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Mayor who added 60,000 rideshare vehicles to Toronto’s congested streets steps down

Toronto Mayor John Tory could not find time to get his hair cut during the COVID lockdown, but apparently found time to engage in “developing a relationship” with a staffperson. Photo: BlogTO #BREAKING: John Tory resigns as Mayor of #Toronto,

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Premier Danielle Smith Takes on Trudeau’s “Just Transition” and comes out swinging: Dan McTeague

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Photo: Facebook by Dan McTeague It’s official! The Trudeau Liberal government’s “Just Transition” plan to kill the oil and gas industry is going forward!  What is “Just Transition”? While the details of Liberals‘ plan are few, Trudeau’s

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Alberta resident launched powerful support network for Freedom Convoy participants in Ottawa

After hearing non-truckers were welcome to join the convoy, she filled her 26-foot camper trailer/caravan with “food, medical supplies, water, dog food and warm bedding” and, towing it behind her, got on the road. An Alberta couple she met while stopping for the night in Saskatchewan told her they’d “lost everything over the last eighteen months” due to COVID vaccine mandates. They viewed the convoy as their last chance to regain their employment, and were sleeping in their vehicle in -35C weather as they drove across the country. Michelle invited them into her camper and reports that, “by the time we reached Ottawa, there were up to seven people sleeping in my camper every night.”

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Jordan Peterson Sets Up ‘Pro-Human’ Alternative to Globalist-Corporatist World Economic Forum

Professor of psychology and public speaker Jordan Peterson has announced the formation of an international consortium that would serve as a kind of populist alternative to the elitist World Economic Forum (WEF) and provide a countervailing force against globalist aims and narratives.

Peterson laid out his plan in an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, telling him that an inaugural event of the group is being planned for the cusp of October/November 2023 in London.

Around 2,000 business, cultural, and political figures will be invited to take part in the consortium, he said, adding that he wants the discussions open to the public and membership in the organization to be as broad as possible.

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Government’s response to the Truckers’ Convoy was an unintentional comedy routine

Some days, Canadians wish government would leave comedy to the professionals. Photo: SF Chronical by Donna Laframboise The Freedom Convoy became a three-week standoff in the nation’s capital because the federal government contemptuously dismissed these protesters rather than talk to

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