MacDougall: Press must call out PMO’s lies

At some future point, historians will need to judge precisely when the free press died in Canada. And while historians are rarely able to identify the exact moment of an institution’s death, this past week is in with a strong shot.

Not that you’d know it. The much-vaunted “free press” certainly isn’t saying much about its own demise. The mighty Parliamentary Press Gallery, a not-infrequent thorn in my side when I was director of communications to Stephen Harper, has been quiet as a mouse. Strike that. The gallery is the dog that isn’t barking.

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British multiculturalism is a riot victim killed by diversity

It has been killed by too much diversity.

Before Southport there was the Annecy playground stabber in France, the Mannheim stabber in Germany and the Dublin riots triggered by the attempted murder of schoolchildren by an Algerian. In Sweden they welcomed 10 migrant Muslim men for every woman.

Result? There are explosive attacks, shootings and stabbings almost every day in Europe. One of the most peaceful countries in the world until 2015 is now at war. And remember Lola Daviet, the little girl from Paris raped, tortured, killed and mutilated by a gang of Algerians.

Now? From Newton Heath to Harehills (near Bradford) from Plymouth, Cornwall, to Merseyside, clashes are taking place between gangs of Islamic hooligans and the “Far Right”.

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‘People are so desperate to keep their rent affordable’: What you need to know about rent strikes in Toronto

As rent prices have risen in Toronto, instances of tenants withholding rent in protest have become more common.

It’s called a “rent strike” and it is a practice that has gained widespread attention in the city in recent years, as the cost of a one-bedroom apartment surged to nearly $2.500.

In some cases, tenants use rent strikes to bring attention to poor conditions in their buildings. But for most, it’s a tool used to protest larger rent increases.

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Trudeau rigged the temporary workers program costing Canadians jobs at fair wages

Fraud in the temporary worker program isn’t the problem. The rules that rig the labour market are

Unemployment has been steadily rising for more than a year, as the Bank of Canada’s anti-inflation campaign weighs down the private sector.

Younger workers and recent permanent immigrants have been particularly hard hit. According to the June Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate for both groups has climbed well into double digits.

Meanwhile, the federal government is busy approving record numbers of permits under the low-wage stream of the temporary foreign worker program from companies claiming that they are unable to find Canadians to fill vacancies.

Bastards.

He’s sounding better.

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Poilievre vows 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs as Liberals’ next move unclear

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to match steep U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if elected, something the Liberal government is considering but has to decide on.

The call comes after Ottawa wrapped up a 30-day consultation process on Chinese EVs last week and has not said when those findings — or any decisions that may come as a result — will be made public.

The Conservative leader is also calling for tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum, EV batteries, and wants Ottawa to stop handing out rebates for the purchase of Chinese EVs.

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UK Prepares to Go Full Fascist in Crackdown on Internet

Labour Party politician Councillor Ricky Jones spoke to a “Peace Rally” on Wednesday and proceeded to call for the killing of “far-right rioters.”

Mr. Jones was, indeed, suspended by the Labor Party, but other speakers at the “Peace Rally” who also called for violence against the right drew laughter and applause from the crowd.

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Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King out on bail again after alleged breach last week

OTTAWA — Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King was released on bail Friday after spending more than a week in jail on Crown allegations that he breached his bail conditions.

The Crown alleged King broke his previous release conditions, which only allowed him to use social media to fundraise for his legal defence. The Crown says his online activity extended beyond what was allowed between July 10 and 29.

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Kamala in Arizona: I Respect Your Pro-Hamas Voices

To her credit, Kamala Harris has been attracting some fairly respectable crowds out on the campaign trail this week. That was the case in Arizona yesterday where she managed to attract roughly 15,000 people to an arena outside of Phoenix. Those still aren’t Trump-sized crowds, but it was far better than what Joe Biden had been managing before he dropped out.

h/t Mauser

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