/qnotables23/ - ===Q Notables 2023===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991093 (281649ZNOV23) Notable: ‘The West Has Lost Confidence’: Political Dysfunction in Ukraine May Cost Zelensky His Job - Analyst

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‘The West Has Lost Confidence’: Political Dysfunction in Ukraine May Cost Zelensky His Job - Analyst

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231128/the-west-has-lost-confidence-political-dysfunction-in-ukraine-may-cost-zelensky-his-job—analyst-1115244616.html

Amidst political infighting and underwhelming performance on the battlefield, security analyst Mark Sleboda believes the foreign backers of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may be looking for a way to remove him from power “without another blatantly obvious US-backed coup.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on thin ice.

That’s the conclusion of international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda, who joined Sputnik’s Political Misfits crew Monday to discuss the ongoing political drama in the country in the wake of the country’s failed counteroffensive this year. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991229 (281717ZNOV23) Notable: Soros Poured $15M in ‘Dark Money’ Into Biden-Linked Non-Profit

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Soros Poured $15M in ‘Dark Money’ Into Biden-Linked Non-Profit

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231128/soros-poured-15m-in-dark-money-into-biden-linked-non-profit-1115245744.html

George Soros, the 93-year-old billionaire who has been a key figure of Western soft power campaigns for decades, topped the list of individual political donors for 2021-2022 in the US, funneling over $128.4 million to the Democrats, and provided vast sums to help back the sitting President Joe Biden.

A hefty chunk of ‘dark money’ from a group bankrolled by George Soros – the ‘face’ of Western soft power campaigns for decades - was shelled out last year as part of an effort to get Joe Biden reelected in 2024, Fox News reported.

A nonprofit called the Open Society Policy Center lodged within the web of the Soros-funded Open Society Foundations network forked out $15.18 million to the 81-year-old Democrat's nonprofit - Future Forward USA Action - to cover the costs of research and "content testing on critical policy issues," according to tax documents seen by the outlet.

For those wondering what Future Forward USA Action is, the organization is an affiliate of the Future Forward USA political action committee (PAC), also known as “FF PAC.” The latter is a Democratic Party-aligned super PAC based in California. As for the Future Forward USA Action nonprofit, which shrouds its donors in secrecy, it is a crucial fundraising vehicle, tasked with raking in dark money to try to propel Biden, whose dismal approval rating has been hovering at around 40% in the latest polls, to another term in the White House. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991447 (281747ZNOV23) Notable: Premier Smith invokes Sovereignty Act to challenge Ottawa’s electricity regulations

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Premier Smith invokes Sovereignty Act to challenge Ottawa’s electricity regulations

https://tnc.news/2023/11/27/smith-sovereignty-act-3/

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked the Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act on Monday to defend the province from what she describes as the federal government’s disastrous program to mandate a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

This resolution directly challenges the federal government’s proposed clean electricity regulations.

“We are left with no choice but to create a shield to protect Albertans from Ottawa’s dangerous and unconstitutional electricity regulations,” said Smith.

Smith added that the Alberta government refuses to put the stability of the province’s electricity grid at risk. The resolution introduced under the act is the first of its kind since the law was introduced by Smith and it aims to safeguard Alberta’s energy future. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991503 (281753ZNOV23) Notable: Canadian high school sports teams are hotbeds of “white privilege,” racism: study

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Canadian high school sports teams are hotbeds of “white privilege,” racism: study

https://tnc.news/2023/11/28/canadian-high-school-sports-hotbeds-racism/

Canadian high school sports teams are awash with white privilege and racism. At least, that’s the conclusion made by a team of academics in a paper published to the Sports Coaching Review.

Researchers from the University of Ottawa, University of Manitoba, Université du Québec, Brock University and University of New Hampshire published their findings based on a survey of 463 high school coaches who self-identified as white.

Their findings were published in a paper titled “White privilege in Canadian high school sport: investigating white coaches’ perspectives on social justice issues.”

“Sport constitutes an important setting in which to study whiteness given ongoing issues related to power, privilege, and oppression,” write the authors.

“Results showed how coaches who had a greater awareness of white privilege in society had more favourable attitudes towards social justice, higher importance attributed to climate change issues, greater awareness of prejudicial attitudes against the LGBT community, and a higher propensity to engage in antiracist behaviours.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991664 (281814ZNOV23) Notable: Liberal MP attempts to blame Winnipeg shooting on Pierre Poilievre

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Liberal MP attempts to blame Winnipeg shooting on Pierre Poilievre

https://tnc.news/2023/11/28/liberal-mp-blame-winnipeg-shooting-on-poilievre1/

Liberal MP Ken Hardie’s attempt to blame Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre for a recent Winnipeg shooting has sparked backlash from many Canadians.

The shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving four people dead and one person severely injured in a residence on the 100 block of Langside Street.

Winnipeg Police Services cannot confirm whether or not the shooting was targeted and as of yet have not identified any suspects in the case, however, the victims in the shooting were known to local police.

“Often mass shootings are in the context of an active shooter, this was not an active shooter, in my view. But it was a homicide with multiple victims, ” said Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smith.

“Beyond troubling to see another mass shooting in Canada, now in Winnipeg. And we’ve lost so many police officers. Might it be the anti-social ‘burn everything down’ far-right attitude we’re seeing creeping in from the US? And the ‘creep’ on the Canadian side? Pierre Poilievre?” posted Hardie on X, who represents the Fleetwood-Port Kells riding in Surrey, B.C. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991801 (281835ZNOV23) Notable: Canadians life expectancy drops for third year in a row

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Canadians life expectancy drops for third year in a row

https://tnc.news/2023/11/28/canadians-life-expectancy-drops/

Life expectancy in Canada dropped for the third consecutive year in 2022, with more people dying of Covid-19 than any other year since the outbreak began, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.

The report, released Monday, revealed the average life expectancy for Canadians dropped to 81.3 years last year, a full year less than the 82.3 years that was recorded in 2019.

“Life expectancy declines when there are more deaths, when deaths occur at younger ages, or a combination of both,” the report said.

In 2022, Covid-19 was classified as the third-leading cause of death in Canada, surpassing accidents and unintentional injuries for the first time since 2020.

“This increase may in part be due to the exposure to new highly transmissible Covid-19 variants and the gradual return to normalcy,” said the report, suggesting that reduced restrictions may be a factor.

Last year, cancer and heart disease were the first and second most common causes of death respectively, accounting for 41.8% of all deaths in 2022. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19991922 (281854ZNOV23) Notable: Chrystia Freeland no longer listed on World Economic Forum board of trustees

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Chrystia Freeland no longer listed on World Economic Forum board of trustees

https://www.rebelnews.com/chrystia_freeland_no_longer_listed_on_world_economic_forum_board_of_trustees

Freeland first joined the WEF board in 2019 while serving as foreign affairs minister.

Canada's deputy prime minister appears to no longer be a part of the World Economic Forum's board of trustees. Once prominently featured near the top of the list, Chrystia Freeland's name has been removed.

It is currently unclear if Freeland was removed or resigned from the board — or if it's just a technical error — where her name was formerly listed alongside other global power brokers like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, World Bank President Ajay Banga and International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

The change to the WEF's board listing was pointed out on social media by Stephen Punwasi, co-founder of Canadian real estate news outlet Better Dwelling and a former Toronto mayoral candidate.

Although her name was no longer on the WEF's leadership and governance page, Freeland's biography on the website still denotes Freeland as a member of the board.

Punwasi shared a second post on social media, an image comparing a previous listing with the apparent update. Neither Freeland or the WEF have commented publicly about any change in her position. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19992231 (282000ZNOV23) Notable: 12-year-old Canadian boy commits suicide after apparently falling prey to online ‘sextortion’ scam

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12-year-old Canadian boy commits suicide after apparently falling prey to online ‘sextortion’ scam

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/12-year-old-canadian-boy-commits-suicide-after-apparently-falling-prey-to-online-sextortion-scam/

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that after looking into the boy's messages it was determined the youth was a victim of online sexual blackmail.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said that a 12-year-old boy tragically took his own life because of being traumatized after falling victim to a “sextortion” scam online that experts have warned is skyrocketing in Canada due to the proliferation of pornography.

According to the RCMP in Prince George, British Columbia, the boy was found injured from a gunshot wound on October 12, 2023, at his home and was taken to a hospital. Unfortunately, he died later the same day. After an investigation, it was found that the boy killed himself over an online “sextortion” scam.

According to Cpl. Jennifer Cooper of the Prince George RCMP, as per the Vancouver Sun, the investigation into the boy’s death shows that “some things on his phone that didn’t quite add up.”

RCMP said that looking into the boy’s messages, it determined that he was indeed a victim of “sextortion.”

Cooper noted that “while not every case of online sextortion will end in tragedy,” the consequences of this kind of “activity” can follow a “youth for their entire life, which needs to be something we talk about openly with our kids.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19992717 (282156ZNOV23) Notable: Versace Socialist Jagmeet Singh Competes With Trudeau For Title Of Biggest Hypocrite In Ottawa

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Versace Socialist Jagmeet Singh Competes With Trudeau For Title Of Biggest Hypocrite In Ottawa

https://spencerfernando.com/2023/11/27/versace-socialist-jagmeet-singh-competes-with-trudeau-for-title-of-biggest-hypocrite-in-ottawa/

Together, they are wrecking our nation, as socialists always do

Jagmeet Singh was recently spotted carrying a Versace bag.

This has generated a significant backlash, which would seem surprising without the context of who Jagmeet Singh is as a politician.

Just look at some of his most recent Tweets:

“Corporate greed is driving up the cost of food.

Both the Liberals and Conservatives have had the chance to tackle this greed — but they haven’t.

Our bill is about giving more power to the people and less to greedy CEOs.”

“Justin Trudeau’s plan for housing will only enrich wealthy developers — not help Canadians who are struggling to put a roof over their head.

He has no plan to build affordable homes. We do.”

“Every single one of these workers and leaders has done more to take on greedy CEOs, secure better jobs and bigger paycheques for Canadians than Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poillievre combined.

Thank you for having me – Toronto Labour Council – I’ll always have your back.”

“Look, I know you’ve noticed. The Liberals and Conservatives haven’t offered a single real solution to bring grocery prices down.

But, I’ve lived a different life from Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre.

I’ve experienced struggle and I want you to know that I got you.”

Singh actually grew up quite wealthy, and is quite wealthy himself.

Yet, every Tweet and statement he makes seems like an attack on anyone who is successful.

He blames ‘greedy CEOs’ for everything, without ever talking about the role of government in wrecking things.

And this is what gets people so angry.

Jagmeet Singh clearly feels entitled to a life of wealth and luxury, while he supports policies that would make every Canadian poorer.

He’s in a competition with Justin Trudeau over who can be the biggest hypocrite in Canada.

Just look at how the country keeps getting worse amid the NDP-Liberal Pact.

Trudeau and Singh are pushing an agenda that robs us of our tax dollars, wastes tens of billions on subsidies to hire foreign workers, drives out real investment, and increases immigration far beyond our ability to manage it.

And that’s why Versace Socialists like Jagmeet Singh should not only be ignored, but should be defeated and removed from any position of political power. He and Trudeau will continue to do immense damage to this nation as long as they continue to have influence.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19993349 (282343ZNOV23) Notable: Eulogy for the COVID Kapos

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Eulogy for the COVID Kapos

https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/eulogy-for-the-covid-kapos

With calls for amnesty and literal claims that “mistakes were made” resurfacing, it seems an appropriate time to remind the Covidians and colluders of their behavior and pivotal role in enabling tyranny. This is not intended to rub their noses in their cowardice but rather to inform them that humbly taking responsibility for their words and actions is the only way to heal the relationships they so callously ruptured; restore the freedoms they lazily ceded to the tyrants, philanthropaths, and propagandists; and prevent future rinse-and-repeat atrocities.

“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people that they will have a chance of maltreating someone. Men must be bribed to build up and do good by the offer of an opportunity to hurt and pull down. To be able to destroy with a good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior ‘righteous indignation’—this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”

―Aldous Huxley, Introduction (July 24, 1933) to Samuel Butler’s Erewhon, Easton Press (1934)

You mocked us.

You blocked us.

You wished for our deaths.

You shamed us.

You blamed us.

You called for our jailing.

You banned us.

You canned us.

You cut off our funds.

You believed.

You decreed.

You complied.

You denied.

You feared.

You sneered.

You cowered.

You lied.

You followed the leader.

You chanted the slogans.

You balked at our questions.

You scoffed at our research. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19996421 (291414ZNOV23) Notable: Ukraine Retreats From Key Areas In Donetsk While Kiev Is Wracked With Growing Turmoil

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Ukraine Retreats From Key Areas In Donetsk While Kiev Is Wracked With Growing Turmoil

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/ukraine-retreats-key-areas-donetsk-while-kiev-is/

The map above shows two key areas — Avdiivka (which is about the red dot titled “winter storm) and Kleshcheyevka (which is on the western outskirts of Bakhmut that sits just below the tag “Museum”) — that Ukraine has been clinging to tenaciously for more than 9 years. The news is not good for Ukraine. Its troops retreated from these areas today under heavy pressure from Russian forces. This should dispel the nonsense that there is some sort of stalemate. Nope. Russia is moving forward and Ukraine is falling back.

The following video provides dramatic footage of Russian soldiers attacking entrenched Ukrainians and rooting them out — i.e., killing, capturing and forcing a retreat. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19996520 (291425ZNOV23) Notable: French Teen Is Stabbed by Arab Migrants - So Police Vow To Crack Down – On the French Citizens Protesting It!

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French Teen Is Stabbed by Arab Migrants – So Police Vow To Crack Down – On the French Citizens Protesting It!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/french-teen-is-stabbed-arab-migrants-so-police/

By now, all well-informed patriots have grasped the playbook: Police are negligent on migrant crime; Migrant stabs children or teens; Patriots react in fury; Police finally cracks down — on the patriots!

This unacceptable state of affairs played out in the exact same way in Ireland as now in France.

There has been no shortage of protests and riots in France, from the yellow vest marches to the revolt over tyrannical pension reform to minority riots over police brutality – you name it, France has got it.

But now the ailing Macron administration has found its bogeyman: the far right. Yes – lame! Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19996595 (291434ZNOV23) Notable: Report: Hamas Barbarians Offer to Release ALL HOSTAGES in Exchange for a Full Ceasefire

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Report: Hamas Barbarians Offer to Release ALL HOSTAGES in Exchange for a Full Ceasefire

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/report-hamas-barbarians-offer-release-all-hostages-exchange/

Hamas slaughtered 1,400 Israelis and foreigners in an October 7, 2023, attack on civilians in southern Israel.

The terror group also took at least 240 Jews and foreigners hostage.

Israel released photos of dozens of young beautiful women who went missing following the historic Hamas attack on Israel.

Hamas reportedly launched over 5,000 missiles into southern and central Israel. Over 1,300 Israelis were killed, and over 1,000 were hospitalized following the massive assault inside Israel.

Hundreds of Israelis were attending a dance party, also described as a peace party, in the desert near the border when Hamas launched its attack. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19996922 (291514ZNOV23) Notable: Creator of COVID 19 Vaccine was Reportedly Thrown from a Roof in China Three Months After Filing Patent for Vaccine

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Creator of COVID 19 Vaccine was Reportedly Thrown from a Roof in China Three Months After Filing Patent for Vaccine

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/creator-covid-19-vaccine-was-reportedly-thrown-roof/

A new report today in the Daily Mail suggests that Dr. Yusen Zhou, the scientist who filed the patent on the COVID 19 vaccine in only three months, died when he was thrown from a roof in 2021.

The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on Zhou Yusen (or Dr. Yusen Zhou) since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.

As reported earlier, Yusen Zhou was from the People’s Liberation Army’s State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity in Beijing and a key link to the People’s Liberation Army’s research on coronaviruses.

Zhou Yusen is listed as a co-inventor on at least eight U.S. patents, the references supporting those patents, for example, 9889194, was research funded by NIAID. Lawrence Sellin reported that Yusen Zhou’s collaboration with Shibo Jiang continued into the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing a July 30, 2020 Science article together with institutions associated with China’s military. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997454 (291625ZNOV23) Notable: BlackRock's Plan For An Additional $4 Trillion In Climate Investment

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BlackRock's Plan For An Additional $4 Trillion In Climate Investment

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/blackrocks-plan-additional-4-trillion-climate-investment

The world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, says that significant reforms in the public sector and public financial institutions could close the gap in climate financing in the emerging markets and free up to $4 trillion more in decarbonization investments by 2050.

The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) published a paper on Tuesday that found that transition-related investment in emerging markets “will likely be notably lower than what they need across a range of scenarios.”

According to BII, closing the gap would “require significant public sector reforms and private sector innovation, resulting in greater "blending" of public and private capital – or blended capital.”

Some of the reforms include evolving the mandates and toolkits of multilateral development banks and public financial institutions like the World Bank, BlackRock’s economists and researchers wrote. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997504 (291637ZNOV23) Notable: Back To Deadlock: US Tells Erdogan Ratify Sweden's NATO Entry "As Soon As Possible"

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Back To Deadlock: US Tells Erdogan Ratify Sweden's NATO Entry "As Soon As Possible"

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-tells-erdogan-ratify-swedens-nato-entry-soon-possible-amid-stall

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared all the way back in July that his country's longstanding objection to Sweden's entry into NATO had been reverse. This was seen as the beginning of Sweden's accession, and yet now as the year's end approaches, it still hasn't happened.

Certain legal and procedural hurdles remained within Turkish parliament, but it has delayed a final vote, leading to fears that Erdogan's government is stalling due to the Israel-Gaza War. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997720 (291742ZNOV23) Notable: Top WHO Consultant Working For US Intelligence Helped Downplay COVID Lab Leak Theory: Official

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Top WHO Consultant Working For US Intelligence Helped Downplay COVID Lab Leak Theory: Official

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/top-who-consultant-working-us-intelligence-helped-downplay-covid-lab-leak-theory-official

A top U.S. intelligence official who also serves as a consultant with the World Health Organization played a key role in downplaying the theory that COVID-19 came from a laboratory in China, a former official says.

Adrienne Keen was “very involved in discrediting the information that we were trying to present to the secretary of state," Thomas DiNanno, a former U.S. acting secretary of state, told Sky News.

He said that Ms. Keen was an advocate for zoonosis, or the idea that COVID-19 comes from animals, even though no animal has been identified as the origin years after the disease first appeared.

Mr. DiNanno, who helped efforts to probe the COVID-19 origins, said he learned later that Ms. Keen held a job with the World Health Organization (WHO), which is part of the United Nations (UN).

"They are a political agency. They're a UN agency. So it's just not appropriate to do work for a foreign power. And that would include the United Nations,” he said.

Ms. Keen is listed on LinkedIn as holding multiple positions, including being a consultant for WHO, director for global health security for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and an adviser for the U.S. State Department. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997792 (291758ZNOV23) Notable: Taxpayer-funded Stellantis EV project using temporary foreign workers

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Liberal MPs opposed disclosure of federal battery contracts: report

https://www.rebelnews.com/liberal_mps_opposed_disclosure_of_federal_battery_contracts_report

On November 27, the House of Commons' government operations committee opposed disclosing details into the $15 billion Stellantis battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, reported Blacklock’s Reporter. Of that amount, $10 billion came from federal tax dollars.

Liberal MPs have voted to not disclose federal contracts into a taxpayer-funded battery plant that hired foreigners.

Liberal MP Charles Sousa asserted that subsidy agreements are “confidential matters” that could disrupt foreign direct investment if disclosed. “I am a little shocked actually,” he claimed.

The taxpayer boondoggle emerged after a conflicting November 16 announcement by Windsor Police, acknowledging that “1,600 South Koreans [are] traveling to work and live in our community.”

On November 27, the Commons' government operations committee opposed disclosing details into the $15 billion Stellantis battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, reported Blacklock’s Reporter. Of that amount, $10 billion came from federal tax dollars.

On Monday, the Conservatives criticized the hiring of foreign workers on the taxpayer dime and pressed the feds to publish the NextStar contract.

At the forefront, Tory leader Pierre Poilievre argued that Canadians are privy to the contract details to see if it stipulated the hiring of local contractors.

"Taxpayers can't understand whether or not there is a contract that compels Stellantis and their subsidiary now in Windsor to hire Canadians," said Conservative Industry critic Rick Perkins. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997816 (291804ZNOV23) Notable: Lawyers attempt to defend Dr. Bonnie Henry's ongoing vaccine mandate for health workers in court

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Live Updates: Lawyers attempt to defend Dr. Bonnie Henry's ongoing vaccine mandate for health workers in court

https://www.rebelnews.com/live_updates_lawyers_attempt_to_defend_dr_bonnie_henry_s_ongoing_vaccine_mandate_for_health_workers_in_court

Representing the government, Attorney Julie Gibson submits that the solution for COVID-vaccinated elderly individuals still falling ill is to administer more COVID jabs to them than to the rest of the population.

The second week of the judicial review challenging the reasonableness of British Columbia's ongoing COVID-19 vaccine mandate against thousands of unvaccinated health professionals is currently underway.

Last week, Justice Simon Coval heard evidence from counsel for the group of BC Doctors with the Canadian Society for Ethics & Medicine, who initiated this crucial case.

Rebel News interviewed some of the BC healthcare workers who were terminated or retired early due to coercive jab mandates as they exited the courthouse last week, capturing their perspectives on the ongoing proceedings. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997852 (291812ZNOV23) Notable: Heritage Canada tables report urging more taxpayer rebates for non-white reporters

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Heritage Canada tables report urging more taxpayer rebates for non-white reporters

https://www.rebelnews.com/heritage_canada_tables_report_urging_more_taxpayer_rebates_for_non-white_reporters

Direct cash payments would be in addition to rebates of $29,750 per employee at cabinet-approved newsrooms. Changing Narratives suggests paying individual reporters who are Indigenous, Muslim, Black or LGBTQ upwards of $45,000 a year in the name of diversity. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19997976 (291839ZNOV23) Notable: Pope Francis backs out of UN’s COP28 climate conference due to poor health

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Pope Francis backs out of UN’s COP28 climate conference due to poor health

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-backs-out-of-uns-cop28-climate-conference-due-to-poor-health/

Pope Francis had been due to make a historic attendance at the United Nations' climate conference in Dubai and inaugurate an inter-faith event

Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations COP28 climate change conference in Dubai this weekend. His doctors have instructed him not to make the trip.

In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, stated:

Although the Holy Father’s general clinical picture has improved with regard to his flu-like condition and inflammation of the respiratory tract, doctors have asked the Pope not to make his planned trip to Dubai in the coming days for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Pope Francis accepted the doctors’ request with great regret and the trip is therefore canceled. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998031 (291852ZNOV23) Notable: Canadian medical college suggests doctors prioritize ‘social justice’ over ‘expertise’

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Canadian medical college suggests doctors prioritize ‘social justice’ over ‘expertise’

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-medical-college-suggests-doctors-prioritize-social-justice-over-expertise/

The proposal by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 'would seek to center values such as anti-oppression, anti-racism, and social justice rather than medical expertise.'

Canada’s federal medical regulatory body is being roundly condemned for suggesting that medical experts should “center” their care around woke politics rather than medical knowledge.

According to an internal report published November 23 by Dr. David Jacobs, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has proposed a new model of practice which encourages doctors to focus on “social justice” rather than providing medical expertise to their patients.

“In this internal document from the @Royal_College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, there is a proposal from the EDI group to prioritize social justice over medical expertise,” Jacobs wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is bonkers.”

The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Interim Report, written by Dr. Ritika Goel, reads, “A new model of CanMEDS would seek to center values such as anti-oppression, anti-racism, and social justice rather than medical expertise.”

The proposal suggests that medical professionals be instructed on “equity and advocacy” to enable them to “more effectively engage in community-led social change.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998087 (291904ZNOV23) Notable: 70,000+ Canadians call on House of Commons to invoke vote of no confidence against Trudeau

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70,000+ Canadians call on House of Commons to invoke vote of no confidence against Trudeau

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/70000-canadians-call-on-house-of-commons-to-invoke-vote-of-no-confidence-against-trudeau/

'We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to call for a vote of no confidence and a federal election 45 days following the vote,' reads the petition.

A petition backed by the Conservative Party of Canada is demanding a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government.

The official petition was initiated by Peterborough, Ontario resident Melissa Outwater, and is sponsored by Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Michelle Ferreri, who represents the Peterborough—Kawartha, Ontario riding. As of this writing, the petition has over 70,000 signatures.

The petition, which opened for signatures on November 24, 2023, reads, “We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to call for a vote of no confidence and a federal election 45 days following the vote.”

The petition is open for signature until December 24, 2023.

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has an informal coalition with Trudeau that began last year, agreeing to support and keep the Liberals in power until the next election is mandated by law in 2025. Until the NDP decide to break ranks with the Liberals, an early election call is unlikely.

The stipulations the petition lays out for the vote of no confidence to take place reads: “The citizens of Canada have lost confidence in Justin Trudeau and the Liberal/NDP coalition. We call on the house for a vote of no confidence. We ask for an election 45 days after the vote if won.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998290 (291937ZNOV23) Notable: Manitoba NDP gov’t to suspend provincial fuel tax starting in 2024

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Manitoba NDP gov’t to suspend provincial fuel tax starting in 2024

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/manitoba-ndp-govt-to-suspend-provincial-fuel-tax-starting-in-2024/

The fuel tax suspension comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to refuse Canadians relief from the carbon tax.

Manitoba is set to pause the provincial fuel tax for six months, amid ongoing controversy over Trudeau’s carbon tax.

On November 23, left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) Finance Minister Adrien Sala announced that the Manitoba government has introduced a bill to suspend its provincial fuel tax for six months starting on January 1, 2024.

“We know there is an affordability crisis in Manitoba and across Canada,” said Sala. “This legislation would provide much-needed relief to Manitobans during these unprecedented times of high inflation. The bill would help everyone from the family rushing their kids off to different activities, to the small business owner who relies on their car for work.”

The proposed legislation, Bill 3: The Fuel Tax Amendment Act, also called the fuel tax holiday, will temporarily eliminate the provincial fuel tax rate on gasoline, natural gas and diesel fuels for road use. The tax relief would last from January 2024 to July 2024.Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998522 (292031ZNOV23) Notable: Rumble files defamation suit against co-founders of watchdog group Check My Ads

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BREAKING: Rumble files defamation suit against co-founders of watchdog group Check My Ads

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-rumble-files-defamation-suit-against-co-founders-of-watchdog-group-check-my-ads

"When anti-free speech zealots, whose self-declared mission is to shut Rumble down, lie to inflict intentional economic harm on our company, we have no choice but to hold them accountable."

On Wednesday, Rumble filed a federal defamation lawsuit in Florida against the co-founders of Check My Ads, Nandini Jammi and Claire Atkin.

The lawsuit also lists as defendants John Doe 1 through 10, "who helped prepare and publish the defamatory information on their website," Rumble wrote in a press release.

Check My Ads is a "tax-exempt corporation that routinely targets news outlets and platforms that do not adhere to their political worldview."

"As an unapologetically free-speech platform, Rumble’s mission is to provide all content creators and users a place to speak, listen, and debate freely, regardless of their political perspective. When anti-free speech zealots, whose self-declared mission is to shut Rumble down, lie to inflict intentional economic harm on our company, we have no choice but to hold them accountable," said Rumble Chairman and CEO Chris Pavlovski.

"Defamation is not free speech. We have filed this lawsuit because we have a responsibility to our shareholders, creators, users, and advertisers to act, and not sit idly by, when someone attacks our company’s reputation solely to silence differing political views. Our mission requires it." Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998567 (292041ZNOV23) Notable: FBI to hand over laptop owned by murdered Democrat staffer Seth Rich after FOIA request

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FBI to hand over laptop owned by murdered Democrat staffer Seth Rich after FOIA request

https://thepostmillennial.com/fbi-to-hand-over-laptop-owned-by-murdered-democrat-staffer-seth-rich-after-foia-request

Judge Amos Mazzant, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, ruled that the FBI had to release the laptop, siding with Brian Huddleston.

On Tuesday, a judge ordered that the Federal Bureau of Investigation hand over the laptop that belonged to Seth Rich, the 27-year-old Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10, 2016, while walking back to his Washington, DC home.

Judge Amos Mazzant, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, ruled that the FBI had to release the laptop, siding with Brian Huddleston, the man who filed a lawsuit against the FBI for failing to provide the material after he submitted a Freedom of Information Act request. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19998685 (292109ZNOV23) Notable: Feds strike a deal with Google on Bill C-18, the Online News Act

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Feds strike a deal with Google on Bill C-18, the Online News Act

https://www.rebelnews.com/feds_strike_a_deal_with_google_on_bill_c-18_the_online_news_act

Google will abide by the regulatory framework of Bill C-18, which demands the tech behemoth pay roughly $100 million to share Canadian news on its platforms. Only government-approved news companies would be privy to that sum — down from $172 million.

Google has succumbed to the whims of Heritage Canada by ending their months-long squabble over the Online News Act.

Bill C-18 only applies to digital platforms with 20 million unique monthly users and annual revenues of $1 billion. Only Meta and Google meet those criteria.

As first reported by the CBC, Google will abide by the regulatory framework of Bill C-18, which demands the tech behemoth pay roughly $100 million to share Canadian news on its platforms.

Only government-approved news companies would be privy to that sum — down from the initial amount of $172 million. Google estimated the value at $100 million.

"It is one more solution to ensure the viability of the media and restore a balance between commercial platforms," said an anonymous source with knowledge of the talks. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20003524 (301638ZNOV23) Notable: Ukrainian Authorities Prepare People For Truce With Russia - Expert

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Ukrainian Authorities Prepare People For Truce With Russia - Expert

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231130/ukrainian-authorities-prepare-people-for-truce-with-russia—expert-1115296714.html

Russia has never refused to hold talks with Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said. To start them, Kiev must stop hostilities and revoke a decree banning talks with Russia, Putin said in September.

The West and some Ukrainian politicians are beginning to prepare the people for a peaceful settlement of the conflict with Russia, said Ukrainian political scientist Ruslan Bortnik.

"Western media and some of our politicians are already hanging this gun on the wall so that we can see it, so that we can get used to the sight of it. Obviously, certain preparations need to be made for possible negotiations," the expert said.

According to him, two factors are influencing the approach to the negotiations - a decrease in the amount of aid from the West and a failed attempt to bring the countries of the South to Kiev's side.

The analyst added that the unstable state of the West forces Kiev to reconsider its general strategy of fighting Russia and return to the issue of peace. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20003626 (301653ZNOV23) Notable: Iran may provide Russia with short-range ballistic missiles, say U.S. officials

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Iran may provide Russia with short-range ballistic missiles, say U.S. officials

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-11-29-iran-may-provide-russia-with-ballistic-missiles.html

U.S. officials have warned that Iran may send advanced short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its military campaign in Ukraine.

Iran has already provided Russia with armed drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery shells, according to U.S. officials.

Concerns arose that the military cooperation between the two nations continue to intensify after Iran showed its Ababil and Fateh-110 missiles to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu when the latter visited Tehran last September.

According to a spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC), officials are "concerned that Iran is considering providing Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine."

The Kremlin did not comment on reports that Iran is considering the possibility of providing Russia with advanced short-range ballistic missiles. Russia's presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov did admit that Russia is "developing relations with Iran, including in the field of military-technical cooperation." Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20003833 (301725ZNOV23) Notable: China’s First Emperor: Role Model For Globalists Now?

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China’s First Emperor: Role Model For Globalists Now?

https://www.activistpost.com/2023/11/chinas-first-emperor-role-model-for-globalists-now.html

Understanding the philosophy that guided the creation of China over 2,000 years ago may provide insight into the critical choice America and the world are facing today. It is the choice between centralization of authority that characterizes all dictatorships, and decentralization which is at the heart of the US Constitution’s protection of our God-given rights.

People in positions of power are often seduced by the easy authority that centralization can provide. In 2013, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his admiration for the dictatorship of China because he sees it as a more efficient way of governing. His harsh suppression of the Trucker Movement in 2022 shows that he is increasingly acting like a dictator rather than elected official of a democracy.

Trudeau said: “There is a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime and say we need to go green, we need to start, you know, investing in solar. There is a flexibility that I know [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper must dream about: having a dictatorship where you can do whatever you wanted, that I find quite interesting.”

Why China’s First Emperor Chose Centralization Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20003919 (301741ZNOV23) Notable: 86% of Canadians oppose Bank of Canada digital currency

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86% of Canadians oppose Bank of Canada digital currency

https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/canadians-oppose-bank-of-canada-digital-currency/

Public consultations by the Bank of Canada into the potential creation of a digital Canadian currency revealed stark opposition against the proposal.

Findings released on Wednesday indicate that 86% of respondents provided a negative response to the idea of a digital Canadian dollar. Only 5% of respondents indicated a positive response, with less than 1% agreeing that Canada needs its own digital currency.

At the forefront of Canadians’ rejection are concerns about privacy.

A significant portion of respondents championed the anonymity offered by cash, expressing deep mistrust in the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) ability to safeguard a digital currency.

Respondents to the questionnaire could leave anonymous comments at the end of the consultation.

“I am deeply concerned about privacy and freedom… I cannot imagine a CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currency] being compatible with our values of liberty and privacy,” said one respondent.

“The fear of many Canadians is to use it as an instrument of control like the Chinese social credit model. We don’t want it,” wrote another respondent in French. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20003940 (301745ZNOV23) Notable: Over 100K Canadians sign House of Commons petition demanding vote of non-confidence

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Over 100K Canadians sign House of Commons petition demanding vote of non-confidence

https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/petition-vote-of-non-confidence/

In the first week of a month-long petition calling for a vote of non-confidence, an electronic petition has already received over 100,000 signatures from Canadians.

This petition, initiated by Melissa Outwater from Peterborough, Ont., calls for a vote of no confidence and a federal election within 45 days should the vote pass. The petition is sponsored by Michelle Ferreri, the Conservative member of Parliament for Peterborough—Kawartha.

The petition is open for signatures from Nov. 24 to Dec. 24, and voices a strong lack of confidence in the current government.

The petition claims that the citizens of Canada have lost confidence not only in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but also the “Liberal/NDP coalition.”

While the petition shows mounting frustration with the government, it does not bind MPs to take any action. Even if a non-confidence vote were to take place in the House of Commons, the NDP has not showed a willingness to pull its supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals, which guarantees support until 2025, when the next federal election is scheduled.

The most recent projections show a 96% chance of a Conservative majority if an election were held today.

“The current government elected is not acting in the best interest of all its citizens,” reads the petition. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20004025 (301759ZNOV23) Notable: Ontario ruling that found math tests for teachers were racist overturned by appeal court

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Ontario ruling that found math tests for teachers were racist overturned by appeal court

https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/ontario-ruling-math-tests-teachers-racist-overturned/

The Ontario Court of Appeal has deemed that a math proficiency test for new teachers in Ontario is not unconstitutional despite a prior ruling suggesting the practice discriminated based on race.

This latest ruling overturned the 2021 Divisional Court decision, which found that the mandatory tests violated section 15 Charter right to equal protection under the law because preliminary data showed a disparity in outcomes between different racial groups.

The unanimous decision, released on Tuesday, countered the previous court’s view that the test disproportionately affected racialized educators.

The three-person panel, led by Justice Patrick Monahan, ruled that a divisional court was provided incomplete data initially used to assess the math proficiency tests introduced in Ontario in 2021. Monahan found that the Divisional Court erred when it decided the test for establishing discrimination had been met.

Candidates who failed the test were able to rewrite it an unlimited amount of times with no fee. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20004059 (301811ZNOV23) Notable: 86% of Canadians oppose Bank of Canada digital currency

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OP-ED: What 100 million “unbanked” Nigerians can teach Canadians about Central Bank Digital Currency

https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/lisikh-digital-currency/

Despite credit cards, e-transfers and online banking having already made money go pretty much digital, the Bank of Canada is busily working on a much bigger transformation. Canada is one of about 100 countries that – in uncanny synchronicity – several years ago joined the race toward retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Touted as the digital equivalent of cash, CBDC risks eroding the established banking system and, among many other problems, is likely to be vulnerable to hackers’ attacks which, should a foreign government use this as a tactic in “hybrid” warfare, might prove capable of destabilizing a target country’s economy.

Considering such acute risks, it would be reasonable to expect that the explosion of worldwide interest in CBDC is justified by its special qualities that address obvious pressing needs of the citizenry. The purported consumer and other needs for CBDC, however, seem to be entirely fabricated, while the qualities that actually differentiate CBDC from the money we use now are hushed and obscured by virtue-signalling. Continue...