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Had the revolt in the Netherlands occurred in Canada, there would be trampled grandmothers by now:
There is something happening in the Netherlands that has been happening for weeks, which if anything even closely resembling it were happening in Canada, especially in Ottawa, it would surely be called an “insurrection.” It might even have cabinet ministers and the prime minister calling those participating an intolerable “fringe minority.” Come to think of it, it would probably have driven the government to invoke the civil-rights-denying Emergencies Act, and arrest any of its leaders, especially any of those from the rebellion hot spot of darkest and most menacing Medicine Hat.
I am referring to the huge and continuous protest against the Dutch government. For some weeks now upwards of 40,000 farmers have been on their tractors and in their trucks crowding highways and snarling traffic in a mass protest against a green edict that would force them to halve emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia by 2030. Among the minor (sarcasm here) consequences of this wand-wave from on high is that the Dutch would lose about 30 per cent of their livestock numbers. Only 30 per cent — a mere rounding error. Who needs livestock? Food suppliers?
It’s quite an amazing story for a couple of reasons, not least of which is the extremely limited, diluted coverage it is receiving worldwide. From our perspective, amazing, too, in that some of the protesters have noted the truckers protest here in Canada as something of their inspiration. So where are the nightly reports, breathless with the “Canadian connection” of a major ongoing European protest?
The reason for the void is because a story of a massive clash between the edicts of green governments and the people — farmers in this case — who keep society functioning, supply the basics of life, doesn’t follow the script. A grim Greta Thunberg can get a front page any time, meet with prime ministers, chastise Congress. Forty thousand actual farmers, supplying food to the world, making a stand for their livelihood and traditional life, well that’s back page or not at all.
Also:
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is currently sitting in jail awaiting trial on her bail breach charge – an unprecedented situation in Canadian legal history. Other organizers and people involved in the Freedom Convoy are either out on bail or not facing charges at all, so why is Tamara Lich the one who seems to be facing the harshest punishment and why is the state throwing the proverbial kitchen sink at this case?
You're a liar, a worm and a moron, Justin. Not even your supporters can deny and your haircut says it all:
A majority of Canadians aren’t confident in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ability to deal with inflation.
(Sidebar: this inflation. Worse than his dad's.)
According to a Maru Public Opinion poll commissioned by Yahoo News, 55% of Canadians said they don’t believe Trudeau has a “solid plan” to weather the country through economic troubles.
(Sidebar: that's because he doesn't care.)
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing behind Canada’s decision to send repaired Russian turbines back to Germany — despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s assertion that the move violated sanctions.
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A new survey undertaken by Polling Canada found that Canadians have rated Justin Trudeau the worst Prime Minister of modern times.
Those Who Say (X) Has Been Canada’s Worst Prime Minister:
J. Trudeau: 29%, Harper: 17%, P. Trudeau: 6%, Campbell: 6%, Mulroney: 5%.
What? Mendicino lied? Again?:
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino yesterday said he was careful to avoid any interference in the federal appointment of a personal friend as a judge. “I recused myself,” said Mendicino.
A billion-dollar program launched five years ago by then-Industry Minister Navdeep Bains did not come close to creating the 50,000 jobs it promised, says an internal audit. Even a lower estimate of 11,000 jobs was unverifiable, said auditors: “You’re claiming it. Where can we find that?”
Because people want the convenience of their own vehicles. Why should they rely on expensive and unreliable public transportation which must be shared with even screaming lunatics?:
Bus ridership nationwide remains below pre-pandemic rates despite record high gas prices, Statistics Canada data showed yesterday. The trend contradicts the rationale for a carbon tax that was to encourage commuters to burn less fuel, said the Canadian Taxpayers Federation: “They need to drive to support their families and the carbon tax makes that more expensive.”
Canadians can always protest about it.
The whole point of it is to make sure that Canadians give up travelling. It would then be easier for the government to restrict their movements:
The ArriveCAN app continues to strand Canadians abroad, condemn innocent people to house arrest and scare away thousands of American tourists from Canadian border towns.
Regardless, none of it appears to have shaken Ottawa’s resolve to make the glitch-prone smartphone app a permanent feature of the Canadian border.
Last week, a contingent of Boy Scouts became stranded in Zurich, Switzerland, after missing their Air Canada flight due to delays caused by ArriveCAN. The group was forbidden from boarding after check-in agents found that their ArriveCAN submission was incomplete. “By the time they got everything sorted out, the check-in desk closed,” Karina Vega, mother of one of the stranded scouts, told CTV.
The weekend saw the viral circulation of a TikTok video showing an 86-year-old man being told by the Canadian Border Services Agency that he can’t enter the country without submitting his details to ArriveCAN, despite holding proof of vaccination.
Again, Canadians can always protest this.
Forced sterilization in Germany was the forerunner of the systematic killing of the mentally ill and the handicapped. In October 1939, Hitler himself initiated a decree which empowered physicians to grant a "mercy death" to "patients considered incurable according to the best available human judgment of their state of health." The intent of the socalled "euthanasia" program, however, was not to relieve the suffering of the chronically ill. The Nazi regime used the term as a euphemism: its aim was to exterminate the mentally ill and the handicapped, thus "cleansing" the "Aryan" race of persons considered genetically defective and a financial burden to society.
And now to Canada, the country so arrogant that it truly believes the inroads it makes will be positively remembered:
Canadians appear uncertain about extending medical assistance in dying to children or those with a mental disorder, according to a new poll that suggests the public is not as galvanized around MAID as the government looks to broaden eligibility.
Just over half, 51 per cent, of respondents to the Postmedia-Leger poll said they would support expanding doctor-assisted death to a mature minor under 18 suffering from an incurable condition who displays a “certain level of maturity and decision-making ability.”
Fewer than half (45 per cent) supported extending MAID to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness, which, in less than a year from now, come March 2023, will become legally permissible in Canada.
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A man was admitted to hospital after suffering a small stroke affecting his balance and swallowing. He was feeling down and isolated due to a COVID-19 outbreak on his ward. The stroke neurologist anticipated he would be able to eat normally and regain most of his balance. Psychiatry diagnosed an adjustment disorder but noted his prognosis was very good.
The patient then requested MAiD. Neither of his MAiD assessors had expertise in stroke rehabilitation and recovery. Because he was temporarily eating less, the MAiD assessors decided he could die right away instead of waiting the required 90 days for those living with disabilities despite having no terminal comorbidities. He received MAiD the following week. This man died alone and depressed and before he had tried proper therapy or reached maximal recovery.
A 71-year-old widower was admitted to a Southwestern Ontario hospital after a fall. His family says during his admission he contracted an infectious diarrheal illness. He was humiliated by staff for the smell of his room, his family said. He developed a new shortness of breath that was not comprehensively assessed. In this context, a hospital team member suggested he would qualify for MAiD. The team said he had end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and it was terminal. The patient was surprised by the diagnosis but trusted the team.
Within 48 hours of his first assessment, he received a medically assisted death. Post-mortem testing showed he did not have end-stage COPD. His family doctor, when notified of his death, also stated he did not have end-stage COPD, but the team had failed to contact her when they were assessing his history.
I'll just leave this here:
Retail giant Reitmans brought more than 100 shipments of clothing into Canada from a Chinese factory suspected of secretly using North Korean forced labour, a months-long CBC Marketplace investigation has found.
(Sidebar: as of this writing, Reitmans declares that it has removed all North Korean-made items from its stores.)
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A Department of Justice report blames Canadian slavery and colonialism for anti-Black racism though no Canadian Parliament legalized slavery and no Father of Confederation was a slaveholder. Canada remains the only G7 country never to maintain overseas colonies: “The oppressed status of Black people persisted long after slavery was abolished.”
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