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Canadian MPs side with Trudeau

In a split vote, the House of Commons greenlighted a continuing crackdown on anti-vaccine-mandate protesters The Canadian House of Commons has authorized an emergency measure to crack down on those protesting against vaccine mandates. The measure was initially invoked by the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as mass demonstrations paralyzed the country’s capital. […]

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Johnson’s govt accused of threatening a dozen rebel Tory MPs

House of Commons Standards Committee chair Chris Bryant said it had “abandoned its moral compass,” having allegedly “blackmailed” disgruntled lawmakers to save the PM Boris Johnson and senior Conservative Party figures allegedly threatened to withhold funding from the constituencies of around 12 rebel Tory MPs if they did not cease their efforts to oust the […]

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Germany’s next head wants MPs to decide on mandatory vaccination by year’s end

Incoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested MPs could soon vote on a compulsory vaccination program as part of a big push against Covid-19. Neighboring Austria adopted similar legislation earlier in November. It is important for Germany to introduce “general compulsory vaccination,” Scholz told a meeting between the federal government officials and the heads of […]