David Lametti, the former Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, is resigning from his position, effective February 1st.
His term as Attorney General was notably marked by the Freedom Convoy protests in February 2022 and the subsequent response from the Trudeau Government.
Lametti’s resignation comes two days after a federal court judge ruled the Liberals violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by invoking the Emergencies Act against protesters in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy.
“Trudeau government use falsified evidence to shut down the truckers’ protest”
Public and others have reported on illegal abuses of power by government intelligence, security, and military agencies across the Western world. These abuses of power have included censorship efforts by the US Department of Homeland Security and British military; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) entrapment schemes; and FBI and Secret Service involvement in January 6, 2021 pipe bomb disinformation.
Now, a months-long Public investigation reveals that the Canadian government used disinformation to crack down on the “Freedom Convoy” protest, led by truckers demanding an end to Covid-19 vaccine mandates, in February 2022. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s national police force, then promoted this false information to other “Five Eyes” English-speaking nations.
This discovery is significant because it contributes to a pattern of intelligence agencies from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, which have collaborated on surveillance since World War II, being caught abusing their powers to investigate and persecute the political enemies of elected officials.[…]
On February 14, 2022, Trudeau took the extraordinary measure of invoking the “Emergencies Act” for the first time in Canada’s history. The Act gave the government sweeping powers to arrest protesters, freeze their bank accounts, seize property, and dismantle blockades, which is what Trudeau did.
Central to Trudeau’s invocation of the Act was the alleged threat of right-wing extremism and violence, but new documents that podcaster Jeremy Mackenzie obtained through Canada’s freedom of information law show that this drastic measure was based on fabricated intelligence. What’s more, Canada appears to have shared this disinformation with other members of the Five Eyes alliance. Five Eyes includes Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
h/t Melinda Romanoff
Up From The Memory Hole
Honk, Honk!
Echo’s of Coutts
Grab a beverage.
Autonomous Truckers- The Inner Strength of a Political Prisoner
It has been nearly two years since Jerry Morin, Chris Carbert, Chris Lysak, and Tony Olienick were arrested in relation to their participation at the Coutts, Alberta Freedom Convoy protest site. They have been denied bail, and their trial is not set to begin until May 2024, a full 27 months after their arrests.
They’re not being kept in the Ritz. As Mark Steyn likes to say the process is the punishment.
So here is my update since December 5 when I was transferred from Medicine Hat remand to Calgary Remand, upon arrival they humiliate us by strip searching us and then body scan us with some machine you stand on as it traverses back and forth pumping you with radiation waves even though they say its “perfectly” normal (add eye rolling emoji) from there I was sent to unit 7 which is an intake unit for guys right off the street, its a very dirty unit and thankfully the inmate had cleaned the dried puke off my bunk with his socks right before I arrived to be his cell mate. He had then threw the socks into the toilet and tried flushing them and they plugged the toilet. So we had no working toilet until the next day when thankfully staff came and fixed the problem.
Those without time to read the whole thing might want to scroll down to the bottom for the day to day accounts of what these men are going through.
h/t Kate
Our Chinese-Installed Government In Ottawa
As food bank use skyrockets, Justin Trudeau takes time out of his busy schedule for a photo op. It’s posted on “VanPeople’s” WeChat.
One account is run from Canada.
The other has an IP address in Beijing. Created in 2018, it was used to attack Erin O’Toole in the last election.
Otherwise, it’s business as usual.
The Totalitarian Thugs of the Trudeau Tyranny
Viva Frei dissects the thuggery of the Liberals’ personal jackboots.
I have to be honest, I'm not a fan of this reporter or his tactics, but if you watch the video…he really was falsely arrested on a trumped up charge of "assaulting an officer." Or am I missing something? https://t.co/b7YsgH4jia
— Katherine Brodsky (@mysteriouskat) January 9, 2024
If Only He Had Been Wearing A Keffiyeh…
The cop would have given him a double-double from Tim Hortons and a donut.
Mask Formation Psychosis
Rule 303- Incompetency Crisis
Yesterday, out of the blue, the health director (smiling below) staged a public policy putsch by imposing a mask mandate on the city. Evidently she did this without…
Is Trudeau Looking to Protect His Future Job at the UN?
Lieberals attack Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis over petition calling for Canada to leave UN:
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis is facing criticism for promoting a petition advocating Canada’s withdrawal from the United Nations and World Health Organization.
The petition says Canada’s membership in these organizations “imposes negative consequences on the people of Canada, far outweighing any benefits.”
The Prime Minister’s Office and Liberal MPs have accused Lewis and the Conservatives of being “conspiracy theorists and extremists.”
h/t James MacMaster
There’s No Business Case For LNG Exports
Comedy Caption Competition
Though there are no prizes being offered, we give you this opportunity to shift your comedic genius into high gear and come up with the best caption(s) for this image:
h/t James MacMaster
He Admires His Basic Dictatorship
The Lawfare Archipelago: Canada’s Longest Mischief Trial Continues…
“As Canada slides ever further into Totalitarianism, the media averts its eyes and pretends it isn’t happening. Canadians need to wake up and realize what time it is.”
Things You Won’t See on CBC
Nothing to see here, just move along. Every single government official did everything perfectly throughout the pandemic and continues to do so. We are truly blessed to ruled by such divine and omniscience individuals.
Dr. John Campbell- Canadian Citizens Inquiry
National Citizens Inquiry- Commissioners Final Report
Anyone who participated in the hearings or watched even a small fraction of the more than 300 recorded testimonies will have been changed forever. Many of the testimonies were heartbreaking, shocking, and often terrifying. Over the 24 days of hearings, witness testimonies provided an overall sense of how Canada has been transformed by the actions of all levels of government to address to address the pandemic.
The transformation from what was once considered unthinkable — e.g. sweeping restrictions of Charter rights — to the to the acceptance of draconian government lockdowns within a span of just three years is indeed a remarkable phenomenon.
The testimonies objectively demonstrate that an unprecedented attack has been carried out on the citizens of Canada and that not since World War II have so many Canadian lives been lost due to a single aggressive attack on its peoples.
I Want A New Country
The recent 30-hour marathon session in the House of Commons, a Conservative-led protest against the carbon tax, has been downplayed by the Liberals as mere formalities. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
This session was far from a mere formality. It was a vital demonstration of resistance against a government that’s running rampant with its spending and elitist policies. The Conservatives, under Pierre Poilievre, knew they were unlikely to stop any of these bills with the Bloc and NDP in lockstep with the Liberals. But that wasn’t the point. The point was to make the Liberals work for their decisions, to make them physically present in the House to face the consequences of their actions.
Let’s cut through the spin and face the stark reality of Justin Trudeau’s Canada. We’re witnessing a food inflation rate that’s estimated to be a staggering 32.7% from 2021 to 2024. Think about that – nearly one-third of your buying power has evaporated under this government. Every trip to the grocery store is now a financial struggle for the average Canadian. Your dollar just doesn’t stretch as far as it used to, and families across the nation are feeling the pinch.
The root of this economic hardship? Look no further than the Liberal government’s inflationary budgets and policies. Take the carbon tax, for instance. It’s not just an environmental measure; it’s a direct contributor to the rising cost of living that’s making life increasingly unaffordable for millions of Canadians.
Our Chinese-Installed Government In Ottawa
In the most compelling evidence yet to emerge regarding Beijing’s meddling in Canada’s 2021 election, CSIS intercepted phone calls between a Consul General and the middleman for a federal candidate that was clandestinely supported by a “loyal” Chinese Canadian community group.
The case is detailed in a “Canadian Eyes Only” report containing intelligence on China’s sprawling efforts to boost candidates in recent Canadian municipal, provincial and federal elections — often using the same local cells of influence against multiple levels of government.
The Bureau previously reported three alarming cases detailed in CSIS’s October 31, 2022 “Intelligence Assessment” — including a Chinese Consulate’s clandestine meeting in 2022 with its preferred leadership candidate for a provincial party, and also a Beijing agent’s scheme last year, to elect a federal party leader by covertly purchasing party memberships.Two new cases examined in this story point to unaddressed gaps in Canada’s foreign interference laws, such as the inability to convert CSIS evidence into prosecutions.
Not by accident.
… And the horse you rode in on: Sask on Guilbeault’s emissions cap
Cutting methane is one of the most cost-effective & impactful actions to tackle the climate crisis.
We announced strengthened methane regulations from the oil & gas sector to reach 75% less methane emissions by 2030, aligned with the U.S.https://t.co/FRw7N8oD9u#COP28 pic.twitter.com/5Zw7dyHsHz
— Steven Guilbeault (@s_guilbeault) December 4, 2023
Guilbeault’s latest application of a knee to the neck of the oil and gas industry in Canada:
Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector
To which Saskatchewan responds:
‘A production cap by default’: Sask gov’t reacts to Guilbeault’s proposed methane regulations.
Ever hear about the Output Based Pricing? It’s basically a third form of carbon tax. Well, we’re going to use its proceeds to build reactors.
Saskatchewan to use Output Based Pricing to fund small modular reactor
In related news, in case you missed it Sunday night because I messed up my scheduling, a great column on Saskatchewan telling the feds to FU on the carbon tax on home heating:
He Admires Their Basic Dictatorship
Spyware normally associated with the intelligence world is being used by 13 federal departments and agencies, according to contracts obtained under access to information legislation and shared with Radio-Canada.
Radio-Canada has also learned those departments’ use of the spyware did not undergo a privacy impact assessment as required by federal government directive.
The tools in question can be used to recover and analyze data found on computers, tablets and mobile phones, including information that has been encrypted and password-protected. This can include text messages, contacts, photos and travel history.
Certain software can also be used to access a user’s cloud-based data, reveal their internet search history, deleted content and social media activity.
Alberta Invokes Sovereignty Act
Danielle Smith is pushing back against the Trudeau regime. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for her to be arrested, fined, called a Nazi, or some old scandal suddenly surfaces.