Twenty years after 9/11, Canada’s main terrorist threat comes from “domestic, lone actors” incited online who use everyday objects as weapons, according to a declassified intelligence report.
The “secret” Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC) report obtained by Global News under the Access to Information Act shows how terrorism has evolved since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Twenty years ago today, a tiny town in Newfoundland took in 6,700 passengers who were stranded on 9/11.
They didn’t care about politics or who the President was.
They opened their homes to complete strangers in their hour of need.
It’s what neighbours do.#Humanity 🇺🇲 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/QA8E1bvVco
— Goodable (@Goodable) September 11, 2021
By 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, roughly one hour after the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in that morning’s second slow-motion cascade of dust and debris, Ottawa firefighter Barry Blondin was already heading for the nearest border crossing.
Bundled in the trunk was Blondin’s bunker gear, the protective clothing firefighters wear when responding to emergencies — the same gear hundreds of New York City firefighters were wearing when they rushed into the Twin Towers after the terror attacks.
“You’re watching the news and you’re hearing all the reports [that] a lot of firemen are down, buildings are down. You know there’s people [in] there,” recalled Blondin, who is now 62. “They needed a lot of help, so I thought I could do something.”
Blondin — who retired two years ago after a 27-year career with Ottawa Fire Services — didn’t stop to ask permission. He just went.
“There are stories of us scapegoating minorities in this country that, unfortunately, is a part of our past — to leave aside the shameful colonial history that we’re trying to reconcile.”
“There are many institutions that we have in this country, including that big building across the street from us, Parliament, that has and is built around a system of colonialism, or discrimination or systemic racism.”
Thousands of Mounties are about to receive a massive pay increase.
For the first time ever, a union representing RCMP members has ratified a collective agreement with the federal government to cover nearly 20,000 members.
There was probably no way Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole could have defended his platform promise to repeal the Liberals’ 2020 ban on certain firearms without risking support from crucial suburban voters. Not with just two weeks left until election day, that is.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday night after the French leaders’ debate in Gatineau, Que., Singh said existing hate speech laws are not sufficiently preventing radicalization, though he didn’t explain at what point he thinks protected speech becomes “hate speech.”
Following the official French-language leaders’ debate, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau tells Rebel News reporter that the organization needs to take responsibility for polarization in Canada.
The Trudeau Liberals have some explaining to do on a hot button issue after one of their candidates said the party will be taxing people who sell their homes.
There is supposed to be a free-wheeling & unpredictable feel to democracy. In Canada, those in power have done everything they can to take surprises out of the system.
A more realistic picture reveals what Canadian media has never done: the communist government of China has influenced our past, is influencing our present, and will influence our future.
A Federal Court judge ordered the Leaders’ Debates Commission to permit writers from Rebel News Network to fully cover this week’s two official televised leaders’ debates.
The ruling means reporters from Rebel News Network will be accredited to attend Wednesday’s French-language and Thursday’s English-language contest between the major party leaders.
I hope you can join us tonight for our coverage of the 2021 Leaders’ Debate – starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT live from Toronto.
Not only are we streaming the debate, but we’ll also provide in-depth commentary and analysis of the top issues facing Canadian voters.
Unlike the legacy media’s coverage, we don’t intend to focus on Justin Trudeau’s hair or repeat party talking points. Instead, we’re going to discuss the issues that actually matter to you.
I’ll be hosting our show tonight and will be joined by True North contributors Anthony Furey and Sue-Ann Levy and our in-house pollster Hamish Marshall.
In addition, Andrew Lawton will be reporting live the debate in Ottawa and will be participating in the media scrum afterwards.
Our show begins at 8pm ET / 5pm PT tonight at www.tnc.news.
I hope you can join us.
Thank you,
Candice Malcolm
Founder
