Parliament Hill under attack

and away we go...

Ontarians Need To Be On Alert For 'Radicalized' Individuals, Officials Say

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/10/22/security_on_high_alert...

"Ontarians need to 'be vigilant' and alert for 'radicalized' individuals in the wake of attacks on Parliament Hill and soldiers in Montreal and Ottawa, police and Community Safety Minister Yasir Nagvi warn..."

Toronto Police To Increase Presence After Ottawa Attack

http://www.thestar.com/news/2014/10/22/toronto_police_to_increase_presen...

"Toronto's police chief says officers in the city will step up their presence following attacks on soldiers in Ottawa and Quebec. But Bill Blair says there is no known specific threat..."

Ottawa Terror Attack Triggers Massive Police-Military Mobilization  -  by Keith Jones

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/10/23/cana-o23.html

"The Canadian state has enacted its National Anti-Terrorism Plan, which involves the coordinated mobilization of all sections of the national-security apparatus, including the military, in response to the shooting Wednesday morning of a soldier at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa and storming of the national parliament buildings by a gunman.

Pursuing an agenda that is inimical to tlhe interests of the vast majority of the population, Canada's ruling elite, like its counterparts in the US and the other imperialist democracies, is increasingly turning to authoritarian methods or fule, chauvinist and militarist appeals, and the politics of fear-mongering and provocation..."

Canadian Terror Wave a Modern Day Gladio  -  by Tony Cartalucci

http://landdestroyer.blogspot.ca/2014/10/canadian-terror-wave-modern-day...

"Canada's attacks were predictable..."

NDPP wrote:

Cross Canada Anti-War Demonstrations This Weekend Against Canada's Participation in the Third Iraq War

http://www.globalresearch.ca/cross-canada-anti-war-demonstrations-this-w...

The Canadian Peace Alliance and the Collectif Echec a la guerre are calling for a weekend of protest actions on 25-26 October against Canadian participation in the third Iraq war...

http://canadianpeace.org/category/iraq/

Toronto, Saturday, October 254, 2:30 PM, US Consulate - 360 University Ave (just north of Osgoode Subway Stn)

see cpa site for further listings...

* Circulate this info and  try to attend - a dismal turnout will sabotage the anti-war message/cause *

Thanks, I'll be there.

#OttawaShooting

https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaShooting?src=hash

"Harper Govt seeks 'preventative detention' in wake of #OttawaShooting..."

Paladin1 wrote:

The shooter was also prohibited from owning firearms.

Then he stole or was given it. My money's on being handed a modified shotgun and told, "go to town". Pure speculation of course but the way the shooter behaved seemed organized but poorly thought out.

Rosemary Barton:

Paulson: weapon 30/30 Winchester gun. He was prohibited from possessing firearms. We will find out how he got that gun.

https://twitter.com/RosieBarton/status/525377150267187200

addictedtomyipod wrote:

Yesterday's speech in the HOC by Green Leader Elizabeth May was awful.  All it needed was some finger wagging to go along with her nagging.  I bet MP's felt like they were 15 again and in trouble from a parent.  Who the heck needs to be preached to like this?

'I know these moments are important and we should underline that there is no
partisanship in the House when we are all together. In the same way, I guess
that there are no atheists in fox holes, there are no political party
leaders when we share a common experience of such basic fear and concern for
our loved ones and for our well-being. All of us together are family. We
need to feel it and say it more often. We are together in this place and our
constituents need to know. We are not at war with each other, as the Prime
Minister said. '

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2014/10/23/elizabeth-may-1/

May's speech also included:

In closing, I want to wish all of my colleagues and all Canadians well. I pray for one thing: that we hang on to the sense of a common, shared purpose, that we remain calm, and that we wait for answers from the police before we make any assumptions about motivations, connections or the extent of what we face.

Harper's speech is the one that is offensive.

spoke of the state of much of the world, and I think for all of us who are blessed to live in a country like this, it is hard to appreciate, understand, or fathom how we can have people who are involved in a movement that so wants violence, who so despise modernity, who so hate progress that they can desire to drive out medical workers from their community, harm them; that they can enslave women, torture children; that they can kill, want to kill anyone who looks or thinks differently from them. It is in a sense beyond our comprehension, but it is very real. In this struggle in which we are engaged, in which not only our finest values must be pushed to work, so must be and will be the highest unity and resolve. They are our ultimate and indispensable weapons, and that is what these people will face....

For that reason, and with the belief that security in Canada is the government's primary responsibility, we have, over the years, passed such legislation as the Combating Terrorism Act and the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act to better protect Canadians and secure our institutions. Last week, our government proposed amendments to the legislation under which the Canadian Security Intelligence Service operates.

As members know, in recent weeks, I have been saying that our laws and police powers need to be strengthened in the area of surveillance, detention, and arrest. They need to be much strengthened. I assure members that work, which is already under way, will be expedited....

Throughout his speech he associates this attack with organized international terrorism and he is already trying to use the attack to support his legislation. Harper started politicizing this before Nathan Cirillo body was cold.

addictedtomyipod wrote:

Yesterday's speech in the HOC by Green Leader Elizabeth May was awful.  All it needed was some finger wagging to go along with her nagging. 

Was it also "shrill"?

Here we go:

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Ottawa shooting: Harper government wants to make terror arrests easier

Oct 24, 2014

'Accelerated review of police abilities' underway, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-harper-government-wants-...

Breaking news...Possible 'terror' attack in NYC. Police are waiting for confirmation that the perpetrator had any links to Islam first.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/york-police-officer-critically-wounded-hatchet...

Thoughts jumbling around in my head: Toronto - G20 - martial law for about four days - a billion dollars wasted. Now we have brave boy Harper hiding in a closet. And a kid dead protecting a statue. This country is in the toilet. Any reason not to flush?

[url=https://ricochet.media/en/133/after-ottawa-dissent-more-critical-than-ev... Ottawa, dissent more critical than ever[/url]

Quote:

What happens next is not inevitable. It will be determined by Canadian society and by the political decisions that are taken in the weeks and months ahead. We must not succumb to Islamophobia and racism. We need not fall in line with Harper’s war abroad or new restrictions on civil liberties at home.

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The media has, for the most part, failed to be critical of the Harper government’s militarism. After this week’s crimes, there will be increased pressure to limit critiques of Canadian state violence — whether as part of NATO bombing missions overseas or against Indigenous nations here — in the name of unity. But however united we are in feeling disgust, shock or grief, there can be no unity behind the Harper government, its corporate agenda or its reckless and aggressive foreign policy. Doubling down on this sabre rattling is not our only option. A decade ago, the Spanish people gave us an example of a powerful alternative. After the 2004 Madrid subway attacks and the right-wing government’s clumsy efforts to link them to Basque separatists, millions mobilized in the streets against the government, and then at the ballot box to throw the government out of power.

Contra Harper, now is the time to “commit sociology.” It is also the time to commit criminology, to commit history and of course to commit journalism.

We need dissent, reasoned analysis and critical debate now more than ever. And that is what Ricochet will strive to provide over the coming days. We hope you’ll join us.

What is the big deal if he did? What would you have done in the same situation?

Unionist wrote:

Webgear wrote:

What is the big deal if he did? What would you have done in the same situation?

I woulda whipped out my CF-18 and taken the perp out!

Ahahahh. That put a smile on my face.

I notice some reports said the shooter used a 'shotgun' while others say a 30.30. I have also read that he was killed by RCMP bullets while most say it was the sergeant at arms' pistol. I have heard it reported both that he was of Algerian or Syrian descent. And that he was refused his passport and also that the application was still pending.  In any case it is obvious  he probably didn't have any idea where people were in the building or any clear planning to get at them, otherwise we might have had some dead pols.

If the dead guy was really a 'terrorist', instead of just a somewhat damaged and deranged petty criminal living in a shelter and obsessing about getting a passport and flying to Turkey to join ISIS and fight in Syria, it would seem to have been a somewhat mickey-mouse operation - rather a la Toronto 18.  Or perhaps, the perfect patsy for a typically Canadian 'false flag'. The tragic shooting of the reservist at the war memorial is also a tailor-made setup for Harper to rally the nation on Remembrance Day. We will see...

Some other interesting aspects of the case here:

Government Poses Anti-Constitutional Surveillance Law During Ottawa Shooting

http://freethepresscanada.org/2014/10/23/government-passes-anti-constitu...

"While Canadian news personalities were at police gunpoint, American outlets like CBS News and the Associated Press had a full story to sell, complete with the dead shooter's name..."

Webgear wrote:

What is the big deal if he did? What would you have done in the same situation?

Well, it could be argued that a real leader would not have hidden in a closet.  A real leader would have stood his ground and stayed with his troops (eg. MP's) and not abandoned them.

What would the Conservatives say if Trudeau or Mulcair hid in a closet ?

Harper always portrays himself as a strong, masculine & fearless leader while portraying his opponents as weak, etc.

It seems to me that Harper may be "in over his head".

Ottawa Shooting: The Face to Face Encounter That Ended The Attack on Parliament (and vid)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-the-face-to-face-encount...

See also sidebar: Public Safety Minister "Steven Blaney On New Powers For Security Agencies..."

Thanks for the link jas. Closing.