In their new COVID Misery Index, ranking the relative despair caused during the pandemic, MLI ranked Canada as the fifth most-miserable country out of the fifteen countries studied.
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Soldier Who Made An Attempt on Trudeau’s Life Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Yep:
A Canadian soldier who crashed his truck through security gates around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home and prowled the grounds with three loaded guns was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday.
“Corey Hurren committed a politically motivated armed assault intended to intimidate Canada’s elected government,” Judge Robert Wadden of the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa said in his sentencing verdict.
“Health Minister” Whines That Canadian Bishops Are Making a Note of Morally Sketchy Flu Shots
Some of these so-called vaccines are derived from aborted babies. Ethically, this presents a series of problems, mostly for bishops who must advise their flock, as is their vocation.
That sort of discernment is most troublesome for a government that has been used to being morally and politically corrupt and inept:
Health Minister Christian Dubé has criticized the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops over its vaccine advice.
The bishops suggested that Catholics should “prefer” the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines because they are more “morally acceptable” than those being produced by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Norman Bethune Wasn’t a Good Doctor Nor Is He a Hero
But don’t take my word for it.
Blacklock’s Reporter, an Ottawa-based news site focused on government business, reports that Parks Canada will use Mandarin-language services at Bethune Memorial House in Gravenhurst, Ontario as part of a bid to “move visitors, volunteers and partners to act as proud ambassadors of Bethune’s values, achievements and humanitarian ideals” and “introduce Parks Canada to a broader audience, in particular of Chinese descent.” Noting that Bethune’s birthplace is one of Canada’s least-visited national historic sites, it hopes to have it recognized by 2027 as “a place of inspiration.” …
He remained relatively obscure in Canada until former prime minister Pierre Trudeau — who had a soft spot for strongmen like Mao and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro — visited China in 1973. The government bought the Bethune house the same year, turning it over to Parks Canada as a national historic site. Bethune has since become the sort of figure who — like James Naismith or the Mad Trapper of Rat River — gets immortalized in official Canadiana as evidence we do indeed have a fascinating past filled with interesting people.
(Sidebar: quelle surprise.)
Royal Family is Finally Providing Bang for the Buck
I’m from Canada, part of the British Commonwealth. It’s estimated that the royal family costs each of us in the Commonwealth $1.58 in U.S. dollars per year. The question for those paying taxes to the monarchy has always been whether we’re getting our money’s worth. Now that certain family members are putting on a show that costs far less than a monthly Netflix subscription, perhaps the answer is finally yes.
Derek H. Burney: Canada is caught in a perfect storm of dysfunction. Muddling through is not the answer
Today, Canada faces a perfect storm of dysfunction at various government levels and with key Canadian institutions. Muddling through is not the answer. The public is increasingly frustrated over the inability of governments to manage the pandemic. Trust is at a low ebb and no one really knows who or what to believe. Beyond the impact of the virus itself, consequences are spiralling downwards for the economy, the budget, public education and the mental health of Canadians of all ages.
Legal challenge launched seeking end to government quarantine hotels
The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is launching a legal challenge to the Trudeau government’s mandatory quarantine hotels.
In a statement on Monday, the CCF said it will argue that forcing people to stay in quarantine hotels and pay out of pocket violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The CCF is joining five individuals who were forced to stay in quarantine hotels after travelling abroad for compassionate reasons, such as attending a funeral or attending to a spouse who received surgery abroad.
Trudeau Labels Canada’s Economic Recession a “She-cession”
Yesterday on International Women’s Day rather than addressing the economic downturn Canada is facing with real solutions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instead turned Canadians’ economic troubles into an opportunity to virtue signal, labeling the economic recession a “she-cession”.
Yes, that is correct Trudeau is actually trying to make the economic pains of Canadians a gendered issue.
Trudeau PMO mused about “war time” measures to force manufacturers to make what they want
We should get list from health of things we will have shortages of and look to mandate manufacturing be switched to what is needed. Like in war time when factories were retooled for needed equipment.
Trudeau says now is not the time to talk about scrapping the monarchy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that his government won’t engage in constitutional talks about scrapping the monarchy while a pandemic is still raging and the country faces unprecedented economic disruption.
Vaccine Passports and the Permanent Lockdown
Justin Trudeau once called the idea of a vaccine passport “divisive” but now the federal government says it’s a “live” issue between Canada and its G-7 allies. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this and how opposing lockdown has been characterized as a fringe position.
OUCH: Poll Shows Liberals Trusted Over Conservatives On Canada’s Finances
Removing one of the Conservative Party’s most effective communicators – Pierre Poilievre – from the Finance Critic post doesn’t seem to be working out well.
Trudeau government promises to raise immigration rates 117%
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told the House of Commons immigration committee the government plans to increase the number of immigrants admitted to Canada from 184,370 in 2020 to 401,000 in 2021, an increase of 117%.
HuffPost Canada to stop publishing
“As of March 9, HuffPost Canada will no longer be publishing content. Existing content will be maintained as an online archive,” a statement on their website read.
Is Equalization Still Essential for Canada?
Canada’s equalization program has been in place for six decades, yet few people understand how it works. To discuss “the glue that keeps Canada together,” we welcome journalist Mary Janigan; Massey College principal Nathalie Des Rosiers; and University of Calgary economics professor Trevor Tombe.