National Identity
OUT OF STEP: Canadian military mocked for the lack of marching prowess at WEM Remembrance Day ceremony
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Read MoreThe Abbotsford Legion had to ask members of the public to watch their Remembrance Day ceremony via livestream at a local stadium due to dangers from an adjacent homeless encampment at city hall.
“It was hurtful that we couldn’t have it the full way,” Veteran Don Carlson to Global News.
“I understand, the tent people have issues, but I feel that we are being held to ransom, and it takes away the solemn feeling of this parade.”
In October, the B.C. Supreme Court sided with the City of Abbotsford in its plan to clear the city hall encampment, whic
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Read MoreArgentinian delegates have been ordered to withdraw from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei has previously called the mainstream climate change narrative a “socialist lie.”
“It’s true,” Argentina’s undersecretary for the environment, Ana Lamas, told the Guardian. “We have instructions from the ministry of foreign affairs to no longer participate.”
Milei has previously called the “climate change” agenda a “socialist lie.” During his presidential campaign, he said that linking “climate change” to human activity was false.
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Read MoreThe City of Regina acknowledges that our current Flag Protocol Procedure needs updating so that it is focused on and supports municipal issues, and doesn’t weigh into global politics,” Nichol said in a statement to the Western Standard.
“Administration is recommending a number of changes to the Flag Protocol Procedure, including that only the flags of Canada, Saskatchewan, Union Jack, City of Regina, Treaty 4, and Metis Nation may be flown in the courtyard of City Hall and in the Council chamber.”
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Read MoreIf there was any doubt that Canada is living in the throws of Justin Trudeau’s post national state, the scenes we witnessed on Remembrance Day across Canada should clear up that confusion.
Across Canada, official ceremonies were hijacked by foreign issues and woke ideology.
On the one day in this country that is reserved for our fallen heroes and veterans, foreign interest groups and woke ideologues hijacked the proceedings and in doing so, denigrated and insulted hundreds of thousands of veterans.
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Read MoreMississauga’s mayor is avoiding requests from the Jewish community to condemn and prevent a Remembrance Day-style vigil for the recently eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, scheduled to take place in the city in two weeks.
A group called “Canadian Defenders 4 Human Rights” has taken ownership of the planned vigil set for Nov 26, 40 days after the elimination of the leader of the listed terrorist entity that rules Gaza, Hamas.
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Read MoreA new report by Daily Bread and North York Harvest reveals that four out of five new clients who visited a Toronto food bank over the last year have been living in Canada for less than five years, with over one-third not having Canadian citizenship.
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Read MoreThe Department of Immigration in a “Welcome To Canada” guide advised foreigners to be prepared to book Airbnb rentals or resort to homeless shelters on arrival here. “Search online,” said the guide published in Arabic, Dari, Haitian Creole and Spanish.
“Before deciding where to live in Canada, learn about the types of housing,” said the guide Welcome To Canada: Housing In Canada. “There are different types of housing.”
“Housing costs in Canada are high, especially in large cities, and it can be challenging to find an affordable rental apartment or housing that meets your needs,” said the guide. “Before dec
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Read MoreFor its Remembrance Day gathering Monday, an Ottawa school chose to play a Palestinian protest tune, sung in Arabic, that has become associated with the Gaza war. It was the only song played as students watched a slide presentation honoring Canada’s wartime sacrifice at Sir Robert Borden School.
The song was Haza Salam by Mahim Ahmed. The title is usually translated as “This is Peace” and it was reportedly released in the months after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, according to the National Post.
The school’s choice of music offended many studen
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