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Retired paramedic Don Sharpe chats with Cory Morgan on the battle for EMS reforms. WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE: https://www.westernstandard.news/watch/don-sharpes-battle-cry-rethinking-ems-systems-for-improved-care/53965

“Every year from now on they must declare the quantity and types of plastic they supply, how these plastics move through the economy, and how they are managed at the end of their life,” said Guilbeault. The registry will track plastics in the country, measure pollution reduction, and help inform future climate-related decisions, the environment minister said in the news release... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-guilbeault-moves-ahead-with-plastics-registry/54002

Be Careful What You Wish For... 'Asking #aiRobot if it can evolve itself. Will ai self evolve?'

'After 8 years of Trudeau, brace for more taxes and higher debt on YOUR tab.' "I can guarantee who will NOT pay for today’s costly budget: Trust Fund Trudeau & the billionaires who host him on their private islands." ~ wrote Pierre Poilievre on X. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard #Budget2024

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Dodges Inquiries on Consumer Carbon Levy... "Pierre Poilievre has absolutely no plan [...] the Liberal plan is unfair..." ~ Jagmeet Singh

"While taking a leak at the Ottawa Int. Airport, I found tampons and maxi pads in the men’s room. This shit isn’t real. I still don’t believe it. I’m in the Matrix." wrote Derek Fildebrandt on X.

'Pass C-234 to Lower Food Prices for Canadians' "When Trudeau taxes the farmer who grows the food and the trucker who ships the food, he taxes all who buy the food. Common sense Conservatives are calling on Trudeau to pass C-234 in its original form so our farmers can bring home lower prices for our people." ~ Pierre Poilievre [On X]

#Solareclipe2024

$1.2M Alberta’s Government Grant to Propel Digitalization Research “We’re looking to the Simpson Centre to research and provide recommendations on how Alberta’s producers can use technologies like robotics and data analytics to help Alberta successfully navigate their adoption. These technologies will support advancements in the sector so our province can remain a leader in agriculture innovation.” RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Alberta stands at the forefront of agricultural research and technology on a global scale, fostering heightened productivity, competitiveness, sustainability, and food security for producers and consumers alike. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #westernstandard

Trudeau admits mass immigration fuelling housing crisis... "Temporary immigration has caused so much pressure in our communities," ~ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Trudeau made this admission after announcing the Canadian government will spend $400 million through Budget 2024 on the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to speed up construction of more homes to address the housing crisis. 'Sean Fraser has an out-of-body experience as he transforms himself into a passive observer of “out-of-control” immigration that he says helped cause the housing crisis.' Pierre Poilievre wrote on X. READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/atlantic/watch-trudeau-admits-mass-immigration-fuelling-housing-crisis/53529 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard #Trudeau #CanadaHousingCrisis #CanadaImmigration

RCMP Block Peaceful Carbon Tax Protesters in Alberta... #CarbonTaxProtest #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

Trudeau's Gun Buyback: Over $42 Million Spent, Zero Firearms Acquired... "We are not going to do anything to help them (feds)" ~ Premier Danielle Smith In May, 2020 the Liberal government implemented an amnesty order on more than 1,500 types of what it calls ‘assault style’ weapons that will expire on October 30, 2025. The ban was implemented after the Nova Scotia mass murder of 22 people on April 18 and 19, 2020... READ MORE ON WS WEBSITE. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

MP Joly assaults constituent who asked a question she didn't like... The Liberal MP was going for an afternoon stroll in Montreal when a constituent approached her, filming, and demanded she “lift the cap on Palestinian refugees.”... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-mp-joly-assaults-constituent-who-asked-a-question-she-didnt-like/53491

'Prime minister’s salary is now $406,200' “As of April 1, it costs more to fill your tank and more to buy a drink after work, but you know who won’t notice, federal MPs who just got a big raise.” ~ Franco Terrazzano 'All members of Parliament took a raise today ranging between an extra $8,500 to $17,000. A backbench MP’s salary is now $203,100. A minister’s salary is $299,900, while the prime minister’s salary is now $406,200.' reported The Canadian Taxpayers Federation. ‘Carbon Tax Is A Punishing Tax’ ~ said @franco_nomics during a live X space discussion [COAST TO COAST & ACROSS THE POND: CANADAS CARBON AND CLIMATE COLD WAR! ] #CarbonTaxProtest #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

Protestors gathered at the intersection of Hwys. 1 and 22 west of Calgary Monday at the Cochrane turnoff to express displeasure with a combined hit from the federal carbon tax as well as the Alberta fuel surcharge that went onto effect on Monday morning...READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-protestors-gather-near-calgary-to-axe-the-carbon-tax-after-fuel-increase/53481 #CarbonTaxProtest #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

Left wing counter protestor / agitator Deana Sherif is here and using an electric whistle." wrote Élie Cantin-Nantel [video post from Parliament Hill protest] ***** 'Early this morning people from as far as northeast BC and Grande Prairie were waving flags and chanting slogans while gathering up. Police were on hand too, but the gathering was entirely peaceful...' READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-protestors-gather-near-calgary-to-axe-the-carbon-tax-after-fuel-increase/53481 #CarbonTaxProtest #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

The Alberta government is considering a move to investigate procedures and decision-making on Edmonton city council. “If you’re going to make serious allegations and you don’t know who your source is, there’s a level of due diligence you have to do to determine the allegations are even true,” said Smith at a Thursday press conference... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/smith-says-letter-about-city-of-edmonton-impropriety-to-remain-sealed/53450 #ableg #abpoli #westernstandard

'Ambassador Kovaliv considers that Ukraine is ‘protecting NATO’s eastern flank’ and was addressing the growing number of Canadians who have become disengaged with the Russo-Ukrainian war...' READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/hannaford-look-north-then-help-us-in-the-east-says-ukrainian-ambassador/53394 #UkraineRussiaWar

The Calgary Unitarian Church will turn its 2024 Easter Sunday service into a Drag Show 'Earlier this year, Premier Danielle Smith announced new policies regarding gender issues in school expected to be put into legislation this fall...' The event, open to all ages, will feature drag performances, drag queen story reading and multiple speakers. "DRAG me to church: what does TRANSformation mean today?"... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/unitarian-church-of-calgary-to-host-drag-show-easter-sunday/53360

Officials have called it a “developing mass casualty event,” per AP News. Two people were rescued, and as of 8:20 MDT, six people were reported missing. It is unclear how many people are still in the water. Fire Chief James Wallace estimates authorities “may be looking for upwards of seven people” but that number is fluid and could change as the situation develops... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-baltimore-bridge-collapses-after-cargo-ship-collides-with-pillar/53364 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

Man Assaults Young Girls in Women's Change Room, Residents Express Shock... “I could identify as a lady with a beard. There’s nothing you can do about it,” the man says to the camera, while a woman tries to move him away from the children present in the room... The woman who put herself between the children and the man in an attempt to wedge him away from the young girls is a friend of Point, who said the police want to charge her friend rather than the perpetrator...READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-residents-shocked-and-angered-after-male-assaults-little-girls-in-womens-change-room-in-duncan-bc/53337

‘Haiti's Humanitarian Crisis & Gang Violence’ Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announces the initiation of small-scale departure options for Canadian citizens seeking to leave Haiti following Haiti's ongoing humanitarian crisis and pervasive gang violence... #HaitiCrisis #HaitiGangViolence #cdnpoli #westernstandard

Some investors expressed concern that the management shake-up would not be enough to address long-standing safety issues that were the reason for Calhoun's ascendance to CEO in the first place in 2020.' Calhoun insisted the decision to resign was his... READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/business/boeing-ceo-grounded-after-nine-737-max-incidents-in-three-months/53335 #BOEING787 #boeingceo

"The costly coalition of Trudeau & NDP vote to block the carbon tax election. They want to hammer you with more taxes on food, heat & gas...Common sense Conservatives won’t stop rallying Canadians to stop them & spike the April 1st hike." ~ Pierre Poilievre READ MORE ON WS WEBSITE. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

Social media sleuths have ascertained the two granny vandals who painted over a #RecallGondek sign Tuesday morning due to the culprits bragging about it on Facebook. One of the women was identified as Carolyn Pogue, who describes herself as a Canadian author, editor and workshop presenter who “is inspired by peacemakers and justice-seekers of all ages.”... READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/news/granny-vandals-unmasked-pair-brags-about-their-crime-on-facebook/53245 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard