Friday 5-03-24
Verses for today:
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Colossians 4:2 KJV
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 KJV
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13 KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10
KJV
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The Politics in The Pulpit Conference
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Politics In the Pulpit Conference
The Local Church’s Responsibility in Political Engagement
The familiar saying, “Keep politics out of the pulpit” has led to the disengagement of Christians in the political sphere.
This attitude has been a large contributor to Canada’s moral and cultural decline. Political and cultural engagement is not an optional suggestion for the Church – it is a command we are required to obey. It may look like different activities for different Christians, but we have a duty to bring the Lordship of Christ to every square inch of Canada.
The Politics in the Pulpit Conference is designed to help Christians engage in the political and cultural spheres in effective and godly ways. Our plenary sessions and Q&A period will offer Biblical and practical teaching on what Christians can and ought to do in order to be faithful to Christ. Rather than keep politics out of the pulpit, Christians must speak boldly and clearly into Canadian culture and politics.
Don Brooks
Second Boeing Whistleblower Dies Suddenly:
Aformer quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems who turned whistleblower has died after a sudden illness, his family announced on Tuesday.
Joshua Dean had accused Spirit of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX, a series whose reputation has been marred by a series of crashes and safety issues in recent years.
Dean is the second Boeing whistleblower to die suddenly, after John Barnett was found dead less than two months ago. According to South Carolina authorities, Barnett died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Dean's death is likely to again draw attention to Boeing, which has been under increased scrutiny from regulators and airlines since an emergency exit door blew off a Boeing 737 Max in midair in January after it took off from Portland International Airport.
Since then further negative headlines for Boeing linked to safety issues have harmed its reputation, to the point that a majority of Americans would pay more to avoid flying on its aircraft, according to a recent poll. Newsweek contacted Spirit and Boeing for comment by email early on Thursday.
Dean, then a quality auditor at Spirit, had flagged lax standards and the presence of an "excessive amount of defects" at a Boeing manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas, back in October 2022, according to a December 2023 lawsuit mentioned by NPR in January.
A mechanical engineer with years of experience, Dean had initially been employed by Spirit between March 2019 and May 2020, when he was among the many staffers being let go by the company during mass layoffs, according to the lawsuit. He returned to Spirit in late May 2021 as a product and process verification (PPV) core quality auditor. He later became a level 2 stress engineer, until his contract was terminated by the company in late April 2023.
In October 2022, he flagged what he said were serious manufacturing defects to management, but said that nothing was done. According to the lawsuit, Spirit "concealed" the issues flagged by Dean from investors until they were revealed by independent reporting in August 2023, 10 months later.
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The whistleblower claimed that the company had fired him in retaliation for flagging the defects at the Wichita plant, using a "false justification" (the failure to spot a manufacturing flaw in the fittings that attach the vertical tail fin to the fuselage during an audit) as a pretext to "scapegoat and silence him," the lawsuit reads.
Dean had also filed a complaint against Spirit with the Federal Aviation Administration, accusing the company of "serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line" at the manufacturer. The investigation concluded that Dean's allegations had substance, but did not provide further details.
Dean's sudden death at the age of 45 was announced by his aunt and sister on social media on Tuesday. His mother wrote on Facebook that he had contracted pneumonia in April and suffered a stroke following an MSRA infection.
The Seattle Times wrote that Dean "had been in good health and was noted for having a healthy lifestyle," but had died after contracting "a sudden, fast-spreading infection."
Dean's lawyer Brian Knowles described his death to Al-Jazeera as a "loss to the aviation community and the flying public." Newsweek contacted Knowles Law Firm for comment by email early on Thursday.
"Our thoughts are with Josh Dean's family. This sudden loss is stunning news here at Spirit and for his loved ones," a spokesperson for Spirit told Newsweek.
Barnett was found dead in an apparent suicide in March in the midst of giving depositions against Boeing, alleging that the company retaliated against him for exposing safety issues with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. An investigation into his death is still ongoing.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "988" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.
NOTE:
· Update 5/2/24, 5:20 a.m. ET: This article has been updated to include more background information.
· Update 5/2/24, 9:28 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with a comment from Spirit.
· Correction 5/2/24, 11:20 a.m. ET: This article was updated with a correction to John Barnett's name.
News Week Media
Hamas and Hezbollah:
How Iran Is Secretly Infiltrating Europe:
by Robert WilliamsMay 3, 2024 at 5:00 am
· "Hamas sees Western countries such as Germany as a refuge in which the organization can concentrate on collecting donations, recruiting new supporters, and spreading its propaganda." — Germany's domestic intelligence service, apnews.com, November 23, 2023.
· In February, Belgium's justice minister confirmed that Hamas operates in Brussels... through a network of front companies raising funds for the terrorist organization... Belgian authorities nevertheless continue to allow Hamas to operate there.
· "Hamas has been in Europe for about 30 years. It's an open secret. Of course, they don't call themselves Hamas... They will have names like Conference of Palestinians Abroad, Palestinians in (country name), Palestinian Students Abroad, and so on. But when you dig a bit, you find out who the people are behind these associations, and what their connections are back home. It's always the same cluster of 20-25 people. Their propaganda, their social media patterns, everything is Hamas." — Lorenzo Vidino, director of the program on extremism at George Washington University, April 12, 2024.
· "This is a typical Muslim Brotherhood tactic. They come up with a million different names for their organizations, for two reasons: Firstly, they want to give the impression that it's a broad movement, so that when they organize a public event, there will be 50 participating organizations, or if they publish a public letter, there will be 50 signatory groups. Secondly, if one of these groups is taken down by law enforcement, well, there's all the other ones." — Lorenzo Vidino, April 12, 2024.
· In all of this, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a central actor. As stated by the US Congress, the IRGC "trains, funds, arms, and shares intelligence with dangerous proxy forces throughout the Middle East and abroad" and has targeted both European and American civilians.
· The US Congress, Israel and thousands of Iranians have urged the European Union to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Last year, by an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament passed a resolution to that effect, but the EU nevertheless refuses to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell claims there are legal obstacles; however, that claim has been refuted as a lie.
· Iran has ballistic missiles that can reach Europe, and is one minute away from nuclear weapons capability, if not already there.
The terrorist threat to Europe from the Islamic Republic of Iran -- and Hamas and Hezbollah, its proxies -- is growing. European leaders, however, are absorbed with trying to prevent Israel from eliminating the military capabilities of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, even though that would diminish the ability of these terrorists to operate in Europe.
Even before the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas, Mossad Director David Barnea said in September 2023 that Israel's intelligence services, in cooperation with their foreign partners, had prevented 27 terrorist attacks orchestrated by the Iran just over the last year, "all over the world, in Europe, Africa, the Far East and South America."
Only three months later, in December, terrorists from Hamas-affiliated cells in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands were arrested after planning to attack Jewish targets in Europe. Weapons linked to the arrests in Germany and the Netherlands were found in Bulgaria. According to German prosecutors, the four men arrested in Germany had been gathering weapons to be "kept in a state of readiness in view of potential terrorist attacks against Jewish institutions in Europe."
There are, it is estimated, 450 Hamas operatives in Germany alone, according to 2023 numbers released by Germany's domestic intelligence service, the Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution. In 2022, the agency warned:
"Hamas sees Western countries such as Germany as a refuge in which the organization can concentrate on collecting donations, recruiting new supporters, and spreading its propaganda."
In addition, Germany is home to at least 1,900 members of the Muslim Brotherhood network. Qatar's Al Jazeera, the Muslim Brotherhood's main media sponsor and promotor, says of the movement: "Throughout they have always adhered to their ideal of a society governed by Islamic laws and morals." The motto of the Muslim Brotherhood is:
"Allah is our objective; the Prophet is our leader; the Quran is our law; Jihad is our way; dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope."
In February, Belgium's justice minister confirmed that Hamas operates in Brussels -- the de facto capital of the European Union -- through a network of front companies raising funds for the terrorist organization, along with activities aimed at improving Hamas's image in Europe. Belgian authorities nevertheless continue to allow Hamas to operate there.
Belgian MP Michael Freilich recently said:
"Why would you admit [that Hamas is active in the country], and then say, well, we're allowing them to operate, because in Belgium they are not doing anything extreme? You just said they are fundraising, and that is supposed to be illegal for such an organization. It doesn't make sense to me."
Hezbollah has its own organization in Europe. According to a 2022 report by Europol:
"The network of collaborators built by Hezbollah in the EU is suspected of managing the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs into the EU, dealing with firearms trafficking and running professional money laundering operations."
Hezbollah has been active in Europe for quite a while. In 2012, the terrorist network bombed a bus transporting Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria, killing six people and wounding dozens of others. In Germany, there are around 1,250 Hezbollah members.
Europe, according to experts, has simply been ignoring Iran's infiltration of the continent with terrorist proxies.
"Hamas has been in Europe for about 30 years. It's an open secret," commented Lorenzo Vidino, director of the program on extremism at George Washington University and an expert on the Muslim Brotherhood. "Of course, they don't call themselves Hamas," Vidino added. (Hamas has been banned in the European Union.)
"They will have names like Conference of Palestinians Abroad, Palestinians in (country name), Palestinian Students Abroad, and so on. But when you dig a bit, you find out who the people are behind these associations, and what their connections are back home. It's always the same cluster of 20-25 people.
"Their propaganda, their social media patterns, everything is Hamas. And it's very public and visible. This is a typical Muslim Brotherhood tactic. They come up with a million different names for their organizations, for two reasons: Firstly, they want to give the impression that it's a broad movement, so that when they organize a public event, there will be 50 participating organizations, or if they publish a public letter, there will be 50 signatory groups. Secondly, if one of these groups is taken down by law enforcement, well, there's all the other ones."
The European authorities' investigations of Hamas in Europe, Vidino added, have been a complete failure.
"We looked at investigations conducted against Hamas's funding networks in the West over the last 25-30 years, and we found that it's basically been a complete disaster. Investigations have been, for the most part, unsuccessful.
"Some of these key individuals have been investigated. At times, they get arrested, they get charged, but then it never sticks – with a few exceptions...
"The main issue is that Hamas has not really been a priority for European law enforcement. Security forces have limited resources. A country like Belgium would rather invest its resources in tracking down ISIS members, who pose a more direct security threat."
According to Danny Citrowicz, a research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies and a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council:
"In Europe, the main terror threats are considered to be Sunni groups such as al-Qaeda and ISIS. You don't really see them acting against Shiite radicalism. They think they have bigger fish to fry."
In the past five years, Iran has been behind at least 33 terrorist plots in Europe alone, including against targets in Sweden and the UK, according to Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
In all of this, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a central actor. As stated by the US Congress, the IRGC "trains, funds, arms, and shares intelligence with dangerous proxy forces throughout the Middle East and abroad" and has targeted both European and American civilians.
The IRGC, as described by the Wall Street Journal, prepared and trained Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists for the October 7 massacre in Israel.:
"Officers of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had worked with Hamas since August to devise the air, land and sea incursions... Details of the operation were refined during several meetings in Beirut attended by IRGC officers and representatives of four Iran-backed militant groups, including Hamas, which holds power in Gaza, and Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group and political faction in Lebanon..."
The US Congress, Israel and thousands of Iranians have urged the European Union to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Last year, by an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament passed a resolution to that effect, but the EU nevertheless refuses to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell claims there are legal obstacles; however, that claim has been refuted as a lie.
In April 2023, a bipartisan group of more than 130 US Congress members signed a letter calling on the EU to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The IRGC, they wrote, "has freely and openly carried out plots targeting citizens in countries across the EU."
"Given the growing threat Iran poses to EU member states and their citizens, we urge you to treat this issue with the utmost urgency," the letter stated.
European leaders are clearly not treating the issue with any urgency, which is a disaster in the making for all Europeans. As Iran continues to supply Russia with military equipment, Iranian-made drones have been raining destruction on Ukraine. Iran has ballistic missiles that can reach Europe, and is one minute away from nuclear weapons capability, if not already there.
When will the EU start to take this threat seriously?
Gatestone Institute
Canadian Pro-Life News Bits - May 3:
I’m Pete Baklinski and this is your Canadian Pro-Life News Bits where I let you know what’s happening on our country’s pro-life and pro-family front.
You may have noticed that you did not receive the Pro-life News Bits last week. This was because my wife and I had just welcomed our ninth child, Madalena, into the world and I was taking some time off after the birth. Mother and baby are well!
It’s good to be back at work and rolling up the sleeves as our team prepares for the National March for Life next Thursday. The News Bits will again be paused next week due to the march.
Please read CLC president Jeff Gunnarson’s inspiring message to pro-lifers across the nation published on LifeSiteNews urging attendance at the May 9 March for Life in Ottawa.
We’ve launched a petition in defence of the Saskatchewan doctor who is being persecuted by the province’s medical regulatory college for advising a patient not to go through with an abortion. You can sign it at the link below.
It’s a betrayal on so many levels that the Toronto Catholic School Board voted against flying the pro-life flag in the month of May. I’ve included a few stories about this. Shame!
Pro-life ads are now running on Hamilton buses after a legal challenge. But, a little further North and West, Guelph is sticking by its decision to refuse such ads on its buses. The pro-life group being discriminated against is planning legal action. Sigh! When will cities learn to stop discriminating against pro-life speech?
The University of British Columbia has launched a website to the tune of some $4M to help funnel Canadian women into killing their preborn children by abortion. And, thanks to PM Mr. Trudeau, it was funded by your tax dollars, all part of his $81M campaign to increase and expand access to abortion in Canada. Is it any surprise that abortion numbers are going up?
Don’t miss the inspiring story about a baby safe-surrender site that was recently set up in Calgary.
The May edition of CLC National News is now available online. Don’t miss CLC President Jeff Gunnarson’s letter to pro-lifers about a new urgency in the battle for life and family.
Check out my reflection at the end about how the birth of a child is a sign that God has not abandoned us.
Top Canadian pro-life stories you need to know about
Abortion
Campaign Life Coalition: Canadian doctor could lose his license for advising pregnant woman not to abort her child
“But because Dr. Davids spoke out in defence of his preborn patient and out of concern for the woman and her eternal soul, he has been accused of a “crime”. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) has charged him with ‘Unprofessional Conduct’.”
Catholic Register: Pro-life flag won’t fly at Toronto schools
“The International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May.”
Read CLC’s analysis of the stunning hypocrisy in the Toronto Catholic board voting against flying the pro-life flag here.
LifeSiteNews: Pro-life group downgrades Toronto Catholic school board chair for ‘betrayal of Church teaching’
“’As a result of this disgraceful vote, Nancy Crawford, whom we’ve green-lit and endorsed in multiple school board elections, will now, sadly, be downgraded to a red light,’ Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) Director of Political Operations Jack Fonseca told LifeSiteNews.”
LifeSiteNews: Prayer vigil in remembrance of abortion victims set to take place before Canada’s March for Life
"Canadians are set to gather for a prayer vigil in remembrance of the millions of victims of abortion prior to this year’s National March for Life in Ottawa."
“Bill 440 would require the Minister of Health and Wellness to ensure that up-to-date, evidence-based information on Down syndrome is available to members of the public.”
True North: Pro-life group urges UCP to ban chemical abortions after NDP leadership candidate advises caution
“A pro-life political party in Alberta says an NDP leadership candidate has given the UCP government a “golden opportunity” to address chemical abortions.”
The Public Record: Pro-Life bus advertisement running on the side of Hamilton buses
“The City of Hamilton has conceded it lacked legal grounds to reject an advertising purchase by the Association for Reformed Political Action Canada (APRA) to run a pro-life/anti-abortion ad on the side of the city’s public transit buses.”
“A panel of senior city staff is sticking by a decision to refuse two proposed bus ads from Guelph and Area Right to Life (GARL), but a court challenge is likely to follow.”
Western Standard: Trudeau funded BC University $4.3M to develop website to help Canadians kill their babies
“A University of British Columbia (UBC) student has developed a slick website to help choose the best option to get rid of “unwanted surprises” — as in babies.”
Western Standard: Campaign Life Coalition launches petition for Saskatoon doctor who advised patient against abortion
“A pro-life advocacy organization is mobilizing support for a Saskatoon physician who urged a patient not to abort.”
Euthanasia
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Help the Calgary father of a 27-year-old autistic woman stop her euthanasia death
“The Calgary father has already accumulated more than $100,000 in legal expenses in his attempt to prevent the euthanasia death of his healthy autistic daughter.”
Gender Ideology
Everyday for Life Canada: Toronto Archbishop Leo's message for Catholic Education Week misses the elephant in the room
“The message says all the right things but misses the elephant in the room.”
Inspiring stories to give you hope:
“Hope’s Cradle is a safe surrender program that allows mothers and fathers to leave a baby that they are unable to care for inside a closely monitored drop-off location anonymously, with the knowledge that professionals will take care of their child.”
“Dr. Dermot Kearney is a hero within pro-life circles for his yeoman’s work helping pregnant women who change their mind after taking the abortion pill.”
“College campuses are, in general, not friendly to pregnant and parenting students, leading women to believe abortion is their only choice if they want to finish their education. But this program shows that what women need is better support — not abortion.”
Epoch Times: Couple Hoping for a 2nd Child Thrilled When Scan Shows ‘One-in-70-Million’ Rare Quadruplets
“The first time I saw them all home together I cried, I couldn’t believe it—they were a miracle.”
Campaign Life Coalition
Unhappy? Move to another country:
Accounting for all age groups worldwide, Canada ranked as the 15th happiest country globally and first in the G7 for 2023.
However, if the oldest cohort of Canadians is excluded, the country falls to second last in the G7 and globally, it trails behind countries like Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
Young Canadians reported the second-largest decline in life satisfaction according to a new survey, making Canadians under 30-years-old the least happy cohort of their peers among other G7 nations.
Canadians’ life satisfaction has remained in a steady decline since 2013, with happiness making a sharp downward trend since 2017, according to a recent survey conducted by the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
They released their annual World Happiness Report last month, which evaluates the happiness of residents in 143 countries. Participants are asked to report their happiness on a scale of zero to 10. Accounting for all age groups worldwide, Canada ranked as the 15th happiest country globally and first in the G7 for 2023. However, if the oldest cohort of Canadians is excluded, the country falls to second last in the G7 and globally, it trails behind countries like Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
Canada’s average happiness score was 6.9 0ver the last two years, making it the 15th happiest country among those surveyed, beating out the U.S. and the U.K. as well as
Finland, Denmark and Iceland self-reported being the three happiest countries, respectively, over that same period.
While the World Happiness Report examines many facets of life satisfaction, it’s the different age cohorts in Canada which reveal the widest disparities amongst Canadians.
Canadians aged 45 to 60 years old and those over the age of 60 ranked the highest among G7 countries, with both age groups reporting higher-than-average levels of life satisfaction.
However, Canadians aged 30-years-old and under scored third unhappiest amongst their G7 peers between 2021 and 2023, with an average happiness score of 6.44. If one isolated just that cohort of Canadians, the country would be ranked 58th happiest, worldwide. Canada’s age distribution responses also marked the inverse of most other countries interestingly enough, as the majority of countries in the World Happiness Report revealed their younger cohort to be happier when compared to their old.
This is likely due to young Canadians feeling anxious about their debt and their inability to own a home in the future.
An Equifax Canada survey from last year revealed that 52% of adults in the age group of 18 to 34-years-old are anxious about their personal debt.
Moreover, 36% of young Canadians reported that they missed a bill payment in 2023, when compared to 23% of all respondents.
TRUE North Media
True North Wire
Trudeau Gov’t has paid out over $500k to employees denied COVID vaccine mandate exemptions:
According to information obtained by Blacklock's Reporter, records show that Canadian federal managers have paid a total of $509,746 in damages and compensation to employees who were denied COVID vaccine mandate exemptions.
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Federal managers have paid out over $500,000 in settlements to employees that were suspended under the Trudeau government’s COVID vaccine mandate.
According to information obtained April 24 by Blacklock’s Reporter, records have revealed that Canadian federal managers have paid a total of $509,746 in damages and compensation to employees who were denied vaccine mandate exemptions. “What are the total expenditures on compensation, severance packages and settlements to employees who were impacted by the government’s requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic that federal public servants provide proof of vaccination?” Conservative MP Ted Falk had questioned.
According to the official numbers released by Blacklock’s, the Department of Health paid $177,991, the Department of Foreign affairs paid $88,223, the Correctional Service of Canada paid $65,694, and Statistics Canada paid $33,240.
The Department of National Defence further revealed that it compensated three employees with “damages under the Canadian Human Rights Act on grounds of discrimination based on religion.”
Beginning November 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government mandated that a total of 275,983 employees from the RCMP, military and main federal departments provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.
Those who failed to do so risked dismissal or suspension without pay. While there were provisions for medical and religious exemptions, these were rarely granted. According to internal information, at the time of the mandates 95 percent of employees had already received the COVID vaccine.
When the federal mandate was lifted in June 2022, 2,560 employees had been suspended without pay for refusing to show proof of vaccination. Indeed, implementing the vaccine mandate for federal employees has proved costly for Canadian taxpayers as Trudeau budgeted $198 million to enforce the COVID jabs on federal employees.
Conservative MPs questioned why the cost of the mandate was so high and pressed for details as to what the funds were used for.
“Treasury Board officials told us it was for rapid testing purchases and distribution,” Conservative MP Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) told the House of Commons in 2021.
“The Treasury Board website shows there are about 3,400 unvaccinated employees,” he added. “That works out to about $24,000 per employee for rapid testing.”
Additionally, the Trudeau government will likely have to pay out even more former employees due to ongoing lawsuits over the mandates. In October, LifeSiteNews reported on how over 700 vaccine-free Canadians negatively affected by federal COVID jab dictates have banded together to file a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the Trudeau government. Similarly, Canadian taxpayers have already paid over $6 million via Canada’s Vaccine Injury Program (VISP) to those injured by COVID injections, with some 2,000 claims remaining to be settled.
Life Site News Media
Patrick Bestall
Corporate Welfare in Ontario Questioned:
Only a few days later, a large international automobile manufacture signed a multi-billion dollar deal to relocate automotive factories to Ontario.
As outlined in the April 28th, 2024 CBC News post, “Ontario gave Honda $2.5B in tax incentives to secure EV deal. Is it worth it?,” the Ford government announced, that one of Ontario’s manufacturing packages has been accepted by Tokyo based automaker Honda Global in a massive deal.
The announcement was released only a few days after the Canadian Independent story broke and more deals are expected, although not everyone is in favor of the offers.
As outlined in the April 16th, 2024 National post article, Opinion: Taxpayers are the big loser in Honda plant deal,” Government handouts to corporations “do not pave the path to economic success in Canada.”
That article notes that:
This is the third such deal in Ontario, following similar corporate welfare handouts to Volkswagen ($13 billion) and Stellantis ($15 billion). Like the previous two deals, the Honda deal comes at a significant cost to taxpayers and will almost certainly fail to create widespread economic benefits for Ontarians.
The article also referenced a recent 202 Fraser Institute study on “The Cost of Business Subsidies in Canada,” and noted that:
…corporate welfare actually hinders economic growth, which Ontario and Canada desperately need, and often fails to produce jobs that would not otherwise have been created, while also requiring financial support from taxpayers.
It’s only a matter of time before other automakers ask for similar handouts from the Ontario and federal governments. Indeed, after Volkswagen secured billions in federal subsidies, Stellantis stopped construction of its EV battery plant in Windsor, Ont., until it received similar subsidies from the Trudeau government. Call it copycat corporate welfare.
In essence the Ford government is actively expropriating small rural properties and driving Ontario farmers out of business in order to present the properties to large corporations as incentives to relocate to Ontario.
The Ford government wins, the large manufacturing firms benefit. The only people loosing out are Ontario taxpayers and small, independent Ontario farmers, the bedrock of the Canadian economy since 1867.
Patrick Bestall
Nancy Pelosi is in hot water after making one insane threat live on TV:
Pelosi has lost a lot of her power she had years ago. But she’s not going down without a fight.
And now she is in hot water after making one insane threat live on TV.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was essentially pushed out from her post by the most radical elements of her party.
She went from wielding the speaker’s gavel and controlling the agenda to doing whatever those above her wanted.
Now she’s gone right off the deep-end with the radicals in the Democrat Party.
Maybe she thinks she can win back some of her influence.
Nancy Pelosi declared in a Monday MSNBC interview that if President Joe Biden is reelected and Democrats control both chambers of Congress, the party will eliminate the filibuster to pass a national pro-abortion bill.
Pelosi was questioned by the host: “If President Biden gets reelected and there’s a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate, what can President Biden and the Democrats do to protect abortion nationwide?”
“Very clearly we can enshrine into the law Roe v. Wade,” replied the former speaker, a self-professed Catholic. “And that makes a big difference.”
Pelosi stressed that due to the filibuster, such a pro-abortion bill would now take 60 votes in the Senate to pass.
“If we [Democrats] win 50 plus one [seats] in the Senate, 50 plus the vice president, we can overturn the 60-vote rule, the filibuster, and pass it with a 51-vote margin,” she added. “And that’s what we need to do.”
She went on to criticize the filibuster, claiming that the 60 Senate votes required to break it “is to empower 40% of the population over 60%.”
“You’re saying ‘tyranny of the minority?'” Tur asked.
“I’m not saying ‘tyranny,’ I’m just saying … if we [Democrats] have it within our power to change that let’s do it.”
“People have to view abortion as a democracy issue,” Pelosi told Tur, earlier in the interview. “It’s a freedom issue.”
She said that if former President Donald Trump is elected for a second non-consecutive term in November, he will sign a “national abortion ban” into law, despite Trump’s own statements to the contrary.
“That’s why we [Democrats] have to win it all,” the former speaker emphasized. “We have to win the White House with our … great President of the United States Joe Biden.”
Pelosi, 84, led the Democratic House Caucus for twenty years, from 2003 to 2023, when she was succeeded by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). She served as speaker twice: from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
Since 1987, the controversial legislator has represented San Francisco in Congress. She is running for re-election to her House seat in November.
D.C. Daily Journal
$100 a night to Shelter Foreigners Claiming Asylum in London Ontario:
And it gets worse.
The cost of sheltering asylum seekers in London, Ont. has reached a staggering $1 million within a year but the federal government is alleging that the southwestern Ontario city hasn’t been upfront about requesting aid to handle the evolving situation.
London has disputed this, alleging it has been vocal about the need for federal government assistance.
According to the London Free Press, London Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos and federal authorities allege they have not received any communication from London city hall regarding reimbursement for asylum seekers.
Asylum seekers have commandeered 11.9% of overnight shelter stays, a staff report slated for discussion during Monday’s city council meeting says.
These figures, spanning 11 months from May 2023 to March 2024 offer a glimpse into the strain faced by London’s shelter system due to overwhelming refugee and asylum seeker intake.
City staff tracked the numbers: 123 asylum claimants found refuge within the city’s 306 shelter beds, accounting for a total of 11,073 overnight stays.
Taxpayers are billed $96.99 daily per bed, totalling a jaw-dropping $1.07 million. And that’s merely the tip of the iceberg—additional funds, approximately $31,000, were dished out on hotel rooms for migrants.
Yet, the scope of the crisis may be even more troubling. City officials suspect that the actual number of refugees seeking shelter could surpass the recorded figures.
Staff reported some migrants may be fearful of repercussions and as a result, have hesitated to disclose their presence officially.
London city council commissioned an internal study in November to size up the scale of the issue.
In a bid to alleviate the mounting pressures, Ottawa recently pledged $212 million to cities nationwide.
Ottawa promised the funding would offset the costs associated with housing newcomers. However, the path to accessing these funds isn’t very clear as other municipalities struggle to get the federal Liberals to fulfill its pledge.
As recently reported by True North, the City of Ottawa has requested an additional $32 million from the Liberal government to accommodate the increasing influx of asylum seekers, as new data reveals that half of the capital’s homeless shelters are currently occupied by new immigrants and refugee claimants.
True North Wire
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Rumors – Rumors - Rumors – Rumors – Rumors
RUMOURS Circulating out there...:
You need to MAKE-UP Your own MIND!
SUMMARY:
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Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Fri. 3 May 2024Compiled Fri. 3 May 2024 12:01 am EST by Judy Byington, MSW, LCSW, Therapist ret, Journalist, Author, “Twenty Two Faces: Inside the Extraordinary Life of Jenny Hill and Her Twenty-Two Multiple Personalities”
High AlertUS Constitution Hanging By A ThreadOn Mon. 27 May 2024 Biden Plans To Cede US Sovereignty to WHO in Pandemic TreatyIf so, It’s The End of The US Constitution & Bill of Rights & The Beginning of Totalitarian Dictatorship.
White Hats To The RescueOn Wed. 1 May The Global Military Alliance Launched Operation Storm.
IT’S OVERBLACKOUT CONFIRMED.PHASE 1 NOW ACTIVE.…17th Letter (JFK Jr.) on Telegram Thurs. 2 May 2024
ALERT: SOMETHING BIG IS COMING !!!TURN ALL NOTIFICATIONS ON — PREPARE FOR GLOBAL SHUTDOWN !!!Should the lights go out please know that we are in control.Do not panic. We are prepared and assets are in place.…Q Storm 1776 on Telegram Thurs. 2 May 2024
It’s Time. President Trump has given the Green Light to begin Operation Storm. The Global Currency Reset was expected to soon follow. The Global Military Alliance is in motion and will soon take over the Fake News Mainstream Media while making over half a million arrests of Deep State Global Elites convicted of Crimes Against Humanity – beginning with Washington DC.
Israel was Last: Israel was still trying to start a war and on Thurs. 2 May struck a Syrian Compound.
“We enter the final straight. It’s time to show the World what we’ve done. Justice has already been done. They don’t step on the planet anymore. Eye’s now toward Israel.” …The 17th Letter (JFK Jr.) on Telegram Thurs. 2 May 2024 https://t.me/JFK_17_Q
· Thurs. 2 May From the 17th Letter (JFK Jr.) on Telegram: “As things are getting more interesting lately I want everyone to understand that the Great Awakening is a collective journey, and the more people who are awake, the more powerful and transformative it can be. By sharing your knowledge, your wisdom, and your experience with those around you, you are playing a vital role in this global process of transformation. And while it can be exhausting and disheartening at times, just remember that every person you awaken is one more light shining in the darkness, one more soul stepping into their power and purpose. God bless us all as we put heads together as one family to fight against the evil that has befallen our nation and entire World.”
· Thurs. 2 May: BOOM!!! OPEN THE FLOODGATES: The BOOM WEEK AHEAD is Upon us, and There’s no Turning Back Now – Trump’s Cryptic Warning! (video) – American Media Group (amg-news.com)
· Thurs. 2 May JFK Jr. Never Left, He Has Been Here the Entire Time (Video) | Alternative | Before It’s News (beforeitsnews.com)
· Thurs. 2 May Situation Update: Russia Strikes NATO Officers, Killing Dozens; Second Boeing Whistleblower Dies; CIA Admits it Witheld Info & Spied on Trump: WTPN SITUATION UPDATE 5/2/24 (rumble.com)
· Thurs. 2 May: Italian and US intelligence testimony say that the 2020 U.S. Election was stolen from President Donald Trump.
· WARNING: On May 27th, 2024 Biden plans on FULLY ceding US Sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO) under the guise of signing a “Pandemic Treaty.”
· The WHO was getting ready to release “Disease X” ahead of the 2024 election and use that as an excuse to bring in more MEDICAL TYRANNY WORLDWIDE.
· Countries that sign this treaty will effectively SURRENDER ALL GOVERNMENT POWER in the event of a future pandemic.
· IF this moves forward, it will be the END of the United States as we know it (our Constitution/ Bill of Rights) & the beginning of a totalitarian and oppressive Communist dictatorship here in America.
· A social credit score system, like the one in Communist China will be implemented as well.
· President John F. Kennedy (Q) refused to sign off on a False Flag Event to kill Americans in a war with Cuba that all chiefs of staff had signed onto. After they murdered him, Johnson used the fake Gulf of Tonkin incident to drag us into war with Vietnam instead – where the only people who profited were the Central Banks that financed it, and the Military Industrial Complex selling toxic chemicals like Agent Orange, Napalm and other weapons of death.
Global Financial Crisis:
· Thurs. 2 May Bank Failures: https://beforeitsnews.com/economy/2024/05/pull-your-cash-out-now-the-banking-system-is-much-worse-off-than-we-think-greg-mannarino-3110514.html
· Bond markets face struggle to surf ‘Treasury tsunami’ – The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-bond-markets-face-struggle-to-surf-treasury-tsunami/
· Tokyo shares fall ahead of Fed decision: https://www.zawya.com/en/world/china-and-asia-pacific/tokyo-shares-fall-ahead-of-fed-decision-xp2cyp3j
· Thurs. 2 May Japanese authority intervention tonight? Let the games begin. The Yen remains down nearly 10% against the dollar this year and down 20% vs. gold in the last 6 months. Looks like $35 billion was spent Monday to prop up the yen. Things are getting strange. https://x.com/goldtelegraph_/status/1785843344297382388?s=46
· Thurs. 2 May Fed Faces Dilemma: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/if-treasury-bonds-hit-5-youre-gonna-see-some-serious-sht
· 722 banks reported unrealized losses exceeding 50% of their capital – US FED Bank Crisis is just getting started: https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1654793882272428035
· Thurs. 2 May: Pakistani authorities have instructed the country’s telecommunications authority to block the SIM cards of more than 500,000 tax evaders amid the country’s ongoing financial crisis. https://humenglish.com/pakistan/blocking-of-non-filers-sim-cards-ptcl-reviewing-fbrs-directives/
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