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December 19, 2021February 10, 2023

Conflicting Out? It’s Not Just CEWS That The Lawyers Are Receiving….

Apparently, Canada doesn’t have nearly enough lawyers, and their employment has to be subsidized via the CSJ Program. This stands for “Canada Summer Jobs“, and results in taxpayers covering part of the wages. While there are legitimate sectors where this could help, most would agree that law firms shouldn’t be getting handouts to prop up their summer hires. The grants made in April 2021 and Summer 2020 related to CSJ.

Description:
Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Note: this is separate from CEWS, which hundreds of law firms are also getting.

Something that has come up many times is the question: “Where are the lawyers?” Given this fake pandemic has eroded basic liberties and resulted in martial law, that’s a fair question. Do none of them have any interest in looking out for their own interests, or those of their families?

Others have complained they can’t find a lawyer willing to take their case, such as for challenging vaccine passports in their employment. Again, this seems very odd.

A previous article outlined how hundreds of lawyers and their firms were receiving the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, or CEWS. A reader commented that it’s quite possible that many firms were “conflicted out”, or retained in some fashion, something mused about here. This would prevent them from acting against their donors — the Federal Government — in other areas.

As it turns out, there may be something to the speculation that Ottawa has all the law firms on their payroll. At least, that’s how it looks.

If we search “law corporation”, or “law firm”, or “barrister”, or related headings, we can see that the Federal Government has been giving out small contributions as of late. In other words, these firms have an ongoing or at least recent business relationship with Ottawa, and likely wouldn’t be able to pursue cases against them. A serious question: would handing out grants in this manner be enough to establish a relationship, at least for this purpose?

Obviously, this is in reference to the medical martial law measures enacted upon the citizens over the last 2 years. Where are the lawyers? How strange that none of these honourable members have any interest in flexing their muscles. Take a look:

LAWYER/LAW FIRM	DATE	AMOUNT
Abi Singam Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 8, 2020	$23,520
Agozzino Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,138
Alison Lester, Barrister & Solicitor	May 10, 2021	$2,994
Andrea Parliament Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 22, 2020	$7,840
Axess Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 1, 2020	$175,000
Ben-zvi Barrister & Solicitor P.C.	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Bradley Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Brenda Leigh Bell Law Offices Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$5,987
Chris Carta Law Corporation	Jul. 27, 2020	$57,000
Chugh Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 22, 2020	$7,840
Chugh Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$7,483
Cobbett & Cotton Law Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,192
Cody Reedman Law Corporation	Jun. 11, 2020	$60,000
Conron Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,742
Corporation of the County of Middlesex	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Costa Law Firm Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$4,490
David Gorman,Barrister & Solicitor	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Denise Badley, Barrister & Solicitor	Apr. 26, 2021	$6,842
Devadas Law Professional Corporation	Jul. 13, 2020	$3,920
Devadas Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,742
DH Professional Corporation, Barristers & Solicitors	May 19, 2020	$3,920
DH Professional Corporation, Barristers & Solicitors	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Elliott Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,887
Gobran Law Firm Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$8,980
Grinhaus law firm professional corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Harmony Collaborative Law Corporation	Nov. 18, 2020	$32,368
Henry Business Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,940
Holder Professional Law Corporation	Dec. 2, 2020	$34,157
Hugh G Mclean Mclean & Associates Barrister	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
John McLellan	Jun. 22, 2020	$3,920
Keystone Law Group Law Corporation	Jun. 12, 2020	$4,088
Keystone Law Group Law Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$6,840
Keyvan Shojania Law Corporation	Aug. 11, 2020	$60,000
KN Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,887
Lakin Afolabi Law Professional Corporation	May 19, 2020	$3,920
Lavigueur Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Law Office of Washim Ahmed, Barristers & Solicitors	Apr. 26, 2021	$7,483
Lazin Professional Law Corporation	Jun. 14, 2020	$60,000
LeBlond, Barrister & Solicitor	Jun. 12, 2020	$4,088
McLean Law Professional Corporation	Jul. 13, 2020	$3,920
Melanson Barrister & Solicitor Inc.	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,719
Momentum Business Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 22, 2020	$3,920
Momentum Business Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$11,973
Open Door (Granville) Law Corporation	Jul. 3, 2020	$12,264
Pabani Law Corporation	Jun. 10, 2020	$60,000
Pearson Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 12, 2020	$3,170
Penner Law Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,591
Primeau Law Professional Corporation	May 25, 2020	$3,920
Primeau Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Rabideau Law Professional Corporation	May 19, 2020	$7,840
Rabideau Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,994
Racine Law Professional Corporation	May 10, 2021	$2,994
Ramachandran Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$22,449
Ramsay Law Office Professional Corporation	May 19, 2020	$3,920
Ramsay Law Office Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,807
Rupinder Garcha Barrister & Solicitor	May 25, 2020	$3,920
Ryan Green Law Office Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,742
Sari Rose Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$5,987
Saroha Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$5,987
Shawan Das Law Corporation	Jun. 21, 2021	$40,000
Simoes Law Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$3,192
Sukh Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$7,483
Sullivan Law Professional Corporation	May 19, 2020	$7,840
Sullivan Law Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$17,960
Tomi Olutunfese Law Office, Professional Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$2,346
Walker Law Professional Corporation	Jun. 6, 2021	$16,500
Winright Law Corporation	Apr. 26, 2021	$9,576

A lot of these grants are for very small amounts, such as a few thousand dollars. Still, it appears that it would establish a connection and at least prevent these parties from moving against the Government. The above list is not exhaustive, and only covers some Federal grants. Any from the Provinces wouldn’t be included here.

Even if it doesn’t prohibit firms from taking such cases, how many lawyers are going to bite the hands that feed them?

The Summer Jobs Program is supposed to provide work for youth with barriers to employment. It seems bizarre that law firms would be accepting a pittance to help people out. Not that there’s anything wrong with helping people get work, but why them?

To add the disclaimer: yes, these grants could be completely legitimate. It could be that it changes nothing in the big picture. That being said, it seems absurd to hand out such small amounts to so many firms for a program that doesn’t seem to require them. Moving on….

There’s also a small section on “Lawyers Without Borders”. Looking a bit more deeply into that, we come to this information:

DATE	AMOUNT	DESCRIPTION
May 22, 2015	$4,572,363	?
Oct. 27, 2015	$857,003	?
Mar. 31, 2017	$4,640,253	Peace In Columbia
Aug. 30, 2019	$2,231,269	Stabilization In Mali
Feb. 23, 2021	$1,104,110	Victims’ Rights In Columbia
Mar. 16, 2021	$2,500,000	Human Rights In Guatemala
Jun. 1, 2021	$15,895,955	Peace/Justice In Mali

This is interesting as it creates the possibilities of many more lawyers being entangled in conflicts of interest. There’s also little to no accounting for where the money goes.

Lawyers Without Borders has also partnered with Doctors of the World, in order to bring sexual weirdness and abortion to the 3rd World. What a great use of your tax dollars.

Complicating things even more, Catherine McKenna started “Canadian Lawyers Abroad“, before getting into office. This is an NGO designed to get new graduates international experience. This could create many more conflicts, depending on where members end up working later on. She’s also apparently buddies with Justice Jasmine Akbarali, who’s ruled on several lockdown cases already.

Dominic LeBlanc’s choices of judicial appointments come across as nepotism, but hey, who needs independence anyway? His support for free speech doesn’t seem all that strong either.

This isn’t a complete list, but it’s clear there are a lot of firms that have some connections or interests that would prevent them from challenging these anti-freedom dictates. It’s more than just the emergency wage subsidies, although those factor in. And one has to wonder how much of this was planned in advance.

There are also legitimate concerns about how fair hearings are on this subject.

Finally, it’s worth a reminder that there’s no real opposition in Ottawa because Trudeau’s “opponents” are subsidized by him, and support vaccine passports. Before getting into politics, Erin O’Toole worked at Heenan Blaikie, the law firm where Chretien and Trudeau Sr. were partners. Democracy is also non-existent in B.C.

As for an independent media…. check the links below.

(1) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/
(2) https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2021/12/canada-summer-jobs-2022.html
(3) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/id/dfatd-maecd,064-2021-2022-Q2-040,current
(4) https://www.samaracanada.com/samarablog/blog-post/samara-main-blog/2015/07/23/2015-epcitizen-nominee-jasmine-akbarali
(5) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/judicial-appointments-dominic-leblanc-family-friends-political-patronage-1.5191054
(6) https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-misinformation-disinformation-law-1.5532325
(7) https://canucklaw.ca/law-firms-bar-associations-receiving-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy-cews/
(8) https://canucklaw.ca/catherine-mckenna-co-founder-of-ngo-canadian-lawyers-abroad/
(9) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch
(10) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/habs/cews/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en

December 18, 2021

Ontario Divisional Court Rules Requirement For Teachers To Be Proficient In Math Is Unconstitutional

There is a group that’s asking for handouts in order to water down the standards required to teach in Ontario. Unfortunately, it seems that they’ve had success.

The Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council is an NGO that claims to advocate on behalf of (potential) teachers looking to get certified in Ontario. The group states that it was created largely in response to the new requirement that new teachers have a certain level of proficiency prior to getting to teach students. The online begging started quickly.

Is this really in the best interests of students? Is eliminating a pretty reasonable requirement in the name of “diversity and equity” the way to go about this? It’s pretty alarming that (apparently) large numbers of people can obtain and undergraduate degree, and a bachelor of education, and have a limited grasp of mathematics.

This also highlights a serious flaw with the legal system in Canada. NGOs can commence lawsuits claiming they have a “public interest standing”, and try to get the laws changed to suit their political ideologies. Providing the papers are worded properly, this is routinely down. Courts often grant such standing.

The Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council was founded in early October [2019] largely in response to the Math Proficiency test which was made a mandatory requirement for the qualification of new teachers. According to the OCT, “On August 20, 2019 two regulations were filed: Regulation 271/19, Proficiency in Mathematics, under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, and Regulation 272/19, Objects of the Office under the Education Quality and Accountability Office Act, 1996. As a result certification requirements were updated to ensure that Ontario teachers are prepared for the modern demands of a changing society and increasingly dynamic learning environment.”

We believe that this test is not equitable, fair, justified or backed by data. The EQAO office has been rushed into creating a massive test in just months. In the past, EQAO has taken 3 years to roll out new tests. There is no definitive evidence which suggests that new teachers will become more effective math instructors as a result of this test, nor that students will perform better in math as a result of this. The last government-implemented test for teachers cost taxpayers $22 million and the results were mostly abandoned. This new legislation is costing tens-of-millions of dollars for a test which decides the futures of thousands of Ontarians. This new legislation comes to teacher candidates who have spent tens of thousands of dollars on their education and carefully planned the steps they would need to take to reach their goals. These thousands of jobs deeply affect the economy and future of our great province. Read our Email Templates on the Newsletter page to see our questions and arguments regarding this test. Help us, the people, even if our government will not.

It’s interesting that this group claims there’s no evidence that such requirements help. From the looks of their members, most probably couldn’t pass an introductory statistics course.

In February 2020, there was a podcast for “Education Is A Right“. Apparently, the right to a QUALITY education isn’t that important. If this really was about the students, there would be efforts to attract, retain, and upgrade the best teachers available. Instead, this group takes the opposite approach.

This isn’t something that anyone should be proud of. The Ontario Divisional Court essentially says that pandering to the anti-white diversity crowd is more important than providing quality education. Quite simply, whites passing at too high a rate implies systemic racism.

Parents would be up in arms if they were made aware of this. That said, it seems doubtful that there has been any publicity within those circles. At least the College of Teachers had enough sense to reject this idiocy.

One would think that this group would want to do what they can to ensure people of all groups are able to pass basic proficiency testing in math. However, that’s not the way they go. Turning to the ruling:

Significant Disparities in Success Rates
[32] The EQAO collected demographic information about Field Test takers through the voluntary demographic questionnaire which revealed significant disparities in success rates based on test-takers’ race, language and disabilities.

[33] In particular, the Field Test demographic data showed that non-White candidates writing in French were only successful 55 percent of the time, whereas White candidates writing in French were successful 84 percent of the time. Candidates who identified as belonging to non-White ethno-racial groups (such as African, Indigenous, Latino and Middle Eastern) failed at a significantly higher rate than White candidates. Candidates who indicated they had a cognitive disability failed the Field Test at over twice the rate of candidates without a disability.

Apparently there are differences in the average cognitive abilities between groups. The solution is obviously to reduce (or eliminate) standards, to ensure there is no difference.

Also, let’s not mince words. This isn’t just an effort to dumb down the teaching profession. This is an attempt to reduce the number of whites, and replace them with non-whites.

What Is the Appropriate Remedy?
[161] A declaration will issue that the Mathematics Proficiency Test and the legislative provisions that create it infringe s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the infringement cannot be justified under s. 1. Specifically, the Proficiency in Mathematics regulation (O. Reg 271/19), as amended, and s. 18(1)(c) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.12 are of no force or effect.

[162] A declaration will issue that the Ontario College of Teachers shall grant certification to teacher candidates who have not passed the Mathematics Proficiency Test (or shall grant full certification in the case of teacher candidates whose certification is conditional on passing the Mathematics Proficiency Test) but have otherwise met all other certification requirements.

Conclusion
[167] The application for judicial review is granted. The following relief is ordered:
(a) The Mathematics Proficiency Test violates s. 15(1) of the Charter, is not justified under s. 1, and is unconstitutional;
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(b) O. Reg. 271/19, Proficiency in Mathematics, as amended, under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.12 is unconstitutional and of no force and effect;
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(c) Paragraph s. 18(1)(c) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.12 is unconstitutional and of no force or effect;
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(d) The Ontario College of Teachers shall grant certification to teacher candidates who have not passed the Mathematics Proficiency Test (or shall grant full certification in the case of teacher candidates whose certification is conditional on passing the Mathematics Proficiency Test) but who have otherwise met all other certification requirements; and
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(e) The Respondent shall pay the Applicants $90,000 in costs of the application.

Basically, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled that it was discriminatory in order to force all teachers to have a certain mathematical background.

And on top of it, a $90,000 costs award was also handed down. Now, will the donors get a refund for their contributions, or will the group owners just pocket it?

Bella Lewkowicz is a French teacher with Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The group itself boasts some pretty impressive educational credentials. It’s baffling then why they would work like this to dumb down the teaching profession. Is it guilt? Self-hatred? Or is this some more destructive impulse?

(1) https://www.otcc.ca/
(2) https://www.otcc.ca/get-involved
(3) Home _ Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council
(4) https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/news/ontario-court-declares-that-the-ontario-math-proficiency-test-is-unconstitutional/
(5) https://twitter.com/OTCC19
(6) https://www.gofundme.com/f/otcc-legal-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer
(7) https://twitter.com/otffeo/status/1471940285210968070
(8) https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/2021-12-16-OTCC-v-Ontario-FINAL-signed-by-all.pdf
(9) Court Ruling Divisional Court 2021.12.16 OTCC v Ontario FINAL signed by all
(10) http://edisaright.ca/episode-31-student-teachers-challenge-new-math-test-in-ontario
(11) https://www.linkedin.com/in/bella-lewkowicz-5232951/

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Bluink Ltd: Developing Digital Identity & Vaccine Certification

Bluink is a company that’s working on systems of digital identification and verification of identify. The rationale is that this will ultimately be more secure than having physical documents. This could have potential uses both in the private and public sector. Of course, things get a bit more disturbing when you realize their latest project: a nationwide vaccine passport system. The Federal Lobbying Registry states that they’re in talks with Ottawa over the 2 subjects.

(a) Development of alignment between provincial vaccine certifications and federal standards
(b) Development of digital identification and verification standards.

According to their website, Bluink is able to run their system with driver’s licenses and service cards in all Provinces and Territories. They are also able to do Canadian, Chinese, French and U.S. passports.

Now, Bluink is also working on “aligning provincial certifications and federal standards”. In short, this means compiling a national vaccine passport system. In fairness, being in talks doesn’t mean the papers are signed, but this would be just the company to do it.

Think about it: a company that is already able to do digital ID for all Provincial and Territorial ID (and passports) is also quite likely to build a national vaccine certification system. The obvious question is that what stops this company — or any user — from simply combining the systems? How hard would it be to attach your vaccine status to a driver’s license, health card, or passport? Even if this isn’t the company to do it, Ottawa could always bring in someone else to take that last step.

If you have the full name and birthdate of every health card and vaccine record, how much work would it be to merge them into a single record?

This is also another case of “funding your own demise”, as we will get into. Taxpayers are on the hook for this creeping erosion of privacy.

No, surprise. Bluink is listed with the C.R.A. as having received the CEWS, or the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. And if they are getting that, then the rental subsidies are likely thrown in too. Really, at this point, what company “hasn’t” been getting them?. Real capitalism seems non-existent, as everything is nationalized. And it keeps going.

According to the Lobbying Registry, it received nearly $2 million in the year 2020 from: (a) Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA); (b) Canada Post Corporation (CPC): and (c) Shared Services Canada (SSC). More is expected to get more money in 2021 and beyond. Some information about the lobbyists is given later on.

The choice of granting institutions is interesting. The CBSA won’t stop people illegally entering the country, but at least we’ll be able to given them a digital ID. That’s great.

TIME PERIOD	INSTUTITION GRANTING	AMOUNT
May 2, 2012	National Research Council	$50,000
Apr. 15, 2013	National Research Council	$40,000
Apr. 15, 2013	National Research Council	$500,000
Oct. 30, 2013	National Research Council	$30,000
Jun. 25, 2015	National Research Council	$87,500
Sep. 29, 2015	National Research Council	$47,500
Mar. 4, 2016	National Research Council	$25,500
Sep. 6, 2016	National Research Council	$205,750
Sep. 6, 2016	National Research Council	$148,750
Jul. 1, 2018	National Research Council	$50,000
Oct. 21, 2018	National Research Council	$50,000
Jan. 1, 2019	National Research Council	$48,200
Jun. 1, 2019	National Research Council	$150,000
Apr. 1, 2020	National Research Council	$152,460

According to the NSERC listings, Bluink was involved in a 2013 project for a Algorithmic approach to dynamic scheduling, which netted a $22,500 grant. Another one was in 2016, worth $25,000 for child Login Research using FIDO public key authentication.

So, this has actually been in the works for about a decade. The average person probably had no idea that this was going on. Now, who was pushing for vaccine certification at the Federal level?

One lobbyist for Bluink was Lindsay Stevens. Several years back, she was a “Government Affairs Intern” with Johnson & Johnson (who makes vaccines in Canada). The next year she became a legislative assist at Queen’s Park. Interesting career trajectory. Another is Adam Yahn, who has ties to both the Ontario Conservatives, and to the Federal Party. Katlyn Harrison worked briefly as a Parliamentary Assistant before going into lobbying. All are employed by the firm Summa Strategies.

Summa is Chaired by Tim Powers, long time Conservative Party of Canada operative and talking head on the Canadian news.

It has been derided as an insane conspiracy theory that this “pandemic” is being used to bring about societal change, including digital ID. On the other hand, that appear to be exactly where this is heading. And Bluink will be in a position to deliver a combined system soon, if it can’t already.

Attaching vaccine status to something like a driver’s license will make it an actual movement license (credit to RoadToSerfdom), and not just a moniker. Haven’t taken your shots — and boosters — just yet? You won’t be allowed to leave your zone. Considering that Transport Canada is also involved, this isn’t hyperbole.

When Provinces decide that there will no longer be physical service cards, or when Ottawa phases out passports, what will be used to fill the void? S.I.N. card (the white plastic ones) stopped getting produced years ago. This is just an expansion of that idea.

Worth a reminder: The Vaccine Credential Initiative includes the Ontario Ministry of Health. It’s quite possible that this is where it will be launched first.

Bluink themselves explain how their technology works. Tying a medical record to it wouldn’t be a stretch.

(1) https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/vwRg?cno=370321&regId=917076
(2) https://bluink.ca/about
(3) https://bluink.ca/eid-me/id-documents
(4) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch
(5) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/
(6) https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Results-Resultats_eng.asp
(7) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-e-stevens/
(8) Lindsay Stevens LinkedIn Profile
(9) https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-yahn-79a98446/
(10) Adam Yahn LinkedIn Profile
(11) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-harrison-a1a61822/
(12) Kate Harrison LinkedIn Profile
(13) https://summastrategies.ca/about/team/
(14) https://twitter.com/roadtoserfdom3/status/1378893370421043204
(15) https://canucklaw.ca/vaccine-credential-initiative-passports-digital-health-passes-ontario-ford/
(16) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8IMLBW2N4k

December 14, 2021

OMERS And The Questionable Contracts With LifeLabs

June 23, 2021, LifeLabs received a $66.3 million contract from the Public Health Agency of Canada. It was originally for $28.8 million, but the terms were amended. The company had certainly negotiated other arrangements before, but this was big. The purpose of this one was testing kits for the “virus” that’s terrorizing the world. The Minister of Public Services and Procurement would oversee the issuing of such agreements.

It’s not just the vaccine contracts that are worth a lot of money. Testing kits may in fact be worth even more, given for frequently they are used. As such, it’s important to do a little due diligence on who’s being awarded these deals.

OMERS, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and some of its organizations have been in the spotlight before, but this most recent time needs to be discussed. It has to do with certain contracts that Ottawa had awarded. Unsurprisingly, Global News hasn’t addressed this.

The federal government has awarded three companies with contracts worth up to $631 million in total for COVID-19 border testing and other screening services.
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Public Services and Procurement Canada says Switch Health, LifeLabs and Dynacare are carrying out testing of international travelers entering Canada at airports and land border crossings.

Last week, the Federal Government announced some $631 million to be spent for virus testing kits. Notwithstanding that the pandemic is a hoax, and the tests useless, something else is noteworthy.

Anita Anand used to be the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. In short, it was her job to oversee large purchases made by the Canadian Government. Naturally, this requires a great deal of transparency and integrity. However, things may not be so simple.

Specifically, her husband, John Knowlton, helps run OMERS. As the name implies, it manages the pension plans for many Provincial workers. Unsurprisingly, it owns stocks and bonds in other companies.

Conflicts of interest — or even the apparent conflict — must always be avoided. And this one looks far too cozy to simply be an oversight. In fairness, it could be legitimate, but does raise real questions.

Knowlton’s position is awkward, to say the least. While he’s now a Director at OMERS, he held similar roles in LifeLabs and Teranet. OMERS has interests in both of them. His company will directly profit from extra contracts awarded for testing equipment. Blacklock’s reported on this issue earlier, and it was denied that there was any insider dealing involved.

Something else happened Provincially a few months back that requires our attention. It involved engaging in some influence peddling of Doug Ford by a longtime ONPC operative.

On August 5, 2021, Jim Burnett of the Pathway Group lobbied the Ontario Government on behalf of OMERS, his client. What was the nature of the lobbying? According to the Ontario Registry:

Ongoing discussions in connection with investment in LifeLabs, Teranet, and other related OMERS investments relating to diagnostic lab sector reforms and proposals for alternative service delivery models for statutory registries and associated particular government services as they arise.

In short, this meeting was about getting the Ontario Government to pump money into certain companies and by extension, OMERS. However, Burnett has quite the connected past.

Deputy Campaign Manager (2020, O’Toole CPC run)
Targeted Seat Manager (ONPC, Ford 2018)
Deputy Campaign Manager for Christine Elliott (ONPC run)
Campaign Chair for Kevin O’Leary (2016 CPC run)
Campaign Organizer for Patrick Brown (2015 ONPC run)
Working for Tim Hudak (ONPC 2000 to 2001)
Working for Ernie Hardeman (ONPC 2000)

In all honesty, this looks shady as hell. Burnett used his considerable political ties in order to advance the business interests of his new client. The fact that he was a handler for Erin O’Toole may be the reason that the CPC doesn’t seem to object to such procurement deals.

While Anita Anand seems to influence the purchasing Federally, there’s some activity going on in Ontario as well. Glad to know that everything is done above board. This happens elsewhere as well.

For what it’s worth, LifeLabs has been lobbying in B.C. as well, seeking more contracts. The company openly admits that OMERS may be impacted by the outcome there. The lobbyist, Michael Gardiner, is a former Provincial Director of the BCNDP. In case anyone is unaware, the NDP is currently in power in this Province.

In February 2021, Teranet paid the Saskatchewan Government a visit, to talk about purchasing a land registration system. This was done by Kory Teneycke, who currently acts as a handler for Doug Ford.

Whenever political connections are intertwined in purchases like these, it’s always beneficial to start asking questions. Now, this last subject is off topic, but needs a mention:

It’s never a good sign to be featured by the World Economic Forum. OMERS also plays along with the climate change scam. It claims that such considerations will be factored into all future decisions.

Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. We believe that as institutional investors, we have an important role to play as the world transitions to a lower carbon economy. We are focused on growing sustainably, by developing partnerships across our portfolio and finding new investment opportunities that support the transition

OMERS has endorsed the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as it believes it is a helpful standard to deliver the information investors need to assess climate risk. We believe that engaging with our portfolio companies where climate change presents material risks, and striving to improve overall reporting and transparency, will enhance our understanding of the financial risks posed by climate change on our portfolio.

Like with other pension funds and investment companies, there appears to be a deliberate effort to embrace the green agenda laid out by Governments and their handlers. This happens even when it’s not necessarily what’s best for the plan holders.

Things are rarely as simple as they appear.

(1) https://www.blacklocks.ca/anands-husband-is-director/
(2) https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-indira-anand-9857b229/
(3) https://globalnews.ca/news/8428125/covid-border-testing-rules-canada/
(4) https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-knowlton-aa0a55153/
(5) John Knowlton LinkedIn Profile
(6) https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-hutcheson-55403218b/
(7) https://www.linkedin.com/company/borealis-infrastructure/
(8) https://www.omersinfrastructure.com/investments
(9) Knowlton OMERS Infrastructure – Investments
(10) https://www.omersinfrastructure.com/sustainable-investing
(11) https://www.weforum.org/organizations/omers
(12) Knowlton OMERS _ World Economic Forum
(13) https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-05-18/s70518-3647325-162406.pdf
(14) https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/advSrch
(15) https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/vwRg?cno=16669&regId=911599
(16) https://lobbyist.oico.on.ca/Pages/Public/PublicSearch/SearchResults.aspx
(17) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-burnett-583a436b/
(18) Jim Burnett LinkedIn Profile
(19) https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gardiner-3b11726/
(20) Michael Gardiner LinkedIn Profile
(21) https://www.sasklobbyistregistry.ca/search-the-registry/registration-details/?id=18429fcc

December 13, 2021October 14, 2023

Trudeau Using Taxpayer Money To Subsidize “Opposition” Parties, Liberals Too

Ever wonder why Erin O’Toole, Michelle Rempel-Garner, and the other so-called “Conservatives” never really push back on Trudeau? Isn’t it strange that the “Official Opposition” does next to nothing in the way of being an opposition? There may be another reason for this. Specifically, it may be that the CPC has been a recipient of CEWS, the wage subsidy. The Conservative Fund is essentially the fundraising/financial arm of the Conservative Party of Canada.

This isn’t just on the right. The New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada also gets the same financing from the Liberal Government it claims to hate.

And who exactly is the the Federal Liberal Agency of Canada? Well, if you go on the Liberal Party of Canada website, at the bottom they explain that they are the registered agent for the LPC. This is another registered corporation.

In other words, the group that runs the financial operations of the Liberal Party are financially benefitting from policies like the CEWS Program, which Trudeau enacted. Talk about a conflict of interest.

The United Conservative Association, as is obvious, is the group that runs the UCP in Alberta. This is headed by Jason Kenney, a globalist ex-Bilderberger, and current Premier of Alberta. Interestingly, the Alberta Liberals are also on the dole.

Out in B.C., the Green Party (which used to be in a coalition with John Horgan’s B.C. Liberals) has also been getting CEWS.

This is pretty screwy, isn’t it? As politicians are forcing people to shut down their businesses, they enact policies which profit their own parties. Of course, this is in addition to rules which allow donors to write off the bulk of their contributions with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Also worth a review is the previous article. It outlined how several Bar Associations, and hundreds of law firms in Canada were getting bailed out by Trudeau. Just a thought, but perhaps they don’t want this to end anytime soon.

Just to reiterate, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is just one program that these organizations would be eligible to collect from.

Where’s the independent media on this? Turn out many of them, such as True North, are getting the subsidies as well. So does the National Citizens Coalition, which employs Spencer Fernando. Naturally, mainstream outlets like Postmedia, Bell, Rogers, and Torstar are pocketing these funds, and others. Perhaps this is why no one will come clean with the public on how widespread it is.

Moral of the story: if you’re not following the money, you’re flying blind as to what’s really going on.

(1) https://canucklaw.ca/law-firms-bar-associations-receiving-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy-cews/
(2) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch (see new link)
(3) https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=4207246&V_TOKEN=null&crpNm=conservative%20fund&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr=
(4) https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.conservative_fund_canada.bf182781d80aa3a6f5fa6d597acaed27.html
(5) https://opengovca.com/corporation/2105128
(6) https://www.ownndp.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/model-federal-constitution.pdf
(7) https://albertacorporations.com/united-conservative-association
(8) https://static.unitedconservative.ca/United-Conservative-Party-Bylaws-Approved-October-17.-2020.pdf
(9) https://liberal.ca/
(10) https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=929085&V_TOKEN=null&crpNm=liberal&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr=
(11) https://www.can1business.com/company/Active/The-Federal-Liberal-Agency-Of-Canada

December 13, 2021February 10, 2023

Law Firms & Bar Associations Receiving Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)

Don’t you find it strange that there are no lawyers posing any serious challenge to the tyranny of Trudeau, Ford, Legault, Kenney, Horgan and the others? Ever wonder why people who (theoretically) are best placed to challenge this are sitting on the sidelines? Perhaps, this may explain some of them.

Note: several duplicate and irrelevant entries were omitted.

0914819 B.C. LTD. ( Magellan Real Estate Lawyers)
Aasara Lawyers Professional Corporation
AGB Lawyers Professional Corporation
Alam Law Firm, Professional Corporation
Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society (The Assist Program)
Alpert Law Firm Professional Corporation
Andre J. Boudon Professional Corporation
Antoine Mailloux Avocat Inc.
Armoured Suits Professional Corporation
Aulis Law Firm Professional Corporation
Avocats Cragmore Inc.
Avocats sans frontières Québec / Lawyers without borders Quebec
Ayoub A. Ali Professional Corporation
Bakshi Law Firm Firm Professional Corporation
Barapp Law
Barteaux Labour And Employment Lawyers Inc.
Benoit Roussy, Avocat Inc.
Blacklock Law Firm, Professional Corporation
Blouin Avocat S.A. Blouin Lawyer Corp
Borders Law Firm, Professional Corporation
Brooks Professional Corporation
Brown Lawyers Professional Corporation
Brunet Avocats Inc. / Brunet Lawyers Inc.
Bryshun Mace Law Corporation
BSS Law Firm Professional Corporation
Burrows Professional Corporation
Buzaker Law Firm Professional Corporation
Cabinet d’avocats NOVAlex Inc. / NOVAlex Law Firm Inc.
Canadian Defence Lawyers Association
Capelle Kane Immigration Lawyers Professional Corp.
Charney Lawyers Professional Corporation
Charthouse Law Corporation
Chinneck Law Professional Corporation
Cizan Suliman Professional Corporation
Corporate Immigration Law Firm Professional Corporation
Costa Law Firm Professional Corporation
Counter Tax Lawyers Professional Corporation
Cubicle Fugitive Inc.
D3B Avocats Inc.
D’Alessio Romero Law Firm Professional Corporation
David M. Piccolo Professional Corporation
Derstine Penman Professional Corporation
Di Stasio Avocats Inc.
Dietrich Professional Corporation
Disability Lawyers of Ontario
Douglas J. Lord Professional Corporation
DPJP Professional Corporation
Drayton Law Firm Law Corporation
Dube Latreille Avocats Inc.
Duford, Dion Avocats Inc.
Duncan F. Smith Law Corporation
Elkouby avocats inc. Elkouby lawyers Inc.
Étude légale N. Touma inc./ N. Touma law firm Inc.
Farley Avocats Inc.
Fife Cameron Trial Lawyers Professional Corporation
Foundation Law Corporation
Frank MacDonald Lawyer Inc.
Fresh Life Canada, Immigration Lawyers Inc.
Friedman Law Professional Corporation
Gary R. Armworthy, Lawyer Incorporated
Girones Lawyers Professional Corporation
GKS Law Corporation
Gladysz Camet Avocats Fiscalistes Inc.
Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers Professional Corporation
Gobran Law Firm Professional Corporation
Goldfinger Injury Lawyers Professional Corporation
Gosselin Law Firm Professional Corporation
Grandmaitre Virgo Evans Professional Corporation
Grinhaus Law Firm Professional Corporation
Gupta Law Firm Professional Corporation
Guzun And Associates, Lawyers Inc.
H. Zhang Professional Corporation
Haber & Associates Lawyers Professional Corporation
Hadayt Nazami Professional Corporation
Hagel Law Firm Professional Corporation
Harris Law, Personal Injury Lawyers Professional Corporation
Holmberg Watson Professional Corporation
Home & Castle law Firm Professional Corporation
Hum Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
Iacobelli Law Firm Professional Corporation
Jae Park Law Professional Corporation
James Bennett Law Firm PLC Inc.
Jane Poproski Professional Corporation
Jay G. Meunier Professional Corporation
JFB Avocats Criminalistes Inc.
John A De Bakker Professional Corporation
John M. Richter Law Corporation
Jonathon Kahane-Rapport Professional Corporation
Joseph T. Santoro Professional Corporation
JP Mann Law Firm Professional Corporation
Justin James Walsh Law Professional Corporation
Kapoor Law Firm Professional Corporation
Kelly D. Jordan Professional Corporation
Kelly + Kelly Lawyers Professional Corporation
Kennedy Schofield Lutz Lawyers Inc.
Kenneth Peacocke Professional Corporation
Kinder Law Professional Corporation
KMH Lawyers Professional Corporation
KPA Lawyers Professional Corporation
KRB Avocats Inc. / KRB Lawyers Inc.
Kruse Law Firm Professional Corporation
Lak Law Firm Professional Corporation
LaLande Law Professional Corporation
Lamoureux, Avocat & Fiscaliste Inc.
Lang Lawyers Professional Corporation
Larson Lawyers Professional Corporation
Lauze, Avocate Inc.
Law Firm Of Shikha Sharda, Professional Corporation
Lawyerlocate.ca Inc.
Liang Tax Law Corporation
Lisa C. Gilvesy Professional Corporation
Lomax Law Firm Professional Corporation
Longo Lawyers Professional Corporation
M. Chuchla Law Firm Professional Corporation
Mack Professional Corporation
Mauro Palumbo Law Corporation
Mayes Law Firm Professional Corporation
Melville, Krotz Lawyers Professional Corporation
Millars Lawyers Professional Corporation
Minkin & Associates Professional Corporation
Mirian Law Firm, Professional Corporation
Monkhouse Law Professional Corporation
MPH Avocats Inc.
Mulligan Defence Lawyers Law Corporation
N3 INC.
Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Nanda & Associate Lawyers Professional Corporation
Natalie L. Hebert Law Corporation
Nimegeeers, Schuck, Wormsbecker & Bobbitt
NLCI Your Real Estate Lawyer Professional Corporation
NSWB Law Firm P.S. Inc.
Oldham Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
Pace Law Firm Professional Corporation
Pappas Law Firm Professional Corporation
Peter Yi Law Corporation
Petitt Schwarz Professional Corporation
Philip J. Gerler Professional Corporation
Pilkington Law Firm Professional Corporation
Pranzitelli Law Firm Professional Corporation
R C Di Bella Law Corporation
R. Farhat, Professional Corporation
R.W.J. Professional Corporation
R.Z. Skibinski Professional Corporation
Rajdeep Singh Deol Law Corporation
Rar Litigation Lawyers Professional Corporation
Renaud Lebuis Avocat d’Affaires Inc. Renaud Lebuis Business Lawyer Inc.
RH Law Professional Corporation
Roadlawyers Inc.
Rocco Galati Law Firm Professional Corporation
Roger J. Baker Professional Corporation
Ronald S. Williams Lawyer Professional Corporation
Rui Zhen Feng Law Corporation
Salina Chagpar Professional Corporation
Seif Law Firm Professional Corporation
Shaikh Law Professional Corporation
Sultan Lawyers Professional Corporation
The Kahler Personal Injury Law Firm, Professional Corporation
Top Law Firm Professional Corporation
Verraich Law Firm Professional Corporation
Wennie Lee Law Firm Professional Corporation
WN Law Firm Inc.
Y.L. Law Professional Corporation
Y. Liu Law Firm
Yixi Legal Firm Corporation
YuSheng Immigration Law Firm
Zafar Law Firm Professional Corporation
Zayouna Law Firm, Professional Corporation

Note: if you search under the heading “LEGAL”, another 300 names come up. These are not exclusively law firms, but include other companies who are involved in the industry. Looking up “BARRISTER” results in 68 more matches in the CEWS database.

Of course, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is just one program. There’s also the rental subsidy, which countless businesses applied for. Given how these programs keep getting different names, it can be difficult to track exactly who’s getting what.

While this certainly doesn’t include every firm, it’s still a lot of them.

Considering that the industry never shut down, it’s unclear what money was lost. Sure, there was a delay in 2020, but everything seems to run virtually now. In fact, since law can be done online, it probably led to a significant decline in expenses.

Wild idea, but perhaps not everyone wants to see the gravy train end.

There have also been claims (though it’s hard to grasp the magnitude) of lawyers and law firms being retained by the Government as ghost representatives. This would be done for the sole purpose of taking them out of the game. If such a person or company takes money in this manner, they’d be prohibited from taking on cases against Trudeau or his ilk. This would apply even if the lawyers never do anything to earn that original amount.

It’s been covered ad nauseum about how the media is being subsidized to dupe and mislead Canadians into going along with the psychological warfare. Maybe that’s not the only industry that can be bought off. And on the subject:

The Canadian Bar Association, as well as its counterparts in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec have all been receiving the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. Of course, it’s quite likely they’ve received funds under different programs as well.

There’s no real urgency within the legal community to end these martial law dictates. Strange, since few lawyers will pass up on the opportunity to grandstand. But perhaps there are other factors. No accusations are being made, just some curious observations.

Do you get it now, stupid lemmings? They’re all in it together, or, at least that’s how it looks on the surface.

CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY SEARCH
(1) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch
(2) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/habs/cews/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en

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