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November 24, 2021

Ottawa Doling Out Grants For Development Of Artificial Intelligence, Job Market To Be Crushed

An issue that isn’t covered often enough is the role of automation and artificial intelligence on the labour market. While employment rates rise and fall, the prevalence of these new technologies is certain to have devastating effects on the amount of jobs available.

What happens when large numbers of people find that their fields no longer exist? What happens when professionals who have spent decades learning a trade or skill see it evaporate almost overnight? The long and short term effects of this are something essential to cover.

It should be noted that many who champion this next industrial revolution are also advocates of open borders and mass economic immigration. They also support so-called free trade, or globalization, which sees companies outsourced simply to reduce production costs. What happens when these are combined? In terms of supply and demand, this isn’t difficult to figure out.

[1] Continue high levels of immigration
[2] Outsource work to 3rd world to reduce costs (where possible)
[3] Slash available jobs and industries to work in locally

It gets even worse. Not only is this happening in Canada, but large amounts of taxpayer money are used to accelerate the collapse of the job market. The examples below are just a portion of what is being handed out under the title of “artificial intelligence”.

ORGANIZATION	DATE	AMOUNT
AbCellera Biologics Inc.	Apr. 14, 2020	$175,631,000
AIMS Global Secretariat	Aug. 26, 2020	$2,500,000
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute	Jul. 12, 2019	$2,750,000
Algolux Inc.	Mar. 1, 2021	$667,000
AltaML Inc.	Nov. 23, 2020	$1,000,000
Apollo Machine & Welding Ltd.	Apr. 1, 2021	$581,500
Association des médecins vétérinaires practiciens	Apr. 9, 2021	$998,456
Ayogo Health Inc.	Oct. 2, 2018	$1,730,740
BoG of NorQuest Col & Concordia Uni	Dec. 30, 2019	$1,150,000
CAE Inc.	Jul. 16, 2018	$150,000,000
CAE Inc.	Jan. 28, 2021	$190,000,000
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation	Oct. 8, 2020	$2,498,664
Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network Inc.	Jul. 6, 2020	$49,500,000
Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network Inc.	Jul. 7, 2020	$30,000,000
Canadian Forage and Grassland Association	Jul. 3, 2020	$996,032
Carleton University	Aug. 15, 2019	$1,500,000
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc.	Nov. 19, 2020	$2,647,000
COENCORP Consultant Corporation	May 1, 2021	$600,000
Cognitive Systems Corp.	Aug. 22, 2018	$7,268,261
COREM	Aug. 8, 2019	$860,000
Council of Canadian Academies	Jan. 7, 2020	$1,147,956
Eddyfi NDT inc.	Nov. 9, 2018	$1,550,675
Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc.	Aug. 24, 2020	$3,875,000
Element AI Inc.	Jun. 10, 2020	$20,000,000
Enns Brothers Ltd.	Jul. 1, 2020	$660,000
Fluidigm Canada Inc.	Jun. 1, 2018	$650,000
Giatec Scientific Inc.	Oct. 1, 2018	$800,000
Genov, Roman	Apr. 1, 2017	$1,136,025
Governors of the University of Alberta	Oct. 29, 2018	$2,500,000
Governing Council of the University of Toronto	Aug. 3, 2018	$25,000,000
Governing Council of the University of Toronto	Mar. 30, 2019	$17,000,000
Governing Council of the University of Toronto	Dec. 1, 2020	$1,254,375
Imagia Cybernétique Inc.	Aug. 31, 2018	$1,000,000
Information Technology Association of Canada	Nov. 1, 2018	$1,980,358
Linamar Corporation	Jul. 6, 2018	$49,000,000
Lytica Inc	Nov. 6, 2019	$1,080,000
Mckee Demczyk, Debbie	Mar. 7, 2018	$2,000,000
McMaster University	Oct. 18, 2019	$1,479,441
MindBridge Analytics Inc.	May 1, 2019	$14,500,000
Miru Smart Technologies Corp.	Apr. 1, 2021	$600,000
Mission Control Space Services Inc.	Feb. 3, 2021	$3,042,959
Montréal International	Jul. 9, 2020	$9,480,000
North Inc.	Nov. 8, 2018	$24,000,000
North Inc.	Oct 31, 2018	$24,000,000
Octopusapp Inc.	Sep. 1, 2020	$3,000,000
OCED	Aug. 27, 2020	$982,000
Purdie, Thomas G	Apr. 1, 2013	$651,061
Savormetrics Inc.	Nov. 30, 2018	$867,000
Scale.AI	Mar. 15, 2018	$229,765,127
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi	Mar. 7, 2018	$2,000,000
SSIMWAVE	Apr. 1, 2019	$4,232,550
Sunnybrook Research Institute	May 21, 2019	$49,000,000
Tangent Design Engineering Ltd.	Feb. 1, 2017	$600,000
Tangent Design Engineering Ltd.	Aug. 1, 2021	$700,000
Technologies Numetrix inc.	Jun. 8, 2021	$608,288
Teledyne Digital Imaging Inc.	Jul. 15, 2020	$1,000,000
Terry Fox Research Institute & Imagia Cybernetics Inc.	Aug. 28, 2020	$49,000,000
Tessonics Inc.	Apr. 1, 2021	$600,000
University of British Columbia	Jan. 1, 2020	$1,203,433
University of Manitoba	Mar. 5, 2021	$1,603,078
Valacta Limited Partnership	Dec. 2, 2019	$566,617
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre	Apr. 1, 2018	$4,138,197

This is by no means all of the grants, just the larger ones listed.

Keep in mind, while Canada continues to bring record numbers of people into the country, we are automating entire industries. This will lead to massive losses of employment for those already here. The result is far more people, competing for far fewer positions. This sort of thing typically leads to much lower wages and benefits.

Getting artificial intelligence into aerospace and highly technical fields seems harmless enough, but it’s not going to stop there. Proponents of the AI trend never seem to realize that their jobs can also be automated out of existence as well.

This AI push will also impact the low skill market as well, and nothing is off the table. One such grant involves spending over $4 million to implement AI into the agricultural industry, and to automate a lot of the more “low skill” work. Another grant was for $30,000,000. Depending on the locations, this could mean the lack of any other options for many.

Far from being hyperbolic, automation replacing jobs has happened for decades, and will continue to do so. The service industry seems to be next on the list. Does anyone seriously think that workers will be hired back once replaced by robots? What happens to the people who can’t find work as a result of this?

Without an alternative in place for the people impacted by these drastic changes, expect chaos and instability to result from this initiative.

An interesting side note: the “political left” typically opposes free trade and globalization for the reason that it undercuts wages, and sees jobs shipped overseas. In short, decent work disappears. Mass automation will have much the same effect, and yet, silence from those same activists. How strange.

As for the “political right”: how exactly does gutting entire industries help secure an economic recovery? This trend is surely going to get worse.

Seriously, who thought this was a good idea for society?

(1) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc
(2) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/?sort=agreement_start_date_s%20desc&page=1&search_text=artificial%20intelligence
(3) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/id/csa-asc,003-2020-2021-Q4-04881,current
(4) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/id/aafc-aac,235-2018-2019-Q3-00066,current
(5) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/id/ic,230-2021-2022-Q1-0143,current
(6) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/22/restaurants-looking-for-labor-and-speed-turn-to-robots-.html

November 23, 2021

True North Needs To Update Its Disclaimer About Being Independent….

The following is attached to the bottom of every article. There’s nothing inherently wrong with asking readers, clients, customers, etc…. for money for providing a product or service. After all, bills do need to be paid, and it’s reasonable for people to be compensated for their time. This isn’t an argument against this practice.

All of that being said, if your organization is funded by the Government, be honest about it. Don’t lie, especially when it’s so easy to check out.

We’re asking readers, like you, to make a contribution in support of True North’s fact-based, independent journalism.
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How can a media outlet be trusted to remain neutral and fair if they’re beneficiaries of a government handout? We don’t think they can.
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CEWS, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program, has been around since the Spring of 2020. As the name implies, it pays a large part of a company’s wages. This is typically the biggest expense businesses have. This would be especially true for an online media company.

This may be a reference to the infamous $600 million media bailout Trudeau announced back in 2018. However, that was just one of many schemes going back decades to subsidize and prop up Canadian media. There are plenty of these handouts, documented extensively on this site.

It’s worth pointing out that many True North contributors also either work for or have worked for the Postmedia empire. This conglomerate has subsidized long before CEWS came along. And about those “tax deductible donations” they are asking for…

In 1994, a charity called the Independent Immigration Aid Association was formed. It was a resettlement program for people wishing to get to British Columbia. In 2017, this was repurposed as a media outlet called True North Centre for Public Policy. Press Progress covered it in detail. The most likely reason for doing this — and not starting a charity from scratch — was that it would involve less work, costs, and scrutiny from Revenue Canada.

While claiming not to get Government bailouts or handouts, True North has been subjected to a much more favourable tax scheme with its charity setup. One might view that as milking the taxpayer.

It seems the mainstream and alternative medias are just 2 sides of the same Trudeau-funded coin.

(1) https://tnc.news/2021/11/22/trudeau-re-opens-roxham-road-to-illegal-border-crossers/
(2) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch
(3) https://ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=2643260&V_TOKEN=null&crpNm=true%20north&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr=
(4) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=true+north+centre&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=132703448RR0001&dsrdPg=1
(5) https://pressprogress.ca/right-wing-media-outlet-accredited-for-leaders-debate-is-also-registered-as-a-charity-for-immigrants/

November 23, 2021

Who’s Pulling John Horgan’s Strings?

B.C. Premier John Horgan claims that he acts in the best interests of the residents of the Province. Supposedly, eliminating freedom and medical autonomy are all done in the name of the public good. But is that really the case? Are Horgan and his associates truly bumbling fools, or is there something more nefarious at play?

Due to reader request, this sequel is going up.

This series continues on who’s pulling the strings of influential politicians. Previously, Elizabeth May, Erin O’Toole, Michelle Rempel, Steven Guilbeault (Part 1 and Part 2), Doug Ford (many times), Rankin & Strang, Jason Kenney, Scott Moe, Brian Pallister and Blaine Higgs were covered.

In case anyone thinks that Bonnie Henry is really the brains behind the “pandemic effort”, she’s not. She’s just another actor, reading a script that’s provided. Without someone to tell her what to say, she starts babbling idiotically, such as repeatedly admitting there’s no science behind anything she does. She did find the time to publish a book though.

An honest and transparent media would call Horgan, Henry, Dix and Farnworth out for their obvious lies and deceptions. However, with enough subsidies, that doesn’t happen.

Here are the open lobbyist registrations that are flagged by searching vaccines. A lot of the names should be familiar. If they’re not familiar, then you have a lot of catching up to do.

1. Jean-Marc Prevost, Counsel Public Affairs

This has been addressed in an earlier piece. Prevost was the “Director of Strategic Communications” for Bonnie Henry immediately before becoming a lobbyist for Counsel Public Affairs. This firm has been lobbying all across Canada on behalf of Emergent BioSolutions, the company that makes AstraZeneca.

Prevost has also been a handler for the Alberta and Manitoba Governments before moving over to BC. now lobbies on behalf of Innovative Medicines Canada, which represents pretty much the entire pharmaceutical industry.

2. Brad Lavigne, Counsel Public Affairs

Before becoming a drug lobbyist, Brad Lavigne was very involved with the Federal NDP. He even worked in the Office of Jack Layton, when he was Leader of the Official Opposition. He got very close to having some real power, but now channels it behind the scenes. Lavigne has also been a CBC commentator since 2004, though it’s doubtful he’s ever been asked hard questions about his lobbying.

3. Kiersten Combs, AstraZeneca

Considering that Bonnie’s ex-Communications Director now lobbies on behalf of Emergent BioSolutions, it stands to reason that AstraZeneca would benefit. After all, this is the company that actually manufactures the product.

4. Matt Williamson, Global Public Affairs

Matt Williamson has worked with both the Governments of Manitoba and Alberta before becoming a lobbyist in B.C. It’s interesting, his career path seems pretty similar to Jean-Marc Prevost. He’s also working for Innovative Medicines Canada, which means pretty much everyone.

5. Geraldine Vance, B.C. Pharmacy Association

Early in her career, Geraldine Vance was “Communications Counsel” for the Government of B.C. Now, she lobbies on behalf of the B.C. Pharmacy Association, which is funded by drug companies. But that’s probably irrelevant. Just because a group is funded by big pharma, that doesn’t mean there’s any conflict of interest.

6. Marwan Akar, Merck Canada

Interesting side note: Marwan Akar got his MBA from Imperial College London. This is where the infamous Neil Ferguson conducts his doomsday modeling.

7. Cole Pinnow, Pfizer Canada

Pfizer really doesn’t need an introduction, does it? Heck, they donate to, and sponsor, nearly everything under the sun.

Anyhow, this isn’t everyone on the list. However, they are some of the more notable names who’ve been pulling Horgan’s strings lately.

One also has to wonder if this lobbying factored into Horgan’s decision to terminate anyone in the B.C. Civil Service who refuses to take the experimental shots.

Never mind that having “interim authorization” is not the same thing as being approved. These sickos in Government want to get everyone, even the children.

Of course, B.C. did still permit indoor wine tasting earlier this year, despite ordering a shut down of other businesses. The fact that Bonnie Henry co-owned a winery in Keremeos probably factored into that decision. Actually, Bonnie being on the sauce would explain a lot of what she says and does.

After all, she’s done a 180 since her testimony in a 2015 Ontario Labour Arbitration case over the Sault Area Hospital’s vaccinate-or-mask policy.

So who’s pulling Horgan’s strings? It probably isn’t Adrian Dix, the Health Minister. His background in history and political science doesn’t qualify him to do anything. So who could it be?

November 22, 2021November 23, 2021

Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Funded By Pfizer, Recommends Vaccines & Boosters

Many would think that the Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists of Canada is an independent organization, and that it has the best interests of women and families at heart. That may not be the case, as shown by some of their recommendations.

It’s fitting that on their home page, they have a computer simulation of the coronavirus. Quite appropriate, since it’s never been isolated, or even shown to exist. Now, what does this group have to say about vaccinating pregnant women?

In Canada, NACI has preferentially advised that “a complete vaccine series with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to individuals in the authorized age group who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Informed consent should include discussion about emerging evidence on the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in these populations. (Strong NACI Recommendation). Contraindications to vaccination are few and a complete description is available within the National Advisory Committee on Immunization guidance document.

Given that pregnant women are at higher risk of severe COVID-related morbidity and mortality, they represent a population that should be prioritized for vaccination in situations where vaccine supply is limited. Specifically, the WHO has recommended that pregnant women be prioritized in stage II, representing a situation where the supply is only sufficient to immunize 11-20% of a population. Importantly, the WHO recommendation is upheld in all epidemiologic situations including community transmission, sporadic cases as well as no cases.

Individuals who are discovered to be pregnant during their vaccine series or shortly afterward should not be counselled to terminate pregnancy based on having received the vaccine. If conception is presumed to predate the first dose, it is recommended to follow the same procedures for active surveillance (as available) as would be activated if the pregnancy was known at the time of vaccination. A registry to track pregnancy outcomes for individuals receiving any vaccine doses during pregnancy is being planned for Canada. Pregnant individuals can get more information here: http://med-fom-ridprogram.sites.olt.ubc.ca/vaccine-surveillance/.

Pregnant women mount immune responses comparable to the non-pregnant population and vaccine efficacy of the COVID vaccines among cohorts of pregnant women are comparable to non-pregnant women. There is no data to suggest that pregnant women who meet criteria for a booster dose should be treated differently than the non-pregnant population. While timing and criteria for booster doses may vary by jurisdiction, pregnant women should receive a booster dose when recommended.

A registry to track the effects of vaccines on pregnant women is being planned? That’s certainly good to know. These recommendations to take experimental concoctions are pretty shocking, or at least they should be.

Now, why is this group so pro-vaccine, even when the long term effects are unknown? One strong possibility is that they are funded by Pfizer, Merck and Bayer. Shocker, that the major donors to this organization would profit considerably from more people getting the shot. It seems that SOGC is quite appreciative of their partners.

SOGC also provides a set of talking points for health care workers to give to uncertain patients. It’s no surprise that a group funded by drug companies recommends to these “professionals” that everything is safe and effective.

Back in April 2020, SOGC repeated from WHO that abortion is a human right, and that it must not be denied. Pretty screwy to be starting a global pandemic, and the first thought is to wipe out the next generation. The World Health Organization seems to have a sick fascination with what they consider to be human rights.

In principle, there is nothing wrong with continuing education, especially in professions like health care. After all, information does change. That being said, it’s disturbing when the CME — or continuing medical education — is funded by drug companies, at least in Ontario.

As Searchlight Pharma, which is a sponsor of the CME program, they are a company with holdings in many related products for women. Duchesnay also sells many of the same things. It’s fair to assume that this “continuing education” will be little more than a trade show, where doctors get told about what products to push.

As for MD Financial Management, that arose after the CMA’s — Canadian Medical Association’s — push to get doctors saving and investing. It’s no surprise that the pharma industry is a good one to invest in.

To anyone thinking that you are getting (at least somewhat) independent and impartial advice, keep this in mind. The pharmaceutical industry has vested interests in making sure you’re talking to experts with an agenda.

Finally, it’s worth a mention that this group is getting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, run by the Canada Revenue Agency. This means that taxpayers are forced to help subsidize a group that’s pushing vaccines on pregnant women. Of course, this is in addition to the funding it gets from drug companies.

Certainly makes one proud to pay taxes, knowing that these are the places that they end up going to. In essence, we are topping up a drug marketing company that wants to kill our children. Anyone who still has faith in politicians or government at this point is completely delusional.

(1) https://www.sogc.org/common/Uploaded%20files/Latest%20News/SOGC_Statement_COVID-19_Vaccination_in_Pregnancy.pdf
(2) SOGC_Statement_COVID-19_Vaccination_in_Pregnancy
(3) https://www.sogc.org/en/-COVID-19/COVID-19/COVID-19-Champions/en/content/COVID-19/covid-champions.aspx?hkey=1d24c3f0-be85-48f3-bc0a-a006c53b98a2
(4) https://archive.md/lGQpy
(5) Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists COVID-19 Champions
(6) https://www.sogc.org/common/Uploaded%20files/Covid%20Information/EN_HCP-FAQ_SOGC_FINAL.pdf
(7) SOGC Talking Points For Health Care Workers
(8) https://www.sogc.org/common/Uploaded%20files/Induced%20Abortion%20-%20Pandemic%20Guidance%20.pdf
(9) Induced Abortion – Pandemic Guidance WHO
(10) https://www.who.int/health-topics/abortion
(11) https://sogc.org/cme-on
(12) SOGCA Continuing Medical Education Funded By Pharma
(13) http://searchlightpharma.com/portfolio/
(14) Portfolio – Searchlight Pharma
(15) https://www.duchesnay.com/en/
(16) https://mdm.ca/md-difference/your-md-advisor
(17) https://mdm.ca/md-difference/about-md
(18) https://twitter.com/SOGCorg/status/1461438570393219074
(19) https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/cews/srch/pub/bscSrch

AND FOR SOME EXTRA READING:
(A) Canadian Pharmaceutical Sciences Foundation Funded By Big Pharma
(B) Canadian Pharmacists Association: Subsidies While They Lobby Against You
(C) CDN Immunization Research Network Funded By Pfizer, GSK, Sanofi
(D) B.C. Pharmacy Association Funded By Drug Companies
(E) U.S. Council On Patient Safety: Women’s Health
(F) Emergent BioSolutions Lobbying All Federal Parties
(G) British Fertility Society Funded By Pharmaceutical Companies
(H) American College Health Foundation Is Funded By Big Pharma-and-insurance/
(I) Myocarditis Foundation Gets Donations From Big Pharma

November 21, 2021November 22, 2021

The Myocarditis Foundation, And Donations From Financially Interested Parties

It’s a narrative seen all too often lately: heart problems and death among young and healthy people is common. There’s nothing too alarming. Well, is that really the case? Are things this straightforward, or is something obvious not being discussed?

On the surface, there’s nothing wrong with an organization whose purpose is to bring public awareness to common health problems. There are certainly many of them. The Myocarditis Foundation is just one of these groups.

Upon digging a little deeper, there are questions about this group, and what its interests really are. In particular, it’s curious where their financing comes from, and what they leave out of the conversation. But first, a bit of backstory:

Regeneron was one of the companies in 2020 who was vying to get a cure onto the market for this so-called “Covid-19”. They ultimately got Regen-CoV (casirivimab and imdevimab) emergency use authorization with the FDA. This obviously wasn’t full approval, but allowed the products to be distributed. Regen-CoV has some interesting side effects, to put it mildly.

The story gets more interesting. Regeneron has many products either in testing, or already on the market. One such case is a partnership with Sanofi on a cancer drug. Another drug was something called Arcalyst, which was to be repurposed by a company called Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals. This essentially amounts to taking a commerical drug, and finding an entirely new purpose for it.

In its information for investors, Kiniksa explains how this happened to come about. They are quite open that this is someone else’s creation.

Rilonacept was discovered and developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Regeneron) and is approved by the FDA under the brand name ARCALYST® for the treatment of CAPS. Kiniksa licensed rilonacept from Regeneron in 2017 for evaluation in diseases believed to be mediated by both IL-1α and IL-1β, including recurrent pericarditis. The FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to rilonacept for recurrent pericarditis in 2019. Based on the Phase 3 RHAPSODY data announced today, the Biologic License Application (BLA) for CAPS will transfer to Kiniksa, and the company plans to submit an sBLA with the FDA in recurrent pericarditis later this year. Upon receipt of FDA approval for rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis, Kiniksa would assume the sales and distribution of rilonacept for the approved indications in the United States and will evenly split profits on sales with Regeneron.

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2015 in Bermuda. Despite being a “new” company, there were able to raise $80 million relatively quickly. Over the next year, they would obtain the exclusive rights to rilonacept. 2018, they were able to raise $170.7 million with their IPO, or initial public offering. 2019, the FDA conferred “Breakthrough Therapy” designation on them and they went into Stage 2 testing. All of this is pretty impressive for a company that seemingly came out of nowhere.

June 29, 2020 Kiniksa announced the Phase 3 testing for its drug to combat recurring pericarditis. What a coincidence that they would soon have such a growing market for their product.

March 18, 2021, Kiniksa received FDA approval for its product. Proprietary name is Arcalyst, and the established name is Rilonacept. “Treatment of recurrent pericarditis (RP) and reduction in risk of recurrence in adults and children 12 years and older.” Interesting how this product came along just in time for the wave of heart problems that would ensue.

[1] Regeneron is involved in conducting research into various cures for Covid-19. Of course, so are many others.
[2] Kiniksa takes an existing product from Regeneron. It’s used as a cure for pericarditis, the scale of which is likely made much worse by Covid-19 vaccines.

Problem. Reaction. Solution.

Now, what does all of this have to do with the Myocarditis Foundation? It turns out that Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals is one of their major donors. In their Spring 2021 newsletter, the Foundation celebrates the revelation of Kiniksa’s approval for recurring pericarditis with the FDA.

It’s curious that the other corporate donors are insurance companies. Just a thought, but perhaps there is some larger effort to limit liability of businesses everywhere.

A cynic may wonder if the Myocarditis Foundation’s focus on heart damage from Covid-19 is a way to boost business for Kiniksa, and to deflect attention from the long term effects of these vaccines. With so much money at stake, it’s hard to write off any possibility.

Looking through the tweets and publications of the Myocarditis Foundation, they never seem to address the elephant in the room: how many recent cases of heart problems are caused by these vaccines?

(1) https://twitter.com/myocarditisfndn/status/1461721312087486470
(2) https://www.regeneron.com/covid19
(3) Regeneron’s COVID-19 Response Efforts
(4) https://www.regencov.com/
(5) https://www.pharmalive.com/regeneron-and-sanofi-collaboration-receives-third-fda-drug-approval/
(6) https://www.kiniksa.com/about
(7) https://www.kiniksa.com/diseases
(8) https://investors.kiniksa.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kiniksa-announces-positive-data-phase-3-trial-rilonacept/
(9) Kiniksa Announces Positive Data from Phase 3 Trial of Rilonacept in Recurrent
(10) https://www.fda.gov/media/97001/download
(11) Corrected 20210930_ ANNUAL_Breakthrough_Approvals
(12) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/
(13) https://twitter.com/myocarditisfndn
(14) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/supporters/corporate-donors/
(15) Corporate Charitable Giving – Myocarditis Foundation
(16) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-Financial-Summary.pdf
(17) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/newsletter/
(18) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Spring-21-Newsletter.pdf
(19) Myocarditis Foundation Spring-21-Newsletter
(20) https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/research-and-grants/research-and-grant-program/
(21) https://www.iscmf.org/
(22) https://www.iscmf.org/covidregistry

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

Some Of The Larger “Anti-Racism” Grants The Feds Pump Out At Taxpayer Expense

Racism divides communities, breeds fear and fuels animosity. Addressing racism and discrimination is a longstanding commitment of Canadians who see our country’s diversity as a source of strength. Canada is strong, not in spite of our differences, but because of them. Unfortunately, Canada is not immune to racism and discrimination — challenges remain when it comes to fully embracing diversity, openness and cooperation.

It is vital that Canada stands up to discrimination perpetrated against any individual or group of people on the basis of their religion and/or ethnicity and this is why the Government of Canada has committed to engage the public on a new federal anti-racism strategy. We are exploring racism as it relates to employment and income supports, social participation (for example, access to arts, sport and leisure) and justice.

Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022 is a $45 million investment that will take immediate steps in combatting racism and discrimination based on what was heard during the engagement process and supported by research. The Strategy will complement existing government efforts and programs aimed at eliminating inequities by focusing on three guiding principles: Demonstrating Federal Leadership, Empowering Communities, and Building Awareness & Changing Attitudes.

The premise of this would be laughable, if it weren’t meant to be taken seriously. Canada is strong, not in spite of our difference, but because of them? How is having nothing in common with your neighbours a source of strength? What exactly binds communities together if not their commonalities?

If diversity really is our strength, then why does this continuous racism exist? Doesn’t everyone celebrate that being divided makes us united?

More than just words, the Federal Government (or rather, taxpayers), have been spending huge sums of money for this delusion for years. Below is just a sample of the money spend on this.

Note: some of the grants predate that program, but are worth sharing anyway. If nothing else, this stupidity needs to be exposed.

ORGANIZATION	DATE	AMOUNT
519 Church Street Community Centre	Nov. 9, 2020	$300,000
Aboriginal Legal Services Inc.	Apr. 1, 2020	$290,000
Aboriginal Peoples Alliance Of Northern Ontario	Sep. 1, 2021	$512,600
ACCT Foundation	Apr. 15, 2020	$309,000
Action Dignity Society	Sep. 1, 2021	$245,675
Action For Healthy Communities Society Of Alberta	Sep. 1, 2021	$233,430
Actions Interculturelles De Developpement Et D’Education	Sep. 1, 2020	$200,000
Algoma University	Sep. 1, 2021	$262,500
Association Of Ontario Midwives	Sep. 1, 2021	$224,936
Bilal Community And Family Centre	Apr. 1, 2020	$212,000
Black Legal Action Centre	Feb. 1, 2020	$336,577
Black Students’ Mental Health Project	Sep. 1, 2021	$226,798
Bureau De La Communaute Haitienne De Montreal	Sep. 1, 2021	$400,000
Canadian Anti-Hate Network	Jun. 1, 2020	$268,400
Canadian Council Of Muslim Women	Oct. 1, 2020	$316,700
Canadian Freestyle Ski Association	Apr. 1, 2021	$1,010,295
Canadian Sport Institute Ontario	Apr. 1, 2021	$1,247,877
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Society	Apr. 1, 2021	$1,721,743
Catholic Centre For Immigrants (Ottawa)	Apr. 1, 2020	$380,578
CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals	May 1, 2020	$279,500
Centre D’Amitie Autochtone De Val D’Or Inc.	Oct. 1, 2021	$416,400
Centre Des Femmes Afghanes	Sep. 1, 2021	$203,702
Centre for Race and Culture	Apr. 1, 2010	$497,663
Centre Multiculturel de Ressources de LaSalle	Oct. 18, 2021	$425,000
Children’s Peace Theatre	Sep. 1, 2021	$250,000
Chinese Canadian National Council	Sep. 1, 2021	$240,000
Coaching Association Of Canada	Apr. 1, 2021	$308,000
Coalition Of Muslim Women of KW	Jul. 1, 2020	$285,000
Council For The Advancement Of African Canadians In Alberta	Sep. 1, 2021	$221,500
Corporation Wapikoni Mobile	Sep. 1, 2021	$587,313
Culturelink Settlement And Community Services	Oct. 1, 2021	$227,636
Durhamn Regional Unemployed Help	Sep. 1, 2021	$225,801
Edmonton Centre For Race And Culture	Sep. 1, 2021	$222,020
Equipe R.D.P.	Sep. 1, 2021	$340,000
Equitas – Centre International d’Education Aux Driots Humains	Sep. 1, 2020	$490,000
Family Services of Peel	Feb. 15, 2021	$324,200
Federation Des Chambres De Commerce Du Quebec	Sep. 1, 2020	$200,000
Federation of Black Canadians	Sep. 1, 2020	$263,300
Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak	Oct. 1, 2021	$659,201
First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre Inc.	Jun. 1, 2021	$362,900
First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre Inc.	Sep. 1, 2021	$253,940
Georgian bay Native Friendship Centre Inc.	Sep. 21, 2021	$416,000
Grand Council Treaty #3	Sep. 1, 2021	$346,700
Institut National Du Sport Du Quebec	Apr. 1, 2021	$1,522,301
Institut De Recherce Et D’Eucation Sur Les Relations Racials	Aug. 3, 2020	$225,000
Integration Jeunesse Du Quebec	Sep. 1, 2020	$281,742
Jane/Finch Community And Family Centre	Aug. 1, 2021	$216,879
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa	Aug. 10, 2009	$632,273
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa	Dec. 23, 2009	$693,415
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa-Carleton	May 13, 2010	$1,263,495
John Howard Society of Ontario	Oct. 1, 2021	$433,225
Justice For Girls Outreach Program	Aug. 4, 2020	$206,970
Legal Aid Ontario	Sep. 1, 2020	$285,000
Lift Community Services Of Qathet	Sep. 1, 2020	$222,000
Maison D’Haiti	Sep. 1, 2021	$279,810
Makeway Charitable Society	Sep. 1, 2021	$228,833
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.	Aug. 1, 2021	$500,000
Matawa First Nations Management	Sep. 7, 2021	$355,208
Metro Toronto Chinese & East Asian Legal Clinic	Apr. 1, 2020	$301,904
Metro Toronto Chinese & East Asian Legal Clinic	Sep. 1, 2021	$286,910
Midaynta Community Services	Oct. 1, 2021	$275,000
MOSAIC – Multilingual Orientation Service Association For Immigrant Communities	Sep. 1, 2021	$213,250
Muslim Association Of Canada	Sep. 1, 2021	$349,210
National Anti-Racism Council of Canada	Mar. 28, 2008	$211,205
National Anti-Racism Council of Canada	Aug. 28, 2008	$430,213
Nigerian Canadians For Cultural, Educational And Economic Progress	Oct. 1, 2021	$219,420
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corp.	Apr. 1, 2020	$376,788
Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations	Sep. 1, 2009	$497,161
Northern Nishnwabe Education Council	Sep. 1, 2021	$250,000
North Shore Multicultural Society	Aug. 1, 2021	$247,653
Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre	May 3, 2019	$250,000
Nova Scotia Department Of Justice	Oct. 1, 2020	$200,000
Nunatsiavut Government	Sep. 1, 2021	$352,660
Ontario Federation Of Indigenous Friendship Centres	Apr. 1, 2020	$284,050
Parry Sound Friendship Centre	Sep. 1, 2021	$225,000
Q’Wemtsin Health Society	Jul. 1, 2021	$333,865
Reach Edmonton Council	Oct. 1, 2020	$255,000
Regent Park Community Health Centre	Sep. 1, 2021	$275,823
Regional Connections Inc.	Sep. 1, 2021	$254,704
Return The Love Community Support	Sep. 1, 2021	$200,000
Riel Institute For Education And Learning	Aug. 30, 2021	$236,095
Riverdale Immigrant Women’s Centre	Sep. 8, 2021	$288,387
Ryerson University	Sep. 1, 2020	$250,000
Sentencing And Parole Project	Nov. 1, 2021	$300,000
Service D’Orientation Et D’Integration Des Immigrants Au Travail De Quebec	Sep. 1, 2020	$280,000
Social Planning Council Of Winnipeg	Apr. 1, 2020	$266,100
Sommet Socio-Economique Pour Le Developpement Des Jeunes Des Communautres Noires	Mar. 1, 2020	$251,090
Table De Concertation Des Organismes Au Service Des Personnes Refugiees Et Immigrantes Inc.	Sep. 1, 2021	$375,000
Taibu Community Health Centre	Apr. 1, 2020	$460,238
Town Of Strathmore	Apr. 1, 2020	$260,000
Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service	May 1, 2020	$215,000
Umoja Community Mosaic	Sep. 1, 2021	$288,800
United Jewish Appeal Of Greater Toronto	Sep. 1, 2021	$340,000
Urban Alliance On Race Relations	Jul. 21, 2021	$235,800
Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise	Aug. 1, 2019	$430,000
Vieux Theatre De St.-Fabien (LE)	Apr. 1, 2021	$1,900,140
Women’s Health In Women’s Hands	Sep. 1, 2020	$340,000
YMCA Of Windsor-Essex County	Jan. 29, 2008	$203,002
ZMQ Global	Sep. 1, 2021	$287,840

It must be stated that the connection between many of these grants and “fighting racism” is far from clear. For a lot of these, it looks like just a way to funnel money in a manner that couldn’t otherwise be done. Do we really have to pay for people to go skiing, just to prove we’re not racists? The actual search results in 600 hits, so it’s not practical to cover them all. These are just the bigger ones listed.

An interesting observation: considering all that white privilege that exists in the West, it seems that whites are about the only group that hasn’t qualified for it’s own specific funding.

15(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

Of course, equality under Section 15 of the Charter doesn’t seem to mean much. The second part of it specifically allows discrimination as long as it’s done to help “disadvantaged groups”. Thank you very much, Pierre Trudeau.

Ever wonder why some problems continue to get worse? Trudeau Jr. has substantially increased the funding of his predecessor, Stephen Harper.

(1) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/anti-racism-engagement.html
(2) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/anti-racism-action-program/application-guidelines.html
(3) https://search.open.canada.ca/en/gc/?sort=agreement_value_fs%20desc&page=2&search_text=anti-racism
(4) https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/pch/documents/services/download-order-charter-bill/canadian-charter-rights-freedoms-eng.pdf

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