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Tales of love jihad, Muslim appeasement, population growth and forced conversions are made up – yet are incredibly popular throughout India. Social media, journalists and even the prime minister have spread them.In their new book "Love Jihad and Other Fictions", authors Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma apply the rules of journalism to bust some of the most damaging falsehoods.On Scroll Ideas, Shoaib Daniyal speaks to Jain and Alavi to unpack the danger this poses to Indian democracy.Producer: Karnika Kohli and Avinash KumarHost: Shoaib Daniyal

Misinformation and fake news pose significant challenges in the electoral context in India, influencing public opinion, political discourse, and ultimately, democratic processes. With the widespread use of social media and messaging platforms, false narratives can spread rapidly, often targeting specific communities or political factions. This phenomenon not only undermines the credibility of information but also exacerbates societal divisions and hampers informed decision-making among voters. In India, where diverse perspectives and identities intersect, the proliferation of misinformation can further polarise communities and distort electoral outcomes. Love Jihad and Other Fictions is a book that debunks the viral falsehoods tearing India apart. Co-authored by three award-winning journalists – Sreenivasan Jain, Supriya Sharma and Mariyam Alavi – the book interrogates inflammatory conspiracy theories centred around the assertion that India's minorities are plotting to weaken Hindus. Once confined to the fringe, these claims are today amplified by politicians, the mainstream media, and countless social media posts, a trend likely to accelerate as the Lok Sabha election approaches. A book like this, which debunks these divisive theories through hard nosed journalistic scrutiny, has never felt more timely. In this episode of BIC Talks, the authors of the book, Sreenivasan Jain and Supriya Sharma, along with Vasu HV from Eedina.com are in conversation with Journalist, Dhanya Rajendran. This is an excerpt from a conversation that took place in the BIC premises in March 2024. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favorite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast, Audible and Amazon Music.  

From the Obama “birther” movement in the United States to the fringe politicians who believe congestion pricing in London is part of an international “socialist plot,” it is no exaggeration to say that conspiracy theories have become part of the standard political playbook the world over.But when it comes to outlandish conspiracy theories, India stands out as a country where such tales are driving everyday political conversations in a major way. Buoyed by politicians, the media, and social media forwards, they have come to be accepted as reality by many people.A new book, Love Jihad and Other Fictions: Simple Facts to Counter Viral Falsehoods, takes aim at these conspiracy theories, subjecting them to strict journalistic scrutiny using ground reporting, data, and a bit of common sense. The authors—Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi, and Supriya Sharma—are veteran journalists with a long track record of ground reporting.On this week's show, Mariyam and Supriya join Milan on the show to talk about the book. The trio discuss allegations of “love jihad,” rumors of widespread religious conversions, and claims of “minority appeasement.” Plus, the three discuss what lessons this book holds for journalism and civic discourse more generally.Episode notes:1. Karan Thapar, “Debunking propaganda myths, restoring truths,” Hindustan Times, January 27, 2024.2. Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi, and Supriya Sharma, “Bringing Journalistic Scrutiny to Hindutva Conspiracy Theories,” The Wire, January 17, 2024.

In India, a BBC documentary about India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is causing controversy. The documentary explores tensions between Narendra Modi and India's Muslim minority. The Indian government says it has ordered Twitter and YouTube to take down video clips from the documentary, but what are the implications for press freedom in India? Also in the programme, how Spotify's podcast strategy is changing and what it means for how we listen to radio and podcasts in the future. Guests: Rishi Iyengar, staff writer at Foreign Policy magazine; Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of the news website Scroll; Raman Jit Singh Chima, Asia policy director at Access Now; Nick Hilton, podcast industry analyst and founder of Podot; Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of the EarBuds Podcast Collective newsletter. Producer: Dan Hardoon Presenter: Ros Atkins

Health Canada Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma discusses the approval of a new Moderna vaccine targeting the Omicron variant. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson talks about her meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and what her government is doing to address the rising cost of living. Plus, the Power Panel looks at Pierre Poilievre's push for plain language.

Indian mainstream media tends to see our country with the gaze of a privileged North Indian man. That is changing. Dhanya Rajendran joins Amit Varma in episode 267 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about her journey in setting up The News Minute, and in deepening our journalism and the conversations we have. Also check out: 1. Dhanya Rajendran on Twitter, Instagram and The News Minute. 2. Support The News Minute. 3. Cut the Clutter. 4. The Life and Times of Abhinandan Sekhri -- Episode 254 of The Seen and the Unseen. 5. The death of Savita Halappanavar. 6. Steven Van Zandt: Springsteen, the death of rock and Van Morrison on Covid — Richard Purden. 7. Some regional publications: Newsmeter, The Cue and Truecopythink. 8. 7 Indians are hostages in a conflict between Houthi rebels and Saudi coalition in Yemen -- Sanyukta Dharmadhikari. 9. The Story of an Income Tax Search -- Dhanya Rajendran on Instagram. 10. TV Newsance -- Manisha Pande -- YouTube Playlist. 11. 10,000 people charged with sedition in one Jharkhand district -- Supriya Sharma for Scroll. 12. Manju and the Mommy Wars: Why should women conform to 'ideal mother' stereotype? -- Sowmya Rajendran. 13. Superforecasting -- Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. 14. The Mallu Analyst on YouTube. 15. Get Roast with Gaya3 on YouTube. 16. A Meditation on Form -- Amit Varma. 17. Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards -- Amit Varma on Demonetisation. 18. Ram Guha Reflects on His Life -- Episode 266 of The Seen and the Unseen. 19. Tweets on the Bharat Biotech court case by Siddharth Varadarajan and Dhanya Rajendran. (See who got trolled more!) 20. Does India take its national symbols too seriously? — Jan 2008 episode of We the People. 21. Our Hindu Rashtra -- Aakar Patel. 22. Price of the Modi Years -- Aakar Patel. 23. Whole Numbers and Half Truths -- Rukmini S. 24. Rukmini Sees India's Multitudes -- Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S). 25. Malare -- Song from Premam. 26. Missing: Half the Story: Journalism as if Gender Matters -- Kalpana Sharma and others. 27. The Anatomy of Hate -- Revati Laul. 28. The Seasons of Trouble -- Rohini Mohan. 29. Notting Hill. 30. And once again, support The News Minute! This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free!

In a virtual news conference, Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, confirms the department's regulatory approval of Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 oral antiviral. The treatment is intended for adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill. She is joined by Dr. Marc Berthiaume, director of the Bureau of Medical Science at Health Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer.

Jon Woodward, CTV News; Dr. Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Advisor for Health Canada; Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada; Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga Mayor; Stephanie Levitz, the Toronto Star; Ian Bailey, the Globe and Mail; and Dr. Tammy McKnight, WestJet's Chief Medical Officer.

In a virtual news conference, Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, confirmsthe department's regulatory approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for use with this age group in Canada. It will be offered in doses one-third the size that is given to those ages 12 and older. Dr. Sharma is joined by Dr. Marc Berthiaume, director of the Bureau of Medical Science at Health Canada; Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer; Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer; and Dr. Matthew Tunis, executive secretary to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Dr. Tam says that NACI is recommending an interval of eight weeks or more between doses of the pediatric vaccine.WHO, with support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, is reviewing the emerging evidence on the need for and timing of vaccinating children and adolescents with the currently available COVID-19 vaccines which have received Emergency Use Listing (EUL). SAGE is continuously reviewing the literature and has reached out to vaccine manufacturers, the research community and Member States to obtain the most complete and recent data on the issue.  This interim statement was developed with additional support from the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, and nutrition.

Gavin, Jason, and Ian catch up on current events. British Columbia is flooding, Canada approves covid vaccines for children, parliament is back, the RCMP arrest Wet'suwet'en camp leader and journalists, and Roxham Road reopens to asylum seekers from America.  Intro Hello to all you patriots out there in podcast land and welcome to Episode 324 of Canadian Patriot Podcast. The number one podcast in Canada. Recorded Nov 22nd, 2021. Gavin Jason Ian We'd love to hear your feedback about the show. Please visit  canadianpatriotpodcast.com/feedback/ or email us at feedback@canadianpatriotpodcast.com A version of the show is Available on Stitcher at and iTunes http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=77508&refid=stpr and iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/canadian-patriot-podcast/id1067964521?mt=2 We need your help! To support Canadian Patriot Podcast visit patreon.com/cpp and become a Patreon. You can get a better quality version of the show for just $1 per episode. 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Nearly 1,000 properties in the Sumas Prairie area were under an evacuation order on Tuesday when a severe weekend rainstorm pushed up water levels in the area, causing disastrous flooding and devastating damage. More than 180 rescues were completed Tuesday and early Wednesday as trapped residents were stranded on their flooded properties. Residents in areas of both Abbotsford and Chilliwack were endangered by what officials called the "imminent failing" of the Barrowtown Pump Station, which, as of Tuesday night, was the only thing keeping excess water flow from the Fraser River from entering the flooded area. By late Sunday, more than 500 Canadian Armed Forces members were on the ground in B.C. assisting with flood mitigation efforts, according to Minister of National Defence Anita Anand. Troops spent recent days evacuating stranded motorists, conducting damage assessments, rescuing livestock, protecting critical infrastructure and preparing for expected rainfall.   British Columbians brace for more extreme weather, possible flooding on north coast https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-weather-alerts-1.6257938 A "parade of storms" headed for southwest British Columbia could worsen flooding and mudslide conditions within the week, according to the meteorologist responsible for warning preparedness at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Armel Castellan said the first storm system, expected to arrive Thursday, won't bring rains as heavy as those that triggered widespread destruction last week.However, the precipitation will be significant enough to "exacerbate the vulnerabilities on the ground currently," he said.   Our fingers are crossed,' Abbotsford, B.C., mayor says in extending flood state of emergency https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-mayor-extends-state-of-emergency-nov-21-1.6257638 Local emergency state extended to Nov. 29 despite progress restoring dike and pump station He said the "monumental" effort to rebuild the dike has reached a point where water from the Sumas River is "no longer flowing" into what was once the Sumas Lake, the former waterway in the area that was drained for farmland a century ago.But the mayor warned the barrier must still be raised a further three metres and widened to be effective against more water flowing in. We need to get this all done before the next weather system," Braun said. "We're going to get 80 to 100 millimetres of water over the next four days. The station ensures the former Sumas Lake, which occupied the now-farmland area, does not reform as it did over the past week. Thousands of livestock are reported to have perished, according to authorities, as farmers and volunteers scrambled to rescue as many animals as possible.The city issued a boil-water advisory for the Sumas Prairie area last Thursday. It remains in effect, but authorities said the rest of the city's water supply is safe to drink.   Volunteers in Abbotsford help with cleanup as receding floodwaters leave behind trail of garbage, debris https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-clean-up-1.6257104 In the days following the catastrophic flooding in the southern part of B.C., including Abbotsford, receding water left behind a trail of garbage and debris in its path. Now, community volunteers are gathering to help with the cleanup.   Dike breach repaired in Abbotsford after B.C.'s record flooding https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-floodgates-opened-dike-breach-repaired-in-abbotsford-bc/ A major breach in Abbotsford's Sumas dike was successfully repaired this weekend, stopping the flow of water from the Sumas River into the prairie lake bottom and alleviating some concerns about further destruction following last week's record flooding in B.C. Combined with the level of the Fraser River falling enough to fully open the floodgates at the city's Barrowtown water pump station, the eastern portion of the waterlogged Sumas Prairie region saw water levels drop by three inches in six hours on Sunday Flood-affected B.C. residents who must go to U.S. for essentials exempt from COVID-19 testing, quarantine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-floods-update-november-21-1.6257389 Residents in B.C. border communities who are in need of gas and other essential goods will be allowed to cross the border to the U.S. and return without requiring a COVID-19 test or quarantining, whether they are vaccinated or not, a federal update on the flooding in the province was told Sunday. Bill Blair -"This is something that I believe can be accommodated under the exemption regulations that currently exist," Blair said, a week after B.C. was first hit with flooding. "But to be very clear, those exemptions do not apply to non-essential travel. It does apply to people who are required to travel over into the United State in order to access essential goods and services, but it does not include family trips, vacations or other types of tourist activity." Carla Qualtrough, who was among those speaking at the afternoon news conference, said the federal government is waiving the requirement for applicants to show a record of employment, recognizing that it may be difficult for many to obtain the proper documentation under current circumstances."Obviously it could be very difficult in these times to get that piece of particular document,'' she said."We're looking at the reality of pandemic benefits and people having exhausted their EI has impacted their availability of ongoing EI supports.''Qualtrough said people should apply anyway, adding the federal government "will figure this out'' for them one way or another and Ottawa will be there to support British Columbians through this crisis.   COVID COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Ontario children aged 5-11 to open Tuesday https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-nov-22-2021-youth-vaccines-pfizer-1.6257875 Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 in Ontario will open Tuesday About one million children across Ontario qualify “We should be able to start getting shots into little arms by about Thursday this week," Health Minister Christine Elliott said at a Monday morning news conference. Ontario is expected to receive 1,076,000 doses of the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government, which will then be immediately distributed to public health units, pharmacies and primary care settings across the province.  As of Nov. 19, nearly 85 per cent of youth aged 12 to 17 have received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and more than 80 per cent have received a second dose, the province says. In a brief email Monday, Ontario Provincial Police also confirmed officers are investigating reports of spam text messages being sent to people who have used the province's booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointment bookings, or to access proof-of-vaccine certificates.As this investigation is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time," said Bill Dickson, acting manager of media relations with the OPP.At a news conference Monday morning, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the province is "thoroughly" investigating any "potential" breaches, and to the best of her knowledge, no one has been scammed out of any money."We have confidence in the booking system right now," she said. Meanwhile, Ontario is reporting 627 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, with 341 cases found in people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, and 286 found in people who have both shots. The seven-day average, which smoothes out peaks and valleys in the data, now stands at 656, which is the highest it has been since Sept. 23. The number of hospitalizations in Ontario rose by 29 to 136 total, though the province cautions that not all hospitals report on weekends, so it is likely an undercounting of the real figure. The number of people in ICU, meanwhile, dropped by two to 133, with 78 people using a ventilator to breathe. Newly reported deaths: One, pushing the official toll to 9,968. (approx 0.07% of ont pop) Tests in the previous 24 hours: 19,552, with a 3.4 per cent positivity rate.  (664 cases) Active cases: 5,597. Approx 0.04% of Ont Pop Vaccinations: 6,488 doses were administered by public health units on Sunday. About 85.9 per cent of eligible Ontarians have now had two shots.   A children's COVID-19 vaccine is now approved in Canada. What do we know about it? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-pfizer-vaccination-younger-kids-canada-1.6219545 Children between 5- and 11-years old will get smaller doses than older kids and adults Pfizer-BioNTech was the first company to seek Health Canada's approval for a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine and made its submission on Oct. 18. The pediatric version of the vaccine is for kids age five to 11. Those 12 and older get the already approved adult formulation.  The pediatric formulation will be given in smaller doses — 10 mcg (micrograms) instead of the 30 mcg used for people 12 years of age and older. The vials for the pediatric version have orange caps so health-care workers can easily tell the difference between the adult and child versions (the adult vials have purple caps) At a media briefing in October, Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada's chief medical adviser, said the children's version of the vaccine was "slightly different" that the adult one, but that it contained the same mRNA and works the same way.  Like the adult version, kids will get two doses of the vaccine.   Although the manufacturer's instructions say the two doses are to be given 21 days apart, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends a longer gap of at least eight weeks. NACI also recommended longer spacing between doses for the adult version of the vaccine.  That's because there's evidence that a longer interval between doses generates a more robust immune response.The longer spacing might also help to further decrease the risk of one rare side-effect — myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle — that has appeared occasionally in adolescents and young adults, NACI said.   Doctors say the kids' COVID-19 vaccine is a booster for mental health https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-kids-vaccine-mental-health-1.6256089 Am I going to get sick? Am I going to transmit this to my family members?' are among kids' worries Diana Grimaldos keeps getting the same questions from her kids. "Is the virus gone? Has the virus gone away?"Her seven-year-old daughter, Katalina, has always been an anxious child — but it got much worse during the pandemic. "She worries," said Grimaldos, who lives in Toronto.Katalina's anxiety was especially high during lockdown. Although seeing her parents get their COVID-19 vaccines helped, along with going back to school in person, "she's still very fearful," said her mother. The meteoric rise in mental health issues among children throughout the pandemic is all too familiar for many parents — backed up by study after study and reflected in the practices of health-care providers across Canada. The best medicine for many children, pediatric experts say, is to restore normalcy in their lives, while staying safe from COVID-19 infection. The pandemic's effect on kids extends beyond the threat of COVID-19 making them sick, said Dr. Eddsel Martinez, a pediatrician in Winnipeg and member of the Canadian Paediatric Society's public advisory committee. The public health measures that had to be taken to save lives have led to isolation, economic insecurity and parental stress, which are all "terrible for mental health," he said."We've seen an increase in all sorts of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use and abuse."Children, in general, are resilient, Martinez said. For many, a return to regular activities, including school, birthday parties, sleepovers and visits with grandparents will do wonders. "All those things are extremely important for mental health," he said. "The vaccine is the way that we can get there." When Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) decide whether or not to approve a vaccine, the key questions they must answer are whether the vaccine is safe and effective and whether the benefits outweigh any risks. In the case of COVID-19, mental health has to be part of that discussion, said Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and medical microbiologist at Chu Ste. Justine in Montreal. "What you have to look at is the burden of illness. And the burden of illness includes not only the medical complications but also all the cross-collateral damages that occur," said Quach-Thanh, who is also a former chair of NACI. The recommendations released by NACI on Friday concluded that Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine was not only safe and effective in protecting children from illness, but also said that children are "at risk of collateral harms of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prolonged schooling disruptions, social isolation, and reduced access to academic and extra-curricular resources have had profound impact on the mental and physical well-being of children and their families." Parliament returns today with a familiar seat map but a new set of challenges https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parliament-returns-today-new-challenges-1.6255878 opposition parties are squabbling over vaccine mandates, hybrid model for the House of Commons The House of Commons will reconvene today after a hiatus of nearly five months — a period punctuated by an election campaign that returned a seat map that looks very much like the one from the last session of Parliament. The first order of business today is electing a Speaker to preside over the chamber's proceedings. Government House Leader Mark Holland told CBC News that after that vote, the next priorities are reconstituting the hybrid model that allows MPs to dial in from outside Ottawa and enforcing a new vaccine mandate for parliamentarians. The vaccine mandate is contentious already. After weeks of non-answers and threats of a challenge to the new vaccination rules, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole confirmed to Radio-Canada over the weekend that all Conservative MPs are now either vaccinated or have secured a medical exemption to the requirement.O'Toole refused to say just how many of his caucus colleagues have been able to bypass the vaccine mandate by claiming an exemption. According to the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE), the committee of MPs that essentially governs the House, an MP can be exempted if they have proof of "a medical contraindication to full vaccination.""All of our MPs will be there," O'Toole said in French. "For me, it is not appropriate to speak about the specific health issues of another MP." Holland is also insisting on a hybrid Parliament where some MPs are physically present in the Commons while others speak and vote remotely. When the House was dissolved before the September election, the last hybrid agreement ended. Holland wants the dual format to continue until at least June 2022."It's absolutely imperative we continue with this and the flexibility it provides," he said. "I don't want to be coming back in March re-litigating all of this, wasting precious House time." He said it would be unconscionable for the Conservatives to endorse a plan that allows all MPs to fly in and congregate in a relatively confined space, sometimes for hours on end."It's fine for a local restaurant. But imagine a restaurant where you have patrons coming from every corner of the country," he said. "It's a very different circumstance and it's just logical that we follow the good advice of public health."O'Toole has balked at restoring the hybrid model, calling it a cynical attempt by the government to duck accountability and undermine the work of the opposition parties. Parliament resumes, but Short one fully vaxxed senator… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-senator-dies-covid-19-1.6256976 OTHER   Wet'suwet'en camp leader, journalists arrested as RCMP enforce pipeline injunction in northern B.C. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/15-arrests-journalists-wetsuweten-cgl-1.6256696 29 totall have been arrested over 2 days of police action Fifteen people, including a key leader in the fight against the Coastal GasLink pipeline as well as two journalists, were arrested Friday as police action continued against opponents of the project being built west of Prince George, B.C. RCMP broke down the door at a resistance camp, known as Coyote camp, that has occupied a key work site for Coastal GasLink since Sept. 25, and arrested multiple occupants — including two who police say identified themselves as journalists. Police said upon arrival at the camp Friday, they read a copy of a B.C. Supreme Court injunction notice allowing pipeline construction to move forward and warned those inside to leave multiple times, before forcibly entering and making arrests. The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) said those arrested Friday also included photojournalist Amber Bracken, who was on assignment for news outlet The Narwhal, and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano. On Nov. 18, 14 people were arrested as RCMP dismantled blockades along the Morice River Forest Service Road that lead to two work camps.The blockades stranded about 500 Coastal GasLink employees, causing water rations and fears over food shortages, after the company declined to comply with an eviction notice issued by the Gidimt'en Checkpoint, which controls access to part of the Wet'suwet'en territory. Coastal GasLink has signed deals with 20 First Nation elected band councils along the pipeline route, including from Wet'suwet'en territory, but has not won approval of the majority of hereditary chiefs. The elected council of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation issued a statement Wednesday condemning the ongoing pipeline resistance.a day later, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs released a statement in solidarity with the Gidimt'en members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. In an online statement issued by the Office of the Wet'suwet'en on Friday, the hereditary chiefs of the clans of the Wet'suwet'en condemned the police raids. "We have not nor will ever support the CGL pipeline... we declare that RCMP are not welcome on out territories," the statement signed by 12 hereditary chiefs representing five Wet'suwet'en clans read.   Quebec's Roxham Road reopens to asylum seekers after pandemic ban https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/roxham-road-reopen-1.6257868 Crossings were banned in March 2020, citing pandemic concerns The federal government lifted its ban on unauthorized border crossings Sunday, citing the improving public health situation and the reopening of the land border with the United States. (Charles Krupa/The Associated Press) Now, those crossing at unofficial crossings will once again be allowed to enter the country to claim asylum and remain in Canada. he said she didn't expect large numbers of asylum seekers to cross using Roxham Road, in part because they don't necessarily need to do so at the land border. [Crossing] through Roxham Road is for the asylum seekers who are waiting in the United States and would like to come here," she said. "Otherwise, they arrive by plane."Those who arrive by air can also make an asylum claim once they arrive on Canadian soil. "There were people who had been in the U.S. for some time who didn't feel safe anymore," she said. "Of course, the political context is quite different now, which means that we don't expect near the same numbers." Both Villefranche and Dench say the government should still repeal the Safe Third Country Agreement, saying it forces asylum seekers to use irregular crossings like Roxham Road.Under that treaty, a refugee claimant must make a claim in the first "safe country" they arrive in. That means asylum seekers who come into Canada from the U.S. are turned away at official ports of entry.Dench said that if Canada withdrew from the Safe Third Country Agreement, then claimants wouldn't need to use illegal crossings like Roxham Road.   30 Ontario inspectors laid off despite Doug Ford promise no one will lose jobs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-inspectors-layoffs-college-of-trades-doug-ford-1.6255374 Ministry of Labour taking over College of Trades enforcement duties, but not hiring existing staff More than 30 inspectors who enforce credentials in the skilled trades have received layoff notices as a result of a decision by Premier Doug Ford's government The layoff notices went out last week to inspectors in the compliance and enforcement section of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT), the agency that licenses tradespeople such as electricians, plumbers, auto mechanics and hairstylists.  The Ford government is dissolving the agency, but all its duties continue. Its inspection role is being shifted to the Ministry of Labour and its work related to apprenticeships goes to a new body called Skilled Trades Ontario. Despite the continuation of their duties — and even though most OCOT managers and staff get to stay on the provincial payroll with Skilled Trades Ontario — the 30-plus inspectors face being out of work come February."Doug Ford said no one would lose their jobs," said Terry Dorgan, an inspector who has been in the job since 2013. "We trusted him." 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In a virtual news conference, Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, confirmsthe department's regulatory approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for use with this age group in Canada. It will be offered in doses one-third the size that is given to those ages 12 and older. Dr. Sharma is joined by Dr. Marc Berthiaume, director of the Bureau of Medical Science at Health Canada; Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer; Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer; and Dr. Matthew Tunis, executive secretary to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Dr. Tam says that NACI is recommending an interval of eight weeks or more between doses of the pediatric vaccine​​

The first COVID-19 vaccines for children have arrived in Canada. Robyn Bresnahan puts listener questions about kids and the vaccine to Dr. Supriya Sharma, Heath Canada's chief medical adviser; and Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, clinical immunologist at McMaster Children's Hospital and a member of the Black Scientists Task Force on Vaccine Equity.

Jean-Yves Dulclos, Health Minister; Dr. Supriya Sharma, Senior Medical Advisor for Health Canada; Todd Battis, CTV News; Ken Popove, Chilliwack Mayor; Holger Schwichtenberg, BC Dairy Association; Greg MacEachern, Proof Strategies; Adrienne Batra, The Toronto Sun; Anne McGrath, NDP National Director; and Greg Weston, Earnscliffe Strategies. Henry Braun, Abbotsford Mayor (Live News Conference).

Power & Politics for Friday, November 19th with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma, NSC Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere at The White House Juan Gonzalez, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and the Power Panel.

In Ottawa, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu provides an update on the federal response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. She discusses federal support for provinces and territories as they deal with the fourth wave. The minister faces questions about requests from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia for the federal government to send doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, in the hopes that will increase vaccine uptake among individuals who have concerns about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that use mRNA technology. Hajdu is also asked about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to spend the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on vacation in Tofino, B.C., with his family. The minister's update is followed by a virtual news conference with Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer, and Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada. The doctors are asked about possible vaccine approval for children ages 5 to 11, an experimental COVID-19 treatment pill being developed by U.S. drug company Merck, and provinces' requests for Johnson & Johnson vaccines

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Procurement Parliamentary Secretary Steve MacKinnon, Conservative MP Michael Barrett, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Sir John Bell from Oxford University, Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma, Former Deputy Conservative Leader Lisa Raitt, CTV News' Joyce Napier The Toronto Stars' Tonda MacCharles and Former Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard.

Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada’s chief medical advisor, joins Peter Van Dusen to discuss vaccine hesitancy and address concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine. MPs Chris Bittle (Liberal), Eric Duncan (Conservative) and Laurel Collins (NDP) weigh in on the Conservative party’s plan for climate change and carbon pricing. And political observers Susan Smith, Will Stewart, and Kiavash Najafi analyze Erin O’Toole’s plan and Ontario’s struggle with the third wave of COVID-19.

Power & Politics for Wednesday, April 14th with Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma, University Health Network President & CEO Kevin Smith, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, Former Chief of the Land Staff Retired General Andrew Leslie, and the Power Panel.

Dr. Caroline Quach, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization; Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor; Blaine Higgs, New Brunswick Premier; Robert Benzie, the Toronto Star; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Dr. Abdu Sharkawy; CTV News Infectious Disease Specialist; and Sheila Malcolmson, B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.

Evan Solomon discusses Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.  On today's show:  We play Evan's full interview with Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada's chief medical advisor, on Health Canada's approval of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.  Jordan Evans discusses her stay in a government quarantine hotel in Montreal.  Evan shares his thought's on Donald Trump's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.  We play Evan's full interview with the Minister of Defence and veteran Harjit Sajjan on the allegations against Gen. Jonathan Vance and Admiral Art McDonald.  NDP MP and Ethics Critic Charlie Angus discusses the new allegations against WE Charity.   Ira Rosen, Emmy and Peabody award winner and a producer of CBS 60 Minutes for almost 25 years, talks about his new tell-all memoir, Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes.

Check out the latest episode of Life of A Person series which is an interesting conversation with Supriya Sharma. Surpiya Sharma is a public policy professional currently working with P&G. At large, she works on environment, tax and international trade policies in India and a few neighbour countries for FMCG sector. She has also co-founded two platforms, namely, Government Alliance and MY Parliament which aimed at promoting youth participation in the governance and policy advocacy. She is a certified Yoga and meditation coach and gives due importance to fitness in her life. So what's stopping you? Tune in now and learn more about her! (Use Headphones)

Disciple Up # 167 Sentiment VS Sentimentality By Louie Marsh, 7-8-2020   sentiment noun an attitude toward something; regard; opinion. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. exhibition or manifestation of feeling or sensibility, or appeal to the tender emotions, in literature, art, or music. a thought influenced by or proceeding from feeling or emotion. the thought or feeling intended to be conveyed by words, acts, or gestures as distinguished from the words, acts, or gestures themselves.   sentimentality 1: the quality or state of being sentimental especially to excess or in affectation 2: a sentimental idea or its expression   Call a person sentimental if he or she is led more by emotions than by reason. If you have a sentimental attachment to a favorite stuffed animal, you'll probably even bring it to college with you. Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional.  - Vocabulary.com   The Dark Side of Sentimentality: https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/the-dark-side-of-sentimentality   Oscar Wilde, the 19th-century British playwright and wit, summed up this edgier meaning when he wrote: “A sentimentalist is one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.    Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote, “Rhetoric is fooling others. Sentimentality is fooling yourself.”   Supriya Sharma, works at Indian Space Research Organization Answered September 2, 2017 It is great to be a sentimental person.   You experience everything. Even though you get upset at little things, you find joy in the simplest of things. You understand what a person is going through. You want to celebrate when they are happy. And you try to fix it if they are not. You are a great listener. You understand that everyone has feelings, and give importance to them. You want to make everyone feel secure and heard. You have the deepest relationships. People feel secure in sharing their deepest feelings with you. Because you care. You understand that every bond needs to be nurtured. That is the crux of a positive relationship. You can easily forgive. You look to repair relationships and let go of grudges. You feel all of life. Everything is an experience for you. You sense the little changes around you. You experience them and embrace them beautifully. Be proud. You are beautiful :)   God gave us a mind to think with and emotions to feel with, don't reverse them.   Sentimentalist Followers of Jesus   3  Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4  rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5  Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6  He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7  Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8  Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9  Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” John 13:3-9 (ESV)   13  Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14  And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15  He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16  Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  … 21  From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22  And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23  But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” Matthew 16:13-23 (ESV)   36  And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” 37  Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38  But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39  And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, Acts 15:36-39 (ESV)   Commands You Can't Obey If You're Sentimentalist   16  Rejoice always, 17  pray without ceasing, 18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19  Do not quench the Spirit. 20  Do not despise prophecies, 21  but test everything; hold fast what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-21 (ESV)   9  I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10  not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11  But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12  For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13  God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (ESV)   1  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 (ESV)   15  Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17  And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15-17 (ESV)   8  See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 (ESV)   The Bottom Line:   Disciples of Jesus thank God for the wonderful gift of sentiment, emotion and seek to live in the now and feel every moment of it. However, they reject sentimentality as dangerous and a tempting way to give into culture and our basest desires. Being sentimental is good, but sentimentality is bad!    

Kelly gets all the info from Dr. Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Advisor for Health Canada.