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Toronto Sun
22-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
KINSELLA: Federal government looking at outlawing some hate symbols
Christie Brinkley reveals exact moment she learned her husband was cheating with teen girl Accused killer dad of Montreal girl may have struggled with child support as massive debt revealed Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath to become the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 KINSELLA: Federal government looking at outlawing some hate symbols Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Network Article content September 1990, Provost, Alta.: An elderly Jew named Sigmund Sobolewski drives up to the boundary of an acreage owned by a man who is an Identity Christian. Identity Christians believe that Jews are the literal descendants of Satan, and that non-whites are not human; they are 'mud people.' Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account or Sign in without password View more offers Article content Some armed affiliates of the Aryan Nations, the Ku Klux Klan and assorted white supremacist skinheads have planned a neo-Nazi rally at the acreage — an 'Aryan Fest' — and Sobolewski is there to protest. To make his point, Sobolewski dons a uniform like that worn by Jews at Auschwitz, where Sobolewski had been held for four years. Seeing Sobolewski, the neo-Nazis and the skinheads go berserk. Article content tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or KINSELLA: Federal government looking at outlawing some hate symbols Back to video tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video Article content One, Final Solution Skinhead Kelly Lyle — who had been earlier convicted of vandalizing Calgary's House of Israel synagogue — screams at Sobolewski: 'Why don't you go play victim somewhere else? We all know you are full of s***! You are all Zionist conspirators!' Above Lyle's head, a huge swastika flag has been affixed to the side of a barn. Later on, there will be a cross-burning, where attendees will make Nazi salutes and shout: 'White power!' Your Midday Sun Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The RCMP were present that weekend in Provost, Alta., but they did nothing about all this. So Sobolewski and others later made complaints to Alberta's Progressive Conservative government — in particular, about the display of the hate symbols. The government called an inquiry, and the inquiry eventually issued a lengthy report. Among other things, the inquiry said this: 'The Aryan Fest was a shocking event in the history of Alberta. The blatant display of signs and symbols redolent of racial and religious hatred, bigotry and discrimination challenge the very foundations of our society.' As such, the inquiry ruled that the respondents — a cabal of neo-Nazis and white supremacist lunatics — should refrain displaying 'swastika signs and symbols; 'White Power' signs and symbols; burning or lighted crosses; signs or symbols indicating an affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.' Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Recommended video tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video The Provost Aryan Fest happened long ago. The participants have long since faded from memory. Sobolewski, a brave man who travelled the world to speak about antisemitism and Holocaust denial, died in 2017 at the age of 94. But that ruling by an Alberta's human rights panel — that swastikas and related symbols are not to be displayed — is arguably still the law. Around the world, too, the public display of hate symbols has been made illegal in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland — countries that know what happens when hate symbols are allowed to proliferate. France and the United Kingdom prosecute when the symbols are used to promote hate. Same with Slovakia, Italy and (of course) Israel. But Canada? Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In Canada, we claim to oppose showing symbols of hate, as Alberta did so many years ago in Provost. But we don't actually ever do anything about it. Since thousands were murdered, raped, kidnapped and wounded by Hamas and Gazans on Oct. 7, 2023, there has been an orgy of hate on Canadian streets, campuses and online. Everywhere, there has been the red triangle (meaning you have been targeted for death). The red hand (which celebrates the slaughter of Jews). And, of course, 'intifada' and 'from the river to the sea,' which — respectively — celebrates terror attacks on Jews, and advocates wiping the Jewish state off the map. Also: The display of Hamas and Hezbollah flags, seen at protests practically every week. Swastikas sometimes, too. Advertisement 6 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content No one — not one person — has been prosecuted for any of that. That may now change, thanks to the Mark Carney Liberal government. This week, word leaked out of Ottawa that the federal government is considering criminalizing certain hate symbols. A Justice Department spokesman — and, full disclosure, a friend and this writer's former investigative partner at the Ottawa Citizen, Ian MacLeod — confirmed it. Said MacLeod: 'The Government of Canada takes the use of any hate symbols very seriously and remains committed to protecting everyone in Canada from hate and discrimination in all its forms. This work is ongoing. Although no final decisions have been made regarding the criminalization of any specific symbols, we continue to consult.' Advertisement 7 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The civil libertarians were upset about this, of course. So were lawyers representing anti-Israel protestors. But the police liked it: 'Anything that could help [police] do their jobs better would be good,' said the Toronto Police Association. The feds, and the cops, are right; the civil libertarians and the defence lawyers aren't. Provost happened more than three decades ago. In the interim, other nations have effectively dealt with the proliferation of hateful symbols. It's high time Canada did likewise. The Carney government is on the right track. Because we don't need any more Provost Aryan Fests. Article content Share this article in your social network Read Next
Toronto Sun
25-06-2025
- Toronto Sun
KINSELLA: Rescued Israeli carries 'pain' -- and also hope for remaining hostages
HUNTER: Suspected serial killer was also eyed in '91 murder of Toronto woman KINSELLA: Rescued Israeli carries 'pain' -- and also hope for remaining hostages Noa Argamani was kidnapped from the Nova festival along with her boyfriend, who she hasn't seen since Article content In a week of terrible news — antisemitic protests getting worse in Toronto and elsewhere, an Israel-hating candidate coming first in the New York City Democratic primary, polls showing a substantial number opposing Donald Trump's justifiable attempt to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program — there is some good news. There is. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account or Sign in without password View more offers Article content It comes in the form of a quiet, almost-shy young woman, Noa Argamani. Article content tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or KINSELLA: Rescued Israeli carries 'pain' -- and also hope for remaining hostages Back to video tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video Article content You may be unfamiliar with Noa's name, but you have probably heard about the 28-year-old Israeli's story. It is an extraordinary one, and it is a story that provides some hope in dark and dangerous times. On Oct. 7, 2023, Noa and her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, were at the Nova Music Festival in Israel's south. Early on the morning of that terrible day, hundreds of Hamas terrorists descended on the festival site, and commenced killing and raping and torturing the young people who had gathered there. Nearly 350 of them were killed that day, and many more were wounded, some grievously. Some 44 were taken hostage by Hamas. Noa and Avinatan were among them. Your Midday Sun Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content AP Hamas filmed much of it, and posted their crimes online. In one video clip, Noa is seen being taken away on the back of a motorcycle by a Palestinian civilian, calling out: 'Don't kill me!' Her arms are outstretched, reaching for Avinatan. It would be the last time she saw him. She was abused and starved while in captivity, just like all the other hostages. Her China-born mother, dying of brain cancer, was cruelly tormented by Hamas videos claiming that Noa had been killed in Israeli airstrikes. She was alive, however. And, one year ago this month, Noa and three other hostages were rescued by the IDF, Shin Bet and Israeli police in a joint operation at the Nuseirat refugee camp. Noa was whisked back to Israel and able to see her mother, who died just a few days later. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Photo by Israeli Army / AFP via Getty Images This week, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) brought Noa to meet people in Canada. The JNF, a charity which plants trees and builds facilities for the needy in Israel, has itself been targeted by Canada's national government in another kind of vicious, misguided campaign. The JNF somehow found the resources to sponsor Noa here. And that's when I met her, and spoke with her in Toronto and London. I asked her what kept her going, after 245 long days in captivity. Her mom, she said. 'I knew that her situation was not going very well,' she said to me, 'so I knew that I had to keep going. I had to survive, to see my mother again.' What happened to her and her boyfriend? And what does she know about her boyfriend Avinatan's fate? 'When we saw the rockets over our heads, we tried to escape. We got into our car, and we tried. Our car got stuck and we tried to hide, for four hours, but the terrorists found us.' Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content She is absolutely convinced, she says, that he is alive. Wherever Hamas and her Palestinian captors took her, she asked about him. 'I asked about him everywhere,' she says. 'Is he OK? Is he here? Sometimes I was afraid to know the answer.' But she believes he is one of the 20 remaining hostages who is still alive, she says. Noa Argamani is one of the few hostages who was rescued by the IDF — and one of the very few who has a loved one still being held. Asked if she feels better to be free again, she shakes her head a little bit. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video 'It's really hard for me,' she says. 'I feel like my heart is still in captivity. I'm trying to do my best, I'm trying to go back to university to finish my degree … But I feel pain. I feel the pain every day, every morning, when I wake up. So I ask myself: What can I do to push for all the hostages to be brought home? Right now, I just can't go any further. I can't plan for my future.' Her focus is the hostages, now. Whenever we spoke, she kept a photo of Avinatan nearby. There is the war with Iran, she says, there is the ongoing war with Hamas and Iran's other proxies — and there is Avinatan and the others. It is a sad and difficult time. 'We need to bring them home,' she says. 'I fear that some people will forget about the hostages, and the world will look away. We can't afford that. I need to keep reminding them until my partner, and all of them, are home.' And that would be very, very good news, indeed. Photo by Corey Herscu Article content Share this article in your social network Read Next
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GOLDSTEIN: Can Carney Liberals fix damage caused by Trudeau Liberals?
Prime Minister Mark Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet is largely an attempt to address problems created, ignored or exacerbated by his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. In that context, it's hard to see how effective Carney's cabinet will be in achieving his goals, given its large contingent of Trudeau-era ministers who, under Trudeau's leadership, screwed up many of the files Carney now says he wants to fix. In his mandate letter to his newly-appointed cabinet released last week, Carney wrote that he has seven priorities, which are: – Establishing a new economic and security relationship with the U.S. and strengthening collaboration with reliable trading partners and allies around the world; – Building one Canadian economy by removing barriers to interprovincial trade and expanding nation-building projects that will connect and transform the country; – Bringing down costs for Canadians and helping them get ahead; – Making housing more affordable by unleashing the power of public-private co-operation; – Protecting Canadian sovereignty, strengthening the Canadian Armed Forces, securing Canada's borders and reinforcing law enforcement; – Attracting the best talent in the world to build our economy while returning overall immigration to sustainable levels; – And spending less on government operations so that Canadians can invest more in people and businesses that will build the strongest economy in the G7. KINSELLA: Murky Mark Carney remains an enigma wrapped in a riddle LILLEY: Trudeau lowered bar so much, Carney gets credit for being an adult Blanket mandate letter worrying sign for Carney era, observers say Here's the issue. Bringing down costs for Canadians and making housing more affordable were problems exacerbated by the Trudeau government's high immigration policies, which Carney says he now wants to address by 'returning our overall immigration rates to sustainable levels.' The Trudeau government dramatically hiked immigration levels despite being warned in advance by its own public servants that that this would increase the cost of housing and put additional stress on public services such as health care. Carney's plan to reduce spending on government operations is a direct repudiation of the Trudeau government's record of increasing the size of the federal civil service at more that twice the rate of Canada's population growth during its almost decade in power. Carney himself said during the Liberal leadership race that two policies of the Trudeau government – unsustainably high immigrations levels and government spending increasing at a rate of 9% a year – weakened the Canadian economy, even 'before we got to the point of these threats from President (Donald) Trump.' Carney's goal of keeping Canadians safe by strengthening Canada's Armed Forces is intended to address the failure of the Trudeau and Stephen Harper governments to meet Canada's promised NATO target of committing 2% of GDP to national defence. As for Carney's goal of securing Canada's borders and reinforcing law enforcement, both would be massive improvements over the near decade record of the Trudeau government. The Trudeau Liberals had almost a decade to bring down barriers to interprovincial trade, which Carney now wants to address, while 'nation-building projects' were few and far between, fraying national unity and exacerbating tensions between the Alberta and federal governments in particular. As for Carney's goal of making Canada's economy the strongest among members of the G7, after their nearly-decade in power the Trudeau Liberals had the worst record on economic growth of any Canadian government since that of R.B. Bennett during the Great Depression. Real GDP per capita – a widely accepted metric for measuring a nation's prosperity – fell by 1.4% in 2024, following a decline of 1.3% in 2023. It's true the economic uncertainty caused by Trump's tariff war with Canada is having a depressing effect on the Canadian economy, but as Carney himself has said, our economy was already weakened by Trudeau government policies before Trump was elected president. lgoldstein@
Toronto Sun
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Paige Spiranac shares secrets about her dating life and college crush on PGA Tour star
'51st governor has some moves': Internet reacts to Mark Carney's 'elbows up' victory dance KINSELLA: Conservative Party should move on from Pierre Poilievre Conservative MP Jamil Jivani unloads on Doug Ford: 'Couldn't stay out of our business' Paige Spiranac shares secrets about her dating life and college crush on PGA Tour star 'I did go to school at SDSU with Xander Schauffele and another fun fact is I had a crush on him, and he wanted nothing to do with me.' Instagram Article content Believe it or not, Paige Spiranac has felt the same sting of rejection by a crush that the majority of us have at one time or another. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account or Sign in without password View more offers Article content Article content tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Paige Spiranac shares secrets about her dating life and college crush on PGA Tour star Back to video Article content While she may now be the hottest golf influencer on the Internet, Spiranac revealed during a recent stream that she failed to nab her college crush – who went on to become a PGA Tour star. During a recent installment of The SPINvitational, the blonde bombshell shared that while she was attending San Diego State University, she had a crush on fellow Aztecs golfer Xander Schauffele. Join me right now! Click here - — Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) April 26, 2025 Monday Morning Golf Jon McCarthy has something for every golfer, with a notably Canadian slant. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Monday Morning Golf will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content But, according to Spiranac, things 'didn't work out for me in that way.' 'I did go to school at SDSU with Xander Schauffele and another fun fact is I had a crush on him, and he wanted nothing to do with me,' Spiranac said. 'He met his wife Maya at SDSU, so it was meant to be. Didn't work out for me in that way.' Schauffele, who is from San Diego, met Maya at SDSU in 2014 and they married in 2021. That wasn't the only insight into her dating life that Spiranac shared on the show. She said that while there have been rumours that she has dated pro athletes the likes of NFL icon Tom Brady and LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau, the influencer says that she has 'never been on a date with anyone famous.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paige Spiranac (@_paige.renee) Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content However, she did say that she has received messages from other athletes before without revealing their names. 'I've had pro athletes or famous people slide in my DMs. I've never dated anyone famous. It's funny because I'll see all these headlines. There was one where I shot content with Bryson and then a headline said I was dating (him). Tom Brady was one of them, which was so crazy. 'It's like any time I shoot content with a male celebrity, that's the headline or all of the comments, which can be really difficult for my job where I work in a male-dominated industry … It's really frustrating because I've never dated anyone famous ever, not even close.' Read More Paige Spiranac's 'conservative' outfit still too much for some golf fans Paige Spiranac fires back at troll that criticized her for posting cheeky clip Spiranac, who boasts more than 5 million followers across her social media platforms, is usually tight-lipped about her personal life. She went on to explain that she suffers from 'severe social anxiety' and that she is much different in real life than how she appears online. 'I'm very much the opposite of the person I am online,' she said. 'I always say it's my alter-ego. I think that's another misconception that I'm outgoing and a party girl because of my image online. I have severe social anxiety. It's funny that I'm doing what I'm doing now.' Article content Share this article in your social network
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EDITORIAL: Only Poilievre pledges to kill carbon taxes
By promising Monday to kill the Liberal government's industrial carbon tax, as well as the consumer carbon tax if his party wins the next election, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is committing to do what Prime Minister Mark Carney is pretending to do. That is to remove the financial burden of federal carbon pricing on Canadians who are paying it. These two taxes, according to independent, non-partisan parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, leave most Canadian families worse off, even with rebates, because of the damage they cause to our economy. Carney announced Friday that he is ending the consumer carbon tax by folding it into the industrial carbon tax, where its true costs will be hidden from the public. He will also create a second carbon tax — a tariff — raising prices on many foreign goods imported into Canada, paid for by Canadian consumers. Conservatives will repeal carbon price law, including industrial charge: Poilievre KINSELLA: 10 reasons Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives could win next election Poilievre said he will lower Canada's industrial greenhouse gas emissions through tax incentives to industry to produce low-carbon products and through the use of new low-carbon technology. He said a Conservative government would also help to lower global emissions by approving natural gas pipelines and infrastructure to enable Canada to export liquefied natural gas to global markets. (Replacing coal-fired electricity with natural gas is one of the most effective ways to help reduce emissions because it burns at half the carbon dioxide intensity of coal.) The truth is that any government policy to lower emissions will end up costing Canadians money because it's a new cost that was imposed on Canadians for the first time starting in 2019, the first year of Justin Trudeau's carbon tax. Trudeau was as disingenuous then as Carney is now because he claimed he imposed carbon taxes due to the fact they were less expensive and more efficient than government regulations and subsidies. The reality is that Trudeau imposed all three. In fact, the Liberals have already earmarked more than $200 billion of federal taxpayers' money under their existing climate policies to fund scores of government programs staffed by a massive federal bureaucracy. They should all be subjected to a forensic audit, given Auditor General Karen Hogan's findings of massive financial regularities in the billion-dollar Sustainable Development Technology Canada fiasco. If Carney and the Liberals win the upcoming election, it will never happen.
