Anand says she’ll swag finger at Israeli ambassador after IDF fired shots near Canadians

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she’ll relay Canada’s “serious concerns” to Israel’s ambassador after members of the Israeli army fired shots near a diplomatic delegation, which included Canadians, in the West Bank on Wednesday.

In a social media post the new minister confirmed four Canadian personnel were part of a tour in the city of Jenin when members of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) fired in their vicinity. Anand’s office later that two were Canadian and two were local staff.

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Canada Had Largest Debt Increase Among G7 Countries Over Last Decade: Fraser Institute

Canada’s total government debt has grown substantially since 2014 and has outpaced nearly every other advanced country’s around the world, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute.

The study, “The Deterioration of Canada’s Finances Internationally” released May 15, compared Canada’s finances during the last 10 years to that of 40 other advanced countries internationally, including G7 countries. The authors found that Canada experienced one of the largest increases in government size over the last decade and now has one of the highest debt burdens of any advanced economy country.


This is how Canada is being run under the LPC.

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Sighing at a colleague? That could count as workplace harassment

Many a sigh has been heaved by bosses at an underling who has caused irritation. Well, now a judge has warned that expressing that frustration can legally be considered harassment.

Using “non-verbal” expressions of disappointment or irritation can breach equality laws, an employment tribunal judge has ruled in a case involving a software engineer who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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BRADLEY: The ostriches in the coal mine

If you want a litmus test for how broken Canada’s institutions are, look no further than British Columbia’s latest disgrace: the impending state-sanctioned slaughter of hundreds of ostriches.

In a stunning act of bureaucratic brutality, the B.C. government — with the blessing of the courts — has decided that mass extermination is preferable to negotiation, relocation, or even basic common sense. Their justification? A single bird tested positive for avian flu. Their method? Shotguns. Their message? Obey, or be erased.

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Adam Zivo: Housing minister says unaffordable homes are the answer

Canada’s new housing minister Gregor Robertson says that the prices of existing homes shouldn’t go down, lest this negatively impact current homeowners, and that affordable housing should be provided through massive government subsidies instead. His position is economically illiterate and raises concerns about his fitness to lead this portfolio.

Anyone with a cursory understanding of economics knows that, in a regular market, the price of any given commodity will be roughly the same for both the buyer and seller. If you want people to have the option of purchasing $3 coffee, for example, you need cafes that are willing to sell coffee for $3 as well. While these dynamics are sometimes distorted — i.e. through taxes and subsidies — this is, for the most part, how transactions work.

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Working Out Is Right Wing, and That’s a Good Thing

The media has a new villain: fitness

According to recent articles, engaging in physical exercise is now linked to right-wing extremism. The narrative suggests that lifting weights, building discipline, and taking responsibility for your body are somehow dangerous acts. The Guardian claims that getting in shape could turn you into a “right-wing jerk,” while TIME runs pieces on “the white supremacist origins of exercise.” MSNBC warns that during the pandemic, workout trends ended up leading to “extreme” ideologies.

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Whoopi Claims: No Biden ‘Health Cover-Up,’ Trump Could Be Deported

Clean up on aisle ABC. Far-left moderator of The View, Whoopi Goldberg was busy during Monday’s episode as she desperately tried to clean up the growing scandal surrounding former President Biden’s recently disclosed prostate cancer diagnosis. While claiming that there was no way Biden had known about the cancer while president, she went on to falsely claim that President Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship could lead to him getting rounded up by ICE and deported to Germany.

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UK Anti-Israel Activist Arrested for Islamophobia for Protesting Hamas Murder of Muslims

How bad are things in the UK? It’s at the point where it’s getting to be worse than some actual Muslim countries. In actual Muslim countries, Sharia law is officially implemented and it’s clear what is and isn’t against the law. In the UK, public order and hate crime regulations have been used to construct a lawless and nebulous structure that allows the police to threaten anyone with arrest for offending Islam.

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