Canadian Orwellian world: Lockdowns, vaccines passports and more

[Voyageur]

Thanks for all this overview and apt commentary.

Was actually surprised to have missed this report, which @Emerald Rob brought to attention with a link. After scanning, it seemed a typical 150 page whitewash with some small do-better slaps, enough clapping, a little virtue signalling (a dash of climate change) while setting the table for future 'pandemic' policies, where perhaps the regulatory drafters will apply fresh pens.

Given the report also included the backdrop of Emergencies Acts; so fire and all the things that could happen that do require some cooperation and formalization, the covid schtick was the draw that will likely shape things to come. The BC.gov was fast on the trigger to have this report done (did not hear about it), so they can now say, see, we had a (cough) independent review done.


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Concerning Alberta with its new leader, with the old one now gone - the old one being Jason Kenney who allowed the persecution of Pastor Artur Pawlowski to take place from behind the wall of Alberta Heath under the helm of Dr. Deena Hinshaw (you've all seen the the backstory), is in court again. Here it is day two - day one is here:

‘Prosecution’ turns to ‘persecution’: Day 2 of Pastor Artur Pawlowski's trial

Ezra Levant reports from Lethbridge, Alberta, on the second day of the farcical persecution of Pastor Artur Pawlowski.

www.rebelnews.com

Snips:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621289706708422656

Pastor Artur’s legal team did great. Lawyer Sarah Miller walked the judge through Pastor Artur’s sermon line-by-line. She showed that he never called for a blockade; never even mentioned the highway; and that he repeatedly insisted that their protest be peaceful. The central theme of Pastor Artur’s talk was how the truckers should be inspired by the peaceful Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s.

In response, Johnston was bizarre. He said it was inappropriate for Pastor Artur to talk about the Solidarity movement; he said that Artur didn’t know the real history of Poland and that the judge certainly shouldn’t try to understand it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621568274583654400

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621308605936070656

This is the 19:00 min. talk that caused this silly political court brouhaha here on YT.

 

[Voyageur]

With all the Ballon-Wars and anti-Chinese in headline's near you, something out of Canada was circulating back in October/November and now into February that leaves a lot of nothing in the words. Had not even heard of this before. Nevertheless, what's going on here, apparently, is that there are Chinese Police stations being set up in some Canadian cities, and the RCMP have been investigating.

In the article, really nothing is being said evidence-wise other than priming the public from various sources - China bad, so get ready, get scared. It sure looks like fishy intelligence business in the absents of evidence, and then one must ask, why Police stations? Why are they saying nothing, it's not that hard to look into?

RCMP sent ‘disruption’ to Chinese police stations in Canada, Lucki tells MPs

Three stations in Toronto and one in Vancouver have been identified, Lucki said at the special committee for Canada-China relations

leaderpost.com

Three stations in Toronto and one in Vancouver have been identified, Lucki said during her Monday appearance at the special committee for Canada-China relations
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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies before the House of Commons Public Safety Committee on October 31, 2022. PHOTO BY PARLVU.PARL.GC.CA

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OTTAWA — The RCMP sent in officers to show a “visible presence” to Chinese police stations operating in Canada, commissioner Brenda Lucki told a House of Commons committee.

“We did a disruption by going in uniform, with marked police cars, to speak with the people involved in those police stations, or those locations,” she said.

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Lucki said the RCMP is investigating the four Canadian stations, but because that investigation is ongoing, declined to get into specifics.

The stations are in locations where there is a legitimate business in the front, she said. “In some of these cases, it could be as simple as a room behind a commercial retail store.”

She indicated to MPs the strategy was successful. “We haven’t heard very many new complaints on those three stations in Toronto and the one in Vancouver as a result of the disruption we have done,” she said.

Lucki also said one of the reasons for that action was to encourage people to come forward. “We’ve had that visible presence, and that’s mostly so that people will see the actions first of all, because we need more information. So what we hoped, and it did occur, when we do this a lot of people come forward to provide information because they see the police in the area.”

She couldn’t give a timeline about when the RCMP investigation into the police stations will conclude. “Normally, they’re very lengthy investigations,” Lucki said.

Lucki noted the RCMP is working with local police, Five Eyes allies and other law enforcement agencies around the world.

Conservative MP Raquel Dancho asked Lucki whether anyone had been arrested, deported, or had their diplomatic credentials revoked.

“If any of that had happened then I could speak more to it, if there was any charges laid, but that is not the case,” Lucki said. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who was also testifying, said “if there are any actions which are taken, then the government will share that information when we can.”

“Nothing has been shared. Therefore we can conclude no one has been arrested or credentials removed,” Dancho responded.

The revelations about police stations in Canada were followed by a report last November that intelligence officials had briefed the prime minister on a campaign of foreign interference from China, including funding at least 11 candidates in the 2019 federal election. Last week, news emerged of a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over Canada and the U.S. It was shot down by the U.S. military on Feb. 4.

At a separate meeting of the House procedure and house affairs committee Tuesday, former Canadian diplomats to China warned MPs to take foreign interference seriously.

Former ambassador David Mulroney called Chinese interference in Canadian elections an “increasingly serious problem.”

“I worry that we have yet to address this threat with the urgency it deserves,” he said.

Mulroney said police need to be better trained to deal with the threat. While the RCMP is investigating and gathering information, because the police stations are in big municipalities, they fall into the jurisdiction of local police services, according to Lucki’s testimony.

One of Mulroney’s recommendations was that Canadian police “need to be more present in diaspora communities and better informed” about Chinese interference. Police also need to be able to “act if they are to protect people who are being harassed and silenced by the Chinese state here in Canada.”

“I think we need to train our police to be more aware of what’s happening,” he said.

Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, pointed out that no Chinese diplomat has been expelled and “no agents of the Chinese regime have been brought before a Canadian court to be accountable for alleged criminal activity.”

{Syran, Russia, China = "regime"}

He said that lack of action will have consequences. “This emboldens the Chinese regime to do much more of it in the next election,” he said.

“In other words, the longer we remain passive and ineffective, the more encouraged they’ll be that they can do more of this and get away with it.”

 

[Palinurus]

At the end of last year, there were news reports about the same thing in the Netherlands. Supposedly, illegal Chinese police stations would be operating notably in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (which both include a large Chinese segment of the population).

Some sources (all Dutch):
'China heeft illegaal politiebureaus in Nederland, aanwijzingen voor intimidatie'
China heeft illegale politiebureaus in Nederland: aanwijzingen voor intimidatie
China ontkent bestaan van politiebureaus in Nederland, noemt het 'servicepunten'
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Ministerie: Chinese politiebureaus in Nederland gesloten

 

[anartist]

From Jessica Rose

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I am Unacceptable.

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more Canadian skullduggery, from Alberta Health Services

 

[Lone herbal witch]

With all the Ballon-Wars and anti-Chinese in headline's near you, something out of Canada was circulating back in October/November and now into February that leaves a lot of nothing in the words. Had not even heard of this before. Nevertheless, what's going on here, apparently, is that there are Chinese Police stations being set up in some Canadian cities, and the RCMP have been investigating.

In the article, really nothing is being said evidence-wise other than priming the public from various sources - China bad, so get ready, get scared. It sure looks like fishy intelligence business in the absents of evidence, and then one must ask, why Police stations? Why are they saying nothing, it's not that hard to look into?

RCMP sent ‘disruption’ to Chinese police stations in Canada, Lucki tells MPs

Three stations in Toronto and one in Vancouver have been identified, Lucki said at the special committee for Canada-China relations

leaderpost.com

One of Mulroney’s recommendations was that Canadian police “need to be more present in diaspora communities and better informed” about Chinese interference. Police also need to be able to “act if they are to protect people who are being harassed and silenced by the Chinese state here in Canada.”

What I find perplexing is what do these "police stations" are actually doing? Are these people interfering in some levels of governments? Are they threatening the local population into submitting information or money or other form of info to interfere in some local industries or other? The information is skimpy at best. Are these people doing it for their government or are they simply a form of Chinese CIA? Is it a fraudulent activity that the Chinese government is ignorant of or these people are doing this with their blessings?

It's surprising they can find out about these "stations" and yet they can't help people who are being called on their phones every day by trying to get private banking information to rob them of their savings or other forms of compensation. I often get calls about my banking account jeopardized or account frozen but I cannot get any satisfaction into how they got my info or how the authorities cannot find where it comes from! There should be traces, right?

Chinese or Asian students go to school on scholarships or their rich parents send them here to study anything and once they have their foot in the door, they continue with the help of their families to set up shop where they make as much money they can from opening a legitimate business in the front of the shop and conducting a completely different one in the back side. One such student stated to a friend of mine who worked in a Trade School, that the student came to school in a 130K car bought by his folks back home and that after his graduation, he would set up shop and get himself into a business that makes lots of money!

I've personally seen one located nearby. The front is a tire replacement/purchase business while in the back they sell "luxurious and Ritzy and Top of the Line" European cars equipped with bells and whistles. Several are actually sports cars you would see on Crazy Rich Asian types. Nothing on the front of the shop does it state Luxury Cars/Trucks/SUVs are for sale: no, only tires. And the back lot does not have any signs stating that those cars are for sale either. Then suddenly, the lot has changed: new cars are available while the older ones were either exchanged or sold. No used cars: only brand new vehicles.

So is that fraudulent or simply good business acumen? Not sure.

I hope the RCMP find out more about those "Police Stations". It could just be fraudulent activity in CIA style or a way for them to make good money without paying any taxes and sheltering that same money into other locations. All speculations here! Who knows? There is a definite money laundering problem in Canada. We just don't know how deep it is.

 

[Voyageur]

Some articles are just kind in the morning or night and set the tone - I mean, "covid-conscious friends"? Now there is a fun crowd. .

Here we have a UBC doctor a little upset with all the racists. Now I did not know it was that bad, yet she/her would know on account of being a Dr. at UBC.

University of British Columbia medicine professor Dr. Amy Tan says that not wearing masks is an act of racism, ableism and classism.

Her words are a little shaming, however I guess she/her mask is keeping pronouns safe, at least in pronoun mind. Hopefully, she/her has read the standards, N95 or otherwise.

CAMPUS WATCH: UBC prof says not wearing masks is racist, ableist and classist

University of British Columbia medicine professor Dr. Amy Tan says that not wearing masks is an act of racism, ableism and classism.

tnc.news

Within, there is also a little something on Dr. Myrth (that is with a y and not an i) who seems to be an acquaintance of Tan's.

Meanwhile, Ottawa physician and school trustee Dr. Nili Kaplan Myrth, who has co-authored articles with Tan, claimed on a TVO panel that the word “normal” is a language used by the far-right and ableists.

You might know the good doctor for organizing what is called a Jabapalooza, which to confess was a new one on me. From the summer of 2022, Dr. Myrth (again the is with a y and not an i) became very excited with the covid booster shots for kids:

“Finally,” said Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ontario family doctor, who has already organized a “Jabapalooza” — an outdoor vaccine clinic — for children in Ottawa on August 27.

Starting to think, like in parts of Ottawa, there might be something in the water up at UBC

 

[Lone herbal witch]

Ursula is here to promote her style of living with one of her favorites disciple. It doesn't get any better than this.....

Trudeau announces European hydrogen pact, Ukraine support alongside visiting EU leader​

Trudeau announces European hydrogen pact, Ukraine support alongside visiting EU leader - National | Globalnews.ca

Trudeau joined European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kingston to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have deployed to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees.

globalnews.ca

Von der Leyen, Trudeau tout ‘green alliance’ before Biden visits​

Von der Leyen, Trudeau tout ‘green alliance’ before Biden visits

Trudeau, EU head Ursula von der Leyen promise to stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ for Ukraine​

Trudeau, EU head Ursula von der Leyen promise to stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ for Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed mutual support and solidarity in Kingston, Ont. today, as von der Leyen visited Canada in an effort to promote transatlantic ties. “We will stand shoulder to shoulder together with our European...

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[Nienna]

I think that all of these politicians like Trudeau, von der Leyen, Biden should really show their support for Ukraine and go fight on the front lines. Maybe put them all in together in a Leopard tank and weld it shut.

 

[Natus Videre]

I think that all of these politicians like Trudeau, von der Leyen, Biden should really show their support for Ukraine and go fight on the front lines. Maybe put them all in together in a Leopard tank and weld it shut.

That would be unacceptable because Hollywood would lose its main actors in the first scene of the movie. Can't let Trump receive the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in a Leopard suit.

 

[Glenn]

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B.C. becomes first province to remove outdated gendered and binary language​

Story by Amy Judd • 2h ago

B.C. becomes first province to remove outdated gendered and binary language

B.C. will soon become the first province in Canada to remove outdated gendered and binary language.


Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation introduced legislation to "correct outdated language by amending more than 2,300 instances of outdated gendered and binary terms from 21 ministries across 210 provincial statutes," according to a release from the province.


Some of the changes include terms such as “he/she” or “sister/brother,” and those will be replaced with gender-neutral alternatives.


In addition, terms such as "chairman" or "workmen" will be updated to refer to the "chair" or "workers."


“Trans and non-binary people, particularly youth, can be erased by laws that use only he and she,” said Adrienne Smith, litigation director at the Catherine White Holman Wellness Society trans legal clinic. “This change signals to those people that they are important, and that they are included and protected by the law.”


Video: B.C. makes changes to gender destination process


Since 2020, the government has also amended more than 1,400 instances of outdated gendered and binary language from provincial regulations, according to the province.


“The Government of British Columbia has an obligation to serve all citizens respectfully and equitably,” said Aaron Devor, founder and inaugural chair in transgender studies at the University of Victoria. “Ensuring that government documents use language that recognizes and includes British Columbians of all genders brings us one step closer to that ideal.”

 

[Bluefyre]

Thanks for the barf emoji Glenn. That about says it all for me!

 

[Glenn]

Thanks for the barf emoji Glenn. That about says it all for me!

Sometimes words are not enough...

 

[iamthatis]

Sometimes words are not enough...

It makes sense that it's being rolled out through the government first, based on what I've learned from James Lindsay. The Neo-Marxist push of CRT and LGBTQ are the tip of the spear that goes back to Hegel. He lays it all out in these two lectures:

The first lecture in the series is good, too. I'm betting the whole series is good. In fact, he starts out with a quote from Lobaczewski, the famous phrase 'no treatment without understanding'.

Basically, Marx thought that it's only the State, as a dictatorship of the proletariat, that can overcome the internal contradictions between the proletariat vs. the capitalist classes. The state needs to take a strong hand in policy in order to move from the phase of capitalism to socialism, on the way to the golden ideal of communism. And as we all know, millions died as a result.

In the same way, only the State, as 'dictatorship of the woke' can overcome the internal contradictions of black vs. white and also straight/cis vs. LGBTQ+. They gotta take a strong hand in policy, ushering in a new sensibility, to move from the oppression of heteronormativity and racism towards something that looks to me like the golden ideal of 'equity', also known as pedophilia and reverse racism and civilizational collapse. Millions haven't died yet - or have they?

Lindsay does a great job pointing out that these so-called contradictions are actually first installed into the public consciousness as programs. Then the people who installed them with their critical theories - stemming from Marcuse, who apparently had ties to the OSS - get lots of grant money to try to 'solve' them by ruining everyone's lives. Barf emoji for sure.

 

[cindyj]

B.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign

It says more than 98 per cent of employees met the requirement.

vancouversun.com

So, in BC, public sevice employees who have been on leave since Nov 2021 for not getting the experimental jab may finally have the chance to return to work in early April 2023 (but not health workers!). The mandate ”was always intended as a temporary measure to help protect employees and the people they serve,” explained Dix. I sometimes read these bits of news in the Vancouver Sun, primarily to enjoy the much truer comments that follow. It continues to astonish me how Dix and Henry double down on what is clearly false advice, now promoting a new campaign of boosters, particularly for the most “vulnerable” (read— those we still most desire to remove from the population, why aren’t they dead yet?!). I have come to the conclusion that these tyrants do these things believing they will never be punished or suffer the consequences. Which might have been the case, had this been an actual pandemic causing high death rates and resulting chaos. But that isn’t what transpired, thankfully. We shall see...

 

[Adobe]

"The Canadian Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge was asked simple questions. The Western regimes are hypocrites."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635652801052246016