Far-left Axios is gushing over a new study that blames climate change for people fleeing Democrat-run cities like the “metro areas of Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.
Dear Ottawa: Mandating electric-vehicle sales is a bad idea
Canadians got a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa released new electric-vehicle regulations. The move, called the “Electric Vehicle Availability Standard,” aims to dramatically accelerate EV sales. Meeting the standard will require EVs to constitute 20 per cent of new vehicles sold by 2026, 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035. For reference, EV market share has been less than 10 per cent in recent years. But not complying with the proposed rule risks drawing the ire of regulators – along with potentially hefty fines.
Germany: AfD Wins Saxony Mayoral Election
The right-wing antiglobalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is poised to secure its second mayoral position. Residents of Pirna—a town of 37,000 situated in Saxony—brushed off the state intelligence agency’s recent ‘extremist’ classification of the party and voted AfD candidate Tim Lochner into office.
After finishing first by a nearly ten-point margin in the town’s initial round of voting late last month, Lochner, a 53-year-old master carpenter—who isn’t a member of AfD, but ran on its ticket—again bested his opponents from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Voters in the second round of voting on Sunday, December 17th, securing 38.5% of the vote according to the final tally.
Nova Scotia sees spike in military personnel living in tents, couchsurfing amid housing crisis
Active-duty military personnel in Nova Scotia are experiencing an “epidemic” of homelessness and housing vulnerability while others are turning down postings in the province because housing is either unaffordable or unavailable, provincial MLAs heard Tuesday.
Several groups that provide community-level supports and services to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and to veterans were invited to a legislative standing committee Tuesday to provide insight into how the province’s cost-of-living crisis is affecting Forces members and veterans.
Israel posts doctor’s ‘Hamas confession’ after hospital arrests
Israel has sought to justify arresting scores of medical staff in Gaza by posting a video that purports to show a hospital manager confessing to working for Hamas.
Ahmed Kahlot, head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, was detained last week along with 70 other medical staff. It followed the arrest last month of Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest.
WATCH: A Gaza hospital director exposed Hamas during a Shin Bet interrogation: 'They brought a kidnapped solider to the hospital,'
He also confirmed the hospital was used as a military base controlled by the terrorist organization pic.twitter.com/bPMldR4vw1
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) December 19, 2023
TDS …
Democrats trying to stop Trump from running. pic.twitter.com/KQbP4pVzpE
— Sadie 🇺🇸 👩🌾 (@Sadie_NC) December 20, 2023
H/T Mauser
WARMINGTON: Hamas sympathizers — not the Grinch — could try to steal Christmas
It might not be the Grinch or Scrooge who steals Christmas this year.
It could be a meaner villian. It could be Hamas.
“Superstar” trans activist arrested for raping two young boys…
The transvestite, transgender, transsexual movement is often in the headlines for troubling reasons. It appears that almost every new report involves an instance of violence or assault connected to someone from this group. What’s even more alarming is the recent trend of high-profile figures within the movement being arrested for extremely serious and disturbing offenses.
43% believe Islam to be a harmful presence to Canada … 49% of Christmas Ruining Cultists Believe Anti-Semitism To Be A Minor Problem
… Canadians who identified as Jewish were very likely to see antisemitism as a major problem (75 per cent). Of those who identified as Muslim, nearly half (48 per cent) perceived anti-Muslim discrimination as a serious issue. Half of Muslim respondents (49 per cent) identified antisemitism as a minor or non-existent issue while one in five Jewish respondents (19 per cent) classified Islamophobia as a minor or non-existent problem.
… “Views of religions were fairly static… with one notable exception,” the survey stated. “Canadians are now more likely to say Islam is damaging to Canadian society than they were in 2022. Now, more than two-in-five (43%) believe Islam to be a harmful presence to Canada, a figure triple the number who believe the religion to be a positive contributor.”
You Go Bernice!
Bernice Smith, 90, was filmed hitting protesters with her cane, an act she insists was self-defense.
Mrs Bernice Smith in this video is 91 year old. She done seen some things and this idiot cursed at her. I am livid. pic.twitter.com/oi2vZ5fM7n
— Candidly Tiff (@tify330) December 19, 2023
Dozens arrested in Capitol Rotunda at anti-Israel rally led by Linda Sarsour
WASHINGTON — Police arrested “roughly 60” anti-Israel protesters inside the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday after a group led by controversial activist Linda Sarsour staged an illegal rally in the iconic venue.
“Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crimes!” chanted members of the group, holding “Stop Arming Israel” signs.
It is illegal to hold demonstrations inside the Capitol, though violators of the prohibition are inconsistently prosecuted by the DC US Attorney’s Office after being arrested.
Raging anti-Semite Linda Sarsour was arrested for leading this actual insurrection at the Capitol today.
Looking forward to her pretrial detention, conviction and lengthy prison sentence. pic.twitter.com/QXQY5KoouA
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) December 19, 2023
Tasha Kheiriddin: Anti-Israel propaganda is everywhere and the Liberals are benefitting
What happened to Canadian youth’s love-in with the Conservative Party? Last month, Gen Z couldn’t get enough of the Tories: an Abacus poll taken in late November found that 36 per cent of voters aged 18-29 would vote Conservative, compared to 24 per cent who would vote Liberal. This month, the bloom is off the rose: the latest Abacus poll shows Conservative voters bleeding to the Liberals in all age categories, but most noticeably among 18-29 year olds. Today, only 24 per cent of them would vote Conservative, compared to 32 per cent who would vote Liberal, a near total reversal.
London set to become like drug-ravaged San Francisco, warns policing chief
London and other UK cities risk becoming like drug-ravaged San Francisco because of a surge in super-strength synthetic opioids, one of Britain’s most senior policing figures has warned.
Donna Jones, who chairs the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said the epidemic of drug overdoses in the California city offered a stark warning of what the UK might face as a result of global changes in the illegal drug market.
CBC TV Ad Revenue Fell 16 Percent in First Half of 2023, With No End in Sight
CBC’s TV ad revenue dipped nearly 16 percent in the first half of 2023, according to the government-funded broadcaster’s newly released second-quarter financial report.
CEO Catherine Tait made no mention of the Crown broadcaster’s decrease in advertising dollars during her Nov. 2 testimony before the House of Commons heritage committee.
Canadian military buying armed drones for $2.49B
After more than two decades of debate, discussion and policy dissection, Canada’s air force finally has the green light to acquire armed drones.
A fleet of 11 MQ-9B Reaper drones, built by U.S. defence contractor General Atomics, will be purchased in a $2.49 billion package, Liberal MPs announced Tuesday on behalf of Defence Minister Bill Blair.
As CBC News reported in October, delivery of the remotely piloted aircraft won’t take place until 2028 and the air force doesn’t expect to have the full fleet up and running until 2033.
This seems like a very small return on a huge investment in useless chatter.