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November 29, 2024: Reader Tips
On this late November evening, we present Ina Rose performing Gone Forever.
This month is not gone yet. Hopefully your good tips aren’t either!
Great Success!
Sun- Except for homicides, report finds Canadian crime rates higher than U.S.
“The idea that Canada is a much safer society than the United States is not supported by the data as rates of property and violent crime in Canada are now higher than south of the border,” Di Matteo concludes in the first chapter of his upcoming study, Comparing Recent Crime Trends in Canada and the United States: An Introduction.
The Devil In The Details
Revolving Doors
The Westwood area of Winnipeg has long been considered a safe place to go about one’s business, since it is at the edge of the city as opposed to the crime-ridden downtown zone. Not any more, thanks to racially motivated “justice”. If you read up on this guy’s rap sheet in the article, it boggles the mind that he would be allowed anywhere other than prison.
A man shot and killed by Winnipeg police earlier this week was from Nunavut and is being remembered as a proud Inuk who craved connection and needed help to overcome his violent past.
Jordan Charlie, 24, was released from custody in Manitoba on Nov. 19 after he pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and three other related charges for incidents that happened this year, court recordings reviewed by CBC News reveal.
Photoblogging
Spotted recently in Charleston, SC:
The Other Randy?
Globe and Mail- Liberal candidate in B.C. federal by-election drops claim of Métis identity
Claims to Indigenous heritage can’t be tossed around lightly, Mr. Robinson said.
“Representation is important,” he said. “Just claiming Indigenous identity for your own gain is not something we stand for.”
Can Canada Avoid the 25% American Tariff?
For decades, any Canadian who … wait for it … cares about their country, has been pleading with politicians to do something tangible about the drugs and endless immigration that are really hurting Canadians. The response of Trudeau, and many premiers, so far: Not on my watch!
Brian Lilley and True North’s Rachel Parker discuss what could actually be done quickly to avoid Trump’s promised tariff. Three other folks at True North discuss the same.
Related: Viva Frei shares his thoughts.
You Can’t Fix Stupid
Merry Christmas To You Too
Financial Post- Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers
She said the organization has informed employees that the collective agreements are no longer in effect and their conditions of employment have now changed, as per the Canada Labour Code — referring to the section of the code that covers lockout notices.
Back To Work Gramps
Go shovel some driveways and pick up an extra shift at the Tims.
National Post- Liberals are ignoring ‘vulnerable’ pensioners with new tax rebate
Most Canadian seniors on pension aren’t eligible for the newly announced $250 tax rebate from the federal government. And they’re not happy about it.
The Part I Like Best
About Harm Reduction programs are the harms they reduce.
The Government's Safe Supply experiment turned safe supply into fentanyl currency and destroyed an entire city.
A confession from London On, Police Chief:
🧵THREAD: pic.twitter.com/3HQfkuDaU7— Wiretap Media (@WiretapMediaCa) November 28, 2024
Related: In an exclusive investigation, The Bureau delves into the U.S. government’s case, tracking the history of fentanyl networks infiltrating North America since the early 1990s, with over 350 organized crime groups now using Canada as a fentanyl production, transshipment, and export powerhouse linked to China, according to Canadian intelligence.
I, Napoleon
The girls of Balgonie, SK have been told by school administrators that if they won't undress *with* Jared Clarke's sons, that they can change at home.
Once they withdraw from public education, while being homeschooled. 🤬
Afghanistan isn't the only place girls are being… pic.twitter.com/y9G6oHIKdP
— Lise Merle XX (@Lisemerle) November 28, 2024
Deep Impact
And The Jokes Will Write Themselves
Grab a beverage.
David Clinton- What Does the Federal Government Really Look Like?
…That means about one out of every 59 employed Canadians now works for the federal government. Which means that – worker-for-worker – Canada’s public service is significantly less productive than it was ten years ago. And the growth in absolute numbers from 257,034 workers in 2015 to 357,247 in 2023 can be accurately characterized as bloat. Unforgivable bloat.
The Libranos: Entitled To Their Entitlements
Blacklocks: Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly’s department ordered more than $523,000 worth of furniture in a one-day spending spree this past March 31
Gradually, Then Suddenly
The Construction Industry’s Collapse In Ontario: By The End Of 2025 We Will All Understand How Bad This Is
It’s very simple really: New Residential Construction Starts have fallen off a cliff in Canada’s most populous province
It started 18 months ago in Single Family
A thread by mortgage broker, Ron Butler.
I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords
Jeff Hancock, the $600/hr “AI and misinformation” that Minnesota’s AG @keithellison hired to defend criminalizing political deepfakes admits his declaration includes fake journal articles hallucinated by ChatGPT.
A Toronto Man
Another diversity is our strength moment. Thanks Justin.
Transgender Is A Stalking Horse For The Normalization Of Pedophilia
Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti. This is the culmination of our fight against the barbarism of child sex-changes, and it could be a Dobbs-style earthquake in terms of protecting children. Here’s what you need to know…