Ottawa stops funding temporary accommodations for Afghan migrant applicants waiting in Pakistan

43 Million spent on dubious “refugees”

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has stopped subsidizing temporary accommodations in Pakistan for people applying through a special immigration program for Afghans who worked for the Canadian government or armed forces.

Special measures for Afghans trying to move to Canada were introduced by the federal government in summer 2021, after the Taliban swept to power and sent many former employees of western governments into hiding.


How many thousands “worked” for Canada in Afghanistan?

It’s a number that seems infinite.

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3 dead 9 injured by “Arab Looking” knife attacker during “Festival of Diversity” in Solingen Germany

At least three people killed at city festival

Dead and injured at the city festival! At around 9.45 p.m. a man in Solingen randomly stabbed passers-by with a knife. The perpetrator, according to witnesses an Arab-looking man, is on the run.


Germany: Several reported killed at street party in Solingen

An unknown assailant has killed three people and seriously injured four more with a knife, according to police. The attack took place as the city of Solingen was celebrating its 650th anniversary.

This worked out well.

Update – I have found a reference to the city celebrating it’s 650th anniversary which was themed as a “Festival of Diversity”

A “Festival of Diversity” began on Friday to mark the 650th anniversary of the city of Solingen. It was to last until Sunday. The announcement states: “Solingen Mitte will become a large festival mile: the celebrations will take place from Neumarkt to Fronhof and Mühlenplatz.” A program with music, cabaret, acrobatics, arts and crafts, entertainment for children and much more awaits visitors in the streets.

h/t Patti Joe

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Elon Musk cut down 500,000 trees at Tesla’s German gigafactory

Elon Musk’s Tesla felled half a million trees in order to build his giant Berlin electric car factory, satellite analysis shows.

Imaging from environmental intelligence firm Kayrros suggested around 329 hectares of local woodland were felled between March 2020 and May 2023 to expand the plant. This is equivalent to around 500,000 trees.

Work on the plant, which has capacity to produce 500,000 electric vehicles each year, began in 2020 and it officially opened in 2022. It is Tesla’s only so-called “gigafactory” in Europe.

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Since 2015, less than 1 percent of permanent residents admitted to Canada have been through the Federal Skilled Trades Program

Less than half of one percent of the total permanent residents admitted to Canada since 2015 have been through the federal government’s Federal Skilled Trades Program.

According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) quarterly update of permanent residents admitted to Canada, between 2015 and 2023, the total number of people admitted to the country based on their skilled trade qualifications was just 9,924.

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DNC Fail: Viewers Rage After False Reports of Beyoncé Performance — ‘F*cking Liars Lied to Get People to Watch’

Fans and viewers had a collective meltdown after pop star Beyoncé was a no-show at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) following multiple news reports that the Grammy-winner would perform on Thursday night. “Fucking liars,” one fan reacted, accusing the convention and or news outlets of lying “to get people to watch.”

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Urban youth …

h/t Mauser and kiki9

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Australian court rules man is a woman

Oz Court Says This Guy Is A Woman

A transgender woman from Australia has won a discrimination case against a women-only social media app, after she was denied access on the basis of being male.

The Federal Court found that although Roxanne Tickle had not been directly discriminated against, she was a victim of indirect discrimination – which refers to when a decision disadvantages a person with a particular attribute – and ordered the app to pay her A$10,000 ($6,700; £5,100) plus costs.

Too many Kangaroo Kicks to the head?

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Taliban bans Afghan women from looking at men they don’t know

Afghanistan’s Taliban has banned women from looking at men and speaking loudly in public and inside their homes.

In a 114-page document of new orders seen by The Telegraph, the regime announced strict measures governing everyday life for Afghan citizens.

“It is forbidden for adult women to look at strange men,” according to one of the new rules.

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Gunman targets Sikh activist behind contentious Canadian referendum

As Sikh activist Satinder Pal Singh Raju and two associates drove along northern California’s I-505 freeway earlier this month, a white car sped up behind them, then swerved into the lane to their left.

That’s when someone in the other vehicle started shooting, a hail of bullets striking Raju’s pickup truck but miraculously touching no one inside.

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Federal mandate forced SaskTel to pay $13,000 for menstrual products

An information request has revealed SaskTel spent just under $13,000 last year to comply with a Liberal government order to offer free feminine hygiene products in bathrooms of all genders.

The request was made by Yorkton., Sask. resident and Buffalo Party supporter Tim Kasprick, and shared exclusively with Western Standard.

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