Canada's home grown press freedom is suffering: Andrew Lawton with Ezra Levant

On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, True North's Andrew Lawton called in to talk about this year's Media Freedom Conference.

Here's a bit of what Andrew had to say:

“Virtual conferences really have the one thing to them that you don't really get the news value out of — the official program.

“Whenever I've been at an actual event or summit, the real stories are the people you talk to, the things you overhear, the things you see, or as we've learned first hand from last year, the process of being excluded from certain things.

“When I got my note from the foreign office last week that I had been accredited, it really isn't that big a deal when all the accreditation is ‘Here's a link to log on from your computer’.”

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Chinese influence in Canadian schools? “Media Freedom” dept. won't hand out docs for another year

By Sheila Gunn Reid | November 17, 2020

Hypocrisy much?

The Canadian government is co-hosting a “press freedom” summit this week with Botswana, and yet the ministry responsible for hosting the online conference is withholding a Rebel News access to information request for the next year.

The summit is the current year’s iteration of the Media Freedom Conference co-hosted by Global Affairs Canada and the U.K., held in London last year. During that conference, Foreign Minister (now Finance Minister) Chystia Freeland tried to ban Rebel News and Andrew Lawton from True North from attending a press conference with her.

It’s also the same conference where the organizers invited the foreign minister of one of the most censorious nations on the planet, Pakistan, to speak on a panel.

This summer, two Botswanan journalists were arrested and charged, their cameras and equipment confiscated, and were detained for several hours, facing a maximum of two years in jail for the crime of public nuisance, when they were discovered photographing a building that houses a public agency.

These conferences aren’t about media freedom. They are about freedom theatre.

As Andrew Lawton reports, the first high-level meeting at the 2020 media freedom conference was closed to media.

A joint ministerial statement that came out of the high-level meeting:

We expressed concern at the efforts of some states to use the crisis as an excuse to put in place undue restrictions on a free and independent media. We also expressed concern that some states have undertaken pandemic-related disinformation campaigns to undermine trust in democratic political systems and their pandemic responses.

We expressed concern regarding measures taken by intermediaries to limit access to or remove content online, including through automated processes, such as algorithms, which have not been made transparent and the use of which may unduly restrict access to information.

The Trudeau government, despite being performatively concerned about “intermediaries,” search engines, and social media companies limiting or removing content online, is bringing in new laws to force social media companies to remove content at the urging of the government.

Global Affairs, the same ministry responsible for the conference, is currently blocking a set of Rebel News' access to information requests. We recently requested information about the infiltration of Chinese front groups such as the Confucius Institute into Canadian schools, and Global Affairs wrote us back to say they're taking a full year beyond the statutory 30 days to release the information:

In accordance with paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Act, an extension of up to 365 days beyond the original statutory limit is required since the request necessitates a search through a large number of records and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Department.

Perhaps the Media Freedom Conference kept the journalists out of their high-level meeting because the laughing and scoffing at the lies might have been distracting to the politicians.

Canadian government purchased 9.5 million faulty KN95 respirators

By Rebel News | November 17, 2020

Canadian government purchased 9.5 million faulty KN95 respirators

The federal government has confirmed it purchased 9.5 million KN95 respirators that failed to meet Government of Canada technical specifications.

Confirmation comes from the MP Steven MacKinnon, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of public services and procurement when responding to a question from MP Kelly McCauley during a session in the House of Commons.

Kelly McCauley, the representative from Edmonton West, asked how many N95 or KN95 masks “were ordered but deemed unacceptable by the Public Health Agency of Canada,” along with raising questions over the cost of the supplies.

“A total of 9.5 million KN95's did not meet technical specifications for healthcare settings,” MacKinnon replied to the question. In May, it was reported that a Montreal had ordered a large shipment of PPE, of which eight million Chinese-made masks were rejected for failing to meet standards.

While MacKinnon declined to reveal a dollar amount for the purchase, citing the negotiating position of the government as the reason this couldn't be disclosed, he did mention that nearly 40 per cent of PPE contracts included a “necessary” portion paid in advance "to ensure that Canada could secure access to supplies amidst intense international competition."

“[T]he Government of Canada has been engaged in an unprecedented effort to acquire supplies and equipment to ensure that our front-line health care workers, other essential services workers and Canadians stay safe and healthy,” MacKinnon said.

“Throughout this pandemic, there has been a surge in global demand for the personal protective equipment, PPE, and medical supplies needed in response to COVID-19. As a result, the government has operated in a highly competitive market and faced risks posed by fragile international supply chains.”

Limo driver can't survive ANOTHER two weeks of British Columbia's lockdown

By Drea Humphrey | November 18, 2020

“Two weeks to flatten the curve!”

We've all heard those words, right? And we've now learned to be rightfully sceptical of public health officers who were harping that mantra.

After, all we saw how accurate that prediction was earlier in the year, when lockdowns for “just two weeks” lasted for months. In BC, that meant the loss of many businesses, an increase in domestic violence, and a drastic decrease in child welfare calls, likely due to children no longer attending their “safe place” where concerned adults could watch out for signs of abuse.

On March 17, British Columbia’s public health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared a public health emergency, granting herself sweeping powers to speak words into existence and make them immediately enforceable if she so chooses. This includes the more recent restrictions Henry placed on British Colombians, November 7th “just for two weeks,” that included ceasing things like fitness classes, and certain transportation services like private limousine rentals and party buses.

For Gerry McGuire, the owner of A-Ace Limousine, being told to do his part by shutting down his business for two more weeks could mean the end of his business all together.

If you, or anyone you know is a business owner who has been forced to shut down, to run at a capacity that isn't financially feasible, or are ready to open your doors, no matter what Dr. Bonnie Henry says — head to IWillOpen.ca.

Rebel News is ready to stand beside you and share your story.

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Lockdown protest organizer CHARGED vows to return: “Come and fine me again”

Anthony Gagliardi, 26, organized a protest for Hugs Over Masks in Hamilton on November 8 — a demonstration that later saw the protesters march to the headquarters of the Hamilton Police Service.

Alas, police would later have something to present to Mr. Gagliardi — namely, a ticket under the Reopening Ontario Act. The amount? A minimum of $10,000, with a potential a maximum of $100,000! Their reason was that the Hugs Over Masks demonstration exceeded the COVID-19 restricted gathering limit of 25 persons.

We caught up with Anthony recently in his hometown and given that he potentially faces a financial penalty of either five- or six-figures, he was remarkably nonchalant. In fact, Anthony says he plans to stage future Hugs Over Masks rallies, feeling that it is his right to do so and he will not be deterred by the threat of potentially huge financial penalties.

Anthony ponders why an anti-lockdown protest is verboten in the eyes of the authorities yet, say, a Black Lives Matter protest receives glowing approval from these very same politicians.

Others obviously feel the same way when it comes to the Wuhan virus double standard, given that Anthony says he already has legal representation lined up who will be working pro bono on his case. His first court appearance is slated for Feb. 22, 2021.

As well, Anthony says he has no remorse for his actions, claiming that it is his constitutional right to protest and that his human rights will trump any action under the Reopening Ontario Act.

He’s confident the charge will be thrown out when he has his day in court — wonder if he will have to mask up that day? And rest assured Rebel News will cover this trial. Stay tuned!

No property, no privacy: World Economic Forum essay imagines a 2030 communist shift

On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, we looked at an essay published by the World Economic Forum in 2016, imagining what our best lives should look like in the year 2030.

Here's a bit of what Ezra had to say on the topic:

I was at a speech by Peter Thiel back in the before times, and he said a startling thing — he’s a tech giant, the inventor of PayPal, the first outside investor in Facebook, probably the closest thing to a freedom-fighter in Silicon Valley, in fact he left the city because he said he found it too politically stifling.

Anyway, Peter Thiel said: what scientific breakthroughs have we had in the past fifty years?

We haven’t been on the moon in nearly 50 years. What’s the breakthrough? Have we cured cancer? Where are the flying cars?

I paraphrase.

And as to tech and smartphones — which is his area of excellence, he said — smartphones are basically little distracting video games we can play on as we ride through the New York subway system that was built 100 years ago. I was stunned by that — we are entertaining ourselves, numbing ourselves. That’s what tech has done.

This is just an excerpt of the full Ezra Levant Show.