The Tin Post

Please do read The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy. It will save one from reading anything Margaret Laurence ever excreted out.




It's an election year!:

The Canadian military will publicly rededicate a memorial to fallen soldiers in the Afghan War in August.

Global News has confirmed a report by CBC News that there will be a ceremony this summer to rededicate the cenotaph, which was brought back from the Kandahar Airfield and then placed in a restricted zone of the new military headquarters in Ottawa in May without any notice being given to families.

Letters have started going out to military families advising them of the change and inviting them to take part.

A public announcement of the change is expected in the coming days once all families have been notified ...

I'm sure these are nothing to worry about:

Canada’s economy has lost 16,000 jobs according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report.
Here are the key numbers:

Manufacturing – 1,400 jobs lost

Construction – 11,200 jobs lost

Natural Resources and Mining – 1,300 jobs lost

Trade/Transportation and Utilities – 2,300 gained

Information – 2,500 jobs gained

Financial Activities – 1,400 jobs gained

Professional and Business Services – 400 jobs gained

Education and Healthcare – 1,900 jobs lost

Leisure and Hospitality – 1,100 jobs lost

Other Services – 5,700 jobs lost

This shows a concerning loss of jobs in tangible economic activities, and contrasts with the emerging narrative being pushed by the government and the media that claims the economy is ‘strengthening.’

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Canada’s farm labor deficit is expected to double by 2029 to 123,000 workers, or one in three jobs, as shortages continue to hit the sector’s bottom line, the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council said on Tuesday.

From the country's most "transparent" and sleazy government:

The federal government has effectively closed the door on any prospect of notorious U.K. child-killer Jon Venables being relocated to Canada after the British press reported rumours such a move was under consideration. ...

Privacy regulations prevent the Canadian government from commenting on the specific case but a statement issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said that people who have been found to have committed a crime elsewhere may not be admissible to Canada.

(Sidebar: well, that's never stopped anyone before.)

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A Liberal MP hired his girlfriend as a constituency assistant, then fired her at his wife’s behest and refused to provide child support to their daughter, according to allegations contained in two lawyers’ letters obtained by the National Post.

Ying (Stella) Yu — who says she gave up a lucrative career in business to work for Don Valley North MP Geng Tan — fell into deep depression after her “ignominious” dismissal, with suicide attempts, anxiety attacks and crying fits, the two letters claim.

But the MP dismissed Ying (Stella) Yu’s mental-health problems, one of the letters alleges, urging her not to get professional help.

Tan, 55, has strongly denied the allegations, saying Yu’s job in his constituency office was supposed to be temporary, and that he had only provided her a donation of sperm without agreeing to support the resulting child. There was no “misuse” of their acquaintance.

“I will strongly fight for my dignity and honour which is improperly being maligned, alleging wrong facts and concealing the real ones,” the MP said in a statement to the Post. “I have strong support and love of my family.”

(Sidebar: look what you just admitted to. You have no honour.)




North Korea takes a hit via China:

Three large Chinese banks could lose their access to the U.S. financial system, after a judge found them in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in a probe into the violation of North Korean sanctions, The Washington Post reported Monday.

The three banks were not identified by the judge, but details in the court ruling align with a 2017 civil forfeiture action against Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, according to the report.

At that time, the U.S. Department of Justice accused the banks of working with a Hong Kong company, which allegedly laundered over $100 million for North Korea’s sanctioned Foreign Trade Bank, according to the paper.

A spokesman at China Merchants Bank said he was aware of the report but could not immediately comment. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and Bank of Communications could not be reached immediately for comment.

The report comes as the United States and China have been engaged in a trade dispute for months on issues such as tariffs, subsidies, technology, intellectual property and cyber security, among others.

But ... but ... the Narrative!:

 

(Merci)




A nasty bit of propagandising has made it sound that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is banning Canada Day when, in fact, he is actually not hosting a poorly-attended parade but, instead, offering the first five hundred people free entrance into various sites:

Doug Ford’s government has announced the Ontario legislature will not host a Canada Day celebration this year, due to low attendance and hefty costs totalling approximately $400,000.

Instead, the government has decided to offer free admission for the first 500 people to 10 Canada Day attractions in the province, which will cost about $80,000.

"Instead of hosting a single event at Queen's Park, we are providing free admission for thousands of people to Canada Day events across the province," Ford's executive director of communications Laryssa Waler said in a statement to The Canadian Press. "Ontario families should have the ability to celebrate Canada Day with us, regardless of where in the province they live."

The free Canada Day event locations are:

• Ontario Science Centre in Toronto
• Cinesphere at Ontario Place in Toronto
• Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto
• Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay
• Huronia Historical Parks in Midland and Penetanguishene
• St. Lawrence Parks Commission in Morrisburg
• Butterfly conservatory in Niagara Falls
• Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Vaughan
• Science North in Sudbury

Last year, approximately 5,000 people attended the Queen’s Park event, which has historically included performances, a 21-gun salute, and various crafts and activities for children.

Canadians' patriotism extends no further than hating Americans and their laziness is why Ford has chosen the cheaper and possibly more practical approach.