It's hard to say who's the most contemptible--- Nahanni Fontaine, Manitoba's "Families" Minister, or Wab Kinew, Manitoba's Premier? The day Charlie Kirk was murdered, Nahanni Fontaine showed the compassion she's known for, by sharing an Instagram post by one of her contacts in the United States. "Charlie Kirk was a racist, xenophobic, transphobic, Islamaphobic, sexist, white nationalist mouthpiece who made millions of dollars inciting hatred in this country...I extend absolutely no empathy for people like that." wrote "che jim", a self-described comedian and "indigenous cultural consultant in drug and alcohol sobriety". That just about covers every single far-left bugaboo except Nahannie's favorite---colonizer of stolen land. The purpose of reposting a message is a) to demonstrate you agree wholeheartedly with the message, b) to distribute the message to as many people as you can, and c) to earn brownie points from your r...
The origin of the Usher of the Black Rod goes back to early fourteenth century England . Today, with no royal duties to perform, the Usher knocks on the doors of the House of Commons with the Black Rod at the start of Parliament to summon the members. The rod is a symbol for the authority of debate in the upper house. We of The Black Rod adopted the symbol to knock some sense and the right questions into the heads of Legislators, pundits, and other opinion makers.