ANYBODY HAVE A TRANQUILZER GUN?

Cee-eff Ai' Yay: Old Sarcee word meaning " loco bulls on the loose"
“[Ms. Jones] has had her livelihood ruined over a suspicion — a mere suspicion by a bureaucrat who doesn’t give a damn. It makes someone from CFIA judge, jury and executioner with no higher authority,” Karen Selick, Lawyer, Canadian Constitutional Foundation
Thanks to Adrian Humphreys, National Post 

HOPE YA GOT YER CABIN BUILT!

'Cause she's headin' our way!

STOCKMAN TAKES CRONY CAPOS TO THE WOODSHED

Great article Dave, but you'll have to dumb it down so even the lefties and greenies can understand...
DAVID STOCKMAN TEARS APART TESLA

CARRY ON EZRA

Former Sun TV personality Ezra Levant is taking to crowdfunding to help back his new media venture — The Rebel.

TORONTO'S MYSTERY BUNKER

In the comments, give us your thoughts about the reasons for digging the hole.

THE WEST AND ISLAMIST TERRORISTS

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks of the threat of jihadis or radicals in mosques, he is acknowledging that the West, Canada included, faces a real and specific problem

BARBIE IS WATCHING YOU

This time she really should be swinging off the banister railings for spying.

HEY, HEY! CFIA!

How much stuff did you hide today?
This is a very convoluted case involving the CFIA's attempt to seize a herd of sheep from Ontario farmer Montana Jones on the grounds that a sheep that had tested positive for scrapie came from her flock.  When the CFIA went to seize the herd to destroy the animals, all the sheep had been moved.  This resulted in spin-off investigations and charges against Michel Schmidt, an Ontario Farmer who had previously been dragged before the courts for distributing raw milk, and Suzanne Atkinson, a journalist with Ontario Farmer.  Atkinson recently entered a guilty plea to charges of transporting a quarantined animal and received a period of probation - Schmidt's trial is underway on the more serious charges of obstructing of a CFIA inspector, conspiracy to transport an animal under quarantine and conspiracy to defraud the public of a service over $5,000.

Now, the smelly stuff has hit the CFIA's fan.  An internal (and eternally honest) CFIA source has come forth with evidence that the CFIA targeted Jones and her herd of Shropshires even though it had ample evidence that the infected animal (which may have in fact been a Dorset, not a Shropshire) did not come from the Jones herd, and, that the federal agency knowingly continued with its persecution of Jones et al and withheld this evidence from the lawyers representing the accused parties, and presumably, the Crown Attorney who is prosecuting the case. 

Jim Romahn has this (very) condensed version of this story on his Agri007 blog: 

"Buckley (Schmidt's lawyer) now also has a report prepared by CFIA investigator Mark Murdoch that raises a number of questions about the way the CFIA handled the case.

There appears to be a great deal of uncertainty about the origins of the sheep that tested positive for scrapie in Alberta.

The CFIA says the sheep came from the flock of Shropshires at the farm of Montana Jones in Ontario.

But the CFIA documents indicate that it might have been a ram imported from the United States.

Buckley says the CFIA is unable to document the taking and handling of the samples that were tested for DNA. Nor is it providing the name of the person or people who took the sample and sent it for testing, so he isn’t able to cross-examine on that issue."

 

An emergency court session has been scheduled later this morning in an Ontario Court to deal with this sudden turn of events. 

 

I would strongly suggest that if you have any lambs you want to export to the U.S or abroad, to get your exporting done ASAP.  Once the news of our CFIA's ineptitude gets out, wouldn't it be simple due diligence for the US and other countries to impose import restrictions on Canadian sheep?

 

BEND OVER FOR ONT. GOV. GREENIES

Ontario Federation of Agriculture  president is okay with a cap and trade system because it would make money for farmers.  The rest of you can just bugger off.

REMEMBER THE SHARES IN GM?

Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors could help slay the deficit

WYNNE'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROT

In every genuine political scandal, there comes a point where the defences of the government in question become ludicrous.

RUSSIAN TANKS & TROOPS ON THE MOVE

Pro-Russian separatists are building up forces and weapons in Ukraine's south east

SUPREME COURT ON THE LOOSE

Conrad Black: " I was one of the many who predicted that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, adopted in 1982, would turn our judges into chronic and often idiosyncratic meddlers in almost every aspect of life."

NO WORSE THAN ANYBODY ELSE

 Two senior ON  Liberals apparently broke the law by offering a job to a would-be candidate in the recent Sudbury byelection if he would drop out of the race. When confronted, the Liberal party responded that the NDP and PCs do it too.

SENTENCING OF A SEXUAL DEVIANT

Former Ontario Deputy Minister of Education and well-known professor Benjamin Levin who has been charged with a number of offences against minors, has requested character references to assist him in getting a lenient sentence.

ALL ABOUT ANGELA

Angela Merkel, the real leader of the free world.

ANTI TERROR BILL SUPPORT

More than four in five Canadians – 82 per cent – back the new legislation to expand the powers of intelligence agencies and police

SHOW YOUR FACE

Even many niqabi women accept that a face covering is not a requirement of Islam. PM Harper is right to appeal federal court Justice Keith M. Boswell’s ruling which struck down the government’s policy banning the niqab when taking the oath of citizenship.

JUST YOUR WRETCHED REFUSE, PLEASE

Imams feel it would be improper to ask too many questions of wannabe Muslim converts.

FORCED CONTRIBUTIONS

Unifor threatens a massive strike that could damage the Canadian economy if the employer doesn't donate millions to a fund to be used to campaign against the Harper Conservatives.

EZRA'S RETURN

In response to the demise of SUM news, Mr. Levant said an online station might make for a better fit for his brand of straight talk and hard news.

SORBARA, LOUGHEED, & BRIBERY

Elections Ontario has come to the "unprecedented" conclusion that the actions of two Liberals, including the premier's deputy chief of staff, constitute an "apparent contravention" of a bribery section of the Election Act.

POLISHING THE TURD

"The carbon tax has become institutionalized in B.C. where no one is talking about getting rid of it,"
Really.

ISIS: COSMIC WARRIORS

The mistake some make when viewing ISIS is to see it as a rational actor. Instead, as the magazine documents, its ideology is that of an apocalyptic cult

POKING THE BEAR

Canada imposes sanctions on Russian oil firm Rosneft, Rostec CEO

WHITEWASHING THE COVERUP

The government’s committee report into the billion dollar gas plant scandal is more Liberal whitewash and a carefully orchestrated cover-up.

A THOUGHT: IN THESE OH-SO-SENSITIVE TIMES...

...if you were facing a Court Martial on a charge of PTSD (Pissed, Totalled, Swacked and Disorderly)...wouldn't a defence of PTSD be worthy of consideration?

RADIO CANADA MISSING THE OBVIOUS

"I think Prime Minister Harper and the Conservatives have had a negative bias towards Radio-Canada and this for a long time."

EXPLAIN "CEASEFIRE"

Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse.

YOUR MOVE, JUGHEAD !

Texas Federal Judge issues a temporary injunction halting the Executive Amnesty program announced last year by President Jughead...Texas action backed by 26 other states.

h/t Breibart

STEYN: THE WAR ON FREE SPEECH

As much as I loathe these fanatics, I despise even more Obama and the European political elite that gives them succor and trades our liberties to appease madmen.

WYNNE'S GREEN GOUGE CARBON PLAN

Written in painfully naive prose, the discussion paper ignores more than two decades of real-world experience in Europe with carbon pricing

ANOTHER DISASTER IN THE MAKING

 Ontario’s really bad pension scheme

UKRAINE CEASEFIRE

LUHANSKE, Ukraine -- A ceasefire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, officials said, except for around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve.

THE RCMP BROKE THE LAW. NOW WHAT?

Without warrants or legal justification Mounties went into homes and seized legally owned guns in High River, Alberta in 2013.   'The activity is question is completely unacceptable. Law-abiding Canadians should never be faced with unlawful searches and seizure of their personal property,"

SEND A MESSAGE TO ON GOV GREENIES

"Climate change is the defining issue of our time. "The ON Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change is engaging the people  of Ontario in a dialogue on climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering strong economic growth.  They want our comments!  Have at her:  on the right side of the page, you are to send your comments to Kathy Hering

PUTIN'S PROMISES

Harper is skeptical of the Ukraine ceasefire deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to demonstrate he can abide by the new agreement, Harper said.

TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS HANDS

OTTAWA - The commissioner of official languages says federal ministers must tweet in both English and French.   I can sleep soundly now.

THE COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL DRAMA

Paul Ehrlich, the godfather of extinction science, predicted in 1986 that by 2000, 27,000 species a day would be going extinct. Since the last 500 years,  only 5 continental mammals and 6 birds have gone extinct.

IS THERE A DISABLED LESBIAN ABORIGINAL SINGLE MOTHER OUT THERE?

NDP looking for candidate to fill Libby Davis' spot...be nice now.  ;)

CANADA - BAG LADIES WANTED!

Judge says it's okay for face-covering at citizenship ceremony.

BC PRESSURE-COOKER BOMBS

B.C. bomb plot suspect hoped attack would kill as many as 9/11, court hears

CANADA'S RIGHT TO REVOKE OR REFUSE PASSPORTS

Montreal imam has passport revoked; was once named as ‘subject of interest’ in probe

CANADA COURTS TRADE PACT WITH UKRAINE

The Harper government says it’s returning to the bargaining table with Ukraine on a free trade deal amidst an ongoing war and a year and a half delay in negotiations.

COMPARING POLITICAL SCANDALS

Some of us find sleaze at all levels distasteful.

SIGHTSEEING BY THE TRAIN TRACKS

One terror plotter says,"You take their lives. You take their wealth.”

KEN AND BARBIE ON PARLIAMENT HILL

Michael Den Tandt: What in the world is Justin Trudeau thinking by taking on Eve Adams?

ASK BUTTS. I'M FLUFFING MY HAIR.

Gerald Butts, Trudeau's principal advisor, was asked about the Northern Gateway Pipeline. His answer was blunt: "Truth be told, we don't think there ought to be a carbon-based energy industry by the middle of this century."

TALK ABOUT TIPPING THE LIFE-RAFT!

When your lyin' red arse has been exposed for all to see, the last thing you need is a Hypocritical Slork waddlin' and dribblin' to your rescue.

DON"T LIKE THE NUMBERS? ADJUST THEM.

When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records  were systematically “adjusted”

AT THE TROUGH AGAIN

Ontario’s big wind bonanza: Over 90% of subsidies funneled to just 11 companies

TWO-FACED WYNNE

Prior to last June's election, Wynne was quick to shift blame for previous Liberal scandals to McGuinty.  But after the Liberals' surprising majority government win, she was quick to open her arms and welcome back McGuinty to the party faithful.

TIME TO PAY THE PIPER

We have a government that misleads us, because we can’t handle the truth.  But Wynne’s election-time half truths are now starting to unravel.

STUPIDITY ON DISPLAY AT VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Retired Master Cpl. Paul Franklin, who lost both legs in in Afghanistan, says every year he has to prove to Veterans Affairs that he still has no legs and needs a wheelchair.

IF ONLY...IT'S NOT NICE TO TEASE US LIKE THIS

Peter Pedalo says his priority is to promote Quebec independence between now and 2018 if elected head of the Parti Quebecois.

MUSLIM STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION TERROR TIES

No doubt it's all just a misunderstanding....Eleven of Canada's highest-profile jihadi terrorists, terror suspects and alleged extremists have ties to the Muslim Students Association, a security conference has heard.

ON LIBERAL DOUBLE DELETE

Former premier Dalton McGuinty’s chief of staff took steps to keep government information secret – “double deleting” e-mails and communicating by BlackBerry messenger to avoid leaving public records of his discussions, police say.

OPP PROBE CONTINUES

The Ontario Provincial Police have gone back to court to seek more documents related to the Liberals’ $1.1-billion gas plants scandal

TRUDEAU'S BRILLIANCE

  Trudeau has finally released his policy on carbon pricing. His position is now as clear as bitumen.

LIBERAL VOTERS NOT BOTHERED BY LACK OF ETHICS & SCANDALS

She's not sure the Sudbury scandal has damaged the provincial Liberal brand. "For all intents and purposes, it should. But when we look at the ethics in politics, when looking at other scandals, they (Ontario Liberals) are Teflon, right? The gas plant scandal didn't ruin" them.

CALL THEM ARTISINAL VACCINES

"They’ll just say they’re protecting their kids with kale and organic hand sanitizer,” a nutritionist on the board says with a sigh.  How do you convince the anti-vaccination crowd to inoculate their children?

TRUDEAU'S CLIMATE PLAN: BLAME HARPER

JT's twisted reasoning is on display at the Calgary Petroleum Club.

ISIS MANIFESTO FOR WOMEN

ISIS releases guide to women’s rights: ‘Stay in your houses,’ girls can marry at nine, education to age of 15

CANADIAN WARPLANES STRIKE IN IRAQ

Canadian warplanes have gone into action again in Iraq, bombing a militant compound and bomb-making factory in separate raids over the last few days.

INEFFICIENT AND INCONSISTENT

Premier Wynne says it's a computer glitch; others believe the $242-million social assistance management program that the government just rolled out will never work.

STENCH IN SUDBURY

Premier Kathleen Wynne's hand-picked candidate won the Sudbury riding Thursday night in a byelection marred by accusations of a "turncoat" candidate and the cops being called over allegations of bribery attempts by senior Liberals.

ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINAL WRONG DOING IN SUDBURY

Ontario Liberals illegally tried to lure Sudbury byelection candidate Andrew Olivier into dropping out of a nomination race with an offer of a job or appointment, an OPP document says.

MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE PLEASE

...And the Winner of the 2015 Ontario Farm Organization Slurpathon is...the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario!!!!!
WARNING: May induce Vomiting
"We need to adapt our strategies and policies to capture the interest of the decision makers.  Protests are not likely to work in this political climate...There is an old saying that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar....Instead of approaching politicians with a fiery attitude and raised fist, we need to take a gentler and more cooperative approach." 

FASCINATING. AND GROSS.

Scientists in 18-Month Project Gather DNA Throughout Transit System to Identify Germs, Study Urban Microbiology    h/t SDA

THE UNBIASED MEDIA PARTY

"...since Republicans seized control of the Senate..."
Probably brandishing firearms permitted by that pesky second amendment.

TERRORISM CHARGES OTTAWA ISIS NETWORK

Undercover informant infiltrated a suspected ISIS recruiting network in Ottawa, leading to arrest

IT'S ONLY A $4 BILLION LOSS

Desperate for funds, Ontario sells remaining GM shares acquired from bailout.

I WANT AN APOLOGY

 Brian Lilley has a message to the Muslim organizations demanding an apology from Stephen Harper.

SIERRA CLUB COZIES UP TO THE SAUDIS

Environmental groups reveal their true colours as they target Canadian oil.

LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

Ontario Liberals do not do such in-depth investigations when it comes to the claims of the screaming greenies.

INSIDE CANADIAN MOSQUES

Terrorist ideology is being preached in Canadian mosques and universities and Ottawa is slow to stop the "brainwashing"

THOSE PESKY RULES

Dozens of New Democrat MPs, including Leader Tom Mulcair, have been ordered to reimburse taxpayers $2.75 million in salaries paid to aides who worked in satellite party offices.

CANADA IS NOT PLAYING THE GAME

A number of diplomats spoke  this week about some of the barriers they face dealing with the Harper government on the environment file.

FRAUD & BREACH OF TRUST

Ex-MP fraudster Joe Fontana keeps $122Gs a year pension

BAIRD BOWS OUT

OTTAWA - John Baird made it official this morning, telling a hushed House of Commons that he is stepping down as Stephen Harper's foreign affairs minister and leaving federal politics.

JIHAD TRAIN SPOTTING

Trial begins for Via Rail terror plot suspects.  One of the accused was disappointed the train plot was “a lot of work to kill only kill 50 or 60 people” and wanted to consider a sniper plan to kill national leaders or prominent Jews, the Crown said. 



          

DAMNED IF YOU DO,...

The federal Conservatives are determined to balance the budget this year, and it’s going to happen

HAVING DIFFICULTY SYMPATHYZING

Those 14.7 million days that are now in the bank are valued at about $4 billion.

SHADY MUNICIPAL MANOUVERS

Ontario Ombudsman  says the increase in complaints over municipal matters has been sparked by the bill giving the watchdog expanded oversight over municipalities, universities and school boards.

IT PAYS TO BE CRAZY

Who better to understand what is going on in the financial world than a crazy person? Fortunately, America’s zombies are going crazy in ever-greater numbers.

LAND, CABIN, AMMO, FOOD, COINS

We're not plagiarizing tj230 anymore! It's a global thing.

ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia declared that province’s ban on Trinity Western University law school students to be illegal. 

ANOTHER LIBERAL LIE

In the June 2014 election, now led by Wynne, the Liberals again downplayed any suggestion they were considering carbon pricing.  Shortly after the vote, Wynne said a carbon tax was “not in our plan.”