This is our education system. We’re so screwed. pic.twitter.com/whhl5ufrpN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2024
Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals denigrate Canada, no wonder the military can’t recruit
Who will fight for Canada? With all the sabre-rattling happening around the world, and the possibility of an isolationist president south of the border, it is a question Canadians must start asking themselves.
For decades, we’ve blithely basked under the U.S. defence umbrella. But should that shelter be withdrawn, we and other nations in the free world would be exposed to the icy whims of autocracies like Russia and China, whose war machines are ready to go. At last week’s Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of military and world leaders, the prevailing theme was not if there will be more conflict, but when. And how to prepare for it, starting with military capabilities.
Given enough time Trudeau would initiate a pedophile recruitment drive for the armed forces.
WTF?
I’m literally shaking. One of my favorite mentors is talking about @libsoftiktok today. pic.twitter.com/nFggCli2Y3
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) February 20, 2024
Football, ice hockey … shooting? Finland hopes hobby will boost national defence
Finland plans to open more than 300 new shooting ranges to encourage more citizens to take up the hobby in the interest of national defence.
It is hoped that shooting in the Nordic country – which last year became Nato’s newest member and which shares a 830-mile (1,330km) border with Russia – could become as popular as football or ice hockey.
There are about 670 shooting ranges in Finland, down from about 2,000 at the turn of the century. By 2030, the government plans to increase the number to about 1,000.
AOC slammed for reaction to NYPD dance crew performance: ‘Useless, harmful politician’
Lefty Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is getting bashed for lashing out at a recent TV performance by the NYPD’s dance team — with foes saying her criticism only highlights the failures of her own party.
The Democratic congresswoman from New York City — who supported the “Defund the police” movement — was among those to take aim at the police department after its dance troupe performed on PIX11 late last week.
She just can’t win.
Second diaspora group pulls out of Xi Jinping’s rigged foreign-interference inquiry
The human-rights group Canadian Friends of Hong Kong says it won’t participate in Canada’s public inquiry into foreign interference, citing what it calls grave concerns about the standing granted to three politicians with alleged ties to the Chinese government.
In January, an organization representing Uyghur Canadians announced it was withdrawing from the public inquiry over the same matter. The refusals to participate threaten to undermine the commission’s ability to hear from all vulnerable communities facing persecution from China.
More Than 365 million Christians Face Genocide
More than 365 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, according to the Open Doors World Watch List 2024.
The top ten countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Iran, and Afghanistan.
As local news outlets shutter, some journalists take ownership into their own hands
On a warm Ottawa day last June, reporter Jessica Wallace cozied up to Governor-General Mary Simon in Rideau Hall for a celebratory photo.
She smiled and held up a plaque recognizing her employer, Kamloops This Week, as a finalist for the Michener Award, Canada’s top journalism honour.
Today, when Ms. Wallace thinks of that photo, the smiles are gone. “What did it mean?” she says. “Did anyone care? They still closed us down.”
Paying the ‘Stupid Tax’: A True Tale of EV Woe
What’s a Florida woman to do when her husband goes out to buy a $32,000 SUV but comes home with an electric vehicle for twice that much — that they can’t afford to keep but that they can’t afford to get rid of, either?
I mean, after she decides whether or not to consult a divorce lawyer.
As allies scramble to supply Ukraine, Canada still has no deal to ramp up munitions production
In the fall of 2022, a little more than six months into the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, two of Canada’s major ammunition manufacturers submitted proposals to the Liberal government to drastically increase production of artillery shells.
Almost a year and a half later — with Canadian stockpiles drained by donations to dangerously low levels, and with Ukraine running out of ammo — a major agreement to ramp up production in this country still hasn’t been signed.
And there doesn’t appear to be one on the immediate horizon, despite pressure from allies who already have moved to increase their own munitions capacity.
DND cyber force hindered by lack of staff and training, assessment team warns
The defence department’s cyber force is being hindered by a lack of staff and training as well as security clearances that take far too long, according to an internal review obtained by this newspaper.
The force, made up of military and civilians, is supposed to handle cyber operations and protect networks at National Defence and in the Canadian military.
“Coulter’s Law”
Call it “Coulter’s Law.”
“The longer it takes for the media to identify a perpetrator(s) of an outrageous crime, the less likely the perpetrator(s) is/are to be straight white and male.”
Maher: "We don't officially know. You know, you have super powers"
Today, TMZ confirms my superpowers!https://t.co/9YpwqBu1jO https://t.co/L7O9MhpntK
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 18, 2024
In Thorncliffe Park, rush hour means gridlock at the elevator bay
School is out in Thorncliffe Park, and the race for the elevators is on.
It’s about 3:30 on a Monday afternoon — the kind of unusually sunny February day that leads some children to linger outside on the swing sets of the local park. But at this hour, many families are making their way route home.
Inside the lobby of 47 Thorncliffe Park Dr., the tail-end of their commute becomes a question of strategy. A crush of 20 or so people are waiting for one of the five elevators to reach the ground level. Many others — predominantly kids and teenagers — are meanwhile skirting the queue, wheeling left of the elevator bay to the stairwell, where they’ll climb to the second floor to intercept the car before it reaches the lobby, ensuring their spot inside.
I have seen this demographic chaos first hand.
Prince William intervenes in Gaza crisis by calling for end to fighting
The Prince of Wales has called for an end to the fighting in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages as he warned that “too many have been killed” in the conflict.
The Prince, 41, who will meet aid workers involved in the humanitarian effort, attracted criticism for his comments that will be considered a significant intervention in the conflict.
Nigel Farage claimed he should “stick to the Baftas” rather than intervene in the Middle East crisis.
A statement from The Prince of Wales pic.twitter.com/LV2jMx75DC
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) February 20, 2024
Not a good look William.
h/t Sweetpea