Nov 18 - re. Epstein - What Does Trump Have Up His Sleeve?

https://henrymakow.com/2025/11/nov-18-re-epstein-what-doe.html

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Several cities raise the Palestinian flag following Carney's recognition

Since Prime Minister Mark Carney has opted to recognize a Palestinian state, several Canadian cities have now raised the Palestinian flag in their respective cities. Some mayors opted not to attend, one mayor vowed not to let it happen again, and other mayors decided to show their support in person.

https://www.junonews.com/p/juno-jump-start-several-cities-raise

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/palestinian-flag-raising-toronto

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US, western states reject Russia-backed UN resolution condemning Nazism

The US has supported neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine established by Ukrainian-Israeli billionaire Igor Kolomoisky

https://thecradle.co/articles/us-western-states-reject-russia-backed-un-resolution-condemning-nazism

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Liberals spent $13M administering assisted suicide, millions more on expansion efforts

https://www.rebelnews.com/liberals_spent-over_13m_administering_assisted_suicide_plus_millions_more_education_research_to_expand_it

That's $16.65 million spent — not on stabilizing health care, but on perfecting the system that ends lives.

The Liberal government has poured more than $16.5 million into building and promoting Canada’s medi-death egime, according to newly released parliamentary records — even as Canadians struggle to access basic care.

The figures, obtained through a written question from Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, show that more than $13.2 million has been spent since 2021 just to administer the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program.

The yearly expenditures reveal how much the budget for MAID has expanded, with costs climbing from $763,435 in 2021-22 to as high as nearly $3.3 million in both 2023-24 and 2024-25.

On top of that, the government spent another $3.45 million in the early years on MAID “education” and “research” to help expand the system. Continue…

CBC pushes 'safer supply' propaganda in latest documentary

https://www.rebelnews.com/cbc_pushes_safer_supply_propaganda_in_latest_documentary

The CBC produced a partisan, taxpayer-funded film advocating for the reinstatement of the Liberal 'safer supply' drug policy, which funds addicts' ongoing use of synthetic opioids.

The CBC's Fifth Estate, “Canada’s premier investigative documentary program,” recently aired a 43-minute film on the country's “safer supply” drug strategy. Despite its claim of impartiality, the documentary is heavy-handed harm reduction propaganda, proving yet again why the CBC should be defunded.

“Safer supply” provides addicts with free, pharmaceutical-grade drugs — typically hydromorphone, a heroin-strength synthetic opioid, but sometimes fentanyl— a policy meant to curb the use of riskier illicit substances.

The federal government quietly ended its safer supply pilot programs earlier this year after reports, investigations, and police action showed patients were widely reselling their 'safer supply' stash to buy illicit fentanyl. This diversion reportedly flooded communities with the highly addictive and potent opioids, ultimately benefiting organized crime at taxpayers' expense.

The CBC overtly opposed the policy change, producing the partisan film, “The political war on safe drugs,” to call for a reinstatement of funding. Their thesis was that safer supply is a wonderful, evidence-based policy and Conservative opposition is rooted in reactionary politics and scientific ignorance.

“The most important thing to know about the documentary is that it excludes any experts who oppose safer supply,” writes columnist Adam Zivo, author of several exposés into purported harm reduction. Continue…

Conservatives say any digital ID mandate must be ‘voluntary’

https://www.rebelnews.com/conservatives_say_any_digital_id_mandate_must_be_voluntary

MP Leslyn Lewis denounced the measure, saying that a “trusted artificial intelligence ecosystem becomes a polite euphemism for centralized control.”

Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis demanded that digital ID programs must be strictly voluntary, as the Department of Employment moves to enable digital ID for employment insurance and old age security applications.

“Every promise of transparency can become a tool of surveillance if not guided by the principles of freedom that we cherish,” Lewis said yesterday in the Commons. “If everything of value becomes data, every aspect of our lives can become data to be recorded and monetized. That is why we must be on guard.”

MP Lewis stressed yesterday that taxpayers require safeguards, asserting, “Digital infrastructure is not neutral.” She stated they “deserve to know where data are stored, who profits from its use and whether freely opting out” of systems like digital ID remains a right for accessing essential public services. She concluded that without these answers, a “trusted artificial intelligence ecosystem becomes a polite euphemism for centralized control.”

“We must never allow people to be reduced to mere consumers at the end of a bar code,” Lewis told MPs. “Human beings are not data points to be managed,” she said. “We are souls with a purpose. The future we build must reflect that truth.” Continue…

Canadian pork producer pushes back after Health Canada OKs unlabelled lab-grown meat

https://www.rebelnews.com/canadian_pork_producer_pushes_back_after_health_canada_oks_unlabelled_lab_grown_meat

One of Canada’s largest organic pork producers says the public deserves clear labelling, and a real choice before cloned meat hits supermarket shelves. Continue…

Reconciliation Overreach in NDP’s Heritage Act Rewrite could halt B.C. Development

https://www.rebelnews.com/reconciliation_overreach_in_ndps_heritage_act_rewrite_could_halt_bc_development

Drea Humphrey and Odessa Orlewicz analyze the impact of David Eby’s proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act on B.C. businesses, contractors, and builders. Continue…

Canadian federal agency using 131 new surveillance cameras to watch over employees

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-federal-agency-using-131-new-surveillance-cameras-to-watch-over-employees/

The Department of Employment led all other federal departments in workplace harassment claims, but no details were provided on where or why the cameras would be installed.

One of Canada’s largest federal departments will soon begin to watch many of its workers via “video surveillance.”

The Department of Employment said that 131 cameras would be installed in its buildings but gave no reason why this was being done.

“The department has a requirement for the purchase, delivery, and installation of approximately 131 cameras within eight offices located in the national capital region,” it stated in a recent note.

Notably, the Department of Employment led all other federal departments in workplace harassment claims; however, no budget was disclosed or were any details provided on where the cameras would be installed.

The news about the cameras was announced via a notice titled “Video Surveillance System Supply and Delivery.”

Records show that some staff working in the department have been suspended for sending threatening emails to staff; others have been suspended for hiring their relatives.

Despite this, Access to Information requests have shown that managers in the department were told to be careful when disciplining staff.

“All employees must be informed of the consequences of the breaches to protect management when they impose discipline,” read a memo titled Implementation Strategy: Discipline Grid And Terminable Offences. Continue…

Pro-life Canadian MP hits back after leftist commentator insults his family

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-canadian-mp-hits-back-after-leftist-commentator-insults-his-family/

A former Liberal radio host smeared pro-life Conservative MP Garnett Genuis on X as an 'evangelical extremist' running a 'cult slave' household and then disabled replies.

Pro-life Member of Parliament (MP) Garnett Genuis defended himself after a leftist labeled him as a “cult” member for denouncing Liberal policies.

In a November 16 exchange on X, Genuis responded to an attack by former Liberal radio personality Dean Blundell, who accused him of being an extremist for advocating for Conservative policies.

“Garnett the Evangelical extremist has five kids and a traditional (cult slave) wife at home living the Harper dream right now,” Blundell wrote in response to a video of Genuis denouncing Liberal policies in Parliament.

In the clip, Genuis lamented that many Canadians “were better off” under the leadership of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper compared with the Liberal government.

“Objectively, it’s clear in the numbers. Our streets were safer, homes were more affordable, and more young people had jobs,” he declared. “This was because Conservatives measured their success by the results.”

Blundell turned comments off on his post, meaning that Canadians cannot respond to his statement. However, Genuis reposted the comment along with his response correcting Blundell’s claims. Continue…

Top constitutional lawyer slams Indigenous land ruling as threat to Canadian property rights

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-constitutional-lawyer-slams-indigenous-land-ruling-as-threat-to-canadian-property-rights/

John Carpay of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said that so-called reverse racism against non-Indigenous Canadians is still 'racism.'

One of Canada’s top constitutional legal experts blasted the push by federal, provincial, and municipal officials for all-encompassing Indigenous “reconciliation,” noting that the reality is all Canadians are and should be equal under the law and no one alive today is responsible for proven historical wrongdoings.

John Carpay, founder and president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), noted in a recent commentary published in The Epoch Times that so-called reverse racism against non-Indigenous Canadians is still “racism.”

“Well-intentioned racism, to achieve the vague objective of ‘equity,’ is still racism,” Carpay noted.

“The only sure path to reconciliation, social harmony, and equal opportunity in Canada is the principle of equal rights for all, special privileges for none.”

Carpay noted that “the fact that aboriginal ethnic groups arrived in Canada earlier than other ethnic groups should be completely irrelevant when it comes to the application of the law.”

“Nobody disputes that different aboriginal tribes lived in this land before the arrival of Europeans, Africans, and Asians. The question is: Why should this fact matter?” he noted.

Carpay observed that when officials and courts apply the “law” differently to come after “Canadians because of their race, ancestry, ethnicity, or descent,” the predictable and inevitable outcome “is strife, resentment, and fear.” Continue…

Alberta Invokes Notwithstanding Clause to Uphold Legislation Limiting Gender Transition for Minors

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/alberta-invokes-notwithstanding-clause-to-uphold-legislation-limiting-gender-transition-for-minors-5946579?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=alberta-invokes-notwithstanding-clause-to-uphold-legislation-limiting-gender-transition-for-minors-0

Alberta’s UCP government has tabled legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws passed last year, which deal with gender‑transition issues for minors, from legal challenges.

Bill 9, tabled Nov. 18, uses the notwithstanding clause to uphold laws that bar those under 18 from gender transition surgery, restrict the teaching of gender identity topics in schools, and limit participation in female sport competitions solely to those born as biological females.

The notwithstanding clause is found in Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and allows governments to override certain rights in the Charter via legislation they consider crucial for society, the economy, or law and order. Successful invocation of the clause would prevent the laws in question from undergoing judicial review for five years, with provisions for renewal, something Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said is necessary to protect children.

“Children deserve the opportunity to grow into adulthood before making life-altering decisions about their gender and fertility,” Smith said in a press release. Continue…

OPP Intel Head Warns Cartels Have ‘Corrupted’ Public and Private Entities, Use First Nations Land for Trafficking

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/opp-intel-head-warns-cartels-have-corrupted-public-and-private-entities-using-first-nations-land-for-trafficking-5946457?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=more-top-news-0

Drug cartels and Chinese fentanyl producers are using Canada as a “critical node” in their global trafficking of illicit drugs, capitalizing on “corrupted” public and private companies and employing First Nations’ land to broaden their reach, the head of intelligence for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says.

Canadian logistics and supply chains have been jeopardized by criminal organizations operating with “unprecedented sophistication,” alongside foreign adversaries attempting to destabilize Canada through organized crime groups, OPP intelligence chief Pat Morris told the House of Commons public safety committee on Nov. 18.

Morris told MPs on the committee the OPP and other law enforcement agencies are dealing with numerous threats from foreign adversaries, transnational drug cartels, organized crime groups, and terrorist and extremist entities like India’s Bishnoi Gang.

“Sophisticated criminal organizations, Mexican cartels, South American trafficking networks, Chinese production operations and transnational criminal organizations in general are using our country as a critical node in global supply chains,” he said. Continue…

US, Canada, and Finland Seal Agreement to Build Advanced Arctic Icebreaker Fleet

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-canada-and-finland-seal-agreement-to-build-advanced-arctic-icebreaker-fleet-5946473?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=medium-2

The agreement allows the countries to counter the growing presence of Russia and China in the Arctic region.

The United States joined Canada and Finland in signing an agreement to formalize a joint effort to build state-of-the-art arctic and polar icebreaker vessels.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto for an official signing of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact in Washington on Nov. 13.

The agreement allows the countries to share expertise, information, and resources to expand shipbuilding to meet future demand and counter the growing presence of Russia and China in the Arctic region.

The Biden administration first signed the pact in 2024, formalizing cooperation among the countries on icebreakers.

This year’s agreement focuses on coordinating 2026 priorities and formalizes a longstanding partnership in polar security and sovereignty.

Recent activities in the Arctic have some U.S. officials on guard. Continue…