Rex Murphy: Trudeau claimed the election was the ‘most important’ in decades, but seems in no hurry to get back to work

It was on Aug. 15, 2021, that Canadians were alerted by their leader to a “pivotal moment,” one that was “maybe the most important since 1945, and certainly in our lifetimes.” What were the elements that gave our leader grounds for declaring that out of all the moments we have had since the Second World War — of which there were many — this moment was the “most important”?

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‘Simply monstrous’: Putin says teaching young children they can easily swap genders is a ‘borderline crime against humanity’

A growing campaign in the West to do away with gender-based language defies reason and is subverting human nature, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed, arguing children should not be taught biological sex does not exist.

“The discussion about the rights of men and women has turned into a total phantasmagoria in a number of Western countries,” Putin said in a speech to dignitaries and reporters at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia on Thursday. “Those who risk saying that men and women still exist, and that this is a biological fact, are virtually ostracized.”

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A military in crisis: Here are the senior leaders embroiled in sexual misconduct cases

It’s a leadership crisis without precedent in the Canadian Armed Forces — a fact that only becomes clear when you take a step back and look at the full depth and scope of the sexual misconduct crisis and survey the wreckage in the top ranks.

Since early February 2021, 11 senior Canadian military leaders — current and former — have been sidelined, investigated or forced into retirement from some of the most powerful and prestigious posts in the defence establishment.

Experts say they can’t think of another military anywhere else in the world that has seen so many senior leaders swept up in scandal at the same time.

I say they ban heterosexuals from the armed forces.

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We are witnessing the perils of a disorderly energy transition

Climate crisis plus energy crisis does not equal a good path to net-zero emissions. Policy wonks at the upcoming COP26 conference in Glasgow later this month will have a tough time with this calculus.

It’s been a while since the phrase energy crisis has been thrown around. When I hear it, I have déjà vu to the 1970s, the late-2000s and other lesser episodes in between. I reflect on societal hardship, ugly politics and uncertain outcomes.

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Foreign donors opened wallets to ‘hurt’ Alberta energy sector: Report

EDMONTON — The inquiry launched by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s government into the scale of foreign funds aimed at damaging the province’s oil and gas industry has issued its long-awaited report, finding that foreign donors provided nearly $1.3 billion in funds for Canadian environmental campaigns between 2003 and 2019.

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Dog owners face JAIL and £20,000 fine if they put pets on vegetarian diet in breach of the Animal Welfare Act

No he isn’t you cruel jerk.

Dog owners could be jailed and slapped with a £20,000 if they put their pets on a vegetarian diet, charities warn.

People could be breaking the Animal Welfare Act 2006 if they try to stop their animal eating meat, the Blue Cross said.

The legislation says pets must be given a ‘suitable diet’ which paves the way for prosecution if experts deem meatless meals inapt.

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Brian Laundrie’s remains found in Florida park, FBI confirms

North Port, Fla. – The FBI confirmed Thursday that remains found in a heavily wooded Florida park are those of missing fugitive Brian Laundrie, who had been the subject of a massive manhunt following the death of his girlfriend Gabby Petito.

“On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creed Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie,” the agency said in a statement.

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‘You smell that privilege?’ Parents are furious after cheerleaders hold up ‘offensive’ banner at football game accusing rival Catholic high schoolers of being rich and ‘privileged’

A North Carolina school is facing backlash after their cheerleading squad unfurled a banner at a football game, which branded the rival school as ‘privileged’.

Butler High School’s cheerleaders held up the banner at the Tuesday’s game against Charlotte Catholic, which read ‘SNIFF SNIFF. YOU SMELL THAT? $PRIVILEGE$.’

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Get Smart About What Really Happened in the 2020 Election

… Two ingredients drove the outcome in 2020: First, private philanthropy injected into government election offices and, second, a banana-republic style suspension of agreed-upon election rules. You didn’t need much outright voter fraud when these two ingredients combined to poison the 2020 election.

First, ponder the private philanthropy. The most lethal poison injected in the 2020 election was essentially legal. It worked like this.

In the months before the 2020 elections, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). Prior to Zuckerberg’s largess, CTCL had an annual budget around $600,000 per year. 2020 would be a very good year for them.

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Taliban beheaded female volleyball player, posted photos online, coach says

An Afghan volleyball player on the girls’ national team was beheaded by the Taliban — with gruesome photos of her severed head then posted on social media, according to her coach.

Mahjabin Hakimi, one of the best players in the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club, was slaughtered in the capital city of Kabul as troops searched for female sports players, her coach told the Persian Independent.

She was killed earlier this month, but her death remained mostly hidden because her family had been threatened not to talk, claimed the coach, using a pseudonym, Suraya Afzali, over safety fears.

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Trump announces media company, social media platform coming next month

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is launching a new media company — complete with a social media platform that will begin rolling out in November.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said in a statement that its mission was to “create a rival to the liberal media consortium and fight back against the ‘Big Tech’ companies of Silicon Valley, which have used their unilateral power to silence opposing voices in America.”


Hmmmm … Trump’s social media platform, TRUTH Social, overwhelmed by trolls in first hours

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Incompetent Democrats now blaming Americans for their mess

It was inevitable. So desperate to deflect responsibility for the disaster leftist policies are vomiting up onto American society, the only thing liberals can do now is blame us for the calamity they have caused.

The supply chain catastrophe, the empty shelves across America, and the chaos unfolding in service industries are all now the fault of spoiled, clingy Americans.

Jeff Bezos’ blog, colloquially known as The Washington Post, launched the new narrative that everything is fine except for whining, selfish Americans. A columnist called Micheline Maynard insists the solution for that problem is for American consumers to lower their expectations.

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