Vibrant Diversity in UK politics

Angela Rayner introduced the world to the slang term ‘Ginger Growler’

h/t Mauser

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Public safety minister ‘struck’ by extent Canada is ‘net importer’ of intelligence from allies

OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told an inquiry on Friday that he was “struck” by how much intelligence Canada receives from its allies as opposed to the amount it shares with them.

“I was struck, when I became minister of public safety, the extent to which we’re net importers of intelligence information,” LeBlanc told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference Friday morning.

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Images released of vehicles, suspects involved in alleged $300,000 copper wire theft: Toronto police

Toronto police are looking for eight suspects who allegedly stole $300,000 worth of industrial copper cable from a downtown electrical station last month.

Officers responded to a break and enter call on Jan. 15 in the area of Lakeshore Boulevard West and Rees Street, police said in a news release issued Friday.

On Jan. 13 and 14, police said the suspects gained entry into an electrical station in the area. According to police, four separate vehicles were used over two days to complete the alleged theft.

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Peter Thiel’s steroid Olympics will hurt the poor

The Enhanced Games can only entrench the wealthy domination of sport

For years, Peter Thiel has made no bones about trying to extend the length and quality of his life by any means necessary. Now, with the announcement of plans to bankroll the proposed Enhanced Games — an “Olympics on steroids” in which athletes can use performance-enhancing drugs “out in the open and honestly” — the billionaire entrepreneur will be able to study the effects of uncontrolled experimentation on the human body in a controlled athletic setting.

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‘Most anti-LGBT in the country’: Know Nothing Ottawa Flake decries Alberta transgender policies to score votes with sexual mutilation fetishists

EDMONTON – Alberta’s new proposals on the treatment of transgender youth are the “most anti-LGBT of anywhere in the country,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.

Speaking at an event in Waterloo, Ont., Trudeau added that if Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to fight to improve the lives of Canadians, her energy is misplaced.

Trudeau is a disgusting pig, playing with the lives of children to score votes with sexual mutilation fetishists.

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Liberal staffer identified as foul-mouthed ‘Balcony Man’ famous for cussing out Freedom Convoy protesters

Since the Freedom Convoy hit Ottawa two years ago, the identity of the man who became a celebrated local for his bitter, profanity-laced tirade against the protesters has remained a mystery.

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UNRWA nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, amid allegations workers took part in Oct. 7

OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian politician said Thursday that he has nominated the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, embroiled in a controversy over the alleged involvement of employees in the Hamas-led October 7 terror onslaught against Israel, for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Labour MP Asmund Aukrust told the Dagbladet newspaper he had nominated the UN Relief and Works Agency “for its long-term work to provide vital support to Palestine and the region in general.”

So that’s what you get for having 10% of your staff terrorists!

h/t Sweetpea

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Military was warned some Cyclone helicopter blades are defective, could rip apart in flight

Report says Cyclones’ ‘unmitigated risk level’ now ‘extremely high’

Air force technicians are being forced to perform more frequent inspections of Canada’s trouble-prone CH-148 Cyclone helicopters after the U.S. manufacturer found a defect related to the main rotor blades, says an internal report.

CBC News has obtained a copy of what’s known as a Record of Airworthiness Risk Management report for the maritime helicopter — basically, the military air safety branch’s plan to manage the aircraft’s critical deficiencies.

The unsigned, undated document says the CH-148’s maker Sikorsky alerted the military on June 6, 2022, to a potential “debonding” problem with the main rotor blades installed on some Cyclones.

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San Mateo County becomes 1st in US to declare loneliness as health emergency

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — With a unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County has become the first county in America to recognize loneliness as a public health emergency.

“We have 45% of the people who find themselves being lonely. Who suffer from loneliness,” said Supervisor David Canepa.

Canepa introduced the resolution he hopes will spur further action.

h/t XC

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