Friday, April 26, 2024

Author: Rita Smith

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Public Order Commission deletes footage of lawyer collapsing at November 9 hearing

Rita Smith

Perhaps Mr. Poliquin’s collapse had nothing to do with any COVID shot he ever received. Maybe it did. Whatever the circumstance, the Commission has an obligation to Canadians to deliver the truth, the whole truth, as soon as the truth becomes available.

Canada is investing millions of dollars and thousands of hours of time into this “Public Order Emergency Commission.” Editing the website video footage without informing viewers the footage has been edited risks having this expensive Commission be perceived as dishonest and disingenuous.

Frighteningly, Poliquin’s collapse was eerily reminiscent of the video compilations we’ve recently viewed, showing athletes collapsing on sports fields, performers keeling over onstage, and news presenters collapsing live on air. There have been hundreds of them, always of a perfectly healthy human being busy doing something they do every day, collapsing to the ground and in too many unfortunate cases, dying.

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Windsor mayor told feds things were “smooth” on bridge before Emergencies Act invoked

Rita Smith

The text messages, sent on February 13th and the morning of February 14th, included Dilkins reporting that “police have full control of the area now” and that activities on the Ambassador Bridge were “smooth so far.” Some hours later on February 14th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked Canada’s Emergencies Act despite the fact that the Windsor situation had been resolved by police using existing legislative powers.

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“Suicides in my home town were so numerous, they stopped reporting them” Lich tells Commission

Rita Smith

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich provided testimony to the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) on November 3rd. Lich, one of the earliest and most involved organizers, was arrested and imprisoned for five months after last winter’s protest. She under very strict bail conditions which forbid her from speaking with many of her friends and fellow Convoy organizers.

When asked about her frustrations and motivations for helping to organize the Convoy, Lich tearfully described the pain and suffering she had personally witnessed as a result of federal and provincial COVID mandates.  

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Teachers’ strike vs. Truckers’ convoy – have we lost the will to fight unpopular government?

Rita Smith

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) may be mis-reading the mood of the public and the press in planning for an illegal strike on November 4th. 

CUPE represents school custodians, administrative staff and educational assistants in Ontario. 

While in years past these workers might have hoped for automatic support from parents, the public and the mainstream media, they may find out that 2022 is a tough time to ask for sympathy – or money. 

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