Federal government’s decision to invoke Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, court rules

A federal judge says the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in early 2022 to clear convoy protesters was unreasonable.

The case was brought forward by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Constitution Foundation and individuals who argued Ottawa did not meet the legal threshold when it invoked the legislation, which had never been used before.

The two groups shared copies of the decision online.

Trudeau still got away with it.

h/t Mauser

Of course they send out the Nazi to announce the appeal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CDU State Minister-President: It’s “Democratic” to Ban the AfD

“We must not tolerate” millions of Germans voting for the AfD, the CDU party leader said.

Daniel Guenther -CDU Communist

Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Daniel Günther of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) supports banning the anti-globalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)—Germany’s second most popular party and the CDU’s principal competitor—declaring that allowing citizens to vote for the party must not be tolerated.

The comments, from the executive who has governed Germany’s northernmost state since 2017 alongside the left-liberal Green party, came during an interview with Cicero, a Berlin-based political and cultural magazine, that was published over the weekend.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", Germany, Germany - AfD party, WTF?

A Border Wall to the North? Republicans Want to Discuss.

Former President Donald J. Trump paved a path to the presidency in 2016 by calling for a “big, beautiful wall” along the United States border with Mexico.

His 2024 rivals in the Republican primary election, scrapping for every advantage against him, looked north.

Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has frequently told voters that it’s not just the southern border that needs stepped-up enforcement — “it’s the northern border, too.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Megyn Kelly obliterates MSNBC host Joy Reid for ripping into Moms for Liberty co-founder wanting to ban book that features underage kids discussing sex toys

Megyn Kelly slammed Joy Reid after the MSNBC host criticized the co-founder of Moms for Liberty for advocating banning a book featuring graphic sex from schools.

The host of ‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ – who called Reid an ‘idiot’ on X following the interview – said ‘I don’t know what Joy Reid is thinking’ and called her criticism of Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Tiffany Justice ‘so frustrating.’

‘I don’t want to know about Joy Reid’s weird sexual predilections or what she thinks is okay content for minors, but it’s not the same as what I think,’ she said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"They really do want your children"

The problem is us, not him, Trudeau patiently explains

It has been two months since the Prime Minister’s Office announced branding guru Max Valiquette would become executive director of communications, bringing with him his expertise in “understanding millennials and generation Z.” Early in the new year, the PMO also added broadcaster, strategist and pundit Supriya Dwivedi as a senior adviser. In a Toronto Star op-ed, Dwivedi said she signed on in hopes of tackling online misinformation that’s being algorithmically forced down our throats by “giant, for-profit, foreign companies.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Israel-Gaza war: IDF says 24 soldiers killed in Gaza in one day

The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday – the deadliest day for its forces since their ground operation began.

That includes 21 reservists who died in an explosion likely caused by mines that Israeli forces had placed in two buildings to demolish them, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

It is thought a missile fired by Palestinian armed fighters hit a tank guarding the troops just beforehand.

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

John Robson: The Feds’ Green Dreams Touted at WEF Are Detached From Reality

Many people are deeply worried about Canada’s weak economic performance. But in Davos for the World Economic Forum our Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said don’t worry, be happy, we’re an investment magnet because: “Canada is absolutely determined that decarbonization for us, will mean more jobs, more growth, more manufacturing and we recognize, government needs to play a role to make that happen.”

Green dreams are made of these. But what actual evidence exists for this rosy view?

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Russia ‘thinks the US wouldn’t dare respond to nuclear attack’

The Kremlin has been threatening to use its warheads since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, and now a British think tank believes recent military setbacks could push it to move away from conventional weaponry

Russia would feel emboldened to use nuclear weapons during clashes with Nato troops because it believes the United States would lack the resolve to respond, a British think tank has warned.

Military setbacks in Ukraine have shaken Moscow’s confidence in its conventional forces and the Kremlin would place an increased importance on its nuclear arsenal during a confrontation with Nato, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", USA

Despite political buoyancy, Conservatives face challenges in 2024, observers say

Federal Conservatives are polling consistently ahead of their rivals and large crowds are turning up for rallies featuring leader Pierre Poilievre, but some party stalwarts and political observers say such positive developments aren’t nearly enough to guarantee electoral success.

The Conservatives need to take steps this year to maintain their momentum, they say, such as moderating the party’s message to win over non-Conservative voters, rolling out policy proposals – and taking nothing for granted.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Conservative Party

UK Navy warship that rammed another ‘was rewired to go backwards instead of forwards’

Two Navy warships crashed into each other because one was incorrectly rewired so it reversed instead of going forward, sources have claimed.

The minehunter HMS Chiddingfold smashed into HMS Bangor in Bahrain on Thursday after it failed to moor alongside it, leaving HMS Bangor with a large rip along its side.

Sources have told The Telegraph that HMS Chiddingfold accidentally reversed as a result of “faulty engine controls producing astern instead of ahead”.

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OPSEU silent as members raise alarm over union banner at anti-Israel, pro-Houthi protest

Some members of Ontario’s public workers’ union are calling on leaders to distance the union from recent anti-Israel demonstrations where the union’s flags were prominently on display, but they say their concerns are so far being ignored.

Last week, several Jewish and non-Jewish members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) wrote to president JP Hornick. The members urged Hornick to explain OPSEU’s participation at a Toronto anti-Israel protest on Jan. 14. Video of the event showed marchers chanting in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis, a terrorist group whose motto is “curse the Jews.” The also asked Hornick to clarify the union’s support for Jewish members.

I am all for crushing our Houthi public servants.

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

Ontario man ‘factually guilty’ but gun case tossed over OPP racial profiling

While noting that a man was “factually guilty” of carrying a loaded handgun, a judge recently threw out the evidence and acquitted him after finding he was racially profiled by the OPP in Huntsville.

Superior Court Justice Cary Boswell found that the OPP violated no less than five different sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when officers arrested Tyrese Douglas-Hodgson during a traffic stop in March 2020, displaying “an almost complete indifference” to his rights.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime, WTF?