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    Jim Karahalios axed again from the CPC race

    The judge ruled that only the Leadership Election Organization Committee (LEOC) had the legitimate authority to eject Karahalios and other candidates from the Conservative leadership race. Today the CPC used their court recognized authority to re-eject Karahalios from the race.

    Policy Reversal – Liberals start recommending wearing masks

    As of today, Dr. Tam has not come out on behalf of the Public Health Agency and now officially recommends the use of non-medical masks out in public, when social distancing is not possible.

    Alberta man faces 31 charges for illegal gun trafficking

    Canada Police Report (CPR) announced that ALERT Grand Prairie had arrested Allan Salud last Thursday, where the 50-year old was charged due to his involvement in straw purchasing. 

    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.