Trudeau defends “need to engage” with Taliban

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Federal officials have met with the Taliban at least 13 times since the mass withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan last year.

According to CBC News, documents show that Global Affairs Canada representatives as well as David Sproule, a senior Canadian official for Afghanistan, engaged the Taliban government on various issues including education for women and allowing Afghans to leave the country.

The meetings took place in Qatar.

Despite the meetings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that his government doesn’t intend on officially recognizing the Taliban’s rule over the country. Continue…

Liberals have spent $3.7M on gun buyback without purchasing one firearm

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The Liberal government has spent millions on its federal gun buyback scheme despite not yet buying a single firearm from law-abiding gun owners.

According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), there are looming signs that the cost of the program will continue to balloon without producing any results.

“This is more evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s gun ban and buyback is going to be another taxpayer boondoggle,” said CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano.

“The feds are spending millions of dollars before reimbursing a single gun owner, so it’s a good bet that this bill will keep ballooning.”

The $3.7 million bill for the program currently only includes $2.1 million for salaries of 10 officials at the Firearms Buyback Secretariat and another $1.6 million to operate the office. Continue…

Mendicino admits Liberals’ gun grab relies on provincial help

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has admitted he has no other option if provinces won’t enforce the Trudeau Liberals’ gun grab scheme.

The minister made the revelation in Tuesday’s hearing of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Safety and National Security, which came after three provinces said they don’t want their provincial policing resources used for Ottawa’s confiscation program.

In response to a question from Conservative MP Tako van Popta about whether Mendicino has a “plan B” for provinces that won’t participate in the program, the minister acknowledged he has no other options and said he’s still focused on “plan A.” Continue…

Manitoba calls on Ottawa to axe harmful fertilizer reduction targets

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A new motion in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly calls on the federal government to scrap its fertilizer reduction targets for farmers citing the irreparable harm they could do to the agriculture industry and food security.

MLAs Ian Wishart and Brad Michaeleski introduced Resolution 21 “Federal Fertilizer Reduction” on Tuesday calling on the Legislative Assembly to urge Ottawa to scrap the 30% emissions reduction target.

“(We call on) the federal government to abandon their fertilizer reduction strategy that will hurt Manitoba farmers, producers and families, and additionally ensure that there are no penalties or exclusions from federal programs for farmers who do not meet these arbitrary targets,” the resolution read.

The motion blamed the “money printing fiscal policy of the federal Liberal-NDP coalition” for putting pressure on struggling families. Continue…

The Andrew Lawton Show | Holding the government accountable for the Emergencies Act

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Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to crack down on Freedom Convoy protesters has been widely condemned by civil liberties groups on the left and the right.

This month, hearings into the commission investigating the federal government’s “public order emergency” declaration begin, meaning Canadians will hear testimony from government officials, members of law enforcement, and key figures in the convoy, among others.

Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson joins The Andrew Lawton Show live to discuss the commission’s investigation and whether it can bring about justice for Canadians who rallied against vaccine mandates.

Billions of dollars lost in tourism industry due to ArriveCAN

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The controversy-plagued ArriveCAN app caused billions worth of lost revenue for the Canadian tourism industry, parliamentarians heard on Tuesday.

As first reported by The Epoch Times, Mayor of Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati, gave a scathing testimony on the impact that ArriveCAN had on the tourism industry in the House of Commons Standing Committee on International trade.

“It’s been hugely impactful and devastating,” said Diodati.

According to Diodati, 20 million visitors come to the Niagara region each year, but due in part to ArriveCAN, tourism has fallen to half of pre-pandemic levels causing billions of dollars in losses. Continue…

Liberal gov confesses to $105M World Economic Forum Digital ID contract

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The Liberal government has admitted in writing that they have an ongoing $105.3 million contract with the World Economic Forum to introduce digital identities for travel to Canada.

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis published an Inquiry of Ministry she sent to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in June.

The Inquiry focuses on the federal government’s Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) program first introduced in 2018.

Lewis demanded that the government provide information on how many Canadian travellers” have opted into the program, what data was collected and how much has been spent on the pilot among other things.

According to KTDI website, the Government of Canada is listed as a pilot partner alongside the WEF, Air Canada, the Toronto Pearson International AIrport, the Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and others.

The project is described as a WEF initiative to enable governments to “access verifiable claims of a traveller’s identity” using a digital identity prototype.

In response, Alghabra’s office was scant on details. The statement “this information is not available” appeared five different times in the government’s reply. Continue…

The Politics of Peer Review: Cutting-edge science shows that public health officials spread misinformation

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Dr. Bridle condemns the use of subjective rhetoric and faith-based systems that are currently infiltrating peer-reviewed scientific journals.

In a recent interview with viral immunologist and vaccinologist, Dr Byram Bridle shared his criticisms on the JAMA study which showed exactly what he tried to warn the public about in the spring of 2021 – that the components of the novel COVID-19 injections spread throughout the body.

This prompted the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics to issue caution to breastfeeding mothers.

During that interview, Dr. Bridle revealed an important aspect of this unfolding that he described in length on his sub stack as “subjective rhetoric” that is now commonly inserted into medical research that examines COVID-19.

While discussing how the line between science and faith-based systems has been blurred in recent years, Bridle says that “if you simply present factual, truthful COVID-19 data in a very objective and unbiased way, that is no longer palatable particular to high impact medical journals.”

Dr. Bridle says: Continue…

Ontario teachers taught characteristics of white supremacy

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Objectivity and perfectionism are just a few out of a set of characteristics that Ontario teachers should be on high alert for when identifying white supremacy.

Staff at the Durham District School Board (DDSB) were tasked with learning about “The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture,” according to a tweet by trustee candidate Chanel Pfahl.

Although Phalf is running for trustee in the Ottawa Catholic District School Board, she made others privy to this lesson plan on Twitter.

“White Supremacy Culture” stems from the ideations of activist Tema Okun in 1999, who discusses said characteristics on her website.

Characteristics include things like perfectionism, individualism, objectivity, and the right to comfort.

DDSB appears to heavily promote far-left ideologies like SOGI123, as evidenced by their latest tweet where they invite students to register for “’AFFIRM’ – an eight-week group for 2SLGBTQIA+ or questioning students.”

Pfahl, who is “not a fan of divisive identity politics,” was the target of cancellation when she denounced the partisan teachings of critical race theory in the classroom. She is facing an investigation by the Ontario College of Teachers as a result.

According to the ideologue of a far-left activist Okun, Pfahl’s objectivity could be interpreted as a characteristic of white supremacy.

We have put Pfahl in touch with top-notch lawyers through The Democracy Fund, who are representing her at no cost to her. If you would like to pitch in to offset Pfahl’s legal fees, you can contribute to her defence here.

There is also a petition to stop critical race theory (CRT) at StopCRT.ca