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Democracy Watch Applies for Private Prosecution of Trudeau in SNC Scandal

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Sam Cooper

Democracy Watch, a transparency advocate, announced today that it has filed an application in the Ontario Court of Justice seeking approval to pursue a private prosecution of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for pressuring then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould in 2018 to halt the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.

The application reportedly includes a legal opinion by a retired superior court justice—issued on condition of anonymity—supporting charges of obstruction of justice and possibly breach of trust. The group alleges that the RCMP failed to investigate the matter properly, allowing Trudeau’s office to avoid scrutiny.

“The RCMP conducted a very superficial investigation into the Cabinet’s interference,” said Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. “They didn’t interview many key witnesses or obtain critical Cabinet records, then decided not to prosecute anyone behind closed doors. We believe a judge must see this evidence in open court.”

Newly released RCMP transcripts indicate that senior officials, including Trudeau’s then-Principal Secretary Gerald Butts, repeatedly pressed Wilson-Raybould to override prosecutors and grant SNC-Lavalin a Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Jessica Prince, Wilson-Raybould’s Chief of Staff, told investigators that she rebuffed persistent calls from Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Chief of Staff, Ben Chin, who insisted there had to be a “middle ground.” Prince also accused PMO adviser Mathieu Bouchard of interference, claiming that he tied the government’s reelection hopes in Quebec to SNC-Lavalin’s fate.

Democracy Watch’s “will say” document alleges that the RCMP applied an improper legal standard for obstruction of justice and never considered breach of trust. “Private prosecutions let citizens act when authorities fail to,” said Jen Danch of Swadron Associates, which represents Democracy Watch. The group contends that the RCMP relied on self-interested public statements, omitted key witness interviews—including those with Jane Philpott—and accepted the Cabinet’s refusal to disclose pivotal communications. Conacher called for a public inquiry into why the RCMP “covered up” its investigation and demanded reforms to ensure the force’s independence.

The SNC-Lavalin affair broke in early 2019, prompting the resignations of Wilson-Raybould and then-Treasury Board President Jane Philpott. It contributed to the Liberals losing their majority in the 2019 federal election and continues to reverberate, with renewed attention on Trudeau’s inner circle and potential successors.

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Trudeau government buys 500k bird flu vaccines to be ‘ready’ for potential ‘health threats’

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By Anthony Murdoch

Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci spent years funding research to “develop a bird flu pathogen capable of infecting humans,” as Alexis Baden-Mayer showed in an article published last year. Some of this gain-of-function research has taken place  in U.S. Department of Defense-funded biolabs in Ukraine 

The federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has bought 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccines for humans to be “ready” for any future “potential health threats.” 

Canada’s Public Health Agency announced yesterday it purchased GSK’s human vaccine against avian influenza. The agency says the jabs will not be distributed to people at this point but notes that 60 percent of the doses will go to all provinces and territories with the rest going into a large federal stockpile. 

According to the Public Health Agency, the jabs are to be ready to be given to those who are considered at increased risk such as those who are in contact with animals.  

As of now, the Public Health Agency says the risk of a bird flu outbreak in the general public is low, however, on November 9, Canada reported its first domestic human case of the bird flu.  

As reported by LifeSiteNews, Dr. Peter McCullough, a highly published cardiologist, has said gain-of-function research is a likely explanation for a “jump” in bird flu animal-to-human cases, alluding to the fact that it has historically only been detected in animals. He called for a shutdown of U.S. gain-of-function labs and warned that animal culling and bird flu vaccines would only create “more resistant strains.” 

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, who is a strong proponent of the COVID shots, said that by buying the bird flu jabs, “we are enhancing our capacity to protect people in Canada and respond rapidly to emerging public health challenges.” 

When it comes to the bird flu, recently, Dr. Robert Malone, a virologist and pioneer-turned-critic of mRNA technology, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is having high-level discussions about distributing bird flu mRNA “vaccines.” 

Malone pointed out that Dr. Gerald Parker, DVM, who was recently appointed the White House Pandemic czar, is a “big fan” of Peter Hotez, a radical pro-vaccine scientist who has claimed that anti-vaccine activism is a “major killing force globally.” 

Dr. Joseph Mercola also pointed out in 2022 that Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci have spent years funding research to “develop a bird flu pathogen capable of infecting humans,” as Alexis Baden-Mayer showed in an article published last year. Some of this gain-of-function research has taken place  in U.S. Department of Defense-funded biolabs in Ukraine.  

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Mark Carney has history of supporting CBDCs, endorsed Freedom Convoy crackdown

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By Anthony Murdoch

Carney also said last week that he is willing to use all government powers, including “emergency powers,” to enforce his energy plan if elected prime minister.   

World Economic Forum-linked Liberal Party leadership frontrunner Mark Carney has a history of supporting central bank digital currencies, and in 2022 supported “choking off the money” donated to the Freedom Convoy.

In his 2021 book Value(s), Carney said that the “future of money” is a “central bank stablecoin, known as a central bank digital currency or CBDC.” 

He noted in his book that such a currency would be similar to current cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but without the private nature afforded to it by its decentralization.   

“It is simply untenable in democracies that the core of the monetary system could be based on forms of electronic private money whose creators control large blocks of the currency, like Bitcoin,” he wrote. “Cryptocurrencies are not the future of money.”

Carney noted that a CBDC, if “properly designed,” could serve “all the functions to which private cryptocurrencies and stablecoins aspire while addressing the fundamental legal and governance issues that will, in time, undermine those alternatives.” 

Expanding on his worldview in relation to CBDCs, Carney suggested that “fear” can be taken advantage of to shape the future of money.

“With fear on the march, people were willing to surrender to Hobbes’ ‘Leviathan’ such basic rights as the freedom to leave their homes,” he wrote. “And so it is with money. People will support the delegation to independent central banks of the tough decisions that are necessary to maintain the value of money provided the authorities deliver monetary and financial stability.” 

Some Canadians are alarmed by the prospect of CBDCs, a fear that only worsened after the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau froze hundreds of bank accounts it deemed were importantly linked to the 2022 Freedom Convoy. 

During the Freedom Convoy, Carney wrote in an op-ed for the Globe and Mail, “Those who are still helping to extend this occupation must be identified and punished to the full force of the law,” adding that “Drawing the line means choking off the money that financed this occupation.” 

In addition to his comments on CBDCs, Carney has a history of promoting anti-life and anti-family agendas, including abortion and LGBT-related  efforts. He has also previously endorsed the carbon tax and even criticized Trudeau when the tax was exempted from home heating oil to reduce costs for some Canadians.  

Carney also said last week that he is willing to use all government powers, including “emergency powers,” to enforce his energy plan if elected prime minister.   

The Liberal Party of Canada will choose its next leader, who will automatically become prime minister, on March 9, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he plans to step down as Liberal Party leader once a new leader has been chosen.     

In contrast to Carney, Poilievre has promised that if he is elected prime minister, he would stop any implementation of a “digital currency” or a compulsory “digital ID” system.   

When it comes to a digital Canadian dollar, the Bank of Canada found that Canadians are very wary of a government-backed digital currency, concluding that a “significant number” of citizens would resist the implementation of such a system.  

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