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‘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

On Monday, MPs tabled an Inquiry Of Ministry, which detailed the more than $1.35 million in costs — and said there were more unfiled claims expected to drive up the bill for taxpayers even more... “The costs incurred do not reflect the final costs,” said the inquiry. “There are still invoices and claims as well as recoveries between departments that have yet to be processed.”

Liberal MP, & Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages of Canada, Randy Boissonnault, criticizes Alberta Conservatives for not adequately addressing concerns related to CCP affecting retirement for Albertans. READ MORE NEWS: https://westernstandard.news #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

POILIEVRE: 'Justin Trudeau has a Pro-Putin energy policy'... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

'After the “two weeks to flatten the curve” were over, governments persisted in violating our freedoms of association, religion, conscience, expression, peaceful assembly, mobility and travel...' READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/carpay-when-lockdowns-started-a-day-to-remember-but-not-to-celebrate/53129 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard @JCCFCanada

'MAiD... the made-in-Canada solution to end-of-life health costs' "In Canada, medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is creating a culture of death. In 2022, more than 13,241 Canadians were legally euthanized up from 10,064 in 2021. (A 31% increase.) Of the 11 countries that offer state-sponsored death, Canada has the highest rate. And although plans to make mental illness part of the program have been suspended until after the election, the numbers show no sign of slowing down..." ~ Francis Crescia READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/crescia-maid-the-made-in-canada-solution-to-end-of-life-health-costs/52645 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

United Kingdom bans puberty blockers ‘in best interests of kids’... Medical professionals in the United Kingdom will no longer be allowed to prescribe body-altering puberty blockers to children at gender clinics, NHS (National Health Service) confirmed Tuesday. The drugs are still allowed to be used on children in clinical trials. After reviewing the damaging effects of the hormones on children, NHS said banning puberty blockers is “in the best interests of kids.”... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/great-britain-bans-puberty-blockers-in-best-interests-of-kids/53054

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there is a stark difference between he and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. “Are we heading towards a populism that wants to roll back women’s rights, to roll back the fight against climate change, to roll back the defence against democracy?” said Trudeau in a Monday interview on Radio-Canada... READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/canadian/watch-trudeau-accuses-poilievre-of-wanting-to-take-canada-backwards/53057

Dangerous Cave Discovery Prompts EPS Response In Edmonton's River Valley... “Recently our Sheriff partners found a hole which was covered up by a piece of steel. Under that piece of steel they discovered a cave that had been dug into here and found an occupant living inside,” said Sgt. Serge Soucy. ————————— READ MORE NEWS: https://westernstandard.news

Notley, Smith clash over school projects... "The NDP talks a big game on education, but the facts are something else… ✅ UCP 141 School Projects ❌ NDP 46 School Projects" wrote Premier Danielle Smith on X. The Alberta government has increased spending on enrolment growth. Part of the funding change the UCP brought in was to protect schools with low enrolment, as Alberta experienced 13 quarters of negative growth from a lack of job opportunities because of NDP policies and people moved elsewhere... READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/alberta/notley-smith-clash-over-school-projects-during-question-period/53034 #ableg #abpoli #westernstandard

Fans have slammed Madonna for stopping Vancouver show to ask girl in wheelchair why she’s not dancing... "Oh, OK. Politically incorrect, sorry about that..."

"This man (Steven Guilbeault)clearly resents the West and our right to develop our resources, and he is entirely unfit to be environment minister. It is long past time he be replaced by the Prime Minister." ~ Premier Danielle Smith... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-smith-wants-lunatic-guilbeault-turfed-from-cabinet-unequivocally-supports-moe/52897 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

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'The new regulations have elicited a howling, sanctimonious response from our federal government. That is better. The new regulations seek to appropriately balance “on demand” energy with “when I feel like it” energy and that is even better. I have some confidence that we won’t freeze in the dark next winter.' ...READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/lytle-smith-government-decides-theres-nothing-morally-superior-about-renewable-energy/52840 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

“Budget 2024 makes strategic investments to promote the sustainable growth of our province. Investments in wildfire preparedness, as well as water management and infrastructure, will help enhance our readiness for natural disasters to protect Albertans’ lives and livelihoods.” ~ Nate Horner, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board “Alberta Municipalities appreciates the provincial government’s leadership in preparing Albertans for the likelihood of severe drought this year. This program gives municipalities the support they need to strengthen their local and regional drought responses.” ~ Tyler Gandam, president, Alberta Municipalities READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/alberta-government-to-protect-communities-from-droughts-floods/52859 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

ArriveScam... Contractors worked on federal 'Covid Alert' app contract prior to ArriveCan Ontario-based firm GC Strategies was contracted by the Trudeau Liberals to work on an app called 'Covid Alert' prior to the failed ArriveCan program, according to Blacklock's Reporter. Cabinet members have ordered a ten-year audit of all financial transactions between GC Strategies and the federal government as serious, potentially criminal, allegations have been made, including missing documents and a bill ten times the cost of the original estimate...READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/contractors-worked-on-federal-covid-alert-app-contract-prior-to-arrivecan/52702 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

COVID-19 Response: School Closures Posed Greater Harm To Children... The View Guest Dr. Phil condemns prolonged school closures, citing detrimental effects on children. READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-dr-phil-tells-the-view-hosts-children-severely-harmed-by-covid-lockdowns/52703

Writer Joseph Ben-Ami fears that praiseworthy though the goals of the Liberals' Online Harm Act might be, it may turn into a tool to suppress ideas the government doesn't like... "As a Jew, I am acutely aware of the proliferation of material promoting hate online. I have rarely been the direct target of anyone’s religiously motivated enmity: I receive more hate-filled communications as a conservative than I do as a Jew — but that is another story..." READ MORE: https://westernstandard.news/opinion/ben-ami-trudeaus-online-harm-act-is-just-that-an-act-of-harm/52699 #BillC63 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard

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“Russia must win” ~ PM Justin Trudeau... READ MORE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-trudeau-accidentally-says-russia-needs-to-win-war-in-ukraine/52676

NDP Leader Discusses Pharmacare Deal and Response to Bill C-63 (harmful content online)... Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the NDP, Holds Press Conference on Parliament Hill to Discuss National Pharmacare Agreement with Liberal Government and Response to Bill C-63. Addresses Concerns Over Potential Opt-Outs by Alberta and Quebec. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #skpoli #bcpoli #westernstandard