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    Ambrose: Trudeau fears MacKay

    With the CPC in desperate need of leadership, yet it’s base at wits-end, it’s hard to see how the base stands united moving forward. Conservatives are too busy arguing over which candidate is not a liberal, as the threat of further division looms. We have two federal conservative parties and neither can take on the cult of Trudeau at the present time. While conservatives have a knack for rebranding every so often, the Liberal Party. Liberals only have one shade of red. While Trudeau is the author of many embarrassing mistakes, the party stands by his leadership, as a united front. Those who did not tow the company line faced disciplinary action were marginalized from party ranks, and eventually banished from caucus. Case in point, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott. While the goal is to defeat Trudeau and remain electable, unity is key as not to say whose conservative beliefs are a better shade of blue than mine and vice versa.

    With COVID-19 Restrictions lifting, Edmonton City Councillor opposes ‘blanket’ Local State of Emergency

    “If we were not in a State of Local Emergency, and if the mayor or a fellow councillor wanted extra powers to respond to a crisis, a meeting by City Council could be convened pretty quickly, and we could grant those powers for as long as needed.” Though not privy to all the conversations had, either due to their technical nature between bureaucracies or those had between the mayor and the province, Dziadyk has made his position clear.

    Hong Kong’s freedom at risk as China imposes authoritarian control

    Right now, China is moving to ban “treason, secession, sedition and subversion” in Hong Kong, which is a way for the Chinese government to crack down on pro-democracy demonstrations and protests against the Communist Party of China (CCP) and undermine local law in Hong Kong.

    Canadian Biathlon athlete Gillian Gowling talks Olympic training, and firearms

    “Biathletes are trained how to safely handle rifles. Before you even start shooting there’s obviously that’s a huge component of safety just because we want to practice a safe sport and make sure everyone’s handling firearms responsibly.”

    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.”