Category Archives: News

My musings on current events.

Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules

RE: GlobalNews.ca: Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules The keffiyeh holds strong political and religious connotations affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wearing the scarf in the Legislative Assembly would be considered a political … Continue reading

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Anger, pessimism towards federal government reach six-year high: Nanos survey

RE: CTVNews.ca: Anger, pessimism towards federal government reach six-year high: Nanos survey Why all the negative emotions directed at the government? Disagree with them about the policies, but both the Liberals and the NDP genuinely want what’s best for all … Continue reading

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Iran and Israel may have taken a step back from a catastrophic regional war

RE: CBC.ca: Iran and Israel may have taken a step back from a catastrophic regional war The biggest takeaway from this article is at the very end: “Iran is a nuclear weapons threshold state.” Iran doesn’t want to escalate at … Continue reading

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Liberals survive non-confidence vote on carbon tax with Bloc, NDP backing

RE: CBC.ca: Liberals survive non-confidence vote on carbon tax with Bloc, NDP backing Climate change-denying Conservatives need to be voted out of office. Lucky for them no one wants an election right now, and fortunately the Bloc and NDP where … Continue reading

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North Korea’s Kim test drives a new tank and orders troops to prepare for war

RE: CTVNews.ca: North Korea’s Kim test drives a new tank and orders troops to prepare for war It is believed, and even mentioned in the article, that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is just making threats to get the … Continue reading

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