Number of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million, college says

The Ontario College of Family Physicians says there are now 2.5 million people in the province who don’t have a family doctor.

The college says that’s an increase of more than 160,000 people since the last count was released six months ago.

A separate study also shows that another 670,000 people in Ontario have a family doctor but need to travel more than 50 kilometres to see them.

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Michigan Passes Laws Restricting Election Recounts for Fraud Allegations and Wide-Margin Victories

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed bills into law on Monday that will prohibit election recounts conducted due to allegations of fraud and for counts that would not impact election results.

Whitmer said in a statement that this supports “fair and free elections that make sure the winner can take office without unnecessary interference.”

h/t Mauser

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WTF? Canada pledges Ukraine aid, as NATO spending questions dog PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine in a one-on-one conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.

The funding announcement Wednesday comes amidst pressure from American politicians who are publicly critical of Canada for falling short of its defence spending commitments.

H/T Patti Jo

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Wireless Festival bans clothes ‘promoting cultural appropriation’

Clothing that promotes “cultural appropriation” has been banned by a leading music festival.

Wireless Festival organisers have banned dozens of items from this year’s three-day event in Finsbury Park, London, which begins on Friday. They include “clothing/garments/items which promote cultural appropriation”.

The information on Wireless’s website does not specify which items of clothing fall under the ban – raising questions over whether the prohibition extends to sombreros or keffiyeh scarves, a symbol of the Palestinian cause.

Some folks are going to be without pants.

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Kamala Harris doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong

Is attacking synagogues, calling for the genocide of Jews, and calling for the destruction of the United States of America the sign of a person who has their priorities straight? US Vice President Kamala Harris seems to think so.

In an interview with The Nation that was published on Monday, Harris had words of praise for the protest movement that has created a historic outbreak of antisemitism throughout the country since October 7.

According to Harris, the protesters “are showing exactly what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza.”

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