Tamara Lich has been awarded The George Jonas Freedom Award for her part in organizing the Freedom Convoy truckers protest that drew international attention for occupying Ottawa’s downtown core in February.
Tories ask RCMP to take a fresh look at Justin Trudeau’s Aga Khan Graft – Good Lucki with That!
The federal Conservatives want the RCMP to re-open an investigation that ended more than four years ago that examined whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed a criminal act by accepting a free holiday at the private Bahamas Island owned by the Aga Khan.
MP Says Vaccine Manufacturer Not Answering ‘Basic Questions’ on Why Liability Clauses Were Requested
A Conservative MP says the president of the Canadian arm of AstraZeneca couldn’t answer questions at a parliamentary committee as to why the company asked for clauses to be shielded from liability for vaccine-related injuries.
“‘Indemnification clauses’ protect manufacturers of #vaccines from liability. Today at the Foreign Affairs Committee the President of @AstraZenecaCA could not answer basic questions about why indemnification clauses were asked for and how they apply,” MP Garnett Genuis said in a tweet on April 25.
Transnistria and Ukraine conflict: Is war spreading?
Mysterious explosions in Transnistria, a breakaway Russian-controlled territory in Moldova bordering on Ukraine, have raised fears that the Ukraine conflict may be spreading.
Separatist authorities said Ukrainian “infiltrators” were responsible. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed Russian special services.
Russia says it is concerned. It has about 1,500 troops in Transnistria.
An official has said Russian speakers in Moldova are being oppressed.
This is the same excuse used to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces capture several villages in push into eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have pushed deeper into eastern Ukraine and captured several villages in their offensive to fully control the two provinces of Donbas, Kyiv has said, while to the west there are mounting fears that the war may spill over into neighbouring Moldova.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said on Wednesday that Russian forces had pushed Kyiv’s army out of Velyka Komyshuvakha and Zavody, in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, and gained control over Zarichne and Novotoshkivske in Donetsk.
#Ukraine: A Ukrainian drone watches a Russian BMP take refuge next to a building- but it is then targeted with accurate indirect fire, likely causing damage. pic.twitter.com/3f7t0DrCLG
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 26, 2022
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian 110th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade hit Russian Armour in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast with indirect fire. As a result, 3x BMP-2 IFV were destroyed/damaged along with an T-80BVM tank. pic.twitter.com/1zlrSRs3IS
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 26, 2022
BBC reporter is roasted by Americans for mistaking a BB gun for a real shotgun in Walmart and tweeting his disgust
A BBC journalist on a work trip to the U.S. was mocked for sharing a shot of a BB gun for sale in Walmart after apparently mistaking it for a real firearm.
The journalist, Padraig Belton, whose work has appeared on the BBC and in The Guardian, sent out the unfortunate tweet on April 26.
Terence Corcoran: You pick — the old CBC or Musk’s new Twitter
Among leftist hysterics over Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, one of the standouts has been Canada’s own national broadcaster. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship news show, The National, opened Monday night with a report that portrayed Musk’s move as a harbinger of ideological bias and warped perspectives. This from one of the most warped and biased media in Canada, creating the potential for a Great Canadian Media Standoff. Who will Canadians pick — the old CBC or Musk’s new Twitter?
Meet Freshii’s new ‘virtual cashier’ — who works from Nicaragua for $3.75 an hour
Many Freshii customers have already encountered “Percy.”
The video-calling device is attached to cash registers at a select few Freshii locations across Ontario, and it lights up when customers approach the counter.
On the other end of the screen is a cashier wearing a headset, ready to take orders. Unlike the Freshii workers that wrap burritos and mop floors, these “virtual” workers are nowhere near the store. Instead, at least some of them process orders from a Nicaraguan call centre nearly 6,000 km away, where they earn much less than Ontario’s minimum wage.
Don’t worry. With mass immigration people will be begging for less right here in Canada and Freshii will reshore.
John Ivison: Emergencies Act inquiry is designed to find just what the Liberals want
The Liberals have heeded the age-old advice that governments should never set up public inquiries unless they know in advance what the findings will be.
Ministers provide few details to committee probing Liberals’ use of Emergencies Act
Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked cabinet confidentiality in his appearance before a special committee tasked with investigating the government’s use of the Emergencies Act.
Lametti was asked pointed questions Tuesday evening about federal consultations with provinces and others before declaring an emergency, and when the government received advice to revoke the declaration. On multiple occasions, he responded that he “would not betray cabinet confidence.”
Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come
A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says.
If current trends continue the world will go from around 400 disasters per year in 2015 to an onslaught of about 560 catastrophes a year by 2030, the scientific report by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said. By comparison from 1970 to 2000, the world suffered just 90 to 100 medium to large scale disasters a year, the report said.
Police investigating medically-assisted death of B.C. woman
Police in Abbotsford, B.C. confirm they are investigating the medically-assisted death of a 61-year-old woman whose daughters say should not have been approved for the procedure based on the state of her mental health at the time.
The case involves Donna Duncan, a nurse and mother who died on Oct. 29, 2021. It appears to be among the first assisted-death cases being reviewed by a police unit in Canada, although federal officials don’t keep statistics on when such cases are reported to police.
‘Burning the evidence before the new boss starts?’: Don Jnr and right wingers see giant leaps in their Twitter followers after Musk bid was accepted – as Obama and left wingers lose huge numbers
Prominent right-wing tweeters have seen their follower counts shoot up since Elon Musk took over, sparking claims their accounts had been suppressed by woke Twitter staffers.
Meanwhile, leading left-wing figures including Barack Obama as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have seen huge slumps since news of Musk’s purchase.
Donald Trump Jr, who has 7.7 million followers, saw his followers surge by 87,296 on Tuesday and suggested the increase was due to an algorithm tweak targeting prominent conservative voices ahead of Musk’s arrival.
Baby boomers now less than 25% of Canada’s population, 2021 census data shows
The latest census data from 2021 shows for the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up less than a quarter of the country’s population.
The data also shows seniors over the age of 85 are among the fastest growing age groups in the country.
It’s another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for Canada’s elders.
Top doctor says higher-ups were given fake vaccine cards
As Alexander writes in a substack article, “[Senior doctors and CEOs in US hospitals] were offered vaccine cards (fake) when they told their hospitals that they [did] not want the vaccine when they were mandated to take it, and the hospital leaders [said] they will not be suspended or fired… How come? Is it due to the lack of safety that these people know about?”
He continues, saying that this is extremely troubling and that senior officials were considered “too valuable to the hospital” to lose, hence the shady fake vaccine cards and mandate dodging.
Poland, Bulgaria say Russia cutting gas supply over refusal to pay in rubles
The governments of the two European countries said on Tuesday that Russian energy giant Gazprom informed them it was halting gas supplies.
The suspensions would be the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that “unfriendly” foreign buyers would have to pay the state-owned Gazprom in rubles instead of other currencies.
One in eight Canadians believe vaccine myths, survey reveals
The most widely held myths, according to the poll, are that “researchers rushed the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, so its effectiveness and safety cannot be trusted” and that “the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine are dangerous.”