Canadian police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and other First Responders silently protested in Toronto’s Queen’s Park Monday in opposition to the government’s vaccine mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Trudeau government is advising Canadian business on how to comply with China’s Orwellian social credit system
The Trudeau government is advising Canadian business on how to comply with China’s Orwellian social credit system as it applies to companies. A PPC government will not encourage anyone to do business there. https://t.co/GlXxYFpFLu pic.twitter.com/BmFxUonZHV
— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) September 13, 2021
Trudeau claims Quebecers terrified of going back to Stephen Harper days
With one week until the election, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau continues to campaign against former prime minister Stephen Harper.
Despite the fact that Harper has been out of federal politics since 2015, the Liberal leader has referenced the former prime minister at least five times while on the campaign trail.
A Prime Minister So Popular No One Admits Voting For Him
Ever had a nagging feeling that something just isn’t right? In terms of federal politics, Cultural Action Party has been feeling this way from the moment Justin Trudeau became prime minister.
The butterflies in our stomach have yet to subside. How rare it is that photos appear in media that feature supporters of our PM. On a street-level, how often does one meet a citizen who actually likes our prime minister? Take one step beyond to locate a Canadian who confesses to voting for Justin Trudeau.
Canadian Prof Calls 9/11 A ‘Dumb Little Annual Pity Party’
On Saturday morning, on the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in which roughly 3,000 Americans were murdered by Islamic terrorists, a Canadian professor mocked Americans honoring the dead and memorializing the event, tweeting, “I see the U.S. is having its dumb little annual pity party again.”
Daphne Bramham: Is China interfering in the Canadian election?
Opinion: Some Chinese-Canadians are warning of vote-buying by pro-Beijing forces targeting at least two Chinese candidates who don’t toe the line.
h/t Marvin
Kelly McParland: For Trudeau, it is always the women, like Wilson-Raybould, who are to blame
For all his reflection, at heart he still seems to believe it’s women who must be at fault. Again and again and again.
Protests at Trudeau rallies an evolution of far-right ideology, says expert
The protests that have dogged Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s election campaign for weeks shouldn’t come as a surprise after months of demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions, says one extremism researcher.
“These people have been protesting against COVID for a long time. People were kind of shocked at the vitriol and the violent rhetoric — and the violence itself — that these people are bringing to the campaign trail,” said Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
“We’re not surprised by it because these people, these COVID conspiracy types, have been very violent for months.”
The Downfall Of New France
On this day in 1759, 4,000 British troops draw the French out from behind their ramparts at Quebec and defeat them on the Plains of Abraham. The stunning victory will help bring about the downfall of New France. pic.twitter.com/da5zEmp51W
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) September 13, 2021
MALCOLM: Liberal elites have a bigotry problem
Liberal elites in politics and the media have a bigotry problem. They suffer from populist-phobia — an irrational fear and hatred of populist protesters.
Just look at the way much of the media writes off the tens of thousands of anti-lockdown protesters who have overwhelmed the streets in major Canadian cities throughout the pandemic.
Again last weekend in Montreal, Canadians of all walks of life — of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities — came out to protest against vaccine passports. An estimated 50,000 freedom-loving Canadians were peacefully using their voice to say “enough is enough.”
The media either completely ignore the concerns of these protestors, or like Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, demonized them as “angry extremists.”
Hardly any Canadians caught the flu last year. What can we expect this fall?
Measurements of flu stayed so low all year that it actually never passed the threshold the Public Health Agency of Canada normally uses to declare the start of the season — which usually happens in the fall.
Chinese firm buys Canada mRNA vaccine tech in US$500M deal
Chinese biopharma firm Everest Medicines Ltd. will license an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine from Canada’s Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc., as companies try to bring the most effective inoculation platform into China despite its apparent resistance to western shots.
Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families
As housing and food prices continue to rise, many Canadians likely assume that these are the most expensive budget items for families. But in fact, the average Canadian family spends more on taxes than housing, food and clothing combined.
Complaints About ‘Vote-Splitting’ Falsely Implies Parties Are Entitled To Voters
It’s easy to get locked into the ‘vote-splitting’ narrative during federal elections.
Most analysts, pundits, and commentators – myself included – find it easy to talk about vote splitting because it’s such a simple narrative when looking at polls.
One party goes up, another party goes down, margins rise, margins fall.
And when parties on a similar side of the spectrum move in the polls, ‘vote-splitting’ is the quickest way to describe the potential impact.
However, when we think more deeply about it, ‘vote-splitting’ is a tired and anti-democratic narrative.
National Police Federation calls for more RCMP funding from next federal government
The National Police Federation (NPF) is calling on the next federal government to increase funding for the RCMP after years of flatlining resources.
According to the NPF, which represents 20,000 RCMP officers across Canada, demand for police services has grown 20% since 2017, however, federal government support has failed to meet demands.