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One quarter of Canadians believe online conspiracy theories, expert tells MPs
A quarter of Canadians believe in online conspiracy theories, an expert on radicalization and terrorism told a parliamentary committee Thursday.
David Morin, a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, said a poll conducted for an upcoming report he is preparing for the Quebec government found that 9 to 10 per cent of Canadians strongly believe in conspiracy theories, while another 15 per cent moderately believe them.
Morin told members of the public safety and national security committee that some of those who believe conspiracy theories — “but not all” — have “a sympathy towards violence.”
Who were the jihadists nicknamed the Islamic State ‘Beatles’?
The four members – who all grew up in west London – volunteered to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria and ended up guarding Western hostages.
US authorities say the group beheaded 27 hostages. Videos of the murders were sent around the world, causing outrage.
Hostages also recall the group torturing with electric shocks, waterboarding and mock executions.
The great American free-speech panic
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has revealed how terrified the elites are of freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech is the ‘dread of tyrants’. That’s how Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist, statesman and former slave, put it in his seminal 1860 speech, ‘A Plea for Freedom of Speech in Boston’ – taking aim at a racist mob who had shut down an abolitionist meeting and the authorities that had refused to protect it.
The battle lines in America’s free-speech wars are very different today, as of course are the stakes. ‘Slavery cannot tolerate free speech’, thundered Douglass. He saw open discussion as the means to liberation. Today, those who might consider themselves his heirs think you can censor your way to utopia. But one thing at least remains stubbornly the same: more than 160 years later, free speech still fills the American elites with dread.
Raymond J. de Souza: New report recommends turning the Armed Forces into a secular theocracy
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) may go to war — not in Ukraine, but against its own members who don’t conform to a new standard of theological intolerance.
This week, the minister of national defence released the report of the Minister’s Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination. The panel, set up in December 2020 by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was given the “clear mandate to seek out the policies, processes and practices that enable systemic racism and discrimination in the Department of National Defence (DND) and CAF.”
Get ready for Justin’s Tranny Brigade.
Police will have enhanced presence downtown amid concerns over hate speech, violence at Al Quds Day protest
Toronto police say that they will have an enhanced presence downtown this weekend as more than a dozen protests take place, including a pro-Palestinian rally that has been the site of clashes between demonstrators in the past.
Police Chief James Ramer held a news conference on Friday morning to discuss the operational planning for this weekend’s protests.
He said that some members of the public have expressed concerns in recent days about an Al-Quds Day protest planned for Saturday afternoon in the downtown core, specifically regrading the “potential for hate speech, as well as the potential for confrontation between participants and those who are opposed to the event.”
Awww. I was planning to attend today’s hate-fest but with the Police announcing they’ll be on watch I decided to stay put.
Still it will be interesting to see what if anything comes under police scrutiny as possible “hate-speech.”
Depleted Russian units that failed to take Kyiv are merging, says MoD
Russian troops have been forced to merge and redeploy units from their “failed advances” in Ukraine’s north-east, the UK Ministry of Defence has said, as both Kyiv and Moscow deal with serious losses on the frontline in the Donbas region.
“Russia hopes to rectify issues that have previously constrained its invasion by geographically concentrating combat power, shortening supply lines and simplifying command and control,” a British military intelligence report released early on Saturday said.
“It has been forced to merge and redeploy depleted and disparate units from the failed advances in north-east Ukraine. Many of these units are likely suffering from weakened morale.”
#Ukraine: Artillery fire from TDF "Azov" forces landed near a Russian tank somewhere in the East, damaging it. pic.twitter.com/qbDsNcX1qz
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 30, 2022
‘Just transition’ failures prove the Trudeau Liberals are eco-charlatans
The Trudeau government’s “just transition” for oil and gas sector workers who lose their jobs in the Liberals’ new “green” economy was always just so much horse hockey.
But now we have proof of how much rubbish it is.
Sure, the federal Liberals made it sound as if they understood the pain their eco-fantasies were going to impose on energy-sector workers.
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid may stifle marginalized groups say “experts”
A sense of unease is percolating in some pockets of Twitter over concerns that Elon Musk‘s pending takeover could amplify toxic elements on the platform and drown out marginalized voices.
Musk’s US$44-billion bid to buy Twitter has spurred speculation that the tech mogul’s promises to foster “free speech” on the social network could translate into a hands-off approach to harassment.
CSIS flags issues with U.S. intelligence prior to Jan. 6 riot, says it faces the same problems
American intelligence agencies struggled with “inconsistencies” in their analysis and “a lack of consensus” on the nature of the threat in the weeks prior to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on Capitol Hill, says an internal Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report.
That July 2021 briefing note — obtained by CBC News through an access to information request — also says that as CSIS pursues the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) in Canada, it’s dealing with many of the same challenges its U.S. counterparts faced prior to the riot.
The July 2021 briefing note includes summaries drafted by CSIS officials of the U.S. Senate’s report on the attack on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021 and the U.S. national strategy for countering domestic terrorism.
Trudeau Government Shows No Inclination To Deport Terrorist Operative
Canada’s dirty secret is finally out. For more than two years, the Government of Canada has allowed a senior member of an antisemitic terror group to roam freely, contrary to Canadian law.
‘Rolling Thunder’ – Day 2: Bikers muster at St. Laurent for War Memorial driveby
The “Rolling Thunder” protest moves into its second day Saturday with a number of events in the downtown area.
Bikers began gathering at St. Laurent Shopping Centre at about 9 a.m. to prepare for a driveby at the War Memorial to honour Canada’s war dead.
The bikes are expected to pass the memorial around 11 a.m. By noon, to head out of the city.
Hilarious Emperor’s March from Star Wars trolling the Ottawa police 👏👏👏#Ottawa #RollingThunder #RollingThunderOttawa #FreedomOfExpression #freedom pic.twitter.com/tiahg6q7Ew
— Angelina (@AngelinaLB76) April 30, 2022
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63% of Canadian non-owners have ‘given up’ on ever buying a home
“As housing prices rise, inflation continues and interest rates go up… we can see that there’s a bunch of Canadians who have kind of given up on the idea of home ownership,” says Gregory Jack, vice-president of public affairs at Ipsos.
Those sentiments are highest in British Columbia (74 per cent), Quebec (72 per cent) and Ontario (62 per cent), but lowest in the Prairies and Atlantic Canada, the polling shows.
Fauci hid life saving drugs and treatment from the public
Fauci hid life saving drugs and treatment from the public. Arizona issue a warrant for his arrest 💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/Sh3z7bWuu9
— Lee (@VictoryDay_Hope) April 29, 2022
Canadian military not ready to waive citizenship requirement
A little-known immigration pathway called the Foreign Skilled Military Applicant (FSMA) has only seen 15 successful candidates over the last five years.
“Over the last year alone, the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group (CFRG) interacted with approximately 100 individuals who were interested in joining the military through the FSMA,” military spokesperson Major Brian Kominar told NCM.
“Discussions involving the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on lifting the citizenship requirement are continuing, though there are no changes to announce at this time,” he said.