What's hot in real world news? - Thread 8.0

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's a link to What's hot in real world news? - Thread 7.0, followed by a fresh news item:

https://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?5735-What-s-hot-in-real-world-news-Thread-7-0&p=39077#post39077

Why the price of gas keeps going up in most provinces ['We're into new territory,' says industry expert]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/gas-prices-rising-1.6331578

[Kevin Pacey]

Rex Murphy: Should Justin Trudeau be deciding what views are 'acceptable'? [The prime minister's scornful dismissal of the truckers convoy makes me wonder: have those who rule us forgotten the basis of their rule?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-should-justin-trudeau-be-deciding-what-views-are-acceptable

torontosun.com/news/national/PM Trudeau says his isolation due to one of his children testing positive for covid-19 [strangely reminiscent of Biden blaming a grandchild on catching a cold]:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/pm-trudeau-says-isolation-due-to-child-testing-positive-for-covid-19

On the other hand...
FIRST READING: Trudeau's very odd COVID isolation [There's already another election brewing (and it might be Freeland v. Poilievre)]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-reading-trudeaus-very-odd-covid-isolation

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Intolerant Trudeau divides Canadians while O'Toole shows understanding [unfortunately, Trudeau has sycophants for voters, while O'Toole tries to please everyone]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-intolerant-trudeau-divides-canadians-while-otoole-shows-understanding

WARMINGTON: Support for Freedom Convoy heats up despite Trudeau's chill [Some smaller convoys passed through the GTA Thursday but the huge group of truckers heading to Ottawa from the West Coast is slowly making its way across Northern Ontario]:

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-trudeaus-chill-has-truckers-heated

[Kevin Pacey]

Ukraine: Boris Johnson to call Vladimir Putin and visit region:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60179127

Why Germany isn't sending weapons to Ukraine:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60155002

Putin now has ‘capability’ to seize parts of Ukraine, U.S. says:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8577636/russia-no-war-ukraine-latest/

[Kevin Pacey]

Long [chronic] Covid: Hidden lung damage spotted on scans:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-60154398

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/Spirit Airlines forces man to remove 'Let's go Brandon' mask:

https://thepostmillennial.com/spirit-airlines-forces-man-to-remove-lets-go-brandon-mask

[Kevin Pacey]

dw.com/en/Leading Turkish women targeted by crazed Erdogan's government and Islamists:

https://www.dw.com/en/leading-turkish-women-targeted-by-islamists-and-government/a-60546751

[Kevin Pacey]

Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought [New evidence finds substantial water on the surface as late as 2 billion years ago]:

https://www.space.com/mars-water-flowed-more-recently-than-thought

[Kevin Pacey]

An Arctic hare traveled at least 388 kilometers in a record-breaking journey [The trek is the longest ever recorded among hares and their relatives]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/arctic-hare-distance-record-biology

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday [Alberta premier says he'll eliminate vaccine passport 'as soon as it's safe to do so']:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-january28-22-1.6330876

[Kevin Pacey]

voanews.com/a/As Iran nears uranium-breakout-capacity, US mulls bomb-making-scenarios:

https://www.voanews.com/a/as-iran-nears-uranium-breakout-capacity-us-mulls-bomb-making-scenarios-/6413958.html

[Kevin Pacey]

City of Ottawa's OC Transpo 'enhances' notification process after three incidents in rail yard go unreported:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/oc-transpo-enhances-notification-process-after-three-incidents-in-rail-yard-go-unreported-1.5759443

Icy tracks 'temporarily' shut down part of Ottawa's LRT line Saturday morning:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/icy-tracks-temporarily-shut-down-part-of-o-train-line-saturday-morning-1.5759773

LILLEY: Consultant resigns Metrolinx title but public needs answers on billions in transit spending:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-consultant-resigns-metrolinx-title-but-public-needs-answers-on-billions-in-transit-spending

[Kevin Pacey]

As Donald Trump eyes comeback, political and legal challenges mount:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8580649/trump-comeback-legal-political-challenges/

[Kevin Pacey]

Black Lives Matter sent millions to Canada charity to buy mansion:

https://nypost.com/2022/01/29/black-lives-matter-sent-millions-to-canada-charity-m4bj-for-mansion/

[Kevin Pacey]

Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates:

https://nypost.com/2022/01/29/trucker-freedom-convoy-set-to-protest-justin-trudeaus-vaccine-mandates/

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/Disclosure or deception? - new Pentagon UFO office divides believers:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/disclosure-or-deception-new-ufo-pentagon-office-divides-believers-n1287199

[Kevin Pacey]

"Clear Message To Kremlin": UK Preps Big Troop Deployment In Europe:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/uk-to-offer-nato-major-military-deployment-in-europe-boris-johnson-2737586

[Kevin Pacey]

US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60164747

[Kevin Pacey]

Hong Kong: One of city's last Tiananmen Square memorials covered up:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60180507

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday [Transmission peaking nationally]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-january29-22-1.6332407

[Kevin Pacey]

The latest Covid variant is 1.5 times more contagious than omicron and already circulating in almost half of U.S. states:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/28/the-new-bapoint2-omicron-subvariant-is-already-circulating-in-half-of-us-states.html

wiki re: Pandora's box:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora%27s_box

[Kevin Pacey]

China lays out ambitious space plans for next 5 years:

https://www.space.com/china-five-year-plan-space-exploration-2022

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/30/US urges North Korea to have direct talks after latest long-range missile test:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/30/us-north-korea-direct-talks-missile-test-japan-china-biden

North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017, Japan and South Korea report [In his strongest comments toward the North in years, the South's Moon said the situation around the Korean Peninsula is beginning to resemble 2017, when North Korea’s provocative run in nuclear and long-range missile testing resulted in an exchange of war threats between Kim and Trump. Moon said the North’s latest moves violated U.N. Security Council resolutions and were a "challenge toward the international community's efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, stabilize peace and find a diplomatic solution” to the nuclear standoff.]:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/01/30/north-korea-missile-details-suggest-longest-range-launch-since-2017/9275330002/

[Kevin Pacey]

notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/Arctic sea ice data tampering at Danish Meteorological Institute (their report was big news in so-called mainstream media)?:

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/sea-ice-data-tampering-at-dmi/

wattsupwiththat.com/2022/01/26/Australia's so-called Jan. 2022 'broken temperature record' - Part-1:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/01/26/australias-broken-temperature-record-part-1/

Re: AFR's: 'Climate Change is Making Kuwait Unliveable':

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/01/21/afr-climate-change-is-making-kuwait-unliveable/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/Bonokoski: The Freedom Convoy crashed and burned [odd article about a rather ugly weekend, that may go on and on...{but at least Trudeau was not spared by writer}]

https://torontosun.com/opinion/bonokoski-the-freedom-convoy-crashed-and-burned

On the other hand...
torontosun.com/opinion/Kinsella: 'Freedom Convoy' protesters actually gave Trudeau a boost [indeed, seems like too many bad apples, this time]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/kinsella-freedom-convoy-protesters-actually-gave-trudeau-a-boost

But, if it's any consolation to decent conservatives:
LILLEY: Liberals in no position to give lessons of what's acceptable:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-liberals-in-no-position-to-give-lessons-of-whats-acceptable

[Kevin Pacey]

Conservative caucus revolt triggers vote on Erin O'Toole's leadership ['Sources' tell CBC News caucus members opposed to O'Toole believe they have the votes to remove him]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/erin-otoole-leadership-review-caucus-1.6334491

[Kevin Pacey]

Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19... [I'd prefer to have independent confirmation]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-protest-ottawa-1.6333316

[Kevin Pacey]

A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation [The treatment spurred limb growth over 18 months]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-leg-regeneration-new-device-regrow-amputation

[Kevin Pacey]

Boris Johnson apologies in wake of Gray Report re: Partygate:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jan/31/uk-politics-live-omicron-nhs-workers-coronavirus-vaccines-no-10-sue-gray-report

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday [Ontario and Quebec easing restrictions, students in P.E.I. and N.B. returning to class]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan31-22-1.6333414

[Kevin Pacey]

Majority of Canadians want COVID-19 restrictions to end, new poll finds:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/01/31/majority-of-canadians-want-covid19-restrictions-to-end/

[Kevin Pacey]

ROBITAILLE: Trudeau's 'woke' policy on plastics a nightmare for Canadians:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/robitaille-trudeaus-woke-policy-on-plastics-a-nightmare-for-canadians

[Kevin Pacey]

Federal liberal government's controversial broadcasting control bill C-10 returns - with new questions:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-governments-controversial-broadcasting-bill-returns-with-new-questions

[Kevin Pacey]

Ukraine tensions: US trying to draw Russia into war says Putin [In his first significant comments on the crisis in several weeks, Putin said America's goal was to use a confrontation as a pretext to impose more sanctions on Russia... In Ukraine itself, visiting UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Mr. Putin of effectively "holding a gun... to the head of Ukraine" and he called on the Kremlin to step back from a "military disaster".]:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60220702

As Putin heads to Beijing, Russia and China’s stronger ties are a headache for the U.S. [it seems to at least some of the pundits that Xi personally would prefer any attack on Ukraine be after 1936 Berlin-like 2022 Olympics]:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/01/china-russia-ukraine/

[Kevin Pacey]

UAE blocks missile strike as Israeli president visits [Biden vows support for UAE]:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-disclose-details-new-military-operation-against-uae-tweet-2022-01-30/

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday [Quebec premier scrapping idea of a tax for the unvaccinated - can ease his way out of the corner now that peak has passed]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb1-2022-1.6334717

[Kevin Pacey]

Majority of Canadians want COVID-19 restrictions to end, new poll finds:

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/01/31/majority-of-canadians-want-covid19-restrictions-to-end/

Denley: Trucker convoy is disruptive, but the issue of COVID restrictions needs a good airing [The idea of ending pandemic limits on our lives is neither fringe nor unacceptable. It’s where we are going to end up. It’s just a matter of how long it takes us to get there.]:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/denley-trucker-convoy-is-disruptive-but-the-issue-of-covid-restrictions-needs-a-good-airing

GOLDSTEIN: Treating COVID like the flu is inevitable, so do it sensibly [While it has long been considered heresy for members of the public to say that COVID-19 cannot be contained by lockdowns and that it's time we learned to live with it like the flu, this is now the view of many medical officers of health across Canada]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/goldstein-treating-covid-like-the-flu-is-inevitable-so-do-it-sensibly

[Kevin Pacey]

Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader [Of the 118 MPs who voted, 73 opted for a change in leadership]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/otoole-leadership-vote-1.6336336

Conservatives name Candice Bergen as interim leader after O'Toole voted out:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/conservatives-name-candice-bergen-as-interim-leader-after-o-toole-voted-out-1.5765468

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: EU classifies nuclear power and natural gas as 'green':

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-eu-classifies-nuclear-power-and-natural-gas-as-green

[Kevin Pacey]

Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-images-from-quebec-high-school-homework-assignment-called-out-as/

[Kevin Pacey]

Terry Glavin: The CBC's gleeful promotion of its 'Genocide Games' coverage is shameful [A majority of Canadians say our athletes shouldn’t even be in the Beijing Winter Olympics in the first place]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-the-cbcs-gleeful-promotion-of-its-genocide-games-coverage-is-shameful

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/world-news/Ukraine crisis, latest: Massive Russian troop-buildup near Ukraine border in Belarus, Crimea - see satellite pics:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/massive-russian-troop-buildup-near-ukraine-border-in-belarus-crimea-see-satellite-pics-2745867

[Kevin Pacey]

newsrnd.com/life/2022-01-04 - Is Erdogan crazy? Turkey has changed its country name:

https://newsrnd.com/life/2022-01-04-is-erdogan-crazy--turkey-has-changed-its-country-name---walla!-tourism.H15KYqb3K.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb2-2022-1.6336581

[Kevin Pacey]

ISIS leader blows up self, family as U.S. attacks Syria hideout:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/isis-leader-blows-up-self-family-as-u-s-attacks-syria-hideout-1.5765912

[Kevin Pacey]

Four senior aides to Boris Johnson resign from No 10:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-60253231

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/02/02/Jeff Zucker and CNN - the fish rots from the head:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/jeff-zucker-and-cnn-the-fish-rots-from-the-head/

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/Zuckerberg blames TikTok for Facebook's historic loss of users and plummeting stocks [as if]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/zuckerberg-blames-tiktok-for-facebooks-historic-loss-of-users-and-plummeting-stocks

[Kevin Pacey]

Rupa Subramanya: Trudeau tells other world leaders to 'dialogue' with protesters. But he won't [It would have shown statesmanship and magnanimity had the PM agreed to at least meet with truckers and listen to their demands]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rupa-subramanya-trudeau-tells-other-world-leaders-to-dialogue-with-protesters-but-he-wont

[Kevin Pacey]

Trans Mountain expansion running over budget by billions of dollars and months behind schedule [The expansion project has been years in the making and is now forecast to cost more than $17 billion and likely won’t be done until sometime in 2023]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trans-mountain-expansion-running-over-budget-by-billion-of-dollars-and-a-year-behind-schedule

[Kevin Pacey]

Randall Denley: It's time to stop excluding the unvaccinated from society [We shouldn’t have been surprised that some wouldn’t get the shot, no matter how much they were encouraged or threatened]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-its-time-to-stop-excluding-the-unvaccinated-from-society

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday [Jurisdictions across Canada outline plans for gradual easing of COVID-19 measures]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb3-2022-1.6337776

[Kevin Pacey]

nasa.gov/feature/How dark matter could be measured in the solar system:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-dark-matter-could-be-measured-in-the-solar-system

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/news/latino/Latin America increasingly dangerous for human rights defenders, report says:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latin-america-increasingly-dangerous-human-rights-defenders-report-say-rcna14668

[Kevin Pacey]

China: What does it want from the Ukraine crisis with Russia?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60242549

Taiwan Closely Watches US Actions Toward Russia, Ukraine:

https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-closely-watches-us-actions-toward-russia-ukraine/6421836.html

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/05/Taiwan condemns 'contemptible' China-Russia partnership agreement, especially made on eve of Olympics:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/05/taiwan-condemns-contemptible-china-russia-partnership-on-eve-of-olympics

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/Ukraine crisis: Russia plans 'graphic' fake video as pretext for an attack, US claims:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/ukraine-russia-fake-attack-video-us-claims

[Kevin Pacey]

Truckers are starting a working-class revolution in North America — and the left hates it:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/03/truckers-are-starting-a-working-class-revolution-and-the-left-hates-it/

Trump calls Trudeau “far left lunatic” as siege continues in Ottawa:

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/trump-trudeau-ottawa-protests-00005944

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Sending in army isn't solution to ending protests in Ottawa [which resulted from a local policing failure]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-sending-in-army-isnt-solution-to-ending-protests-in-ottawa

Organizers of trucker convoy in Ottawa face lawsuit worth $10M: 'It's excruciatingly loud’:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8596707/trucker-convoy-ottawa-lawsuit/

[Kevin Pacey]

Federal liberal government's controversial broadcasting control bill C-10 returns - with new questions:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-governments-controversial-broadcasting-bill-returns-with-new-questions

LILLEY: Trudeau Liberals still want to regulate the internet in a way that should concern you:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-liberals-still-want-to-regulate-the-internet-in-a-way-that-should-concern-you

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb4-2022-1.6339210

[Kevin Pacey]

Earth's Water Was in The Solar System Before Earth Itself, Meteorite Reveals:

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-finds-earth-s-water-was-around-in-the-solar-system-before-earth-was

Earth has a second known ‘Trojan asteroid’ that shares its orbit:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earth-second-trojan-asteroid-orbit

[Kevin Pacey]

Pierre Poilievre announces bid for Conservative Party leadership [Ottawa-area MP is the 1st to jump into the race to replace Erin O'Toole]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pierre-poilievre-running-for-conservative-leadership-1.6341335

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau can't unite us because his strategy is to divide us:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-trudeau-cant-unite-us-because-his-strategy-is-to-divide-us

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Horwath has allowed anti-Semitism to fester in the Ontario NDP party, members should show her the door [how she kept her job after forcing an election vs. Wynne when NDP unprepared is unimaginable]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-horwath-has-allowed-anti-semitism-to-fester-in-the-ndp-members-should-show-her-the-door

[Kevin Pacey]

Chair of Trudeau-funded ‘anti-hate’ network spreads antisemitism hoax to smear Canadian truckers [The image is identical to the photo posted on Twitter two weeks ago by someone in Miami, Florida.]

https://thepostmillennial.com/chair-of-trudeau-funded-anti-hate-network-spreads-antisemitic-hoax-to-smear-canadian-truckers

[Kevin Pacey]

Carson Jerema: Freedom Convoy reveals a Canada governed by hypocrisy and traffic jams [The left is suddenly against unlawful protest tactics, while the right is cheering them on.]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-freedom-convoy-reveals-a-canada-governed-by-hypocrisy-and-traffic-jams

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/05/Turkish president Erdogan tests positive for covid:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/05/turkish-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-tests-positive-for-covid

[Kevin Pacey]

Comparing Objects in Our Solar System by Rotation, Size, and More:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/comparing-objects-in-our-solar-system-by-rotation-size-and-more/

[Kevin Pacey]

Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 2,887 new cases; Omicron wave helping U.S. assess vaccines for children; China puts 4 million residents in lockdown; South Korea posts another daily record:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/02/06/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-toronto-canada-february-6.html

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Gunter: End the convoy, and call out Trudeau [the so-called Christians among the truckers who harassed Ottawa citizens with incessant horns etc. should be ashamed of themselves, if not told that by God, besides being fined]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-end-the-convoy-and-call-out-trudeau

torontosun.com/opinion/Goldstein: Ottawa [largely downtown] disrupted for 12 days, but in Caledonia it's been 16 years [don't forget about the 1st national blockade under Trudeau, i.e. by natives, that native leaders or BLM types don't draw attention to, when talking about hypothetical policing situations]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/goldstein-ottawa-disrupted-for-12-days-in-caledonia-its-been-16-years

wiki/Timeline_of_the_2020_Canadian_pipeline_and_railway _protests:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2020_Canadian_pipeline_and_railway _protests

Tucker Carlson: How long before protests like the 'Freedom Convoy' come to America? [Now, to be clear, Ottawa didn't declare the state of emergency because the truckers lit a courthouse on fire or shot someone or leveled a church. BLM did all of those things, but Justin Trudeau strongly supports BLM. ]:

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-how-long-before-protests-like-this-come-here

Black activists [including those in Canada] say double standard [supposedly] at play in response to pro-Trump rioters [{not to mention what they say about 2022 truckers convoy protest in Canada} Following Trump rally, supporters marched to Capitol and forced their way into the building]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/capitol-hill-police-blm-protestors-1.5864068

On the other hand...
Randall Denley: Ottawa police, the mayor and Justin Trudeau to blame for convoy occupation [A stunning failure of leadership {not really, these days}]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ottawa-police-the-mayor-and-justin-trudeau-to-blame-for-convoy-occupation

An oldie but goodie, re: lying politicians...
John Robson: Of course politicians can give orders to the police — who else do they report to?
[In Canada, as everywhere, governments do three things: make rules, enforce rules and settle disputes about rules]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-of-course-politicians-can-give-orders-to-the-police-who-else-do-they-report-to

Suspect in Canada trucker protest hit-and-run is militant Antifa punk rocker:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/08/canada-trucker-protest-hit-and-run-suspect-is-antifa-punk-rocker-david-zegarac/

Rex Murphy: Freedom Convoy protests have exposed the deep divisions in our nation [The protected class versus the working class, East versus West, urban versus rural — the protest is a marker of all these unfortunate divides]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-freedom-convoy-protests-have-exposed-the-deep-divisions-in-our-nation

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau takes fire from inside liberal tent over covid restrictions:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-takes-fire-from-inside-liberal-tent-over-restrictions

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/Canadian truckers block main bridge to US as Trudeau only just whines that protest should come to an end:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/canadian-truckers-block-bridge-to-us-trudeau

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/world/US approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-approves-support-deal-with-taiwan-for-patriot-missiles-1.5772166

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday [Sweden ends wide-scale COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb9-2022-1.6344612

[Kevin Pacey]

Rogue black hole spotted on its own for the first time [The isolated stellar-mass black hole {about 7.1 times the mass of the sun} is the first of its kind ever detected, scientists say.]:

https://www.space.com/rogue-black-hole-isolated-discovery

[Kevin Pacey]

New planet called Proxima d found in our solar system’s neighbor:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/new-planet-called-proxima-d-found-in-our-solar-systems-neighbor/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: Political spectre of 'she's back' [re: left wing radical liberal former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne] recasts bad memories:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-political-spectre-of-shes-back-recasts-bad-memories

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Trudeau is ignoring the cracks inside his own Liberal party on COVID [Sources speaking to the Toronto Sun say that cabinet members and advisors have called for a more cautious and less aggressive tone but that Trudeau won’t back down from this fight.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-is-ignoring-the-cracks-inside-his-own-liberal-party-on-covid

Judge grants injunction aimed at ending Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, Ont. [Law enforcement will collaborate and co-ordinate how to respond to ruling, Mayor Drew Dilkens says]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ambassador-bridge-injunction-ruling-1.6348767

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday [Ontario joins other provinces looking at lifting masking, vaccine mandates]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb10-2022-1.6346139

[Kevin Pacey]

The Beijing Olympics are not the 1936 Berlin Olympics — they’re worse:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/the-beijing-olympics-are-not-the-berlin-olympics-theyre-worse/

[Kevin Pacey]

UK economy rebounds with fastest growth since WW2:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60344573

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday [Non-urgent procedures to resume in Ontario as COVID-19 hospitalizations decline - meanwhile, Ford declares state of emergency for Ontario over trucker convoy protests]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb11-2022-1.6347736

[Kevin Pacey]

Somewhat old article...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Krause: Allan report gave environmental groups exactly what they wanted [and let Rockefeller et al off the hook re: foreign funding of environmental groups]:

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/krause-allan-report-gave-environmental-groups-exactly-what-they-wanted

[Kevin Pacey]

While we wait, here's a day-old article...
Is Trudeau losing his fight against the truckers?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60311988

3-day-old article on truckers protests having sprung up in other countries...
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ inspired by Ottawa trucker protests [Copycat protests have also sprung up in Australia and New Zealand.]:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8608963/paris-freedom-convoy-ottawa-trucker-protests/

[Kevin Pacey]

Broken wire leads to City of Ottawa LRT interruption:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lrt-oc-transpo-service-interruption-feb-12-1.6349844

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: It's a myth [or an outright lie] that politicians don't tell police what to do:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-its-a-myth-that-politicians-dont-tell-police-what-to-do

[Kevin Pacey]

Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines ready to welcome back Canadian tourists:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/australia-new-zealand-and-the-philippines-ready-to-welcome-back-canadian-tourists-1.5776717

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/health/12feb2022/Coronavirus - top stories:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's the wiki for the 1960's-1970's TV show That Girl, followed by the one for the 1970's show Maude:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Girl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)

[Kevin Pacey]

timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/Copycat freedom convoy anti-vaccine-protest blocks main highway into Jerusalem:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/copycat-freedom-convoy-anti-vaccine-protest-blocks-main-highway-into-jerusalem/

Can protests similar to the Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' happen in USA? They already are.:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/14/canada-freedom-convoy-trucker-protests-spreads-united-states/6782235001/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Justin Trudeau - he just wasn't ready [personally suffering in the polls now]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/justin-trudeau-he-just-wasnt-ready

[Kevin Pacey]

Peter Sloly resigns as Ottawa's police chief as critics denounce his handling of convoy protest [Sloly's resignation comes as he's accused of bullying, volatile behaviour behind closed doors]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sloly-ottawa-resigns-behaviour-leadership-1.6352295

[Kevin Pacey]

Traffic moving at Alberta border crossing as blockade dismantled, RCMP says [a kind of mirror image to the end of the blockade in Windsor]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/coutts-protest-blockade-arrests-rcmp-tuesday-1.6352128

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/Editorial - Trudeau has gone too far by using Emergencies Act:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-trudeau-has-gone-too-far

Canada PM Justin Trudeau slammed for invoking emergency powers to stop protests [Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been criticized by several civil liberties groups and politicians for invoking emergency powers to stop the protests across the country against COVID-19 restrictions.]:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/canada-pm-justin-trudeau-slammed-for-invoking-emergency-powers/

Use of emergency powers not justified by the facts in Ottawa [The prime minister is either out of touch with reality, or he is testing the old maxim that the big lie works better than the small lie.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/use-of-emergency-powers-not-justified-by-the-facts-in-ottawa

John Ivison: Trudeau’s intolerance of 'unacceptable views' has brought us to this moment [There is widespread recognition, even in the Liberal party, that the prime minister is finally reaping what he sowed during the last election campaign]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeaus-intolerance-of-unacceptable-views-has-brought-us-to-this-moment

nypost.com/2022/02/15/Canada's Justin Trudeau just proved the protesting truckers right:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/canadas-justin-trudeau-just-proved-the-protesting-truckers-right/

[Kevin Pacey]

Hacked convoy data shows more than half of donations came from U.S. [Canadians donated more cash than Americans to the protest, however; I'd note nytimes says it was half and half]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/convoy-protest-donations-data-1.6351292

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/15/Ukraine crisis: Putin says he wants NATO issue resolved right now; Chancellor Scholz heads to Moscow, still has hopes for diplomacy; US tells citizens in Belarus to leave:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/15/ukraine-crisis-scholz-heads-to-moscow-as-us-tells-citizens-in-belarus-to-leave

"Deeply Alarming": US Slams China For Supporting Russia On Ukraine:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis-us-slams-china-for-supporting-russia-on-ukraine-2768770

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/14/Covid onslaught has overwhelmed Hong Kong's capacity, as cases surge, leader says:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/14/covid-onslaught-has-overwhelmed-hong-kongs-capacity-as-cases-surge-leader-says

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday [Quebec announces plan to gradually phase out vaccine passport by March 14]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb15-2022-1.6352017

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Gunter: Trudeau's unjustified power grab could actually make him more popular:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-trudeaus-unjustified-power-grab-could-make-him-more-popular

[Kevin Pacey]

dw.com/en/How the Ukraine crisis could affect the middle east:

https://www.dw.com/en/how-could-the-ukraine-crisis-affect-the-middle-east/a-60802745

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/Goldstein: Trudeau government now directing the police in Ottawa:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/goldstein-trudeau-government-now-directing-the-police-in-ottawa

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/Editorial: The scary banking aspects of Trudeau's power grab [does this mean I should get off the internet because I'm not explicitly cheering him on?]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-the-scary-banking-aspects-of-trudeaus-power-grab

[Kevin Pacey]

John Ivison: Trudeau oblivious as Canadians lose faith in government's ability to keep peace, order [The most worrying finding in the poll is that a third of Canadians take the view that if elected leaders will not protect their values, they and others will have to do it themselves]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeau-oblivious-as-canadians-lose-faith-in-governments-ability-to-keep-peace-order

[Kevin Pacey]

Canada protests: Ottawa stand-off continues as blockades cleared:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60407938

nypost.com/2022/02/16/Four freedom convoy protesters charged in plot to kill cops in Alberta:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/freedom-convoy-protesters-charged-in-plot-to-kill-cops/

A city in chaos: Ottawa police board chair ousted in dramatic city council meeting; A councillor calls on liberal mayor Jim Watson to resign:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-police-board-chair-ousted-in-dramatic-city-council-meeting-1.5784735

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/02/16/Justin Trudeau sparks outrage after accusing conservatives of supporting swastikas:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/justin-trudeau-sparks-outrage-after-accusing-conservatives-of-supporting-swastikas/

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/Democrat Pramila Jayapal uses Jan 6 to claim that members of congress who violate mask requirements are undermining democracy:

https://thepostmillennial.com/pramila-jayapal-uses-jan-6-to-claim-that-members-of-congress-who-violate-mask-requirements-are-undermining-democracy

[Kevin Pacey]

John Robson: Of course we can't fix health care. Our system of government can't do much of anything [What if our whole health-care system is built on a fantasy we can’t fix because so is our whole system of government?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-of-course-we-cant-fix-health-care-our-government-cant-do-much-of-anything

[Kevin Pacey]

Rex Murphy: Trudeau's monumentally misguided emergency measures are an insult to Canadians:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-trudeaus-monumentally-misguided-emergency-measures-are-an-insult-to-canadians

[Kevin Pacey]

Conservative advocacy groups call on Arizona Republicans to oppose new LGBTQ bill:

https://thepostmillennial.com/conservative-advocacy-groups-call-on-arizona-republicans-to-oppose-new-lgbtq-bill

[Kevin Pacey]

NATO says Russia is increasing troop numbers at Ukrainian border, calls for talks:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/nato-says-russia-is-increasing-troop-count-at-ukrainian-border.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Sunlight helps clean up oil spills in the ocean more than previously thought [Solar radiation may have dissolved up to 17 percent of the surface oil from Deepwater Horizon]:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sunlight-oil-spills-clean-up-ocean-solar-radiation-deepwater-horizon

[Kevin Pacey]

Bigger than Watergate – or a Trump nothing-burger? [re: possible hacking of Trump Towers by Clinton team] What’s behind the latest GOP conspiracy theory [Experts say a court filing that has become fodder for Trumpworld’s endless series of accusations against Hillary Clinton raises serious ethical questions, writes Andrew Feinberg]:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/clinton-hacking-trump-tower-servers-b2016906.html

[Kevin Pacey]

'We cannot endorse him': Anti-abortion group accuses Pierre Poilievre of being 'pro-abortion' [In January 2020, Poilievre told a Quebec newspaper that if he became prime minister, his government would not introduce any bill on abortion]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/we-cannot-endorse-him-social-conservatives-accuse-pierre-poilievre-of-being-pro-abortion

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday [COVID cases have dropped by 19% globally, deaths stable, says weekly World Health Organization report[:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb16-2022-1.6353382

[Kevin Pacey]

Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack [February 15, 2022]:

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080876311/ukraine-hack-denial-of-service-attack-defense

Ukraine rebels accuse government forces of mortar attack [Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine accused government forces on Thursday of opening fire on their territory four times in the last 24 hours - 2022-02-17]:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-rebels-accuse-govt-forces-mortar-shelling-report-2022-02-17/

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/02/16/Justin Trudeau sparks outrage after accusing conservatives of supporting swastikas:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/justin-trudeau-sparks-outrage-after-accusing-conservatives-of-supporting-swastikas/

WARMINGTON: Accusing Jewish MP of 'standing with swastika' new low for Trudeau:

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-accusing-jewish-mp-of-standing-with-swastika-new-low-for-pm

[Kevin Pacey]

Slightly old article...
Shrinkflation: How Canadians are coping with rising food prices at the grocery store [A new report examines how Canadians are coping with a food inflation rate of nearly five per cent]:

https://nationalpost.com/life/rising-food-prices-shrinkflation-how-canadians-are-coping-at-the-grocery-store

[Kevin Pacey]

tnc.news/category/immigration - especially illegal kind:

https://tnc.news/category/immigration/

[Kevin Pacey]

Watch: Ottawa protests front and centre in U.S. culture wars:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2001086019970

[Kevin Pacey]

An oldie but goodie:
BONOKOSKI: Canada in midst of socialist coup and academics love it:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-canada-in-midst-of-socialist-coup-and-academics-love-it

[Kevin Pacey]

Another oldie but goodie, for the MGW crowd:
1/17/2022/Record-breaking snow in Ottawa will take days to clear, city officials say:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8516354/ottawa-major-snowstorm-schools-cancel/

[Kevin Pacey]

Marijuana-Related Traffic Deaths Are On The Rise In Canada [The study also found that alcohol-related deaths have decreased.]:

https://www.narcity.com/weed-related-traffic-deaths-are-on-the-rise-in-canada

[Kevin Pacey]

goodhomesmagazine.com/kitchens/Top dessert trends for 2022:

https://www.goodhomesmagazine.com/kitchens/top-dessert-trends-2022/

[Kevin Pacey]

Maybe chess players could use the following, among other people...
James Bond's breakfast from From Russia with Love [Google blurb]:

“Breakfast was Bond's favorite meal of the day,” Fleming writes in From Russia with Love. It's a hearty start to the day, typically consisting of bacon, black coffee, chilled orange juice, toast, marmalade and eggs—usually scrambled, though Bond is known to enjoy a late-night Eggs Benedict every now and then.

The following link differs, however:
"...On his first morning in Turkey, Bond orders a breakfast of yogurt and green figs with Turkish coffee from room service...Served in a blue china bowl, the yogurt was “deep yellow and with the consistency of thick cream” and the figs “bursting with ripeness”. The coffee was “jet black and with the burned taste that showed it had been freshly ground”.

https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/james-bond-books/from-russia-with-love-book/from-russia-with-love-food-and-drink-from-the-novel.htm

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Weir: Here's why the Emergencies Act shouldn't have been brought in [alas, the federal NDP will once again, in effect, brown-nose Trudeau with its support]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/weir-heres-why-the-emergencies-act-shouldnt-have-been-brought-in

Elon Musk deletes tweet that compared Justin Trudeau to Hitler:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/elon-musk-tweet-compares-justin-trudeau-to-adolf-hitler/

[Kevin Pacey]

Canadian Civil Liberties Association takes federal government to court [lawsuit] over Emergencies Act:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/canadian-civil-liberties-association-takes-federal-government-to-court-over-emergencies-act-1.5785850

Kenney to table motion in Alberta Legislature opposing invocation of federal Emergencies Act:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8629124/jason-kenney-motion-opposing-emergencies-act/

[Kevin Pacey]

Police officer injured in ‘escalation’ of violence at northern B.C. pipeline site:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8628922/police-officer-injured-violent-incident-bc-pipeline/

[Kevin Pacey]

Ukraine says kindergarten shelling in east a ‘big provocation’ by pro-Russia forces:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8628369/ukraine-east-ceasfire-evacuations/

Ukraine: Satellite images show Russian military activity:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60421378

[Kevin Pacey]

Democrat platform supported bail fund that freed BLM activist charged with attempted murder of Jewish Louisville mayoral candidate [The group’s ability to post such a hefty bail in a short amount of time was due to its support from prominent Democratic organizations.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/actblue-backed-bail-fund-that-freed-blm-activist

[Kevin Pacey]

In 1st, Israeli Navy joins huge US-led exercise; Saudi Arabia, Pakistan participate [Israeli, US officers hail growing cooperation between IDF and 5th Fleet; dozens of countries join IMX drill, focused on undersea warfare, including some Israel has no ties with]:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-1st-israeli-navy-joins-huge-us-led-exercise-saudi-arabia-pakistan-participate/

[Kevin Pacey]

Australia shark attack victim ID’d as engaged diving instructor:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/australia-shark-attack-victim-idd-as-engaged-diving-instructor/

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday [COVID-19 restrictions easing in Ontario, B.C. and P.E.I.]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb17-2022-1.6354793

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: A Confederate flag in their barracks? [title of Ottawa Sun article, a day later, was 'Thugs' in military's midst - Anti-terror unit has an unsavoury history; a strange article, possibly the point of which is that there is the odd fascist everywhere in Canada, not just among truckers+some organizers(?)]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-a-confederate-flag-in-their-barracks

[Kevin Pacey]

FUREY: Trudeau Liberals just only cite CBC 'analysis', from 3 of their people, to justify freezing bank accounts:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/furey-liberals-cite-cbc-analysis-to-justify-freezing-bank-accounts

[Kevin Pacey]

NP View: Emergencies Act just the latest example of Trudeau's contempt for Parliament [One of the first things the Liberals did at the start of the pandemic was introduce a bill that would have given the finance minister extraordinary powers]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/np-view-emergencies-act-just-the-latest-example-of-trudeaus-contempt-for-parliament

Disquiet lingers among some New Democrats over Emergencies Act, despite official party support ['We have opened Pandora's box here,' said MP Charlie Angus. 'That, to me, is a deeply concerning issue, and that's why I want accountability' - sadly, the only accountability on Earth for many politicians is at the ballot box, and unfortunately too many voters have an IQ significantly below 100, are pot heads, lack a moral compass, etc.]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/disquiet-lingers-among-some-new-democrats-over-emergencies-act-despite-official-party-support

[Kevin Pacey]

Police so far make over 100 arrests in Ottawa, accuse protesters of assaulting officers:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-make-over-100-arrests-in-ottawa-accuse-protesters-of-assaulting-officers-1.5786632

[Kevin Pacey]

Biden now 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade Ukraine ["As of this moment, I am convinced he's made the decision, we have reason to believe that."]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-convinced-putin-decision-invade-ukraine

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/18/Russia-Ukraine crisis: last piece of Putin's puzzle slots into place - preparing Russians for war:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/18/russia-ukraine-invasion-war-vladimir-putin-analysis

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday [Ont., Que., expand booster eligibility as more provinces set to loosen restrictions]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb18-2022-1.6356420

[Kevin Pacey]

Another oldie but goodie, for the MGW crowd:
1/17/2022/Record-breaking snow in Ottawa will take days to clear, city officials say:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8516354/ottawa-major-snowstorm-schools-cancel/

More for the MGW crowd to chew on:
Ottawa weather/17feb2022: City blanketed with overnight snowfall [more to come, soon, for several days]:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-weather-city-blanketed-with-overnight-snowfall-1.5786592

[Kevin Pacey]

WARMINGTON: Accusing Jewish MP of 'standing with swastika' new low for Trudeau:

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-accusing-jewish-mp-of-standing-with-swastika-new-low-for-pm

LILLEY: Trudeau linking Lantsman to swastikas is disgusting [It’s become far too common for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to denounce anyone he disagrees with as a racist, misogynist or even a Nazi but that he did so to a Jewish woman on Wednesday is outrageous. Yet there was Trudeau, responding to a completely reasonable question by linking Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman to people waving Nazi flags.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-linking-lantsman-to-swastikas-is-disgusting

[Kevin Pacey]

...
A city in chaos: Ottawa police board chair ousted in dramatic city council meeting; A councillor calls on liberal mayor Jim Watson to resign:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-police-board-chair-ousted-in-dramatic-city-council-meeting-1.5784735

Crying Shame: Liberal Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson ruthless at cruel council meeting [Ottawa Sun headline for article]:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/egan-jim-watson-and-the-practice-of-politics-most-cruel

[Kevin Pacey]

Police so far make over 100 arrests in Ottawa, accuse protesters of assaulting officers:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-make-over-100-arrests-in-ottawa-accuse-protesters-of-assaulting-officers-1.5786632

WARMINGTON: Cold War-era East Berlin had armed checkpoints -- now Ottawa does too [on Saturday, TV news reports said a fresh influx of protesters had entered the no-go zone, in spite of initial attempt at a net]:

https://ottawasun.com/news/provincial/warmington-cold-war-era-east-berlin-had-armed-checkpoints-now-ottawa-does-too

[Kevin Pacey]

White House records taken by Trump contained classified information, National Archives confirms [The agency told Congress it has "identified items marked as classified national security information" in boxes that were sent to Mar-a-Lago.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-records-taken-trump-contained-classified-information-natio-rcna16890

Federal judge rejects Trump effort to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits [The lawsuits were filed by members of Congress and two police officers. They accuse Trump and others of violating federal civil rights and local incitement laws.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/federal-judge-rejects-trump-effort-toss-jan-6-lawsuits-rcna16906

[Kevin Pacey]

More for the MGW crowd to chew on:
Ottawa weather/17feb2022: City blanketed with overnight snowfall [more to come, soon, for several days]:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-weather-city-blanketed-with-overnight-snowfall-1.5786592

No Ottawa Train service downtown on Friday due to snow storm, protests on Parliament Hill:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/no-o-train-service-downtown-on-friday-due-to-snow-storm-protests-on-parliament-hill-1.5786111

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/Editorial: Canadian democracy is taking a beating:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-canadian-democracy-is-taking-a-beating

Rex Murphy: Trudeau's wild misuse of state authority [Are there no hero MPs willing to denounce this gross usurpation of citizens' rights? - Trudeau's admiration for how things are done in China is on full display]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-trudeaus-wild-misuse-of-state-authority

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to launch court challenge against feds’ Emergencies Act:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8633641/alberta-jason-kenney-court-challenge-emergencies-act/

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/02/17/Hillary Clinton - the definition of insanity [it appears she's thinking of another run for POTUS, in 2024]:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/17/hillary-clinton-the-definition-of-insanity/

[Kevin Pacey]

Raymond J. de Souza: CBC bias on full display in coverage of Freedom Convoy, Coastal GasLink protests [It turned out that opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia were watching the truckers this week]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-cbc-bias-on-full-display-in-coverage-of-freedom-convoy-coastal-gaslink-protests

[Kevin Pacey]

Barbara Kay: Trudeau's hypocrisy regarding foreign funding should be evident to all [When it was foreign donations to the 'right' kind of cause, the Liberals were sanguine about U.S. money pouring in]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-trudeaus-hypocrisy-on-foreign-funding-should-be-evident-to-all

[Kevin Pacey]

Randall Denley: How did Ontario's disgraceful disability support program get so bad? [Ontario has what it calls a 'vision for social assistance transformation,' but it does nothing to give the disabled a livable sum of money; a combination of political waste, incompetence, heartlessness and corruption over the years, I'd say]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-how-did-ontarios-disgraceful-disability-support-program-get-so-bad

[Kevin Pacey]

Russian nuclear forces hold drills amid Western fears of imminent attack on Ukraine [Ukrainian president calls for new security guarantees for his country]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-nuclear-strike-ukraine-1.6358085

Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid invasion fears:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/ukraine-s-zelenskyy-calls-on-putin-to-meet-as-tensions-soar-1.5788252

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/19/'Serious safety incident' - Australian defence force says Chinese military ship shone laser at RAAF aircraft:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/19/serious-safety-incident-australian-defence-force-says-chinese-ship-shone-laser-at-raaf-aircraft

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar.com/Coronavirus news:

https://www.thestar.com/coronavirus.html

Was South Africa ignored over mild Omicron evidence?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60039138

As an aside, the main reason I wear a mask is so that some heartless City of Ottawa By-Law officer won't ding me with a ticket for hundreds of dollars, in effect being yet another political money grab (doesn't necessarily go back into health programs, either). It's especially annoying to have to wear one even after being vaccinated, and sometimes I have some slight difficulty breathing (sinuses) without one as it is.

#JustCurious Where does COVID-19 fine money go?:

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/just-curious/justcurious-where-does-covid-19-fine-money-go-1.5274654

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Trudeau urges 'healing' while issuing threats over Emergencies Act:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-pm-urges-healing-while-issuing-threats-over-emergencies-act

[Kevin Pacey]

Harry Rakowski: Trudeau needs to stop using COVID as a wedge:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/harry-rakowski-trudeau-needs-to-stop-using-covid-as-a-wedge

[Kevin Pacey]

Putin orders 'peacekeeping' forces into Ukraine after recognizing separatist regions [The move comes after Putin recognized Donetsk and Luhansk as independent territories.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/putin-orders-peacekeeping-forces-into-ukraine-after-recognizing-separatist-regions

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/21/UK says 'serious doubts' exist within Russian military about invading Ukraine:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/21/uk-says-serious-doubts-exist-within-russian-military-about-invading-ukraine

This is one good case for why a nation (even Canada, under Trudeau the father) shouldn't give up its nuclear weapons, until everyone else might one day:
wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Ukraine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Ukraine

On the other hand [slightly old article]:
newsweek.com/exclusive/4feb2022/Ukraine crisis could lead to nuclear war under new strategy:

https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-ukraine-crisis-could-lead-nuclear-war-under-new-strategy-1676022

[Kevin Pacey]

Democrat wailer AOC accuses Tucker Carlson of 'harassment' for segment mocking her and her book [Tucker said the book was "amazing," in that it "opens by comparing Ocasio-Cortez to Jesus," and "suggests that, because she won second place in a science contest once, she could have won a Nobel Prize."]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/aoc-accuses-tucker-carlson-of-harassment-for-segment-mocking-her

[Kevin Pacey]

Why Hong Kong's COVID clampdown is raising fears of an exodus:

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/20/1081557870/hong-kong-expat-exodus-covid-restrictions

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar.com/21feb2022/Coronavirus news:

https://www.thestar.com/coronavirus.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with U.S.; nuclear deal near:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-raisi-calls-international-community-reject-us-sanctions-2022-02-22/

[Kevin Pacey]

Israel's Ruling Coalition Has One Major Flaw, and Gantz Is the Latest to Exploit It [With its razor-thin Knesset majority, just about any lawmaker is well-positioned to obstruct the government's entire agenda. Some of them already did]:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-s-ruling-coalition-has-one-major-flaw-and-gantz-is-the-latest-to-exploit-it-1.10627829

[Kevin Pacey]

Trump news – live: Ex-president hails ‘savvy’ Putin’s ‘genius’ Ukraine move as E Jean Carroll case proceeds:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-today-truth-social-jan-6-latest-b2020155.html

[Kevin Pacey]

WATCH: TRUDEAU SLAMMED AGAIN: Piers Morgan latest to call out PM as a hack:

https://torontosun.com/news/trudeau-slammed-again-piers-morgan-latest-to-call-out-pm-as-a-hack

Google's blurb on Political Hack:

"Political hack", also called partisan hack, is a pejorative term describing a person who is part of the political party apparatus, but whose intentions are more aligned with victory than personal conviction. The term "hired gun" is often used in tandem to further describe the moral bankruptcy of the "hack".

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau doubles down on taking away our rights [with NDP as accomplices]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/goldstein-trudeau-doubles-down-on-taking-away-our-rights

[Kevin Pacey]

David Sacks: Trudeau creates a caste of economic untouchables in Canada [Emergencies Act brings deplatforming to the banks]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/david-sacks-trudeau-creates-a-caste-of-economic-untouchables-in-canada

[Kevin Pacey]

Russia-Ukraine: Biden announces sanctions, troop movements in response to invasion: LIVE UPDATES [European officials say Russian troops have arrived in eastern Ukraine after Vladimir Putin announced he would recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, two breakaway regions.]:

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/russia-ukraine-invasion-imminent

Ukrainian-Canadians 'infuriated' with latest developments in crisis:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ukrainian-canadians-infuriated-with-latest-developments-in-crisis-1.5791816

Russian invasion 'storm' gathering on Ukraine border, Western officials say:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/outlook-is-grim-western-officials-say-russia-ukraine-2022-02-21/

Ukraine crisis, live news:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/22/ukraine-russia-latest-live-news-updates-crisis-putin-biden-zelenskiy-kyiv-kiev-russian-invasion-border-threat

[Kevin Pacey]

John Oliver's attempt to smear a Critical Race Theory critic backfires spectacularly:

https://thepostmillennial.com/john-olivers-attempt-to-smear-a-critical-race-theory-critic-backfires-spectacularly

[Kevin Pacey]

UN planes at northern Ontario airport spark social media conspiracy theories:

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/un-planes-at-northern-ontario-airport-spark-social-media-conspiracy-theories-1.5790093

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday [New global COVID-19 cases have dropped for a 3rd straight week, says WHO]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb22-2022-1.6359881

UK's Johnson scraps COVID restrictions in England:

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-johnson-set-scrap-covid-restrictions-2022-02-20/

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: World laughs as Trudeau claims to 'stand against authoritarianism':

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-world-laughs-as-trudeau-claims-to-stand-against-authoritarianism

LILLEY: Trudeau drops emergency powers less than 24 hours after defending them:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-drops-emergency-powers-less-than-24-hours-after-defending-them

Kelly McParland: The Liberals cheer Justin Trudeau. The world thinks he blew it [Some of the world’s most respected newspapers have denounced the prime minister's actions as a needless abuse of power]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/kelly-mcparland-the-liberals-cheer-justin-trudeau-the-world-thinks-he-blew-it

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau and Ford aren't enemies — they're two peas in a pod [Still, after Scheer's team in effect muzzled Ford during Scheer's failed bid to become PM, even stopping him from easily defending himself vs. Trudeau by bringing up Kathleen Wynne's record as radical Liberal Premier of Ontario, just maybe Ford is also {continuing} taking a bit of revenge on the federal Tories]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-trudeau-and-ford-arent-enemies-theyre-two-peas-in-a-pod

[Kevin Pacey]

Biden offers sentimental hogwash against Putin — and doesn’t even suggest we’ll win:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/biden-offers-frail-hogwash-against-putin-doesnt-inspire-victory/

Biden presidency has made the US look weaker to Putin:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/23/biden-presidency-has-made-the-us-look-weaker-to-putin/

[Kevin Pacey]

Hot water for Hunter Biden is reaching a boiling point:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/23/hunter-bidens-hot-water-is-reaching-a-boiling-point/

[Kevin Pacey]

Terry Glavin: Putin and his cronies need to be crushed. You can't talk peace with monsters [His oligarchs need to be hunted to the ends of the earth, and their assets frozen and seized; I'd add though that when this madman alone has nuclear weapons and ICBMs, when will many more people start to seek God's help?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-putin-and-his-cronies-need-to-be-crushed-you-cant-talk-peace-with-monsters

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/Russia's Ukraine invasion - what we know so far:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/russia-ukraine-invasion-why-invade-attack-what-we-know-so-far

theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/feb/25/Australia's PM 'concerned' over China's reaction to invasion of Ukraine:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/feb/25/australia-news-live-mask-mandate-eases-in-victoria-and-nsw-two-dead-in-queensland-floods

Bizarrely...
Head of Russian space agency appears to threaten to drop ISS on India or China:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/head-of-russian-space-agency-appears-to-threaten-to-drop-iss-on-india-or-china-1.5795102

[Kevin Pacey]

John Robson: In Canada, the government loves to talk about competition and choice, while systematically limiting it:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-in-canada-the-government-loves-to-talk-about-competition-and-choice-while-systematically-limiting-it

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/offbeat/Video - mysterious triangle shaped UFO spotted over Islamabad Pakistan for 2 hours:

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/video-mysterious-triangle-ufo-spotted-over-islamabad-2784082

[Kevin Pacey]

U.S. lawmakers blast Canada over sale of lithium mining company to Chinese firm:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/u-s-lawmakers-blast-canada-over-sale-of-lithium-mining-company-to-chinese-firm-1.5793505

[Kevin Pacey]

Taiwan turns back Chinese fighter jets on same day Putin invades Ukraine [Taiwan has been warily watching the Ukraine crisis, nervous that China may try to similarly move on the island]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/taiwan-warns-chinese-aircraft-in-its-air-defense-zone

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar.com/Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario’s top doctor says mask mandates are staying in place for now; province reviewing vaccine mandate for long-term care workers:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/02/24/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-toronto-canada-february-24.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/prosecutors-in-charge-of-trump-criminal-probe-have-resigned-1.5794403

[Kevin Pacey]

62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/595919-62-percent-of-voters-say-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump

After years of Biden’s appeasement, it’s no wonder Putin thinks now is the time to strike:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/25/with-bidens-appeasement-its-no-wonder-putin-thinks-now-is-the-time-to-strike/

[Kevin Pacey]

Amid an American decline, China is winning the Middle East:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220222-amid-an-american-decline-china-is-winning-the-middle-east/

[Kevin Pacey]

Oil prices slip as Biden stops short of sanctioning Russian crude [Russia is the third-largest oil producer in the world, responsible for about 10% of global supply]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-wti-brent-russia-1.6365102

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc/Heavy fighting reported around Kyiv - live updates:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60517447

reuters/Putin's police state cracks down on protests in 50+ cities at home as Russia's troops invade Ukraine:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-cracks-down-home-front-its-troops-invade-ukraine-2022-02-24/

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/EU announces sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov (US, UK and Canada also have):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/eu-to-announce-sanctions-targeting-vladimir-putin-and-sergei-lavrov

Trudeau says Canada will prioritize Ukrainian immigration, launches phone line for urgent questions:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-says-canada-will-prioritize-ukrainian-immigration-launches-phone-line-for-urgent-questions

Turkish ship hit by bomb off coast of Ukraine, adding to concerns NATO could be drawn into conflict, against the Russians:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/24/russia-ukraine-news-turkish-ship-hit-by-bomb-off-coast-of-ukraine-16168531/

[Kevin Pacey]

Wokeness makes America appear weak to our adversaries [America's elevation of direct falsehoods and allowing them to masquerade as facts has given our nation the appearance of weakness.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/wokeness-makes-us-appear-weak-to-our-adversaries

[Kevin Pacey]

John Ivison: Are we ready to confront the malignant narcissist Putin? [Past experience suggests that Canada only takes the military seriously when its soldiers are engaged in combat. That time may be fast approaching]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-are-we-ready-to-confront-the-malignant-narcissist-putin

[Kevin Pacey]

Randall Denley: Ontario disability program designed to keep the vulnerable poor and weak [Ontario could find the $5.9B needed to raise the income of recipients above the poverty line simply by cancelling the stupidest waste of money in the provincial budget - the subsidizing of power bills]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ontario-disability-program-designed-to-keep-the-vulnerable-poor-and-weak

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar/Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 1,003 people hospitalized, 297 in ICU...:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/02/25/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-toronto-canada-february-25.html

[Kevin Pacey]

I generally prefer to offer up the more plausible conspiracy stuff for viewers, but the following wiki about a certain major conspiracy theory personality includes mention of what I'd call a lot of crapola:
wiki/Alex Jones:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Jones

[Kevin Pacey]

Rex Murphy: 'Greenism' has helped Putin fuel his war machine [Will the horror of what is occurring in Ukraine wake up the environmentally 'woke' governments of the world to their folly?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-greenism-has-helped-putin-fuel-his-war-machine

[Kevin Pacey]

Jill Biden’s guest for SOTU is an advocate for Critical Race Theory:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/jill-bidens-sotu-guest-is-a-critical-race-theory-advocate/

[Kevin Pacey]

Biden’s building bust: Inflation, foolish priorities will zap infrastructure investments:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/bidens-building-bust-inflation-foolish-priorities-will-zap-infrastructure-investments/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/China rattled by calls for Japan to host US nuclear weapons:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/china-rattled-by-calls-for-japan-to-host-us-nuclear-weapons

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc/Ukraine/live updates/Deadly blast at Kyiv TV tower:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60542877

theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/China signals willingness to mediate in Ukraine-Russia war:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/china-mediate-ukraine-russia-war

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar/Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports fewer than 1,000 hospitalized with COVID-19; Vaccines kept protecting kids, teens after Omicron surge: CDC report:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/01/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-toronto-canada-march-1.html

[Kevin Pacey]

GUNTER: The freezing of bank accounts under Emergency Act, it turns out, was political vengeance by Trudeau liberal gov't:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-the-freezing-of-accounts-was-political-vengeance

Donald Trump takes aim at Justin Trudeau, accuses him of undermining democracy:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8650627/trudeau-trump-trucker-convoy-ukraine/

[Kevin Pacey]

State of the Union address live updates: GOP delivers rebuttal after Biden talks Putin, COVID:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/state-of-the-union-2022-live-updates-of-bidens-address/

Biden leads Congress in standing ovation for embattled Ukrainians in SOTU address [other themes mentioned in article, too]:

https://torontosun.com/news/world/putin-was-wrong-we-were-ready-biden-will-say-in-state-of-the-union-address

On the other hand...
When it comes to Russia, Joe Biden you are no Ronald Reagan:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/when-it-comes-to-russia-joe-biden-you-are-no-ronald-reagan/

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's the wiki re: Disco; apparently it never really died:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco

[Kevin Pacey]

TSAREV: To hit Russia effectively, Canada should stop buying its oil [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government say all the right words when it comes to standing up to Russia and supporting Ukraine, but their actions do not {quite} match their rhetoric.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/tsarev-to-hit-russia-effectively-canada-should-stop-buying-its-oil

[Kevin Pacey]

Where are Canada's green jobs? A new sector slowly emerges [New field may require retraining and positions may not offer same level of pay, benefits as traditional oil and gas jobs]:

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/renewables/where-are-the-green-jobs-a-new-sector-slowly-emerges

[Kevin Pacey]

Re: yet another alarmist theme in the news...
wattsupwiththat.com/2022/01/01/Yet another man-made 'crisis' - plastic pollution (ocean or otherwise):

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/01/01/yet-another-man-made-crisis/

'Biggest green deal since Paris': UN agrees plastic treaty roadmap:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/biggest-green-deal-since-paris-un-agrees-plastic-treaty-roadmap-1.5802310

[Kevin Pacey]

The recriminations continue...
City of Ottawa launched LRT prematurely for political reasons, says RTG executive [Allegations from motion filed in court to halt city's efforts to declare consortium in default]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rtg-executive-confederation-line-lrt-premature-politics-1.6369920

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau's runaway spending hiked Canada's debt $160 billion before pandemic hit — report :

https://torontosun.com/opinion/goldstein-trudeaus-runaway-spending-hiked-canadas-debt-160-billion-before-pandemic-hit-report

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Canada's oil part of the solution for a secure, greener world:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-canadas-oil-part-of-the-solution-for-a-secure-greener-world

[Kevin Pacey]

Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 847 hospitalizations with COVID, 273 in ICU; Toronto to launch vax-and-read clinics at libraries later this month:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/02/coronavirus-covid-19-updates-toronto-canada-march-2.html

Multiple COVID-19 variants may be able to infect a person at the same time: study:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/multiple-covid-19-variants-may-be-able-to-infect-a-person-at-the-same-time-study-1.5803431

[Kevin Pacey]

Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60573261

Unprepared and low morale: Military experts on the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/unprepared-and-low-morale-military-experts-on-the-early-days-of-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-1.5803455

Turkey to implement pact limiting Russian warships to Black Sea:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-implement-international-pact-access-shipping-straits-due-ukraine-war-2022-02-27/

theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/01/NASA explores how to keep International Space Station in orbit without Russian help:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/01/nasa-explores-how-to-keep-international-space-station-in-orbit-without-russian-help

John Ivison: The West is united in its desire to help Ukraine. Now what? [What if our collective actions are not enough? Will the free world sit on its hands while Putin butchers the citizens of a European democracy?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-the-west-is-united-in-its-desire-to-help-ukraine-now-what

Now, Japanese Men Answer Ukraine's Call For Volunteer Foreign Army: Report [As of Tuesday, 70 Japanese men - including 50 former members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and two veterans of the French Foreign Legion - had applied to be volunteers, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper said.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/now-japanese-men-answer-ukraines-call-for-volunteer-foreign-army-report-2799942

[Kevin Pacey]

First-ever Emergencies Act review committee formed [CONS objected LIBS + NDP have a combined majority on it]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/first-ever-emergencies-act-review-committee-formed-1.5803438

[Kevin Pacey]

Top 10 ways Biden deluded himself during his State of the Union:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/02/top-10-ways-biden-deluded-himself-during-his-state-of-the-union/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/02/'You're insane' - the Australian working with Saudi Arabia's first women's national team:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/02/youre-insane-the-australian-working-with-saudi-arabias-first-womens-national-team

[Kevin Pacey]

On heels of protectionist state of the union, Biden rolls out Buy American revamp:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/on-heels-of-protectionist-state-of-the-union-biden-rolls-out-buy-american-revamp-1.5805769

[Kevin Pacey]

Gas prices top $2 per litre as Russian invasion sends crude oil surging:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/gas-prices-top-2-per-litre-as-russian-invasion-sends-crude-oil-surging-1.5805953

[Kevin Pacey]

Who's in, who's out, and who else might join the Conservative Party leadership race:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/who-s-in-who-s-out-and-who-else-might-join-the-conservative-party-leadership-race-1.5805792

[Kevin Pacey]

National Post whitewashes a Nazi slogan to defend Chrystia Freeland:

https://tnc.news/2022/03/03/national-post-whitewashes-a-nazi-slogan-to-defend-chrystia-freeland/

[Kevin Pacey]

Turkey Steps Up Support for Ukraine, Risking Russian Retaliation [Erdogan may be crazy, but he has a spine]:

https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-steps-up-support-for-ukraine-risking-russian-retaliation-/6468635.html

Attack on nuclear site a 'dangerous new escalation' in Russian invasion, U.S. says [Fire out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant {biggest in Europe}; Russia controls site but Ukrainian staff are operating it - at gunpoint; Russians closing in on 3rd nuclear plant {2nd biggest one in Ukraine, behind Zaporizhzhia} in later reports {besides already taking Chernobyl}]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-nuclear-plant-enerhodar-russian-attack-1.6372490

John Ivison: War in Ukraine a wake-up call for Canada and its allies [If freedom is to triumph, we need to grasp that our world has been turned upside down and we may have to defend the liberties we have taken for granted for the past 77 years; I'd add, however, that with nukes etc. in today's world, I'm afraid we may have to hope for massive divine intervention soon enough - we've gone nose-blind to living with the stench of all these weapons of mass destruction]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/john-ivison-war-in-ukraine-a-wake-up-call-for-canada-and-its-allies

Hundreds of Canadians have volunteered to fight Russians in Ukraine, diplomat says [The expression of interest in the program organized by Kyiv’s diplomatic missions comes as an Ontario businessman launches his own operation for would-be foreign fighters]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/hundreds-of-canadians-have-volunteered-to-fight-russians-in-ukraine-diplomat-says

The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia:

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/1084161024/the-battle-for-ukraine-could-test-the-limits-of-closer-ties-between-china-and-ru

Russia-Ukraine War: What Are Thermobaric Weapons? And Why Should They Be Banned [Russia-Ukraine War: Devastating thermobaric weapons may have been used. They create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave, are far more powerful than most other conventional weapons; I'd add that NATO has accused Russia of using {banned} cluster bombs in Ukraine.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-war-what-are-thermobaric-weapons-and-why-should-they-be-banned-2800732

[Kevin Pacey]

In subtle shift from official Saudi line, MbS says Israel can become a “potential ally” [an interesting development, for prophecy watchers]:

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/03/04/677944/In-subtle-shift-from-official-Saudi-line,-MbS-says-Israel-can-become-a-%E2%80%9Cpotential-ally%E2%80%9D--

[Kevin Pacey]

A chunk of space junk is about to smash into the moon [3-tonne Chinese rocket part expected to create huge crater when it hits far side of moon on Friday]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-junk-moon-1.6369650

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar/Today's coronavirus news: 821 Ontario hospital cases; major events returning to Toronto:

https://www.thestar.com/coronavirus.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Jan. 6 panel sees evidence [suggestive] of Donald Trump 'criminal conspiracy':

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/jan-6-panel-sees-evidence-of-donald-trump-criminal-conspiracy-1.5803556

[Kevin Pacey]

fraserinstitute/A Brief History of Ontario Public Debt:

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/brief-history-of-ontario-public-debt

Compared to the above, Wikipedia's left-wing biased account is shocking (e.g. account of PC's Harris' and radical left-wing LIB's McGuinty+Wynne's years), even if unsurprising to those in the know:
wiki/Ontario_government_debt:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_government_debt

[Kevin Pacey]

William Barr: Trump is full of bull, but I'll vote for him in 2024 anyway:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/07/barr-trump-exchange-blows-book-electoral-lie

[Kevin Pacey]

GUNTER: The convoy response exposed Liberals as frightened snobs:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-the-convoy-response-exposed-liberals-as-frightened-snobs

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Trudeau dropped the ball in Europe on oil production, he needs to get this right:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-dropped-the-ball-in-europe-on-oil-production-he-needs-to-get-this-right

On the other hand...
Canada can increase oil exports to U.S., but won’t be enough to fill Russia gap: experts:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8667956/canada-oil-exports-us-russia-ban/

[Kevin Pacey]

FIRST READING: Europe rolls its eyes at Justin Trudeau:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/first-reading-europe-rolls-its-eyes-at-justin-trudeau

[Kevin Pacey]

GIESBRECHT: Trudeau has irreparably damaged our country [The truckers are not our enemies. Authoritarianism is]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/giesbrecht-trudeau-has-irreparably-damaged-our-country

Rex Murphy: 'Slippages' in democracy? Justin Trudeau knows a lot about that [What would invoking the Emergencies Act over a truckers' protest be considered?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-slippages-in-democracy-justin-trudeau-knows-a-lot-about-that

[Kevin Pacey]

NATO chief warns Russia away from attacking supply lines supporting Ukraine [Stoltenberg says 'any attack against any ... NATO territory' would trigger self-defence clause]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-russia-putin-stoltenberg-nato-1.6377675

Oil sanctions take west into uncharted waters:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60670113

Pentagon says Poland’s jet offer for Ukraine ‘not tenable’:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/pentagon-says-poland-s-jet-offer-for-ukraine-not-tenable-1.5811290

John Ivison: West can't assume Putin’s 'rationality' will rule out nuclear war over Ukraine [It is up against a desperate man running low on options. In online poker, they call it 'playing the Russian way,' showing strength with any kind of hand, all-in, always]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-west-cant-assume-putins-rationality-will-rule-out-nuclear-war-over-ukraine

'Xi Unsettled By Ukraine, Didn't Expect Russian Difficulties': CIA Chief:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinas-xi-jinping-bit-unsettled-by-russias-war-in-ukraine-says-cia-chief-william-burns-2811633

How will Russia’s war with Ukraine end? Here are 5 possible outcomes:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/how-will-russias-war-with-ukraine-end-here-are-5-possible-outcomes.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Taiwan studies Ukraine war for own battle strategy with China:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/taiwan-studies-ukraine-war-for-own-battle-strategy-with-china

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/09/Saudi Arabia and UAE leaders 'decline calls' with Biden amid fears of oil price spike:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/09/saudi-arabia-and-uae-leaders-decline-calls-with-biden-amid-fears-of-oil-price-spike

[Kevin Pacey]

Hong Kong COVID-19 Death Rate Is Worst in World:

https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-covid-19-death-rate-is-worst-in-world-/6475909.html

thestar.com/coronavirus news: Ontario dropping school masking requirement after March break - sources; WHO says covid boosters needed, reversing previous call:

https://www.thestar.com/coronavirus.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Conservative leadership race: Lewis is in, Charest expected to announce Thursday:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8667531/conservative-leadership-lewis-charest-candidates/

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Trudeau moves to reduce Canada's oil workforce as world looks for new oil sources:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-moves-to-reduce-canadas-oil-workforce-as-world-looks-for-new-oil-sources

[Kevin Pacey]

Canuck women's player Eugenie Bouchard thrilled after ‘one small step’ toward tennis comeback:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/eugenie-bouchard-hits-the-court-nearly-a-year-after-surgery/

[Kevin Pacey]

IRS revealed to have audited low income earners five times more than everyone else [The report found that low income families were audited at five times the rate for everyone else]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/irs-revealed-to-have-audited-low-income-earners-five-times-more-than-everyone-else

[Kevin Pacey]

Woke left says that we’re racists to care about Ukraine:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/left-says-that-were-racists-to-care-about-ukraine/

[Kevin Pacey]

What we know about the battle for the skies over Ukraine [Russia was expected to quickly grab air superiority, but so far that hasn't happened]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-poland-air-superiority-supremacy-1.6377300

Brampton Ontario company to provide military intel on Russian troops through satellite imagery:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8671260/brampton-company-military-intel-russian-troops-ukraine/

Exclusive: So many Canadian fighters in Ukraine, they have their own battalion, sources say [The International Legion for the Territorial Defence of Ukraine says the 550 would-be fighters from Canada are based in Kyiv]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/exclusive-so-many-canadian-fighters-in-ukraine-they-have-their-own-battalion-source-says

John Robson: Reality is tricky. So is preventing nuclear war [If we cannot get to a safer world without exchanging nuclear missiles, we cannot get there at all]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-reality-is-tricky-so-is-preventing-nuclear-war

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/08/Russia-Ukraine war - possible trajectories (none look good):

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/08/russia-ukraine-war-possible-trajectories

bbc.com/news/live/world-europe/Outrage after Russia strikes children's hospital in Ukraine:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60657155

Ukraine sees risk of radiation leak at Chernobyl after power cut, IAEA sees 'no critical impact' on safety:

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-nuclear-firm-warns-radiation-risk-after-power-cut-occupied-chernobyl-2022-03-09/

Russia could launch chemical attack in Ukraine - White House:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60683248

[Kevin Pacey]

Former Obama economic advisor claims Keystone XL pipeline would not lead toward energy independence [In a Wednesday interview, former Obama economic advisor Robert Wolf argued that the Keystone XL pipeline would not help make America energy independent.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/former-obama-economic-advisor-claims-keystone-xl-pipeline-would-not-lead-toward-energy-independence

[Kevin Pacey]

Erdogan hails ‘turning point’ in Turkey-Israel relations:

https://www.ft.com/content/f011ce5e-56c6-4c28-8f13-b9b8f9612a24

[Kevin Pacey]

‘Huge leap’ as scientists report first drone-assisted space rock recovery after observed meteorite fall:

https://physicsworld.com/a/huge-leap-as-scientists-report-first-drone-assisted-space-rock-recovery-after-observed-meteorite-fall/

[Kevin Pacey]

In Japan, 'Killing Stone' Splits Open, Unleashing Legend Of Trapped Demon [In Japanese mythology, the Sessho-seki is a stone that kills anyone who comes in contact with it]:

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/sessho-seki-in-japan-killing-stone-splits-open-unleashing-legend-of-trapped-demon-2810829

[Kevin Pacey]

West’s Response to Ukraine Invasion Likely Unsettled China, U.S. Spy Chiefs Say:

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-09/card/west-s-response-to-ukraine-invasion-likely-unsettled-china-u-s-spy-chiefs-say-EBlcOXzNIRtqTDoYoWeU

[Kevin Pacey]

Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 751 hospitalizations with COVID-19, 241 in ICU [Meanwhile, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti is the first woman to lead WHO’s regional Africa office. She initiates emergency responses to health crises in 47 of the continent’s countries.]:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/09/covid-19-coronavirus-updates-toronto-canada-march-9.html

Ontario to eliminate most mask mandates on March 21 this year ["Removing the mask mandate does not mean the risk is gone. COVID transmission is still occurring and masks can protect you and others from becoming infected.”]:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/province-to-eliminate-most-mask-mandates-on-march-21

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/Barr - Trump should not be president but 'lesser-of-two-evils' compared to US left:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/barr-trump-should-not-be-president-but-lesser-of-two-evils-compared-to-us-left

[Kevin Pacey]

GUNTER: More falsehoods about the convoy are now being retracted:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-more-falsehoods-about-the-convoy-are-now-being-retracted

[Kevin Pacey]

GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau delays billions in military spending while touring NATO:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-trudeau-delays-billions-in-military-spending-while-touring-nato

[Kevin Pacey]

LILLEY: Conservative leadership about picking someone who can win [The party's next leader needs to attract enough voters, in the right places, to oust the Liberals; Charest, Brown now in race.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-conservative-leadership-about-picking-someone-who-can-win

[Kevin Pacey]

Will Trudeau stick around for the next election?:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/will-trudeau-stick-around-for-the-next-election

[Kevin Pacey]

Rex Murphy: Canada's big banks have much to answer for after blindly following Trudeau's emergency orders [Why did the banks bend so quickly and so cravenly to the Trudeau government's emergency orders? Have they no courage at all?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-canadas-big-banks-have-much-to-answer-for-after-blindly-following-trudeaus-emergency-orders

[Kevin Pacey]

Former U.S. president Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/former-u-s-president-barack-obama-tests-positive-for-covid-19-1.5817626

[Kevin Pacey]

Even ‘EV’ Elon Musk mocks Biden’s ‘green’ hucksters:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/even-ev-elon-musk-mocks-bidens-green-hucksters/

[Kevin Pacey]

WATCH: Pelosi claims government spending is 'reducing the national debt' and 'not inflationary':

https://thepostmillennial.com/pelosi-government-spending-reducing-national-debt-not-inflationary

[Kevin Pacey]

Trump says Americans must be willing to 'lay down their very lives' to fight Critical Race Theory [Trump noted that banning CRT teachings in school and workplaces is a "matter of survival" for the country, and that Americans must "lay their very lives down" to defend their country.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-americans-lay-down-their-very-lives-fight-critical-race-theory

[Kevin Pacey]

Russian strike on base brings Ukraine war close to NATO's border:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-warns-desolation-if-russia-tries-take-kyiv-2022-03-13/

Turkey, Greece agree to improve ties amid Ukraine conflict:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/turkey-greece-agree-improve-ties-amid-ukraine-conflict-2022-03-13/

theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/Iran nuclear talks on hold over last minute Russian demands that sanctions over Ukraine not apply between it and Iran [US has since rebuffed that]:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/iran-nuclear-talks-on-hold-over-last-minute-russian-demands

Russia sanctions: How the measures have changed daily life:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60647543

Russia asked China for weapons, US says:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60717902

theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/Jake Sullivan, Biden national security adviser, warns China it will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/jake-sullivan-biden-national-security-adviser-china-russia

Russia and Ukraine give brightest assessment yet of progress in talks on war:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-and-ukraine-give-brightest-assessment-yet-of-progress-in-talks-on-war-1.5817450

Conspiracy Theorists Move To Ukraine Crisis After Covid Disinformation [Ukraine War: Conspiracists claim billionaires Bill Gates and George Soros planned the Ukraine war to divert attention as they prepare a new virus.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ukraine-war-conspiracy-theorists-move-to-ukraine-crisis-after-covid-disinformation-2818548

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar/coronavirus news today/717 Ontario hospital cases; Ford tells school boards to stick with 21 March 2022 as date to lift mask requirement:

https://www.thestar.com/coronavirus.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Tom Brady returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season [Tom Brady's retirement lasted 40 days.]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/tom-brady-returning-to-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-for-his-23rd-nfl-season-1.5817793

Yankees may be without ‘a few guys’ in Toronto at the least early this season due to COVID vaccination status:

https://nypost.com/2022/03/13/yankees-may-miss-a-few-guys-in-toronto-due-to-covid-vaccine/