Canada piled on new debt at a faster pace than any of its Group of Seven peers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Top Canadian Jewish Org Demands Investigation Into Neo-Nazi Ukrainian Soldiers Who Allegedly Trained With Canada’s Military
A top Canadian Jewish group is asking Canada’s Department of National Defense to investigate its training of Ukrainian soldiers after revelations that a neo-Nazi group had infiltrated Ukraine’s military.
A study by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University revealed that members of the Ukrainian military were involved with a far-right group called Centuria.
They were documented giving Nazi salutes, praising members of the SS, and pushing white nationalist ideas.
George McLeod: Seeking friendlier alternatives to China
Recent statements by Canada’s ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, that Canada should “seize opportunities in a rising China,” demonstrate that Canada is taking the wrong approach to the PRC. Rather than treating the two Michaels fiasco as a speed bump in an otherwise productive relationship, Canada should view it as an urgent call to divest and scale-down its ties with China.
Gonna be tough to change course, the China Class is well embedded in our political and business classes.
Why Alberta is holding a referendum on equalization — and what it could mean for other provinces
When Albertans go to the polls Monday to vote for new mayors, councillors and school board trustees, they’ll also be asked to weigh in on a referendum that asks whether or not equalization should be stripped from the Canadian constitution.
N.B. government tells staff to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments
Justice Minister Hugh Flemming noted that N.B. First Nations are claiming title to ‘over 60% of the province’.
GUNTER: A court sentence that is a direct assault on free expression
This week in a federal courtroom in Calgary, Justice Adam Germain handed down one of the most potentially dangerous sentences I can recall.
I would be surprised if one particular portion of Germain’s sentence survives an appeal. That portion is a direct assault on Canadians’ right to free expression.
Sabrina Maddeaux: If Facebook whistleblower was Canadian, she may never have come forward
What former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen said was far less surprising than the fact she said it at all. The whistleblower made headlines when she testified before U.S. senators that Facebook knowingly operates products that “harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.”
Not so sure about that, Haugen’s totalitarian leanings match nicely with the Trudeau Liberals desire for censorship.
China condemns Canada, U.S. for sending warships through Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military on Sunday condemned Canada and the United States for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region.
China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has mounted repeated air force missions into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the past year, provoking anger in Taipei.
China sent about 150 aircraft into the zone over a four-day period beginning on Oct. 1 in a further heightening of tensions between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern internationally.
Vaccine Mandates Will Further Weaken Our Healthcare System
This is simultaneously a dumb & clever move by the politicians. Dumb, because it weakens the system, clever because it will keep the atmosphere of fear and crisis going on even longer.
Canadian police arrest pastor, padlock church for exceeding “health limit” during Thanksgiving service
New Brunswick police arrested associate pastor Cody Butler on Sunday at His Tabernacle Family Church after holding a worship service that exceeded the “health limit” arbitrarily set by the government. Authorities literally padlocked the church.
Doug Ford says high gas prices “just the beginning” due to carbon tax
As Canadians are facing unprecedented spikes in the price of gasoline at the pump, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters that the carbon tax will only compound the high prices even further.
Why government employees may want to ask for a pay cut
SecondStreet.org recently asked governments across the country a simple question – when was the last time you cut pay for your employees?
The question followed many news stories in Canada about businesses struggling during the pandemic and having no choice but to cut employee pay – movie chain Cineplex, the Winnipeg Free Press, Chrysler, Canadian Football League teams, energy giant Cenovus and countless others.
File this under “Things that will never happen”
Military’s human resources officer under investigation for ‘historic’ sex misconduct allegations
OTTAWA — Military police say they are investigating “historic” allegations of sexual misconduct involving yet another senior commander, this time the officer responsible for human resources in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service revealed the investigation involving Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan on Friday night, five months after he was installed as the head of military personnel command, which is responsible for everything from recruitment to promotions to health care.
They need more cross dressers.
Don Martin: At 24 post-election days and counting, the federal government is still in limbo
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s can’t-delay campaign for historic change has produced a sloth-speed government with a cabinet yet to be named, an idled bureaucracy waiting for orders and no date for Parliament’s return in sight.
Adm. Art McDonald letter to senior military officials ‘shocking,’ says Gen. Eyre
A letter sent by Adm. Art McDonald to senior military officials claiming he has been exonerated on an allegation of sexual assault and should be immediately reinstated is “shocking,” says Canada’s acting top soldier.
In a letter sent by Gen. Wayne Eyre to senior staff and shared with Global News, the acting chief of the defence staff responded to the letter sent by McDonald, who was placed on indefinite leave by the government amid an increasingly public battle to return to the top post.