The federal Conservatives resumed their filibuster of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s budget bill on May 25, with MPs seeking more testimony from relevant witnesses, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “I don’t know why these Liberals want to make things so difficult for Canadians just to simply get the facts and understand the reality of the budget….
Conservatives on Finance Committee Resume Filibuster of Liberals’ Budget Bills
The Gates-Epstein Connection Highlights Major Accusation Against the Child Sex Trafficker
Bill Gates’s past with Jeffrey Epstein is again boiling to the surface. It was already known that Gates had connections to the accused sex trafficker and convicted pedophile. In fact, Gates’s wife previously said this was a key reason she divorced him. But the new evidence is exposing even more. Not only is it now…
Senate Passes Private Member’s Bill Protecting Canadian Workers’ Pensions
A private member’s bill that creates new protections for workers’ pensions in the event of employer insolvency has passed in the Senate and will soon become law. “Pension protection is more important than ever. If an employer’s bankruptcy can wipe out an employee’s pension, then millions of Canadians who have worked hard all their lives are…
Rebellion on Illegal Migration Bill Seen Off for Now
A rebellion from Tory MPs seeking amendments to the controversial Illegal Migration Bill appears to have been partially defused, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman believed to be in discussions ahead of a debate later. The controversial legislation designed to put a stop to migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats returns to the House…
French Senate Votes for Macron’s Pension Plan, Despite New Protests
PARIS—The French Senate on Saturday night adopted President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan in the wake of a seventh day of demonstrations that were not as large as authorities had expected. One hundred and ninety-five members of the upper house of the French Parliament voted for the text, whose key measure is raising the…
Amid Trump Probe, Georgia GOP Passes Prosecutor Oversight Bill
The Senate of Georgia passed a bill last week that aims to toughen up oversight measures on the state’s prosecutors, after a special purpose grand jury counsel wrapped up investigations into alleged election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies. The bill, SB 92 (pdf), would create a Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which would…
Finnish Parliament Passes NATO Bill With Large Majority
HELSINKI—Finland’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed its bid to join NATO, the assembly’s speaker said. Approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s treaties and Finland’s accession passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favor, seven against, and one abstaining. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland last May…
Idaho Bill Would Bring Back Execution by Firing Squad
BOISE, Idaho—Idaho could bring back firing squads as a method of execution under legislation introduced by a panel of lawmakers Wednesday. The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions. Only Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma, and South Carolina currently have laws allowing…
Virginia Lawmakers Pass College Threat Assessment Bill After Multiple Shootings
Both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly on Feb. 13 voted to pass a bill outlining how public universities and colleges should respond to individuals who pose a dangerous threat on campus in an effort to prevent future violence. The bill, known as HB1916, was introduced in January by Del. Amanda Batten (R-James City) who says it will…
The Bill Collector
This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Lorenzo Adams is in trouble. While working at a bill collection agency in Norfolk, Virginia, an old debt of his own suddenly comes due when Frankie Gutierrez, an L.A. loan shark, shows up at his door. With less than three…
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