Derek Prowse
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Just a guy that does stuff and sometimes get’s it right. Am Yisrael Chai
"Men without beards can cause 'indecent thoughts' in other men because they look like women." Islamic scholar in Spain claims all men must grow a beard like his for this reason. Thoughts?
Councillor James Pasternak speaks at a vigil for Constable Marc Pinizzotto, who was shot and killed just days ago while executing a warrant as part of an investigation into shootings targeting the US Consulate and local synagogues. After a moment of silence, Pasternak prays for a return to “peace, respect, and tolerance,” and for an end to “hate and violence.” Across the street, a protester wears a shirt that reads: “All Zionists Are Racist. Every Single One.” 📸 Jun 14, 2026 #Toronto #ProtestMania
🍁 🍁🍁🍁🍁 Monsanto wanted its growth hormone in every glass of Canadian milk. One government scientist stood in the way and his own bosses spent 14 years trying to destroy him for it. His name was Dr. Shiv Chopra. Born in India, 1934. Came to Canada in the 1960s. PhD in microbiology. Senior scientist at Health Canada's Bureau of Veterinary Drugs. 35 years reviewing drug applications. Approve the safe ones. Reject the unsafe ones. Protect the public. For 20 years he did it quietly. Then Monsanto came knocking. A new drug. Bovine growth hormone. Brand name Posilac. Inject it into dairy cows, get 10-15% more milk. Bigger profits for the industry. Far bigger profits for Monsanto. The FDA had rubber-stamped it in 1993. Monsanto expected Canada to follow. The file landed on Chopra's desk. He started reading the science. He started finding holes. The data was thin. Long-term safety studies were missing. The cow studies that did exist showed lameness, mastitis, reproductive failure, shortened lifespans. If it was doing that to the cow, what was it doing to the milk? His recommendation: reject it. Demand real safety data. His managers had a different idea. Approve it. The Americans approved it. Why are you holding it up? Just sign off. He refused. So the pressure started. Closed-door meetings. Attempts to pull the file and hand it to someone friendlier. Gag orders don't talk to the media, don't talk to anyone. Suspensions. Reprimands. Demotions. Dead-end reassignments. He kept refusing. Two other scientists refused with him. Dr. Margaret Haydon. Dr. Gérard Lambert. Same data. Same alarm. Same answer. In 1998 the Canadian Senate launched an investigation into what was happening inside Health Canada. Chopra and his colleagues did something almost nobody does. They walked into the Senate and testified under oath. Said managers were pressuring them to approve unsafe drugs. Said industry was running the regulator. Said the system was broken. It made headlines around the world. In 1999, Health Canada rejected Monsanto's application. rBGH would not be approved. Europe banned it next. Then most of the developed world. Sit with that. One immigrant scientist in Ottawa beat one of the largest chemical corporations on Earth — and won. Then his own government fired him for winning. July 14, 2004. After 35 years of service, Health Canada fired Chopra, Haydon, and Lambert on the same day. Official reason: insubordination. Real reason: he embarrassed them in front of the country. The same year, the Prime Minister mailed him a gold watch for "illustrious service." While they were firing him. He called it comedy. He sued to clear his name. The fight took 13 years. He lost appeal after appeal. The final ruling came down in 2017. Three months later, in January 2018, he died. 83 years old. Never reinstated. Never given his pension back. Never owed an apology by anyone. But here is what they could never take back. rBGH is still banned in Canada today. Every glass of Canadian milk is still hormone-free — because one man refused to sign. And the United States? Never banned it. It's still legal there. Right now. He kept it out of Canada and they fired him. The system he fought is still pouring it into glasses across the border. So tell me below was Shiv Chopra a hero, or just a troublemaker who got what was coming to him? Pick a side. Because someone in those meetings is still telling scientists to "just sign off."
🟠Japan is facing a deeply disturbing situation.⛩️ Sōhei Kamiya of Sanseitō has warned that fires at shrines and temples are occurring one after another across Japan, and he has said he will raise this issue in the National Diet. “These are not ordinary buildings. Many Japanese shrines and temples have stood for centuries, some for more than 1,000 years. They were protected by our ancestors through war, disaster, poverty, and social change. And now, they are burning. Recently, a sacred site connected to Kūkai, where a flame is said to have burned for over 1,200 years, was destroyed by fire. If these fires are accidental, the causes must be fully investigated. If they are deliberate, then this is not just arson. It is an attack on Japan’s history, faith, and cultural memory. The world must know: Japan’s ancient shrines and temples are part of humanity’s heritage. They must not be allowed to disappear in silence. We demand a full investigation. We demand accountability. We demand protection for Japan’s sacred places.” #Japan #CulturalHeritage #Shrines #Temples #Kukai #ProtectJapan #Sanseito
🇨🇦 Canada spent $10.2 billion on foreign aid in 2023-24. That same year: 🍽️ 10 million Canadians couldn’t afford enough food 🏦 4.5 million Canadians lived below the poverty line 🏥 1 in 11 Canadians reported unmet healthcare needs 🏠 Chronic homelessness rose 9.4% in a single year 🍞 2.17 million food bank visits in one month — 712,000 of them children Ottawa’s priority wasn’t you. And Carney’s campaign promise? “My government will not cut foreign aid.” He said that in April 2025. By November 2025 his budget cut $2.7 billion in foreign aid over four years. So he lied to the world AND he lied to you. $10.2 billion went overseas in one fiscal year. Canada’s entire annual spend on the National School Food Program? $1 billion. We export generosity we haven’t earned. We import the optics of a caring government. And the bill goes to the family at the food bank. Charity begins at home. In Canada, it ends there too — on a waiting list. 🇨🇦 Repost if Canadians should come first. 🇨🇦💀 #CdnPoli #ForeignAid #CanadiansFirst #Carney
As Muslims, is it time to be concerned about the rise of Rupert Lowe and his party Restore Britain? I thought they were a small social media party, but I was wrong. They want to ban many things related to Islam such as halal, burqa, new mosques and more. Worrying.
BREAKING: Chinese police in Chengdu raided a Sunday worship service at the well-known Early Rain Covenant Church on June 14, detaining multiple elders, church members, and even children. According to witnesses, around 50–60 police officers and officials stormed the gathering, recorded attendees’ IDs, and transported worshippers to local police stations using buses and police vehicles. The whereabouts of many detainees remain unclear. Early Rain Covenant Church has faced years of persecution since a major crackdown in 2018. Its pastor, Wang Yi, was sentenced to 9 years in prison in 2019 after criticizing restrictions on religious freedom and defending church independence from state control.
