NDP Crank Charlie Angus calls for investigation into Elon Musk over potential election interference

New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling on Elections Canada to launch an investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X, saying he is concerned about potential interference by the tech billionaire in the next federal election.

In a two-page letter to Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, Angus said Musk has been playing a role in recent elections in a variety of countries, donating millions of dollars to conservative candidates and using X, formerly known as Twitter, to amplify the political messages of candidates he favours.

“He has formed alliances with right-wing populist leaders, amplified extremist influencers and spread hate disinformation towards marginal groups,” Angus wrote.

And of course the CBC ran with the Musk Hitler Not Hitler really pic.

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Asylum seekers loitering outside school is ‘cultural’ issue, say police

Police have told migrants to adhere to “cultural expectations” following reports they were loitering outside a primary school.

Northamptonshire Police said it would “deliver some work” around “appropriate behaviours” following complaints of men “hanging around” near the school.

The force pledged to work with a hotel housing asylum seekers and step up patrols after the reports of “suspicious activity” in the village of Deanshanger.

WTF is wrong with the police?

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Transgender inmates panic as Donald Trump’s executive order sends them packing to men’s prisons

Hundreds of transgender federal prisoners are living in fear after a ’roundup’ that will send them packing to men’s lockups following a day-one executive order from President Donald Trump.

Now lawyers are desperately trying to find a way to fight the order, saying the prisoners will have ‘a target on their backs’ as they move in with hardened male inmates.

h/t Mauser

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Belgian Public Broadcaster Airs Trump Speech With Delay to “Allow Time for Analysis”

The French-language channel gives space to leftist and Islamist parties, but censors ‘right-wing’ views to “avoid normalising” them.

French-language Belgian television (RTBF) distinguished itself on the occasion of Donald Trump’s inauguration by broadcasting his speech not live but with a delay that was supposed to allow ‘politically dangerous remarks’ to be examined. The decision is sparking controversy over the relevance of the media cordon sanitaire rule that has been in force in Belgium since the 1990s.

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How the corporatization of vet clinics is driving up prices across the country

When Maja Terzic brought her sick cat to the vet, she agreed to a few hundred dollars in blood work to hopefully find out what was wrong with him. Guppy was then whisked away to a back room.

“I was just kind of in the dark, I didn’t know what was happening,” Terzic said.

An hour later, she was handed a $1,100 bill, full of tests and treatments she says she never agreed to.

It’s getting expensive to own a pet.

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Trudeau’s environment minister says he’s ‘forced to recognize’ carbon tax ‘very unpopular’

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s been “forced to recognize” the carbon tax has become “very unpopular.”

“Of course, I would like for the consumer component of pricing to continue moving forward, but the reality is that it’s not supported by the NDP. Even some environmental organizations are telling me, ‘listen minister, it’s too unpopular and we have other tools,‘” Guilbeault told Vassy Kapelos in an interview on CTV’s Power Play Wednesday.

When asked by Kapelos why he’s turning away from a policy he’s defended for years, Guilbeault added his government’s climate plan doesn’t rest on one single measure.

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WTF?

h/t Mauser & Auntie Polly

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Ford confirms Ontario election call, announces underground monorail to Bramladesh

Ontarians will go to the polls in February, Premier Doug Ford said Friday while announcing his government’s plan to improve transit in Peel Region.

Ford confirmed Global News’ Thursday reporting that sources said the premier would go to Lt. Gov. Edith Dumont on Jan. 29 to dissolve his government, which would allow for an election to take place on Feb. 27.

… During the morning news conference, Ford said he was planning to build a tunnel to extend the Hurontario LRT, also known as the Hazel McCallion Line, northwards from Mississauga and under downtown Brampton. The government said the extension to downtown Brampton is about four kilometres.

That underground Monorail is a great idea!

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Trudeau government seems intent on pushing ahead with 2035 EV mandates

OTTAWA — Canada remains steadfast in pushing ahead with its 2035 ban on internal combustion engines despite pressure from Canada’s auto industry and Donald Trump’s removal of the American EV mandates.

In a response to a question submitted to Environment Canada earlier this week on the status of Canada’s zero-emission vehicle mandates, a spokesperson implied the government has no interest in following suit with the United States.

In other words Liberals are looting the treasury.

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