Amid Push to Keep Rainbow Crosswalks, Campaigns Heat Up Ahead of Neutrality Bylaw Plebiscite in Alberta Town
The battle over a neutrality bylaw in a small Alberta community is heating up ahead of a plebiscite as some elected officials face off against a citizen group to get the most votes out. The bylaw would ban flags that are not government ones such as pride flags and require crosswalks to only be painted white, in a bid to remain neutral.
Westlock’s town council was forced to deal with the issue after a local group presented a petition with about 700 signatures, calling for a bylaw. At a Nov. 27, 2023, council meeting, it was decided to put the issue to a plebiscite, scheduled for Feb. 22.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/amid-push-to-keep-rainbow-flags-crosswalks-debate-heats-up-over-neutrality-bylaw-for-alberta-community-5584336
Ottawa Funded the China Ferry Deal—Then Pretended to Oppose It
While Beijing-backed hackers infiltrated Canadian telecoms, federal and B.C. leaders quietly financed a billion-dollar shipbuilding deal with a Chinese state firm—then tried to pass the buck.
https://theoppositionnewsnetwork.substack.com/p/ottawa-funded-the-china-ferry-dealthen
Some of these things I still miss
I grew up without safe spaces.
I grew up without trigger warnings.
I drank water from the hose.
I ate peanuts in class.
None of us wore a helmet.
Kids got hurt. We fell down. And we signed a lot of casts.
We couldn’t pause TV. We’d call out “It’s on!” as soon as the commercials started to end (for those who had left the room). And we watched our favourite shows as a family.
There was no next day delivery.
There was no bundle this with that.
There was no internet. Skip the Dishes didn’t exist.
Fast food was not the norm. It was easier to eat healthy. There were home phones. There was VH.........
