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Month: February 2021

High Priestess of COVID or Whiny Little Crybaby?

There is another way, Dr. Bonnie Henry.  You’re just too cowardly to choose it for fear you will lose face over the failed path you’ve kept us on for too long.

Open your eyes.

The truth is right in front of you.

You only need the courage to admit you are wrong and choose a new path.

Therein lies the rub. 

Courage is required.

You don’t have any. 

Pray for Edmonton Pastor James Coates

Today I ask you to pray for Pastor James Coates who, for the 13th day in a row, sits in a solitary confinement cell in the Edmonton Remand Centre – a maximum security prison – while that same facility released over 500 prisoners in the past year due to COVID, including dangerous offender Clint Carifelle.

Drug and Gun Smuggling Ring Busted

Congratulations to Cornwall Police Service for their part in shutting down a sophisticated smuggling operation that used Akwesasne territory on Cornwall Island to smuggle drugs south and illegal guns north.

In the process, Cornwall Police took down a well-known criminal with a Firearms Prohibition Order against him – not that the piece of paper stopped this repeat offender from obtaining more illegal guns. 

Raise Your Hand if You Remember Normal

If you remember a time when life was ‘normal’ please raise your hand.

I’m not talking about pre-COVID times either, although they are particularly stupid on almost every level.

I’m talking about times when such outdated concepts as personal responsibility, respect for others and simple civility ruled the day.

Winnipeg Police Arrest Drug Dealer Violating Firearms Prohibition Order

Drug dealers love their illegal guns. That’s the theme I see repeated every week as I track how many criminals are re-arrested for violating the Firearm Prohibition Orders against them because of a previous run-in with the law. 

Today’s commentary continues this series about Canada’s failed and broken Firearm Prohibition Order system and the criminals who flagrantly violate those orders. 

David Lametti Drops Mandatory Minimums for Serious Firearm Offences

Justice Minister David Lametti’s performance during last Thursday’s press conference for Bill C-22 rivalled Justin Trudeau’s or even William Shatner’s for overacting. 

“We’re turning the page on a FAILED [overemphasised for dramatic effect] Conservative criminal justice policy.”

“It was an approach that did NOT [overemphasised for dramatic effect] make our communities safer.”  

“It did NOT [overemphasised for dramatic effect] deter criminals.”  

“It did NOT [overemphasised for dramatic effect] make the justice system system more effective or more fair.”  

Misfires and Lawsuits Plague Sig Sauer P320

Last fall, a Sig Sauer P320 discharged while holstered during a JTF2 training exercise, wounding the soldier in the leg, CBC reported.

The new pistol was immediately removed from active service while an investigation into the issue is completed so, until further notice, Canada’s elite special forces unit will use their older and reliable Sig P226 pistols. 

And the lawsuits continue to pile up.

Darwin Award Winner Shoots Off His Own Testicles

If you don’t want to shoot off your testicles, pay attention to the four cardinal rules of firearm safety:

Rule #1: Treat every firearm as loaded until you prove otherwise.
Rule #2: Keep your firearm pointed in the safest possible direction at all times.
Rule #3: Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot.
Rule #4: Be sure of your target, AND BEYOND.

And, if you’re stashing a handgun on your body, a holster is a really good idea too.

Bill Blair Enrages Liberals’ Most Ardent Supporters with C-21

It was fascinating to watch Bill Blair get roasted for ‘betraying’ a host of lobby groups who want the government to confiscate my legally-acquired and legally-owned firearms.

Those same lobby groups refuse to support Firearm Prohibition Order Reform to keep illegal guns out of the hands of convicted violent criminals.

Their position is a little bizarre, to be honest.

I don’t fear licensed firearm owners one bit but I am, at the very least, apprehensive about violent repeat offenders with illegal guns in their hands.

Bill Blair: Edmonton Drug Dealer Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order

Garret Nybakken was charged with violating his existing Firearms Prohibition Order, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, and possessing the proceeds of crime. Nybakken’s firearm prohibition order was the result of a previous conviction.

Whitehorse, Yukon, and its Ongoing Addiction Issues

Whitehorse has an ongoing and serious addiction problem fuelled primarily by out-of-Yukon drug dealers and a justice system that insists on playing ‘catch and release’ with repeat offenders. 

DENIED! Bonnie Henry’s Injunction Against Churches Denied by Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson

This morning BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson denied Bonnie Henry’s request for an injunction and the powers to arrest religious leaders and their congregations.

Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah Arrested Again for Violating Firearm Prohibition Order

When police arrested drug dealer Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah on January 28, 2021, they charged him a series of drug and firearms offences, including two counts of Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order. 
Less than two weeks later, the Ontario Provincial Police arrested Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah again and charged him with three new drug offences and two counts of Failure to Comply with a Release Order.

Windsor Drug Dealer Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order

Jason Sulatycki, a 42-year-old drug dealer from Windsor, Ontario, was busted with an illegal firearm in contravention of his existing Firearm Prohibition Order on February 10, 2021, when Windsor’s Drugs and Guns Unit (DIGS) raided his home. 

Police seized quantities of blue fentanyl, purple fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine at the scene.

Another Drug Dealer with Firearm Prohibition Order Busted with Illegal Guns and Drugs

Tyler Busch is a prime example of why Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken and must be fixed.
In the early morning hours of February 6, 2021, North Bay police executed a search warrant at the home of 39-year-old Tyler Busch.

Busch was arrested and charged with breaching a firearms prohibition order and the street was shut down due to a possible bomb scare.

An OPP Bomb Unit attended the scene to assist North Bay Police with clearing the house of what appears to be a meth lab.

Bonnie Henry Wants to Arrest Churchgoers, not just Pastors

Dr. Bonnie Henry is doubling down on her stupidity because her ego and her pride won’t allow her to admit she made a mistake.

Dr. Bonnie Henry refuses to shut down ski resorts after 547 COVID cases are linked directly to Whistler Mountain in January alone, yet will not rescind her order banning religious worship services despite her inability to link a single COVID case to a worship service anywhere in British Columbia since November.

Like all petty tyrants, Bonnie Henry can’t admit she was wrong, even to herself.

Smuggled Guns: Was Defeating Bill C-238 the right choice?

Bill C-238 was the legal equivalent of placing a dirty Band-Aid on an infected cut, then pretending the pus oozing from the wound is not an issue.

Why play with Band-Aids when there is a seriously infected cut to clean and disinfect?  Great question.

Who is Erin O’Toole? Someone I can’t vote for, says guest columnist Robert Alexander

On Monday, February 8th, CPC National Campaign Manager Fred DeLorey sent an email asking the question, “Who is Erin O’Toole?” 

Robert Alexander answers Mr. DeLorey’s question in today’s guest commentary.

Dr. Bonnie Henry to Arrest, Jail Pastors for Defying Her Senseless Public Health Orders

Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s very own High Priestess of COVID, doubled down on her hatred of religious worship services, despite over 500 cases of COVID linked directly to the Whistler/Blackcomb ski resort (which remains open).

Bonnie Henry will now attempt to have church pastors arrested and hauled off to jail for daring to defy her senseless and contradictory public health orders.

Utah Senate Slams Door on Civil Asset Forfeiture Loopholes

Civil asset forfeiture is the legal procedure for seizing your assets without the tedious requirement of convicting you, the hapless property owner, of a criminal offence.

If it were anyone but government officials doing the stealing, this would be called theft. Because it’s government, their lawyers call it a ‘victimless prosecution’ where the property, not the property owner, is put on trial.

I know… it doesn’t have to make sense. It’s government policy.

Blake Harvey’s Murder Proves We Don’t Value Children’s Lives

Were it not for a cold case squad’s dedication to bringing Blake Harvey’s killer to justice, the case would remain unsolved. 

Thank God for police officers who care about dead children or, more specifically, about bringing a child’s killer to justice. 

Joe Biden: America’s Gun Salesman of the Month for January 2021

Democrat American presidents are great gun salesmen. Newly sworn in Joe Biden is no exception according to data released by the FBI.

In January 2021, over 4.3 million background checks were initiated by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check (NCIS) system, the highest total ever, making Joe Biden America’s ‘Gun Salesman of the Month’ for January 2021.

Membership has its Privileges: the Constable Adree Mohammed Zahara Story

On October 15, 2006, RCMP Constable Adree Mohammed Zahara fired nine bullets from her RCMP-issued pistol into the wall of her home during a domestic dispute with her partner, Constable Chuck Simm.
Constable Zahara pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm and was sentenced to a slap on the wrist and probation.

Twitter Birdwatch: Fact-Checking on Socialist Steroids?

Birdwatch is Twitter fact-checking on socialist steroids. It’s crowd-sourced marginalisation of ‘non-approved’ thought and expression with one goal: to remove those ‘unsanctioned’ individuals from the Twitter platform.

Is Gun Owner Licensing and Firearm Registration Coming to America?

Is gun owner licensing and firearm registration coming to America? 

If Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) gets her way, the answer is unequivocally YES, and she’ll ban .50 calibre ammunition, US standard-capacity magazines and a wide swath of semi-automatic firearms while she’s at it.

US Lawyer Charged with Gun Smuggling Postpones Trial Again

We love our American neighbours and we want you enjoy your time north of the 49th Parallel. Lest you find yourself facing gun smuggling charges I offer this gentle reminder: Canadian gun laws differ greatly from American gun laws.

Please make sure you understand all the Canadian legal requirements for possessing firearms while you are here.

Blackcomb-Whistler Skiers Highlight COVID Enforcement Hypocrisy

Yesterday was the tale of two COVID enforcement actions by BC Premier John Horgan and his High Priestess of COVID, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Blackcomb-Whistler Mountain was flooded with skiers who did not practice social distancing.

Blackcomb-Whistler did not receive a fine for violating the High Priestess’ social distancing rules.