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As Robert Munsch faces his waning days, I pray he will remember the message of his own book and have a change of heart.As Robert Munsch faces his waning days, I pray he will remember the message of his own book and have a change of heart.‘To whom shall I apologize?’ Freedom Convoy defendants accept house arrest without ‘remorse’
After a trial lasting two years and one month, Ontario Justice Heather Perkins-McVey on Tuesday handed down conditional sentences to Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich.
Barber received 12 months of house arrest followed by a six-month curfew.
'I told Lawrence that day that I’ll serve 100 years in prison before I will ever apologize.'
Lich was sentenced to twelve months of house arrest and an additional three and a half months of curfew — reduced from six months because she has already spent 74 days in custody. Both must complete 100 hours of community service.
The judge granted exceptions allowing Barber to continue his trucking work.
'Absence of remorse'
Perkins-McVey rejected an absolute discharge for either defendant, citing “an absence" of remorse. At the same time, she averred that the years-long prison sentences sought by prosecutors — eight for Barber and seven for Lich — would be “unfit." The pair had been found guilty April 3 of mischief charges.
In a video posted to X, Barber thanked supporters:
We're still here, and I just wanted to reach out to everybody and say thank you very much for all the support.
I've officially lost control of the inboxes on all accounts. I cannot keep up with the messages of support, but I will do my best on the way home to respond to each and every one of you. I just had to come on here and say thanks.
I'm going to sum up what my mother said to me yesterday after court:
"Son, I would rather have you home safe for 18 months than have you sit in a jail cell for six."
I agree with her. I can still work. I can still do the farm duties. I mean, there's worse places to be than on the farm, where I have property and I can get some work done and I can still truck.
So again, thank you very much everyone for the support out there. We really appreciate it. It's been quite the ordeal, and I think we've woke a lot of people up around the country, and we continue to wake these people up to … exactly what happened and how the government acted and is still acting.”
No regrets
Lich later posted on X:
Lawrence and I discussed remorse in a meeting at his office prior to our sentencing hearing in July. I told him I would not, and could not, express remorse as it would be dishonest and disingenuous.
To whom shall I apologize? The thousands of Canadians who stopped planning to take their own lives when the convoy started? To the thousands … who were able to return to their jobs? Or should I apologize to all the Canadians who can kiss their dying loved ones or have their families over for Thanksgiving?
I told Lawrence that day that I’ll serve 100 years in prison before I will ever apologize.
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'Lawful protest'?
Official opposition leader Pierre Poilievre took to X to comment on the verdict:
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber peacefully protested the imposition of emergency measures that the Federal Court found to be unlawful and unconstitutional. Instead of pursuing rapists, drug dealers and other monsters, the Crown sought lengthy prison sentences. Justice Perkins-McVey rightly rejected the Crown's request, and sent Tamara and Chris home to their families. We must get to a justice system that ensures the security and freedom of all Canadians.
Perkins-McVey said she relied heavily on victim-impact statements to determine the extent of the convoy's disruption of business and day-to-day life in downtown Ottawa. She was careful to stress the nonviolent and accommodating nature of the protest.
Woke gym charged white people double to achieve 'true inclusion'
A Canadian gym that claims the fitness industry is dominated by white people has removed a pricing structure that was based on race.
R Studios released a statement in response to online backlash after reports circulated that showed the company offering classes for "BIPOC ... Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour" at half its typical rate. Its usual rate was $30, but the "BIPOC" rate was $15.
'Our mission has always been to create spaces that feel safe.'
As reported by the Daily Mail, not only did the Halifax, Nova Scotia, studio offer a special "BIPOC drop in rate," but a screenshot of an alleged chat with the company revealed users could get a "reduced" membership cost simply for being "a black person."
"Yes, we offer a BIPOC membership option," the company allegedly responded, according to the image.
In response, the fitness studio posted a series of statements to its Instagram account, seemingly admitting to the pricing program.
"Our mission has always been to create spaces that feel safe, inclusive, and welcoming for all people," the post began.
The statement then immediately positioned the company as implementing diversity programs as a method to fight bigotry. Not only did R Studios claim that the fitness industry has "long been predominantly white and often inaccessible," the company seemed to state it has engaged in race-based hiring practices as well.
"We have taken pride in being leaders who actively promote diversity through our hiring practices, in-studio equity and inclusion training, and the creation of our IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) Committee."
Further cementing that customers are to "feel seen" at the business, R Studios then addressed "feedback and criticism" surrounding its efforts to create a "discounted membership" created by its "BIPOC team and IDEA Committee to help foster diversity and inclusion."
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The post continued, claiming that while R Studios' "initiative was built from a place of compassion and community," the company said it understood that some have interpreted the pricing tiers to be "exclusive."
The company then justified the decision by saying part of its work means recognizing "true inclusion," which involves creating "intentional space for those who have been historically marginalized or excluded."
R Studios further announced that it would be removing all discounted memberships and replacing them with an allegedly "even more inclusive" program to provide memberships for those who face "financial or systemic barriers" but "regardless of background."
On the final page of the post, the company said it remains committed to DEI.
This commitment is still displayed proudly on the R Studios website, where it boasts a land acknowledgement.
"The Rstudios community is currently working to be more inclusive," the statement reads. The company also declares in the acknowledgement "that we are in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People."
It adds, "This territory is covered by the 'Treaties of Peace and Friendship' signed in 1725."
The Mi'kmaq have been noted as being scalpers for pay who tortured prisoners of war from other tribes, which was of course common at the time.
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R studios in Nova Scotia charges double for white people, in violation of Sections 5(1) of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act.
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Local political candidate from the People's Party of Canada Jeff Evely commented that he felt the fitness studio was in violation of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act.
"R studios in Nova Scotia charges double for white people, in violation of Sections 5(1) of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act," Evely wrote on X.
Notably, the studio's owner, Connie McInnes, was celebrated by national Canadian bank TD Canada in 2019 for her efforts to create "safe spaces for women."
R Studios did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment regarding race-based pricing and hiring practices.
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‘Classic display of punishment’: Canada targets family ostrich farm for destruction
On Monday, Sept. 23, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police invaded and occupied Universal Ostrich Farms near Vernon, British Columbia.
They haven’t left. Hundreds of federal police and CFIA inspectors remain on-site, many now in hazmat suits they only donned after questions were raised about why, if the birds were truly a health threat, they had originally worn only uniforms without masks.
Pasitney and her mother were arrested that same day on charges of 'animal cruelty.' Their alleged crime was trying to feed their birds.
Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski own the farm, which is managed by Espersen’s daughter, Katie Pasitney. Since an alleged H1N1 avian flu outbreak on Dec. 19, 2024, Pasitney has become the farm’s public voice. Although the ostriches have remained healthy for more than 250 days, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government still insists that all 399 birds must be destroyed.
Even interventions from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz have not persuaded Ottawa to reconsider.
'Animal cruelty'?
What frustrates Pasitney most is that the CFIA refuses to test the birds — or even allow the farmers to do so. Under quarantine orders, testing a single ostrich could result in a $200,000 fine and six months in jail per bird.
After losing in the Federal Court of Appeal, the farm won a temporary reprieve last Wednesday when the Supreme Court of Canada granted an interim stay of execution while it decides whether to hear the case.
But the ordeal has only worsened. Pasitney and her mother were arrested that same day on charges of “animal cruelty.” Their alleged crime was trying to feed their birds. The Supreme Court ruling requires the CFIA to remain on the farm, now responsible for providing the ostriches with food and water. “It’s like putting the foxes in charge of the henhouse,” Pasitney told Align.
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‘A classic display of punishment’
Exhausted after two nights without sleep — due to RCMP patrols circling the property with headlights flooding her home — Pasitney spoke to this reporter.
What you're seeing here is a classic display of punishment. This is not justice. This is punishment for standing up for what’s right. It started as a request for collaboration — we explained that we know our animals and that they’re healthy. All we asked was to test them without facing six months in jail and $200,000 fines. Instead, the government is spending millions in taxpayer dollars to persecute humble farmers who love their animals.
Pasitney said political support has been slow. While some Conservative MPs have spoken out, party leader Pierre Poilievre — who narrowly lost the last federal election — has remained silent.
“Where are our leaders?” she asked. “When 40 police cars came down the highway at dawn, we knew it might be the last time we stood on our own property with our animals.”
Escalating intimidation
Pasitney recounted how she and her mother endured arrest, while hay bales were mysteriously set on fire and RCMP helicopters and drones harassed their livestock.
That should never happen to anybody, especially when you have healthy animals. The world is screaming for them to be saved. … Instead, our taxpayer dollars are being used to take down law-abiding farmers while real criminals — rapists, murderers, pedophiles — roam free.
Three men and a baby: Polyamory is infiltrating foster care
Reality is hard for many people across the political spectrum to accept, especially when it comes to children being raised by their married, biological mother and father.
“Before you post your caveats and your kind of exceptions to that, that is the ideal. That is in general true. That is in principle true. Every data set we have — and we’ll get into some specific numbers — shows that kids are best suited to live with their married biological mom and dad,” BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey says.
While sometimes the scenarios that lead to a child being separated from both or one of his biological parents are tragic, sometimes they’re also simply because of the “sexual revolution that has occurred over the past 20 years and especially the past 10 since Obergefell.”
“We are talking about intentionally creating motherless and fatherless children, intentionally taking children out of the ideal and putting them in — in the most charitable terms — a less than ideal situation, knowing that the data shows us that this is not best for their well-being,” Stuckey explains.
And it’s no longer just two men or two women ensuring that children grow up in these less than ideal, fatherless or motherless situations.
In Canada, three men who are in a “polycule” adopted a three-year-old girl through Quebec’s youth protection services. The “polycule” had to be approved first as foster parents, which they say required “a lot of work and openness to their relationship.”
“It’s through that process that they learned that we are a little different because we’re three, but we’re not different from any other family,” one of the men said in an interview.
“You actually are, though, because you’re three dudes, which tells me you have no moral limits. Like if you’re willing to not only defy nature, and you are willing to defy even liberal definitions of marriage, and you live in some kind of inherently unstable polycule situation, then you do not have the correct components to raise a child,” Stuckey says.
“Even if we take religion out of it, let’s just look at this scientifically,” she continues. “Two men or two women who want to be in a relationship have to acknowledge that they do not have the parts that are needed to create a child. And therefore, because biology, not bigotry, has set limitations on your reproductive abilities, then there should be limits and restrictions and regulations around your ability to obtain and raise a child.”
“I’m very sad for this little girl. … This little girl would be better off in foster care until she is 18 years old than living with three men who are living in a polycule situation. One hundred percent. Because there is no end to the confusion and instability and chaos that a situation like this can cause,” she adds.
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination ignites global fire: Patriots hold memorials from the UK to South Korea
The tragic assassination last week of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk sparked memorials in his honor not just across the nation, but around the globe.
Canadian patriots gathered in Calgary to sing the American national anthem and chant “USA” in memory of Kirk. Those in Alberta held a vigil and sang “Amazing Grace.”
‘He gave his life fighting for America’s future, and now his impact is multiplying. The political assassination of Charlie Kirk has backfired.’
Outside the U.S. embassy in Madrid, Spain, people placed candles, flowers, and posters to create a memorial to Kirk.
“Organizers described the tribute as part of a growing global movement standing against political violence and censorship,” entrepreneur and podcast host Mario Nawfal stated. “The event was peaceful, with a moment of silence held in Kirk’s memory. Supporters say this marks a turning point, not just in America, but worldwide.”
In South Korea, a large crowd gathered and marched through the streets, waving both South Korean and American flags. Participants chanted and held signs reading, “We are Charlie Kirk.”
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Germans held a candlelight vigil in honor of Charlie Kirk outside the U.S. embassy in Berlin.
“Charlie Kirk is dead,” Martin C. T. Kohler, a German politician, wrote in a post on X, inviting individuals to join the vigil. “That is the bitter truth. We must not allow this to be the ending point. Charlie stood for freedom and debate. But first and foremost, he stood for his country and his faith.”
“We want to make a statement so that everyone can see what he died for. His death must not have been in vain,” Kohler continued. “Grief must not slip into resignation. We will carry on his message.”
A youth ambassador for TPUSA’s United Kingdom chapter known as “Young Bob” addressed the crowd that had gathered to hold a vigil for Kirk.
“The radical left have been persecuting the conservatives, who have one clear message: We want to conserve our culture and our heritage,” Young Bob stated.
“We will continue in civil discourse. We will continue his work. We will pick up the megaphones, the microphones, the stands. They won’t be able to move our minds by an inch,” he continued.
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Joel Jammal, the head of TPUSA Australia, shared a video montage from a vigil in Sydney. In the audio for the montage, a speaker addressed the gathering, stating, “How strange is it, so far away from the USA, that we should feel such sadness?”
“There will not be another man like Charlie Kirk,” the video continued. “Christ is King. Christ is the one that inspired Charlie. ‘Christ’ was one of the last things Charlie said. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. And until that is proclaimed throughout all the land, we will not be made great again as a nation.”
Memorials celebrating Kirk’s legacy were also held in Tel Aviv and New Zealand.
Benny Johnson reacted to the memorials.
“From prayer vigils on college campuses to murals and memorials around the globe, Charlie’s influence is spreading further than ever,” Johnson said. “He gave his life fighting for America’s future, and now his impact is multiplying. The political assassination of Charlie Kirk has backfired. He is more powerful now than ever. That’s the power of a martyr.”
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Anger spreads over homeowner charged with assault after fighting alleged intruder; Canadian cops double down: 'Don't engage'
As Blaze News recently reported, a Canadian homeowner has been charged with aggravated assault after fighting and injuring an armed male who allegedly broke into his Lindsay, Ontario, residence in the middle of the night last month.
Amid the growing outrage — including from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who said "something is broken" in the system when one is punished for self-defense — the chief of the Kawartha Lakes Police Service fired off a scolding message to the public on Facebook, calling the criticism against cops "unjust and inaccurate."
'But as it stands, we know the best defense for most people is to comply.'
Chief Kirk Robertson added that the "law requires that any defensive action be proportionate to the threat faced. This means that while homeowners do have the right to protect themselves and their property, the use of force must be reasonable given the circumstances."
Well, things are only getting more bizarre as the issue grows hotter up north.
Turns out the break-in suspect was armed with a crossbow while the homeowner was armed with a knife, the Toronto Star reported, citing court documents.
The break-in suspect — 41-year-old Michael Breen — is no stranger to law enforcement, either. The Star said in addition to the list of charges against him in connection with the Lindsay incident, recent court records show other outstanding charges against Breen, including illegal use of a credit card. The paper added that Breen also allegedly failed to appear in court, after which a warrant for his arrest was issued June 19.
Meanwhile, those who know the homeowner — Jeremy McDonald — told the Star he's "distraught about" the charges against him.
Jesse Kalabic — who operates Thirteen Tattoo shop in the unit directly below McDonald’s second-floor apartment — added to the paper that McDonald is "concerned" and that "it’s become a very big issue now, and he doesn’t want to be in the spotlight.”
What's more, Kalabic revealed to the Star an additional traumatic element for McDonald, saying the break-in suspect "went through his [young] daughter’s bedroom window. Luckily, she wasn’t there.”
Kalabic added to the paper it’s unfortunate that McDonald — who works in construction — is facing charges when he didn't start the altercation. Kalabic also told the Star he hopes the government will investigate legal reforms concerning the level of force one can use in self-defense that “doesn’t leave the burden on the homeowner, who should always be seen as the victim.”
A pair of Canadian writers for Blaze News — Joe MacKinnon and Andrew Chapados — couldn't agree more.
"The fact that this homeowner was charged for non-lethally confronting an intruder not only is an indictment of the Canadian legal system but also serves notice to would-be criminals: Your victims are powerless under the law to take action against you. If a thug breaks into your home through your daughter's window, you should be criminally charged for not putting him six feet under the ground," MacKinnon told Blaze News.
Chapados added to Blaze News that "while sentiments from the premier are nice, federal laws need to change. In the meantime, Doug Ford needs to pressure the attorney general and Crown not to pursue charges against the homeowner."
As concern and anger over the issue spread throughout Canada, another recent headline out of Ontario has only underscored the public's frustration with police.
Amid a pair of violent home invasions — one that claimed a homeowner's life — the chief of the York Regional Police actually told homeowners that if their residences are invaded, “don’t engage unless absolutely necessary," the Star reported in a separate story.
“In the unlikely event that you find yourself the victim of a home invasion, we are urging citizens not to take matters into their own hands,” Chief Jim MacSween said. “While we don’t want homeowners to feel powerless, we urge you to call 911 and do everything you can to keep yourself and loves ones safe until police arrive and be the best witness possible. This could mean locking yourself in a room away from the perpetrators, hiding, fleeing the home, but don’t engage unless absolutely necessary.”
The Star said MacSween sidestepped questions about politicians such as Ford who called for stronger self-defense laws in the wake of the Lindsay incident.
“The premier can make his own statement and his own mind up about that,” MacSween noted, according to the paper. “What I would say is as a police service, we’ll follow the laws as they’re written; if the laws change, we’ll change with the laws.”
The Star said the chief soon added: “But as it stands, we know the best defense for most people is to comply.”
As you might guess, commenters ripped MacSween just like they blasted the Kawartha Lakes Police Service after the Lindsay break-in:
- "You just gave criminals a free pass," one commenter said.
- "Instead of telling homeowners to 'comply,' why don't you tell criminals that they will be tossed into prison [with] no chance of bail or parole and the key thrown away??????" another commenter wondered.
- "This clown is ridiculous. When seconds count, the cops are minutes away," another commenter stated. "When a criminal enters my dwelling, my home, my family's safe place, he/she/it forfeits his/her/zems life. The criminals can comply with the law and not enter my home."
- "Fire this coward immediately," another commenter declared.
MacSween's sentiments mirror a directive last year from a Toronto police official, who told residents amid a spike in car thefts that they should leave their car keys at their front doors so car thieves don't harm them.
“To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your fobs at the front door because they are breaking into your home to steal your car; they don’t want anything else," Cst. Marco Ricciardi said, according to City News Toronto. "A lot of them that they’re arresting have guns on them, and they are not toy guns. They are real guns. They’re loaded.”
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