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    BREAKING: Jim Karahalios wins court case against the Conservative Party

    This morning Justice Perell, on Jim Karahalios’ lawsuit against the Conservative Party of Canada, ruled in favour of Karahalios and invalidated his disqualification from the Conservative leadership race. Justice Parell wrote, “I declare that the DRAC Decision Of March 18, 2020, to disqualify Mr. Karahalios’ as a candidate for the Conservative Party leadership was invalid, and I set aside the [Dispute Resolution Appeals Committee] (DRAC) Decision.” Karahalios announced some of the details in a campaign email and on Twitter shortly after the decision was handed down in the morning. He reaffirmed his position that the CPC should not be deciding who should and should not be in the leadership race and that membership should determine who they want as a leader through a vote.

    Dave Gordon on Antisemitism, Canada, and Israel

    While Atlantic Canada and the West experienced decreases in Antisemitic incidents from 2018, they were still up from 2017. Ontario and Quebec, however, experienced a whopping 62.8 per cent and 12.3 per cent increase, respectively. Renowned Jewish writer and managing editor of thej.ca, Dave Gordon, expressed his concerns on the rise in Antisemitism, citing fringe values and ‘skewed reporting’ from the mainstream media against Israel and the Jewish people.

    Downing: Albertans want answers from the Fair Deal Panel

    Peter Downing, the interim leader and Executive Director of the Alberta Wexit Party, states, “the Western independence movement has exploded. Giving a ‘fair deal’ to Albertans needs to go beyond mere words, and, as a committed federalist, the premier is losing his credibility.”

    Overcoming COVID-19: Business, Faith, and Family

    “We are thankful for the overwhelming response from the community, small businesses, and large food-chains, including Safeway, Loblaws and other generous donors. With all our proceeds going to those in need, we have spread the love to the Calgary Food Bank and the Salvation Army. Currently, our hampers serve 25 plus families of 4 each day.” Chahal notes “The resiliency of Calgarians was on full display, as neighbours were helping neighbours, and paying it forward. There are some great community stories coming forward, and it’s great to see everyone working together.”

    Four extremely dumb facts about the ‘assault-style’ weapons ban

    Even if you were in favour of less gun rights or wanted more, reasonable people reading the new ‘Assault-Style’ weapons ban should have some alarms going off because it’s seriously badly written, illogical on different levels, and is overall blatantly contradictory.

    Coronavirus shows Canadians it’s time to end our Made in China addiction

    World trade increases competitiveness in the marketplace and reduces costs to the customer, but it should never be done at the expense of the health and safety of our citizens. Canadians do not trust China nor do we want to be involved with and dependent on China any longer.

    Edmonton councillor is fed up with never-ending pothole issue

    Dziadyk advocated that Edmonton needs to step up its standards and be more strict with who gets city contracts to do roadwork based on past performance. He said, “Regarding the companies completing the work, they need to meet the standards that we set out, and they should not be re-awarded contracts if they do not perform,” which seems to be a public policy philosophy that has finally taken hold in Edmonton.

    Salim Mansur: Call To Prayer and the Rule Of Law

    When mayors and city councillors favour one group ahead of the rest, the rest need to sound the alarm. To warn its residents and taxpayers that the rule of law has been subverted. If not checked and reversed, then the rule of law, which binds people together in our beloved democracy, will unravel and eventually […]

    Black Conservative Canadians divided over the ABC’s endorsement of O’Toole

    The endorsement, which may come as a surprise to some given the historic candidacy of Dr. Leslyn Lewis, the first black woman to run for the leadership of the CPC, came after “a reflective and methodological” evaluation of the candidates.

    Calvin Helin: ‘Eco-Colonization’ is hurting First Nation Resource Development

    Helin: “As I said, the movement is equally ideological: the institutions that make up Big Green want to push socialism as a solution to ‘saving the planet.’ They [Big Green] don’t stand for debate, and they will never seek to engage in dialogue with detractors. This is what makes them so dangerous. “