For Nazi hunter Abbee Corb, there are cases that stand out, like the one she calls the “baby smasher.”
A criminologist with a PhD, Corb was searching for Nazis who had resettled in Canada when she came across the file.
A witness statement written in 1945 described how a young Lithuanian woman named Klimaite had “smashed heads of Jewish children with rocks.”
The NDP says it has reached a deal with the governing Liberals to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication.
The deal is a critical piece of the supply-and-confidence pact between the two parties and comes ahead of a March 1 deadline to table legislation.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith found themselves at loggerheads yet again Wednesday after he suggested that at least some in the oilpatch have prioritized profits over securing a long-term future for its workers.
In an interview on Real Talk Ryan Jespersen, Trudeau said that parts of the oil and gas industry, by “dragging its heels” on decarbonization, had in fact turned its back on oilsands workers. Those remarks caught Smith’s attention, who fired back on social media, calling his comments “absurd” and accusing him of using Alberta as a punching bag to win votes.
Stupid, tone deaf yet fanatical.
The Liberals and NDP still have reasons to work together — are they good enough?
If the 44th Parliament can hold it together until April 28, it will become the longest-lasting minority Parliament in modern Canadian history.
This Parliament’s longevity is already well above average — 823 days as of Thursday. The 10 minority Parliaments that existed between 1957 and 2021 lasted an average of 526 days.
The chance to make history isn’t the best reason the Liberals and NDP have to reach an agreement on pharmacare, but there’s something to be said — maybe even a lot — for stability.
The word “epidemic,” once limited to describing the spread of disease, has evolved both colloquially and formally as a label for all sorts of deleterious activities that have become widespread. Gender-based violence is an epidemic, according to the federal government and various municipalities. So, too, is opioid and other drug addiction, as described by the government’s standing committee on health. Loneliness is an epidemic, says the National Institute on Aging. Even the issue of car theft in Canada has been called an “epidemic” by various media outlets.
It’s a rhetorical flourish: a way to convey impact and severity with a single word, invoking a sense of urgency to act.
OTTAWA – Canada is putting $80.5 million toward a mission to improve security conditions in Haiti, where rampant gang violence has caused an ongoing crisis.
Global Affairs Canada says the money will go towards a multinational security mission led by Kenya to support efforts by the Haitian National Police.
It’s expected to support training, communications and logistics for police deployed to the mission and expertise in areas like human rights due diligence.
Professional courtesy? Haiti ranks 173rd out of 180 countries in the corruption index.
Haiti – FLASH : Haiti last in the Caribbean and 2nd worst corrupt country in the Americas (2023)
h/t Mauser
Why did the government call an election in August, 2021, in the middle of a pandemic, just as Afghanistan was falling, and with more than two years left in its mandate? A good argument could be made that it was to shut down a Commons committee looking into the mysterious dismissal of two Chinese nationals from a top-secret Winnipeg research laboratory.
At the urging of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the two scientists – Dr. Xiangguo Qiu, head of vaccine development at the National Microbiology Laboratory, and her husband Keding Cheng – had their security clearance revoked and were escorted out of the facility by RCMP officers in July, 2019. They were fired in January, 2021.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken a rare shot at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a lengthy radio interview, in which the premier also took aim at federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
During an interview with AM 640’s John Oakley, Ford talked about Guilbeault and the federal government, labelling the environment minister “an extremist.”
“Sometimes I sit back and wonder, who’s running the country, Justin Trudeau or Guilbeault? And right now I don’t know who’s running the country,” Ford said.
A special committee of MPs tasked with evaluating censored records on the firing of two scientists from Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory – researchers who worked with China – says most of the information redacted from Public Health Agency of Canada documents appears to have been withheld to shield the organization from embarrassment rather than to protect national security.
The committee is recommending the majority of the documents be made public, according to a Feb. 19 letter, obtained by The Globe and Mail, that was sent to House leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Bloc Québécois.
Ontario Provincial Police say a joint investigation with authorities in the United States has led to the largest bust of handguns and assault-style rifles in the province’s history.
According to police, 274 illegal firearms were seized as part of Project Saxom, an OPP-led investigation in Ontario, and Dual Approach, a U.S.-led probe by Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Buffalo field office.
The press conference begins with a ludicrous land acknowledgement.
An aggressive China in the Indo-Pacific, an ambitious Iran in the Middle East, a dangerous Russia in Europe and an arms race in Asia are just some of the potential flashpoints that could erupt into a hot war that could drag in Canada.
It will be for Trudeau to decide if Canada sides with China or Iran in a future conflict.
h/t DS
A call to condemn the most recent arson attack on a Christian church — Feb. 9 at Blessed Sacrament Church in downtown Regina — failed to gain unanimous approval in the House of Commons.
On Feb. 12, Conservative MP Corey Tochor called for unanimous consent to condemn the arson at Blessed Sacrament. Members of the Liberal-NDP governing coalition responded with “no.” Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus quickly stated, “there is no unanimous consent.”
A Canadian provincial government has put up billboards across the UK aiming to poach NHS doctors and nurses.
The recruitment drive, funded by the ministry of health in British Columbia, western Canada, claims to “move healthcare careers forward”. Adverts have been seen in commuter hubs in London, Leeds and Glasgow.
Hmm … Can’t be meaning Vancouver given housing costs
For the average New Zealand worker, tax season is a simple matter of getting a slip from the government informing you whether you have tax owing, or are due for a refund.
Just like in Canada, New Zealand tax authorities already know what workers are earning and what taxes their employer is deducting. They then cross-reference this with a few personal details that are also in their files (marital status, number of children, etc.) and submit an automatic tax return.
“We’ll automatically calculate your income tax assessment at the end of the tax year if we have all your income information,” reads the official website of New Zealand’s Inland Revenue. Similar systems exist in Australia and the U.K., among others.
This wasn’t just graffiti or vandalism – this was death threats.
Hamas lovers don’t even hide their hate or intentions anymore. Things have escalated from pushing for “intifada” and removing Jews from the “river to the sea” to now calling for political assassinations.
