Kevin R. Hamm

Christ-follower, Canadian dad to three Russian girls, MCC thrift shop manager, devoted husband to former KGB operative.

[Lee Humphrey @tleehumphrey]

There’s still a lot of CDN’s who just don’t believe that the gov could be this stupid but seriously how after 11 years of doing stupid shit can you have any doubts when it comes to the @liberal_party gov doing stupid self harming shit.

Go against the RCAF recommendations, no problem, go against the Fighter Jet replacement competition board which was composed of experts from Indy Canada, Procurement Canada & DND who unanimously recommended the F35, go against the Trudeau gov appointed team of bureaucrats who negotiated with Lockheed Martin for almost an additional year & then signed a contract to purchase 88 F35A’s.

Ignore the additional costs & strains on the RCAF associated with operating 2 types of fighters, after 44 years of only operating 1 type.

Ignore the costs associated with not fulfilling the contract with LM, ignore the loss of the industrial benefits that have generated more than $3 billion in revenue for hundreds of CDN companies for the promise of potential benefits despite the history of Saabs failure to deliver on the thousands of jobs promised to Brazilians.

Ignore the potential trade ramifications by ditching a contract with a US company during the CUSMA negotiations with an admin who makes no secret of their willingness to punish countries economically.

This makes absolutely no strategic, tactical or industrial sense but it makes perfect political sense.

During election campaign 1993, Chrétien promised to cancel the EH101 helicopter contract. He said the EH101 was a Cadillac but the CAF only needed a Chevy. He won, he cancelled the contract & paid $1 billion dollars in compensation, wasted another $500 million that the CAF had already spent preparing for the delivery of the EH101 helicopters, lost the industrial benefits (BC was where the manufacturer would establish its global engine repair facility that would service & rebuild the global fleet’s engines) & forced RCAF pilots & aircrew to operate already long in the tooth & dangerous Sea King for another decade +

In the end few CDN’s noticed that a stripped down version of the EH101 was eventually selected to replace half the helicopter fleet at a higher cost, with less capability & no industrial benefits.

20 years later the RCAF is now operating 2 helicopters & neither is as capable as the original EH101 & is now looking for 1 helicopter to replace these 2, but Chretien won 3 majority gov’s so who cares right?

In this case the F35 purchase has turned into an anti-Trump stance & that is politically popular. Ignore all those those other sole source contacts with US arms manufacturers that are equally reliant on US manufacturing, access to software updates & access to US military satellites to operate effectively & that add up to almost the same amount of money as the F35 purchase.

We’ve seen this dumb assed show before & it’s why the CAF despite tons of money being poured into it still struggles greatly to fulfill its missions & to be seen as a serious combat capable ally within NORAD & NATO.

Every purchase, every decision isn’t focused on how to make the CAF more lethal or combat effective, it’s how will it play politically & that’s just wrong!

[Alexander Zoltan @AmazingZoltan]

CBC: "Oh, you killed 16 people? A fifth chance at avoiding deportation is more than appropriate."

ALSO THE CBC: "Oh, you were falsely accused of sexual assault? No fresh start for you."

[Chris Streveler @chris_streveler]

Another awesome finish. If you’re not watching the CFL this summer you’re missing out #CFL

[Winnipeg Blue Bombers @Wpg_BlueBombers]

1-0, baby.

Night ya'll.

#ForTheW

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

I don't think Jesus ever threatened death to people who disagreed with Him

[Macdonald-Laurier Institute @MLInstitute]

We’re in a moment of heightened focus on Canadian national identity. But it’s playing out amid the historic and cultural amnesia that’s plagued Canada for decades.

Ever since Donald Trump threatened to annex Canada, many Canadians have responded that our identity is unique from the United States.

But this national mood comes only a few years after a campaign of tearing down statues of Canada’s seminal historic figures, and then-prime minister Justin Trudeau calling Canada a “post-national state.” Most recently, a so-called prank show with funding from the CBC targeted Canadians who have defended the legacy of Canada’s founding prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

So, is the wave of Canadian patriotism that’s emerged over the past year grounded in a firm understanding of the history—both good and bad—that has shaped the country? Or is it detached from an appreciation of Canada’s democratic roots, and the stories of how Macdonald worked tirelessly to forge a second North American nation?

One voice who has consistently stood up for the idea that Canadians should have a robust and balanced view of their past is Trent University history professor Christopher Dummitt.

Dummitt joins Inside Policy Talks to discuss his efforts to reach beyond the classroom with his new Canadian history YouTube channel, and share his views on the current state of Canadians’ relationship with their history.

On the podcast, he tells Ian Campbell @Campbellian_, digital editor at MLI, that one source of Canada’s amnesia about its cultural and democratic roots is the deliberate erasure of Canadian national symbols that took place in the 1960s. This was most famously exemplified by the new Canadian flag created by the Pearson government, devoid of any reference to Canada’s British heritage—the very roots that gave Canada’s its parliamentary democracy.

Dummitt says the toppling of historic statues that has taken place in the 2020s is “in a sense just a continuation of what happened in the 1960s and 1970s.”

Part of the solution, says Dummitt, is to restore content-rich provincial history curricula that teach a cohesive Canadian national story.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/C0KbBdA06O

[Barbara Bal @BarbaraBalCPC]

Whoa — how did I miss this one?

A Montreal police officer was attacked:
👉 with a hammer
👉 by her father
👉 while she slept
👉 in a potential HONOUR CRIME?

This is terrible.

No daughter, or any woman, should ever fear this type of betrayal in her own home.

[Mario Zelaya @mario4thenorth]

Oh look

An old clip of Carney defining a recession.

In EXACTLY THE SAME WAY the Conservatives are being attacked for.

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Some corners of the federal government continue to operate like a parody of Trudeau era wokeism.

@EvanLSolomon, if incoherent identify politics like this👇 is what’s steering Canada’s AI policy, you will be responsible for leaving Canada behind in the most important economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution.

[Fox News World @FNCGlobalNews]

SHARP REACTION: Critics are slamming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's selection of two council members reportedly hostile to Israel, questioning how a body designed to fight hate includes individuals hostile to the Jewish community.

"Canadian Jews are struggling to understand how our prime minister believed this would be a constructive appointment," a Montreal rabbi told Fox News Digital.

[National Post @nationalpost]

U.K. officers arrested a dying teen falsely accused of racism, refusing to believe he'd been stabbed.

The insidious 'anti-racism' that plagues the U.K. police also infects Canada, writes Michael Higgins https://t.co/HAUr83dVBW

[Kevin R. Hamm @krhamm]

@ArgosFan4Ever @RachaelThomasAB @CPC_HQ @PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney "The minister is also directing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) to review its recent decision to regulate online streamers and Canadian broadcasters."
https://t.co/MM1N5yeFuu

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

"It's very important not to politicise a personal tragedy."

[David Vance @DavidVance]

Hi @MayorofLondon
This you?

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Here's why taxing food is never a good idea.

Mexico introduced taxes on sugary drinks and snack foods in 2014 to combat obesity and diabetes. More than a decade later, obesity rates are higher, diabetes continues to rise, and governments are collecting more revenue than ever.

Food taxes are regressive. They punish lower-income households, make food less affordable, and transfer more money from consumers to governments.

You can't tax your way to better health.

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

Today marks the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, when the Communist regime sent tanks to trample peaceful pro-democracy protesters. Their bravery will not be forgotten, including the man who stopped a column of tanks.

“Since that June day, I have been inspired by one of the most iconic figures of the latter half of the 20th century, even though I have no idea of his name. Like the rest of the world, I just call him Tank Man.” @yangjianli001

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

🇬🇧 Hampshire police claim that Henry Nowak would have died anyway, regardless of whether he was handcuffed or not.

The Hampshire police have issued an official defense for the actions taken by the officers who handcuffed 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he was pleading for help.

The medical examiner has testified that Vickrum Digwa’s 21 cm blade had caused a catastrophic wound directly to Henry's heart.

Because the blade penetrated so deeply, the blood was pooling inside his chest cavity rather than soaking his clothes immediately.

According to the pathologist, the trauma to his heart was unsurvivable from the moment it occurred, arguing that it didn't matter who was handcuffed at the scene first.

The Deputy Chief Constable has publicly stated that "the pathologist who spoke in court was clear: there was nothing officers could have done that day to save Henry. His wound was deep and internal, the bleeding extensive but internal."

Henry's father, Mark Nowak, stressed that while the wound was fatal, the police's mishandling denied his son the right to die with dignity, care, or peace.

Essentially, the British police shifted their narrative on Henry Nowak from "we did nothing wrong" to "he would have died anyway, so the delay doesn't matter."

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: California tech CEO Jamshid Ghomi arrested for allegedly supplying equipment to Iranian nuclear, military programs, DOJ announces

[Brian Platt @btaplatt]

Heritage Minister Marc Miller is ordering the CRTC to review its decision to make streaming giants pay 15% into a CanCon fund. "At a time when Canadians face cost-of-living pressure, now is not the time to make culture and entertainment more expensive."
https://t.co/uk1LiOafGV

[Mor Edge Insight @MorEdge_Insight]

This is one of the most disturbing videos ever captured.

In Na’alin village, July 30, 2016, a Palestinian father pushes his young son toward IDF soldiers while waving Palestinian flags.

He repeatedly yells at the soldiers: “Shoot him! Kill him! Here’s a little kid… shoot him!”

When they don’t, he tells his own child to throw rocks and keep provoking them. “Go! Go! Raise your flag! Don’t be afraid!”

The soldiers stay calm. One even shakes the boy’s hand. The father keeps pushing for a viral propaganda clip.

Using your own son as cannon fodder for the cameras… this is the sick reality behind so much of the staged “resistance” footage.

This is what Palestinianism is.
Child sacrifice for PR.
No normal parent does this.