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Rex Murphy: What right does the government have to judge Rebel News?

Rex Murphy
National Post
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 05:28 UTC
Ezra Levant
© Tyler Anderson/Naitonal PostRebel News founder Ezra Levant
Outside of news organizations and reporters, I'd guess that most people do not know that the Canadian government has established what it likes to call an "independent advisory board" to decide on the question of what is or what is not a "qualified Canadian journalism organization" (QCJO).

Before getting into what being designated a QCJO means, for news outlets and subscribers to them, I'd like to pause on the phrase itself, and the power to apply or deny it. My interest in doing so arises from the recent decision from the Independent Advisory Board on the Eligibility for Journalism Tax Measures on the status of Rebel News, which gave out a curiously precise evaluation of that doughty organization:
"A review found that less than one per cent of the content meets the criteria for original news content as required by the act."
So the first thing to ask is obvious: is it not strange that in a democratic political system, authority has been granted to a government department to define what it will treat as journalism?

I am awaiting the tempest of outrage and rebuttal from every newspaper, television and radio station, the Canadian Association of Journalists, Journalists for Free Expression, every journalism school and journalism professor about this gross assault on the free press.
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Ukraine offensive 'no more scandalous' than invading Iraq - ex-French ambassador


RT
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:09 UTC
Fallujah Iraq
© AP / John MooreUS Marines burn their fortifications on front line positions before pulling out of the city of Fallujah, Iraq, April 30, 2004
The former French ambassador to the US and UN Gérard Araud has told China's Global Times that resentment at the "double standards" of the West is likely turning some countries off supporting Washington's position on Russia. He added that while the European Union is following America's lead in regards to Moscow, it will not do the same when it comes to China.

The Chinese joined more than 40 others in voting against, or abstaining from, a motion condemning Russia's offensive in Ukraine at a meeting of the United Nations last month. India, Pakistan and South Africa were among those who refused to back Washington's line, which didn't surprise Araud.

"There is a colonial past which is feeding some resentment. There is also the fact that the West is lecturing the rest of the world and using double standards very often," the former diplomat told the state-owned Global Times on Thursday.

"I'm quite aware that, after all, invading Ukraine is no more scandalous than invading Iraq in 2003," he continued. "France opposed the invasion of Iraq by the US. But it's a good example of what you can call double standards."
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Mystery as giant 'unidentified Russian' Antanov plane spotted flying from German airport on way to US

Dave Himelfield
MSN
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:30 UTC
Russian Antanov 124 cargo aircraft
© Sergey KustovA Russian Antanov 124 cargo aircraft pictured in 2010
A giant "unidentified Russian" aeroplane was spotted flying over Yorkshire this morning.

According to the flight tracker website Flightradar24, the A124 Anatanov flew over Yorkshire from the Humber Estuary to the Pennines between approximately 8am and 9am today (Sunday). The plane is recorded as taking off from Leipzig Halle Airport, in the east of Germany at around 6am GMT.

The aircraft - the second-largest model in the world - then flew over the rest of Germany, the Netherlands, the North Sea and over Yorkshire. It passed over Pontefract, Wakefield, Heckmondwike, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden before crossing the Pennines into Lancashire and onwards across the Atlantic.

Comment: What's going on remains to be seen, but the recent theft by the US of $400 billion of Russia's foreign exchange reserves comes to mind.

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British commandos return to Ukraine


RT
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:43 UTC
Ukraine soldier
© Armed Forces of Ukraine/AFPA Ukrainian soldier with an NLAW anti-tank missile launcher in Ukraine, February 2022.
British SAS troops have trained Ukrainian forces for the first time since the Russian military offensive began, in February, Ukrainian commanders told The Times on Friday. Instructors from the UK were previously withdrawn from the country, two months ago, when NATO member states were expecting a Russian assault.

The British have now returned to teach locals how to use NLAWs, UK-supplied shoulder-fired anti-tank missile launchers, the paper explained, citing Captain Yury Mironenko and two other Ukrainian commanders, identified only by their nicknames. The units which received the training are stationed around the capital, Kiev, the report revealed. Mironenko told the paper:
"We have received huge military help from Britain. But the people who knew how to use NLAWs were in other places, so we had to go on YouTube to teach ourselves."
He added that the British officers were in their unit two weeks ago.
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Riots spread in Sweden amid far-right plans to burn Koran


RT
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:45 UTC
Fire Sweden
© AFP/Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFPA police officer in riot gear stands in front of a burning bus on April 16, 2022, Malmo, Sweden
Chants of 'Allahu Akbar', police cars set on fire, and officers injured - this is what the run-up to Easter looked like in multiple towns and cities across Sweden this week, after the authorities gave a far-right anti-immigration group the go-ahead to stage rallies, which included plans to burn the Koran.

Unrest broke out on Thursday in the city of Linkoping, where gangs of youths clashed with police, injuring three officers. At least two people were detained.

The violence was sparked by the Swedish authorities' decision to grant permission for a series of anti-Islam rallies. Organized by Rasmus Paludan - a right-wing Danish politician who has spent time in prison on racism-related charges - the events in various places across Sweden were intended to feature the burning of Islam's holy book, the Koran.

Tensions came to a head on Friday when the Danish firebrand descended on the city of Orebro.

While Paludan and his supporters were initially allowed to hold their rally, it eventually had to be "dissolved" in light of the "serious security situation." Mobs of rioters protesting against the far-right group pelted police with stones and set fire to four law enforcement vehicles.
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The Biden administration tally for released illegal immigrants in the country since inauguration: 756,109


News Hot Off the Press
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00 UTC
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© UnknownThe President • The Migrants • The Wall
In accordance with a court docket temporary filed on Thursday by the America First Authorized Basis, Joe Biden has discharged over 756,109 unlawful migrants since taking workplace in January 2021.

Customs and Border Safety and Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended and launched 545,000 individuals who crossed the border illegally. ICE apprehended and launched 212,000 folks.

Let's break that down. That quantity (756K-plus) is larger than Boston, the capital of Massachusetts; greater than Detroit, a serious metropolis in Michigan; and roughly the scale of the United States capital in Washington, DC. Though the variety of unaccompanied adolescents resettled across the nation is near 123,000, and 1000's extra are believed to have crossed the Mexican border undetected throughout those 12 months.

Homeland Safety would take 14.5 years to deport all unlawful immigrants it has launched within the final 13 months in the event that they are to be eliminated.
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UK: Support for Russia sanctions drops amid inflation worries


RT
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:33 UTC
British currency
© Global Look Press
The soaring cost of living in the UK appears to have overshadowed concern for Ukraine

The number of Britons advocating harsh economic sanctions against Russia in response to its military campaign in Ukraine has dropped over the past month, as revealed by the latest opinion poll.

Conducted by Redfield and Wilton Strategies and commissioned by The Sunday Telegraph, the survey indicates that only 36% of the respondents polled this week are prepared to accept higher fuel prices in order to hurt Russia more - 14 percentage points down from 50% in March.

A third of the Britons surveyed replied in the negative when asked if they were willing to pay more for food to help Ukraine withstand the Russian offensive. Another third, however, said it's a sacrifice worth making.
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Best of the Web: Ice Age Farmer Report: BIRD FLU - the next pandemic?


Ice Age Farmer
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:43 UTC
bird flu
There is an untold story involving Bird Flu, gain of function research, the Gates foundation, and Ukrainian biolabs -- and it is time to tell it. As hundreds of millions of birds are killed due to Bird Flu "PCR outbreaks," Europe is warning of chicken and egg shortages, and many states have now outright banned the sale of chicks to the public. The largest egg producer in the US has culled birds and fired its workers. In this Ice Age Farmer exclusive, Christian breaks down the sordid story of this virus, and asks: will weaponized H5N1 be the next human pandemic?

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: What will become unavailable the rest of 2022


Adapt 2030
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:14 UTC
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Events across the planet showcase the collapse of supply chains, food productions and the economy. This will limit purchase across the globe due to unavailability or outrageous pricing.

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Disney faces 'overwhelming' backlash after 'their support for sexualizing kids in kindergarten': report

Leonardo Briceno
The Post Millennial
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:10 UTC
disney protesters Bob Chapek
A company insider says Walt Disney Company, one of the world's largest and most lucrative children's entertainment entities, has received a wave of backlash after its leadership has opposed Florida's anti-grooming legislation.

Dan Bongino, a political commentator and podcast host, said Thursday that a Disney insider had approached him with a peek into the negative feedback coming over the phones. Concerned callers wanted to let the company know that they weren't happy with the increasingly woke direction Disney has taken.

"The woman told me that the calls are overwhelming," Bongino said.

Comment: This is hardly surprising. The vast majority of parents don't want their kids exposed to radical-leftist sexualizing content, either at school or in their children's entertainment. With their opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Bill, combined with their long history of employing deviant pedophiles, Disney seems to be completely oblivious to how they're being perceived by the public. All of this recent hubbub could be a serious reckoning for the entertainment giant.

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