In another example of the government trying to use this crisis to make long-term changes that nobody is asking for, the Trudeau Liberals are pushing for ‘vote-by-telephone’ in the next election.
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Verdict in Toronto’s van attack trial to be livestreamed on YouTube Wednesday
The verdict in Toronto’s van attack trial will be broadcast on YouTube on Wednesday.
Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of second-degree murder.
He argues he should be found not criminally responsible due to his autism spectrum disorder.
‘It was a boondoggle’: Chaotic scenes in hotel quarantines frustrate travellers
Travellers say they’re frustrated by long wait times to book hotel quarantines and chaotic service during their stays.
Raymond Truesdale recorded a now-viral video of a crowd of hotel guests yelling at staff in a government-sanctioned hotel in Toronto on Friday. They said they hadn’t been fed for hours and weren’t getting clear answers from the front desk.
“It was a boondoggle. Pandemonium. You could see people really frustrated and I don’t blame them” he told CTV News in a video interview.
Anti-communist retweet sent Health Canada on this “urgent” internal hunt
An anti-communist tweet from Health Canada’s official Twitter account sent alarm bells and panicked emails all the way up to the Minister’s office.
In September, a pro-Falun Gong message was retweeted by the ministry. The Falun Gong are a persecuted religious minority in China who have reportedly been subject to re-education, imprisonment, and organ harvesting.
Professors challenge B.C’s racist history ahead of 150th anniversary of joining Canada
A new educational resource is looking at the long history in British Columbia of racist policies and the resiliency of the many Indigenous, Black and racialized people who have been affected.
The open-source booklet Challenging Racist British Columbia: 150 Years and Counting was released today by co-publishers the University of Victoria (UVic) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The 80-page document is being made available as Black History Month wraps up and as B.C. approaches its 150th anniversary of joining Canada this July 20.
“In 1871, this province joined the Canadian federation and, ever since, communities of Indigenous, Black, and other racialized peoples have waged protracted struggles against the dispossession of Indigenous lands, institutionalized discrimination, and the politics of exclusion,” the report begins.
LILLEY: Trudeau makes Canada ‘vaccine pirate,’ stealing from poor nations
Canada is being described as a “vaccine pirate” after the latest announcement of COVID vaccine approvals showed we will be getting our doses from a facility funded to provide vaccines for the developing world.
It’s hard to believe it’s March again
It’s hard to believe it’s March again. But we’re in a better place now than we were last time this month rolled around. Along with public health measures that are keeping us safe, we’ve got vaccines being distributed across the country, with millions more on the way.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 1, 2021
I’m looking forward to reusing this post every March 1.
‘You don’t get to punch us, buddy’: Confrontation with unmasked Canadian Tire customer under investigation
Mounties confirmed they are investigating several videos that show a confrontation between a man who refused to wear a mask and staff at the Canadian Tire in Burnaby, B.C.
h/t Mauser98
Suspect in attempted arson of Montreal synagogue found not criminally responsible
Audrey Roy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the director of prosecutions, confirmed Monday that the court last week declared Adam Riga not criminally responsible after he underwent a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he was fit to be arraigned.
Meng Wanzhou to return to B.C. court for extradition case
The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case.
Firefighters ‘terrorized’ by RCMP during search for Nova Scotia gunman still have no answers
The sharp cracking sound of semi-automatic gunfire sent Greg Muise and Darrell Currie crashing to the ground.
The two volunteer firefighters were setting up an evacuation centre at the Onslow-Belmont fire hall for victims of the Nova Scotia killing spree last April 19 when, out of nowhere, bullets began flying.
Some shots went through the side of the building they were in. Others shattered part of the windshield of a firetruck and damaged a stone monument to deceased firefighters set up outside the building’s main entrance.
Fearing for their lives, and knowing an armed gunman was on the loose, Muise and Currie rushed to find safety in the farthest corner of the building, as far away from the sound of gunfire as they could get.
“We’re moving forward,” Trudeau on Keystone XL cancellation
During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is moving past the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline and moving forward with “clean energy” projects with the US.
Dr. Tam Agreed to Keep WHO Secrets: Will the MSM Apologize for Calling Derek Sloan a Racist?
Rebel News obtained documents showing that Dr. Tam had by signing an agreement with the WHO agreed to keep secret information discussed by the WHO, that she was privy to, which contradicted health advice they were putting out. This, in effect, also meant Dr. Tam would have to promote WHO health advice as Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, as disagreeing with it would inevitably require her to reveal why the WHO’s recommendations were wrong.
Covid: Peel Health Mandates Solitary Quarantine Of Young Children
Peel Health says children as young as FOUR YEARS OLD must be put in solitary quarantine for FOURTEEN DAYS if someone at the childcare center or in their classroom tests positive for Covid.
Trudeau: Canadian, US border to remain closed ‘for now’
“The approach that [President Biden] is taking on COVID right now much more aligns with where Canada has been for quite a while, grounded in science, grounded in protection of people as the best way to protect the economy and understanding that being there to support people is absolutely essential so that we can get through this as quickly as possible,” Trudeau told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”