Former Conservative Party of Canada candidate Chani Aryeh-Bain has alleged that the party would not allow her to seek its nomination in the riding of Thornhill, Ont. due to her religious observance, in a press release posted to her Facebook page.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Mar. 6, 2021
Canada: 881,761 confirmed cases (30,146 active, 829,423 resolved, 22,192 deaths).The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.
Federal Conservatives revoke memberships of anti-lockdown pastor and son
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has decided to kick out a controversial anti-lockdown pastor from Aylmer, Ontario and his son.
Pastor Henry Hildebrandt and his son Herbert Hildebrandt have recently made national news for participating in anti-lockdown protests and leading church services contrary to coronavirus restrictions.
According to Herbert Hildebrandt, both his father’s and his membership were revoked by the party without explanation.
What on earth is going on?
LEVANT: @erinotoole just hired Meng Wanzhou’s right hand man to be his right hand man. Erin O’Toole just hired the man who spent a year strategizing against Canadian interests — to strategize for him.
What on earth is going on?@ezralevant https://t.co/aByuVdv3rK— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) March 5, 2021
Arrests, tickets and no answers: Toronto police continue crackdown on anti-lockdown protests
It was like déjà vu all over again at Queen’s Park in Toronto last Saturday. In the shadow of the cenotaph — a monument that commemorates those Canadians who gave their lives in numerous wars to preserve our rights and freedoms — members of the Toronto Police Service were ticketing and arresting anti-lockdown protesters who had the temerity to… display a sign… or wave a flag… or merely stand in a park doing absolutely nothing!
Pfizer moves up delivery, Canada to have 8M doses by end of March
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up a portion of its vaccines scheduled for the summer, with an additional 1.5 million doses arriving in March.
This means Canada will have access to a total of eight million vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca by the end of the first quarter, up from an original commitment of six million doses.
Pastor Coates denied bail
Pastor James Coates has been denied bail and will stay behind bars until his trial in May.
Justice Peter B. Michalyshyn, in the Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench, made the ruling Friday morning stating the pastor’s continued detention was “justified” and “necessary.”
“Pastor Coates is bound by the rule of law. His refusal to the condition of release and multiple noncompliances with the stated intent to continue concerns public safety,” Michalyshyn said.
Quebec unveils $19.2M in funding to widen access to justice system for Indigenous communities
Ian Lafrenière, the minister responsible for Indigenous affairs, described the funding as an important and highly anticipated announcement. He says it’s a direct response to recommendations outlined in the report from the Viens Commission, an inquiry that examined Quebec’s relations with Indigenous Peoples.
Canada calls Michigan’s shutdown of Line 5 a threat to country’s energy security
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan is calling Michigan’s order to shut down the Enbridge ENB-T
pipeline Line 5, a major petroleum conduit for Central Canada, a threat to this country’s energy security.
He said Canada considers the continued operation of Line 5 “non-negotiable” for this country.
It is the strongest language the federal government has used to date for a bilateral dispute that is quickly becoming a test of the budding relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new U.S. President Joe Biden.
Erin O’Toole DELETES Conservative petition to ban Huawei after party hires ex-Huawei VP
The Conservative Party had initially set up a petition to ban Huawei on its official Conservative.ca website. On the website, the Conservatives called on Canadians to voice their discontent with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Growing number of Canadians say Trudeau doing ‘bad job’ on vaccine rollout even as pace quickens
Respondents living in Alberta were most critical, with 71 per cent saying Trudeau did a bad job. Atlantic Canada was the least critical, with 43 per cent.
Ottawa, airlines close to bailout package that could soar past $7 billion, says labour leader
The federal government is in the final stages of talks with airlines on what could turn out to be a $9 billion support package for the pandemic-battered industry, says union representative Jerry Dias.
Sources say most of the airlines are calling for financial help from Ottawa but WestJet wants the federal government to prioritize coming up with a plan to safely restart air travel.
Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh’s co-brother Jodhveer Dhaliwal seen leading attacks against Indian diaspora during ‘Tiranga-Maple’ rally
On Monday, members of the Indian diaspora residing in Canada had organised a tiranga (tricolour) and Maple Car rally in Brampton to celebrate India-Canada ties. More than 100 cars had participated in the rally carrying flags of India and Canada on their vehicles.
Amidst all the positivity shown during the rally, the intrusion by pro-Khalistani elements became a significant problem as they not only abused the attendees and jammed traffic but also assaulted them for praising India. The car rally by the Indian diaspora did not go down well with pro-Khalistani supporters, who bullied people of Indian origin and abused them.
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Canada’s COVID marketing freshened up to show “diversity,” “intergenerational relations”
On September 2, 2020, NRC staffer Marie-Eve Letourneau emailed Roger Scott-Douglas, Ph.D., to seek approval for the new marketing materials. The new materials were prepared in response to a wider change to the “look” of government COVID-19 “marketing and communications products.”
FERNANDO: Canada Needs Conservatives To (Finally) Take A Strong Stand Against Lockdowns And Prison Hotels
Millions of Canadians oppose the ongoing abuses and overreach of government power. Why are so few politicians willing to speak on their behalf?