Canada
- www.theglobeandmail.com Governor-General Mary Simon apologizes for Waffen-SS veteran’s 1987 Order of Canada appointment
Peter Savaryn, former chancellor of the University of Alberta and veteran of Nazi-led division, was appointed to the order by governor-general Jeanne Sauvé
It just doesn't stop, does it?
"Mr. Savaryn was a leading Progressive Conservative in Alberta and prominent member of Edmonton’s Ukrainian community who championed multiculturalism and played a key role in establishing schools with Ukrainian-language instruction. He also set up the Edmonton branch of the Ukrainian scout group Plast, whose participants included Chrystia Freeland, now Deputy Prime Minister.
In a 2013 interview with the newspaper Ukrainian Weekly, Ms. Freeland recalled attending the youth group there. “Plast was a very important part of my life growing up,” she said. “I grew up in a Ukrainian community and was active in Plast.”"
One more damning connection of Freeland to her family's Nazi past.
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Neo-Nazis go on pilgrimage to Galicia Waffen-SS memorial
www.theglobeandmail.com Neo-Nazis, white nationalists go on pilgrimage to Galicia Waffen-SS memorialThe move has been condemned by Jewish groups who renewed calls for the monument at an Oakville cemetery to be taken down
Who could’ve seen this coming?
- forward.com Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis
Yaroslav Hunka was part of SS Galichina, a unit whose history has been whitewashed by veterans groups in the West
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Toronto: ‘Walk Against Israel’ challenges Zionist rally
invidious.fdn.fr Toronto: "Walk Against Israel" challenges Zionist rallyVideo via @Toronto4Palestine -- https://instagram.com/toronto4palestine
- www.workers.org Protect Wet’suwet’en land!
New details have emerged about the militarized campaign of state and corporate persecution targeting land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in so-called Canada. The third annual Peace and Unity Summit was held August 15-16 in Gidimt'en Clan territory, home of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation.
>Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks described the 2021 raids as, “a form of war, physical and psychological.” (ricochet.media, Aug. 17) > >Police, abetted by private security guards, regularly harass land defenders, following them, conducting traffic stops, and searching their cabins — often in the middle of the night. One land defender reported receiving a rape threat via a CB radio from a Coastal GasLink employee, which police did nothing to investigate. > >Such violence goes hand-in-hand with pipeline projects such as Coastal GasLink, which directly contribute to the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). “Man camps” that house pipeline employees have become centers of human trafficking, sexual violence, and murder, where thousands of Indigenous women have disappeared or been killed. In Canada, the homicide rate for Indigenous women is at least six times higher than for non-Indigenous women. (tinyurl.com/yc7ehnnz)
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Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism
www.ctvnews.ca Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism: reportCanada should give 'urgent consideration' to legal mechanisms as a way to combat residential school denialism, says a new report from the independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves.
- www.workers.org Wildfires devastate Indigenous lands, air
Across the northern part of North America, wildfires continue to rage, threatening Indigenous lives and nations and poisoning the air for tens of millions of people. Originally clustered in the First Nations occupied by Western Canada, the fires have spread across the country, with blazes reported a
>The wildfires continue to devastate First Nations and Métis communities, whose on-reserve citizens remain at disproportionately high risk from wildfires compared to other Canadian residents. Over the past month, thousands of Indigenous people have evacuated; many of them continue to go without electricity, clean water and adequate shelter.
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Alberta election: Trudeau congratulates Smith for 2nd term as premier
globalnews.ca Alberta election: Trudeau congratulates Smith for 2nd term as premier | Globalnews.ca'I look forward to continuing to work with Premier Smith and the provincial government to deliver results for Albertans,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Okay so please let me know if this is or isn’t allowed here. I know it’s a Canada community but if province specific posts aren’t allowed I will happily remove it.
Well, my province is officially fucked. I mean, we have been for a very long time, plagued by conservatives and only really catching a break when the NDP won back in, I think, 2015. Rachel Notely has never been a good leader, out of all the NDP leaders she’s the most right wing of her counter parts. I think that’s why she lost this election too. I only had three parties to vote for: UCP, NDP, and the Alberta Party (the dreaded centrists). The NDP in alberta lead by Rachel Notely has been alienating their real audience and I believe that’s why we still got stuck with Danielle “I love Ron DeSantis” Smith. There are some cool people in her party, Janis Irwin would’ve been a better pick for leader in my opinion. Now that Smith has solidified herself as premier of the province I’m truly worried for what’s to come: private healthcare, energy costs skyrocketing, bailouts for the oil sector, etc. it’s insane how the parts of Alberta that would benefit the most from a Marxist government (not the NDP by a long shot) are those that salivate whenever a conservative leader breathes in their direction.
I’m truly worried for myself and my Vavó and tia. They are on pensions while I am on AISH. Both pension and AISH are well below minimum wage and therefore not enough to survive on. No amount of seniors discounts is going to making life any easier. We need a significant boost in benefits. Let’s not forget the virulent hatred Smith and her base has for LGBTQ+ folks, which also puts me in danger as I am queer and just starting the process of getting gender affirming healthcare. With her admiration and love for DeSantis I fear our education system will fall just as hard as Florida's, serious book bans, attacks on minorities (which was already happening but it’s going to get even worse), and many more horrors to come.
I remember a phone call campaign of hers explicitly stating their hatred for communists. Smith herself believes universities are a cancer that are spreading communism so I can only imagine how my education is going to be affected when I go back in September. Little does she know, universities don’t talk about communism at best and at worst demonize communism to hell and back. She’s a fucking idiot but her base doesn’t seem to understand that. Her and her conspiracy theories are going to be emboldened and I’m terrified at what’s to come.
If anyone has advice on what I can do please let me know…
- www.workers.org Wildfires threaten Indigenous First Nations lands
This month, wildfires continue to devastate Indigenous First Nations lands in the western part of so-called Canada. At least 91 fires have broken out, 25 of which authorities have admitted are out of control as of May 20. Over 964,000 acres of land have burned thus far. Smoke from the fires
>Sparked by worsening climate-change conditions, such as drought and extreme heat, wildfires have proliferated around the globe, threatening Indigenous nations, which preserve over 80% of the planet’s biodiversity. A 2021 Canada Journal of Forest Research study found that on-reserve First Nation citizens are at disproportionate risk of wildfires compared to Canada’s settler population. (tinyurl.com/mua6x662) > >Despite this, the settler-colonial regimes of Canada and the U.S. — as well as those of Australia, Israel and New Zealand — are worsening the climate crisis by imposing pipelines, fracking and strip-mining projects that devastate Indigenous lands and poison water supplies.
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Canada Permanently Eliminating Interest for Student Loans Starting April 1
www.todocanada.ca Canada Permanently Eliminating Interest for Student Loans Starting April 1 | To Do CanadaThe federal government has confirmed the permanent elimination of interest on Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program. The permanent... Read more »
Horrible date to announce this. Also very stoked I won’t have to pay interest but school should be free.
- itsgoingdown.org Report Back on Community Self-Defense Action in Sainte-Catherine
Report on recent community mobilization in defense of a drag event in so-called Montreal. Originally posted to Montreal Antifascists. The drag artist Barbada de Barbades was invited by the municipality of Sainte-Catherine, on Montréal’s south shore, to host a drag queen story hour on April 2, 2023, ...
>At a certain point, three individuals had the questionable idea that they would plant themselves in the middle of the defensive contingent and unfurl a banner that read “sales pédos hors du Québec” (filthy pedos out of Québec). While ultimately it is entirely noble to denounce and combat pedophilia, in this instance one can safely presume that these dubious characters were not there with good intentions, and as a result their banner was immediately confiscated, which led to some pushing and shoving when one of them tried to reclaim it. > >He got knocked around a bit, so the police intervened to end the altercation and escort the three intruders off to the side at some distance, but another altercation occurred, which led to the arrest of one of these irritating individuals. When examining the photos of the people in question, comrades identified the leader of the local White Lives Matter network, which was the topic of a Montréal Antifasciste article in March 2022.
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Killing Poor People Saves Us Money!
This article is from 2017 but I just caught wind of it today. This sentiment has been going on for quite a long time. Nowadays they try to play off expanding MAiD as empathy when it’s always been a cash grab.
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Canada Plans More Taiwan Strait Transits
libertarianinstitute.org Canada Plans More Taiwan Strait Transits | The Libertarian InstituteCanadian warships will sail through waters claimed by China at an increased pace, according to a high-ranking official in Ottawa. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced the new policy after NATO members discussed adopting a more confrontational approach towards Beijing.
AKA Canada is not a sovereign nation. This is not to say the Canadian State does not have free will at all, in most cases it does especially with domestic issues. But I swear to god every time NATO, and more specifically the US, we always follow suite and do whatever they want.
I don’t recall any other nation having beef with Canada, at least not to the extent of needing warships. The Trudeau government is just starting shit with other countries, for what? I have no fucking clue. Not that any other mainstream party in parliament would do better, the cons would definitely do the same. Are they embarrassed that Canada isn’t as noticeable as the US? Do they want to make themselves look big and strong and not to be trifled with?
I’m not advocating for Canada to start conflicts by itself, hell no. I just wish our politicians had the balls to sit out of NATO conflicts and say no. Stop being lap dogs, it’s pathetic.
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Mwmbl Search Engine, Needs YOUR HELP Crawling Websites!
github.com GitHub - mwmbl/mwmbl: An open source, non-profit search engine implemented in pythonAn open source, non-profit search engine implemented in python - GitHub - mwmbl/mwmbl: An open source, non-profit search engine implemented in python
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/637812
> cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/637811 > > > Install the open source extension > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/mwmbl-web-crawler/
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Not a good look to use a photo with a Nazi symbol
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/440157
> And Canadian chuds call the CBC left wing…
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans for health care? We’re Fucked
albertapolitics.ca Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans for health care? Brace yourself for user fees, co-pays, privatization and sly de-listing - Alberta Politics“Once people get used to the concept of paying out of pocket for more things themselves then we can change the conversation on health care.” — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
We’re so fucked.
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What’s going on with the CSIS and the Convoy?
So I know the hearing for the ‘Freedom Convoy’ has been going on for some time now. I’ve seen bits and pieces of it, some clips and quotes shared via Twitter and TikTok, but I’ve been too busy studying to tune into the whole thing, let alone read transcripts of it. I did see on twitter that the CSIS had told the feds that the convoy was not a national security threat, contrary to what Trudeau’s national security advisor stated, and therefore the use of the EA was not needed. But now I’ve seen this TikTok of the hearing which sort of contradicts what the CSIS claims, to me at least. If anyone who has been following this hearing closely could chime in and maybe shed some light on this I would be eternally grateful 💛
- edmonton.ctvnews.ca Smith creates task force to deliver more help to Ukrainians coming to Alberta
After already committing $23 million to help Ukrainians both overseas and in Canada, Alberta launched a new task force Thursday to explore what more can be done.
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Loblaws: Canada is screwed (always has been)
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My tiktok fyp never misses. Even after all this, I still believe Canadians will not rise up.
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Anyone Know What The Hell Is Going On With Bill C-11?
globalnews.ca Google ‘trying to intimidate Canadians’ over online streaming bill, heritage minister says - National | Globalnews.caThe online streaming bill would force streaming platforms to promote Canadian TV, movies, videos or music, and help fund Canadian content.
Using this global news article because it’s the most “neutral” news site talking about this. I saw that “Bill C-11” was trending on Twitter and I noticed that the people losing their minds over it all seem to be conservatives/far-right folks. I don’t know much about this bill, only that it was similar to how our radio and tv programs are regulated.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission does all that which essentially pushes Canadian content to the front or else it’d definitely get lost in the sauce. Now with this new bill they’d take on the responsibility of the internet too. I never thought much about it since we can still watch and listen to foreign media (guess it depends on your cable), it’s just never been an outright issue to me. Maybe because people are moving away from cable TV and use internet streaming more?
I don’t have a real opinion on this since I’ve mainly been focusing on Bill C-22. Google chimed in on this conversation saying Bill C-11 was a bad idea. I don’t tend to trust their judgement as they censor my searches enough as it is. So Google plus hyper cons opposing this Bill just left me with questions. I’m not tech savvy at all, so hopefully that tells you how uninformed I am. I’m genuinely unsure how this Bill is going to effect us, so I’d really appreciate someone who knows a lot more about this to explain this to me.
I’m asking here because I don’t trust twitter fascists and most of our news publishers have heavy biases:
This only goes up to 2015 but even now when looking for articles on Bill C-11 there were a lot that used unnecessary inflammatory language…
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‘Anti-woke’ trustee candidates stir up concerns among educators, parents
www.thestar.com /politics/provincial/2022/10/23/anti-woke-trustee-candidates-stir-up-concerns-among-educators-parents.htmlToronto Star a bit late to the game. I thought shit was back over here in Alberta but it’s seems Canada is decaying everywhere…
- www.theglobeandmail.com Opinion: This war has gone on long enough. It’s time to negotiate with Mr. Hitler
It used to be we worried about what would happen if Hitler won. Now we have to worry about what will happen if he loses
Courtesy of the Globe and Mail. Yes, 2022 is exactly the same as 1939-1945… Honestly, if you’re going to make parallels to WWII at least try not to rewrite history.
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Happy Indigenous genocide day!
Sorry, I meant imperialism day.
Sorry, I meant white settler colonialism day.
Sorry, I meant actively collapsing late stage capitalism day.
Sorry, I meant Canada day.
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Wage Theft in Toronto, Statue Vandalism, Police Corruption, & BC’s Drug Decriminalization
itsgoingdown.org Canadian Tire Fire #38: Fighting Wage Theft in Toronto, Statue Vandalism, Police Corruption, and BC’s Drug Decriminalization AnnouncementThis week, the Greater Toronto Area-based Naujawan Support Network was back in action with a strong display of solidarity for a worker fighting for his stolen wages. A large crowd visited the office of Sukh Auto, who owes a former worker $4000. The group has vowed to continue pushing until the worke...
>In Alberta, a group of volunteers has launched a new Police Misconduct Database. The searchable database logs external and internal investigations into police misconduct spanning the last 30 years. Thus far the database focuses on municipal police forces, though the team intends to add data on the Alberta RCMP within the next 6 months. While the Edmonton Police have publicly stated they welcome the site as a resource, communication from the president of the Edmonton Police Association to their members stated that the EPA is discussing the site with legal counsel.
- www.ctvnews.ca Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts
Continued evidence that the Canadian Armed Forces have trained extremists in Ukrainian military should raise tough questions for government, experts say.
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Lmao chuds are malding because they think Canada has become socialist
If only we lived in the world that conservatives think we live in
- itsgoingdown.org Report Back on 26th Annual International Day Against Police Brutality in Montreal
Report from the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality on the annual day of action against police brutality in Montreal. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info. The evening of March 15th, was the 26th annual protest against police brutality. 26 years of marching, 26 years of systematic repr...
>In the face of this self-defense of the poor against their oppressors, the police violently attacked the demonstration: truncheons, gas and beatings were the order of the day.
(Try to ignore the report’s passing comments on Ukraine.)
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Canada: Conservative MP Calls on Leadership Candidates to Consider ‘Legal Restrictions’ on Abortion
pressprogress.ca Conservative MP Calls on Leadership Candidates to Consider ‘Legal Restrictions’ on AbortionArnold Viersen circulates petition calling on Conservative leadership candidates to take a position on laws restricting abortions
- globalnews.ca ‘Called us disgusting’: Vancouver businesses facing push-back for requiring masks | Globalnews.ca
The owner of Space Salon said some of their staff and clients lost loved ones to COVID-19 so they made the decision to keep the mask requirement in place for at least two weeks.
- ottawacitizen.com Chrystia Freeland’s granddad was indeed a Nazi collaborator – so much for Russian disinformation
The news conference on Monday by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was interesting not for the announcement that Canada was extending its training…
- readpassage.com Canada’s Deputy PM Posed With A Ukrainian Fascist Symbol
Journalists shouldn’t ignore what Chrystia Freeland did, or the many other fascist flags at that rally and others throughout Canada.
- financialpost.com Posthaste: Majority of Canadians say they can no longer keep up with inflation
53 per cent of respondents in an Angus Reid poll say their finances are being overtaken by the rising costs of everything from gas to groceries