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Feb 21 • 3 tweets • 3 min read
#EXCLUSIVE: @ontariotech_u is refusing to release its list of 300 "far-right" hate groups operating in Canada by citing provisions under the Privacy Act.

In emails, an OTU vice president downplayed @jonkay and others' concerns about transparency.

tnc.news/2023/02/21/pri…
In 2020 OTU professor Barbara Perry published research claiming that there were 300 active far-right groups operating across the country. Despite being asked to produce the names of said groups, Perry has never published the list.
tnc.news/2020/11/18/fac…
After the @nationalpost released a column by @jonkay questioning Perry's research, OTU VP of external relations Susan T. McGovern wrote:

"Boo boo. (sic) It won't be the only bad press she will get. She can take it. We stand behind a (sic) academic freedom."

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Feb 2
#EXCLUSIVE: On cutting agricultural emissions, the Liberal government considered following in the footsteps of the European Union which has required member states to cut fertilizer use by 20% and reduce farmland by 10%. #cdnpol
tnc.news/2023/02/01/ott…
Europe's "Farm to Fork Strategy" recently prompted the Dutch government's ambitious plan to cut nitrogen emission by a whopping 50$ via a €7.5 billion farm buyout scheme.

The move has led to widespread protests, tractor convoys and farmers clashing with authorities.
A copy of a speech delivered by Agriculture Minister Marie Claude-Bibeau to European counterparts described Canada’s emission reduction measures as “very closely aligned with the fertilizer reduction target in the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy.”
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Feb 1
#EXCLUSIVE: Ottawa admitted in internal discussions that the 30% fertilizer emission reduction target would unfairly target western Canadian farmers and in turn cause Canada's agricultural yields to plummet. #cdnpol

tnc.news/2023/01/31/har…
A "science-based" assessment by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada clearly found that reducing nitrogen emissions for Alberta and Prairie farmers was likely not possible "without impacting yields."
Considering the fact that western provinces account for over 90% of Canada’s canola, spring wheat and barley crops, any slight reduction could upend exports and food supply at a national level.
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Jan 31
#EXCLUSIVE: Federal documents obtained by @TrueNorthCentre show that Ottawa has considered forcing a carbon tax-like "regulatory backstop" onto farmers should voluntary agreements to reduce fertilizer emissions not meet the 30% reduction target. #cdnpol
tnc.news/2023/01/30/con…
An internal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada policy discussion paper recommends giving consideration to a "regulatory backstop should voluntary approaches not be successful." When the federal carbon tax was introduced it was also described as a "regulatory backstop."
Farmers have expressed concerns about not being able to accurately measure fertilizer emissions.

“Estimates are based on experiments (small plots, research conditions) and may not be realized in every region or every condition at real scale,” wrote Agriculture Canada.
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Aug 31, 2022
#EXCLUSIVE: A federal event titled "Paving the Path to Digital Identity for All" claims that "a vast majority of Canadians" want digital IDs.

The claim is based on a poll by an org with close ties to a little-known gov advisory body...

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tnc.news/2022/08/31/maj…
“A vast majority of Canadians want safe and secure digital IDs to confirm their identity to access government services online seamlessly, from any device, anywhere, anytime,” the Canada School of Public Service Event explains.
The claim is sourced from a survey on Canadians' views of digital ID published by the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) – an org partnering with the Public Sector Chief Information Officer Council. (PSCIOC)

Having never heard of them, I dug further...
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Aug 30, 2022
A liberal's guide to identifying a "journalist":

✅ A JOURNALIST: A liberal who researches, writes and interviews in order to disseminate news.

❌NOT A JOURNALIST: A conservative who researches, writes and interviews in order to disseminate news.
As I have said before. Literally ANYBODY can be a journalist. It's one of the easiest things to practice and that's a good thing.

"Journalism" gatekeepers just want to feel special and superior to everyone else.
A reminder to everyone who sees this and works in the media (including myself)... In the grand scale of possible professions you could have your job is NOT HARD.

It might be shitty (every job is shitty in its own way) but at least you're not working in a salt mine in India.
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Aug 30, 2022
Is the government going to force you to "eat the bugs"?

Very unlikely.

Is there a concentrated international push to switch population consumption habits to "alternative proteins" by driving up prices of "high emission" goods?

100%

It's good to be specific.
Why force people to do something when you can make meat extremely unaffordable and a luxury?

It's funny because the powers that be don't actually want to reduce consumption they just want you to consume the products they have a stake in.
You know what would be a very effective way to drastically reduce meat consumption globally?

Encourage fasting. Of course they won't do that because A) fasting has religious overtones and B) it's actually good for you and C) it would reduce consumption (which they don't want.)
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