Canadian Freedom Leaders: Tomorrow Meeting Agenda & Wins of the Week
Tomorrow Friday, January 10th, you are welcome to join the Canadian Freedom Leaders Meeting, which happens each Friday 9:00 – 11:00 AM PST / 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST.
Below is the link to join the meeting and the agenda, which I received from the meeting organizers.
A more detailed Agenda and the Rules of Conduct are attached in PDF.
Presentations
9:00 - Wins of the Week – Ted
9:10 - Legal Challenge to Proroguing Parliament – James Manson – JCCF - https://www.jccf.ca/canadians-challenge-prime-ministers-decision-to-prorogue-parliament-no-reasonable-justification
9:30 - Helen Grus Trial Update -
9:45 - Protecting Genetic Privacy – André Givogue
Why Every Canadian Should Care About André Givogue’s Fight for Genetic Privacy - https://rairfoundation.com/why-every-canadian-should-care-about-andre-givogues/
You can also watch / read my interview with Andre in this article:
10:05 - Independent Candidates Update in NS – Peter McIsaac
10:25 - KICLEI Tour – Maggie Braun -
10:35 - Thank You Truckers book release – Donna Laframboise -
10:50 – Announcements
Wins of the Week (just a few of them)
Lots of truth about actual COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety are coming from the published last month US Senate Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Here’s a quite remarkable one:
Conclusion: It is incorrect and misleading to state that the FDA has established EUA products to be “safe and effective” when they only meet the “believes may be effective” standard. The assertion by the FDA that the EUA standard, as applied to the COVID-19 vaccines, is “near or equal” to the conventional BLA standard, is inaccurate. Further, it is incorrect and misleading to imply that data underlying “accelerated approval” BLA products establish them to be “safe and effective” with the same rigor and confidence as those approved under a conventional BLA.
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117004/documents/HHRG-118-VC00-20240321-SD007.pdf (also at link below)
And in Canada - This is how the definition of “Safe an Effective” has been changed (as obtained by the National Citizen’s Inquiry and detective Donald Best):
Health Canada’s change to the definition of ‘Safe and Effective’ Smells of Big Pharma Intimidation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the United States and replacing it with community notes, similar to the system used by X. Zuckerberg said: “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” The fact-checkers “have become too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they created, especially in the U.S.” Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, is also simplifying its content policies by removing rules related to topics such as immigration and gender. The rules “are just out of touch with mainstream discourse,” Zuckerberg said. “What started as a movement to be more inclusive has increasingly been used to shut down opinions and shut out people with different ideas. And it’s gone too far.” “I want to make sure people can share their experiences and beliefs on our platform.” In response to Zuckerberg’s announcements, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has convened an emergency meeting of its members to brainstorm how it will go forward now it has lost influence over two more huge social media platforms. -
Interesting news from my alma-mater at University of Alberta, where I lived for five years and where wrote my PhD dissertation on Computer Vision and Neural Networks (which you can read here) - It has just became the first Canadian university to openly move away from prioritization of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) over academic excellence:
Source: https://www.universitymagazine.ca/university-of-alberta-the-first-school-to-moving-away-from-dei/
Some quotes:
The ideological nature of DEI conflicts with the principles of academic freedom and open inquiry. Recent history has shown how faculty and students who dissent or question DEI policies risk being marginalized or labelled intolerant. The pressure to conform to an ideological narrative undermines the robust debates and intellectual diversity vital for academic growth and discovery. By prioritizing identity markers over intellectual achievement and competence, DEI undermines the foundational principles of academic integrity and excellence. This shift risks transforming universities from bastions of meritocracy and intellectual rigour into ideological echo chambers, where the pursuit of truth is overshadowed by the enforcement of conformity to prescribed narratives. In such an environment, students are taught not “how to think” but “what to think.” By emphasizing values such as meritocracy, academic freedom, and intellectual rigour, universities can re-establish themselves as institutions where knowledge is advanced, ideas are rigorously challenged, and diverse perspectives are genuinely engaged. This shift ensures the pursuit of academic excellence and the cultivation of critical thought, marking a return to the true mission of higher education. It reaffirms universities as dynamic centres of inquiry and discovery dedicated to advancing understanding and truth.” -Staff Sergeant Abbott, a 26-year veteran of the Edmonton Police Service with no prior disciplinary record, was suspended in 2022 after delivering a videotaped speech at a Freedom Convoy rally in Milk River, Alberta. Then-Police Chief Dale McFee accused Abbott of violating Police Service Regulations, claiming his participation in the rally risked compromising public confidence in the police force. The Edmonton police officer has had his punishment overturned by an Alberta judge, who deemed the disciplinary action “not justifiable.” Justice James Nelson of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench ruled in favour of Staff Sergeant Richard Abbott, criticizing the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) for mishandling the case. - https://www.rebelnews.com/alberta_police_officer_s_suspension_over_freedom_convoy_speech_overturned_by_court
A class action lawsuit against the federal government’s COVID vaccine mandate for core public administration employees has been approved by the Federal Court. The class action was started in response to the vaccine mandate issued in 2021 for public administrative employees, including those working for the RCMP and Treasury Board. The plaintiffs argue the mandate violated their charter rights by “imposing a new term and condition of their employment by the Treasury Board in the absence of collective bargaining or other agreement, consideration, or consent.” The Government of Canada challenged the lawsuit in August 2024, asking the court to strike it down. In the decision, Justice Richard Southcott said he was allowing the lawsuit to move forward. - https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/federal-employee-court-challenge-of-covid-vaccine-mandate-going-to-hearing-5787863
A similar class action against the federal government was filed in October 2023, representing unvaccinated Canadians who were negatively affected by mandatory COVID policies, lockdowns, or vaccine mandates. At that time, lawyers for the plaintiffs said about 700 people had signed on to be a part of the case. The lawsuit seeks compensation for those who did not get vaccinated against COVID and lost their jobs or were denied the right to travel during the pandemic. It asks the court to award $500,000 per plaintiff for violating their charter rights, damages of $200,000 per plaintiff for intentional infliction of mental suffering, and $200,000 for each plaintiff to cover economic consequences. - https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/class-action-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-launched-against-feds-for-unvaccinated-canadians-5504282