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The stench of the system: conspiracy

Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression. These three essays are based on three books I happen to have recently read, each of which provides fascinating but necessarily limited insights into the reality of contemporary society. Placed alongside each other, however, they can help us to identify the ...

The stench of the system: propaganda

Protesters rally at University of Calgary against free speech event on residential schools
Subhead:More than 100 protesters gathered to denounce a Canadian Students for Free Speech event a week after Rebel News' Drea Humphrey and Dr. Tom Flanagan were doused with water.# YouTube-embed:ShscEHLmgDA
Freeland: crying was routine in Trudeau’s cabinet
Subhead:Chrystia Freeland’s new book says crying was a routine part of Trudeau’s cabinet meetings and that he flew into rages over words like “crazy,” and how he obsessed over the details of his own public appearances but couldn’t be bothered with the details of trade negotiations with the Trump White House.# YouTube-embed:IqftcK59mZY Chrystia Freeland has […]
Sask NDP calls itself 'most cost-effective' for taxpayers. Its MLAs outspent the government's.
Subhead:Opposition MLAs averaged about $182,000 in spending over the last fiscal year.# Saskatchewan's opposition says its MLAs aim to be the "most cost-effective and respectful of the taxpayers." The expense statements say otherwise. Figures released by the Legislative Assembly Service and reported by Global News show the province's MLAs spent $10.9 million in the […]
Nova Scotia adjudicator: 15 seconds of eye contact is not racial profiling
Subhead:A complainant suggested a staffer at an electronics store looking at her for 15 seconds was a discriminatory act of racial profiling — only for an adjudicator to rule the company's policy was the "opposite of profiling."# A Nova Scotia board of inquiry has thrown out a racial profiling complaint against an electronics store […]
Toronto man charged with arson after Israeli flags set on fire outside a church
Subhead:Police say Syed Raza, 29, was spotted at a downtown demonstration three days after the 1 a.m. incident, and the Hate Crime Unit is now investigating.# A Toronto man is facing arson and mischief charges after police allege he took Israeli flags displayed in front of a church and set them on fire. According […]

Canada calls for Palestinian Authority to hold immediate elections
Canada is calling on the “state” to reverse its decision to postpone elections, after already “recognizing” Palestinian “statehood” under the conditions that it would hold general elections.
KITCHENER: Municipal candidate facing fraud allegations over seniors’ mortgages
The Law Society of Ontario alleges misconduct in 20 mortgage transactions taken out by senior citizens.
Palestine Action Canada claims another attack, this time in Peterborough, ON
Activists reportedly targeted a Peterborough technology company linked to Israeli defence giant Elbit Systems. Security services are still silent on designation.
College owner at centre of OSAP scandal partied with Trudeau in 2018
Opulence Education Group owns three colleges at the centre of Ontario’s OSAP scandal, with Opulence founder Gurinder Bhatti having received an official invitation to meet Justin Trudeau in 2018.

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