Two-thirds of federal civil service will be exempt from mandatory vaccinations

Exempted employees include call centre operators, federal judges, meat inspectors, park wardens, postal workers, tax auditors, Commons and Senate staff, soldiers, sailors and air crew and members of the public entering federal buildings.

Betcha they’ll be given special dispensation to enter businesses and events that require proof of vaccinations.

They are separating the compliant from the noncompliant.

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Conservatives blast Liberals over “deafening silence” on Taiwan

Conservative MPs took to social media this week to blast the Liberal government’s inaction on recent incursions into Taiwanese airspace by China.

Both MP Michael Chong and recently-elected MP Melissa Lantsman made separate statements on social media calling for immediate action to support the island nation.

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China orders coalmines to raise production to address power crunch

 

Chinese officials have ordered more than 70 mines in Inner Mongolia to increase coal production by almost 100m tonnes, with the country battling its worst power crunch and coal shortages in years.

The move is the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to boost coal supply amid record high prices and shortages of electricity that have led to power rationing across the country, crippling industrial output.

The proposed increase would make up almost 3% of China’s total thermal coal consumption. In an urgent notice dated 7 October, the Inner Mongolia regional energy department asked the cities of Wuhai, Ordos and Hulunbuir, as well as Xilingol League, to notify 72 mines that they may operate at stipulated higher capacities immediately, provided they ensure safe production.

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Rex Murphy: Trudeau’s Tofino romp exposed him as a hypocrite in the eyes of the public. How can he continue to govern?

Rarely, if ever, has so huge and dark a cloud so swiftly landed on a prime minister, mere days after an election victory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unscheduled vacation in Tofino, B.C., on the first Sept. 30 since his government proclaimed it to be a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, has deeply cut into his credibility. More than any other of his multiple wanderings off the ethical highway, or his unfortunate costumes and blackface habits, it has shaken people’s perception of him.

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John Ivison: There are few signs the Prime Minister learns from his mistakes

How many times has Justin Trudeau begged forgiveness for transgressions that would probably have seen him fired in the private sector?

Justin Trudeau’s recognition that he was “in error” when he chose to travel to a beach holiday on the first National Truth and Reconciliation Day rekindles doubts about the prime minister’s judgment that have dogged him his entire political career.

Face it. Justin’s string-pullers remain satisfied. That means they will keep the pinhead in power.

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Canadian government’s proposed online harms legislation threatens our human rights

The Canadian government is considering new rules to regulate how social media platforms moderate potentially harmful user-generated content. Already, the proposed legislation has been criticized by internet scholars — across the political spectrum — as some of the worst in the world.

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Corbella: If Trudeau allows Huawei into Canada’s 5G network all 38 million Canadians could be held hostage

If Canadians think China’s hostage diplomacy with the two Michaels was bad, they need to understand that the communist regime could hold all of Canada hostage if our country’s federal government allows Huawei Technologies to provide any part of our 5G wireless network.

Fifth-generation wireless technology will make driverless cars, remote surgeries and other marvels of technology possible — as well as simply faster entertainment downloads. But it could also unleash devastation at the hands of a hostile regime, as China has proven to be over the past few years.

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CBC advocates for ‘online harm’ prevention, denies collaboration with ‘censorship czar’ Guilbeault

According to a network statement, the CBC and five subsidized press associations pledged to “advocate for initiatives to reduce if not prevent online harm,” according to a network statement. The advocacy comes ahead of internet censorship bills by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, including a proposal to block websites and appoint a chief censor called the Digital Safety Commissioner.

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Tofino trip may only hasten Trudeau’s departure

Justin Trudeau’s ill-considered trip to Tofino on the very first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation does more than remind us, yet again, of his sense of entitlement and his chronically poor judgment. It tells us that he may not be Prime Minister that much longer.

A futile election, a lack of fresh initiatives and a disjointed economy all point to Mr. Trudeau’s departure before the next election. The latest family vacation embarrassment might hasten the move.

Wishful thinking.

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Communist China’s Mouthpiece In Canada’s Senate Plays Race Card

Yuen Pau Woo China’s Man In Canada

Senator accused of being China’s ‘mouthpiece’ worries about rise of anti-Asian racism

OTTAWA – Last June, 33 Canadian senators voted to defeat a motion decrying China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims as a genocide.

While they all faced criticism from some quarters, only one — Sen. Yuen Pau Woo, leader of the Independent Senators Group — seems to have been singled out as an alleged stooge of China’s communist regime, told to resign and “go home.”

Last week, Woo got a similar reaction when he tweeted about the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians arbitrarily detained by China for nearly three years in retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the behest of the United States.

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PM’s use of jet for Tofino vacation emitted as much CO2 as average Canadian per year

The use of a military jet for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two-week family vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island pumped about as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the average emitted per capita in Canada each year.

Trudeau’s use of the Challenger to fly his family and a nanny from Ottawa to Nassau, Bahamas over the New Year holiday and back consumed about 9,100 litres of jet fuel, according to the Department of National Defence.

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