I totally stepped all over that so called abuse survivor and now people are saying mean things about me says disgusting Liberal Pol!

The Hijacking of Canadian Democracy by Anita Vandenbeld

… But this week, I closed my constituency office because I fear for my safety and that of my staff. Headlines in mainstream media about me scream “Abuse survivor demands Liberal MP apologize after testimony ‘hijacked’ in chaotic House committee” and “Witnesses storm out of House committee in tears, decrying Liberal politicization”. Social media posts include comments like “It sounds like Anita has to get assaulted viciously to take this issue more seriously”, “Look at this fat POS, someone put her out of her misery”, “I guess these women would change their mind if it happened to them or someone they love”, and worse. My car license plate was posted online. How did we get to this point?

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Breaking wind on colleague was age discrimination, judge rules

Flatulence is a fact of life, although social mores apply, but a judge has ruled that breaking wind on a younger colleague at work amounts to age discrimination.

At the centre of what could be the start of defining legal boundaries on the matter are two Birmingham city council workers. Lee Marsh, a manager in his late fifties, was said to have found it “amusing” to pass wind on a younger colleague eating his lunch.

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Jordan Peterson’s free speech crusade in the courts ends after Supreme Court dismisses application for leave to appeal

Author Jordan Peterson’s legal battle with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) has come to an end.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed his application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Ontario with costs. No reasons were given.

Peterson had asked Canada’s highest court to consider hearing an appeal of a decision upholding a lower court ruling that he take social media training as ordered by the College. Peterson has been a registered clinical psychologist since 1999, but has not had a clinical practice since 2017.

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Presidential candidate Kamallah Harris open to discuss arms embargo on Israel – report

Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris met with two Arab Americans leading the Uncommitted National Movement, who asked her to consider an arms embargo on Israel, at a campaign stop in Michigan, the New York Times reported.

Just before her rally, Harris met with Abbas Alawieh and Layla Elabed, who, according to the report, “wanted to support her but… wanted her to consider an arms embargo.” In response, Harris indicated she was “open to it” and introduced the two community leaders to her staff.

h/t VW & Mauser

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Paris mayor unleashes series of F-bombs on Olympic opening ceremony critics

“F–k the reactionaries, f–k this far right, f–k all of those who would like to lock us into a war of all against all,” she said in an interview with Le Monde published Tuesday, notably using the swear word in English.

h/t Patti Jo

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Ford says don’t poop on beach though he doubts people poop on the beach

Ontario Premier requests Wasaga beach visitors not poop in the sand

Doug Ford is asking beachgoers to kindly stop pooping into the sand at a popular Ontario summer destination.

Speaking to reporters during a Wednesday morning press conference, Ontario’s Premier was asked to weigh in on persistent social media rumours claiming visitors to Wasaga Beach are erecting tents, digging holes and defecating into the sand — a claim amplified by a local TikToker last month but derided as disinformation by town and provincial officials.

h/t SDMatt

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Canadian Armed Forces Taxi Service ‘pre-positioning’ ahead of possible evacuation of Canadians of convenience from Lebanon

Canadian Armed Forces ‘pre-positioning’ ahead of possible evacuation from Lebanon as tensions mount

The Canadian Armed Forces is “pre-positioning” assets in case its fleet is needed to evacuate Canadians from Lebanon amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to government officials.

Over the weekend, a Canadian Globemaster aircraft, used in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, was spotted on a flight tracking website landing in Beirut.

In a statement late Tuesday night, the Department of National Defence said the military is “currently pre-positioning assets in the Eastern Mediterranean region” in case evacuation planning and logistical support is needed.

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