Roundup: Armed intruder at Rideau Hall

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The big excitement for the day was that there was an Incident at Rideau Hall first thing in the morning, as a Canadian Forces member, who was armed, crashed his truck through the gates of the compound and headed over to Rideau Hall on foot, where he was then apprehended by RCMP in what sounds like a two-hour “dialogue.” Apparently he wanted to “send a message” to the prime minister – who wasn’t at home at nearby Rideau Cottage at the time, nor was the Governor General in Rideau Hall (but if you recall, she has consistently refused to move into the residence there, preferring to stay at Rideau Gate). He was arrested without incident, and has apparently made online posts about a supposed COVID-19 conspiracy theory – and it comes just a day after anti-lockdown protests were happening on Parliament Hill, featuring a former has-been wannabe party leader who shall not be named, and some of the images seen on the Hill included those of Trudeau being hanged, while others touted these kinds of COVID conspiracies. So that’s fun.

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Meanwhile, over in Alberta, the rhetoric about the plan to hold a referendum on equalization rolls along, so here is political scientist Melanee Thomas to spill some tea about just exactly what they are talking about, and why the arguments aren’t as clever as they think they are.

Good reads:

  • In more WE Charity intrigue, most of the board was replaced just as the pandemic was starting to unfold, and its former chair is tweeting about its transparency.
  • The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed leave to appeal on the Trans Mountain decision, meaning it goes ahead. Opponents say they will explore other options.
  • Canada and its allies have agreed that Ukraine will take the lead on compensation talks with Iran regarding the downing of flight PS752.
  • The government has chosen Alberta’s former trade representative to head the newly revamped Canadian Energy Regulator.
  • The Canadian government will stop issuing nuisance-seal licenses, banning the killing of seals interfering in fisheries, in order to maintain access to the US market.
  • Here’s a look at some other Canadians imprisoned in China.
  • A group of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors say Senator Lynn Beyak’s apology is insufficient and “training” didn’t include anyone from her region.
  • After the Auditor General didn’t say she would look into the WE Charities contracts, the Conservatives have asked the Procurement Ombudsman to take a look.
  • The problem of undocumented migrant workers is at the heart of the current pandemic outbreak in Southern Ontario farms.
  • Paul Wells remarks on the oddity of so many former foreign policy luminaries who are basically calling on Trudeau to farm out his foreign policy decisions.
  • Robert Hiltz castigates the Quebec government’s unserious rental assistance programme unveiled on the eve of the province’s “moving day.”

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5 thoughts on “Roundup: Armed intruder at Rideau Hall”

  1. But sure, Michael Wernick was being a partisan Liberal apologist crying wolf and deflecting from the “seriousness” of the situation, when the last time the government was embroiled in an overinflated manufactured-outrage nontroversy, he testified that he was deeply worried that someone was going to be shot.

    I swear, the media and the feckless opposition who rile up these nutcases with their constant, relentless drumbeat that the prime minister is some kind of ambiguously defined “enemy” unfit for office who must be dislodged by any means necessary, won’t be happy until they really do have a JFK moment. At which point they can say that Trudeau must have staged it as a false flag, or carried out a hit on himself to distract from his “corruption,” “failure,” and of course, the mythical meme fantasy of his impending divorce. The media would trot out their usual repertory theatre of pundits to offer their thoughts and prayers to Jackie — er, Sophie — and the kids, while they salivate over bigly yuge ratings and the cottage industry of Trudeau-legacy TV specials and memorabilia that would emerge. Prime Minister Howard Beale.

    So much for the party of personal responsibility. A pox on all their houses.

  2. Question? A point has been made that neither the GG or the Trudeau were present but does that mean there were no staff or garden maintenance on site. Someone going out to trim the hedge could have been caught up in this easier.
    I’m finding many in our media are being way too “tee hee hee” about this incident.

    • The fact they spent 20 minutes at this morning’s presser having a w*nk over the Kielburger nothingburger before glossing over an *assassination attempt on the prime minister* really shows their abysmal standards and where their biases LIE. Canada’s fourth estate is crumbling so badly they might as well take up residence at 24 Sussex.

      I guess because PMJT didn’t dramatically go run and hide in a closet to avoid a gun-toting *Muslim* — rather than a white QAnon fanatic — there’s nothing to see here. The bigger scandal is Sophie has a podcast. “Follow the rabbit hole! IMPEACH TURDEAU!”

    • They did reveal today that a Commissionaire did call the RCMP after the gate was smashed in, but it started at 6:30 AM, the day after Canada Day, so it may have been too early for the usual garden maintenance staff.

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