The former premier of Quebec and potential Conservative Party leader candidate Jean Charest has been providing consultation services for Huawei with regard to the extradition of Meng Wanzhou and the company’s access to Canada’s 5G network.
And just like that — Jean Charest has spoiled his chances of becoming Conservative Leader.
True North’s Anthony Furey explains why this was such a poor decision.
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The wicked regime in Iran is responsible for taking down Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 earlier this week, the world has learned.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that intelligence obtained by Canada and its allies shows that the commercial aircraft was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, killing all 176 souls onboard, including 57 Canadians.
This is an act of war against our country, with the most gruesome target imaginable: civilians. Women, children, babies, students, families, all murdered in cold blood by a maniacal regime dead-set on waging war and killing Americans.
While a sombre Trudeau pledged to investigate the bombing and get answers for Canadians, he couldn’t muster the courage to name the culprit or condemn the Iranian regime. He even repeatedly stressed that it was an accident, showing a willingness to accept Iran’s word that the bombing was unintentional.
Perhaps even more disturbing, when a CBC reporter asked Trudeau if he blamed the U.S. for the crash, Trudeau failed to provide a straight answer or unequivocally reject the idea that the U.S. should be held responsible for the heinous actions of an adversarial government.
CBC’s David Cochrane put the following question to Trudeau: “If the intelligence is accurate, then it seems that this is the end result of a sequence of events that was sparked by the drone strike ordered by the U.S. president. So given the information you have, how much responsibility does the United States bear for this tragedy?”
Perhaps this reporter is unaware of the chain of events that led to the escalation between the U.S. and Iran.
In late December, a rocket attack carried out by Qassem Soleimani’s proxy terror group killed an American in Iraq, and a few days later, Soleimani led a militia attack against the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
Soleimani was actively planning more attacks when Trump ordered the drone strike that killed him and other high-ranking terrorists
To say the sequence of events was “sparked by the drone strike” shows utter ignorance of the past two weeks of global affairs.
It also reveals a blatant anti-American bias — one that was repeated by several CBC reporters.
“Are 63 Canadians dead because of the unintended consequences of a decision made by the U.S. president?” asks Katie Simpson, the CBC foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C.
“Who’s to blame?” asks the CBC’s Andrew Nichols. “Is it the U.S.? Is it Iran? Or is it both?”
CBC is literally more anti-American than Iran’s state broadcaster.
The IRIB is reporting it was a mechanical failure. They’re lying, but even they wouldn’t go so far as to blame Trump.
Three different CBC reporters suggested the U.S. is to blame. It’s their editorial position. https://t.co/6jdj8T5eeh
Putting the blame for an Iranian missile, launched by the Iranian government, in Iran, on Canada’s closest and most important ally takes a certain level of derangement. But given the repeated line of reasoning by several CBC reporters, that appears to be the editorial position of Canada’s state broadcaster.
The Iranian government, meanwhile, initially refused to take responsibility for the plane crash, first blaming engine problems then denying launching the missile.
Not surprisingly, the state broadcaster in Iran — Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) — echoed this propaganda, reporting that the plane crash had nothing to do with Iran’s military.
Even the IRIB didn’t initially go so far as to accuse the United States of being responsible for the crash. It took them until Saturday to develop that narrative — two days after it was first trotted out by the CBC.
The West is at war with the evil regime in Iran, and yet, Canada’s state broadcaster is somehow more anti-American than the state-broadcaster in Iran.
It’s not just the plane crash that should make us angry. Or the fact Iran first shamelessly lied and tried to cover up the truth. It’s the entire track record of this whole wretched regime in Tehran that deserves our condemnation.
Thousands of Iranians are now taking to the streets to condemn the regime for what is only its latest of dreadful deeds, and to call for the end of Ayatollah Khamanei’s reign. We must side with them and amplify their voices.
For years, they’ve been urging Canadian politicians and the media to awaken public consciousness to the despicable nature of the regime that they escaped.
In light of the news that Iran shot down a plane killing 57 Canadians, Canadians are starting to realize just how treacherous the Iranian regime really is.
True North’s Anthony Furey has more.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Iran take full responsibility for a plane crash that killed 57 Canadians after the Iranian government admitted to shooting it down.
During a press conference Saturday, Trudeau condemned Iran’s decision to shoot down the Ukraine International Airways flight Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.
“Shooting down a civilian aircraft is horrific. Iran must take full responsibility,” he said.
“Canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve.”
Trudeau's presser today was much stronger than his Thursday presser. But he still a) too easily accepts Iran at its word that this was an accident b) praised Iran for taking "an important first step" and c) calls it a "tragedy." It wasn't a tragedy, it was a malicious act of war
Early on Saturday Iran admitted that its military “unintentionally” shot down the plane. While Iran claims that the plane had been flying too close to a base belonging to the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iranian media reports that the plane had not veered off its standard flight path.
Trudeau expressed outrage at the Iranian government, but praised the regime for taking “an important first step.” He said the Canadian government is working to bring closure to the victims’ families.
“I am of course outraged and furious that families across this country that are grieving their loved ones, that the Iranian-Canadian community is suffering so greatly, that all Canadians are shocked and appalled by this senseless loss of life.”
Trudeau says Iran has already granted visas for three Canadian officials, adding that he expects Canadian officials will be in Iran later today.
When asked about what consequences the Iranian regime will face, Trudeau said that specific actions cannot be discussed until after a proper investigation is conducted.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted an apology early Saturday morning, saying Iran “deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.”
After the government admitted to shooting down the plane protests broke out calling for the end of the dictatorship.
You want to talk about context? Here's your context.
Just the other month, Khamanei ordered the Iranian regime to crackdown on democracy activists, killing 1,500 innocent people.
And yet it's the killing of Soleimani that brought protesters into the streets of Western cities? https://t.co/UtREKVXI4p
An Angus Reid poll released on January 10 surveyed Canadians about their opinions on the justice system and policing. The poll found that 48% of those surveyed said crime had grown in their community in the last five years.
“The proportion of Canadians holding this view is considerably higher in the western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In each region, six-in-ten residents or more say they are perceiving more crime now than five years ago,” wrote the poll.
Metropolitan areas have especially seen a spike in crime, including Toronto which is currently going through a crisis of gun violence. Toronto saw a record number of shootings in the city with a total of 490 different gun violence incidents in 2019 leading to 248 injuries and 44 deaths.
The Liberals have pledged to give municipalities the power to implement a handgun and “assault rifle” ban in their cities. Toronto Mayor John Tory has been a loud advocate for such a ban and has lobbied the federal government to give him the authority to implement one in the city.
However, the President of the Toronto Police Association Mike McCormack has gone on the record to state that such a ban wouldn’t have any role in reducing the number of criminal gun incidents.
“There’s no way in my world or any world I know that this [a handgun ban] would have an impact on somebody who’s going to go out and buy an illegal gun and use it to kill another person or shoot another person,” said McCormack.
Among the poll’s findings, Canadians also appear to be losing confidence in the police, including the RCMP.
According to survey results, confidence in the RCMP declined by 8% since 2018. For 2019, confidence in the RCMP has declined to 57%.
Every other element of Canada’s justice system has also seen a sharp decline since 2018 levels.
“Confidence declined slightly across each aspect of the justice system in 2018 and does so again in this latest data. While approximately half of Canadians still have confidence in the RCMP, their local municipal police forces and the Supreme Court, the level of confidence for each is down over the past four years,” wrote the poll.
54% of Canadians reporting they hold their local forces in high regard.
Confidence in criminal courts has gone down by 5% since last year. 36% of Canadians say they have complete confidence or a lot of confidence in them.
As for the Supreme Court of Canada, 48% expressed confidence in the country’s top court.
British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has in part overturned a decision that restrained a father from speaking to others about his female-born child’s court-ordered gender transition.
The father, who is referred to as C.D. in the proceedings, has been battling to have a say in his 15-year-old child’s medical transition from female to male.
The child, who is referred to A.B. in the proceedings, has the support of C.D.’s ex-wife.
A.B. was born a girl and was put on testosterone treatment after being referred to medical professionals.
The appeal decision was released earlier today and removed several restrictions placed on the father by an earlier ruling.
“This order should not restrict C.D.’s right to express his opinion in his private communications with family, close friends and close advisors, provided none of these individuals is part of or connected with the media or any public forum, and provided C.D. obtain assurances from those with whom he shares information or views that they will not share that information with others,” writes the appeal.
The father is arguing that A.B. is not mature enough to make a decision. He argues the procedure could lead to permanent infertility and other biological and hormonal changes.
An earlier ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gregory Bowden upheld the child’s gender transition claiming that it was in A.B’s best interest to continue receiving the hormones and to biologically transition into a male.
Bowden’s prior order also required the father to refer to the child using the preferred gender pronouns privately and publicly. The ruling states that if the father fails to use the proper pronouns or uses the child’s female birth name, he would be committing “family violence” under the Family Law Act.
BREAKING NEWS!! A decision has been released by the BC Appeal Court, in part overturning a lower court ruling which forced the compelled speech of the father of a transgender child.https://t.co/QRiiZT9azn
According to lawyer Jay Cameron, who is an intervenor in the case for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), the family violence order was also overturned in today’s appeal decision.
“The finding of family violence of the lower court is overturned. The father is able to share his opinions with his child regarding treatment options. He is no longer constrained from speaking with his friends and associates regarding his opinions regarding what is transpiring, including as to the use of the child’s first name and female pronouns,” Cameron told True North.
“The father cannot talk to the media to divulge information about the child. The father must use male pronouns and the new male name when addressing the child directly.”
According to the JCCF, the state has no right to compel parents to agree to elective treatments that they believe would harm their child.
“The state cannot lawfully compel parents to voice agreement and support for an elective treatment which the parent believes is dangerous, harmful and against the interests of impressionable children… The state cannot compel parents to forget their daughters and remember sons in their stead,” wrote the Justice Centre.
A United Nations committee devoted to fighting racism is urging Canada to spike three pipeline projects, arguing that Indigenous communities have not been adequately consulted, despite extensive discussions with numerous First Nations groups.
True North’s Andrew Lawton says this sort of meddling is not the UN’s place, and also wildly disconnected with the facts.
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University of Calgary assistant professor of sociology Ted McCoy admitted on Twitter that he would fail students in his classes if they cited the work of Dr. Jordan Peterson.
“I heard it rumoured students will fail my class if they cite Jordan Peterson and I’d like to clarify that this is absolutely correct,” McCoy posted on the morning of January 7.
The tweet has since been removed, and the next day McCoy posted a statement reading “Yesterday I made a joke about failing students in my courses if they cite an author I don’t agree with. I regret that it implied that I don’t take seriously my students’ right to free expression. I would never fail or penalize a student for a difference of political opinion.”
According to his Twitter biography, McCoy is a “historian of prisons and punishment” and an “anti-fascist” with “he/him” pronouns.
Psychology professor Dr. Jordan Peterson rose to fame after publicly denouncing the far-left agenda in academia and warning that Bill C-16 would lead to infringements on the free speech rights of Canadians by legally enforcing the use of preferred pronouns.
Dr. Peterson and several other experts testified before the Senate in 2017 arguing against the law.
Peterson received a vicious backlash for his unorthodox views from the mainstream media and the academic establishment.
In his own right, Dr. Peterson is a highly cited academic. According to Google Scholar, he has been cited 12,705 times in various journals and papers. His work has been discussed in relation to clinical psychology, the psychology of religion and personality.
Peterson’s speaking events have been targeted by violent Antifa protesters who have sought to shut down or sabotage his talks.
Currently, Dr. Peterson is involved in a lawsuit alongside True North fellow and columnist Lindsay Shepherd against Wilfrid Laurier University. Peterson is suing the school and several faculty for defamation over comparisons to Adolf Hitler and claims that he was “spreading transphobia.”
The comments were recorded by Shepherd, who was a TA at the university at the time during an interrogation which was sparked by playing a Peterson clip in one of her classes.
“Ted McCoy claims he was joking, but there certainly are professors who would look down on a student who engages with Peterson’s work from a neutral or positive standpoint. There is something about Peterson that really sets off many Canadian arts & humanities professors,” says Shepherd.
A national park in the United States has been forced to remove signs saying the park’s glaciers will be “gone by 2020” due to global warming, as the park still boasts 26 glaciers.
Glacier National Park in Montana said that the most visible warning of the glacier’s imminent demise had been removed by late 2019, with the remainder to be taken down shortly.
National Park spokeswoman Gina Kurzman said the signs were put up over a decade ago, reflecting forecasts from the U.S. Geological Survey at the time.
The iconic glaciers of Glacier National Park have been shrinking since geological surveys began in the area. Around 73% of the glaciers had melted between 1850 and 1979. Glacial melting has continued in recent decades at a similar pace.
Kurzman added that the park is still waiting for approval before they can replace the incorrect signs.
The incorrect signs will be replaced with signs saying “When they will completely disappear depends on how and when we act. One thing is consistent: the glaciers in the park are shrinking.”
