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  1. Sad to be so immersed in misinformation that you lose your chance for a new heart. Very lucky for the next patient in line. From the comments:
  2. While she might not have final say on it this is exactly the kind of thing that Émelie won’t allow to happen on her watch.
  3. Trucker Convoy has Gofundme donations froze. Trucker convoy's $4.5 million in fundraising frozen by GoFundMe "We require that fundraisers be transparent about the flow of funds and have a clear plan for how those funds will be spent. In this case, we are in touch with the organizer to verify that information," Rachel Hollis, a spokeswoman for the crowdfunding platform, said in an email. "Funds will be safely held until the organizer is able to provide the documentation to our team about how funds will be properly distributed." As of Tuesday afternoon, funds were raised from 57,800 donors, according to the GoFundMe page of the "Freedom Convoy." Tamara Lich, who is also secretary of the fledgling Western separatist Maverick Party, launched the campaign on Jan. 14. It states that the money will go toward fuel as well as food and lodgings for big-riggers taking part. "Our current government is implementing rules and mandates that are destroying the foundation of our businesses, industries and livelihoods," the convoy's GoFundMe page states. "We are a peaceful country that has helped protect nations across the globe from tyrannical governments who oppressed their people, and now it seems it is happening here." As of Jan. 15, the federal government required Canadian truckers to be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid a 14-day quarantine when they cross the border from the United States.And last Saturday the U.S. barred unvaccinated Canadian drivers from entering the country, mirroring Canada's border filter for American truckers. Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has also announced that vaccination will become mandatory for workers in all federally regulated industries, though no timeline has been laid out. The Canadian Trucking Alliance, which has condemned the convoy protest, says more than 85 per cent of the 120,000 Canadian truck drivers who regularly traverse the border are vaccinated, but that up to 16,000 may be sidelined due to the new restriction, exacerbating supply chain problems. In a joint release Tuesday, the federal government and alliance president Stephen Laskowski acknowledged "unprecedented challenges" to a sector that ships the vast majority of food and consumer products, but stressed vaccination as the route to economic health. “Vaccines, medications, personal protective equipment, food, and supplies continue to arrive where they need to be thanks to the efforts of our dedicated commercial truck drivers," said Laskowski, O'Regan, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough. “The government of Canada and the Canadian Trucking Alliance both agree that vaccination, used in combination with preventive public health measures, is the most effective tool to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for Canadians, and to protect public health." The big-riggers are bound for a protest set for Saturday in Ottawa, where drivers from across the country are planning to converge. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2022.
  4. I don’t know if the search function on this site isn’t very good or it’s me but I tried to find the discussion from when Chris Gear was hired/promoted to AGM and struck out. I was curious to see what questions people had about ‘his’ qualifications. I could be wrong but somehow I doubt there was the same level of concern. I get so tired of this woke thing. Like there is something wrong with caring enough to be awake?
  5. One of the organizers mentioned in this article is the Yellow Vests group.
  6. Sorry to see him go, we’ve got a lot riding on the rookie. Campbell and McEvoy need to spend that extra money wisely on the offensive and defensive front lines, and find another veteran qb to challenge Rourke.
  7. Do we know that she was actually offered the job or was she offered the opportunity to have an in-person interview? There is a difference and that doesn’t necessarily make Émelie JR’s second choice. In any case she seems like a wonderful addition to the club with lots to offer. The professionalism in the front office just took a giant leap.
  8. No that doesn’t feel right, @nuckin_futz seems like a pretty good dude.
  9. So the in-person interviews are completed now when do we get an announcement? The article only mentions Allvin, Mellanby and Burke from the 5 in-person interviews.
  10. I don’t mean to p!ss in the punch bowl but this year…da Blues.
  11. He’s also only 22 so there’s lots of time for him to develop before we tie him to an anthill in the desert.
  12. Shame Highmore didn’t get a chance there. If only there was some sort of rule about putting your stick between a guys leg and giving him the corkscrew.
  13. I tend to agree and find his explanation not just believable but probable.
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