/qnotables23/ - ===Q Notables 2023===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19735384 (141633ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part One / Two Toronto cops under investigation for hateful pro-Hamas posts

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Two Toronto cops under investigation for hateful pro-Hamas posts

https://tnc.news/2023/10/14/toronto-cops-hateful-pro-hamas/

The Toronto Police Service is investigating two of its officers for their online posts about Hamas’ attacks on Israel.

“We are aware of the posts and Professional Standards are investigating,” said TPS spokesperson Stephanie Sayer on Thursday.

One of the two officers being investigated is a Toronto Police constable at 23 Division and the other is a special constable with the Community Safety Unit and Toronto Community Housing, according to the Toronto Sun.

Const. Shumail Mian allegedly posted on his Instagram a cartoon of media cameras focusing on an Israeli man in a blue shirt wearing a Star of David necklace while in the backdrop there are pools of blood with decapitated heads and severed bodies on the other side of the border in Gaza. Beneath the cartoon was the hashtag #freepalestine.

The other post in question, allegedly from Special Const. Mustafa Rahmanzadeh, was a meme depicting a portrait of Adolph Hitler morphing into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across several panels.

It is accompanied by a headline that reads, “How can you inflict the same torture that your own people suffered?” The caption was followed by the words “may Allah swt (sic) destroy the oppressors.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19741129 (151529ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / Ex-Zelensky aide calls for new government in Ukraine

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Ex-Zelensky aide calls for new government in Ukraine

https://www.rt.com/russia/584921-ukraine-dead-end-arestovich/

Kiev has failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia and needs a change of leadership, Aleksey Arestovich wrote on Telegram

Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed, its troops have built no defensive lines, and President Vladimir Zelensky has allowed corruption and incompetence to flourish, former adviser Aleksey Arestovich said on Saturday. New elections are the only way out of the impasse, he argued.

Zelensky’s focus on defending the Donbass city of Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine) at all costs earlier this year drained men and resources that could have been sent south to participate in the summer counteroffensive against Russian forces, Arestovich wrote on Telegram.

With weather conditions deteriorating, the counteroffensive has now halted. The four-month operation cost Ukraine 90,000 men (according to Russian figures), and resulted in extremely minimal territorial gains for Kiev. Ukraine has achieved “nothing,” and Russian troops have switched to offensive operations along the entire front, Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, told the UN Security Council on Friday. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19741244 (151557ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Era Of ‘Unquestioned And Unchallenged’ Climate Change Claims Is Over

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Era Of ‘Unquestioned And Unchallenged’ Climate Change Claims Is Over

https://www.activistpost.com/2023/10/era-of-unquestioned-and-unchallenged-climate-change-claims-is-over.html

Leading voices in the climate community are in an uproar as their warming hypothesis comes under fresh assault by new scientific papers.

The authors of the papers are being attacked and say that “activist scientists” threatened by the new findings are “aggressively conducting an orchestrated disinformation campaign to discredit the papers and the scientific reputation of the authors.”

Indeed, from insults on social media and furious blog posts to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests demanding emails from a journal editor and federal scientist, the controversy is getting heated.

Several scientists who spoke with The Epoch Times expressed shock at the tactics used against those whose latest research is casting renewed doubts on the official climate narrative.

William Happer, Princeton professor emeritus of physics and former climate adviser to President Donald Trump, wasn’t surprised by the response to the new findings.

“Of course the climate cult will be dismissive of any information—no matter how scientifically correct—that is politically incorrect,” he told The Epoch Times, noting that the new findings made important and valid points. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19741383 (151622ZOCT23) Notable: Law and Disorder Bun / Vast majority of Canadians worried about growing auto thefts, survey finds

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Vast majority of Canadians worried about growing auto thefts, survey finds

https://tnc.news/2023/10/15/growing-auto-thefts/

A majority of Canadians are deeply worried about the increasing number of vehicle thefts, a recent survey found.

According to a report by the Équité Association covering the period from January to June 2023, the persistently high levels of auto theft were a concern for 84% of Canadians.

The statistics for the first half of 2023 were alarming, with most Canadian provinces witnessing a surge in private passenger vehicle thefts year-over-year. The trend builds on record-breaking numbers reported in 2022.

“The majority of Canadians are clearly worried about how this alarming increase in auto theft will impact the crime rate in their communities, and they are especially concerned for their personal safety and the safety of their families,” said Équité Association CEO Terri O’Brien. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19741620 (151703ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / World Is Tired of Financing Ukraine, Alerts Finance Minister Marchenko - Kiev Will Need 42 Billion to Keep Budget Afloat Until 2024

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World Is Tired of Financing Ukraine, Alerts Finance Minister Marchenko – Kiev Will Need 42 Billion to Keep Budget Afloat Until 2024

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/world-is-tired-financing-ukraine-alerts-finance-minister/

Exhaustion with the Ukrainian financial needs has set in, and no one can deny – not even Kiev officials.

In the IMF meeting, in Marrakech, the world had yet another display of the endless fundraising to keep the war going.

But Ukraine is finding it increasingly harder to secure financial support, as the attention of western officials is tied up with upcoming elections and new geopolitical tensions in the rise, according to Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko.

Reuters reported:

“‘I see a lot of tiredness, I see a lot of weakness among our partners, they would like to forget about the war but the war is still ongoing, full-scale’, Marchenko said on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in Marrakech.

He said Ukraine is making ‘twice the effort right now to convince our partners to provide us with support compared to the last annual meetings’ in April.”

Talks in the IMF meeting have been overshadowed by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19741787 (151738ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / Israeli Troops Amass At Border As Iran Warns It Will Intervene If Ground Offensive Launched

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Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israeli Troops Amass At Border As Iran Warns It Will Intervene If Ground Offensive Launched

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-hamas-war-latest-israeli-troops-amass-border-iran-warns-against-ground

After giving the northern Gaza strip an evacuation ultimatum on Friday, Israel has so far withheld from launching a "significant" ground operation, with some speculating that requests from the US to evacuate all US citizens out of Palestine ahead of the invasion is what is holding Israel back. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday said that if Israeli “war crimes & genocide” are not stopped, the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.” Meanwhile, Axios reported that Tehran has sent Jerusalem a message through the UN that it will intervene if the campaign in Gaza continues, and particularly if it launches a ground offensive.

This was followed by news Sunday morning that the US has been backchanneling with Iran in recent days to warn against escalating the conflict in Israel (after all, Biden can't afford to lose those sanctioned Iranian oil exports whose re-embargo would promptly send the price of oil above $100).

Another reason why Israel may be waiting: the Pentagon confirmed that it has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after a first carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived off the coast of Israel last week.

Background: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19745697 (161705ZOCT23) Notable: Law and Disorder Bun / Dozens More Victims Join Class Action Lawsuit against Apple AirTags, “one of the most dangerous and frightening technologies employed by stalkers”

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Dozens More Victims Join Class Action Lawsuit against Apple AirTags, “one of the most dangerous and frightening technologies employed by stalkers”

https://www.activistpost.com/2023/10/dozens-more-victims-join-class-action-lawsuit-against-apple-airtags-one-of-the-most-dangerous-and-frightening-technologies-employed-by-stalkers.html

Just a few months ago, Apple warned that their AirTag tracking devices should never be used to track children or pets because of increasing reports that parents and pet owners are buying them for that exact purpose. Of course AirTags are not the only remote tracking devices on the market, though they seem to be the most controversial as they have been used for high-profile stalking situations (see 1, 2) which have led to murder, the introduction of state legislation, and also a class action lawsuit. Recently more victims joined the lawsuit.

From Ars Technica:

Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says

Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”

This month, more than three dozen victims allegedly terrorized by stalkers using Apple AirTags have joined a class-action lawsuit filed in a California court last December against Apple. They alleged in an amended complaint that, partly due to Apple’s negligence, AirTags have become “one of the most dangerous and frightening technologies employed by stalkers” because they can be easily, cheaply, and covertly used to determine “real-time location information to track victims.”

Since the lawsuit was initially filed in 2022, plaintiffs have alleged that there has been an “explosion of reporting” showing that AirTags are frequently being used for stalking, including a spike in international AirTags stalking cases and more than 150 police reports in the US as of April 2022. More recently, there were 19 AirTags stalking cases in one US metropolitan area—Tulsa, Oklahoma—alone, the complaint said.

This seeming escalation is concerning, plaintiffs say, because Apple allegedly has not done enough to mitigate harms, and AirTags stalking can lead to financial ruin, as victims bear significant costs like hiring mechanics to strip their cars to locate AirTags or repeatedly relocating their homes. AirTags stalking can also end in violence, including murder, plaintiffs alleged, and the problem is likely bigger than anyone knows, because stalking is historically underreported.

“Consequences have been as severe as possible: multiple murders have occurred in which the murderer used an AirTag to track the victim,” their complaint alleged. One plaintiff from Indiana, LaPrecia Sanders, lost her son after his girlfriend allegedly used an AirTag to track his movements and then “followed him to a bar and ran him over with her car, killing him at the scene.”

Most of the plaintiffs reside in the US, alleging significant costs and harms incurred from alleged AirTags stalking in 20 states. Two plaintiffs reside in Canada—including a recent high school graduate—and one plaintiff currently lives in Ireland. Many report that stalkers using AirTags are abusive partners or exes—hiding AirTags in linings of purses, car wheel wells, or even stitched inside a child’s teddy bear—but others report being stalked by a “mystery person” with unknown motives. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19745767 (161748ZOCT23) Notable: Law and Disorder Bun / Saskatchewan’s drug and human trafficking enforcement teams are delivering

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Saskatchewan’s drug and human trafficking enforcement teams are delivering

https://tnc.news/2023/10/16/saskatchewans-drug-and-human-trafficking-enforcement-teams-are-delivering/

Saskatchewan’s efforts to combat crime have yielded substantial results as the province’s Municipal Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Trafficking Response Teams (STRT) continue to put criminals engaged in human and drug trafficking behind bars.

Over the past few months, the specially designated police units have achieved remarkable outcomes, disrupting trafficking operations and getting deadly drugs off of the streets.

Between March and August 2023, nearly 3,600 grams of methamphetamine, 33,025 grams of cocaine, 1,036 grams of fentanyl were seized,

Additionally, police made 46 arrests, and deployed 50 search warrants, according to a government press release.

“The Saskatoon CRT conducts investigations that support the goal of disrupting, curtailing, and reducing criminal activity in relation to gang violence, organized crime, illegal guns, drugs and property crime,” said Saskatoon Chief of Police Troy Cooper.

“These are priorities that align with the Saskatchewan government in an effort to keep residents of not only Saskatoon, but of the entire province safe.”

Teams are specifically mandated to target street gangs and prolific offenders and to respond to urban and rural crime surges as needed.

On the human trafficking front, 61 human trafficking files were opened which resulted in 47 human trafficking interventions. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19745777 (161753ZOCT23) Notable: Law and Disorder Bun / Recovering addicts say ‘safer supply’ program ‘floods our streets’ with drugs

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Recovering addicts say ‘safer supply’ program ‘floods our streets’ with drugs

https://www.rebelnews.com/recovering_addicts_say_safer_supply_program_floods_our_streets_with_drugs

Over two dozen physicians and addiction experts signed an open letter earlier this month citing ‘widespread evidence’ that addicts abuse ‘safer supply’ sites and sell their ‘free’ hydromorphone on the black market.

Recovering drug addicts are telling Canadians that ‘safer supply’ does not save lives, as those abusing drugs are likely to abuse the policy.

On two separate occasions, The National Post interviewed six patients at the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic in London, Ontario on the efficacy of harm reduction.

These programs typically distribute hydromorphone in place of fentanyl — an opioid with similar potency to heroin.

Among them is Laura, a 29-year-old woman with an addiction to crystal meth, who said roughly 80% of addicts who access ‘safer supply’ will sell their pills for cash or trade outright for fentanyl.

Those users would set up camps by hydromorphone dispensaries to sell their stock and get their next fentanyl fix quickly. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19746090 (161946ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / Secret Soviet files reveal horror crimes of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators

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Secret Soviet files reveal horror crimes of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators

https://www.rt.com/russia/584980-kgb-documents-ukrainian-nazis/

Nationalists began ethnic cleansing of Jews during WWII, even before German occupation began, documents show

RT has obtained a trove of declassified KGB documents, highlighting crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists in Soviet territories occupied by Nazi Germany during WWII. The files include witness accounts of people who survived ethnic cleansing, as well as testimonies of Ukrainian collaborators captured by the Soviet domestic intelligence, then known as the NKVD.

Large swaths of present-day Ukraine fell under Nazi occupation in summer 1941 as German troops advanced deep into the Soviet Union. In fact, attacks on ethnic Jews and Poles, as well as local communists, began immediately as Soviet troops withdrew.

“In the first hours following the retreat of the Bolsheviks, the Ukrainian population has demonstrated commendable activity against Jews,” a status report from the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police, dated July 16, 1941, reads.

Said “commendable activities” involved burning down a synagogue in the western Ukrainian city of Dobromyl and the murder of some 50 Jews by an “angry crowd” in Sambor. In Sokal, the help of local “trustworthy Ukrainians” allowed Nazis to find and exterminate some 183 “communist Jews.” Moreover, Ukrainian nationalists rounded up and brutally abused around 1,000 Jews in Lvov, subsequently putting them into a local prison, with the facility and the ‘inmates’ eventually taken over by the Germans, according to the status report. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19746102 (161950ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / Trudeau’s ‘inclusion’ advisor silent on Hamas terrorist attacks

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Trudeau’s ‘inclusion’ advisor silent on Hamas terrorist attacks

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/trudeau-s-inclusion-advisor-silent-on-hamas-terrorist-attacks/article_755ec2f2-6c33-11ee-a8da-b74e873741b2.html

Since the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists, the Cabinet's $191,000-a-year 'inclusion' advisor has avoided public events.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia Amira Elghawaby wrote MPs should “call out Israel’s actions, not only Hamas’ rockets” and called Canadian history “Judeo-Christian storytelling” in columns for the Toronto Star in 2021.

Elghawaby, in her last public statement, observed October as Islamic History Month, “the perfect opportunity to learn about Muslim communities.”

Elghawaby has not been seen in public for the past 10 days and made no comments about the Hamas terrorist attacks.

As a freelance pundit in 2021, she condemned “an Israeli occupation that is being more widely described as ‘apartheid’ than ever before.” Her May 19, 2021, Toronto Star column described Jews as “hostage takers” and outlaws.

“The experiences of Palestinians are no longer hidden from view, long held hostage by the Israel government’s broad narrative depicting Palestinians as terrorists, unreliable partners for peace and unworthy of the rights conferred unto them under international law,” wrote Elghawaby.

“The experiences and views of Palestinian activists, academics, journalists, even supermodels are propelling significant worldwide opposition to the discriminatory treatment of Palestinians,” wrote Elghawaby.

“This narrative shift is galvanizing Canadian grassroots and advocacy organizations and ratcheting pressure on political parties now expected to call out Israel’s actions, not only Hamas’ rockets.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19746145 (162009ZOCT23) Notable: Finance Department unsure how much it spends annually on debt interest; Budget 16% higher than Freeland predicted

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Budget 16% higher than Freeland predicted

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/budget-16-higher-than-freeland-predicted/article_de545b8e-6c36-11ee-8638-dbfef4e14ecd.html

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland once again did not accurately predict financial forecasts in her budget, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Analysts cautioned this year's deficit has increased instead of decreased and it's now 16% higher than Freeland had initially predicted.

“For the current fiscal year, the Budget Office predicts the budgetary deficit to rise,” analysts wrote in an Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which warned of “uncertainty surrounding our economic and fiscal outlook” due to high-interest charges and a slowing economy.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Freeland, in her March 28 budget A Made in Canada Plan, predicted the deficit “is projected to decline in every year of the forecast” and would fall from $43 billion to $40.1 billion this year. The Budget Office said it exceeded $46.5 billion, 16% higher than Freeland predicted.

“As bad as the budget was, the independent budget watchdog is showing that federal finances are in even worse shape,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

“The Trudeau government continues to mismanage our finances and that means more money wasted on interest charges, higher cost of living and more debt that Canadians’ kids and grandkids will have to pay back.”

“The feds have already blown through their budgeted deficit projection by more than $6 billion and we’re only halfway through the budget year,” said Terrazzano. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19746221 (162040ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / Watchdog Group: Soros’ Foundation Funds Pro-Hamas Orgs

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Watchdog Group: Soros’ Foundation Funds Pro-Hamas Orgs

https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-group-soros-foundation-funds-pro-hamas-orgs

The Open Society Foundations, a grantmaking network founded by billionaire George Soros, funds organizations that have publicly supported Hamas terrorism against Israel, according to a conservative watchdog group.

Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell and Vice President Dan Schneider wrote a letter to Soros and his son, Alex, who chairs Open Society, last week pointing out the foundation’s ties to pro-Hamas groups. The letter was exclusively obtained by The Daily Wire.

Hundreds of Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing more than 1,400 Israelis and wounding thousands more in the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust. The militants killed at least 30 Americans as well. Hamas is holding nearly 200 people hostage in Gaza, according to Israel’s military.

“‘Silence is complicity,’ President Biden told Jewish leaders on Wednesday. Those who hide in the shadows rather than publicly stand with Israel bear partial blame for the atrocities. In light of all of this, your silence is deafening,” the letter says.

The MRC letter went on to quote condemnations of Hamas from former U.S. presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.

“These forceful statements caused us to wonder how an organization like yours that claims to champion ‘democratic solutions’ and advance ‘human dignity’ would go underground as Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, fights for its very survival. We then discovered the reason,” Bozell and Schneider wrote.

“Our preliminary investigation has already uncovered multiple pro-Hamas grantees funded by you and the Open Society Foundations. Millions and millions of your ‘charitable’ dollars have flowed into these organizations, financing their filth,” they continued.

The MRC executives named seven groups that they said received donations from Open Society Foundations that also issued statements justifying Palestinian terrorism targeting Israel or spreading false claims about the Jewish state. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19750154 (171500ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / Zelensky Asks To Visit Israel In 'Solidarity' As Spotlight Shifts, told not to visit

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Israel told Zelensky not to visit – media

https://www.rt.com/news/585060-israel-zelensky-no-visit/

Netanyahu's officials reportedly informed the Ukrainian president that “the time is not right”

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wished to visit Israel, in an attempt to link his country's cause to that of the Jewish state, but was asked to stay away, Ynet reported on Monday.

Zelensky was allegedly told “the time is not right” for making such a trip, the outlet explained. The Ukrainian president allegedly wanted to travel to the country alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

His intention to visit Israel to show “solidarity” was first reported by Axios last Wednesday. The trip would have boosted “international support for Israel’s counteroffensive against Hamas in Gaza,” the report suggested.

Zelensky proclaimed Ukraine’s full support for Israel shortly after the surprise attack launched by Hamas early on October 7. The president rallied for broader international support for Israel, insisting it was necessary under the current circumstances.

“This is why I urge all leaders to visit Israel and show their support for the people. I’m not talking about any institutions, but about support for the people who suffered from terrorist attacks and are dying today,” the Ukrainian leader said last week.

At the same time, Zelensky apparently lamented that the new escalation in the Middle East had stolen the limelight from Kiev, with the Ukrainian conflict disappearing from the Western media coverage and giving way to Israel instead.

“If international attention shifts away from Ukraine, one way or another, it will have consequences. The fate of Ukraine depends on the unity of the rest of the world,” Zelensky stated in an interview with France 2 last Tuesday.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19750597 (171703ZOCT23) Notable: Sputnnikglobe: 'One of the Most Important Diplomatic Events': China Belt and Road Forum Review

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'One of the Most Important Diplomatic Events': China Belt and Road Forum Review

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231017/one-of-the-most-important-diplomatic-events-china-belt-and-road-forum-review-1114234285.html

Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier touted the upcoming gathering as an event that will give “a new impetus to the development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world.”

Representatives of more than 130 countries and 30 international organizations are due to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which kicks off in Beijing on Tuesday. The forum’s theme is “High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development and Prosperity.”

Taking part in the two-day gathering is a number of world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the event. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19750790 (171730ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / Five Canadians killed in Israel-Hamas war, three more are missing

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Five Canadians killed in Israel-Hamas war, three more are missing

https://tnc.news/2023/10/16/canadians-killed-israel/

As of Monday, five Canadians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, according to Global Affairs Canada and three more remain missing.

On Sunday, the federal government issued a travel warning for Canadians living in Lebanon that they should consider leaving as the conflict continues to escalate.

“It has always been a possibility that missing persons would be confirmed deceased… It is an extremely tragic outcome,” said Julie Sunday, assistant deputy minister for consular security and emergency management with Global Affairs Canada. “Our thoughts are with the families in all of these cases.”

“We are very focused on addressing the cases of the three missing persons, who we continue to try to locate and bring back to safety in Canada.”

Currently, an estimated 6,800 Canadians are registered in Israel with over 450 in the West Bank of Gaza. There are 3,300 Canadians and permanent residents being assisted by Global Affairs Canada, according to CTV News.

The Hamas attack on Israel began on Saturday Oct. 7 and so far thousands of people have been killed or taken hostage by Hamas.

In the last 24 hours, Global Affairs Canada has received over 800 inquiries regarding Canadians still in Israel and around 4,200 inquiries since the attack first began. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19750950 (171759ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / Anti-hate advocates mum on anti-Israel protests raging across Canada

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Anti-hate advocates mum on anti-Israel protests raging across Canada

https://tnc.news/2023/10/16/anti-hate-israel-protest/

Amid nationwide demonstrations by supporters of Hamas, one federally-funded “anti-hate” organization has been apparently silent regarding antisemitic incidents and threats faced by Jewish communities.

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network, an organization that has received substantial funding from the federal government, has not published any reports or public comments on the antisemitism faced by Canadian Jews during these protests.

Hamas’ attack on Israel last weekend triggered a series of rallies across Canada, with major anti-Israel demonstrations held in cities such as Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Tensions have often flared during these gatherings, leading to occasional clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators. The protests have also showcased controversial statements including calls for violence and escalation.

In one alarming incident in Edmonton, a rally speaker said Israel had “no civilians,” seemingly justifying the indiscriminate killing of Israeli citizens by Hamas.

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s last article, titled “Infighting And Accusations Fly As Save The Children Convoy Kicks Off First Day Of Protests In Ottawa,” was released on October 5.

No subsequent articles have been published since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7.

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s account on X (formerly Twitter) has not posted anything since Oct. 6. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19751051 (171820ZOCT23) Notable: CAF aircraft intercepted in “aggressive manner” by Chinese military jet

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CAF aircraft intercepted in “aggressive manner” by Chinese military jet

https://tnc.news/2023/10/17/caf-aircraft-intercepted-by-chinese/

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) had a brush with a Chinese military jet on Monday after it intercepted a Canadian Aurora aircraft in an “aggressive manner” while flying over international waters off the coast of China.

The CAF is currently operating in the area to help enforce sanctions against North Korea as part of Operation NEON.

“They became very aggressive and to a degree we would deem it unsafe and unprofessional,” said Maj.-Gen. Iain Huddleston in an interview with Global News.

During the eight-hour CAF mission two different planes and possibly more consistently intercepted the Canadian aircraft over several hours.

“It’s a ramp-up of the aggressiveness that’s really unexpected and unnecessary in the context of the mission that we’re flying,” remarked Huddleston.

The majority of intercepts were conducted in what the CAF called a professional manner; however at one point the last Chinese jet flew as close as five metres from the Aurora aircraft, creating a blind spot for the Canadian plane. The Chinese jet remained in dangerously close proximity and was armed with air-to-air missiles.

“I’m concerned when they do that. There’s a heightened risk to those sorts of interactions and we’d like to avoid those as much as we can. We record these things up through the chain with the evidence we gather and then allow our diplomatic agencies to become involved,” said Huddleston.

Additionally, multiple flares, akin to fireworks, were shot off near the CAF plane by the Chinese jet. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19751303 (171858ZOCT23) Notable: Democracy watchdog urges inquiry into “lap dog” RCMP’s “superficial” SNC-Lavalin investigation

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Democracy watchdog urges inquiry into “lap dog” RCMP’s “superficial” SNC-Lavalin investigation

https://tnc.news/2023/10/17/democracy-watchdog-urges-inquiry-into-rcmp/

A democratic advocacy group is calling for a public inquiry into the RCMP after newly released documents reveal an insufficient investigation by the police force into the federal government’s actions surrounding the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Democracy Watch founder Duff Conacher said the RCMP’s investigation into the government was “superficial,” with investigators interviewing only three individuals. Conacher criticized the RCMP for not making a more determined effort to obtain internal and confidential cabinet communications vital for a comprehensive investigation.

The RCMP’s investigation report was obtained under Access to Information by Democracy Watch and initially shared with the Star, shortly before they shared the news. Following the breaking story, Conacher appeared on True North’s Andrew Lawton Show.

“The RCMP rolled over like a lap dog and did a very superficial investigation,” Conacher said on True North’s Andrew Lawton Show.

A central point of contention is the RCMP’s refusal to seek a court order or warrant to compel the release of critical cabinet materials that the government declined to provide.

“They could have gone to court to get a court order, a warrant for that, but decided not to, for, I think, unjustifiable reasons,” said Conacher.

The RCMP said its Sensitive and International Investigations team decided not pursue a criminal investigation. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19751660 (171954ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / CRA alleges Muslim Association of Canada aided Hamas financier: report

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CRA alleges Muslim Association of Canada aided Hamas financier: report

https://www.rebelnews.com/cra_alleges_muslim_association_of_canada_aided_hamas_financier_report

Areas of alleged ‘non-compliance’ include claims of ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and IRFAN-Canada, which supported Hamas and became a designated terrorist entity in 2014.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) performed an audit of an Islamic charity following allegations of ties to “an apparent Hamas support network.”

Global News obtained the March 2021 audit document highlighting “troubling” concerns about the federally-funded Muslim Association of Canada (MAC).

The 151-page report revealed its alleged ties to Hamas had yet to be proven and its charity status remained in good standing.

In 2022, MAC received over $800,000 in federal subsidies to create summer jobs, according to the government website.

But the CRA alleges the group has not been “forthright with the public, the media, and with [them] about its activities and how it undertakes them.”

https://twitter.com/rebelnewsonline/status/1713970208581501032

Areas of “non-compliance” cited by the auditors, include alleged ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and IRFAN-Canada, who supported Hamas and thus became a designated terrorist entity.

The Muslim Brotherhood actively endorsed “extreme ideologies that encourage, or support, violence and terrorism,” wrote the agency.

Auditors said “support for the Muslim Brotherhood by the organization’s senior leadership appears to be manifesting itself in the activities and decisions made with the organization.”

According to the CRA, then MAC president Wael Haddara campaigned for Mohamed Morsi, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party, who would serve as Egypt’s president from 2012 to 2013.

At the time, MAC denied their alleged ties to the group and said it was “not aware of Dr. Haddara’s personal activities.” He resigned from the board in December 2012. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19753490 (180038ZOCT23) Notable: ‘We have to act right away’: Pro-life Canadians urge MPs to support bill stopping euthanasia expansion

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‘We have to act right away’: Pro-life Canadians urge MPs to support bill stopping euthanasia expansion

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/we-have-to-act-right-away-pro-life-canadians-urge-mps-to-support-bill-stopping-euthanasia-expansion/

Should the bill prevail on Wednesday, October 18, it will then proceed to third reading, where it stands a good chance passing and then heading to Canada’s Senate.

Canada’s top pro-life group Campaign Life Coalition is urging Canadians to tell their MPs to support a private members bill that would repeal the expansion of euthanasia laws to those suffering solely from mental illness.

Bill C-314, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), was introduced by Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP Ed Fast and a second reading of it will be voted on Wednesday, October 18.

Should the bill prevail tomorrow, it would then proceed to third reading, where it stands a good chance passing and then heading to Canada’s Senate.

“MPs should be voting on MAID with their eyes wide open,” wrote Fast about his bill on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

Fast introduced the bill in February. It received immediate praise from Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) after it passed its first reading. Tomorrow’s debate on the second reading of the bill is expected to last about one hour.

CLC’s Director of Political Operations Jack Fonseca in an email to supporters today said Canadians need to “act right away” and send an email to their MPs telling them to vote in favor of Fast’s bill.

“I can’t even begin to imagine all the vulnerable men and women who’ll be taken advantage of and coerced into giving in and having a medical professional kill them,” wrote Fonseca.

“This is why we have to act right away.”

Fonseca urged people to send their MPs a message today to “tell them to support this bill.”

“You can even use one of our automated, pre-written messages to save yourself time.”

Fonseca included a link to CLC’s automated, pre-written messages. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19757625 (181740ZOCT23) Notable: Egypt's Suez Canal Prepares To Raise Transit Fees, Potentially Intensifying Global Inflation

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Egypt's Suez Canal Prepares To Raise Transit Fees, Potentially Intensifying Global Inflation

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/egypts-suez-canal-prepares-rise-transit-fees-potentially-intensifying-global-inflation

Egypt announced on Monday that it will increase transit fees for all types of vessels passing through the Suez Canal, a move that might further amplify global inflation concerns.

According to a statement released by the Suez Canal Authority, transit fees for crude oil tankers, LPG carriers, LNG carriers, Chemical tankers, and other liquid bulk tankers passing through the canal will rise by 15%, effective Jan. 15, 2024. The increase for dry bulk vessels, cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off vessels, and other vessels will be 5%.

SCA said container ships coming from ports in "North-West Europe" and heading directly to ports in the "Far East" are exempt from price hikes in transit fees.

Here's the announcement from SCA: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19758398 (181938ZOCT23) Notable: Canadian energy development surges as several multi-billion dollar deals inked this year

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Canadian energy development surges as several multi-billion dollar deals inked this year

https://tnc.news/2023/10/18/canadian-energy-development-surges/

The Canadian oil and gas sector is witnessing a surge of major deals that indicate a boom in the sector, according to some industry analysts.

Several multi-billion-dollar transactions have been announced since the beginning of 2023, involving some of the biggest players in the country’s energy landscape.

According to the president of Sayer Energy Advisors, Tom Pavic, Canadians should expect more in the coming year.

“I think you’ll still see some more consolidation, for sure. I think there’s still going to be some more transactions,” Pavic told the Canadian Press. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19758459 (181945ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Liberals barrelling ahead with net zero plans despite Supreme Court ruling

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Liberals barrelling ahead with net zero plans despite Supreme Court ruling

https://tnc.news/2023/10/18/liberals-barrelling-ahead-net-zero/

The Liberal government is moving ahead with two new regulations to reach net-zero despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s key environmental laws as unconstitutional.

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled last Friday that the 2019 Impact Assessment Act, which gives Ottawa the power to review major projects for environmental compliance, encroaches on provincial jurisdiction.

The law was challenged by the Alberta government, which opposes federal interference in its energy industry and is fighting attempts to impose new climate targets like the Clean Electricity Regulations.

However, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday that the court’s decision does not affect the government’s plans to introduce a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19758569 (181959ZOCT23) Notable: Canadian military personnel leaving the armed forces due to unaffordable housing

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Canadian military personnel leaving the armed forces due to unaffordable housing

https://tnc.news/2023/10/18/canadian-military-personnel-leaving/

More and more members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are choosing to leave their ranks rather than having to move to a military base where the cost of living is out of reach.

In a briefing to senior staff, Brig.-Gen. Virginia Tattersall warned of an ongoing problem facing the CAF; affordable housing for personnel.

In June, Tattersall noted that CAF members who are able to stay in one location “have a significant financial advantage relative to members who move most often.”

“Increasingly, members will release (from the Canadian Forces) rather than relocate to an area they cannot afford or taking a loss on an existing home,” reads the briefing, which was later leaked to the National Post. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19758767 (182031ZOCT23) Notable: Final Canada vs India Bun / India fallout a “big deal” for Canadian farmers, warns crops economist

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India fallout a “big deal” for Canadian farmers, warns crops economist

https://tnc.news/2023/10/18/india-fallout-big-deal-canadian-farmers/

Economists specializing in agricultural markets are watching the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and India closely to see if it spills into a trade war as the South Asian nation is a main trading partner when it comes to pulse crops such as lentils.

As of 2021, India imported over 77% of its dried and shelled lentils from Canada. Agriculturally heavy provinces like Saskatchewan also ship half of their lentil crops to India each year.

According to North Dakota State University crops economist and professor Frayne Olson, the United States could be the big winner as a result of the conflict.

Speaking on a market outlook webinar on Saturday, Olson said the United States is in a prime position to benefit from market spillover for specific crops.

“There’s political tensions going on between India and Canada right now which is now spilling over into the agricultural sector,” said Olson.

“The largest potential agricultural trade impact would be for the Canadian pulse crops. (The United States) is both a competitor and a supplier of pulse crops.”

When it comes to lentil exports, the United States currently only supplies a little over 1% of India’s needs but it could take a larger share of the pie, should the conflict escalate further.

“India buys approximately $1.4 billion Canadian dollars of pulses from Canada and approximately 50% of the Saskatchewan lentil crop goes directly to India so this is a big deal for the Canadians,” said Olson. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19758829 (182040ZOCT23) Notable: Trudeau orders Cabinet to take ‘all necessary steps’ to ensure Alberta does not leave Canada Pension Plan

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Trudeau orders Cabinet to take ‘all necessary steps’ to ensure Alberta does not leave Canada Pension Plan

https://www.rebelnews.com/trudeau_orders_cabinet_to_take_all_necessary_steps_to_ensure_alberta_does_not_leave_canada_pension_plan

In a letter penned to Premier Danielle Smith Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said leaving the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) would cause ‘undeniable harm’ to Albertans and Canadians.

The Alberta Pension Plan (APP) report surfaced on September 21, peddling precisely what you’d expect: More Alberta, less Ottawa — prompting vehement opposition from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a strongly worded letter.

The pension report suggests an APP could save residents billions each year with lower contribution rates, higher benefits and more robust benefit security for families and retirees.

A provincial pension could save Albertans $5 billion in the first year alone, said Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner at the time. He lauded yearly savings of up to $1,425 for workers and $2,850 for self-employed workers.

A government release said these savings would not reduce benefit payouts to seniors and retirees. However, Trudeau contests that is not the case.

In a letter he penned to Premier Danielle Smith Wednesday, the prime minister said leaving the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) would cause "undeniable" harm to Albertans and Canadians.

“I have instructed my Cabinet and officials to take all necessary steps to ensure Albertans — and Canadians — are fully aware of the risks of your plan, and to do everything possible to ensure CPP remains intact,” said Trudeau. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19759272 (182152ZOCT23) Notable: Updated Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Canadian soldier dismissed for refusing COVID jab says vax status was made public without consent

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Canadian soldier dismissed for refusing COVID jab says vax status was made public without consent

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-soldier-dismissed-for-refusing-covid-jab-says-vax-status-was-made-public-without-consent/

Logan White told LifeSiteNews his unit thought 'the most appropriate room' for mandatory COVID testing was just outside the main door where everyone entered and exited the hanger.

A former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member told LifeSiteNews in an exclusive interview that he was removed from service for refusing the COVID-19 shot and his choice was made public against his wishes.

Logan White from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, served the Canadian military honorably for over 17 years. He was an Avionics Systems Technician at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shearwater until Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Wayne Eyre ordered all CAF members to receive the COVID shot.

White has since joined a lawsuit filed against the Crown in September seeking damages for his involuntary release and breach of privacy. The statement of claim for this lawsuit says:

At the date of filing this claim, not one member of the CAF has died from COVID-19 despite serving on the front lines of the pandemic in high-risk environments like nursing homes; yet there are members with seriously life changing vaccine injuries and deaths from the administration of the biologics.

White said that he did not feel at risk from COVID-19 but was wary of the effects of the jab.

“The military didn’t implement their vaccine mandate until quite late in the game,” he told LifeSiteNews. “By that time, the worst of COVID was already over. Most of us had already been infected and developed natural immunity.”

White noted the many “red flags” that the chain of command had implemented to increase COVID shot acceptance.

“I just thought it was very strange the way certain things were being pushed,” he said. “They started bribing people, giving them French fries and hamburgers and putting them in the lotteries.”

As a master corporal, White led a small team and felt he had a duty to set an example for those who served with him by not being coerced into receiving the shots.

“Many of my subordinates also didn’t want to take it, and they had concerns about efficacy, and they had concerns about safety” he said. “Some of the guys on my crew, two of them actually… got myocarditis from the shots.”

When he was threatened with an 5(f) release, White chose to accept this consequence rather than to leave the CAF voluntarily. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19759337 (182203ZOCT23) Notable: Bank of Canada report blames media for ramping up inflation fears

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Bank of Canada report blames media for ramping up inflation fears

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bank-of-canada-report-blames-media-for-ramping-up-inflation-fears/

'News coverage that people focus on may affect their perceptions of inflation,' a recent Bank of Canada report lamented.

Canada’s central bank is blaming media for creating fear of rising food costs as inflation and national debts are rapidly increasing under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership.

The Bank of Canada, a Crown corporation and Canada’s central bank, has complained that inflation worries are partly caused by media coverage, according to information obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.

“News coverage that people focus on may affect their perceptions of inflation,” said the Bank of Canada in its third quarter report titled Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. “Consumers are more interested now in news about inflation than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“Interviews showed respondents tend to focus on stories about how inflation continues to be higher than before the pandemic as opposed to stories on the easing of inflation,” wrote the Bank. “When asked about the economy and inflation one respondent said, ‘With what I hear from my surroundings, what we hear in the media, it’s rather discouraging.’”

However, the Bank failed to address the fact that while news coverage may cause Canadians to worry about rising costs, the media is only reporting what many economists see as the result of the deficit spending by the Bank of Canada and the Trudeau government.

In March, after it was reported that the Trudeau government has spent more money per person per year, Jake Fuss, the associate director of the Centre for Fiscal Studies at the Fraser Institute, warned that it is this type of spending that creates and fuels inflation. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19759573 (182237ZOCT23) Notable: Trudeau Liberals vote down bill seeking to stop euthanasia of mentally ill Canadians

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Why we must reject the use of Marxist language in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/why-we-must-reject-the-use-of-marxist-language-in-response-to-the-israel-hamas-conflict/

On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon explores the insidious use of Marxist language by leftist academics in response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon explores the implications of the left’s use of Marxist language in the wake of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

While the language used by Marxists in academia was never concretely defined, despite its use becoming more and more commonplace over the past several years, Jonathon points to the use of words like “decolonization” and “settler” by academics in both Canadian and American universities in reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict. He does so to posit what these words may mean.

After examining tweet after tweet from academics and politicians responding to the conflict, Jonathon concludes one thing: “These are terms that are used to justify bloodshed.” According to Jonathon, these terms should be unequivocally rejected, maintaining that they are not at all “benign” and carry “real implications for our discourse.”

Examining what was said in the tweets in detail, Jonathon notes that the normal response is that what happened to the Israelis attacked by Hamas at a music festival on October 7 was something they deserved as “settlers” in a region that belongs to the Palestinians and is a natural part of “decolonization.” He also posits that the widespread availability of videos of the attack means it is “impossible for anybody to be unaware of what they are defending when they use these terms.”

Reacting to the mass of tweets, Jonathon says, “We have professors from the most prestigious Canadian universities now saying that the process of decolonization can absolutely include the murder of civilians, the rape of women and children, the abduction of entire families, the destruction of entire families. They are telling us what they mean when they use these words. And these words are incredibly common.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19760042 (190001ZOCT23) Notable: Final Parliament honours nazi Bun / Russia could seek extradition of Canadian Parliament Nazi SS veteran

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Russia could seek extradition of Canadian Parliament Nazi SS veteran

https://www.rt.com/russia/585266-shoigu-hunka-extradition-canada/

Moscow and Minsk should put Yaroslav Hunka on trial in public, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said

Russia and Belarus should join forces to pursue the extradition of Yaroslav Hunka, the Canadian-Ukrainian veteran of the Second World War Waffen SS, whose lionization in Canada’s parliament last month triggered a political scandal, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu believes.

During a meeting with his Belarusian counterparts on Wednesday, the minister said Hunka, who is now 98 years old, should stand trial in public.

As he made his case for extradition, Shoigu cited a statement from the ministry reporting as fact “the direct involvement of the Nazi Hunka in brutalities targeting a peaceful Soviet population in the Lvov Region, which was then part of the USSR, including in the genocide of Poles and Jews.”

The ministry’s statement didn’t explain which specific crimes Hunka is suspected of. According to Shoigu, they had no statute of limitation and there can be no justification for shielding Hunka from justice. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19760327 (190050ZOCT23) Notable: CAF aircraft intercepted in “aggressive manner” by Chinese military jet

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China slams Canada for ‘illegal intrusion’

https://www.rt.com/news/585213-china-canada-illegal-intrusion/

Ottawa sent a patrol plane to “stir up trouble” over the East China Sea, Beijing claims

China has accused Canada of breaching its airspace following a close encounter between a Canadian surveillance craft and People’s Liberation Army fighter jets earlier this week. Beijing called the incident an “illegal intrusion.”

Asked about the episode during a Tuesday press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said a Canadian CP-140 Aurora spy plane had flown into Chinese airspace over the island of Chiwei Yu one day prior, slamming the move as a “provocative act.”

“What happened was that the Canadian side has sent warplanes halfway around the world to stir up trouble and make provocations at China’s doorsteps,” she said. “The Chinese side responded to the situation in accordance with laws and regulations. The Canadian side should respect the facts and stop spreading disinformation.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19760795 (190144ZOCT23) Notable: Final Protests Bun / Canadian Freedom Convoy leaves court in tears after contradicting previous testimony

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Canadian Freedom Convoy leaves court in tears after contradicting previous testimony

https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-lead-plaintiff-against-canadian-freedom-convoy-leaves-court-in-tears-after-contradicting-previous-testimony

She caught flack for repeatedly calling the Freedom Convoy protest an “occupation.”

Zexi Li contradicted previous testimony on several occasions Monday as she became the latest Ottawa resident witness for the prosecution to appear at the trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

She arrived at the Ottawa courthouse on Elgin St. with police protection.

Lich and Barber are charged with mischief, counseling others to commit mischief, intimidation, and obstructing police as leaders of the Freedom Convoy that polarized residents of Ottawa in 2022 and arguably began to roll back Covid mandates.

“There were quite a number of areas where she has been saying things all along and has never really been challenged,” Greenspon told reporters outside the Ottawa courthouse.

“I think we can all look at the kind of cross-examination that took place in front of the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC), and it paled in comparison with what she was confronted with today.”

The POEC was the official name for the Emergencies Act Inquiry that assessed whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was justified in invoking martial law to quell the Freedom Convoy protests.

At the POEC, Li said she remembered police arriving at her apartment building to investigate whether residents were throwing eggs at protesters. But at the trial, Li maintained she had only read about the police visit on a Facebook page for her residence.

Greenspon challenged Li about whether she remembered cursing at protesters when she claimed she was targeted by a truck carrying jerry cans full of fuel for the truckers.

Li said she had cursed but Greenspon reminded her with a transcript from the POEC that she had only allowed, “I may have said that.”

Greenspon asked why she had been talking to her lawyer, Emilie Taman, over the lunch break.

Li testified that she was only discussing lunch plans and had only talked to Taman for "not more than five to 10 minutes.” Greenspon asked whether she had discussed her testimony with Taman – which would have been a violation of court orders.

Shortly thereafter, Li left the courtroom in tears. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19762735 (191356ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas Terror Attack Bun Part Two / US Vetoes UN Resolution For Gaza Ceasefire As Biden Visit Fails To Calm Fears Of Wider War

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US Vetoes UN Resolution For Gaza Ceasefire As Biden Visit Fails To Calm Fears Of Wider War

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-israel-agrees-netanyahu-looks-other-team-did-hospital-strike

The big controversy out of the UN Security Council on Wednesday is that the US vetoed a draft resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, as Israeli airstrikes continue and ground forces are reportedly still staging for an invasion.

The draft resolution was proposed by Brazil and condemned "the terrorist attacks by Hamas," urged the release of hostages, while calling for a "humanitarian pause" or ceasefire. 12 members approved the draft Wednesday, the UK and Russia abstained, but the United States shot it down.

US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she wanted US diplomacy to "play out" first, but also criticized the resolution text for not expressly upholding Israel's right to self defense. Thomas-Greenfield slammed this aspect, saying in her explanation before the council: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19762936 (191441ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / Russia's Questions on US Military Biological Program in Ukraine Remain Unanswered

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Russia's Questions on US Military Biological Program in Ukraine Remain Unanswered

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231018/russias-questions-on-us-military-biological-program-in-ukraine-remain-unanswered-1114300701.html

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The questions posed by Russia to the United States and Ukraine about their military biological program remain unanswered and need to be addressed, Russian Foreign Ministry Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department Deputy Director Kosntantin Vorontsov stated on Wednesday.

"Our well-founded questions to the US and Ukraine have yet to receive a proper response. They remain open and need to be addressed," Vorontsov stressed during a meeting of the UN General Assembly First Committee.

Vorontsov pointed out that Russia has provided a "mass of evidence" regarding the US military biological program and emphasized that the facts regarding its implementation in Ukraine with the support of the Defense Department and affiliated entities requires close attention.

"The projects carried out in Ukrainian laboratories lead to the conclusion that biological weapons components were being developed in close proximity to Russian territory," Vorontsov emphasized.

Since March 2022, Russia has repeatedly accused the United States of conducting in Ukraine biological research for military purposes. Russia has pointed out that up to 30 biological laboratories in Ukraine were likely involved in biological weapons production. The United States has denied the allegation.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19763260 (191535ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Trudeau pledges nearly $90 million to fight climate change, vaccine equity in Caribbean

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Trudeau pledges nearly $90 million to fight climate change, vaccine equity in Caribbean

https://tnc.news/2023/10/19/trudeau-90-million-climate-change-vaccine-equity/

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced nearly $90 million in foreign aid at the Canada-Caribbean Community Summit on Wednesday, pledging to fight climate change, crime and vaccine equity in the Americas.

Climate change was a central focus at the “Strategic Partners for a Resilient Future” summit in Ottawa which saw representatives from most of the nations and overseas territories which make up the region including Haiti and Jamaica.

Trudeau announced he would be sending $58.6 million in taxpayer funding to the Caribbean Development Bank to be put towards renewable energy projects.

Additionally, another $6 million was pledged for the Caribbean Climate Smart Fund.

“Canada has been proud of its strong development cooperation in the Caribbean region which has been at its highest level in recent years but we know there’s much more work to be done,” said Trudeau.

On the health front, Trudeau also announced Canada would allocate $18.3 million from Canada’s Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity towards Haiti.

Other funding included $3.4 million for the Haitian National Police and $3.2 million for the Caribbean Firearms Road Map which includes humanitarian assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces.

When added, total new funding amounts to $89.5 million on behalf of Canada.

Trudeau has recently come under fire for underreporting the cost of an Easter vacation earlier this year to the Bahamas.

Disclosures show that the prime minister and his family billed taxpayers $215,398 for security and other services while in the Caribbean nation.

The final figure was a a whopping $127,187 more than originally disclosed to Parliament.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19763606 (191635ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / 136 Journalists, Scientists, Intellectuals and Others Sign “Westminster Declaration” for Free Speech

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136 Journalists, Scientists, Intellectuals and Others Sign “Westminster Declaration” for Free Speech

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/136-journalists-scientists-intellectuals-others-sign-westminster-declaration/

The ability to express ideas openly has been a staple in democracies for centuries. Free Speech is, of course, a First Amendment Right in our own Constitutional Republic. However, over the last several years, that right has been quickly eroded as social media and other Big Tech firms have obfuscated people from this right.

The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft is one of the plaintiffs in Missouri v Biden, a case currently Supreme Court-bound making that argument. In that case, a shocking discovery was made that the government deems your thoughts “cognitive infrastructure” and suggests their right to control it. Since the censorship machine has been spun up, The Gateway Pundit has suffered losses resulting from bans and censorship on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. We are still banned from the former.

As discovered in the #TwitterFiles, governments, including our very own, have found a way to subvert that right. By opening up backdoor channels and comms with social media conglomerates and non-profits, they censor Americans for what they deem to be “mis- or disinformation” regarding elections, COVID-19 and the ensuing vaccines, and other contentious topics.

Whether it be the relationship between the Department of Homeland Security and a non-profit known as the Center for Internet Security to both shore up security for elections and flag posts for censorship in the lead up to and aftermath of the election, or removing people for being skeptical about a vaccine utilizing new technology with no long-term testing conducted, censorship has been a hotly contested topic since the 2020 lockdowns.

Now, a group of 136 of journalists, intellectuals, scientists, and others have signed The Westminster Declaration which calls on government to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and to refrain from censoring politically motivated speech, dissenting voices, and political opinion.

Signers include journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, Wikileak’s Julian Assange, actor Tim Robbins, whistleblower Edward Snowden, Jordan Peterson, and professor Jay Bhattacharya.

The Westminster Declaration, in part, reads: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19763870 (191734ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / Justice Minister Arif Virani justified the concept of the yet to be introduced law by saying that Canada needs 'a safe and secure digital environment as much as we need safe streets in our communities.'

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Justice Minister Arif Virani justified the concept of the yet to be introduced law by saying that Canada needs 'a safe and secure digital environment as much as we need safe streets in our communities.'

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-govt-wants-to-bring-forth-new-online-harms-legislation-as-soon-as-possible-minister-says/

Canada’s Justice Minister Arif Virani has promised to introduce so-called “online harms” legislation “as soon as possible,” spurring fears that this may mean the revival of a lapsed bill from 2021 which looked to target free speech by banning certain legal internet content.

On Monday at a press conference dealing with antisemitism in light of the Israel-Hamas war, Virani, who was recently appointed to his position by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, claimed that Canada needs “a safe and secure digital environment as much as we need safe streets in our communities.”

Virani made no promise as to when this new legislation would come, but did say, “I’m trying to make sure we see it as soon as possible.”

He asserted that while Canada has “freedom of expression on one hand, which creates a vibrant democracy and allows us to differentiate ourselves from other parts of the world,” on the other hand, the government has gotten “pressure to ensure that when people are communicating online, they’re not actually targeting groups, they’re not promoting or vilifying groups, promoting hatred or violence against them.”

This is not the first time the Liberals have hinted at their intention to revive the lapsed 2021 bill, a bill which drew heavy criticism from conservatives. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19763895 (191738ZOCT23) Notable: Updated Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Canadian appeals court hears COVID travel mandate case filed by Maxime Bernier, Brian Peckford

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Canadian appeals court hears COVID travel mandate case filed by Maxime Bernier, Brian Peckford

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-appeals-court-hears-covid-travel-mandate-case-filed-by-maxime-bernier-brian-peckford/

'There has never been a more egregious infringement of Canadians’ mobility rights than what occurred due to the unconstitutional and unlawful travel vaccine mandates,' said John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms supports former Newfoundland Premier, the Honourable Brian Peckford, People’s Party leader, the Honourable Maxime Bernier, and others in their appeal of the decision that their challenge to the federal government’s travel vaccine mandate was not worth hearing because the mandate was lifted. The case went before the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa last week.

The travel vaccine mandate was brought into force in November 2021. The mandate prevented 5.2 million Canadians who chose not to be vaccinated for Covid-19 from traveling by air. Affidavits filed in the case attest that, in a country as large as Canada, prohibitions on domestic and international air travel can have significant negative impacts on Canadians. The basis for the challenge is the right to mobility guaranteed in The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The case was filed in February 2022, and a hearing was scheduled for later that year in October 2022. In preparation for that hearing, the parties filed over 14,000 pages of evidence. The legal challenge had attracted media attention because former Premier Peckford is the last living signatory to The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which came into force in 1982 as part of the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution. Adding interest, Maxime Bernier is the leader of the federal People’s Party of Canada.

Between the filing of the case in February 2022 and the hearing set for October 2022, the mandate was lifted. In June 2022, the then-Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra suspended the mandate, and threatened to bring it back if public health officials believed the circumstances warranted it.

Eleven days before the scheduled October hearing, the Federal Court dismissed the case, declaring it “moot,” or irrelevant, because the mandates were no longer in force. A declaration of “mootness” means that the court believes that continuing with the hearing would not be a good use of the justice system’s resources.

However, the appellants believe that the public interest in the case far outweighs the concern and need for judicial economy. In November 2022, they filed their Notice of Appeal, and their written arguments were filed in April 2023.

John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre, emphasizing the importance and uniqueness of the issue, stated, “There has never been a more egregious infringement of Canadians’ mobility rights than what occurred due to the unconstitutional and unlawful travel vaccine mandates. For the Federal Court to find that it is not in the public interest to determine whether the Federal Government acted lawfully in prohibiting 5 million Canadians from flying across the country and internationally to see family members is a grave injustice that the Federal Court of Appeal ought to remedy.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19764883 (192027ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Supreme Court smacks down Trudeau's 'No More Pipelines' law

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Trudeau gov’t vows to ‘collaborate’ with provinces after Supreme Court limits anti-pipeline law

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-govt-vows-to-collaborate-with-provinces-after-supreme-court-limits-anti-pipeline-law/

Last Friday, the Supreme Court found Trudeau's 'no-more pipelines' bill largely unconstitutional, returning much of the power over natural resources to the provinces.

After the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal government’s “no-more pipelines” law largely unconstitutional, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault now says Ottawa will “collaborate” with the provinces.

On October 13, Liberal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault responded to the Supreme Court’s decision finding the Trudeau government’s 2019 Impact Assessment Act (IAA), dubbed the “no-more pipelines” bill by critics, largely unconstitutional, by saying that the federal government is willing to “collaborate” with the provinces.

“We accept the court’s opinion,” he said during a virtual media meeting last Friday. “It provides new guidance on the Impact Assessment Act, while explicitly affirming the right of the government of Canada to put in place impact assessment legislation and collaborate with provinces on environmental protection.”

The Supreme Court declared that most of the IAA was unconstitutional with the exception of Sections 81 to 91, which refer to projects under federal authority on federal lands, or outside Canada. Therefore, those projects would fall under federal jurisdiction and are not unconstitutional for the federal government to regulate.   

However, the Court’s ruling did restore provincial autonomy over projects that don’t fall under federal jurisdiction, determining that the Trudeau government’s requirement that all provincial natural resource projects conform to the Liberals’ social and “climate change” policies is unconstitutional.

“We developed the Impact Assessment Act to create a better set of rules that respect the environment, Indigenous rights and ensure projects get assessed in a timely way,” Guilbeault added. “We remain committed to these principles.”

“We will now take this back and work quickly to improve the legislation through Parliament,” Guilbeault announced.

“Can you clarify what sort of timeline you might have?” asked a reporter.

“I can’t really answer that question right now,” replied the minister.

The Court’s decision was viewed favorably by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, but Guilbeault’s comments following the ruling were not. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19765121 (192102ZOCT23) Notable: Final Canada vs India Bun / ‘No reason to dispute’ Canada’s allegations against India - Australia’s intel chief

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‘No reason to dispute’ Canada’s allegations against India – Australia’s intel chief

https://www.rt.com/india/585322-australia-intelligence-chief-canada-india-allegations/

Canberra is part of the ‘Five Eyes’ group whose shared intelligence was used to form the accusations that New Delhi has denied

The head of Australia’s national intelligence agency has said that the Canadian government’s claims of possessing evidence of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver this past June are credible – even without Ottawa providing any evidence to back up its accusations, which are denied by New Delhi.

The director of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mike Burgess, told ABC News that he had “no reason to dispute what the Canadian government has said in this matter.”

“There’s no doubt any allegation of any country being accused of carrying out an execution of a citizen in that country, it’s a serious allegation, and something that we don’t do and something that nations should not do,” he said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed while speaking in parliament in September that his government had “credible intelligence” linking the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an outspoken leader advocating for the creation of a separate Sikh homeland to be carved out of India, to “agents of the Indian government.” Nijjar was designated as a terrorist by India, which had offered a reward for information leading to his arrest.

While New Delhi has dismissed the allegations as “absurd,” Trudeau’s statements sparked a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, with senior diplomats expelled and India having stopped issuing visas to Canadians.

Burgess was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Five Eyes intelligence grouping, which comprises the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Trudeau made his allegation against India based on intelligence shared by Canada’s partners in the Five Eyes, public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported in September, adding that the Canadian government had amassed “both human and signals intelligence which includes communications involving Indian officials themselves, including Indian diplomats present in Canada.” The New York Times has reported that US agencies provided their Canadian counterparts with certain context that helped the latter draw their conclusion of Indian involvement.

US Ambassador to Canada David Cohen said it was the “shared intelligence among Five Eye partners” that prompted Trudeau to go public with his allegations.

Ottawa, however, hasn't shared any evidence supporting its claims, despite New Delhi repeatedly asking it to do so and stating that it would be willing to look into the matter. “We are willing to look at any specific information that is provided to us, but so far we have received no specific information from Canada,” India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said days after the allegations were made.

According to an ABC report, Burgess was briefed on the matter before last month’s G20 summit in New Delhi, where Trudeau first raised his concerns with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Upon being asked whether a similar incident could happen in Australia, which is home to nearly 210,000 Sikhs, Burgess said, “I can assure you that when we find governments interfering in our country, or planning to interfere in our country, we will deal with them effectively.”

In June, tensions flared in Australia among the Sikh and Hindu communities over an unofficial referendum designed to build political support for an independent Sikh state in India, to be named Khalistan. Although there can be “communal violence” or “spontaneous violence” in a country, Burgess said, that is not the same as a nation-state seeking to “interfere and covertly or deceptively harm and intimidate people.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19765281 (192127ZOCT23) Notable: Final Canada vs India Bun / Most Canadian diplomats leave India before being stripped of diplomatic immunity

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Most Canadian diplomats leave India before being stripped of diplomatic immunity

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/most-canadian-diplomats-leave-india-before-being-stripped-of-diplomatic-immunity/49575

Canada is reducing the number of its diplomats in India because it threatened to take away diplomatic immunity from many Canadian officials.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly shared this news.

Joly said Canada would not respond by asking India to reduce their diplomats in Canada.

Joly told reporters on Wednesday, 41 Canadian diplomats, which is most of the mission from Ottawa in India, have left. Along with them, 42 family members also left.

Now, only 21 Canadian diplomats are left working in India.

There's diplomatic tension between India and Canada. It started when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed India was involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen. Because of this accusation, the Indian government told Canada to reduce its diplomats in India.

India gave Canada a choice to either send back 41 diplomats or India would take away their diplomatic immunity.

Joly said on Thursday to the reporters Canada had to follow India's decision. The last date for Canada to do this was October 20.

“The safety of Canadians, of our diplomats, is always my top concern,” said Joly.

“Given the implications of India’s actions on the safety of our diplomats, we have facilitated their safe departure from India. This means that our diplomats and their families have now left and are on their way home.”

“Immunities allow diplomats to do their work without fear of reprisal or arrest from the country they are in,” said Joly.

“A unilateral revocation of diplomatic privileges and immunities is contrary to international law. It is a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. And threatening to do so is unreasonable and escalatory.”

Joly stated this decision has consequences. Because of it, services in three consulates will be downgraded.

“Unfortunately, we have had to pause all in-person services at our consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bangalore,” said Joly.

Canada “will continue to engage with India,” she added.

“Now more than ever, we need to have diplomats on the ground and we need to talk to one another.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19769504 (201351ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / New Rocket Attacks In Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen Suggest Prospect For Regional Conflagration Growing

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New Rocket Attacks In Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen Suggest Prospect For Regional Conflagration Growing

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-bases-come-under-drone-attack-syria-after-israeli-strikes-south-damascus

Israeli media is reporting that the United States is currently in talks to establish 'safe zones' in Gaza after it was widely reported that the IDF has been given the green light by the Netanyahu government to go into the Gaza Strip. There are also emerging reports that an Orthodox Church in Gaza has suffered attack by an Israeli strike, via Times of Israel:

The Hamas-controlled interior ministry says several displaced people who had taken shelter at a church compound in the Gaza Strip have been killed and injured in an Israeli strike.

There was no immediate comment from the IDF, which tells AFP it is looking into the potential strike.

The strike left a “large number of martyrs and injured” at the compound of a Greek Orthodox church, the ministry says.

Witnesses tell AFP the strike appears to have been aimed at a target close to the place of worship where many Gaza residents have taken refuge.

Additionally, Russia has said it is moving more military assets to its bases in Syria:

Moody's has meanwhile said Israel is under review and could soon be downgraded:

The Moody’s international credit rating agency announces that it is reviewing Israel for a possible downgrade of its A1 credit rating.

Moody’s says the review has been “triggered by the unexpected and violent conflict between Israel and Hamas.”

It notes that while Israel has “proven resilient” in past conflicts, the current level of violence “raises the possibility of longer lasting and material credit impact.”

The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops suffered injuries during the last 24 hours of drone and rocket attacks against bases in Iraq and Syria: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19769767 (201443ZOCT23) Notable: Senate starts hearings on guaranteed basic income

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Senate starts hearings on guaranteed basic income

https://tnc.news/2023/10/19/senate-hearings-guaranteed-basic-income/

Hearings have kicked off for a Senate bill that would set up a system for guaranteeing Canadians a minimum “livable” income.

The Senate’s finance committee started hearing testimony on Bill S-233 Tuesday.

The bill, which was introduced in the Senate and would still have to be adopted by the House of Commons if the Senate passes it, would set up a framework for the government to offer a “livable basic income…to ensure that individuals can lead a dignified and healthy life.”

One of the witnesses, University of British Columbia professor Jiaying Zhao, said a guaranteed basic income would be cheaper for Canadian taxpayers.

“Basic income actually reduces our taxpayers money. It’s cost effective. Overall, it’s less than what we currently spend on poverty,” she said.

Senators engaged in a spirited debate about the bill, which included questions about sustainably financing the scheme without jeopardizing other essential services. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19769801 (201451ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / Ontario NDP abstains from motion to support Israel, condemn Hamas

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Ontario NDP abstains from motion to support Israel, condemn Hamas

https://tnc.news/2023/10/19/ontario-ndp-abstains-from-motion-israel/

The Ontario NDP abstained from a motion in the Ontario legislature Thursday expressing strong support for Israel and condemning Hamas. The motion was eventually passed with a 78-0 vote, with Liberals and the governing PCs voting unanimously in support.

The motion was introduced by PC House Leader Paul Calandra on Monday.

Provincial legislators, called MPPs in Ontario, debated the motion for several days, which came in response to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the wake of the latter’s Oct. 7attack that killed about 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, and captured around 200 others.

The NDP, however, abstained from the vote and introduced amendments demanding a ceasefire, hostage release and humanitarian aid for Gaza.

These amendments were rejected and the original motion was passed. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19769838 (201457ZOCT23) Notable: “Unacceptable” that woman with ISIS ties repatriated, say Conservatives

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“Unacceptable” that woman with ISIS ties repatriated, say Conservatives

https://tnc.news/2023/10/19/conservatives-isis-repatriated/

The Conservatives are saying it’s “unacceptable” that the Liberal government allowed a woman with ties to ISIS to re-enter Canada.

Federal authorities repatriated 33-year-old Dure Amhed and her children from a detention camp in Syria.

“This is but one example of Mr. Trudeau’s neglect of Canada’s national security,” said Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong.

Ahmed was married to well known ISIS militant El Shafee Elsheikh, who was part of “the Beatles,” a group within ISIS known for having British accents.

He is the highest ranking member of ISIS to be tried in the U.S. and is currently in a supermax prison, serving multiple life sentences for his involvement in the murder of eight American, British and Japanese hostages.

“It is unacceptable that the Trudeau government allowed someone affiliated with one of the world’s worst terrorist groups to re-enter Canada without first ensuring the safety and security of Canadians from this terrorist threat,” said Chong in a statement to CBC News. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770032 (201524ZOCT23) Notable: Updated MAiD Bun / “Tragic mistake”: Groups decry defeat of bill to prevent assisted suicide for mentally ill

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“Tragic mistake”: Groups decry defeat of bill to prevent assisted suicide for mentally ill

https://tnc.news/2023/10/20/defeat-bill-assisted-suicide-mentally-ill1/

Think tanks and pro-life groups are lamenting the defeat of a Conservative bill which would prevent the expansion of assisted suicide to those who suffer from mental illness.

Conservative MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314 would have amended the Criminal Code in relation to assisted suicide provisions to not classify mental disorders as a “a grievous and irremediable medical condition for which a person could receive medical assistance in dying.”

On Wednesday, the bill was defeated on its second reading in the House of Commons with 167 MPs opposing it and 150 MPs supporting. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770116 (201536ZOCT23) Notable: Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants a border wall with Canada

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Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants a border wall with Canada

https://tnc.news/2023/10/20/ramaswamy-wants-wall-canada/

No word yet on whether he expects Canada to pay for it, but a Republican presidential candidate wants a border wall along the 49th parallel.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, has urged the U.S. to erect a wall along its northern border with Canada.

Ramaswamy said the wall would necessary to prevent illegal immigration and crime from spilling over from Canada, which he claimed is facing a border crisis of its own.

Ramaswamy’s statement came after New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu announced the creation of a Northern Border Alliance Task Force to patrol the 58-mile stretch of the state’s border with Canada.

Sununu said the task force is a response to the federal government’s failure to secure the northern border, where illegal crossings have increased by more than 800% in the past year, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.

Ramaswamy, who visited the Canada-U.S. border earlier this month and posted a video on TikTok showing how easy it is to cross illegally, said he supports Sununu’s initiative and wants to extend it to the entire 5,525-mile border with Canada. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770200 (201548ZOCT23) Notable: Trudeau commits $90 million to fight ‘climate change,’ pursue vaccine equity in the Americas

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Trudeau commits $90 million to fight ‘climate change,’ pursue vaccine equity in the Americas

https://www.rebelnews.com/trudeau_commits_90_million_to_fight_climate_change_pursue_vaccine_equity_in_the_americas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed $58.6 million to fund renewable energy projects in the Caribbean, and $18.3 million from Canada’s Global Initiative for vaccine equity towards Haiti.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to spend like a drunken sailor abroad after committing $90 million to counter ‘climate change’ in the Americas.

On October 18, Trudeau pledged to fight ‘climate change’ and pursue vaccine equity during his address to the Canada-Caribbean Community Summit.

As part of the announcement in Ottawa, Trudeau committed $58.6 million to Caribbean Development Bank to fund renewable energy projects. Another $6 million went to the Caribbean Climate Smart Fund.

“Canada has been proud of its strong development cooperation in the Caribbean region which has been at its highest level in recent years but we know there’s much more work to be done,” said Trudeau.

In May, Trudeau told the UN that COVID ‘showed us what we're capable of’ in achieving Agenda 2030 and adopting international Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

“We are all so interconnected. The only way for us and our families to succeed is to ensure people on the other side of the world have the opportunities to succeed,” he said at the time. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770307 (201604ZOCT23) Notable: Conservatives say ‘Canadians deserve answers’ amid pending Commons vote on ‘Nazigate’ probe

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Conservatives say ‘Canadians deserve answers’ amid pending Commons vote on ‘Nazigate’ probe

https://www.rebelnews.com/conservatives_say_canadians_deserve_answers_amid_pending_commons_vote_on_nazigate_probe

With a vote expected for October 19, Conservative MP Michael Cooper hopes the House affairs committee supports his motion to investigate why ‘proper vetting was not done,’ reported Blacklock’s Reporter. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770769 (201717ZOCT23) Notable: Final Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Health Canada’s startling admission confirms secret DNA contamination discovered in COVID-19 vaccines

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Health Canada’s startling admission confirms secret DNA contamination discovered in COVID-19 vaccines

https://www.rebelnews.com/health_canada_s_startling_admission_confirms_secret_dna_contamination_discovered_in_covid_19_vaccines

The agency has acknowledged the presence of at least one undisclosed plasmid DNA sequence in COVID-19 vaccine vials, raising concerns about public safety and regulatory diligence, especially amid ongoing missing information and lack of long-term safety data.

Health Canada, responsible for authorizing and regulating the novel mRNA injections, admitted that they have confirmed the presence of at least one plasmid DNA sequencer in the vials of COVID-19 vaccines that were undisclosed by the manufacturer.

Responding to an email media request from the Epoch Times, the agency said that “it was possible for Health Canada to confirm the presence of the enhancer based on the plasmid DNA sequence submitted by Pfizer against the published SV40 enhancer sequence."

Additionally, Health Canada is quoted as saying that "[al]though the full DNA sequence of the Pfizer plasmid was provided at the time of initial filing, the sponsor did not specifically identify the SV40 sequence.”

Genomics expert Kevin McKernan discovered this anomaly accidentally and shared his findings with Rebel News.

“This is something that helps promote the antibiotic resistance that is the backbone of these vectors,” McKernan told Rebel News of the SV40 promoter in April earlier this year. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770795 (201721ZOCT23) Notable: Final Law and Disorder Bun / Canada Border Services Agency lost track of over 29,000 fugitives

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Canada Border Services Agency lost track of over 29,000 fugitives

https://www.rebelnews.com/canada_border_services_agency_lost_track_of_over_29_000_fugitives

In a previous report from 2021, the CBSA admitted it lost track of 2,800 targets for deportation despite those individuals already being convicted of criminal offences.

The Canada Border Services Agency admitted it had 29,248 foreign fugitives at large in the department's "wanted inventory" while deportees totalled 10,041.

The data about the number of foreign nationals loose inside Canada was first reported Friday morning in Blacklock's Reporter.

Losing track of foreign criminals is not a new problem for Canada's border guards.

In a 2021 report to the House of Commons, the CBSA admitted to losing track of 2,800 targets for deportation who were already convicted of criminal offences.

“Criminal cases are very important for public safety,” Auditor General Karen Hogan testified to the public accounts committee in February 2021.

According to previous reporting by Blacklock's, “foreign fugitives have a better than 50-50 chance of dodging deportation, new records show. Of thousands of foreigners ordered out of the country in the past six years, fewer than half, 48 percent, were actually deported.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19770917 (201744ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / X Platform May Leave the European Union Over the ‘Digital Services Act’ - Elon Musk Tired of the Push for Censorship Coming From Brussels

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X Platform May Leave the European Union Over the ‘Digital Services Act’ – Elon Musk Tired of the Push for Censorship Coming From Brussels

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/x-platform-may-leave-european-union-digital-services/

The platform X, the ‘new Twitter’, may be in collision course with the ‘old world’.

As the European Union rolls in its censorship policies, it was inevitable that X would be a big stumbling block to their designs, once fact-based information that contradicts Globalist propaganda is (for the most part) no longer censored there.

In recent weeks, Elon Musk has once again started suggesting that X/Twitter would no longer be accessible in Europe. The move would come to avoid the new Orwellian regulation enacted by the European Commission. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771393 (201905ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / Elon Musk Slams EU over NewsGuard Association: ‘What a Scam!’

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Elon Musk Slams EU over NewsGuard Association: ‘What a Scam!’

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/10/19/elon-musk-slams-eu-over-newsguard-association-what-a-scam/

X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk has slammed the European Union over its work with NewsGuard, an organization that is a significant component of the global internet censorship industry, calling the organization a “scam” that “ought to be disbanded.”

Musk turned his attention to NewsGuard following a post by former Trump administration official Mike Benz, exposing the European Commission’s relationship with NewsGuard, which helped revise the EU’s “code of practice on disinformation,” which calls on tech and advertising companies to financially throttle accused publishers of “disinformation.”

In response to this, Musk called on Thierry Breton, a leading member of the EU’s ruling European Commission, to offer an explanation to the people of Europe.

“Is this true?” asked Musk. “If so, the people of Europe deserve an explanation.”

The European Union has aggressively used its power to advance the censorship of social media platforms, recently announcing a “disinformation” case against Meta (formerly Facebook) and TikTok, using new EU laws that can levy high fines on social media companies that don’t censor their platforms according to the bloc’s regulations.

In another post, Musk called NewsGuard a “scam” that “ought to be disbanded immediately.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771441 (201915ZOCT23) Notable: Final Wokeism Bun / Blue Jays Pitcher Stands His Ground After Being Criticized for Taking His Son Goose Hunting

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Blue Jays Pitcher Stands His Ground After Being Criticized for Taking His Son Goose Hunting

https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/10/19/blue-jays-pitcher-stands-ground-after-being-criticized-taking-son-goose-hunting/

Canadian leftists are hammering Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson for taking his son goose hunting and posting photos of the geese they harvested while outdoors together.

It all started after Swanson posted a photo of himself with his son, crouched down behind the geese they had harvested:

Outkick quoted some of the comments Swanson received in response to social media posts about the hunt.

One response came from Barbara, who wrote, “Do you really need food that badly? Are you even going to put them In your freezer and eat them. He could try eating vegan or vegetarian for awhile. Or maybe if the birds and animals were armed so they could fight back. I would be all for it.”

Jen wrote, “Wow. Teaching your child to kill animals. Not admirable at all. How about teaching them kindness and compassion to all living things???”

Swanson responded to the criticism with a post on X, where he wrote: “I am an avid hunter/fisherman and I will always be. For the people who are asking me why I have my son with me, I am teaching him a very important life lesson… the beef, venison, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables all come from somewhere, not just the grocery store.”

He added, “Now when [my son] hunts and he harvests his own food, he knows exactly where his food is coming from and what is in it. Next time you go to the grocery store or restaurant and order something, remember that it had to come from somewhere. Know what you are eating! Safe hunting to all!”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771474 (201922ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / Russia charges Canadian parliament WWII SS Nazi with genocide

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Russia charges Canadian parliament WWII SS Nazi with genocide

https://www.rt.com/russia/585425-russia-charges-canadian-nazi/

Investigators have found documentary evidence that Yaroslav Hunka participated in ethnic cleansing while serving in the SS Galicia division

Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) has charged in absentia Canadian-Ukrainian Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka with the genocide of civilians on the territory of the USSR during World War II.

The 98-year-old served as a volunteer in the 14th Waffen SS Grenadier Division, which was responsible for numerous atrocities during the 1940s.

Last month, Hunka became the center of an international political scandal after he was celebrated with a standing ovation in the Canadian parliament as a “hero” who had fought for “Ukrainian independence.”

In a press release on Friday, the SK’s Main Investigation Department announced that it had found documentary evidence in Russia’s State Archives and the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the SS Galicia division’s exact places of deployment and conduct during WWII.

Between February 23 and February 28 in 1944, Hunka and other members of the SS Galicia are believed to have killed at least 500 citizens of the USSR, including Jews and Poles, in Guta Penyatskaya – a former village on the territory of the Brodsky district of the Lviv region. Investigators also pointed out that these victims were shot and burned alive in residential buildings, as well as churches.

“Representatives of the SS ‘Galicia’, including Hunka, pursuing the basic idea of Nazism – the creation of a racially pure state (Aryan race) – with the goal of completely destroying the ethnic group of Slavs, including other nationalities living in the territory of the occupied Lviv Region of the Ukrainian SSR, committed murder and caused serious harm to their health and created living conditions designed for their physical elimination,” the Russian investigators concluded.

Currently, Russia’s SK is still deciding on whether or not to place Hunka on the international wanted list and arrest him in absentia.

Earlier this week Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu insisted that Russia and Belarus should join forces to pursue the extradition of the Nazi veteran and put him on public trial for his direct involvement in “brutalities targeting a peaceful Soviet population in the Lviv Region.”

Polish officials have also suggested that Warsaw should seek Hunka’s extradition for a trial.

Ottawa, meanwhile, has apologized for honoring the Ukrainian Nazi after Hunka’s past allegiance was highlighted to the public by Jewish organizations. Anthony Rota, who’d arranged the appearance and called Hunka a “Canadian hero” who’d “fought the Russians” during World War II, stepped down as speaker of the House of Commons, after accepting full responsibility for the move.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771520 (201933ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / NATO envoys hold ‘emergency meeting’ over Putin-Orban talks - media

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NATO envoys hold ‘emergency meeting’ over Putin-Orban talks – media

https://www.rt.com/news/585404-nato-envoys-emergency-meeting/

The “deepening relationship” between Russia and Hungary is causing “security concerns,” the US ambassador to Budapest told RFE/RL

The ambassadors to Hungary of NATO countries have held an unscheduled meeting amid concerns about a recent encounter between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, the US state-run media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported Thursday.

Putin and Orban met on October 17 in the Chinese capital, during the country's Belt and Road Forum. It was the first meeting between the Russian president and the Hungarian prime minister since the conflict in Ukraine erupted.

The gathering of the bloc’s ambassadors and the envoy from Sweden, whose NATO membership has yet to be ratified by Türkiye and Hungary, took place in Budapest on Thursday. At the meeting, the diplomats discussed “security concerns” about the “deepening relations” between Moscow and the NATO and EU member, David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary, told the outlet.

Pressman also noted that Washington expects the Hungarian government to take these “legitimate security concerns” seriously, calling the Putin-Orban meeting “worrying.”

On Tuesday, the day of the meeting, Pressman posted a picture on X (formerly Twitter) of Orban and Putin shaking hands, with the caption that Hungary’s prime minister was choosing to stand with Russia “alone among our allies.”

Orban’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, told ATV channel on Wednesday that “the US ambassador is not competent to determine Hungarian foreign policy because that is the job of the Hungarian government.”

Over the past decades, relations between Moscow and Budapest “have been built solely on the basis of taking into account each other’s interests,” Putin said during the meeting, noting that Russia’s relations with many European countries have been “maintained and developed.”

Last September, Orban criticized EU sanctions on Moscow, claiming that “EU citizens have become poorer, while Russia has not fallen on its knees.” He called for a ceasefire to end the Ukraine conflict, noting that the restrictions on Russia were hurting the EU’s economy.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771583 (201946ZOCT23) Notable: Final Wokeism Bun / Banning prayer at Remembrance Day ceremonies (video)

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Trudeau Liberals backtrack over policy banning prayer at Remembrance Day ceremonies following pressure from Conservative MP

https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-liberals-backtrack-over-policy-banning-prayer-at-remembrance-day-ceremonies-following-pressure-from-conservative-mp

"Let's be clear: Canadian Forces chaplains are not – and will not be – banned from prayer on Remembrance Day, nor at any other time."

The Trudeau Liberals have backtracked on a policy that would have barred military chaplains from leading prayer during Remembrance Day ceremonies, as well as other official public functions.

Minister of National Defense Bill Blair confirmed that prayer was still allowed after Conservative Member of Parliament Blake Richards grilled the government over the plan.

"Let's be clear," Blair said. "Canadian Forces chaplains are not – and will not be – banned from prayer on Remembrance Day, nor at any other time."

"The Chaplain General's directive seeks to ensure that public addresses reflect the spiritual and religious diversity of Canadians."

Richards' criticism was prompted by a story in The Epoch Times, based on an October 11 directive from the Canadian Armed Forces to the military chaplaincy.

"While the dimension of prayer may occupy a significant place for some of our members," it states, "we do not all pray in the same way; for some, prayer does not play a role in their lives."

The document, signed by the Chaplain General Brigadier-General Guy Belisle, suggests that as such, "it is essential for chaplains to adopt a sensitive and inclusive approach when publicly addressing military members."

The decision is based on the Trudeau government's vision for the CAF which seeks to place diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as foundational to Canada's military.

The directive urges chaplains to "carefully choose words that are inclusive" when speaking at public events, and to always be "mindful of the Gender Based Analysis (GBA+)."

Perhaps most strikingly, it suggested they were not allowed to talk about a "Heavenly Father.”

Chaplains were also told to remove the scarves they wear to denote their particular faith, such as a cross for a Christian, a star of David for Judaism, and a crescent for Muslims.

"Chaplains must consider the potential that some items or symbols may cause discomfort or traumatic feelings when choosing the dress they wear during public occasions," the directive advises."

"Each year on November 11, Canadians remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation," Richards began, "but now under this Liberal government, our military chaplains are being told they can't even pray for the fallen!"

Richards noted that chaplains had accompanied Canadian troops during the D-Day landing at Juno Beach, "providing last rites to dying soldiers in the fields."

"Now the prime minister is telling Canadians that on Remembrance Day, they can't even pray for those who fought for our country?" Richards asked. "What is going on?"

While Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Pettipas-Tayor wasn't in the House of Commons to respond, her parliamentary secretary, Marie-France Lalonde, answered on her behalf, but failed to address the question.

Lalonde responded to Richards' concern by offering a "shout out" to veterans, and a "thank you to the men and women, who particularly at this point in time, are defending what we do."

"On November 11," she continued, "we will remember and we will never forget everything our veterans have done for us."

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19771718 (202012ZOCT23) Notable: Final Covid and Other Pestilence Bun / Fauci Coming to Canada

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Fauci Coming to Canada

https://brightlightnews.com/fauci-coming-to-canada/

Dr. Anthony Fauci will be coming to Hamilton, Ontario, to raise funds for infectious disease research at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences on Nov. 22nd.

The event* is being presented by LiUNA!, the Laborers’ International Union of North America, and will be held at the Grand Central Ballroom at Liuna Station with a cocktail reception beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $300 with sponsorship opportunities that include a “photos & meet & greet with Dr. Fauci” starting at an outrageous $10,000.

News of Fauci’s resurfacing since leading the US Covid response has spread like wildfire among Canadians calling out the disastrous Covid response and human catastrophe caused by the Covid “vaccines.” A mix of bewilderment, anger and expletives have flooded messaging apps and text messages as news of his coming spreads.

The registration form can be found on this PDF found through The Bay Observer, a media outlet in the Hamilton Burlington area. Strangely, the event was not advertised on the St. Joseph’s Healthcare website at the time of this writing and tickets not purchasable through a dedicated webpage.

*A rally against Dr. Fauci’s presence is likely.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19775878 (211415ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / Turkish politician praises Hitler for killing Jews

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Turkish politician praises Hitler for killing Jews

https://www.rt.com/news/585405-turkish-politician-praises-hitler/

Israel should be destroyed in order to “cleanse” the world, the councillor declared at a public meeting

A local politician from Türkiye’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has publicly praised Adolf Hitler’s genocide of the Jews, adding that he was “praying” for the Nazi leader.

Suleyman Sezen, who represents President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party in the Atakum district council in the province of Samsun, made the comments at a meeting on Wednesday.

“Hitler had this remark, ‘You will curse me for every Jew that I did not kill.’ Such true words, as Zionist Jewish Israel today is behind every single attempt at creating chaos in the world,” the politician declared in a rant shared online. He added that he prayed for “God’s mercy and grace on [Hitler] for his words.”

Sezen expressed hope that Israel “will soon cease to exist and there will be peace in the world once it is cleansed of Jews.” A fellow council member pushed back after Sezen’s remarks, suggesting they were an emotional outburst. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19775909 (211423ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / De-dollarization in Russia-China trade almost complete - minister

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De-dollarization in Russia-China trade almost complete – minister

https://www.rt.com/business/585421-russia-china-trade-yuan-ruble/

The ruble and yuan make up 95% of Moscow’s trade with Beijing, Maksim Reshetnikov says

The share of ruble and yuan settlements in Russia’s foreign trade has surged to almost 70% as Moscow rapidly shifts away from Western currencies, Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said on Friday.

The de-dollarization of Russian trade with China is almost complete, the minister told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia-China Energy Business Forum in Beijing.

“Our trade is restructuring. If we look at the country’s trade indicators as a whole, 68% of our trade is carried out in rubles and yuan, while 95% our trade with China is settled in rubles and yuan. The issue of channels [for payments] has been solved,” Reshetnikov stated.

Recent data from the Economic Development Ministry shows that the yuan overtook the dollar in Russia’s import settlements with China in 2022. The Chinese currency has since been used in Russian trade with Mongolia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore.

The changes reflect Russia’s move away from transactions in the currencies of ‘unfriendly countries’ against the backdrop of sanctions.

Reshetnikov also gave his assessment of Russia-China trade turnover, predicting that it could exceed the target of $200 billion and reach around $220 billion by the end of this year.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19775966 (211444ZOCT23) Notable: Final Russia and Ukraine Bun / India Rejects Russian Demand To Pay For Oil In Chinese Yuan

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India Rejects Russian Demand To Pay For Oil In Chinese Yuan

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/india-rejects-russian-demand-pay-oil-chinese-yuan

India’s government is expected to reject demands from Russian oil companies to pay for Russia’s crude oil imports in Chinese yuan, Indian officials told Bloomberg on Friday.

Russia and its companies need Chinese currency as Russian trade has become much more reliant on China after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia. Moscow has a lot of Indian rupees, but it can’t spend them all while it needs yuan. Russian firms have largely ditched dollar and euro payments due to the Western sanctions and the fact that Russia has been cut off from the SWIFT banking payment system.

Russian oil companies have been asking lately for payments in yuan, but the Indian government – which owns 70% of the refiners in the world’s third-largest crude oil importer – will not agree to these demands, according to Bloomberg’s sources.

Some crude cargoes from Russia to India have been recently delayed because the parties have failed to agree on the currency of the payment, sources at refiners told Bloomberg.

Earlier this week, unnamed Finance Ministry sources told Reuters that payment in Chinese currency of seven cargoes of Russian crude oil imported by state-run Indian oil refineries is being held up over the Indian government’s new-found hesitancy to accept this form of payment.

State-run Indian Oil Corporation has settled purchases in yuan previously, while Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum have not yet resorted to the Chinese currency, though direct Russian suppliers have requested this.

India has hiked imports of Russian crude in the past year due to the cheaper Russian supply compared to crudes from the Middle East.

Between April and September, the first half of India’s 2023/2024 fiscal year, Indian imports of Russian crude oil more than doubled to 1.76 million barrels per day (bpd) from 780,000 bpd in the same period of the 2022/2023 year, per vessel-tracking data cited by Reuters.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776014 (211506ZOCT23) Notable: Final Covid and Other Pestilence Bun / Karl Lauterbach and Christian Drosten team up at the World Health Summit to tackle “misinformation” and “disinformation” for the next pandemic

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Karl Lauterbach and Christian Drosten team up at the World Health Summit to tackle “misinformation” and “disinformation” for the next pandemic

https://expose-news.com/2023/10/20/lauterbach-and-drosten-on-misinformation/

At the World Health Summit on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said a Pandemic Treaty was necessary because of the “misinformation pandemic.”

At the same discussion, infamous fraudulent covid test “inventor” Dr. Christian Drosten said that as well as tackling “disinformation,” testing would be “really efficient” in the next pandemic before a drug or vaccine was available.

The World Health Summit 2023 took place from October 15-17 in Berlin, Germany and online. On Monday, during a session titled ‘Learning from Covid-19 For Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ panellists discussed “how to ensure equitable access to tests, treatments and vaccines.”

Two of the panellists were Lauterbach and Drosten. You can view a list of all the panellists in the Summit’s booklet HERE (pg. 76).

Dr. Christian Drosten is the head of the Institute for Virology at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Europe’s largest university hospital. The World Health Summit was organised at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776218 (211600ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / Chilliwack Board of School Trustees faces legal action over freedom of expression concerns

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Chilliwack Board of School Trustees faces legal action over freedom of expression concerns

https://tnc.news/2023/10/20/chilliwack-board-school-faces-legal-action/

A grandmother is suing a B.C. school board she says violated her rights by shutting her down at a public meeting.

Lynda Di Armani is taking the Chilliwack Board of School Trustees to court after being interrupted and having her microphone cut off when she attempted to raise attention to a conflict of interest she said one of the board members had.

Di Armani, a grandmother and former school employee, began her time in the meeting by saying that trustee Teri Westerby had brought forward a motion about flying a pride flag during pride month, despite being the director of marketing for the local pride society.

Board chair Willow Rechelt and vice-chair Carin Bondar interrupted Di Armani and claimed her statements were “discriminatory.”

Di Armani was interrupted several times and her microphone was cut off, before she was eventually told to sit down before she had finished speaking, according to video of the meeting.

Di Armani alleges in a lawsuit filed by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) that the board’s treatment of her violated her Charter right to freedom of expression. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776256 (211610ZOCT23) Notable: Final Wokeism Bun / University of New Brunswick philosophy department cancels Christian lecture

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University of New Brunswick philosophy department cancels Christian lecture

https://tnc.news/2023/10/21/university-new-brunswick-christian-lecture/

The University of New Brunswick philosophy department was apparently so scared to be outed as a department that leaned conservative and Christian that they canceled a planned lecture featuring a conservative Christian.

Dr. Corey Miller of the US evangelical organization Ratio Christi was originally going to deliver a speech titled “Is Christianity Good or Bad for Civilization?” as part of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) philosophy of religion lecture series.

However, his title raised concerns among the organizers, so he changed it to “Religious Beliefs: Axiological Reflections on Western Civilization.”

But the concerns didn’t end there.

According to the College Fix, email records show that one single student felt bothered by past media coverage of Miller, which had him implicated (and vindicated) in a dispute over LGBT issues while he was previously working as a professor.

“The student was not stridently angry, but was concerned that you might have anti-LGBTQ views,” Robert Larmer, chair of UNB’s philosophy department, wrote to Miller in an email just days before the scheduled September 21 talk.

The UNB philosophy department was afraid the university would cancel their lecture series, so, they opted to preemptively cancel Miller. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776285 (211617ZOCT23) Notable: Ontario teachers threaten strike action on the heels of unprecedented school closures

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Ontario teachers threaten strike action on the heels of unprecedented school closures

https://www.rebelnews.com/ontario_teachers_threaten_strike_action_on_the_heels_of_unprecedented_school_closures

A majority of English Catholic teachers have voted in favour of a strike mandate amid ongoing government negotiations, on the heels of unprecedented school closures and learning disruptions faced by Ontario schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An overwhelming majority of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) have voted in favour of strike action if government bargaining takes an unfavourable turn.

The vote saw 97% of Catholic teachers say yes to delivering a strike mandate as government bargaining dates draw near, six weeks into an uninterrupted school year.

“Contrary to Minister of Education Stephen Lecce’s ongoing misinformation campaign, taking a strike vote and receiving a strong strike mandate does not necessarily mean that Catholic teachers will take job action,” OECTA President René Jansen in de Wal said in a news release yesterday.

Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce expressed disappointment at this trajectory.

“It is disappointing that OECTA members have voted to put themselves on a path to strike. We’ve already reached a fair deal with one of the largest teacher unions to keep kids in class, and we urge that OECTA does the same by coming to the table, signing a deal, and committing to keeping kids in class,” he posted on X. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776308 (211622ZOCT23) Notable: Final Drag Queens and Transgender Bun / Saskatchewan government passes Parents’ Bill of Rights

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Saskatchewan government passes Parents’ Bill of Rights

https://www.rebelnews.com/saskatchewan_government_passes_parents_bill_of_rights

The Parents' Bill of Rights Act mandates that educators and other school administrators inform parents when a child under 16 years of age changes their name or uses different pronouns to affirm their ‘gender identity.’

Saskatchewan’s parental rights legislation passed the legislature on Friday, intensifying the long-winded diatribes from the NDP caucus who voted no.

Bill 137, the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, received 39 votes in support from the Saskatchewan Party and one vote from the lone Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) representative, Nadine Wilson.

Wilson praised the passing of the bill, calling it a “necessary first step in bringing parents back into their children’s education.”

“Our party is looking forward to bringing about more common-sense solutions while continuing to hold this government to account,” she added.

Unsurprisingly, the entire NDP caucus voted against the legislation, alleging human rights violations. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776338 (211628ZOCT23) Notable: Calgary teen charged with terrorism offences

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Calgary teen charged with terrorism offences

https://www.rebelnews.com/calgary_teen_charged_with_terrorism_offenses

The teen was released with conditions and is set to appear in Calgary Provincial Court Nov. 6.

The 15-year-old was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation which led to terrorism-related charges against a 20-year-old Calgary man in June.

According to the RCMP, the youth who cannot be named, was arrested Oct. 13 by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET).

The RCMP's Christina Zoernig said, “In relation to a terrorism peace bond application, a peace officer feared there was a potential for the individual to commit a terrorism offence."

The teen was released with conditions and is set to appear in Calgary Provincial Court Nov. 6.

Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two counts of facilitating terrorist activity and two counts of participating in or contributing to an activity of a terrorist group.

Hussein is alleged to have made a TikTok video which supported the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19776347 (211631ZOCT23) Notable: Final Drag Queens and Transgender Bun / Alberta Conservatives to debate parental rights policy at upcoming UCP AGM

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Alberta Conservatives to debate parental rights policy at upcoming UCP AGM

https://www.rebelnews.com/alberta_conservatives_to_debate_parental_rights_policy_at_upcoming_ucp_agm

The Edmonton-West Henday UCP constituency proposed mandating written consent by parents for a child under 16 to use a different name or pronoun at school, which will be debated at the party's upcoming annual general meeting. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19777120 (211928ZOCT23) Notable: Final Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Health Canada Confirms DNA Plasmid Contamination of COVID Vaccine

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Health Canada Confirms DNA Plasmid Contamination of COVID Vaccine

https://www.truth11.com/untitled-1302/

Well, it’s a start, and it seems Health Canada isn’t even revealing everything to do with inclusion of SV40 in the vaccines, according to the article below. Dr. Jessica Rose believes they have a pre-emptive legal reason to be making this admission.

The Simian 40 Virus was used extensively in the early 60s in the production of polio vaccines. SV40 is a slow-acting cancer promoter in humans.Viruses from other species should never be used in a cross-over way, in other words.

DNA plasmids were an intentional part of the vaccine design, as Karen Kingston has pointed out. And there’s likely more unpleasantness encoded in the DNA, such as antibiotic resistance.

SV40 was added to the DNA plasmid inclusion, and was added needlessly it seems. So whose brigh idea was this?

Health Canada on Thursday confirmed the presence of DNA contamination in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and also confirmed that Pfizer did not disclose the contamination to the public health authority. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19777219 (211957ZOCT23) Notable: Final Law and Disorder Bun / Trudeau gov’t routinely goes to court to block access to information requests, watchdog says

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Trudeau gov’t routinely goes to court to block access to information requests, watchdog says

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-govt-routinely-goes-to-court-to-block-access-to-information-requests-watchdog-says/

The House of Commons Ethics Committee was told by the Office of the Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard that certain government institutions 'routinely violate' the law by blocking Canadians' access to information they have a right to obtain.

Canada’s information commissioner has revealed that the Trudeau government has forced her agency to spend thousands in extra legal fees because federal departments continue to file legal challenges in an attempt to block the release of access to information requests, despite such information being a “constitutional right.”

On Monday, the House of Commons Ethics Committee was informed by the Office of the Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard that certain government institutions “now routinely violate” the law surrounding freedom of information requests, and they do so “on a daily basis.”

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Maynard said that “We are in a place where information is key,” adding that “Canadians” today “don’t trust governments.”

“We need information to be factual, timely and provided to them,” she insisted.

The Office of the Information Commissioner is an independent body that supports Canadians who are not satisfied with how their information requests have been processed. Under law, all Canadians have a legal right to request information from federal institutions.

Canada’s Access to Information Act allows Maynard to issue binding orders that pertain to federal managers who do not want public records disclosed. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19777275 (212010ZOCT23) Notable: Final Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Data shows less than 1% of Albertans have taken the latest COVID booster

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Data shows less than 1% of Albertans have taken the latest COVID booster

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/data-shows-less-than-1-of-albertans-have-taken-the-latest-covid-booster/

According to the Alberta government's 'Respiratory virus dashboard,' when it comes to the latest COVID-19 booster shot, only 18,777 people have taken the jab out of a population of 4,519,217.

Official statistics show only 0.4 percent of Albertans have decided to get the latest revised version of the mRNA-based COVID vaccines, one month after their release to the public.

According to the Alberta government’s “Respiratory virus dashboard,” when it comes to the latest COVID-19 booster shot, only 18,777 people have taken the jab out of a population of 4,519,217.

The age group with the highest COVID jab rate is the 90-year plus category at 9 percent. The 85 to 89 age rate has a 4.9 percent jab rate, with the next highest being the 80 to 84 category at 2.4 percent.

Only 87 kids aged 12 to 14 have gotten the jab. In the 6 to 11-month-old category, only 0.7 percent have received the shot.

Data shows that most of the shots have been administered in pharmacies, while the rest have been given at hospitals and care homes.

Last month, Health Canada approved a revised Moderna mRNA-based COVID shot, despite research showing that 1 in 35 recipients of the booster ended up with myocardial damage. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19777532 (212110ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / Justin Trudeau Hesitates to Condemn Hamas for Gaza Hospital Blast Propaganda After Blaming Israel

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Justin Trudeau Hesitates to Condemn Hamas for Gaza Hospital Blast Propaganda After Blaming Israel

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2023/10/20/justin-trudeau-hesitates-to-condemn-hamas-for-gaza-hospital-blast-propaganda-after-blaming-israel/

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday questioned American and Israeli military officials’ verdict that the explosion near the Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday night was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) rocket rather than an Israeli air strike, as the Hamas terrorist organization claimed.

Trudeau said Canadian intelligence has not reached its own conclusions yet.

“We are working closely with allies to determine exactly what happened,” Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday.

“We saw some preliminary evidence, but we’ll keep working with our allies as quickly as possible before reaching any firm and final conclusion,” he said, insisting his government is “taking the necessary time to look carefully at everything.”

Trudeau added that many Canadian communities are “personally affected in an intensive way by what happened over there.”

Trudeau’s foreign minister, Melanie Joly, supported his remarks and said Canada and its allies were “working to determine exactly what happened.”

“What happened in Gaza is absolutely devastating. Palestinian civilians, Israeli civilians are equal and must be protected,” she declared.

Joly became visibly agitated when reporters pressed her on why Canada was unwilling to accept the consensus from U.S. and Israeli intelligence, which was awkwardly endorsed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday when he said the hospital blast “appears as though it was done by the other team.”

“I said it in the House, I said it in French, and I’ll say it again. What happened in Gaza is completely devastating. There’s been numerous conversations. Canada is in contact with all of its allies on this issue. We’ll make sure to know what exactly happened,” Joly snapped.

Trudeau is under pressure from Canadian opposition to take a more clear position, especially since he originally seemed to accept Hamas propaganda on the explosion at face value, immediately condemning Israel for its “absolutely unacceptable” alleged decision to target a hospital. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19781708 (221530ZOCT23) Notable: Final Covid and Other Pestilence Bun / WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health

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WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health

https://www.who.int/news/item/19-10-2023-who-outlines-considerations-for-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-for-health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new publication listing key regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI) for health. The publication emphasizes the importance of establishing AI systems’ safety and effectiveness, rapidly making appropriate systems available to those who need them, and fostering dialogue among stakeholders, including developers, regulators, manufacturers, health workers, and patients. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19781729 (221538ZOCT23) Notable: Updated MAiD Bun / Assisted Suicide for BABIES Demanded by Quebec College of Physicians

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Assisted Suicide for BABIES Demanded by Quebec College of Physicians

https://www.igor-chudov.com/p/assisted-suicide-for-babies-demanded

I apologize for using the oxymoronic term “assisted suicide for babies” in the title. An infant is not self-aware and cannot “commit suicide.” Infants want to live, eat, and be held by their parents. And yet, the Quebec College of Physicians wants to expand the Canadian “Medical Assistance in Dying” program to infants.

Watch Dr. Louis Roy, from the Quebec College of Physicians, telling the Commons' Special Joint Committee of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) on Oct. 7 that his organization believes MAID can be appropriate for infants up to age one who are born with “severe malformations.”

Medical Assistance in Dying implies someone wanting to die and getting medical assistance to die in a socially approved manner with some comfort.

Infants under one year cannot possibly choose to die or request medical assistance, so the name does not exactly suit the situation. Instead of “assistance in dying,” infants will be euthanized for the convenience of the parents and doctors who no longer want to deal with problematic babies. There are other, even more disturbing reasons for this program being promoted, which we will explore. 'Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19781833 (221604ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Here’s Why We Could be Headed for Another Dark Middle Ages

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Here’s Why We Could be Headed for Another Dark Middle Ages

https://www.activistpost.com/2023/10/heres-why-we-could-be-headed-for-another-dark-middle-ages.html

Trends are changing. In the 1930s it was wearing spectacles. Remember Pol Pot?

Now, it is any of the following: having a barbeque with friends on a Sunday afternoon (meat eating being a planet murdering activity), taking Johny to football or Sally to ballet in a … deep breath, car (driving being a planet extinguishing activity).

“Maybe try walking” as climate extremist group Tyre Extinguishers suggests:

Climate change extremists have deflated “hundreds” of tyres on SUVs in the wealthy Melbourne suburb overnight, with notes left on windscreens informing owners that their “gas guzzler kills” and suggesting they try taking public transport instead.

I don’t know, but when I think about these people sometimes I just want to point them to the sky as I’m quite sure God sends messages. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782047 (221647ZOCT23) Notable: Final Law and Disorder Bun / Rural Alberta community puts Ottawa on blast for not addressing crime

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Rural Alberta community puts Ottawa on blast for not addressing crime

https://tnc.news/2023/10/22/rural-alberta-crime/

Residents of the quaint municipal district of Bonnyville, Alta. took to council to express their concerns over rising rural crime and inaction from federal authorities to address repeat offenders.

A recent rural crime wave last week sparked a cry for help among the district’s council members and residents who said they feel unsafe and unprotected by the current justice system.

Chief Administrative Officer Al Hoggan said the federal government is responsible for setting the legislation that affects how crime is dealt with and that the issue has become politicized.

He warned that there is no quick fix and that the voters will have to decide in the next federal election if they want a change.

“This is as much a political problem as much as a crime reduction problem. This is federal legislation,” said Hoggan.

“Whether or not the federal government has any inclination to change the direction that they’ve currently been going in, it will be a question that the voters will be asked to deal with within the next couple of years.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782296 (221732ZOCT23) Notable: Final Law and Disorder Bun / U.S. border agents captured 237 illegal immigrants along Manitoba border since October 2022: report

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U.S. border agents captured 237 illegal immigrants along Manitoba border since October 2022: report

https://www.rebelnews.com/u_s_border_agents_captured_237_illegal_immigrants_along_manitoba_border_since_october_2022_report

Most have been approached by smugglers in an attempt to enter the U.S.. In some cases, smugglers say it is easier to enter the country from Canada than Mexico, noting that most of the people captured are Mexican.

Illegal immigrants continue to flee Canada for perceived greener pastures in the U.S. in record numbers, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

From October 2022 to the end of August, the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 237 people who left Manitoba for North Dakota or Minnesota.

That's three times the number of illegal immigrants captured from October 2021 to September 2022 at 68.

"The first half of the year we've already surpassed all of our numbers from 2022, and we're a little over halfway through now," said David Marcus, a border agent who covers the North Dakota and Minnesota section of the U.S. border with Canada.

Marcus told the CBC that most have been approached by smugglers in an attempt to enter the U.S. for a better life. “The smugglers say they can get him here safely and that's a lie. They can't guarantee anybody's safety,” he added.

In some cases, smugglers say it is easier to enter the U.S. from Canada than Mexico, noting that most of the people captured originated from Mexico. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782335 (221737ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Canadian senator stalls bill that exempts farmers from carbon tax: report

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Canadian senator stalls bill that exempts farmers from carbon tax: report

https://www.rebelnews.com/canadian_senator_stalls_bill_that_exempts_farmers_from_carbon_tax_report

The House of Commons passed Bill C-234 on March 29 by a vote of 176-146. A similar bill also passed the Commons but died in the Senate.

A single senator has earned the ire of a local taxpayers group after filibustering a bill that exempts certain fuels from the federal carbon tax.

Introduced in February 2022 by MP Ben Lobb, Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, would exempt farmers from paying a carbon tax on natural gas and propane when used for irrigation, grain drying, and heating barns.

According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), Senator Pierre Dalphond stalled the legislation on October 18 — delaying federal bids to ease food prices for Canadians amid the ongoing inflation crisis.

“Dalphond is making eggs, bread and milk more expensive,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “With his $170,000 annual salary, maybe Dalphond can afford to wait, but ordinary Canadians struggling to afford groceries need relief now.”

The House of Commons passed Bill C-234 on March 29 by a vote of 176-146. Except for three Liberal MPs, all other Liberals opposed the tax relief.

A previous bill also passed the Commons but died in the Senate.

“The House of Commons has already passed a bill twice to remove the carbon tax [that] makes it more expensive for farmers to produce the food and for you to buy the food,” said Terrazzano.

“Let’s email the unelected Senator Pierre Dalphond and tell him to stop stalling the bill, to stop watering it down and to stop making your groceries more expensive,” he added.

According to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), passing Bill C-234 would save farmers about $1 billion through 2030. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782514 (221800ZOCT23) Notable: EU, US, Canada Voice Strong Condemnation Against Communist China Following Maritime Collision Involving Chinese and Philippine Vessels

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EU, US, Canada Voice Strong Condemnation Against Communist China Following Maritime Collision Involving Chinese and Philippine Vessels in West Philippine Sea, Escalating Tensions in the Disputed Sea

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/eu-us-canada-voice-strong-condemnation-against-communist/

European Union, Canada and the U.S. condemned the communist China after Chinese vessels collided with Philippine boats on a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine navy ship, on Second Thomas Shoal.

Ayungin Shoal, also known as Second Thomas Shoal, is an atoll in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles west of Palawan, Philippines. Claimed by several nations but located in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, the atoll is currently militarily occupied by the Philippines.

The incident occurred on Sunday, when the China Coast Guard vessel 5203 (CCGV 5203) engaged in dangerous blocking maneuvers, leading to a collision with the Philippine indigenous resupply boat named Unaiza May 2 (UM2).

Furthermore, during the same resupply mission, the Philippine Coast Guard vessel MRRV 4409 was bumped by the Chinese Maritime Militia vessel 00003 (CMMV 00003) while positioned approximately 6.4NM Northeast of Ayungin Shoal​. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782599 (221813ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / China Deploys Six Warships to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions From Israel-Gaza War

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WORLD WAR 3 WATCH: China Deploys Six Warships to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions From Israel-Gaza War

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/world-war-3-watch-china-deploys-six-warships/

Up to six Chinese warships have been deployed to the Middle East over the past week, South China Morning Post reported.

The 44th Naval Escort Task Force has been engaged in standard operations in the region since May, partaking in a multi-day visit to Oman last week, which included a joint naval exercise with the Omani Navy, as per statements from the Chinese defense ministry.

On Saturday, after their visit, the task force departed from the capital, Muscat on October 14, heading towards an undisclosed destination, as per state media.

The visit saw an engagement between the Chinese and Omani military officials, with a series of visits to military institutions and a friendly basketball match organized amidst the formal interactions, according to the state news agency Xinhua.

Hailing from the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theatre, the task force is composed of the Zibo, a Type 052D guided-missile destroyer, the frigate Jingzhou, and the integrated supply ship Qiandaohu.

Earlier this month, the command was handed over to the 45th Naval Escort Task Force from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA’s) Northern Theatre command, which comprises another Type 052 destroyer, the Urumqi; the frigate Linyi and supply ship Dongpinghu. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19782864 (221918ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / Joe Biden’s Soros Funded ‘TikTok Army’ Uses Hamas-Affiliated Outlet to Push Propaganda

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Joe Biden’s Soros Funded ‘TikTok Army’ Uses Hamas-Affiliated Outlet to Push Propaganda

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/joe-bidens-soros-funded-tiktok-army-uses-hamas/

The Gateway Pundit reported on George Soros funding for an army of Gen Z TikTokers to advance his extreme left-wing causes. Once known ‘TikTok for Biden,’ the group is now called ‘Gen Z for Change.’

The New York Post reports that Soros’ Open Society Foundation shelled out $5.5 million to the nonprofit Accelerate Action Inc. in 2020 and 2021 — which in turn gave at least $300,000 in 2022 to Gen Z for Change.

In the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attacks on civilians, Gen Z for Change is now sharing information from a Hamas-affiliated Palestinian propaganda outlet to accuse Israel of “genocide.” Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19783503 (222144ZOCT23) Notable: Operation IMPACT is part of Canada’s whole-of-government approach to the Middle East

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Found out yesterdays local CAF member is being deployed to Lebanon for 6 mo. I had no idea the CAF is all over the middle east!

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/current-operations/operation-impact.html

Operation IMPACT

Operation IMPACT is part of Canada’s whole-of-government approach to the Middle East. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mission to build the military capabilities of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, and set the conditions for their long-term success. Op IMPACT complements the work of other Canadian government agencies such as Global Affairs Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Op IMPACT began as the CAF support to the Global Coalition to degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria. The coalition has been effective. Under the command of Brigadier-General Wade Rutland, Op IMPACT, on behalf of the CAF, is continuing to work with partners in the region to set the conditions for stability and security.

Canada plays an important role in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, alongside its partners. In Iraq for example, the CAF efforts in support of the Global Coalition and NATO improve Iraqi security forces’ capabilities. These efforts help Iraq to achieve long-term success in keeping its territory and people secure.

Update Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19786697 (231441ZOCT23) Notable: Liberals, NDP MPs vote to keep Nazi invitation inquiry behind closed doors

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Liberals, NDP MPs vote to keep Nazi invitation inquiry behind closed doors

https://tnc.news/2023/10/23/nazi-invite-closed-doors/

Conservative MPs on the House of Commons’ procedure committee blasted Liberal and NDP colleagues for voting to make an inquiry into the invitation of a Nazi soldier to the House of Commons last month private and unavailable to the general public.

A motion before the committee called for a transparent and public inquiry into how former Ukrainian 14th SS Division Galicia member Yaroslav Hunka was given a place of honour in Parliament during Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky’s visit to Canada.

The Conservative motion was voted down with four MPs supporting a public inquiry and seven MPs voting against.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper accused opponents of engaging in a coverup and keeping the truth from Canadians to protect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reputation.

“What we have is a coverup coalition at work yet again seeking to go behind closed doors rather than to deal with this matter openly and transparently to get to the bottom of one of the greatest international embarrassments brought upon by this prime minister with an S.S. soldier addressing parliament and it’s disgraceful,” said Cooper. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19786761 (231449ZOCT23) Notable: Final Wokeism Bun / Canadian military bans public prayers in the name of inclusion: directive

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Canadian military bans public prayers in the name of inclusion: directive

https://www.rebelnews.com/canadian_military_bans_public_prayers_inclusion_directive

It’s about replacing traditional religion with the new state religion of progressivism,’ says one chaplain, who adds the ‘silent majority’ are ‘very worried’ about this rejection of tradition.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continue its woke tirade against members after banning religious prayers at public functions.

“While the dimension of prayer may occupy a significant place for some of our members, we do not all pray in the same way; for some, prayer does not play a role in their lives,” reads a directive obtained by the Epoch Times.

“Therefore, it is essential for chaplains to adopt a sensitive and inclusive approach when publicly addressing military members,” it said.

Chaplain General, Brigadier-General Guy Belisle, who signed the directive on October 11, said any “spiritual reflection” henceforth must be “inclusive in nature, and respectful of the religious and spiritual diversity of Canada.”

That means that a chaplain cannot recite from the Bible or allude to God during public functions.

The Department of National Defence (DND) confirmed that chaplains must refrain from words such as “God” and “Heavenly Father” in official ceremonies. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19786877 (231507ZOCT23) Notable: Final Law and Disorder Bun / B.C. MP calls for end of ‘safer supply’ drug policy after death of family member

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B.C. MP calls for end of ‘safer supply’ drug policy after death of family member

https://www.rebelnews.com/bc_mp_calls_end_safer_supply_drug_policy_death_family_member

MP Todd Doherty urged the Commons health committee to suspend its ‘safer supply’ drug policy after losing his brother-in-law to a fatal fentanyl overdose ‘on the street.’

A Conservative MP shed tears after reminiscing about the loss of his brother-in-law to a fentanyl overdose, courtesy of “safer supply” facilities.

MP Todd Doherty urged the Commons health committee to suspend its “safer supply” drug policy after losing a loved one to an accidental overdose “on the street.”

“We are powerless, powerless to stop this,” he said, referring to the families of overdose victims. “Somebody has to answer this.”

Doherty said drug dealers are selling illicit drugs on the black market in British Columbia, where Cabinet granted a temporary decriminalization of possessing up to 2.5 grams of opioids and other narcotics on January 31.

“There are businesses in my province that are buying illicit drugs on the black market and selling them or giving them away on the street,” he said. “How far have we fallen that you can perpetuate somebody’s addiction but we can’t get them into a bed for recovery?”

The Commons on May 29 upheld the policy by a 209 to 113 vote. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19788011 (231914ZOCT23) Notable: India-Canada relations going through ‘difficult phase’ - New Delhi

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India-Canada relations going through ‘difficult phase’ – New Delhi

https://www.rt.com/india/585574-ottawa-meddling-india-internal-relations/

India’s foreign minister has reiterated New Delhi’s position on Ottawa’s “continuous interference” in his country’s affairs amid a deepening diplomatic row

India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has warned that his country and Canada are going through “a difficult phase” of their relationship amid the deepening diplomatic row over the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

The minister’s was speaking on Sunday, just days after Ottawa was ordered to withdraw 41 of its diplomats, as a result of what New Delhi called “continued interference” in its affairs.

“The relationship right now is going through a difficult phase. But I do want to say that the problems we have are with a certain segment of Canadian politics and the policies which flow from that,” Jaishankar said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in September said his government had “credible intelligence” regarding the possible involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar. However, no evidence has been made public so far. India has vehemently denied the allegations as absurd. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19793556 (241612ZOCT23) Notable: Erdogan Finally Submits Sweden's NATO Bid To Turkish Parliament, With $20BN F-16 Deal Looming

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Erdogan Finally Submits Sweden's NATO Bid To Turkish Parliament, With $20BN F-16 Deal Looming

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/erdogan-finally-submits-swedens-nato-bid-turkish-parliament-20bn-f-16-deal-looming

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted Sweden's bid to Turkey's parliament for the first time. The move happened Monday, at a moment the globe's attention has switched from Russia-Ukraine to the Israel-Gaza war, and has brought Stockholm's entrance into the alliance a big step closer.

"The Protocol on Sweden’s NATO Accession was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 23, 2023 and referred to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey," the Turkish presidency announced on social media. Turkey under Erdogan has been the most outspoken in blocking Sweden's bid, having long complained that it harbors 'terrorists' - due to the large Kurdish population which often organizes anti-Turkey protests and political movements.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson enthusiastically welcomed the development in Stockholm's favor. "Welcome that President Erdoğan signed Sweden’s ratification protocol to NATO and submitted it to the Grand National Assembly of [Turkey]. Parliamentary procedures will now commence. We are looking forward to becoming a member of NATO." Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19793679 (241627ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / The Uncancellable Billionaire: Musk's SpaceX Signs Deal To Launch EU Satellites

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The Uncancellable Billionaire: Musk's SpaceX Signs Deal To Launch EU Satellites

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/uncancellable-billionaire-musks-spacex-signs-deal-launch-eu-satellites

Earlier this year, Elon Musk warned the Biden administration would "weaponize" federal agencies against him for his 'free speech' platform X. More recently, Democrats tried to cancel the billionaire after his biographer Walter Isaacson claimed Musk turned off Starlink coverage for Ukraine, which turned out to be false. Then, in recent weeks, the European Union told Musk that X could be at risk of being banned across the continent over claims of 'disinformation' amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Despite the frequent efforts by Western political elites to 'cancel' the billionaire, their efforts have largely been unsuccessful. Musk is becoming the 'uncancellable billionaire' as the latest news from the Wall Street Journal reveals - even though the European Union has a strong distaste for the billionaire - they must now use SpaceX rockets to launch spy satellites into orbit because delays in Europe's space rocket program and cutting off the use of Russian rockets due to the Ukraine war.

SpaceX and the European Space Agency agreed to conduct at least two launches next year, catapulting two Galileo satellites into orbit. The European Commission and EU member states have yet to approve the agreement, but officials told WSJ they anticipate approval by the end of the year. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794085 (241736ZOCT23) Notable: Final Climate Change Bun / Pope Francis set to attend UN ‘climate change’ conference in Dubai: reports

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Pope Francis set to attend UN ‘climate change’ conference in Dubai: reports

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-un-climate-change-dubai/

Pope Francis has called for the upcoming COP28 conference to promote ‘binding forms of energy transition’ that are ‘obligatory and readily monitored.’

Multiple “senior Vatican sources” have attested that Pope Francis is due to attend the COP28 climate conference, media reports have stated, after he highlighted the conference as a potentially “historic event.”

Published first in the French-language version of its website, La Croix reported that Pope Francis intends to attend the COP28 “climate change” conference due to be held in Dubai at the end of November.

“Pope Francis will travel to Dubai to take part in COP28, the international climate summit, which begins on November 30, several senior Vatican sources have confirmed to La Croix,” the report read. The pope’s participation in the event had previously been theorized in some media outlets, but La Croix’s report offers the first sign of confirmation on the matter.

The Vatican has yet to issue an official communication on the matter. LifeSiteNews contacted officials seeking comment, but has yet to receive a response. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794113 (241740ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / World Economic Forum Calls For “Collective Action” To Fight “Misinformation” and “Disinformation”

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World Economic Forum Calls For “Collective Action” To Fight “Misinformation” and “Disinformation”

https://breaking-news.ca/world-economic-forum-calls-for-collective-action-to-fight-misinformation-and-disinformation/

First, they purposefully destroy something, and then they want to “get the contract” to rebuild it.

Would you trust somebody with the job – if the above statement referred to, say, your house?

Yet, we are now seeing tireless efforts by the same groups, official and informal, the same centers of power who spent years circulating alarmist statements about a supposedly dangerous prevalence of “misinformation” in the media – wanting to be the ones to tell the world how to “rebuild trust in the media.”

In the new episode of World Economic Forum (WEF) series of musings – a bid to lay the foundations of a future “world (dis)order” on a number of key issues – the Switzerland-based global elite’s mouthpiece touches on precisely the trust in the media – and how to bake AI into their proposed solution.

At the same time, the Global Coalition for Digital Safety, which is its “public-private coalition to tackle harmful content and conduct online” – is being promoted.

It bears repeating, the problem of mistrust in the media is created by the likes of the WEF, i.e., its “stakeholders”: it’s the censorship enacted by the most influential legacy media, with the excuse of fighting “misinformation.”

And now it’s true: why would anyone believe this media? Censorship opponents say – that’s the outcome of unjustified censorship – while the WEF argues, that those outlets weren’t censoring enough, i.e., they let too much “misinformation” through.

The figure of “only 40% of the population trusting news” in the UK is mentioned. They don’t go into exactly why – but imply – it’s “rampant disinformation.”

By whom? (They don’t go into that, either.)

Giving a no doubt grateful nod to the Covid pandemic, as a factor making all this mess possible in the first place, and laboring from its own point of view, the WEF now has this “6-step solutions” to propose: Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794520 (241846ZOCT23) Notable: Final Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / For reference, here is a link to the redacted Canada-Pfizer Manufacturing and Supply Agreement:

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For reference, here is a link to the redacted Canada-Pfizer Manufacturing and Supply Agreement:

https://breaking-news.ca/for-reference-here-is-a-link-to-the-redacted-canada-pfizer-manufacturing-and-supply-agreement-2/

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794848 (241949ZOCT23) Notable: Updated Protests Bun / Prosecutors drop bail violation charge against Freedom Convoy’s Tamara Lich

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Prosecutors drop bail violation charge against Freedom Convoy’s Tamara Lich

https://thepostmillennial.com/prosecutors-drop-bail-violation-charge-against-freedom-convoys-tamara-lich

Crown prosecutors say they are staying one charge against Freedom Convoy personality Tamara Lich because the trial has consumed so much time already.

The charge was laid when Lich was rearrested in June 2022 after she attended a freedom of speech gala in Toronto and accepted the George Jonas Freedom Award. She was accused of communicating with Tom Marazzo, another prominent figure in the Freedom Convoy protest. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794922 (242005ZOCT23) Notable: Final Wokeism Bun / Ontario Catholic school board sends 'Me and White Supremacy' to all new principals, vice-principals for 'professional development'

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Ontario Catholic school board sends 'Me and White Supremacy' to all new principals, vice-principals for 'professional development'

https://thepostmillennial.com/ontario-catholic-school-board-sends-me-and-white-supremacy-to-all-new-principals-vice-principals-for-professional-development

"The Office of the Human Rights and Equity Advisor is committed to continuing the professional development journey of Administrators through" the book Me and White Supremacy.

The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is asking all "newly commissioned principals and vice-principals" within its jurisdiction if they've received their copies of "Me and White Supremacy" and its follow-up workbook, "White Supremacy: a Guided Journey."

It's reportedly mandatory reading if a person wants to work at the YCDSB.

"The Office of the Human Rights and Equity Advisor is committed to continuing the professional development journey of Administrators through the work of Layla F. Saad, author of Me and White Supremacy," reads a memo from YCDSB Director of Education Dominic Scuglia.

"If you have been a newly commissioned commissioned Principal or Vice-Principal in August 2022 or August 2023, and have not yet received your copy of the two resources, Me and White Supremacy book and Me and White Supremacy A Guided Journal, please email by Monday Oct. 30, 2023."

"Please be sure to include your school location," Di Prima advises, telling the recipients of the book that a resource is available to ensure everyone understands the book correctly. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19794997 (242021ZOCT23) Notable: Elon Musk says 'We are sleepwalking our way into World War III'

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BREAKING: Elon Musk says 'We are sleepwalking our way into World War III'

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-elon-musk-says-we-are-sleepwalking-our-way-into-world-war-iii

"What is the track record here?" He asked.

Elon Musk spouted off on a Twitter Space on Monday with insights into the current state of global affairs. He said that a potential World War 3 puts civilization at risk, that the US is lacking an advantage in terms of industrial output when it comes to China and Russia, and that those two nations are being pushed closer together "in an axis of immense power against the west, and laying the groundwork for World War 3." Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19795011 (242026ZOCT23) Notable: Final Vaccine Injury and Mandates Bun / Ontario Court Dismisses Vaccine Passport Appeal

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Ontario Court Dismisses Vaccine Passport Appeal

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/ontario-court-dismisses-vaccine-passport-appeal-5516002

An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal that challenged the province’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program, saying the issue was moot.

The appeals court decided on Oct. 24 that the case is no longer relevant because the Ontario government ended the province's COVID-19 vaccine passport program in March 2022.

The case was brought forward by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) on behalf of eight Canadians. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19795043 (242034ZOCT23) Notable: Hamas and Isreal Bun Part One / Defence Minister Blair Says Hamas Must Be ‘Eliminated’

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Defence Minister Blair Says Hamas Must Be ‘Eliminated’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/defence-minister-blair-says-hamas-must-be-eliminated-5515960

Defence Minister Bill Blair says Hamas has to be 'eliminated' as it poses a threat 'not only to Israel, but to the world.'

The Liberal government has been supporting Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas, but now Defence Minister Bill Blair has gone a step further and said the organization needs to be “eliminated.”

“I think they have a right to defend themselves against that terrorist threat and, quite frankly, Hamas has to be eliminated as a threat, not just to Israel, but to the world,” Mr. Blair told reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 24. “They are a terrorist organization.”

Ottawa has been under pressure with regards to calling for a ceasefire given the humanitarian situation in Hamas-contolled Gaza. The Gaza health ministry says that over 5,000 Palestinians have been killed so far.

Canada has provided $60 million in humanitarian relief, with Global Affairs Canada saying it’s a “small fraction” of what is needed to help civilians in Gaza. Continue...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19798803 (251252ZOCT23) Notable: Final Media and Censorship Bun / Broadcasting groups says Apple must be included in Online News Act

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Broadcasting groups says Apple must be included in Online News Act

https://tnc.news/2023/10/24/broadcasting-groups-apple-online-news-act/

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is asking the Trudeau government to include Apple in its proposed regulations under the Online News Act, which would force the tech company to pay news publishers for content shared through Apple’s news app.

CAB says Apple News, a paid subscription service aggregating stories from different platforms, clearly falls within the Online News Act.

The CAB said it disagrees with the fact that only Google and Meta are currently included, “even though there are other platforms that benefit from the distribution of news content and are negatively impacting news businesses in Canada.”

“The CAB believes that such services should be scoped into the framework, rather than excluded up front,” it said. Continue...