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UB Strong

UB Strong

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Brian Lilley
Brian Lilley@brianlilley·
All of us today.
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UB Strong
UB Strong@LoudlyFringe·
Very pertinent questions, @SandraCobena_. Waiting with great anticipation for a response from our PM! x.com/i/status/20139…
SandraCobena@SandraCobena_

🚨In Mark Carney’s speech in Davos, we heard him promote respect for international rules of law and global norms while doing the opposite here in Canada. Right now, through the Budget Implementation Act, Mark Carney has proposed giving Cabinet Ministers the authority to exempt any individual, business, or organization from almost any federal law or regulation, with the sole exception of the Criminal Code and with very few meaningful limits. That alone should shock Canadians, but it gets worse. Under this proposal, a minister would be allowed to keep secret any information about those exemptions that the minister personally decides would be “inappropriate” to make public. So let’s be clear about what this means. We are told to respect the rule of law internationally while, at home, the Liberal government seeks the power to secretly decide who must follow the law, and who does not. That is an extraordinary level of double talk. And as a former banker, I find it equally troubling that Mark Carney is deliberately playing with the definition of “capital investment,” breaking from long-standing international financial standards, in order to deceive Canadians about the true size of the operating deficit. You cannot preach respect for international rules and standards abroad while undermining them at home. So the questions are simple: Will he respect the rule of law in Canada and retract the proposal that allows Cabinet ministers to secretly exempt entities from almost any federal law? Will he respect international financial standards in our own public accounts and stop hiding the true deficit from Canadians? #cdnpoli

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UB Strong
UB Strong@LoudlyFringe·
We must do this... x.com/i/status/17075…
Dr. Kat Lindley@DrKatLindley

Medical Benefits of Prayer Today I read a post on FB written by someone I don't know about Bach. It really touched me, so I decided to explore the power of prayer. After you read this note you will understand why. "Did you know? Johan Sebastian Bach lost his little daughter and then three sons and then his wife. Then he remarried and then he and his second wife, Anna-Magdalena, lost four more daughters and three sons. Eleven beloved children... Many researchers have wondered: how Bach managed to handle these losses? How did he not stop breathing, how did his heart not stop? And most importantly, how could he continue to write music? Kantati, cello suites, masses, concerts... The most beautiful music the world has heard. Do you know how he did it? At the end of the his music, he always wrote "Soli Deo gloria" (Glory to God alone) and in the beginning, "Lord help." Therefore, you can pray during Bach's music because the music itself is a prayer. You could, then, consider Bach's music a conversation between man and God. How do you deal with pain? Worship is the best solace." Prayer is a considered a form of medicine, and it falls into the complimentary, alternative category. It has similar benefits to meditation. Praying increases release of dopamine. (As a side note, dopamine plays important roles in executive function, motor control, motivation, arousal, reinforcement, and reward through signaling cascades that are exerted via binding to dopaminergic receptors at the projections found in the substantia nigra, ventral segmental area, and arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus of the human brain.) Prayer can calm your nervous system, shutting down your fight or flight response. It can make you less reactive to negative emotions and less angry. Prayer elicits the relaxation response, which lowers blood pressure and other factors heightened by stress. It also releases control to something greater than oneself through secondary control, which can reduce the stress of needing to be in charge. Prayer is a go to habit for stress management because it can improve release of testosterone and related androgen hormones such as DHEA. When we intently and consistently pray, we increase the blood flow to our frontal lobes and to our anterior cingulate, which causes the activity in the emotional centers of our brain to decrease. That helps us develop the capacity to make responses that maintain and even sense of peace. There is definitely skepticism out there about the healing power of prayer, but at the end of the day when your soul needs respite few words may make a difference.

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Melanie In Saskatchewan
Melanie In Saskatchewan@saskatchewan_in·
Reality check: As a Harper-era Cabinet minister, Pierre's a lifelong Privy Councillor, sworn in with access to the highest-level classified info (Top Secret equivalent) via the King's Privy Council oath. No 'formal clearance' needed for elected leaders; that's for bureaucrats and plebs. His Privy Council access is fully on par (or superior in tradition) to NSICOP's bureaucratic Top Secret stamp, both routed through the Privy Council Office. But Pierre cleverly dodged the NSICOP trap: That 2017 Trudeau Liberal invention requires a special Top Secret clearance that slaps a permanent, lifelong gag order on you (per the NSICOP Act + Security of Information Act). Spill classified info? Up to 14 years in the clink. Can't even hint in Parliament without risking prosecution, because the Act overrides free speech to 'protect' secrets. Translation: Accepting NSICOP briefings literally handcuffs the Leader of the Official Opposition from his primary job: publicly grilling the government on national security screw-ups and foreign interference without being muzzled like a good little boy. The PM controls the info flow, then silences any pushback. And here's the cherry on top for you panicky types: Canada's top-secret intel crews (CSIS, CSE, etc.) have all sorts of sneaky machinations and levers to share Top Secret info with folks they deem 'need to know' for safety reasons. So, if anything world-ending or grievously damaging is threatened, like a massive national security crisis hitting the government, Pierre would absolutely be informed pronto, as Opposition Leader and Privy Councillor, without needing NSICOP's straightjacket. Protocols exist for emergency briefings on imminent threats, because, shockingly, keeping the country safe trumps partisan games. Other leaders swallowed the bait and now yap weakly. Pierre? Free to roar. Smartest move in Ottawa, avoiding Trudeau's censorship snare while his cleared staff handles the dirt.Stop embarrassing yourselves, darlings. Crack open the actual NSICOP Act before bleating nonsense. It's public. Try reading laws sometime. #AxTheTax #CommonSense #PoilievreWasRight Sources - Global News (Apr 11, 2025): Reports on federal memos urging classified briefings for opposition leaders on national security threats, including need-to-know protocols without full clearance. globalnews.ca/news/11127667/… - CBC News (Jan 28, 2025): Details CSIS offering Poilievre a foreign interference briefing without requiring security clearance, highlighting mechanisms for sharing info on threats. cbc.ca/news/politics/… - House of Commons Evidence (SECU Meeting 124): Discusses CSIS Act allowing information sharing with opposition leaders on serious national security issues without forcing secrecy oaths. ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer… - National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (Full Text): Outlines permanent secrecy obligations, Top Secret clearance requirements, and penalties under the Security of Information Act (up to 14 years). laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-16.… - Security of Information Act: Confirms penalties for breaches by persons permanently bound to secrecy, including up to 14 years imprisonment. laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/O-5/ - Toronto Sun (May 25, 2023): Affirms Poilievre's Privy Council oath provides equivalent security access to Top Secret without formal clearance. torontosun.com/opinion/column… - The Globe and Mail (Dec 7, 2024): Covers CSIS briefings to Poilievre on national security, noting his Privy Council status and refusal of NSICOP clearance due to gag concerns. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… - CTV News (Apr 11, 2025): Describes protocols for intelligence-informed briefings to opposition on a need-to-know basis for awareness of threats. ctvnews.ca/politics/artic… - Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act (Public Safety Canada, Mar 20, 2023): Establishes authority for disclosing national security information to relevant individuals, including for threats. publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblc… - Federal Terrorism Response Plan (Public Safety Canada, Aug 29, 2022): Outlines integrated responses to imminent threats, including informing key political figures like opposition leaders. publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblc… - Critical Election Incident Public Protocol Canada.ca, Oct 2, 2025): Protocol for communicating threats to democratic processes, ensuring opposition awareness in grievous scenarios. (canada.ca/en/democratic-… - CSIS Public Report (2024): References briefings and information sharing on foreign interference threats to political parties, including opposition. canada.ca/en/security-in…
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John Brennan
John Brennan@jmbprime·
In a few weeks Conservatives will decide whether they want to remain an opposition party for the next ten years or elect a leader that can actually obtain a national security clearance background check.
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UB Strong
UB Strong@LoudlyFringe·
A MUST WATCH for every Canadian. The Carney government is attempting to criminalize religious beliefs. Does anyone remember this being part of their electoral platform? Smells like communism. Thanks to @NorthrnPrspectv for keeping us informed. youtu.be/fT0C2jU9d0o?si…
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