Jesse Kline: Samidoun wants the West to arm Hamas. Why is it still a non-profit?

“Why is a listed terrorist group still operating a Canadian non-profit?”

That’s the question being posed by B’nai Brith Canada in a new campaign aimed at pressuring the federal government to dissolve the Vancouver-based Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which still enjoys non-profit status despite being listed as a terrorist organization last fall.

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How the Media Influence Americans’ Support for Police

A new study finds that headlines can turn the public against legitimate uses of force.

Public opinion on police use of force is shifting. Over the past several decades, Americans have increasingly disapproved of officers’ actions, even when those actions are lawful and follow established professional protocols. According to my recent research, the cause isn’t just politics or changing demographics. One major influence is how the news media frames incidents of force.

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Sharia has arrived in Europe: a new millet system

A Vienna court has ruled that a Sharia-based ruling is legally valid in Austria.

The case began when two Muslim men agreed that their dispute would be resolved by an Islamic arbitration panel. When a disagreement arose, the court ordered one of them to pay €320,000. The man refused, arguing that Sharia law is open to different interpretations and violates Austria’s fundamental values.

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Freeland email suggests government could punish charities for ‘misleading’ statements

Documents released under Access To Information reveal that then-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland asserted in a 2023 email that the government could sanction charities for spreading information it deemed “false or misleading,” including threats to revoke their tax status.

I am grateful for these reminders that Freeland deserved our unmitigated hatred.

(Incognito)

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Canadian support for a postwar Ukraine could take many forms, McGuinty says

Canadian support for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in its war with Russia could take many forms, said Defence Minister David McGuinty, listing equipment and intelligence sharing as options under consideration.

The minister spoke with reporters in Warsaw on Monday just hours after returning from Kyiv with Prime Minister Mark Carney, where the Prime Minister said he “would not exclude the presence of troops” as a form of Canadian support for a postwar Ukraine.

Mr. McGuinty described their meetings Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials to mark the country’s Independence Day as both productive and emotional.

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How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City

The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don’t fall in line with the authoritarian state.

In New York City, social clubs backed by China undermined a congressional candidate who once challenged the regime on Chinese television.

They helped unseat a state senator for attending a banquet with the president of Taiwan.

And they condemned a City Council candidate on social media for supporting Hong Kong democracy.

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Greg Koabel: National pride Is good. National paranoia is not

We must be wary of turning anti-Americanism into a political program in which everybody loses

In this season of surging Canadian nationalism, it’s worth remembering that defining ourselves in opposition to the United States is both an old reflex and a risky one. While understandable, even necessary in certain contexts, excessive anti-Americanism has sometimes led Canada and Canadians down dangerous, counterproductive paths. No case illustrates this better than that of George Taylor Denison III, a man who let hostility to the United States overtake his judgment, his patriotism, and ultimately, his future.


Pre-Existing Knee-Jerk Anti-Americanism combined with TDS won an election. One our leftist government owned media was only too eager to promote.

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Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.

B.C.’s forestry sector is awaiting the results of a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into the imports of wood products, which could impose further tariffs on the beleaguered industry.

It comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a Section 232 investigation into whether importing timber, lumber and derivative products could pose a national security threat to the U.S.

The prospect of further tariffs on B.C.’s softwood lumber industry in particular — which is already dealing with a high 35 per cent duty imposed by the U.S. — could mean even more mill closures and job losses, experts say.

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Facing up to Black Crime in America

We owe it to every victim, in every community, to stop pretending reality doesn’t exist. Truth isn’t racist. Statistics aren’t bigoted.

A woman named Holly from Cincinnati was recently knocked unconscious by a sucker punch at a jazz festival. The attack was caught on video. I had the misfortune of watching it. Perhaps you did too. The video went viral

And for once, maybe the first time in decades, a white victim of black violence spoke honestly about what happened to her. She called it racially motivated. She didn’t apologize for existing. She didn’t beg people not to notice patterns. This represents a seismic shift in American discourse. For 60 years, we’ve been trapped in a suffocating ritual where white victims must immediately genuflect before the altar of racial sensitivity, even as they’re being wheeled into ambulances. They apologize for their attackers. They beg the media not to mention race. They perform elaborate acts of contrition for crimes committed against them.

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The economic promise – and peril – of higher defence spending

When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would commit to NATO’s new defence spending target, he justified the steep increase by pointing to the heightened geopolitical threats facing the country.

But Mr. Carney’s government appears to see an economic opportunity in rearmament as well, suggesting that domestic industries and workers stand to benefit as Canada and its allies look to beef up their military capabilities.

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Qatar’s Muslim Scholars: Nothing More Important Than Killing Israelis

More than 150 prominent Muslim scholars from 50 countries are currently attending a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre of Israelis and foreign nationals. At least 20 Muslim citizens of Israel were among 1,200 people murdered by Hamas terrorists and ordinary Palestinians that day. Thousands more were injured, and 251 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip, where 50 — dead and alive — are still held captive.

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