Randall Denley: Ontario’s school boards have gotten seriously out of hand

New Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra wants to fix apparent financial incompetence at some of Ontario’s largest school boards, and so he should. The problem is the fixes will only be temporary unless the provincial government is willing to make fundamental changes in the way school boards are run.

Ontario’s education governance is designed to fail. Trustees are elected, but not responsible for the taxes that pay for the province’s schools. This inherent lack of responsibility has turned some boards into lobby groups for higher spending. Why not demand more if you don’t have to ask voters to pay for it?

If this is a serious effort it may be a backhanded way of ridding school boards of their DEI Komisar’s and the teacher’s union’s toxic agenda.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEducation K-12

BBC accused of downplaying white farmer killings in South Africa

The BBC has been accused of downplaying the killings of white farmers in South Africa in its reporting.

Robert Hersov, an influential South African businessman, criticised the broadcaster as “Leftist” and “woke” in its coverage of the issue, which rejected Donald Trump’s claims of a genocide.

Mr Hersov said the broadcaster “should be disbanded”, adding: “There is no nuance in their coverage – they are just Leftist.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inPresident Trump, South Africa

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ raises major questions: Can it be built? Should it? What’s Canada’s role?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which Canada has expressed interest in joining, is raising questions about the project’s cost and feasibility as well as concerns about a space-based arms race.

Trump’s plan is modelled after the Iron Dome that protects Israel — a land mass smaller than Vancouver Island — and aims to be more robust and hundreds of times bigger.

The Iron Dome is mainly built to defend against lower-flying threats like short-range rockets, mortars and shells, while Trump and other top U.S. officials say the proposed Golden Dome would block missiles fired from other countries and from space, weaving together existing technologies with future tech that still needs to be developed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Is Right-wing extremism really Germany’s greatest threat?

Is Germany overrun with violent Right-wing extremists? A recent article in Politico covering a surge in “extreme-right crime” would suggest so. Germany’s interior ministry recently published a report on “Politically Motivated Crime” and, at first glance, the alarmism appears to be justified.

The number of politically motivated crimes did indeed increase sharply in 2024, rising by over 40% compared to 2023, where German authorities recorded more than 84,000 incidents. Most of these, however, are not crimes against a person or property. The majority of these cases are categorised as propaganda offences, meaning inciting, insulting or offensive messages that have been spread online or otherwise.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"extremists", "Far Left Extremist", "far right", Germany

JAY GOLDBERG: Trudeau’s censorship czar retakes the helm

Liar.

Prime Minister Mark Carney should repeal the Justin Trudeau government’s dangerous censorship law before it comes into full force.

Sadly, with Steven Guilbeault appointed as the man responsible for overseeing the Canadian identity ministry, Carney appears prepared to double down on the censorship drive of the Trudeau years instead.

Why the pessimism?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Freedom of speech

Ostrich farm owner warns of broader implications of federal agency ordering mass cull

The owners of an ostrich farm facing a federally mandated mass cull warn that the consequences of the government’s actions go far beyond the farm itself.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the farm’s 400 ostriches to be killed, after two ostriches tested positive for H5N1 in December. The remaining ostriches are not infected, and the CFIA has rejected the family’s pleas to allow them to bring in experts to test the birds.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Your public service at work …

h/t Mauser

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

Netanyahu accuses Starmer, Macron and Carney of siding with “mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Canada – saying that they had “effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power”.

He also accused Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of siding with “mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers”.

Carney is probably trying to monetize Hamas support rally’s.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, France, UK

‘Easier ways to send messages’ to Trump than bringing in the King: U.S. ambassador

The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says he knows the implication of King Charles III’s upcoming trip to Ottawa is to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state threats — and he says there are “easier ways to send messages” to the American government.

“We’re thrilled that the king will be here,” said U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, in an interview with CBC’s The House that will air Saturday. “If there’s a message in there, there’s easier ways to send messages. Just give me a call. [Mark] Carney can call the president at any time.”

Hoekstra added that the annexation saga is “over.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

How left-wing Chicago social justice warrior Elias Rodriguez allegedly became homegrown anti-Israel terrorist

CHICAGO — A homegrown social justice warrior who spent years marinating in left-wing protests and propaganda — from Black Lives Matter to socialist politics — is accused of executing two young Israeli diplomats in cold blood outside the Capital Jewish Museum in the heart of Washington, DC.

The suspect in the antisemitic attack is Elias Rodriguez, 31, a Chicago native and the son of an Iraq War veteran whose antisemitism grew out of his association with US left-wing politics, and not any direct connection Israel or the Palestinian cause, according to federal prosecutors.

Alex Soros blasted for condemning shooting of Israelis while funding anti-Israel groups

DC Jewish Museum suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez fired nearly 2 dozen shots as gunned-down victim tried to crawl away

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"