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Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records

Ontario’s transparency watchdog says the Ford government’s planned overhaul of freedom of information laws is a “shocking” proposal designed to hide the premier’s cellphone records from the public.

New policy announced by the government on Friday morning will retroactively block the release of communications from the premier, government ministers, parliamentary assistants or their staff through access to information requests.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

A tyrant is dead and a region is in flames. One Iranian Canadian says celebration is in order — another says not so fast

The missiles that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set off celebrations in the streets of Tehran, Toronto and other Canadian cities. But not everyone was cheering. As U.S. and Israeli strikes dismantle Iran’s military infrastructure and end the reign of a cleric who ruled with an iron fist for more than three decades, the Iranian-Canadian community is split between relief and rage.

Most Iranian-Canadians agree the Islamic Republic was a repressive regime that terrorized its own people. But they sharply disagree on whether the strikes were justified, whether they will ultimately help ordinary Iranians and what Canada’s response should be.

Shermineh Esmati-Novak, CEO and founder of NOVASHER Ventures, helped organize a Toronto rally celebrating the strikes. She says the attack represents an overdue reckoning. Samira Mohyeddin, journalist and founder of On the Line Media, calls it an illegal war paid for with civilian lives.

Samira Mohyeddin? The Star will platform any rabid “progressive” lunatic.

This piece was originally titled Should Canada celebrate or condemn the strikes on Iran?

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Don Cherry should not receive Order of Canada, say some Quebec Conservatives

Opposition is mounting among Quebec’s federal Conservatives to their own party’s push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry.

In a social media post late Thursday, the party’s Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he believes appointing Cherry would be “a bad idea” given his “unacceptable remarks toward the Quebec nation and francophones.”

The Order of Canada is awarded in recognition of exceptional achievements, extraordinary contributions to the nation or remarkable dedication to a community.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

‘Depressed‘ Neil Young Working on Anti-Trump Protest Album

Sung to the tune of “Southern Man”

Rocker Neil Young says he’s “sad” and “depressed” by the news of the day under President Donald Trump and he needs to put out a new, Anti-Trump album to express his feeling about what he called the “worst president in the history of our country.”

The Canadian citizen who only became a U.S. citizen in 2020 so he could vote against Trump, claims he is “hurt for this country.”

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Imam to Muslims at Minnesota mosque: ‘We are their replacement’

An imam told worshippers at a Twin Cities mosque that Muslims are the “replacement” for those who once held positions of privilege in America, declaring during a sermon that “this is our moment.”

Imam Abdul Malik delivered the remarks on Jan. 23 at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, where he urged Muslims in Minnesota to seek positions of influence across American institutions — including mayor, police chief, congressional leadership and even the presidency.

h/t Gz

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA, WTF?

Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has called on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf states, in a rare appeal to its key ally.

In a statement, the Tehran-backed group urged its “brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries”, saying all regional nations should co-operate “to preserve the bonds of brotherhood”.

At the same time, Hamas, which runs Gaza, affirmed Tehran’s right to defend itself against attacks by the US and Israel, which are continuing to strike Iran.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", Hamas, WTF?

Doug Ford government moving to ‘modernize’ freedom of information laws to shield politicians from scrutiny

Doug Ford’s government is moving to exempt ministers and the premier from the public scrutiny of access to information laws.

In a controversial move Friday, Business Minister Stephen Crawford announced the third-term Progressive Conservatives were “modernizing Ontario’s privacy protections and bringing the province’s technology practices into the 21st century.”

But the amendments, which will be introduced after the legislature resumes March 23, mean “excluding the records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario, Ontario - Your Future Is Elsewhere, WTF?