in Berlin last month. A Finnish leader visiting Ottawa this April didn’t dismiss it out of hand.

Fresh polls show a majority of Canadians would support it.

And in an era when the United States has turned on its closest allies, the question has acquired a new urgency: Could Canada join the European Union?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, European Union, WTF?