After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Israel for its efforts to target Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, underneath which reportedly lies a command headquarters of the terrorist group Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back hard, pointing out the atrocities of Hamas and the care Israel has taken to try to keep Palestinian citizens out of harm’s way.
“The human tragedy that is unfolding in Gaza is heartwrenching, especially the suffering we see in and around Al-Shifa hospital,” Trudeau said, ignoring reports, including from the Biden administration, that Hamas has located their headquarters under the hospital in violation of international law.
“I have been clear that the price of justice cannot be the continued suffering of all Palestinian civilians,&#8221; Trudeau continued. “Even wars have rules; all innocent life is equal in worth, Israeli and Palestinian. I urge the government of Israel to exercise maximum restraint. The world is watching on TV, on social media; we’re hearing the testimonies of doctors, family members, survivors, kids who’ve lost their parents. The world is witnessing this; the killing of women, children, of babies. This has to stop.”
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/08/was-the-attack-on-the-kunduz-hospital-a-war-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explains</a> concerning international humanitarian laws, “Using a hospital for military activities, personnel or equipment is prohibited. However, when a hospital is used for military purposes, it loses its protection from attack and can become a lawful military objective.”
The Biden administration has publicly confirmed U.S. intelligence reports that Hamas is using the Al-Shifa hospital as cover for its terror operation, including installing a &#8220;command node&#8221; under the hospital.
“We have information that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby <a href="https://www.wpr.org/israel-says-its-troops-have-entered-al-shifa-hospital-gaza-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> this week. “A U.S. official with knowledge of American intelligence says Hamas has a command node under the Al-Shifa hospital, uses fuel intended for it and its fighters regularly cluster in and around Gaza’s largest hospital,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/13/politics/al-shifa-hospital-us-intelligence/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> on Monday.
Netanyahu responded Tuesday to Trudeau&#8217;s criticism of Israel&#8217;s handling of the war against the terror group.
“It is not Israel that is deliberately targeting civilians but Hamas that beheaded, burned and massacred civilians in the worst horrors perpetrated on Jews since the Holocaust,” Netanyahu retorted. “While Israel is doing everything to keep civilians out of harm’s way, Hamas is doing everything to keep them in harm’s way. Israel provides civilians in Gaza humanitarian corridors and safe zones, Hamas prevents them from leaving at gunpoint. It is Hamas not Israel that should be held accountable for committing a double war crime — targeting civilians while hiding behind civilians. The forces of civilization must back Israel in defeating Hamas barbarism.”
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Justin Trudeau, in an intoned voice and citing reports from Hamas, warns Israel to stand down. 
Benjamin Netanyahu responds to Justin. <a href="https://t.co/8ePGmNoMx0">https://t.co/8ePGmNoMx0</a> <a href="https://t.co/GfjthgWIdk">pic.twitter.com/GfjthgWIdk</a>
&mdash; CañadaRecord (@CanadaRecord) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanadaRecord/status/1724619609762869712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It is not Israel that is deliberately targeting civilians but Hamas that beheaded, burned and massacred civilians in the worst horrors perpetrated on Jews since the Holocaust. 
While Israel is doing everything to keep civilians out of harm’s way, Hamas is doing…
&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1724588372994216010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Roughly two weeks after the Hamas massacre of <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-nov-13-day-38-why-israel-reduced-the-official-october-7-death-toll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,200</a> Israelis on October 7, Trudeau, who had publicly criticized the state of Israel and expressed sympathies for Palestinians in the past, issued a tweet saying that his government was “here” for Palestinian, Arab, and black Muslim communities.
“As members of the Palestinian, Arab, and Black Muslim communities gathered for prayer yesterday, I wanted them to know this: We know you’re worried and hurting. We’re here for you. We will not stop advocating for civilians to be protected and for international law to be upheld,” he declared.
Trudeau has a history of siding with Palestinian terrorists over Israel. In May 2018, Hamas in Gaza organized protests in which they had a multitude of their members demonstrating at the border in order to initiate conflict with Israel, likely so that Hamas members could ultimately infiltrate Israel and implement terrorist attacks. Hamas <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-official-50-of-the-people-killed-in-gaza-riots-were-members/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later admitted</a> that 50 of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during the Gaza border riots were members of the Islamist terrorist group.
After the cynically manipulated event caused international outrage against Israel, Yoram Schweitzer, an expert on international terrorism, wrote in the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hamas-planned-and-predetermined-the-tragedy-in-Gaza-557708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post:</a>
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The preaching and shock in the international media are accompanied by horrifying images framed under misleading headlines. Such images create a partial reality, ignoring the reality outside the focused frame as well as the wider context. They do not express the danger inherent in mass demonstrations by civilians, including men, women and young boys and girls, and lead to misunderstandings about the actual danger to human life inherent in “cold” weapons. Behind them are well-armed squads with a clear intention to exploit the chaos to shoot, plant bombs or kidnap Israeli soldiers and civilians.
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But Trudeau issued a <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/05/16/statement-prime-minister-violence-gaza-strip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> condemning Israel:
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Canada deplores and is gravely concerned by the violence in the Gaza Strip that has led to a tragic loss of life and injured countless people. We are appalled that Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Canadian citizen, is among the wounded – along with so many unarmed people, including civilians, members of the media, first responders, and children … Reported use of excessive force and live ammunition is inexcusable.
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Trudeau was <a href="http://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/justin-trudeau-under-fire-for-gaza-comments-cija-fswc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), which launched a <a href="http://cija.ca/gaza/">petition</a> demanding the Canadian government reiterate its previous condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organization, which Trudeau refused to do.

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Recent comments from California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom surfaced online showing him defending San Francisco for clearing out areas of the city occupied by homeless camps and public drug markets before world leaders — including China&#8217;s President Xi Jinping — arrived for an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-clears-homeless-camps-ahead-of-international-summit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">international economic summit</a> this week.
&#8220;Anytime you put on an event — by definition — you know you have people over at your house, you&#8217;re gonna clean up the house,&#8221; Newsom <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1724139320930402321" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters during the &#8216;Clean California&#8217; event in San Francisco on November 9.
APEC, known as the &#8220;Super Bowl of World Economies,&#8221; is holding its 2023 leaders meeting in San Francisco between November 11 and 17 this year. The summit includes leaders of 21 countries and regions, including President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and top CEOS amid tens of thousands of other attendees.
&#8220;21 world leaders &#8230; you got tens of thousands of people coming from all around the globe,&#8221; he added. &#8220;What an opportunity to showcase the world&#8217;s most extraordinary place — San Francisco.&#8221;
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Gavin Newsom again doubled down on his clean up of San Francisco for Xi:
“If you have people over at your house, you are gonna clean up the house.” <a href="https://t.co/8kkaBkga7w">pic.twitter.com/8kkaBkga7w</a>
&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1724139320930402321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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San Francisco has been in the throes of a homelessness and drug crisis that has come with rampant crime for years now while the city consistently struggles to make a dent in the humanitarian crisis unfolding daily on the streets.
Homelessness has only gotten worse since before the pandemic. About 38,000 people are homeless in the Bay Area on a given night — that&#8217;s up 35% since 2019. More than 7,000 people are homeless in San Francisco itself, and the city&#8217;s crime rate and open-air drug use have caused businesses to flee San Francisco&#8217;s downtown.
Although overall crime slightly dropped this year, certain types of violent crime like murder, robberies, and car theft have increased, according to police data <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-hires-new-tourism-boss-who-says-hell-change-ongoing-narrative-as-city-battles-drug-use-homelessness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The Daily Wire in September.
According to a Gallup poll, nearly half of Americans — 48% —now view San Francisco as unsafe, up from just 30% in 2006.
But despite those figures, San Francisco became the host city for APEC 2023, which the city&#8217;s <a href="https://sf.gov/apec-2023#:~:text=Asia%2DPacific%20Economic%20Cooperation%20(APEC)%20is%20the%20leading%20economic,United%20States%20is%20chairing%20APEC." target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> described as &#8220;the most significant event with world leaders in San Francisco in recent history.&#8221;
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the city&#8217;s effort to clear the encampments is an attempt to avoid a repeat of 2016, when it hosted Superbowl 50 at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area. Aside from airing the game, the outlet noted that TV broadcasts had focused on the city&#8217;s homeless crisis along Division Street, which presented &#8220;a major civic black eye&#8221; for the Bay Area.
Internal emails obtained by The Chronicle show city officials were &#8220;concerned about historical encampments that are close to priority areas&#8221; and needed to format a plan to &#8220;stay on top of the growing encampments.&#8221;
Several videos circulating on social media appear to show various sidewalks cleared of homeless encampments and individuals, with some portions blocked off with barricades or covered with brand-new planters where tents had once stood.
According to local media, a federal injunction requires the city to provide adequate shelter for homeless individuals after removing their tents from public areas. Although the city did not set up new shelters specifically for individuals impacted by the international summit, it opened a 30-spot overnight winter shelter and has been working on adding 300 beds to some of the existing shelters.
Newsom also said last week that &#8220;it&#8217;s true&#8221; that city officials removed homeless encampments from sidewalks because of the international summit.
&#8220;I know folks are saying, &#8216;Oh, they&#8217;re just cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming to town,'&#8221; California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, as reported by Fox News. &#8220;That&#8217;s true because it&#8217;s true — but it&#8217;s also true for months and months and months before APEC, we&#8217;ve been having conversations.&#8221;
 Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.

Governor Gavin Newsom visits San Francisco for Clean California event

Newsom Defends San Francisco Homeless Sweep Before International Summit

Newsom Doubles Down On San Francisco Homeless Sweep Before International Summit

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Over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has publicly criticized the state of Israel and expressed sympathies for Palestinians in the past, issued a tweet saying that his government was “here” for Palestinian, Arab, and black Muslim communities.
“As members of the Palestinian, Arab, and Black Muslim communities gathered for prayer yesterday, I wanted them to know this: We know you’re worried and hurting. We’re here for you. We will not stop advocating for civilians to be protected and for international law to be upheld,” he declared.
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As members of the Palestinian, Arab, and Black Muslim communities gathered for prayer yesterday, I wanted them to know this: We know you’re worried and hurting. We’re here for you. We will not stop advocating for civilians to be protected and for international law to be upheld. <a href="https://t.co/El6KLO2CRw">pic.twitter.com/El6KLO2CRw</a>
&mdash; Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1715830517793247728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Trudeau has a history of siding with Palestinian terrorists over Israel. In May 2018, Hamas in Gaza organized protests in which they had a multitude of their members demonstrating at the border in order to initiate conflict with Israel, likely so that Hamas members could ultimately infiltrate Israel and implement terrorist attacks. Hamas <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-official-50-of-the-people-killed-in-gaza-riots-were-members/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later admitted</a> that 50 of the 62 Palestinians reported killed during the Gaza border riots were members of the Islamist terrorist group.
After the cynically manipulated event caused international outrage against Israel, Yoram Schweitzer, an expert on international terrorism, wrote in the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hamas-planned-and-predetermined-the-tragedy-in-Gaza-557708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post:</a>
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The preaching and shock in the international media are accompanied by horrifying images framed under misleading headlines. Such images create a partial reality, ignoring the reality outside the focused frame as well as the wider context. They do not express the danger inherent in mass demonstrations by civilians, including men, women and young boys and girls, and lead to misunderstandings about the actual danger to human life inherent in “cold” weapons. Behind them are well-armed squads with a clear intention to exploit the chaos to shoot, plant bombs or kidnap Israeli soldiers and civilians.
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But Trudeau issued a <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/05/16/statement-prime-minister-violence-gaza-strip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> condemning Israel:
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Canada deplores and is gravely concerned by the violence in the Gaza Strip that has led to a tragic loss of life and injured countless people. We are appalled that Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Canadian citizen, is among the wounded – along with so many unarmed people, including civilians, members of the media, first responders, and children … Reported use of excessive force and live ammunition is inexcusable.
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Trudeau was <a href="http://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/justin-trudeau-under-fire-for-gaza-comments-cija-fswc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), which launched a <a href="http://cija.ca/gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petition</a> demanding the Canadian government reiterate its previous condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organization, which Trudeau refused to do.
CIJA CEO Shimon Koffler Fogel stated, “We are deeply disappointed the government’s statement ignores Hamas’ direct responsibility for recent violence on the Israel-Gaza border. This contradicts the government’s long-stated position that, as a close ally and fellow liberal democracy, Israel can count on Canada’s support when its security is threatened.”
Avi Benlolo, the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s president and CEO, echoed, “While we despair about loss of life, Canada should steadfastly condemn Hamas for inciting violence and for attempting to enter a sovereign nation to carry out terrorism. It’s disappointing that our prime minister did not condemn Hamas in his statement.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kamloops

Trudeau Tells Palestinians, ‘We’re Here For You’

Canada

Canadian House Speaker Anthony Rota resigned Tuesday amid a firestorm over a Nazi veteran guest who was honored as a &#8220;hero&#8221; in parliament last week.
&#8220;It is with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as speaker of the House of Commons. It is my greatest honor as a parliamentarian to have been elected by you, my peers, to serve as the speaker of the House of Commons for the 43rd and 44th parliament,&#8221; Rota began his remarks.
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JUST IN &#8212; Canadian speaker of the house Anthony Rota resigns in shame after he led a chorus of applause for a literal NAZI. <a href="https://t.co/YhIwzLA50Y">pic.twitter.com/YhIwzLA50Y</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1706732768238223522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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What Rota left out was that Hunka fought on the side of the Nazis, serving in the 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division, a volunteer division under Nazi command. The unit is accused of killing Polish and Jewish civilians, though it has not been convicted of crimes by a war tribunal, according to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66919862" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>.
“Obviously, it’s extremely upsetting that this happened. The speaker has acknowledged his mistake and apologized, but this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the parliament of Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Monday.
He appeared to blame Russian propaganda for the oversight but did not elaborate or provide specific examples of disinformation from foreign influences.
“I think it’s going to be really important that all of us push back against Russian propaganda, Russian disinformation, and continue our steadfast, unequivocal support for Ukraine,” he added.
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NEW &#8211; Justin Trudeau blames Russian propaganda for Canadian Parliament honoring a Nazi.
&quot;Obviously, it&#39;s extremely upsetting that this happened&#8230; this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada&#8230;
It&#39;s going to be really important that all of us push… <a href="https://t.co/Zvk5ytkxmC">pic.twitter.com/Zvk5ytkxmC</a>
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Rota faced numerous calls to resign following the scandal, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/25/canada-veteran-nazi-ukraine-00118056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>. Rota acknowledged the mistake Sunday, though his apology did little to settle the storm against him. He continued overseeing proceedings in the parliament on Monday during a session largely about him and the display that took place days prior.
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MPs across the Canadian political spectrum condemned the incident. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer blamed the prime minister’s office for the fiasco, accusing it of failing to do “a straightforward Google search” on the veteran honored on Friday.
“What kind of message does that send to Canada’s partners and allies around the world?” Scheer said on the floor of the House of Commons on Monday. “There was a Nazi in the Chamber.”
Liberal House Leader Karina Gould, who is Jewish, condemned the display as “deeply embarrassing” and “hurtful.” Gould said the incident should not be politicized and put all of the blame on Rota.
Rota accepted “full responsibility” and apologized on Sunday for honoring Hunka, saying the speaker had “subsequently become aware of more information” about the honoree.
“This initiative was entirely my own, the individual in question being from my riding [district] and having been brought to my attention,” Rota said. “I particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world.”

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Canadian House Speaker Resigns After Honoring Nazi

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After his country’s parliament gave a World War II Ukrainian veteran an ovation, only to learn later that he was part of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, the military wing of the Nazi Party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent time focusing on “Russian propaganda” and “Russian disinformation.”
The ovation for Yaroslav Hunka came during a session in which President Volodomyr Zelensky of Ukraine addressed the Canadian Parliament to thank Canada for its support. The speaker of the House of Commons, Anthony Rota, then recognized 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who fought the Russians in World War II. Hunka was a member of the First Ukrainian Division in World War II, which was also known as he 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, aka SS Galichina,
“Division members are accused of killing Polish and Jewish civilians, although the unit has not been found guilty of any war crimes by a tribunal,” the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66908958#:~:text=Division%20members%20are%20accused%20of,the%20Western%20Allies%20in%201945." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Fact-Check Fails &#8211; Memo to Ukrainian President Zelinskyy and Canada’s Parliament and Prime Minister: If you don’t want people thinking you’re anti-Semites, do a background check to make sure you’re not giving a standing ovation to a former Nazi soldier.<a href="https://t.co/mTqeoPtk4k">https://t.co/mTqeoPtk4k</a>
&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1706336819112001663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rota later <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66908958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a>, saying, &#8220;In my remarks following the address of the president of Ukraine, I recognized an individual in the gallery. I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to do so. &#8230; No one, including fellow parliamentarians and the Ukraine delegation, was aware of my intention or of my remarks before I delivered them. This initiative was entirely my own, the individual in question being from my riding [district] and having been brought to my attention.”
&#8220;I particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world. I accept full responsibility for my actions,” he added.
“Obviously it’s extremely upsetting that this happened,” Trudeau commented. “The speaker has acknowledged his mistake and has apologized. This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians, I think particularly of Jewish MPs and all members of the Jewish community across the country, celebrating, commemorating Yom Kippur today.”
“I think it’s going to be really important that all of us push back against Russian propaganda, Russian disinformation and continue our steadfast and unequivocal support for Ukraine as we did last week with announcing further measures to stand with Ukraine in Russia’s illegal war against it,” he declared.
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Speaking for the first time since a Ukrainian Nazi Veteran was appalled during the Zelensky speech, Justin Trudeau says “this is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians,” adding it is “extremely upsetting that this happened” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://t.co/6YfkGw74D5">pic.twitter.com/6YfkGw74D5</a>
&mdash; Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gray_Mackenzie/status/1706355158634905611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“If the prime minister is so proud of how he conducted himself; he would be on the floor in the House of Commons today answering questions instead of hiding under a rock,” opposition leader Pierre Poilievre told parliament, then turned to Rota, saying, “Mr. Speaker, Canadians are sick and tired of a prime minister who never takes responsibility for things that happen under his watch, whether it’s the record high inflation or interest rates or the doubling of housing costs or the constant international embarrassments, he always finds someone else to throw under the bus. Are you that person?”
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&quot;Canadians are sick and tired of a Prime Minister who never takes responsibility for things that happen under his watch.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/H5h6HNKKGW">pic.twitter.com/H5h6HNKKGW</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1706378414385434956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Visits Canada

After Canada’s Parliament Cheers Nazi Veteran, ‘Upset’ Trudeau Warns Against ‘Russian Propaganda’

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Ukraine

Allegations from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canada</a> that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/india" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> was connected to the killing of a prominent Sikh leader have increased tensions between the two countries.
On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government had received “credible allegations” that the government of India was connected to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Sikh leader. Nijjar, 45, was outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, when he was shot by two masked gunmen on June 18, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66848041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the BBC.
“Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” Trudeau said in remarks to Parliament Monday.
Trudeau added that his government would “hold perpetrators of this murder to account,” and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trudeau-says-credible-allegations-link-india-to-killing-of-canadian-sikh-leader-f2e23c6a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.” The prime minister called on New Delhi to work with Canada to “get to the bottom” of the killing.
So far, no one has been arrested in connection to the killing, but three suspects are <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> being investigated.
India’s station chief for the external Indian intelligence service was expelled by Trudeau’s government on Monday, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/india-expels-canada-diplomat-sikh-assassination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Washington Post. In response to the allegations and expulsion, India expelled a Canadian diplomat, the outlet reports, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">citing</a> Canadian diplomats’ “interference” in India’s “internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities.”
Though Trudeau said he didn’t seek to “provoke or escalate,” India felt differently, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/canada-investigating-india-linked-slaying-sikh-activist-103289440" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denying</a> any involvement and calling the allegations “absurd.&#8221;
“We urge the government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from their soil,” India’s foreign ministry said in a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/canada/canada-india-sikh-killing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “completely rejected” Trudeau’s allegations, according to The New York Times.
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India labeled Nijjar a terrorist in 2020 after the government alleged he supported attacks in Punjab &#8212; a state in India &#8212; and requested his extradition two years later. They said he was part of a militant separatist group called the Khalistan Tiger Force and connected to the murder of a Hindu priest in India, The Washington Post reports.
The Khalistan separatist movement is made up of Sikhs who support <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunberg-and-indian-climate-activist-colluded-on-a-toolkit-to-support-unrest-in-india" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forming</a> a new sovereign state in the Punjab region, which was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/world/asia/india-partition-history-photos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">split</a> between Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947 during the partition of British India. Today, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/09/21/religious-demography-of-indian-states-and-territories/#:~:text=Most%20Sikhs%20live%20in%20Punjab,up%2077%25%20of%20India's%20Buddhists." target="_blank" rel="noopener">roughly</a> 16 million Sikhs live in Punjab, India. 
The Indian government <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> Canada of giving shelter to &#8220;Khalistani terrorists and extremists&#8221; in a Tuesday statement.
“Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,&#8221; India said. &#8220;The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern.”
According to the Post, the topic of Khalistan and the alleged assassination were brought up during the G20 Summit last week in India between Trudeau and Modi. The outlet reports that Modi had told the Canadian PM he had “strong concerns” about “anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada,” per a statement from Modi’s office. It&#8217;s also expected to be brought up during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York this week.
White House Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to CNN that the United States is “deeply concerned” about India&#8217;s potential role in the alleged assassination and mentioned the importance of the investigation, calling that “the perpetrators be brought to justice.”
“The government of India needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. We are doing that. We are not looking to provoke or escalate. We are simply laying out the facts as we understand them.” Trudeau <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/india-expels-canada-diplomat-sikh-assassination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meeting With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Canada Investigating ‘Credible Allegations’ Indian Government Linked To Murder On Its Soil

Global Politics

India

Murder

It was the motivating myth behind the torching of churches and the toppling of statues, but is it true?
The public was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/world/canada/kamloops-mass-grave-residential-schools.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">informed</a> in the summer of 2021 that a mass grave of Native American children had been discovered near the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, a Catholic boarding school that forced the assimilation of Native American youth.
But no bodies had been recovered. Instead, the conclusion that the remains of 215 children — some as young as three — had been buried at the site was substantiated only by what the New York Times referred to as “ground-penetrating radar.”
The ordeal was seized upon by those quoted in the New York Times as “a horrible, horrible history,” a “national tragedy,” and a revelation of “a dark and painful chapter in our country’s history.”
A follow-up report in The Washington Post was even more shocking. It <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/23/canada-cowessess-residential-school-graves/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that there were indications that a site near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan was home to 751 unmarked graves.
The claim was reported as the second announcement “in less than a month as the country reckons with the devastating legacy of one of the darkest chapters of its history.”
Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme urged Canadians to “put down our ignorance and accidental racism of not addressing the truth that this country has with Indigenous people.”
The Catholic Archbishop of Regina Don Bolen responded to the alleged finding as well, saying that it “brings us face to face with the brutal legacy of the Indian Residential School system.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the two findings a “shameful reminder of the systemic racism, discrimination, and injustice that Indigenous peoples have faced — and continue to face — in this country.”
It didn’t take long after the report on the alleged grave site at Kamloops before <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/vandalism-arson-burning-canada-church-catholic-residential-schools-11627584689" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chaos ensued</a>. A whopping <a href="https://archive.ph/XS6sW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">55 Canadian churches</a> were the targets of vandalism or arson in the month following the first report. Of the sum, 21 churches had been lit on fire, with several (primarily Catholic) churches being burnt to the ground. Only one arrest was made in connection to the attacks.
Other scenes were reminiscent of the Black Lives Matter riots just a year earlier in the United States, with statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth falling prey to protesters in Winnipeg.
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Prime Minister Trudeau <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKMNTMPhhs">called</a> the acts of arson “unacceptable” before going on to say “I understand the anger that’s out there against the federal government, against institutions like the Catholic church. It is real and it is fully understandable given the shameful history.”
Executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Harsha Walia encouraged the anti-Christian arson attacks in a tweet that read “<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8035728/bc-civil-liberties-association-head-resigns-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burn it all down</a>.” Walia resigned amid the controversy, while the organization’s board released a statement celebrating her work on “equity, diversity, and inclusion.”
But after the burnings of churches, the toppling of statues, and the statements from leaders, the legitimacy of the original claims has now come into question. Here’s an overview of each alleged site of mass graves, complete with both the original claims and the findings to date:
Kamloops Indian Residential School:
<ul>
<li>Claim: Ground penetrating radar indicated the presence of the remains of 215 Native American children.</li>
<li>Findings: The anomalies found by the radar were not graves but rather appears to be a <a href="https://gravesintheorchard.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">septic field</a>.</li>
</ul>
Marieval Indian Residential School: 
<ul>
<li>Claim: Ground penetrating radar indicated that there were 751 unmarked graves on surrounding premises.</li>
<li>Findings: The grave at Marieval was not a mass grave for Indigenous children, but a Catholic Cemetery.</li>
</ul>
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church:
<ul>
<li>Claim: Ground penetrating radar <a href="https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/update/anishinabe-nation-in-manitoba-prepares-to-excavate-14-anomalies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> 57 “anomalies,” including “14 possible burial sites.”</li>
<li>Findings: An excavation <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/excavation-after-14-anomalies-detected-at-former-residential-school-site-found-no-evidence-of-graves-manitoba-chief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conducted</a> by an archaeological team at the University of Brandon found “no evidence of human remains.”</li>
</ul>
Despite the lack of evidence for mass graves of Native American children at residential schools, those who’ve questioned the claims have been blasted as “denialists.” An <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/denialists-tried-to-access-unmarked-gravesite-tkemlups-report-1.6879980#:~:text=Since%20findings%20from%20Tk%27eml%C3%BAps,fake%20news%20story%20in%20Canada.%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> from the state-affiliated Canadian Broadcasting Corporation warned that “denialism is the last step of genocide.”
The “denialists” at the core of the article were an unidentified group of people who attempted to dig up the alleged graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in order to test the veracity of the claims.
Kimberly Murray, who was appointed as the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, argued that “Denialism is violence. Denialism is calculated. Denialism is harmful. Denialism is hate.”
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti stated that he was willing to consider outlawing denialism, penalizing it with criminal and civil measures that punish those who deny, minimize, or condone the Holocaust. 
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Canada’s Mass Graves Narrative That Sparked Church Burnings Crumbles Amid Dearth Of Evidence

Canada's Mass Graves Narrative That Sparked Church Burnings Crumbles Amid Dearth Of Evidence

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indigenous

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A recent excavation project commissioned by a Native American leader at a Catholic church found no evidence of human remains, again casting doubt on allegations of Canada&#8217;s so-called &#8220;unmarked mass graves.&#8221; 
Canada was rocked two years ago by reports of hundreds, or even thousands, of these alleged “unmarked mass graves” of Native American children at residential schools, which were funded by the Canadian government and run by Catholics and other Christians. So far, not a single body has been recovered. 
Reports from this summer indicated that there could be the remains of 60 children on the premises, and then ground-penetrating radar found 14 “anomalies” in the basement of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows church, which sits beside the former Pine Creek Residential School. Like the dozen other reports before this one, the media suggested these “anomaly” detections were likely the bodies of children who were apparently killed or neglected to the point of death and then secretly buried in these &#8220;unmarked graves.&#8221; Wanting answers, Chief Derek Nepinak of Pine Creek First Nation helped commission an excavation, which started on July 24 and lasted about four weeks. In August, the chief announced that the team from the University of Brandon found no human remains. 
“The archaeological team we hired from the University of Brandon, which is the same archaeological team relied upon by regional police agencies when doing archaeological excavations, found no conclusive evidence of human remains in their excavation of the ground under the church basement,&#8221; Chief Nepinak <a href="https://rumble.com/v39di80-chief-derek-nepinak-says-no-evidence-of-human-remains-found-on-churchs-grou.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
But doubts were cast long before these findings. As noted by Daily Wire reporter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remember-the-hundreds-of-childrens-remains-found-at-a-canadian-residential-school-that-narrative-may-be-collapsing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashe Schow</a>, the narrative about these &#8220;mass graves&#8221; started to collapse as early as January 2022.
For example, one of the first reports claiming to find these unmarked graves came out of Kamloops, Canada, by an archeologist named <a href="https://www.ufv.ca/chasi/about/faculty-associates/beaulieu-sarah.htm">Dr. Sarah Beaulieu</a>. Her estimate was at first 215 children, but was later downgraded to 200 &#8220;probable burials.&#8221; It was later clarified that these “anomalies” just mean disruptions in the soil were found, not necessarily bodies. 
Moreover, critiques of Beaulieu suggest the archeologist confused these alleged shallow graves around the school with <a href="https://www.dorchesterreview.ca/blogs/news/the-kamloops-discovery-a-fact-check-two-years-later">2,000 feet of trenches</a> that were dug for the school’s septic system. Beaulieu also cited an alleged “child’s tooth” and rib bone from a juvenile when presenting her findings – but that tooth was found to be non-human and there are no records of the supposed rib bone. Additionally, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to this day have still not excavated this area in Kamloops.
University of Montreal history professor Jacques Rouillard pushed back on the narrative, saying more excavation work needs to be done. &#8220;I don&#8217;t like to use the word hoax because it&#8217;s too strong but there are also too many falsehoods circulating about this issue with no evidence,&#8221; he said, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12466913/mass-grave-indigenous-children-Canada-excavation-dig-catholic.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Daily Mail. &#8220;This has all been very dark for Canada. We need more excavations so we can know the truth. Too much was said and decided upon before there was any proof.&#8221;
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Daily Wire host Matt Walsh asserted last month that this narrative, which was uncritically pushed strongly by the Canadian and U.S. media, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/canadas-mass-graves-hoax-is-yet-another-fabricated-narrative-to-demonize-christians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a hoax meant to demonize Christians</a>. Walsh highlighted the backlash against the Catholic Church in Canada, which included arson and vandalism.
Notably, Pope Francis <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1113498723/pope-francis-apology-canada-residential-schools-indigenous-children#:~:text=%22I%20humbly%20beg%20forgiveness%20for,died%20while%20attending%20the%20school." target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a> over the claims, stating, &#8220;I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples.&#8221; And Canada now has a national holiday over the allegations called the &#8220;<a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/indigenous-people/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation#:~:text=This%20day%20is%20meant%20to,Day%20for%20Truth%20and%20Reconciliation." target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Day for Truth and Reconciliation</a>,&#8221; celebrated every September 30.
“It is unacceptable and wrong that acts of vandalism and arson are being seen across the country including against Catholic churches,&#8221; Trudeau <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKMNTMPhhs&amp;t=55s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in 2021. &#8220;One of my reflections is that I understand the anger that is out there, against the federal government, against institutions like the Catholic Church, it is real and it is fully understandable given the shameful history we are all becoming more aware of.” 
Chief Nepinak fretted over the excavation findings advancing &#8220;denialism.&#8221;
“We know from our observations of the public at large, that our work will feed into a denialist narrative of what happened to our families in residential schools,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The results of our excavation under the church are a unique and specific example which should not be compared to other initiatives currently being pursued around other residential school sites across the country.” 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remember-the-hundreds-of-childrens-remains-found-at-a-canadian-residential-school-that-narrative-may-be-collapsing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remember The Hundreds Of Children’s Remains Found At A Canadian Residential School? That Narrative May Be Collapsing.</a>

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Excavation Comes Up Empty: Zero Bodies Have Been Recovered From Canada’s ‘Unmarked Mass Graves’

Social Issues

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canada</a> has issued a travel advisory for its citizens visiting the U.S. over the passage of laws in some states that ban children from undergoing sex change operations and restrict sexually explicit drag performances. 
The <a href="https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states#security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advisory</a> from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) tells visitors to the U.S. to check out local laws, which a government spokesperson said was a reference to new transgender-related laws passed in conservative states. 
“Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons. Check relevant state and local laws,” the GAC posted on Tuesday. 
A spokesperson for the department <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/global-affairs-lgbt-unitedstates-warning-1.6950833" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Canadian Broadcasting Company that the advisory was to “enable travellers to make their own informed decisions regarding destinations.”
&#8220;Since the beginning of 2023, certain states in the U.S. have passed laws banning drag shows and restricting the transgender community from access to gender affirming care and from participation in sporting events,&#8221; the statement from the spokesperson said, adding that other countries’ “laws and customs related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics can be very different from those in Canada.&#8221;
Over 20 states have laws banning children from getting cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers, in addition to surgeries like double mastectomies for girls who identify as boys, or other genital surgeries. Many of the laws have been passed in the last year, mostly across the South and Midwest. 
Other laws have sought to prohibit males from participating in female sports and limit the availability of sexually explicit resources in schools. 
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the updated guidance was meant to keep Canadians safe. 
“Every Canadian government, very much including our government, needs to put at the center of everything we do the interests and the safety of every single Canadian, and of every single group of Canadians,” she said. “That’s what we’re doing now. That’s what we’re always going to do.”
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Canadian Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/justin-trudeau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justin Trudeau</a>, who has led Canada since 2015, has long supported transgender ideology, <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/news/2023/06/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-and-minister-marci-ien-announce-support-for-2slgbtqi-communities.html#:~:text=The%202SLGBTQI%2B%20Federal%20Action%20Plan,2SLGBTQI%2B)%20people%20in%20Canada." target="_blank" rel="noopener">launching</a> the &#8220;2SLGBTQI+ Federal Action Plan&#8221; in August 2022.  
“And with a disturbing rise in anti-transgender hate here in Canada and around the world recently, I want to be very clear about one more thing: Trans women are women. We will always stand up to this hate – whenever and wherever it occurs,” Trudeau <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1633468198636113922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1633468198636113922%7Ctwgr%5Ee75e36d1993c2e14c575a22f3d43a84c0ee5c697%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepinknews.com%2F2023%2F03%2F09%2Fjustin-trudeau-trans-women-canada%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on International Women&#8217;s Day.

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Transgender

A couple months ago, on the first day of a major Islamic religious holiday, a man casually <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-police-koran-protest-turkey-nato-b2365807.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">walked</a> up to a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. With hundreds of people looking on, he produced a Koran and began ripping out the pages. He wiped a few of these pages on his shoe. Then, the man set the Koran on fire.
Five thousand miles away, at the U.S. State Department, Joe Biden&#8217;s diplomats sprang into action. Within hours, the State Department issued the strongest possible <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-state-dept-says-it-condemns-burning-koran-sweden-2023-06-29/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20June%2029%20(Reuters),an%20endorsement%20of%20the%20action." target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemnation</a> of the Koran burning. &#8220;I will say that we do condemn it,&#8221; said a State Department spokesman. The spokesman added that the demonstration had created &#8220;an environment of fear&#8221; that &#8220;will impact the ability of Muslims and members of other religious minority groups from freely exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief in Sweden.&#8221;
Whatever you think of that response, you have to admit it&#8217;s a bit surprising. It was just two years ago that criminals torched, vandalized, and looted more than 80 churches across Canada. Unlike Sweden, Canada sits directly on the border of the United States. Some churches that went up in flames are a ten-minute drive from major population centers in this country. And yet, as the churches were razed, Joe Biden&#8217;s State Department didn&#8217;t say a word. One Koran burning in Sweden gets their attention. The destruction of dozens of churches a few miles north of the U.S. border? They can&#8217;t be bothered.
Neither could Canada&#8217;s prime minister, Justin Trudeau. As his country witnessed a historic campaign of anti-Christian terrorism two years ago — a campaign that, somehow, led to just one arrest — Trudeau said the violence was unacceptable but also &#8220;understandable.&#8221; Watch:
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It&#8217;s &#8220;understandable,&#8221; Justin Trudeau says, as thugs torch Christian churches. He ignores the attack on Christianity in his country, just as politicians in the United States ignored the deadly mass shooting by a trans terrorist at a Christian school in Nashville earlier this year. And just as they ignored the campaign of terrorism directed against pro-life pregnancy centers. 
In all of these cases, elected officials didn&#8217;t simply excuse violence against Christians. Instead, for years, with the help of corporate media, these officials engineered hoaxes for the purpose of demonizing Christians. The point of these hoaxes was to create a pretext for the violence that inevitably followed. In the U.S., the hoax took the form of disingenuous warnings about &#8220;trans genocide” and an entirely fictional epidemic of anti-trans murders — murders that turn out, in nearly every case, to be related to domestic disputes, drugs or prostitution and had nothing to do with the fact that the victim identified as trans.
In Canada, the hoax that prompted the church burnings began in earnest in May 2021, when Canadian media reported that ground-penetrating radar had found the unmarked graves of more than 200 children near an Indian Residential School in Kamloops, which is located in British Columbia. Many of the media reports and social media posts referred to these alleged sites as “mass graves.” The Canadian government had established these residential schools in the 19th century to assimilate native Canadian children into Canadian culture. They were mainly operated and funded by the Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist and Anglican churches.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1209-canada-s-mass-graves-hoax-is-yet-another-fabricated-narrative-to-demonize-christians-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show</a></h4>
Leftists in Canada have long maintained that these schools mistreated children. That&#8217;s been conventional wisdom for some time in Canada; it&#8217;s one of the reasons Canadian activists now argue that Canada should strip Catholic schools of all provincial funding. These supposed “mass graves” were the confirmation that they needed. The evidence to support the narrative they already believed. 
Now, to be clear, it’s long been suspected that children did die of diseases like tuberculosis and influenza at these schools. It’s also true that, in that time period, countless children of all races and ethnicities across the world died of these diseases. But the discovery of supposed “mass graves” at one of these schools, to the media and the Canadian government, meant something very different. The finding, they suggested, meant that Christians had systematically murdered children at these schools and then covered up the evidence. 
The Toronto Star reported, &#8220;The Remains of 215 Children Have Been Found.” The AP <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/06/24/bodies-found-indigenous-school-canada-240926" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, &#8220;Over 600 bodies found at another Catholic school for Indigenous children in Canada.&#8221; U.S. News and many other outlets <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2021-06-04/canada-recognizes-genocide-except-against-its-own-indigenous-peoples" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> it confirmation of &#8220;genocide.&#8221; Within days, there were reports that ground-penetrating radar had found unmarked graves at residential school sites all over Canada. Here&#8217;s a Bloomberg report on an additional discovery:
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There were dozens of reports like this, all throughout the summer of 2021. This was the reporting from the entire news media in the United States and Canada. In response, Justin Trudeau knelt at one of the supposed grave sites and pretended to cry. Canada Day celebrations were canceled. The government pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to investigate. There were mass protests. Statutes were toppled. 
One outlet that says it &#8220;serves&#8221; indigenous communities, APTN News, reported that &#8220;Demonstrators toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth in Winnipeg during rallies honouring the children discovered in unmarked graves on the sites of former residential schools over the past month.&#8221; Here&#8217;s what that looked like:
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In the eyes of these rioters, Queen Elizabeth represents colonialism, and colonialism means taking advantage of the natives, not helping them. This anti-colonialist narrative is absurdly simplistic, and ignores the actual facts of history. So naturally they want to destroy all remnants of that history, starting with the statues. This was the mainstream position on the Canadian Left. Harsha Walia, the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association — Canada&#8217;s version of the ACLU — encouraged the vandals. She declared, &#8220;Burn it all down.&#8221; 
Two years later, the lies that these barbarians have been telling have completely fallen apart. No mass graves have been found at these supposed &#8220;unmarked grave sites&#8221; that have been allegedly uncovered with ground-penetrating radar. No bodies, no remains have been unearthed. None at all. It was all a hoax. 
The alleged gravesite in Kamloops, it turns out, was the site of a <a href="https://www.dorchesterreview.ca/blogs/news/the-kamloops-discovery-a-fact-check-two-years-later" target="_blank" rel="noopener">septic field,</a> which was used to dispose of the school&#8217;s sewage. The school dug a massive line of trenches three-feet deep for this purpose, but the &#8220;researchers&#8221; who scanned the site with ground-penetrating radar somehow weren&#8217;t aware of that. How could they miss that little detail? How could they fail to consider other potential reasons why a school might dig trenches? How was a “mass grave” the very first and only assumption? Remember that the radar never detected bodies. It detected “anomalies.” Anomaly just means something unexpected or strange. If there is something unexpected in the ground, why would you assume that the thing must be a mass grave of dead children?
In two years, no one in Canadian state media has bothered to ask that question. Instead, they&#8217;ve sought to discredit anyone who doubts the false narrative. As recently as this summer, the state media outlet CBC ran this headline: &#8220;Residential school denialists tried to dig up suspected unmarked graves in Kamloops.&#8221; The Toronto Star wrote last year, &#8220;Genocide deniers ask: Where are the bodies of the residential schoolchildren?&#8221; 
One senior member of parliament, Marc Miller, argued that Canadians who ask questions are, “part of a pattern of denialism and distortion.&#8221; In other words, seeking verifiable evidence of the media&#8217;s claims is now &#8220;denialism.&#8221; It&#8217;s precisely what they do with climate change. They make these outlandish, unsupported claims, and then when you look into those claims at all, they call you a &#8220;denier.&#8221; What happens to deniers? You can probably guess. If you&#8217;re not on their side of the issue, then you might go to prison. This summer, as Jon Kay reported at Quillette, the investigator appointed by Trudeau to investigate these graves called on the government to give “urgent consideration” to “civil and criminal sanctions” against residential school “denialism.&#8221;
If we take that proposal seriously — and there are signs the Canadian government will — then, ironically, it could mean a lot of natives are about to go to prison. In their efforts to prove their theory of residential school mass graves, these natives are inadvertently debunking it.
Chief Derek Nepinak of one Indian tribe just decided to dig up some graves at a residential school in Manitoba. This is a school that, just a few weeks ago, was <a href="https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/update/anishinabe-nation-in-manitoba-prepares-to-excavate-14-anomalies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> to be the site of 14 &#8220;possible burial sites.&#8221; Here&#8217;s what the Chief found:
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There&#8217;s a big buildup and all the disclaimers before he gets around to the reveal, which is that the &#8220;ground-penetrating radar&#8221; hadn&#8217;t picked up unmarked graves. In fact, it picked up a bunch of oddly shaped rocks. Alas, more than a dozen children had not been buried under this school.
You&#8217;d think that would be a cause for celebration. This man just confirmed that children had not, in fact, been murdered and stuffed underground while attending a school many years ago. To most people, that&#8217;d be an uplifting development. A relief. But that&#8217;s not what you see in that video. Instead, the &#8220;Chief&#8221; is clearly bothered by the discovery or lack thereof. He says he&#8217;s worried &#8220;denialists&#8221; might use reality to undermine his activism and his quest for victimhood. The lack of dead children in the ground worries him. Think about that. And he concludes by insisting that, despite this little setback with his theory, everyone knows the Canadian residential school system was abusive. Everyone knows the Christians treated these kids horribly, he says.
Do we know that? What reason do we have to believe that, exactly? The Canadian government and media just spent two years lying about an obviously falsifiable story, which is that there were mass graves at these schools. They lied about genocide when they knew people could simply dig up the graves and prove them wrong. So why should we believe anything they have to say about how horribly these schools were run for centuries? If these schools were so horrible, why did they have to concoct a blatant, grotesque lie about them?
If you didn&#8217;t want people to ask those questions, you&#8217;d be honest with them. You&#8217;d do the exact opposite of what these cretins are doing. Lying like this creates chaos and derails any possibility of a reasonable, fact-based conversation about what actually happened at these schools. It&#8217;s almost as if they&#8217;re doing it on purpose.
It&#8217;s tempting to dismiss all of this and say it&#8217;s only happening in Canada, which is a uniquely godless place. And at some level, that&#8217;s true. Canada is one of the few nations on earth to permit abortion up to the moment of birth. They&#8217;re one of the only places on Earth where people who don’t even have terminal illnesses can be euthanized like stray dogs. That level of savagery is exceptional.
But on this issue, as with so many others, the Left in this country agrees with Canadian liberals. Recall that, a year before the Canadian church burnings, rioters in this country torched St. John&#8217;s church across from the White House. No one on the Left pretended to care. When Donald Trump tried to tour the damage, they called him a fascist.
The kind of people I&#8217;m talking about here are not confined to Canada. And their goal is not simply to win elections. Their goal is destroying the foundation of Western civilization, most notably Christianity. And in the face of this effort, virtually no one is pushing back — not even the Vatican. In fact, the Pope has <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114468497/in-canada-the-pope-delivers-an-apology-to-indigenous-peoples#:~:text=In%20Canada%2C%20The%20Pope%20Delivers%20An%20Apology%20To%20Indigenous%20Peoples,-Listen%C2%B7%2013%3A51&amp;text=via%20Getty%20Images-,Pope%20Francis%20comes%20to%20Canada%20to%20apologize%20to%20Indigenous%20peoples,in%20the%20residential%20school%20system.&amp;text=via%20Getty%20Images-,This%20week%2C%20Pope%20Francis%20has%20been%20in%20Canada%2C%20on%20what,a%20%22Pilgrimage%20of%20Penance%22." target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a> to these Canadian activists. He went on a &#8220;pilgrimage of penance&#8221; over Canada&#8217;s residential schools.
What did that accomplish? Nothing, of course. Cultural vandals will forget their own lies the moment they&#8217;re disproven. They&#8217;ll just move on to the next lie. But they&#8217;ll never forget weakness once they see it. They&#8217;ll never be deterred by anyone who doesn&#8217;t tell the truth about what they&#8217;re doing. So here&#8217;s the truth. Like Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden&#8217;s handlers hate Catholics, hate Western civilization, and they&#8217;ll use whatever hammer is available to beat us over the head. They are spiritual enemies. It&#8217;s time to stop giving them the upper hand.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday that he and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating.
&#8220;Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,&#8221; Trudeau wrote on Instagram. &#8220;As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build.&#8221;
&#8220;For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our and their privacy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Thank you.&#8221;
The two met when they were children and reconnected when they ran into each other at a charity drive 20 years ago, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-announces-separation-wife-sophi-rcna97778">reported</a>. They married two years later in 2005 and had three children together.
Justin Trudeau, 51, is three years older than the 48-year-old Sophie Grégoire.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/americas/justin-trudeau-separate-wife-sophie-gregoire.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur">noted</a> that the announcement comes just after Trudeau &#8220;overhauled his cabinet last week, shuffling Liberal Party ministers in key portfolios to inject what he called &#8216;fresh energy&#8217; into the team.&#8221;
The change in his cabinet was reportedly sparked by polls showing that the Liberal Party was losing to the Conservative Party ahead of the country&#8217;s next elections in 2025.
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A Republican senator is calling out Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his country’s contribution to NATO. 
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) made the comments on Sunday during an <a href="https://catsroundtable.com/senator-dan-sullivan-canadian-prime-minister-spares-with-us-senator-sullivan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> on “The Cats Roundtable” talk show with host John Catsimatidis. Sullivan said Canada isn’t “even close” to the NATO minimum goal of countries spending 2% of GDP on defense and said the prime minister had been overheard saying Canada won&#8217;t ever reach that mark. 
“There was a Wall Street Journal editorial last week that I fully agreed with, and the title was ‘Canada is a military free-rider in NATO,&#8217;” Sullivan <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/30/trudeau-canada-getting-free-ride-on-natos-back-sen-dan-sullivan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “It’s true, I hate to say it, because I’m a fan of the Canadians.&#8221;
“But with regard to the NATO-member agreed-upon requirements — to hit 2% of gross domestic product on defense … Canada is one of the biggest laggards,” he added. “Not even close. A little bit above 1.3%.” 
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-military-defense-spending-justin-trudeau-lithuania-nato-summit-bd1771d9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">op-ed</a> Sullivan referenced explained Canada’s failure to commit the minimum to NATO and said, based on Canada’s mere 1.38% of GDP contribution, Trudeau deserved a spot at the “junior table” at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, that took place earlier this month. 
Canada is sixth from the bottom — out of 31 countries — on defense spending as a share of GDP, according to the outlet. As for spending on military equipment, including weapons, the country ranks seventh lowest. 
Sullivan attended the NATO Summit, where he says he repeatedly heard from other attendees that Canada was actively trying to “dodge” its 2% commitment. He also claimed that Trudeau had been overheard saying “he’s never going to hit” the goal. 
Trudeau, for his part, recently defended his country’s contribution to NATO and said it would “step up” efforts. 
“We’ve invested massively in NORAD modernization just earlier this year. We’re continuing to step up in our NATO commitments,” he <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/30/trudeau-canada-getting-free-ride-on-natos-back-sen-dan-sullivan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Anchorage Daily News last week. “We’re going to continue to step up in this time of increased concerns around security everywhere around the world.”
Nearly a decade ago, in 2014, NATO members agreed to increase spending to a goal of 2% of their GDP on defense by 2024, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-allies-agree-spend-at-least-2-their-gdp-defence-diplomats-2023-07-07/#:~:text=The%20goal%20was%20set%20in,%2C%20Hungary%2C%20Latvia%20and%20Slovakia." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>. Just 11 countries meet that target now, the outlet notes, including the United States, Britain, Poland, Greece, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Latvia, and Slovakia.
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Canada is one of six countries that spends less than 1.4% of its GDP on NATO defense, along with Slovenia, Turkey, Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
At the summit earlier this month, NATO member nations issued a <a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_217320.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said they “make an enduring commitment to invest at least 2% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually on defence,” and that, in some cases, spending beyond 2% is necessary to “remedy existing shortfalls” and meet other requirements.
When he was in office, former President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized NATO countries for failing to meet the 2% target and told members to contribute more. During the NATO Summit in 2018, Trump <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10/politics/donald-trump-nato-summit-2018/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20think%20these%20countries%20have,tomorrow%20and%20have%20no%20problem.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “I think these countries have to step it up, not over a 10-year period, but they have to step it up immediately.”
From 2016 to 2020, non-U.S. NATO allies increased defense spending by roughly $50 billion, suggesting Trump&#8217;s efforts may have played a role in the increase, according to the <a href="https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/nato-allies-now-spend-50-billion-more-defense-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heritage Foundation</a>.

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