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Rail blockade: Trudeau cancels visit to Caribbean, emergency meeting Monday to resolve crisis

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Rail blockade: Trudeau cancels visit to Caribbean, emergency meeting Monday to resolve crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not attend the Caribbean Community Heads of Government (CARICOM) Conference in Barbados this week, having decided to stay in the country to try to find a solution to the railway dam crisis which has disrupted the transport of passengers and goods for several days.

In a statement sent to the media in the early evening on Sunday, his office indicated that Canada will be represented at CARICOM by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francois-Philippe Champagne.

Mr. Trudeau was originally scheduled to be there Monday and Tuesday. He was to take advantage of this meeting to promote Canada’s candidacy for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2021-2022.

In the wake of this change of plan, in order to find a solution to the “ongoing disruptions affecting infrastructure across the country, the Prime Minister will meet tomorrow [Monday] the Incident Response Group to discuss the next steps Said the office of Mr. Trudeau.

On Twitter, the Prime Minister added that he has invited some of his ministers, Marc Miller, Carolyn Bennett, Marc Garneau, Bill Blair, Chrystia Freeland, Pablo Rodriguez, and Bill Morneau, to this meeting of the Case Response Group incident.

Rail transportation is disrupted in several regions of the country due to demonstrations by members of indigenous communities who have been blocking railways for several days, notably in Tyendinaga, east of Belleville, Ontario, in Kahnawake, near from Montreal, as well as Listuguj, in Gaspesie.

The protesters want to force the end of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in northern British Columbia. They support the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation who oppose the pipeline project.

To resolve the crisis, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller spent the day on Saturday negotiating and speaking with the Tyendinaga Mohawks “to achieve a peaceful resolution of the situation,” said the bureau. minister Sunday evening.

“Minister Bennett has had several conversations with Hereditary Chiefs Wet’suwet’en over the past few days,” he said in the message from the Prime Minister’s Office. She committed to meeting them at a time convenient to them, in accordance with the Prime Minister’s commitment. Minister Garneau met with his provincial and territorial counterparts late last week. He closely monitors the effects of the current blockages on the rail network and maintains constant communication with CN, CP and Via Rail.”

“We remain in close contact with other levels of government and our partners,” said Mr. Trudeau’s office. “Our priority remains the safety and security of all Canadians and the prompt resolution of the situation in order to restore service to the entire rail network, in accordance with the law.”

Ottawa doesn’t want another OKA

The federal government does not believe that police action to dismantle Aboriginal roadblocks that hinder railways. Canada economy is a good approach.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller explained on Sunday that police interventions in Oka in 1990 and Ipperwash, Ontario in 1995, both of which ended with the death of one person, must be used warning.

“We have the experience of Oka 30 years ago when the police intervened and a person died [a policeman]. My question to Canadians, to myself and to my fellow politicians, whatever the party, is it that we do the same old things and we repeat the mistakes of the past or do we take time to do this well? ” he told The Globe and Mail on Sunday.

The Montreal minister believes that the resolution of this crisis which paralyzes part of the Canadian economy will require dialogue.

“These are peaceful people who want a peaceful resolution,” he told the Global network on Sunday. And we cannot have a peaceful resolution without dialogue.”

Indigenous protesters are blocking railways near Belleville, Ontario, Winnipeg, Kahnawake, near Montreal, as well as in the Gaspe Peninsula. These protesters want to force the end of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in northern British Columbia. They support the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in British Columbia who oppose the pipeline project.

Canadian National has obtained a court injunction to end the blockade at Belleville, which prevents the transportation of passengers and freight in this important rail corridor. The OPP has spoken to protesters in the past few days but has not enforced the injunction. Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called for police action and criticized Aboriginal protesters. Minister Miller, however, praised the police’s conciliatory approach.

“For those who want an intervention, I tell them to learn from history,” he told the Globe. Each of these crises begins with injunctions. What I hear from indigenous communities when we talk about the rule of law is that for them, the rule of law has been invoked over and over again to perpetuate what they consider to be historical injustices.”

Marc Miller met with members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk community near Belleville on Saturday. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett is scheduled to meet with First Nations leaders in British Columbia on Monday.

Layoffs

The Canadian National said Sunday by email to the QMI Agency that about 450 of its employees were affected by notices of temporary layoffs due to the paralysis of its railways, particularly near Belleville. About 1,000 workers could temporarily lose their jobs if the crisis persists, CN warned.

MAIN DEMONSTRATIONS OF SUPPORT FOR WET’SUWET’EN HEREDITARY CHIEFS ON SUNDAY

The dam of the CN railway track by the Tyendinaga Mohawk community, east of Belleville, Ontario, which greatly affects the transport of passengers and goods, continued for 11th day, Sunday.

Other demonstrations of the same kind, that of the Mohawks of Kahnawake which disrupts the commuter train service on the Candiac line of Exo, and that of Listuguj, in Gaspesie, started a few days ago, also continued.

In addition, there were other occasional demonstrations, including one in Saint-Pascal, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, where some 20 people blocked a railroad track for a few hours, as well as others in the Winnipeg sector. , in Manitoba.

In eastern Prince Edward Island, protesters gathered and slowed traffic at the entrance to the Confederation Bridge to show their support for the hereditary chiefs of the Wet ‘First Nation suwet’en from British Columbia.

The contribution of black soldiers recognized by the Netherlands

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The contribution of black soldiers recognized by the Netherlands

I allow myself a brief break from the coverage of the American political scene to underline the recognition by the Netherlands of the contribution of a black battalion to the end of the German occupation.

You probably already knew that racial discrimination and segregation did not prevail in American society, it was also found in the troops.

During the Second War, the armored battalions were separated, there were units for white soldiers and others for black soldiers. Before they could prove themselves, they were often assigned manual tasks. Among these works which did not require any particular skill, we find the painful work of recovering the bodies of soldiers who died in combat.

A recent research project on the Black Liberators of the Netherlands provides much more information on the history of soldiers of color. At the origin of this project, we find the efforts and the collaboration of the Dutch historian Mieke Kirkels and the black soldier Jeff Wiggins.

Wiggins belonged to the unit of black soldiers who helped to bury nearly 20,000 soldiers, 172 of whom were soldiers of color. The son of a sharecropper from the South, he enlisted to escape the Ku Klux Klan. Returning to the country, he was determined to forget this chapter of his life until Kirkels joined him in 2003. Reluctant at first, Wiggins then confided in the historian. Their discussions will lead to the publication of the book From Alabama to Margraten: Memories of Grave Digger Jefferson Wiggins .

The collaboration between the Dutch and the American will be even more fruitful since it will lead the author to continue her research and to inspire other researchers. It was in this context that the Black Liberator Project was born.

So it was this latest project that led to last week’s commemorations in Washington. In the presence of one of the few survivors of black soldier units, the Netherlands thanked the colored soldiers for their courage, sacrifice, and determination to make freedom triumph.

I was interested in the journey of the survivor present at the ceremony. James W. Baldwin is now 95 years old, but his memory still seems very good and his words deserve our attention.

Military times

If above I illustrated the thankless role of Wiggins and the members of his unit, with Baldwin we obtain more information on the Blacks who fought. He remembers the liberation of 23 cities!

What contributes to the importance of the sacrifice, but also to the paradoxical character of the colored soldiers within the troops, is that the rights for which we fought in Europe, the Blacks themselves did not always have them in the States -United.

Beyond historians and leaders, many people in the Netherlands are now making sure to preserve the memory of the contribution of black soldiers to the liberation of their country. Families go as far as ensuring the maintenance of the graves of those of them who have never returned to the country.

If you are interested in the stories of these soldiers, click here to access an article from the Military Times site. The history of discrimination and segregation is always shocking, especially when people are asked to risk their lives to preserve rights elsewhere that they do not enjoy at home. Fortunately, we will be inspired by black soldiers and then lead the battle for the recognition of civil rights in the United States.

Possible to reconcile family and politics, says Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

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Possible to reconcile family and politics, says Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

The candidate for the leadership contest of the Parti Quebecois (PQ) Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will put his campaign on pause for three weeks in order to take his paternity leave, he revealed in an interview with The Eastern Herald.

He and his partner want to demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile family and politics.   

“I am pregnant with the second, I will give birth in about three weeks,” said her partner, Alexandra Tremblay.   

“But there it is, the window, and we’ve been working for the renewal of the PQ since 2016; renewal is taking place, ”says the woman who is busy getting her life companion elected, who was in the leadership race that crowned Jean-Francois Lisee in 2016.

Already the parent of a 21-month-old girl, the couple dreams of attracting more talent and women to politics.   

“I’m going to take my paternity leave. During this time, I will not give an interview. When I get home, I close the phone, and if I don’t, my wife tells me. There are many young families who will recognize themselves in this. It is legitimate to take care of giving time to your children. It is not because I am less determined or less competent because I take care of my family. If we don’t get this message across, how can we rally the next generations? How can we bring women into politics? I think we have to get it across, the message, we have to be consistent, ”says Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon. 

The PQ at a crossroads

A group convinced him to dive again in an attempt to become the 16th PQ leader. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he relies on a group of 200 supporters.   

“The race is not one among many, it is the race where we will choose to write a new chapter”.   

No more dithering: He undertakes to hold a referendum in a first mandate.   

“Independence, we must not just talk about it, but act!” Exclaims the candidate.   

“Because it’s legitimate, then you can’t always be on the defensive. We have a great project and we must put it forward with vigor, pride, dignity, and dynamism. There is no longer any reason to reject it ”.    

His partner agrees.   

“It’s a very big commitment. It is a very big sacrifice for the family, for the time that we will not spend with the family and financially. Paul quit his job. I’m not doing it for Paul; I do it because I believe in it! Because I think there is a window at the PQ, that it must be seized, ”explains Ms. Tremblay. 

A race for four

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon suggests that there may not be four candidates at the finish line, Sylvain Gaudreault, Frederic Bastien and Guy Nantel are also in the running.   

“It is not certain that it will be four!” There are the signatures, there is the funding, there is also the game of support ”, underlines the one who already has the experience of a race for the leadership of a party.    

“Yes, notoriety in politics is a factor, but is it really a skill, notoriety? I think it is one factor among many, “he said, speaking of the candidate Guy Nantel.    

“This campaign will focus on who, as a leader, is capable of rebuilding the PQ and embodies the future,” concludes candidate St-Pierre Plamondon.

Despite legalization, the Pot Block is not extinguished

Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa
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Despite legalization, the Pot Block is not extinguished

MONTREAL | It is not just the PQ and the Liberal Party that will be looking for a leader this spring.

Even if article 1 of his program, the legalization of cannabis, has become reality, the illustrious Bloc Pot considers it more relevant than ever and is looking for the rare pearl to carry his new message.  

The new leader of the small party will be appointed in May by the members, who are currently claimed to number 500, but who are likely to be more numerous on polling day. Since last week, the Bloc Pot has been very active on social networks to recruit new members.

“People think it’s a settled question, but on the contrary. Legalization is dysfunctional, “ardently defended Hugo St-Onge, an activist from the start who wore the colors – green as of course – of the party in the previous provincial elections.

Bold political agenda

The spokesman for the political party has it especially against the decisions of the Legault government, which raised the legal age to buy marijuana to 21 years and which generalized the prohibition of smoking on the street at all of Quebec. This is why, according to him, the fight is waged on the provincial political scene, even if legalization was decided in Ottawa.  

“Since legalization, consumers are even more stigmatized than before. Consumers can more easily be evicted from their homes. The fines are even more severe if we are arrested, “denounced Mr. St-Onge, who believes rather that the police should sign an” armistice “with the dealers so that they can enter the legal market.  

For this, the party’s program specifies that production licenses should be distributed by a Quebec board rather than by the federal government, allowing an artisanal culture, to the detriment of the big companies, which dominate the industry at present.  

Resolutely camped on the left, the Bloc Pot sees with a good eye that the State, via the SQDC, is involved in the sale and profits from it. But the party still thinks that consumers should, at the same time, have the right to grow their own grass at home.  

A serious party

Obviously, you really have to smoke some good to believe that the Bloc Pot can elect a single candidate in 2022, even Hugo St-Onge recognizes this. However, that was never the objective.  

“Being a party allows us to be invited to debates, meet the candidates of other parties and advance our ideas without being registered as lobbyists”, he continued in a tone that could not be more serious, to get it wrong with that of a tie politician.  

Because voters would be wrong to believe that the Bloc Pot is a fanciful party, like the legendary Rhinoceros Party.  

“Twenty years ago, when the party was founded, people looked at us like extraterrestrials because we advocated legalization …” was pleased to recall Hugo St-Onge, who earns his living by making the accounting of a festival between two electoral campaigns.

Serious collision in the La Verendrye wildlife reserve

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Serious collision in the La Verendrye wildlife reserve

A woman is in critical condition following a collision between a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a truck on Route 117 in the La Verendrye wildlife reserve, Sunday afternoon.

The driver of the SUV traveling north lost control of her vehicle around 1:15 pm in the Lac-Pythonga sector. She then spun around, and the truck following her in the same direction could not avoid her.

An SUV passenger was seriously injured in the accident and transported to the hospital. The Sûrete du Quebec feared for its life. The driver and another passenger in the SUV sustained serious injuries, but their lives were not in danger. They were also taken to a hospital center.

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The truck driver suffered a nervous shock.

Route 117 was completely closed to traffic in the La Verendrye wildlife reserve due to the collision.

Indigenous blockade: “it is time to lift the blockade”

Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa
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Indigenous blockade: “it is time to lift the blockade”

In the aftermath of the meeting between the federal Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller, and members of the Tyendinage Mohawk community, Kanesatake chief Serge Simon believes that the rail blockades should be lifted to allow room for discussion.

“It would be time to look at lifting the blockade and continuing with the discussions while asserting that the blockades will continue if governments and industries continue to demonstrate in bad faith,” he said.

Without the lifting of the blockades, Chief Serge Simon says he fears that Canadians’ solidarity with Aboriginal issues will weaken.

“We see that there are many Canadians who sympathize with the problems of the First Nations and we risk seeing this sympathy evaporate,” said Mr. Simon.

Indigenous protesters have been blocking roads and railways for 10 days in solidarity with hereditary chiefs from Wet’suwet’en First Nation in British Columbia. These chiefs oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in the north of this province.

After yesterday’s meeting, Minister Miller spoke of “modest progress” in reference to his efforts to lift the dam.

18-year-old fighter dying of cancer

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18-year-old fighter dying of cancer

An 18-year-old young woman who had touched Quebec when she appeared on the Denis Levesque program is going through its last hours. The woman who has been fighting cancer for 4 years was plunged into a coma on Saturday.

A real fighter who has faced the disease without batting an eyelid most of her life, Annie-Claude Mondor fell into a coma on Saturday afternoon. She has only a short time to live, her mother Nancy Ferland hinted in a post on her Facebook page Sunday morning.

Last December, Annie-Claude Mondor explained, in an interview with Denis Levesque, having prepared his will and having planned his funeral in detail, to avoid this hassle for his parents.

More recently, she said in an interview with TVA Nouvelles that she hopes to change the federal law on benefits for caregivers of children. Currently, this measure allows a caregiver to receive part of their salary for 35 weeks. This is not enough time in the eyes of Annie-Claude, who judges that no parent should be torn between going back to work and looking after their sick child.

The young woman was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an extra-cranial tumor, on December 24, when she was only 4 and a half years old. She had battled the disease for 18 months, followed by a period of remission that left her in peace for 11 years.

Cancer, however, returned to one of her hips when she was 15, attacking her mobility. Despite the treatments, the disease eventually spread, leaving him no chance. She had to start palliative care last summer, shortly after celebrating her 18th birthday.

5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

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5.5 Magnitude earthquake shock in Southern Iran

A moderate earthquake struck southern Iran on Sunday afternoon, with no immediate reports from local authorities or media. According to the United States Institute of Geological Studies (USGS), the magnitude of this earthquake reached 5.5 on the magnitude scale of the moment, a benchmark measurement for many seismologists.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which took place at 4 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Swiss time), was located 13 km deep, in the Gulf, between the mainland and the island of Qeshm, 49 km from the port of Bandar Abbas (south), according to the Geophysical Institute of the University of Tehran.

Assess the damage

A spokesman for the Iranian national rescue service told AFP that teams had been dispatched to the region to assess the damage and assist any victims.

Located on the borders of several tectonic plates and crossed by several faults, Iran is an area of ​​strong seismic activity. The last major earthquake dates back to November 2017, when an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 in the province of Kermanshah (west) killed 620 people. 

Eric Salvail’s trial opens Monday

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Eric Salvail’s trial opens Monday

Four days of hearings have been scheduled to hear the case of the former Quebec television star. 

Salvail had originally planned to have a trial before a judge and jury, but he changed his mind last November, now requesting that only a magistrate of the Court of Quebec decide on his guilt or innocence. 

It is, therefore, Judge Alexandre Dalmau who will preside over the trial of the 50-year-old ex-host. 

The latter is charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement, and harassment against another man. 

The complainant is Donald Duguay, now 44 years old. 

According to the arrest warrant, the alleged crimes date back to 1993, when the two men were young adults. 

The charges against Salvail, however, were only laid a year ago. 

#MeToo

In the fall of 2017, in the wake of the #MeAussi movement, the famous host was the subject of a series of reports from La Presse which alleged allegations of sexual misconduct against him. 

Salvail has since disappeared from the television landscape. 

The complaint made by Donald Duguay is, however, the only one that has been accepted by the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions. 

Eric Salvail had to appear in court for the first time last fall, as part of his preliminary investigation. 

This is a procedure that lawyers use to test the evidence against the accused. 

The complainant and four other persons then testified before Judge Pierre E. Labelle, at the Gouin Judicial Center, in Montreal. 

Stoic and serious

During these two days of hearings, the resident of the South Shore was stoic and very serious, which contrasted with the charismatic and exuberant character that the public knew on the small screen. 

After hearing the testimony, the content of which is currently subject to a publication ban, the magistrate considered that the evidence was sufficient for Salvail to stand trial. 

The Crown is represented by Me Amelie Rivard while Me Michel Massicotte defends the accused. 

Some dates

April 1, 1993: alleged assault  

Fall 2017: Wave of allegations of sexual misconduct against Salvail 

January 15, 2019: arrest warrant issued against the former host 

February 15, 2019: first appearance. Salvail was absent. 

September 30 and October 1, 2019: a preliminary investigation. Salvail was present. 

November 4, 2019: choice of trial before a judge alone 

February 17 to 20, 2020: trial of the fallen speedboat 

Laval-Canada: Ground meat recalled due to E. coli bacteria

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Laval-Canada: Ground meat recalled due to E. coli bacteria

Canada | Ground meat sold by Marche Adonis Cure-Labelle, in Laval, is being recalled due to possible contamination by the E. coli bacteria.

The recalled products were offered for sale on January 30 at the Laval facility. 

They were placed on a tray and wrapped in a clear film or in a clear plastic bag. 

It is:  

  • “VEAL MILK CHOPPED LOW”, carrying the code “VI 111047”
  • “HALF-MIXED GROUND BEEF”, bearing the code “VI 101134”
  • “Lean ground beef 1 kg”, bearing the code “VI 101047”
  • “EXTRA-Lean GROUND BEEF”, bearing the code “VI 101080”
  • “PORK AND VEAL BEEF TRIO”, bearing the code “VI 101073”
  • “BEEF AND GROUND LAMB 1KG”, bearing the code “VI 131028”

People who have these products in their possession should not consume them. They must return them to the establishment or discard them. 

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) recall that foods contaminated with the E. coli bacteria do not necessarily show visible deterioration or a suspicious odor. 

Contamination with E. coli can cause a wide range of symptoms that can be similar to those of gastroenteritis, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. 

MAPAQ specifies that no case of illness associated with the consumption of this food has been reported to date.

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