Belleville's police chief says Const. Jeff Smith was shot before he could even exit his vehicle, and still got out to try to take down the synagogue shooter. What incredible bravery.
The GoFundMe for his recovery: gofundme.com/f/const-jeff-sm…
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It is cruel and unusual to force victims’ families to endure parole hearings every two years theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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This is a really great interview.
It’s also amusing to hear an American speak knowledgeably about Canada. It’s like watching a cat play the piano
Had the pleasure of interviewing @mattyglesias for @TheHubCanada. He's an American that knows a disturbing amount about Canada.
We discussed Trump’s conflict with our country and why the President might just be doing it for the "lol"s, why average Americans are not coming to Canada's aid, and why a Democratic President might keep the Cdn tariffs in place.
We get into the rise of Mark Carney and the Liberals. He says Carney is running "what seems to be clearly the most successful centre-left political party in the world right now." Yglesias examines how the Liberals have gone from the party of historical reckonings to one that has claimed the mantle of Canadian patriotism.
We also get into the struggles of the Democratic Party. Yglesias asserts left-wing parties need to embrace patriotism to win.
Finally, we talk about the rapid rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (now the largest socialist organization in U.S. history).
WATCH: piped.video/ny3eqbpY50Y?si=W_Nf…
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Avi Lewis' statement was textbook antisemitism: the sort of abominable, insidious rhetoric that fuels acts of hatred against Jews in Canada and throughout the rest of the diaspora theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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This is probably OK for Eby. When has calling a snap election at a seemingly opportune time ever backfired, really?
NEW - CBC News has learned a deal has been reached to merge CentreBC with the BC Conservatives. Lorne Doerkson will lead the party, and candidates will run under the Conservative banner. An announcement is expected shortly. #bcpoli
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How did my column defend Israel? Be specific
Embarrassing that Robyn has such a huge platform to engage in this bad-faith defense of Israel through trying to make politically toxic to engage in any acknowledgment of the ways ISRAEL conflates its actions with Judaism (and legislates an apartheid ethnostate in their name)
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Avi Lewis’ foolish statement should be disqualifying for the leader of a major political party.
However, because he is leader of the NDP, and because his target was Jews, it very well could boost his internal support by five points.
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Very progressive Avi Lewis says that Jews “failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name,” implying that Canadian Jews should be held responsible for what’s happening in Gaza.
Very progressive and smart statement by would-be prime minister
Tonight Yom Kippur begins, the most sombre moment of the Jewish calendar. It’s a time of atonement - a time to grieve those who have been lost, a time to acknowledge and take responsibility for harms we have caused, individually and collectively. For Jewish people, the personal has always been political and the political always personal. This year I'm reflecting on the fact that we failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name. There are many other fronts where I have to do the work of repair. But nothing on this scale.
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People always say, “but health care is a provincial responsibility!!” And yes, that is true. But notice how the state of health care is abysmal in every province.
Heartbreaking, tragic, & unsurprising. The dismal state of Canadian healthcare cannot continue to be a political third rail. The nostalgia for our system has been misplaced for well over a decade. Time for some courage from politicians and focus on getting basics right. #cdnpoli
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I wish the Carney government would approach health care reform with the same urgency and enthusiasm as economic reform. Complacency has bred dire consequences in both areas
A young woman dies suddenly at home of multiple pulmonary emboli while waiting for delayed surgery for a broken ankle. Delays carry serious consequences.
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Canada allowed private sports betting in 2021 and then walked away, wishing the families of the country good luck with their men and boys.
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That intruder should get extra jail time for not playing with the dog
Nash, the golden retriever, had his big chance to be hailed the best guard dog when an intruder broke into his family’s home – but instead, the 4-year-old thought the man was a friend and brought him some toys to play with. He even greeted the officers who arrived at the home with a toy.
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How Pierre Poilievre can best “oppose” in this moment.
(Because what he’s doing isn’t serving his party or the country) theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Huge 👏
We just announced Canada’s new Productivity Mega Deduction.
This cuts Canada’s marginal effective tax rate from 13% to 6.4% on new business investment — the lowest of any major economy in the world.
Canada is building big — and becoming the best place in the world to build.
More here: pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releas…
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I can appreciate that the Conservatives are in an impossible spot, but what is this? People casually scrolling will see Poilievre come out against foreign investment, which... what?
(I understand that he's not actually doing that, but most people won't watch the whole thing)
Under this Liberal Prime Minister, FDI stands for “foreign direct illusions.”
The truth is that there is more investment leaving than coming and a big part of what’s coming is just foreign takeovers—a simple change of ownership from Canadians to foreign buyers without building anything new.
That’s why I call BS.
We need an Economic Action Plan that sparks real investment in building new assets that generate real income for our people: conservative.ca/cpc/adopt-th…
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This is one of those things Carney should come out and confirm/deny/explain immediately.
Ottawa has (justifiably) been banging on about Canadian sovereignty for a year+. I’m not sure how we square that with joining the EU as an “associate member” (whatever that is)
Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports reut.rs/4yAWSOQ reut.rs/4yAWSOQ
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I somehow never heard this story of incredible bravery.
After the two towers were hit, a couple of fighter pilots were preparing to go on a suicide mission to intercept Flight 93. But passengers stormed the cockpit and crashed the plane into a field pbs.org/newshour/show/fighte…
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