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[Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM @echipiuk]

One of the most troubling shifts in our “free and democratic” society is how quickly questioning our institutions has become confused with attacking them.

Questioning government is not anti-government.

Questioning public health is not anti-science.

Questioning the justice system is not anti-law.

Questioning the media is not anti-truth.

Questioning elected officials is not an attack. Refusing to answer the people you represent is.

Transparency and accountability are how our institutions, and the people entrusted to lead them, earn and maintain public trust.

When legitimate questions are met with ridicule, labels, censorship or personal attacks instead of answers, public trust is destroyed.

People begin to wonder not only why the questions are so difficult to answer, but why those asking them need to be silenced in the first place.

A healthy democracy does not shame, coerce or intimidate people into compliance.

It does not fear scrutiny.

It depends on it.

[Dean Allison @DeanAllisonMP]

This kind of hate must NEVER happen again

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Mark Carney was close enough to signing a deal that he had asked provinces to start putting U.S. liquor back on the shelves.

Then he walked away. From what?

We still don’t know.

He must release the deal he was about to sign. Trump has seen it. Carney has seen it.

Let Canadians see it.

[George E. Pataki @GovernorPataki]

I was Governor of New York on September 11, 2001. The planes did not simply crash into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They were hijacked and deliberately flown into those buildings by Islamist terrorists.

[JayGen 𝕏 er🇨🇦 @JayGenXer]

While everyone is busy fighting over “Lake Ontario” vs. “Lake America,” here’s a friendly reminder:

On September 8, the punitive federal fuel excise tax is scheduled to come back. The Liberal punishment for having to drive to work, which don’t forget taking most of your pay check as it is!

That means minimum of 10¢ more per litre of gasoline — PLUS GST on top of that tax.

Tax the tax…

So while we’re busy defending the honour of a lake, maybe someone should ask:

Will Mark Carney still be such an amazing leader when he’s done squeezing a few more dollars out of every Canadian at the pump?

Which DOES cause inflation on groceries etc!

Priorities. 🇨🇦

[Toronto Sun @TheTorontoSun]

EDITORIAL: Call it what you want. It's still Lake Ontario https://t.co/K1Jw5DIvTD

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Billie Eilish Introduces New Fragrance Socialism' On Sale Now For $72,000 https://t.co/3SjZuk9SNk

[Andrew Scheer @AndrewScheer]

Ready. Fire. Aim.

Liberals already reversing counter tariffs before they take effect.

Maybe if they recalled Parliament, did their research and focused on substance over grandstanding they’d get it right.

[Mick @MicWalsh1]

@TrendPolCa @nenshi @ABDanielleSmith Let the people decide the outcome. I hope Albertans remain in Canada but the referendum should proceed.

[Melissa Lantsman @MelissaLantsman]

Two days. That’s how long it took the Carney government to start walking back countertariffs they hadn’t thought through in the first place.

Bring Parliament back.

Put forward something real.

[Rachael Thomas @RachaelThomasAB]

This is absolutely shameful.

The CBC is choosing to redefine terrorism in a way that downplays the atrocity of 9/11.

Refusing to call it an act of terrorism dishonours the victims, their families, the survivors, and the first responders who witnessed the horrors of that day.

9/11 was an act of terrorism. Full stop.

Trying to sanitize or rewrite that history is deeply offensive and does a disservice to everyone who was affected by the attacks.

[Kevin Vuong 🇨🇦 @KevinVuongxMP]

This is insane. A CBC director sent out an edict to not call the 9/11 attacks what they were—a terrorist attack.

That terror attack murdered 2,977 people, incl. at least 24 Canadians on Sept. 11, 2001.

Basem Boshra should consult the @CdnEncyclopedia: https://t.co/p9u4b5C1n5

[Mick @MicWalsh1]

@brianlilley This is the lowest of the low. A shameful memo by a news organization that has lost its way. Their leadership should be held accountable and terminated.

[Mick @MicWalsh1]

@greta Walters shows the world what cultural elitism looks like. Dolly listens patiently to the stereotypes and responds with dignity and pride. It turns out Walters was the one lacking class and not the once poor little girl raised in the Tennessee hills.

[Greta Van Susteren @greta]

This is the WORST INTERVIEW EVER! I don’t know where Barbara Walters was working in 1977 - NBC or ABC - but no network should have broadcast this trash interview

[Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics]

Dolly Parton spent decades refusing to pick political sides — turning down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice under Trump and once under Biden because she didn't want to be seen as partisan.

The country music icon, who died Tuesday at 80, built her legacy on a principle most entertainers abandoned long ago: loving her audience more than any political cause.

"I learned a long time ago, keep your damn mouth shut if you want to stay in show business," Parton once told ABC. "I'm not in politics, I'm an entertainer."

[Frank Sinatra @franksinatra]

There’s a reason they call him “The Voice.” 🎙️

[Western Lensman @WesternLensman]

CNN's Strategy of Silence Worked.

One month ago today Rand Paul released the "Fauci Diaries."

Among the many revelations were instances where two of CNN's most high-profile anchors were private pals behind the scenes with the man they were theoretically tasked with reporting on objectively.

If they were actually "journalists" as they purport to be, that is. Which of course, they're not.

"Friendship building" dinner parties. Backchanneling interview questions. Texting insults about Republicans for laughs.

None of it was ever publicly addressed. Not by Tapper, not by Bash, not by anyone at CNN.

Complete and total silence.

The play was to let the furor die, let the news cycles grind away, and let the facts fade from memory.

And it worked.

It's been completely memory-holed, just one month later.

Meanwhile, Tapper, Bash and CNN chug along pretending they possess a shred of ethical standards or journalistic integrity.

This is CNN.

This will always be CNN.

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

The COVID cover-up was real. As time goes on, the deep state and its media allies are having a hard time keeping it under wraps.

[MAZE @mazemoore]

1998. After Bill Clinton famously denies having sex with Monica Lewinsky, Hillary goes on TV and blames the scandal on a "vast right wing conspiracy."

Hillary also blamed Lewinsky, calling her a narcissistic loony toon and claiming that Bill wanted to break it off but it was beyond his control.

Hillary Clinton, Democrat champion of women. 😜