Police were called to Beacon Hill Park just after noon Wednesday after receiving a report that the statue had been vandalized.
Canada
Feds never on track to fix First Nations drinking water says auditor general
“Although Indigenous Services Canada made progress in eliminating long-term drinking water advisories, the department was not on track to meet its 2015 commitment,” Karen Hogan wrote.
Canadian military facing ‘crisis’ amid probes into top leaders: experts
The Canadian military is facing down what experts call an institutional “crisis” amid twin military police probes into both the current and former chiefs of defence staff.
In what appears to be an unprecedented situation, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) is investigating both Chief of Defence Staff Adm. Art McDonald, who stepped aside late Wednesday night, and former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour with two female subordinates.
Justin should order them all to pick their preferred pronouns!
Canada’s cyber spies at the CSE vote to strike
Hundreds of workers at Canada’s foreign signals intelligence agency have voted to strike — a move that comes as the threat of state-sponsored cyber attacks related to the pandemic appears to be rising.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 2,400 employees working in cryptography, applied mathematics, advanced language analysis and cybersecurity at the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). PSAC announced the results of the vote Wednesday.
Irrational lawmaking
The government has failed to make the case that banning legal handguns is a solution to tackling violent crime.
US Congresswoman cites Canada as an example of dangerous gender ideology
US Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert cited Canada as an example of the dangers gender ideology poses when written into law.
Boebert’s comments come as the House of Representatives debates the Equality Act which was proposed by the Democrats as a part of a campaign promise by newly elected US President Joe Biden.
FERNANDO: A Cowardly Approach, Rejected
It has become popular among some people to claim that there is no such thing as ‘Canadian values,’ or that the only thing we have in common as Canadians is having nothing in common.
It’s an idea that has been pushed by Justin Trudeau, with his claim of wanting to make Canada the world’s first ‘post-national state.’
The idea of a country having values is seen by some as a relic of the past, as something to be rejected, mocked, and dismissed.
Neither CRTC Nor CBC Following The Law By Allowing Dismantling Radio Canada International
If neither the government nor the CRTC is willing to enforce the laws that govern the CBC, it will continue to self-define as a publicly funded commercial broadcaster with increasing disinterest in adherence to its public-service mandate.
Bill Bewick: Robbing the West to pay for the rest — exposing the unfairness of equalization
The provinces are more equal than ever before, but the equalization disparity keeps increasing in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario
Equalization is a controversial topic whenever it bubbles to the surface, and with the Alberta government promising a referendum in October on launching a constitutional challenge to equalization, the topic is already simmering.
Fairness Alberta was created in 2019 (before the Fair Deal Panel was struck), in part to ensure informed attention was given to this flawed program, but also to make Canadians aware that the wealth that’s transferred out of more productive provinces like Alberta and Ontario goes far beyond the equalization program.
John Robson: Justin Trudeau and his cabinet show cowardice by hiding from genocide vote
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt supposedly roasted President John F. Kennedy’s inaction on civil rights by wishing the author of the 1956 Pulitzer-prize-winning Profiles in Courage would show less profile and more courage. A crack that surely also applies to our prime minister, a fearless social justice warrior when there’s nothing to fear but a bit of a coward when the going gets tough. For instance on this Uyghur genocide business.
Welcome to Canada eh?
Welcome to Canada eh? What is happening in our country? pic.twitter.com/TdmB8K2eUG
— 🍁🇨🇦CanAditude🇨🇦🍁 (@CanAditude) February 24, 2021
Canada’s top doctor says vaccines could allow toughest restrictions to lift before September
But Dr. Theresa Tam says some of the more personal measures, like wearing masks and limiting close contact outside our households, may be with us longer.
Expect a smooth transition from Covid Lockdown to Climate Lockdown.
Trudeau, Biden to unveil ‘partnership roadmap’ following bilateral meeting: top U.S. officials
NDP intercepts early draft of Biden-Trudeau meeting agenda – you won’t BELIEVE what we found!
— NDP (@NDP) February 23, 2021
The roadmap will outline how the two countries will work together to fight COVID-19, rebuild the economy, tackle climate change, advance diversity, improve national security measures and build international alliances, the briefing indicated.
Rex Murphy: The Liberals tried, but they can’t have it both ways on the Uyghur genocide question
The big headline in the U.K.’s Guardian Tuesday morning was “Canada votes to recognize China’s treatment of Uyghur population as genocide.” The headline was only slightly expanded in the first sentence of the article, which read in part, “Canada has become the second country in the world to describe China’s treatment of its Uyghur minority as a genocide …”
Trudeau Gives Biden Virtual BJ
Trudeau, Biden agree to prioritize economic recovery, fights against COVID-19 and climate change
“The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada,” said Biden, kicking things off. “We’re all best served when the United States and Canada work together and lead together.”
In response the prime minister made a point of welcoming back American leadership on files like climate change, saying “U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years.”
Said Justin between swallows.