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[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Here's our submission to the Commons heritage committee's study of journalism in 2026. Enough's enough.
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[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

“#CSIS warned the government, watch out, do your homework. They did not.”

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[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Declassified 1992 @CsisCanada memo predicted Muslim terrorists would use refugee system to bypass normal security checks: "It is by definition extremely difficult to control." 
https://t.co/B05Ze4xfJW #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

DOCUMENTS: Expense claims by @ChiefSciCan worth $416K include 12 business-class junkets to Paris. Appointee had testified she couldnt recall: "What exactly are Canadian taxpayers paying you to do?" 
https://t.co/nmkq2djLsX #cdnpoli @VincentNeilHo

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

New @GGCanada cuts @RideauHall clothing allowance after predecessor billed tens of thousands for silk jackets & shoes: 'The office has revised its guidelines for clothing.' 
https://t.co/3eXC7n3NJD #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

No comment @AnitaAnandMP on how federal quota for 289K China #EV imports built with slave-made parts complies wih @GAC_Corporate ban: "I cannot confirm what will be on the list." 
https://t.co/ZFTUZo2IlR #cdnpoli @AlDuceppe

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Commons committee votes never to permit electronic balloting, ever, after @ElectionsCan_E chief muses cabinet might "explore other technologies." 
https://t.co/rQ6d2qb9xS #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Minister @Gary_srp's dep't says it is "extremely close" to launching registry of foreign agents. MPs note @Safety_Canada said it was "very close" 6 months ago.   
https://t.co/ub29mlRCrF @MichaelCooperMP

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

.@GovCanHealth data confirm overdose deaths rose under decriminalization in BC, then fell when police resumed enforcement of drug laws: "Act on evidence." 
https://t.co/ymFaanCTbF #cdnpoli 
@MarjoriePLC

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Declassified 1992 @CsisCanada memo predicted Muslim terrorists would use refugee system to bypass normal security checks: "It is by definition extremely difficult to control." 
https://t.co/B05Ze4xfJW #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

.@StatCan_eng retools benchmark inflation calculator to reflect hikes in auto insurance, downgrade weight given to books & smokes: "It must reflect how Canadians are spending their money." 
https://t.co/1KwRjNs6g7 #cdnpoli #inflation

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Senate urged to pass "easy, beautiful" bill by @MPZiad to honour living organ donors with federal medal: "One life is a big deal; how about the hundreds & thousands we can save?" 
https://t.co/eGXL8dpei9 #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

MPs told of ongoing Cuban atrocities even as country grinds to a standstill, like 300 calorie/day rations for political prisoners: "Do Cubans have a real chance againts this tyanny? No."   
https://t.co/4QgC58lvJZ #cdnpoli @KronisTamara #Cuba

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

.@GAC_Corporate writes slave labour ban you could drive 278,989 #China EVs thru. Amendments are now certain, say MPs: "It is a fundamental human rights issue." 
https://t.co/cUqiT6EZRH #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

"Buy Canadian" program now requires bidders to sign @PSPC_spac pledge they won't subcontract to foreign workers, one of many current loopholes: "A new Declaration Form has been introduced."
https://t.co/bzkpqz9WIA #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

High-level Havana delegation due in Ottawa soon since "Cuba needs friends," says @SenBoehm. Chair of @SenateCA foreign affairs singles out USA for criticism. 
https://t.co/d75O34vsfC #cdnpoli @GAC_Corporate

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Health & medical claims @RCMPgrcPolice top $1B/yr, an "enormous" and suspiciously high figure, @SenateCA committee is told. 
https://t.co/hEEJSaDVOb #cdnpoli

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

New fed data show private sector AI use remains marginal despite claims by @MelanieJoly that Canada's a world leader in new tech. 
https://t.co/KPoVIq20FW #cdnpoli

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Runaway @GovCanHealth dental care plan is billions over budget with no end in sight. 5-yr costs are minimum $18B, not $10-$13 predicted @PrivyCouncilCa: "We have just no clue." 
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"I'm an honourable member," @FP_Champagne tells MPs who asked why Crown corp seeking @FinanceCanada concessions hired his wife as VP: "Partisanship," he said. "Defamation."   
https://t.co/mUTfe2FTVj @Gab_Hardy

[Blacklock's Reporter @mindingottawa]

Most Canadians now get their news from gov't-paid press, testifies lobbyist for @NewsMediaCanada: "The Gov't of Canada, I have to say, has been terrific." 
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