A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/political-parties-spending-rules-1.7204136
Tag: Canada
Hamas Shift to Guerrilla Tactics Raises Specter of Forever War for Israel – WSJ
The Islamist militant group is using hit-and-run tactics and smaller groups of fighters to show it can fight ‘for months, if not years’
— Read on www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-strategy-israel-war-0292d40c
B.C. real estate: CRA audits uncover $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes | Vancouver Sun
The CRA found $957 million in unpaid income taxes in B.C. real estate, five times as much as Ontario, which has three times the population
— Read on vancouversun.com/news/local-news/cra-uncovers-1-3-billion-in-unpaid-taxes-in-b-c-real-estate-sector
Rex Murphy: Trudeau faced a clear moral test after Oct. 7. He failed | National Post
Our loudly, proudly self-proclaimed first male-feminist prime minister was silent on the horrid tortures and rapes of Israeli women.
— Read on nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-trudeau-faced-an-essential-moral-test-after-oct-7-he-failed-it
Canada puts $76M towards German defence system in Ukraine | CTV News
Canada is putting $76 million towards a German-led effort to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian missiles and aircraft, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Friday.
— Read on www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-pitches-in-76-million-for-faster-german-air-defence-systems-in-ukraine-1.6882166
Canada’s Ukrainian refugee crisis about to get worse: Gen. Hillier | National Post
Already some displaced families that came to Canada are living in tents. And another 90,000 people are expected in the next 60 days
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-ukrainian-refugee-crisis
The Canadian Jews being purged from civic life | National Post
Plays cancelled, speakers disinvited, artists fired; all because someone complained they weren’t the right kind of Jewish
— Read on nationalpost.com/opinion/canadian-jews-being-purged-from-civic-life
‘We are undefended:’ Ex-general says Justin Trudeau failing on defence | National Post
Former soldier Andrew Leslie was once a Liberal MP who advised Trudeau on defence. These days, he’s talking to Pierre Poilievre’s team.
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/canada/retired-general-says-trudeau-failing-on-defence
Jewish students, professors rally against U of T’s anti-Israel protest | National Post
‘I’m just thankful my classes are far away from the encampment, but I’m scared that they’ll take over a building and deny me entry as a Jew’
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/toronto/university-of-toronto-encampment
Students warn ‘irrational Jew hatred’ is spreading in Canada
Jewish university students say they want to make Canadians understand that if the pernicious rise in hate against Jews isn’t denounced as unacceptable, it will become unstoppable.
— Read on www.thestar.com/politics/federal/students-warn-irrational-jew-hatred-is-spreading-and-theyre-heading-to-parliament-hill-to-testify/article_7ea8241a-0d60-11ef-8c2e-73b9289651cb.html