"Blacklock's Reporter says Mohammed Hashim, CEO of the taxpayer-funded #Canadian #RaceRelations Foundation, told the #Senate #humanrights committee that criminals targeting #Jewish institutions are deliberately sending a message meant to intimidate the community.

“All these incidents across the country are to send a message, that #Jews cannot be safe here,” he said.

Hashim said Jewish #schools and #synagogues have been hit repeatedly.

#Toronto’s Kehillat Shaarei #Torah #Synagogue, he noted, has been #vandalized 10 times despite cameras, reinforced windows and fencing.

A Toronto day school, Bais Chaya Mushka, was shot at on three separate occasions.

“To every Jewish Canadian who feels unsafe or alone, who fears they need to be hidden, I want to say #Canada will always be a place of safety for you,” Hashim told senators.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran pressed him on how he could make such a promise.

“Hope,” he replied. “No one knows what the future is going to hold.” 😂

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadas-race-relations-chief-says-safety-for-jews-cant-be-guaranteed-relies-on-hope/69437

6 December 1989, 36 years ago, 14 women were murdered for one single reason: they were women. 12 of them were Engineering students, 1 was a nursing student and 1 was an employee.
An additional 14 people were injured, 10 women and 4 men.

That this happened is inexcusable. These 14 people were chasing their own dreams. As a society, we must never forget them and we must push to be better.

#Canada #Québec #Montréal #Polytechnique #PolyMtl #WeRemember #Engineering

Geneviève Bergeron,
Hélène Colgan,
Natalie Croteau,
Barbara Daigneault,
Anne-Marie Edward,
Maud Havernick,
Maryse Lagniére,
Maryse Leclair,
Anne-Marie Tremblay,
Sonia Pelletier,
Annie St-Arneault,
Annie Turcotte,
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

Killed, because the murderer hated #feminists

#Montréal
#LʻecolePolytechnic
#DecSix1989
#Canada

One of my favourite subject to photograph. I took this photo during the salmon return on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

#photography #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife

Violent Misogyny- Femicide

🇨🇦 30 countries Recognize Femicide, Canada Does Not--
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"Femicide laws are about prevention and they can change our culture. They could benefit women and girls, particularly those whose lives and deaths are now marginalized and discounted."

#Canada #Women #Femicide
#Legal #Misogyny

https://theconversation.com/why-canada-needs-to-recognize-the-crime-of-femicide-on-dec-6-and-beyond-271055

Happy World Soil Day! In honour of the occasion, here’s a flashback to a speech I gave earlier this fall on the need for Canada to have a national soil health strategy. https://youtu.be/cwTJOKQcwW8 #WorldSoilDay #Soil #UnitedNations #cdnpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada

It would be nice if it was like this in #Canada too... Are there other countries doing this?

#Norway #Europe #Taxes #Government #Employer #Employee

There's a new government of Canada official petition to bring the same rights to likeness that Denmark recently passed to protect people from their body or voice being used by AI without their consent.

If you're Canadian, sign and share!

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7002

#DigitalPrivacy #Privacy #AI #AIethics #CApoli #Canada #CopyrightLaw #Copyright

Since it's snowing in #Edmonton, I would like to make everybody aware of our snow plow tracker. Yes, we name our snow plows, and yes, they're delightful.

(Currently, having a little laugh over "Edward Blizzard Hands" 😅)

https://gis.edmonton.ca/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?appalias=SnowAndIceControl&id=2a42dc8809704d618e3e1bcd97500887&page=Status

#YEG #Alberta #Canada

Edit: Looks like they've already (mostly) finished up the major roads this morning, but definitely check back over the weekend

#USA #US #canada

Lake Erie turning the corner, but climate, contaminants pose risks

Lake Erie sees reduced nutrient runoff and signs of recovery, but climate change and emerging threats continue to challenge long-term restoration efforts

https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/lake-erie-turning-the-corner-but-climate-contaminants-pose-risks/897654.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

"Blacklock's Reporter says Mohammed Hashim, CEO of the taxpayer-funded #Canadian #RaceRelations Foundation, told the #Senate #humanrights committee that criminals targeting #Jewish institutions are deliberately sending a message meant to intimidate the community.

“All these incidents across the country are to send a message, that #Jews cannot be safe here,” he said.

Hashim said Jewish #schools and #synagogues have been hit repeatedly.

#Toronto’s Kehillat Shaarei #Torah #Synagogue, he noted, has been #vandalized 10 times despite cameras, reinforced windows and fencing.

A Toronto day school, Bais Chaya Mushka, was shot at on three separate occasions.

“To every Jewish Canadian who feels unsafe or alone, who fears they need to be hidden, I want to say #Canada will always be a place of safety for you,” Hashim told senators.

Sen. Marilou McPhedran pressed him on how he could make such a promise.

“Hope,” he replied. “No one knows what the future is going to hold.” 😂

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadas-race-relations-chief-says-safety-for-jews-cant-be-guaranteed-relies-on-hope/69437

In case you're interested in the state of the Canadian banking landscape and geographic exposure, I just came across this chart, which seems useful that way.

All of them nickel and diming us on fees and services of course, but if you're worried about your savings and which bank is most exposed to the kleptocracy south of the border, TD is the worst and National the best, against that broad measure.

#Canada #banking #investing.

Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/italian-canadian-volunteers-beaten-robbed-israeli-settlers-west-bank "Group beaten in early hours of morning in village where they volunteered to help protect Palestinians from settler violence" #israel #canada #italy #palestine

The path to glory at the 2026 World Cup has now been laid out with FIFA on Saturday confirming the full match schedule for its first 48-team tournament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/soccer/world-cup/world-cup-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #2026fifaworldcup #samuraiblue #us #canada #mexico #gianniinfantino #donaldtrump