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PlatinumPearl · 10-15-2020, 09:21 AM

WATCH: Quebec may detain citizens at COVID-19 isolation facility, public health authority says.

It has been reported that authorities in Quebec City, Canada, intend to isolate unruly citizens
in a COVID-19 facility, though the precise location is not know.

It has been reported that authorities in Quebec City, Canada, intend to isolate unruly citizens in a COVID-19 facility, though the precise location is not known.

Dr. Jacques Girard, leader of the Quebec City public health authority, stated during a press conference that a number of customers at a bar were ordered to wait for the results from their COVID-19 test, but decided to leave the premises before the results came back.

This is what Girard claims to have "led to them being taken and forcibly placed into isolation by the state."

“[W]e may isolate someone for 14 days,” Girard noted during the press conference. “And it is what we did this morning… forced a person to cooperate with the investigation… and police cooperation was exceptional.”

Girard went on to say that if a person is told to stay in isolation, public health officials have the duty to go to their home and force the person to comply. And if they do not comply, the state is permitted to pick them up and force them to adhere to the protocols.

Girard then continued by going into detail that prompted the action, saying: "The order targeted two people who were not cooperating. And it is great that we can finally work with that provision. You know, before, if we were not in a health crisis, the Public Heath Director could use this provision for 72 hours while waiting for the judge’s confirmation of such a provision."

"In the COVID-19 case, we may isolate someone for 14 days. And it is what we did this morning, and we have done in the past, and, such as this morning, forced a person to cooperate with the investigation, and we’ve done it in the past with success, and police cooperation was exceptional. Thank you all, have a great day. When you order someone to not leave home for 14 days, does it happen in their home…"

Someone replied with "it is not at home... 14 days at home ..."

Girard said that "it is in a prison ... Do you feel like you are in a prison? Because that’s it. Often, it is what we do. It is a location; we at the CIUSS [Government agency] have the power to provide for preventative isolations. It’s happening. Finally, it is a much easier provision when someone is not cooperating, and it becomes more difficult."

Girard asked if these people were under watch—to which he answered in the affirmative. When pressed on where these people were being held, Girard stated: "It is not at home. It depends on the person. Because we have had people isolated at home. And then, we saw the person was not at home. So, we went to their home, and then told them, we are isolating you where we want you to be."

Source: thepostmillennial.com
Website: https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-...Y2JKoSJ3S9NFQw
Date: September 9, 2020

PlatinumPearl · 10-15-2020, 11:24 AM

Enough fentanyl to 'kill five million people' seized by Halton, Ontario police force in $4 MILLION bust.

img src hamiltonnews.com

Halton Police say they seized 10 kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of cocaine, MDMA,
and six kilograms of an unknown drug they have yet to identify.

Halton Police seized the $4 million worth of drugs, which include cocaine and a record amount of fentanyl.

This comes after investigators of the Halton Regional Police Service dedicated themselves to pursuing two people who were suspected of trafficking drugs in Oakville.

The investigation was dubbed “Project Mover” and ended up finding evidence in many jurisdictions across the GTA. Since June, Police have arrested nine people in connection to this.

Halton Police say they seized 10 kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of cocaine, MDMA, and six kilograms of an unknown drug they have yet to identify.

Two firearms and two vehicles were also seized by police. The weapons were a semi-automatic shotgun and 40 calibre handgun with an extended magazine. The vehicles were a 2019 Dodge Durango and a 2016 Acura RDX.

Deputy HRPS Chief Jeff Hill said that the 10 kilograms of fentanyl seized was enough to kill five million people. Adding "As little as 2mg of fentanyl can kill a person,"

Charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and firearms offences have been laid against the individuals.

All the individuals except one were released with the promise to appear in court.

Source: thepostmillennial.com
Website: https://thepostmillennial.com/fentan...e1S0Nfd7VvaXQY
Date: September 28, 2020

PlatinumPearl · 10-21-2020, 08:00 AM

Parliament headed for showdown, possible election, Wednesday over Conservative motion.

The Liberals say they will treat the proposal to create a new committee designed to look into the WE charity scandal as a confidence motion.

Erin O'Toole, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. PHOTO BY BLAIR GABLE / REUTERS.

OTTAWA — The Liberals face a high-stakes game of chicken Wednesday, as they stare down the opposition parties over a confidence motion that could force the country into an election as the second wave of a pandemic rages.

The Conservatives fired the first shot Tuesday, moving ahead with their proposal to create a new committee designed to look into the WE Charity scandal, and other allegations of inappropriate lobbying and spending.

It is set to come to a vote Wednesday afternoon after Question Period. The Liberals took the rare move of making that motion a confidence issue, making clear if the Conservatives pass the motion through Parliament, the country will be headed to the polls.

Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez said the motion is partisan and will hinder the government’s ability to respond to the pandemic.

“Erin O’Toole and the Conservative Party don’t care,” he charged. “They’ve turned their backs on Canadians. They don’t care about working together to find solutions to the many challenges in this crisis.”

But Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole claimed the Liberals were trying to avoid scrutiny of controversial deals.

“In many parts of Canada kids can’t go trick-or-treating but the Liberals think Canadians should go to the polls rather than their answering several simple questions,” he said.

“They don’t want the truth to come out.”

The proposed committee would have the ability to call ministers, including the prime minister as they see fit and summon documents. It would be structured differently than other committees with a clear majority of opposition party members and it would be chaired by an opposition MP, rather than someone from the government.

Such opposition day motions are not typically confidence matters, but Rodriguez said the very nature of the committee suggests that if it was passed then the House of Commons would have lost confidence in the government.

“They’re saying that the government is corrupt. That means they don’t have confidence in the government.”

O’Toole rejected the suggestion that creating a new committee could possibly be a confidence vote.

He offered amendments to his own motion to change the name of the committee, which was initially called the “anti-corruption committee” and he offered a specific amendment that made clear there was no need if the motion passed to call an election.

“I think Canadians see what’s going on here,” he said. “The Liberal Party would rather send people to the polls during the second wave of a pandemic, then answer a few reasonable questions and Canadians should be concerned by that.”

Rodriguez said the Conservatives can’t have it both ways. He said they also can’t simply change the name of the committee and pretend this isn’t an issue of confidence.

“If you write a book about Frankenstein and you call it Cinderella, it’s still a book about Frankenstein.”

COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to rise and the country reached over 200,000 cases Tuesday and was nearing 10,000 deaths.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said no one wants the election, but said the Conservatives are clearly expressing they have lost confidence in the government.

“We hope that opposition parties will decide that they want to make Parliament continue to work for Canadians and not side with the Conservatives, who’ve decided that they no longer have confidence in this government.”

O’Toole was joined by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet who loudly proclaimed in the House of Commons that he had lost confidence in the government.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is the Liberals only potential partner and he was evasive Tuesday on how his party will vote.

While he declined to be specific on how his party will vote, he said if an election comes of this motion it will be the prime minister’s fault.

“The only way there is an election right now is because the prime minister chooses to have one. If he wants to then he should just come out and say, ‘I want an election’.”

Singh said the Liberals seem to want an election, but he is focused on the issues in front of him.

“The prime minister is looking for an excuse to go to an election, and I will not give the prime minister an excuse to go to an election,” he said. “I will not be any part of this farce. As this prime minister is suggesting that this is what’s important.”

If the NDP joins the Liberals in voting against the Conservative motion, it will fail. But the NDP could also abstain and give the Liberals a majority against the Conservatives and the Bloc.

Source: nationalpost.com
Website: https://nationalpost.com/news/politi...igger-election
Date: October 20, 2020

10-15-2020, 09:21 AM	#1
PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Quebec May Detain Citizens at COVID-19 Isolation Facility WATCH: Quebec may detain citizens at COVID-19 isolation facility, public health authority says. It has been reported that authorities in Quebec City, Canada, intend to isolate unruly citizens in a COVID-19 facility, though the precise location is not know. It has been reported that authorities in Quebec City, Canada, intend to isolate unruly citizens in a COVID-19 facility, though the precise location is not known. Dr. Jacques Girard, leader of the Quebec City public health authority, stated during a press conference that a number of customers at a bar were ordered to wait for the results from their COVID-19 test, but decided to leave the premises before the results came back. This is what Girard claims to have "led to them being taken and forcibly placed into isolation by the state." “[W]e may isolate someone for 14 days,” Girard noted during the press conference. “And it is what we did this morning… forced a person to cooperate with the investigation… and police cooperation was exceptional.” Girard went on to say that if a person is told to stay in isolation, public health officials have the duty to go to their home and force the person to comply. And if they do not comply, the state is permitted to pick them up and force them to adhere to the protocols. Girard then continued by going into detail that prompted the action, saying: "The order targeted two people who were not cooperating. And it is great that we can finally work with that provision. You know, before, if we were not in a health crisis, the Public Heath Director could use this provision for 72 hours while waiting for the judge’s confirmation of such a provision." "In the COVID-19 case, we may isolate someone for 14 days. And it is what we did this morning, and we have done in the past, and, such as this morning, forced a person to cooperate with the investigation, and we’ve done it in the past with success, and police cooperation was exceptional. Thank you all, have a great day. When you order someone to not leave home for 14 days, does it happen in their home…" Someone replied with "it is not at home... 14 days at home ..." Girard said that "it is in a prison ... Do you feel like you are in a prison? Because that’s it. Often, it is what we do. It is a location; we at the CIUSS [Government agency] have the power to provide for preventative isolations. It’s happening. Finally, it is a much easier provision when someone is not cooperating, and it becomes more difficult." Girard asked if these people were under watch—to which he answered in the affirmative. When pressed on where these people were being held, Girard stated: "It is not at home. It depends on the person. Because we have had people isolated at home. And then, we saw the person was not at home. So, we went to their home, and then told them, we are isolating you where we want you to be." Source: thepostmillennial.com Website: https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-...Y2JKoSJ3S9NFQw Date: September 9, 2020

10-15-2020, 11:24 AM	#2
PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Halton Drug Bust Enough fentanyl to 'kill five million people' seized by Halton, Ontario police force in $4 MILLION bust. img src hamiltonnews.com Halton Police say they seized 10 kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of cocaine, MDMA, and six kilograms of an unknown drug they have yet to identify. Halton Police seized the $4 million worth of drugs, which include cocaine and a record amount of fentanyl. This comes after investigators of the Halton Regional Police Service dedicated themselves to pursuing two people who were suspected of trafficking drugs in Oakville. The investigation was dubbed “Project Mover” and ended up finding evidence in many jurisdictions across the GTA. Since June, Police have arrested nine people in connection to this. Halton Police say they seized 10 kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of cocaine, MDMA, and six kilograms of an unknown drug they have yet to identify. Two firearms and two vehicles were also seized by police. The weapons were a semi-automatic shotgun and 40 calibre handgun with an extended magazine. The vehicles were a 2019 Dodge Durango and a 2016 Acura RDX. Deputy HRPS Chief Jeff Hill said that the 10 kilograms of fentanyl seized was enough to kill five million people. Adding "As little as 2mg of fentanyl can kill a person," Charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and firearms offences have been laid against the individuals. All the individuals except one were released with the promise to appear in court. Source: thepostmillennial.com Website: https://thepostmillennial.com/fentan...e1S0Nfd7VvaXQY Date: September 28, 2020

10-21-2020, 08:00 AM	#3
PlatinumPearl Member How Do You Identify?: Femme, Human Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 966 Thanked 2,419 Times in 890 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	The Prime Minister is Looking for an Excuse to go to an Election Parliament headed for showdown, possible election, Wednesday over Conservative motion. The Liberals say they will treat the proposal to create a new committee designed to look into the WE charity scandal as a confidence motion. Erin O'Toole, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. PHOTO BY BLAIR GABLE / REUTERS. OTTAWA — The Liberals face a high-stakes game of chicken Wednesday, as they stare down the opposition parties over a confidence motion that could force the country into an election as the second wave of a pandemic rages. The Conservatives fired the first shot Tuesday, moving ahead with their proposal to create a new committee designed to look into the WE Charity scandal, and other allegations of inappropriate lobbying and spending. It is set to come to a vote Wednesday afternoon after Question Period. The Liberals took the rare move of making that motion a confidence issue, making clear if the Conservatives pass the motion through Parliament, the country will be headed to the polls. Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez said the motion is partisan and will hinder the government’s ability to respond to the pandemic. “Erin O’Toole and the Conservative Party don’t care,” he charged. “They’ve turned their backs on Canadians. They don’t care about working together to find solutions to the many challenges in this crisis.” But Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole claimed the Liberals were trying to avoid scrutiny of controversial deals. “In many parts of Canada kids can’t go trick-or-treating but the Liberals think Canadians should go to the polls rather than their answering several simple questions,” he said. “They don’t want the truth to come out.” The proposed committee would have the ability to call ministers, including the prime minister as they see fit and summon documents. It would be structured differently than other committees with a clear majority of opposition party members and it would be chaired by an opposition MP, rather than someone from the government. Such opposition day motions are not typically confidence matters, but Rodriguez said the very nature of the committee suggests that if it was passed then the House of Commons would have lost confidence in the government. “They’re saying that the government is corrupt. That means they don’t have confidence in the government.” O’Toole rejected the suggestion that creating a new committee could possibly be a confidence vote. He offered amendments to his own motion to change the name of the committee, which was initially called the “anti-corruption committee” and he offered a specific amendment that made clear there was no need if the motion passed to call an election. “I think Canadians see what’s going on here,” he said. “The Liberal Party would rather send people to the polls during the second wave of a pandemic, then answer a few reasonable questions and Canadians should be concerned by that.” Rodriguez said the Conservatives can’t have it both ways. He said they also can’t simply change the name of the committee and pretend this isn’t an issue of confidence. “If you write a book about Frankenstein and you call it Cinderella, it’s still a book about Frankenstein.” COVID-19 case numbers are continuing to rise and the country reached over 200,000 cases Tuesday and was nearing 10,000 deaths. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said no one wants the election, but said the Conservatives are clearly expressing they have lost confidence in the government. “We hope that opposition parties will decide that they want to make Parliament continue to work for Canadians and not side with the Conservatives, who’ve decided that they no longer have confidence in this government.” O’Toole was joined by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet who loudly proclaimed in the House of Commons that he had lost confidence in the government. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is the Liberals only potential partner and he was evasive Tuesday on how his party will vote. While he declined to be specific on how his party will vote, he said if an election comes of this motion it will be the prime minister’s fault. “The only way there is an election right now is because the prime minister chooses to have one. If he wants to then he should just come out and say, ‘I want an election’.” Singh said the Liberals seem to want an election, but he is focused on the issues in front of him. “The prime minister is looking for an excuse to go to an election, and I will not give the prime minister an excuse to go to an election,” he said. “I will not be any part of this farce. As this prime minister is suggesting that this is what’s important.” If the NDP joins the Liberals in voting against the Conservative motion, it will fail. But the NDP could also abstain and give the Liberals a majority against the Conservatives and the Bloc. Source: nationalpost.com Website: https://nationalpost.com/news/politi...igger-election Date: October 20, 2020