So much for being non-partisan.
A prominent doctor who sits on the Ontario Science Table is expected to be acclaimed later this month as an Ontario Liberal candidate for next year’s provincial election.
Author: Blazingcatfur
They are cute pink robots who bring you local food. But their drivers may well be a 17-hour flight away
You may have met Geoffrey already, an adorable pink robot with hearts for eyes. A chunky, cheery droid who uses the pronouns “they/them” and reminds you to buy local, Geoffrey traverses downtown Toronto offering low-contact, low-cost food delivery at the tap of a smart phone.
How do they do it? In some cases, the answer isn’t local at all: while you may see Geoffrey ambling down your street, their driver might well be based in the Philippines — a 17-hour flight away.
The Canadian brainchild of ex-Uber engineers, Geoffrey is part of a wave of autonomous vehicle innovation that could — quite literally — change the face of the gig economy. For some human delivery couriers, that raises a question now international in scope: what are the implications for workers?
Cute but impractical in the planned urban dystopia of the future where roving gangs of unemployed deliverymen plunder at every opportunity.
Brooklyn principals remove students’ school mural celebrating “diversity”
A group of Brooklyn elementary-schoolers celebrating diversity through art got a tough lesson in adult politics after administrators deemed their cafeteria mural too divisive and had it removed, furious parents and teachers say.
Two women plead guilty to hate crime for attacking Trump supporters
Two women who stole a “Make America Great Again” hat from a President Trump supporter at the Democratic National Convention have pleaded guilty to hate crimes in connection to the viral confrontation.
Olivia Winslow and Camryn Amy were caught on video on Aug. 20 destroying Trump signs and snatching a red MAGA cap outside the DNC in Wilmington, Delaware, as Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech.
Switzerland Charges Libyan Hate Preacher After 5-Year Probe
ZURICH (Sputnik) – Swiss prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Libyan imam with a hate crime over a sermon in which he called for attacks on people of other religions or ethnicity, media said.
John Kerry‘s Family Jet Flown 16 Times This Year amid ‘Climate Crisis‘
Climate czar John Kerry’s family jet has flown 16 times this year alone amid what Kerry alleges to be a “climate crisis.”
“The climate crisis is the test of our own times and, while it may be unfolding in slow motion to some, this test is as acute and as existential as any previous one. Time is running out,” Kerry said in July.
Quebec moves towards vaccine passport after another spike in COVID cases
Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections.
Legault says Health Minister Christian Dubé will announce details in the coming days about how the system will work and when it will begin.
This comes as the province reported 305 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as Quebec continues to see a daily surge in infections.
More… Trudeau suggests mandatory COVID-19 vaccines under review for some workers
How Lockdowns Benefited Beijing and Why Its Push for the Measure Needs Scrutiny
Tracing the Chinese regime’s attempts to control the scientific discourse and push policy
From the World Health Organization’s early China-friendly messaging on the virus outbreak to influential papers dismissing the theory that the virus originated in a laboratory, Beijing’s sway over scientific discussions has come under increasing scrutiny during the pandemic. Some observers are also pointing out the communist regime’s footprint in the push for one side of the debate on the science and policy of lockdowns, which have had significant economic ramifications in the West.
Rex Murphy: The classy Stephen Harper returns to speak truth to the illiberal left
As with many Canadians, I was delighted to see former prime minister Stephen Harper in the news pages and on video last week, after he did an interview with Joe Lonsdale for the “American Optimist” podcast.
Communist China’s Useful Idiot Patty Hajdu pens letter to Alberta, asks for science behind plan to lift COVID rules
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province’s plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions.
In the letter, addressed to Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Hajdu says she agrees with the Canadian Paediatric Society’s description of the move as an “unnecessary and risky gamble.”
She says recent modelling for Alberta forecasts a more serious resurgence in cases fuelled by the Delta variant, and all governments need to take reasonable steps to protect Canadians.
Why is Canada’s health minister backing up China’s lies?
Science expert Hajdu on coronavirus: ‘The risk remains low to Canadians’
It beggars belief that a trans YouTube star, arrested for allegedly raping his own mother, will be jailed with women inmates
Police in Virginia have classified Chris Chan, 39, as female because he says he’s a trans woman, but he is biologically male and has allegedly admitted to raping his mother, 79, who suffers from dementia. We live in a sick world.
BONOKOSKI: The hypocrisy of Catherine McKenna still preaching the green gospel
Long the ubiquitous lecturing and hectoring federal minister of the environment, she hasn’t let her most recent portfolio keep her from preaching from the climate pulpit
CBC requests another bailout with ad sales down again
Another plunge in ad revenue. Another threat to chop services. Another plea for more taxpayer bailout money.
Blacklock’s Reporter says CBC advertising revenues fell again last year by 18% and the state broadcaster said it will require more federal grants to offset commercial losses.
“Advertising revenue from conventional TV will continue to be under pressure,” management wrote in a CBC Corporate Plan Summary 2021-2025.
h/t Mauser
Priest sews his mouth shut over ‘muting of climate science by Murdoch media’
A priest has sewn his lips together to protest against the “suppression” of climate science in Rupert Murdoch’s media outlets.
Reverend Tim Hewes, 71, carried out the symbolic act outside News UK’s office in Central London yesterday. It’s home to the UK arm of Murdoch’s global news empire, News Corps.
He’s nutty, CBC is equally nutz pretending this is serious news – Petition demands Catholic Church’s charitable status be suspended over residential school response
Ontario reports 213 new Covid cases … and U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travellers
Ontario reports 213 new COVID-19 cases; 14 more deaths but 12 due to data clean-up
Ontario reported more than 200 new COVID-19 infections and 14 additional deaths on Thursday, but 12 of those deaths occurred earlier this year, according to the government.
The province logged 213 new coronavirus infections today, a significant increase from 139 cases on Wednesday but down from 218 cases a week ago.
U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travellers
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official said Wednesday.
The requirement would come as part of the administration’s phased approach to easing travel restrictions for foreign citizens to the country. No timeline has yet been determined, as interagency working groups study how and when to safely move toward resuming normal travel. Eventually all foreign citizens entering the country, with some limited exceptions, are expected to need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the U.S.
No word yet if the US will recognize Canadian Mixy Matchy Vaxx