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Freedom News in the Okanagan: Bird Flu Outbreak; Freedom Rallies
If you’re unaware of it, Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, BC, suffered
an outbreak of avian flu which was declared on Dec. 31, 2024.
What happened next is unprecedented: not a single adult ostrich died. A
number of the younger birds died, and symptoms persisted in the adults
for about two weeks, but there have been no further indications of
disease for the last 10 or so days (as of writing this on Jan. 26th). This
resistance to avian flu is a world first, and yet the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the flock be culled by Feb. 1st.
Even more incredible is that the farm was already involved in COVID
research studying the science of natural immunity, which is our best long-
term option for combating any virus and comes with no potential for
adverse reactions as vaccines do, especially novel vaccines. Bird eggs are
an ideal environment for producing monocolonial antibodies (cloned
antibodies meant to stimulate the immune system). Ostriches are
especially ideal for this due to their robustness compared to chickens and
other poultry livestock, and because their larger eggs produce more
material to work with.
This means Canada is now home to a virology research farm which
happens to possess the first known flock of naturally H5N1-immune
poultry in the world. The situation could not be more perfect for studying
why these adult ostriches survived infection with a 0% mortality rate.
While focused on natural immunity, the research may too, yield insight
into H5N1 treatments that could protect poultry and other livestock, as
well as wildlife by reducing transmission from livestock into wild
populations. It also contributes to the advancement of treatments for
humans should a dangerous variant emerge that more easily transmits
from animals to people or from person to person which is a distinct
concern among scientists.
After declaring the outbreak, CFIA proceeded to issue a cull order for the
birds which is a tragic but fairly standard response. Once realizing their
birds had survived so successfully, Universal Ostrich informed their
research partners of the development, who in turn informed the CFIA,
and the CFIA agreed to rescind the order.
So, What’s The Big Deal?The point of this document is to inform you the reader that someone at\ the CFIA, despite being aware of all this, has decided to proceed with th
cull order anyway. Not only has this official decided to destroy the only
possibility to date for studying a naturally immune animal population, but
she’s forbidden the farm from having their animals tested any further
under threat of hefty fines and even imprisonment. There is no
scientifically-supported reason to forbid testing.
Even more alarming, she’s declared intentions to have the CFIA seize any
research material not only from the farm but from the farmer’s residence,
which is a separate property. The CFIA has no mandate for dealing with
medical or veterinary research. Their jurisdiction is strictly biosecurity
management, certainly not the seizure of information and research
materials, and the farmer’s residence is not the site of any biosecurity
hazard the CFIA would have jurisdiction over. This is something like
having paramedics show up at your house to execute an arrest warrant
for your neighbour, who they already know lives next door.
Moderna is currently poised to develop an H5N1 mRNA vaccine,
receiving nearly $600 million in development funding from the U.S.
government and holding a long-term agreement with the Canadian
government to produce mRNA vaccines in country at a new facility in
Quebec. This suggests the most plausible explanation is unfortunately
that someone in the government is pressing for this action. It’s unlikely
any typical agent or officer at the CFIA would engage in such an
overreach of authority, in light of a pressing global public interest to
preserve these birds, without influence from a political higher-up.
There is a huge amount of private profit to be lost should non-proprietary
treatments become available or a feasible pathway to natural immunity
be discovered. The natural antibodies produced by these birds will be
superior to synthetic antibodies created in a lab, rendering Moderna’s
planned mRNA vaccine obsolete and inferior. Remember that Moderna
made $12 billion from COVID vaccines in 2021 alone. So while there is
no scientific reason for the CFIA to order Universal Ostrich to stop testing,
there is a clear financial motive to suppress information that would show
a cull to be unnecessary. Information that may in fact show a clear reason
to protect these animals from any manner of interference.
What To DoAt the moment, there’s no direct mechanism to prevent this
overreach before the scheduled cull on February 1st, so it’s up to
us to use public pressure and scrutiny instead.
Contact your MPs, the official at CFIA responsible for this
decision, as well as the CFIA senior management (details below).
You might remind them it’s a crime against humanity to deny
access to food, especially on such a massive scale, which they’ll
be doing by interfering with the development of treatments and
disease management strategies for livestock in the face of the
H5N1 pandemic that’s already resulted in the loss of many
millions of animals. You might also remind them it’s a crime
against humanity to deny access to medicine, which they’ll be
doing by destroying research and materials used in studying
potential treatments for, and strategies to overcome, both
COVID, and now H5N1 which has begun to show up in humans.
There is no reasonable grounds for taking such action—
especially in light of the irreplaceable nature of this ostrich flock
which is worth far, far more alive.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, please remain respectful
as most government employees are doing what they believe is
best with the information they have, and may not be aware of the
full scope of the situation unfolding. Borrow what you like from
this document, but it’s best to write in your own words.
Then, inform people you know of the situation and encourage
them to get involved.
Remember, at the Nuremberg trials “I was just following orders”
was not accepted as justification for crimes of this scale and
severity. Let public officials know people are watching, and
please, be prepared to hold them accountable should they
knowingly allow such gross public harm to occur. They will be
unable to say they didn’t know after the public thoroughly
informs them.
It’s easy to write a letter when worked up about a cause, but it’s
far more important to stay involved. Study what’s happening, digfor answers, and help make sure this kind of thing doesn’t occur
at all.
Relevant Contacts:
Cortnie Fotheringham – Operation Chief Command Officer (responsible
for proceeding with the cull )
Cortnie.Fotheringham@inspection.gc.ca
Paul MacKinnon – President
Paul.MacKinnon@inspection.gc.ca
(613) 867-7045
Linda Nguyen – Chief of Staff
Linda.Nguyen@inspection.gc.ca
(343) 552-3684
Jean-Guy Forgeron – Executive Vice President
Jean-Guy.Forgeron@inspection.gc.ca
(613) 773-6500
David Nanang – Vice President, Science
David.Nanang@inspection.gc.ca
(343) 575-0394
Jane Hazel – Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
Jane.Hazel@inspection.gc.ca
(343) 542-2576
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Mass Resistance Launches Letter Writing Campaign to Pressure the Ontario Government to Drop Hate Crime Charges
Mass Resistance Launches Letter Writing Campaign to Pressure the Ontario Government to Drop Hate Crime Charges
Dear Friends,
I do appreciate the efforts of these American pro-family activists who are generously giving of their time to help bring light and justice to this ridiculous criminal prosecution. If any of you would like to join their campaign and write a letter on my behalf I would be grateful.
In Christ’s Service,
Bill Whatcott
A Small Victory for Freedom of Belief; Rape survivor reaches settlement with TMU student union after she was barred from event over anti-abortion activism
Rape survivor reaches settlement with TMU student union after she was barred from event over anti-abortion activism
In August 2017, the student filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, arguing she was a victim of discrimination based on her religious beliefs
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A rape victim who was turned away from an event for sexual assault survivors at Toronto Metropolitan University due to her anti-abortion activism has reached settlements with the school and its student union.
“(I) want to thank all of the individuals who have supported me and my family throughout the years, through your encouragement, financial support, and your prayers,” the student, Talia Battista, said in a statement.
As part of the settlement, the Toronto Metropolitan Students’ Union will repeal a controversial guideline — Operational Policy #28 — that excluded anti-abortion students from accessing campus resources, according to a press release shared exclusively with National Post.
In February 2017, Talia Battista, a second year business student at then-Ryerson University, tried to attend a “Self-Healing Through Yoga” event on campus for sexual assault survivors. Before she moved to Toronto for university, while she was attending high school in Antigua, Battista says she was in an abusive relationship when her partner allegedly raped her.
When she approached the then-Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) to inquire about the program, she was barred from attending because of her work with Toronto Against Abortion (TAA), a pro-life group on campus. In August 2017, Battista filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, arguing she was a victim of discrimination based on her religious beliefs.
The policy says, “No TMSU resources, space, recognition or funding will be allocated to enhance groups/individuals whose primary/sole purpose is anti-choice activities.”
“Such activities are defined as any campaigns, actions, distribution, solicitation, or lobbying efforts that seek to limit an individual’s right to choose what they can or cannot do with their own body.”
The guideline will now be replaced with “a new ‘Issues Policy’ that reflects TMSU’s strong commitment to remaining a pro-choice students’ union,” according to the press release shared by Battista.
According to the agreements, the details of the settlements must remain confidential, the press release notes, but some information, such as the policy change, can be made public. The student union also pledged to conduct “human rights training for all TMSU employees, staff, and board members,” the press release says, including instruction on “discrimination on the basis of creed and the interface between creed and an individual’s pro-life beliefs.”
The student union did not respond to the Post’s requests for comment before publication. The university declined to comment.
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The press release noted that the student union denied discriminating against Battista.
TMSU denies that it discriminated against Ms. Battista or otherwise violated her human rights. It admits no liability in relation to Ms. Battista’s allegations in the Application, and further specifically and expressly denies such liability,” the press release says.
Battista refrained from commenting to the Post, citing the confidentiality of the settlement, except to say that she had filed two separate complaints against the student union and university and that they were “resolved through separate independent settlement agreements,” in December and January, respectively.
“Both the student union and the university deny all liability in relation to any allegations against them,” Battista said in an email.
TAA demonstrated regularly on campus and often drew negative interactions with union leaders, leading to counterprotests, the alleged theft of graphic posters featuring aborted fetuses and even, on one occasion, the assault of Battista’s colleague. Battista says she was subject to harassment and exclusion from campus events because of her religious beliefs. A few days before the February incident, Battista sought to attend another union-run event and was asked to leave.
“Unfortunately, since RSU does have a pro-choice stance, and a lot of the people in this space kind of feel targeted, some people just aren’t comfortable expressing their thoughts and opinions in that kind of setting,” Battista recalled a union leader telling her in a closed-door meeting following her expulsion from that event. When asked to clarify which other equity service centres she would be prohibited from accessing, the union leader said the majority of them, apart from a food bank initiative, because her presence — as a pro-life student — amounted to “an act of continuing … violence and … trauma,” according to audio recordings obtained by National Review.
Adam Sinclair, the president of the university’s TAA chapter, viewed the policy change as a meaningful step towards defending free speech on campus. Sinclair sees the repeal of Operational Policy #28 and TMSU’s commitment to including anti-discrimination training focused on creed and religious belief paving the way towards official student group recognition on campus for TAA, a status previously withheld given its anti-abortion stance.
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“Over these past few years, it has been disheartening to see the school’s student union and other agencies within talking about diversity and inclusion, but to then be hostile to people with different beliefs,” he told the Post in an email. “The student union agreeing to repeal their policy banning pro-life clubs, I believe, is a huge win and a step in the right direction and aligns with the schools’ tenets of inclusion and respect.”
Blaise Alleyne, the founder of TAA and a former colleague of Battista’s, was particularly thrilled to see the retraction of Operational Policy #28. The student union’s controversial stance on anti-abortion groups had earlier been unsuccessfully challenged in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, leading Alleyne to call Battista’s settlement “a big win.”
“By taking a stand and making herself vulnerable, Talia got a pro-choice student union to repeal their policy banning pro-life clubs, and established precedent at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario that there is protection for pro-life beliefs.”
Prior to the settlement, in January 2023, the tribunal had ruled that Battista’s beliefs derived from “a tenet of her creed founded in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church,” establishing a basis for her case to proceed. Battista’s attorney, Garifalia Milousis, called it “an unprecedented victory” at the time.
Battista received legal support from Freedoms Advocate, an Alberta-based charity supporting cases related to “issues of fundamental importance to the liberty and constitutional rights of Canadians.” The group was founded by Carol Crosson, who died unexpectedly before the January 2023 verdict.
“Ms. Battista … waited seven years for resolution of this case and it had a tremendous emotional impact on her life,” Randy Crosson, the current executive director of Freedoms Advocate, told the Post in a statement. “We are glad there has been a successful outcome that resolves this to her satisfaction. Universities have a moral obligation to uphold principles of fairness and justice within their communities. All students, regardless of creed and religious beliefs, should be treated equally and fairly and given the same access to supports.”
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Penticton 4 Freedom Important Announcements
In this email:
1. Okanagan Convoy January 25 – celebrating the historic 2022 Freedom Convoy to Ottawa.
2. Stop Trudeau’s plot to buy time. Check out the poster below to see how.
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OKANAGAN CONVOY – JANUARY 25, 2025
Convoy meet-up details for Keremeos, Cawston, Olalla & nearby communities:
– The convoy leaves Princeton at 5:30 a.m.
Meet at the corner of Hwy 3 and the Bypass at 6 a.m. and connect with the convoy there.
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Juergen Graf R.I.P.
Our dear Juergen Graf, a grand veteran historical revisionist, had alerted me in December that his time was ending very soon when he asked for photographs taken at the little tea-party I gave for him and his lovely Russian wife Olga along with the courageous Bishop Williamson in London. This meeting – after some years when we first met at the Tehran Conference 2006 – arose having found ourselves the evening before at the good Bishop Williamson’s 80th birthday party.
