Your middle-of-the-week thumbs-up ...
The knives are out for Pierre Poilievre and are being waved around by the very people who cannot, for the life of them, explain how Justin is the great moral, cultural and intellectual leader of the nation they think he is.
I'm not kidding.
Dare his dwindling band of groupies to say what Justin has done to build Canada without mentioning Stephen Harper, Donald Trump, the US in general, the Russians or Poilievre and watch them explode in an apoplectic state.
Cases in point:
Extended version of Global News Liberal reporter David Akin started heckling Poilievre right as the new Conservative leader began his press conference
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It’s such a concern for Trudeau that he flew his cabinet to Vancouver for a retreat last week, flew back to Ottawa and then on to New Brunswick this week for his caucus retreat. They could have all simply met in the nation’s capital, where they need to gather on Thursday, but that doesn’t meet Trudeau’s jet-setting lifestyle.
He also warned against fear being used in Canadian political discourse instead of hope.
“Now is not the time for politicians to exploit fears and to pit people one against the other,” Trudeau said.
That’s rich coming from the man who regularly uses shootings in the United States to push new gun laws here while doing nothing about crime. It’s rich from the man who spreads fear that if Conservatives are elected, abortion will be outlawed despite Poilievre saying that’s not something he will do and the 10-year track record of the Harper government.
As for pitting people one against the other, Trudeau won the election last fall by exploiting fears over COVID-19 and a new wave rising in Alberta. He campaigned in the suburbs of Vancouver and Toronto warning voters that unless he was returned to office, what was happening in Alberta would come to them.
“A decision was made to wedge, to divide and to stigmatize,” Liberal MP Joel Lightbound said earlier this year. “I fear that this politicization of the pandemic risks undermining the public’s trust in our public health institutions. ...
As for Trudeau’s warning of reckless economic policies from Poilievre, it was Trudeau who told us last year that he doesn’t think about monetary policy. He had been asked if he would renew the Bank of Canada’s mandate to keep inflation in check when he gave that flip answer, claiming that instead of thinking about monetary policy, he thinks about families.
As I wrote at the time, ignoring monetary policy would hurt families because it would allow inflation to go unchecked, making life less affordable. When Trudeau made those comments, inflation was at 4.7%, it hit 8.1% two months ago before dropping down to 7.6%, and is expected to remain high well into next year.
Families have faced skyrocketing food, housing and energy costs for more than a year and the reaction from Trudeau hasn’t gone past that shrug of the shoulders, his smirk and glib answer.
Speaking of which ... :
The government will double for a period of six months a sales tax rebate received by low-income earners, at a cost of $2.5 billion. It will also top up a housing benefit for renters, worth about $700 million in additional spending.
Throwing OUR money at HIS problem.
Federal employees are increasingly unlikely to disclose corrupt practices out of fear of reprisal, says a report for the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. “The reality is the workplace culture is dominated by an attitude that no one should ‘rock the boat,’” it said: “Participants described themselves as having ‘become less naïve,’ ‘more pessimistic,’ ‘more cynical.’”
Remember that Harper was the one who ruled with an iron fist, or so one is told.
Justin told a veteran and his fake leg that the government had every right to sue veterans:
Federal managers continue to resist an Act of Parliament that mandates priority hiring of medically-released veterans. A Public Service Commission report detailed numerous complaints from managers who would not hire ex-soldiers, sailors or air crew: “They were concerned about the impact on their flexibility.”
Executives at the Canadian Tourism Commission paid themselves five-figure quarantine bonuses even as tourism collapsed, records show. Access To Information documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation detailed Covid bonuses and pay raises approved at the same time the Commission publicly lamented tourism bankruptcies: “We are facing the spectre of an industry in deep crisis with many parts of it on the brink of collapse.”
Also:
In recent remarks, Trudeau made a thinly veiled threat that his beleaguered populace may face fresh restrictions and mandates later this autumn or winter, unless 80 – 90%of people are “up-to-date” with their vaccinations. Canadian health officials define being “up-to-date” as having had the last dose within the last three months. In other words, Canadians are being threatened with being on an endless carousel of boosters into the indefinite future. ...
The latest assessment contained in the recently released documents dates from June 16, 2022. In one of the tables in that document, for risk assessment, for the indicator, “Vaccine Effectiveness”, the risk is assessed as “Cannot be assessed”. The rationale given is that: “At present, there are no data available on vaccine effectiveness against BA.4 and BA.5 for any clinical endpoints.”
In other words, there simply isn’t enough data to assess the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against these new subvariants.
Churches were burned down but I suppose that does not matter:
On Monday, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) published a letter calling on Shandro to take action, alleging that May had shirked offers to meet with community leaders and issued letters threatening to sue unnamed critics.
Joseph Dow, Shandro’s press secretary, said in a statement once Shandro got the NCCM’s letter, he demanded an explanation from May.
“After reviewing the explanation, Minister Shandro has asked for Mr. May’s resignation,” Dow wrote.
The dismissal came after a series of tweets Monday from the NCCM, who also called the book review “deeply problematic,” and as Muslims in Alberta have faced a rash of physical and verbal attacks recently, including at least nine attacks reported to Edmonton police over the course of six months in 2021.
I'll just leave this right here:
Rather, killing off old people is something the Pope would have noticed:
Physicians who perform medical assistance in dying (MAID) in the Quebec City region can now deliver the service more easily, after a visit by Pope Francis this summer blocked access to the necessary kits.
Also:
The archbishop of Kazakhstan’s only Catholic archdiocese said the visit of Pope Francis is of unique significance to the country’s tiny but diverse Catholic minority.
At the same time, the Pope’s “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace” comes amid high political expectations in a time of war and global crisis, Archbishop Tomasz Peta told CNA in an email interview Sept. 11.
Pope Francis is visiting the large, landlocked Asian country Sept. 13–15 for an interreligious meeting.
He is the second pope to visit the country — St. John Paul II visited there in 2001 to an enthusiastic welcome. Two years later, the Polish-born Peta, who has served in Kazakhstan since 1990, was appointed archbishop of the Mary Most Holy Archdiocese in Astana, the capital that currently is called Nur-Sultan.
Asked about expectations for the pope’s visit, the 71-year-old archbishop said: “The global situation in the context of the war in Ukraine is tragic. It seems that there is no solution in purely human terms. The Holy Father is coming to Kazakhstan in the name of Christ, as a messenger of unity and peace. We do not count on political solutions, but we believe in a miracle, because God’s strength is different from human strength.” ...
There are said to be about 250,000 Catholics living in Central Asia’s largest country, accounting for a mere 1% of the total population. Nevertheless, Archbishop Peta said, the Church there is very robust.
“Kazakhs are open to life, which is why the churches are filled with children and young people,” he said. “If there are children, we have a future. We see this future in Kazakhstan and in the Church.”
Why, it's like people would rather schools teach math:
A survey of community members by the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) on its Anti-Black Racism Policy found that “a large proportion” rejected the policy on grounds that it was divisive and racist.
The HWDSB engaged hundreds of parents and guardians in a survey to be presented to the Policy Committee on Sept. 14.
“(Respondents) feel that this is an American issue and feel all children should be treated equally. 65% of written, online comments were opposed to this policy implementation,” the consultation explained.
“Negative comments outlined that we are practicing (critical race theory), that anti-Black racism does not exist.”
A total of 278 responses were received, 82% of which were given by parents, guardians or caregivers.
The feedback also found that “actions that were seen as less helpful were social justice education for students, educating parents and school councils, and curriculum resources.”
“A large proportion of participants who completed the survey were opposed to its implementation for various reasons,” the survey read.
The proposed policy seeks to dismantle “structural and institutional anti-Black racism” through race-based hiring and promotion policies, mandatory “anti-racism” training and more.
Parents were opposed to the policy on various grounds, including the claim that the policy would only further perpetuate racism.
“The Anti-Black Racism Policy and critical race theory perpetuates racism because talking about racism keeps it alive and it treats Black people as if they need help,” the report claimed.
“(Respondents said) the policy would divide instead of unite.”
Although the HWDSB has promised to take into account the views of respondents, it intends to follow through with implementing an “anti-Black racism” policy.
And that is why people home-school.
Stop sending kids to public schools. Let the teachers' unions know that they are not only NOT doing their jobs but that their efforts to radicalise as opposed to teach students has been noticed and is not at all appreciated.
Schools do not change and the problem does not resolve itself. One will end up with a troglodyte who can pull down statues but not form a sentence or do basic math.
This is to say nothing of how these programs are there to incite rather than form an ethical basis for a diverse student body to function as parents would expect it.
It's not like parole boards are batting a thousand right now:
The suspected gunman who killed two, including a Toronto police officer, and injured three others, had a lengthy criminal history, according to parole records obtained by Global News.
A Parole Board of Canada decision from 2010 stated that Sean Petrie had previous convictions for violent crimes like robbery and illegally possessing guns, and also suggested he had alleged gang connections.
“It is in the interest of public safety in terms of the specific risk you present that you be prohibited from any contact with your negative peers,” the board wrote.
Peel police had identified a Shawn Petry, 30, as the suspect in a shooting rampage that spanned several cities Monday in the Greater Toronto Area. Sources and documents obtained by Global News have confirmed Sean Petrie, 40, is the man suspected of killing Const. Andrew Hong, who was shot on his lunch break.
“Your offence cycle as demonstrated by your criminal history is directly linked to the negative influence of criminal others, including those involved in the gang subculture,” the board wrote. Multiple sources told Global News that Petrie had an extensive criminal history spanning roughly 20 years.
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“I’m a very loud person. I always cut people off, I vocally impose myself. These are things I have to work on.”
He also gets angry.
“I hope the board does not insist or base their decision on whether for the next 30 years of my life I will ever get angry — of course I’ll get angry. It’s a human thing to be angry at certain things.”
The key difference from before, he said, is how he deals with it.
“I’m being completely honest. You should appreciate the honesty,” he told board members.
Abdelhaleem, 46, has been on day parole living in a halfway house in Montreal for more than 14 months. He hasn’t caused problems, even when another parolee purposely splashed sauce across the screen of his laptop while he was trying to complete an online course.
On Tuesday, he made his case for full parole — that will allow him to live an almost normal life — to a two-member panel of the parole board.
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Spectators in an Edmonton courtroom made their anger known when they learned the Fort Saskatchewan man convicted of beating his infant son to death will serve just under four-and-a-half years in prison.
Damien Starrett was sentenced to seven years Tuesday for his role in the death of one-year-old Ares, who Starrett killed in his home in 2019.
Also - un-damn-believable:
Fox News reported on this yesterday afternoon — with heavy irony on the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. CBS News’ Catherine Herridge confirms this morning that the Pentagon has opened plea-deal negotiations with the five masterminds of the worst terror attacks on America. In exchange for life sentences, the five will drop all appeals and agree “substantial sentences” in American prisons.
And:
A Fredericton woman is still in shock after she went to the local hospital's emergency department to get a sexual assault forensic examination performed and was told to schedule an appointment for the next day.
The woman, whom CBC News is not naming, says she was told no one was on staff or on call that night at the hospital who was trained to perform the exam.
That response by staff at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital has now triggered a review of how Horizon Health Network's sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program is administered, said Horizon interim CEO and president Margaret Melanson.
The 26-year-old victim said she was told to go home overnight, not shower or change and to use the bathroom as little as possible, to help preserve any evidence.
"I just really wanted to not have to preserve my body in the state that it was in for another 12 hours," she said in an interview. "So I guess I was feeling like I was being asked to sit in that experience. Like, I could smell him on me."
It was only after she called police for advice about what else she could do, and an officer intervened, that the hospital called in a nurse to help her, she said.
This is how Canada treats victims of crime.
Not at all quiet on the eastern front:
Cabinet gained nothing by waiving sanctions against Russia, the Commons foreign affairs committee was told yesterday. Executives with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress asked MPs to press for a reversal of a July 9 waiver that permitted the return to Germany of a natural gas turbine for use by Gazprom, Russia’s state-run gas company: “I don’t want to know where that ends.”
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A group of St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces the likely dissolution of their district council following a judge's ruling on Tuesday, one of the deputies said.
Nikita Yuferev said the judge decided that a series of past council meetings had been invalid, paving the way for it to be broken up by the regional governor.
Another council member, Dmitry Palyuga, said the same court then fined him 47,000 roubles ($780) for "discrediting" the authorities by calling for Putin's removal. Court officials could not be reached by telephone for comment.
Four more members of the Smolninskoye local council are due to appear in court in the next two days.
Last week, a group of deputies from the council appealed to the State Duma to bring charges of state treason against Putin and strip him of power, citing a series of reasons including Russia's military losses in Ukraine and the damage to its economy from Western sanctions.
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Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to three people close to the Russian leadership.
New clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Wednesday as international peace efforts intensified a day after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in the worst fighting between the ex-Soviet republics since 2020.
The Armenian defence ministry accused Azerbaijan, which is backed politically and militarily by Turkey, of firing artillery and small arms in a fresh attack.
At least 49 Armenian and 50 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed on Tuesday along their common border, prompting an appeal for calm from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both sides blamed each other for the fighting.
Why not stop trading with China?:
The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
The sources said the deliberations in Washington and Taipei's separate lobbying of EU envoys were both at an early stage -- a response to fears of a Chinese invasion which have grown as military tensions escalate in the Taiwan Strait.
In both cases, the idea is to take sanctions beyond measures already taken in the West to restrict some trade and investment with China in sensitive technologies like computer chips and telecoms equipment.
Japan is preparing to build two of the largest surface warships in Asia, arguably the largest deployable surface warships in the world. The two unnamed destroyers will protect Japan from ballistic missiles from North Korea and China, missiles that could be armed with chemical—or even nuclear—warheads.
Nearly three hundred Korean adoptees demand to see their adoption records:
Nearly 300 South Koreans who were adopted to European and American parents as children have so far filed applications demanding South Korea’s government to investigate their adoptions, which they suspect were based on falsified documents that laundered their real status or identities as agencies raced to export children.
The Denmark-based group representing the adoptees also called for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to prevent agencies from destroying records as they face increasing scrutiny about their practices during a foreign adoption boom that peaked in the 1980s.
The 283 applications submitted to Seoul’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission through Tuesday describe numerous complaints about lost or distorted biological origins, underscoring a deepening rift between the world’s largest diaspora of adoptees and their birth nation decades after scores of Korean children were carelessly removed from their families.
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