Update (1715ET): As expected, Canadian PM Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency police powers Monday in his latest attempt to stamp out dissent from citizens protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions. “This is not a peaceful protest,” the Canadian leader told reporters in Ottawa alongside top cabinet officials. “The federal government is stepping in because local police authorities have had … Read more
Ontario vaccination passport system ending on March 1 Ontario is lifting most COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday. By March 1, the requirement to show a vaccination passport will be lifted in all settings. However, mask mandates will remain in place for the time being. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the ramping up of the removal of … Read more
Live at time of posting What is the point of having rights if the government can remove them at will?
Starting to haul the debris away from the Finnish Labour Temple property. Looks Like someone was out on the ice. Its probably safe but we are not allowed to walk out there. I believe that there should be a couple of weeks every winter where people can walk out there. Just check the ice thickness, … Read more
Trudeau To Unleash Never-Before-Used ‘Emergency Powers Act’ To Counter Protests As US-Canada Bridge Reopens Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has learned that Prime Minister Trudeau “will inform the provinces he will invoke the Emergencies Act to give the government extra powers to deal with the protests across the country. But in a meeting with the Liberal caucus, … Read more
Live (at time of posting) lunchtime stroll through Ottawa demonstration. Looks very peaceful. It looks like this is becoming a large tourist attraction. Businesses in the area should be taking advantage of the large crowd. There is money to be made there. My understanding is that the City of Ottawa will not let the businesses … Read more
Still trying to take a good photo of this scene. I think this one is better than the one I took yesterday. Morning sun with chimney smoke drifting across scene. Looks like someone broke into Rainbow on Bay Street. Or at least tried? Why else would you break a window? It is a mamajuana dispensary … Read more
I am sure Justin is not happy about that. Worth a watch especially if you have a young child in that age range.
Sooo, what are the white supremist, misogynistic, terrorist, Nazi flag waving, Russian agent, fringe minority, war memorial desiccating, Trumpist cultists doing today? Veterans take over War Memorial security….as it should be. Macron along with Trudeau are World Economic Forum grads. I wonder if the head of the World Economic Forum, Hans Schwab is calling the … Read more
Some racist, white supremist, terrorist Ottawa protest supporters speak up. Also: The interview with Professor Richard Wolfe makes an important fact…that Canada has fewer ICU units and hospital beds per capita than the US. It makes me wonder just how we compare to the rest of the G7 and G20 countries. If we are short … Read more