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Omar slams GOP ‘whitewashing,’ false equivalency with Greene

GOP racism is obvious and evil!

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday slammed the push by a handful of GOP lawmakers to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee as a racist and misogynistic attempt to draw false equivalency with the controve…

Poutine, Popular Canadian food.

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The Poutine is one of the most popular Canadian food. When it comes to poutine, the ingredients seem rather simple, but once you taste it, you can’t help yourself but eating and eating more of it…! Before our visit to Québec, we were told not to miss it so we were so impatient to give it a try. Mainly made of fried potatoes, cheddar cheese and gravy sauce, Canadian Poutine is perfectly delicious.

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A Cow boy Poutine

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Poutine is a dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. It emerged in Québec in the late 1950s in the Centre-du- Québec area, though its origins are uncertain and there are several competing claims of having invented the dish. ( Source : Wikipedia )

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Missouri Republican Who Said She’d Find ‘Solutions’ for Healthcare Charged With Defrauding Her Medical Patients

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During her successful run last year for a seat in Missouri’s House of Representatives, 63-year-old Republican Patricia Ashton Derges pitched herself as a businesswoman who, as a doctor and the owner of a chain of healthcare clinics, understood how the medical system was failing people. If elected, Derges would work…

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ASIA/MYANMAR – Message from Christian leaders in Asia: No to an escalation of violence, but a return to democracy and freedom

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Yangon – “We urge a swift and peaceful return to the path of democracy, and appeal for the human rights and freedoms, including the freedom of religion or belief; of all Myanmar’s people to be fully respected and protected”: this is what the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia – ecumenical bodies that welcome representatives of different Christian confessions – are asking in a joint pastoral letter, addressed to the Churches in Myanmar, following the recent military coup.
The pastoral letter, sent to Agenzia Fides, expresses “profound concern regarding the current developments in the country, especially the abrupt resumption of military rule, overturning the outcome of elections on 8 November 2020, as well as the detention of key political and pro-democracy representatives and the escalation of the national situation to the state of emergency”.
Leaders of ecumenical organizations proclaim their hope for peace and justice: “We pray that the recents development will not lead to an escalation of violence and suffering in your country” and reiterate the “support to the Churches and communities of Myanmar in prayer and in solidarity”, while trying “to provide counsel and comfort to their people in this time of deep anxiety and uncertainty for the future”.
The Secretary General of the CCA, Mathews George Chunakara, points out to Fides that “the military coup comes at a time when the country is suffering the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the decline of socio-economic standards and poverty is enormous”. Recalling the constant efforts of the CCA over the decades for democratization and human rights in Myanmar, he notes: “The CCA has always upheld the values of democracy, justice and peace. In this time of destabilization and uncertainty about the future, we are with the people of Myanmar and we pray for the restoration of democracy in the country”.
The international community, including Churches around the world, expresses deep concern at this time about the possibility of Myanmar entering another dark phase in its history.

Is Your Business Funding Myanmar Military Abuses?

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A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. In the early hours of Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, the Myanmar army took over the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup.
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The military coup in Myanmar this week should sound alarm bells in corporate boardrooms around the world. Since Myanmar’s transition from decades of military dictatorship to a civilian government began in 2011, transnational businesses have cautiously reentered the country. But the coup highlights the question company directors should already have been asking: “Is our company directly or indirectly funding the Myanmar military?”

The human rights, reputational, and legal risks of continuing to do business with Myanmar’s military are immense. The Tatmadaw, as it is known, has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya Muslims, and war crimes against other ethnic minorities.  And now it has overthrown a civilian government that won a massive re- election, with over 80 percent of the vote, in November 2020.

Companies doing business in Myanmar have long had access to credible information about the military’s grave abuses and corruption. A 2019 United Nations report found that companies with commercial ties to the Myanmar’s military and its conglomerates, Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), “are contributing to supporting the Tatmadaw’s financial capacity.” The report said these companies are at “high risk of contributing to or being linked to, violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law.” The UN team’s recommendation was clear: companies operating or investing in Myanmar should not do business with “the security forces of Myanmar, in particular the Tatmadaw, or any enterprise owned or controlled by them, including subsidiaries, or their individual members.”

All companies—parent holdings and subsidiaries—should now re-evaluate their commercial ties in Myanmar and suspend any relationships with businesses linked to the military—some of which may soon be subject to targeted sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and other countries. They should also publicly disclose the names, addresses, ownership, and other relevant details about whom they do business with in the country. No consumers or investors should be directly or indirectly supporting the denial of the right of Myanmar’s people to choose their government and other military abuses, but it’s the companies themselves who have a responsibility to ensure they have no ties with Myanmar’s security forces, their individual members, or entities owned or controlled by them. Without these steps, company executives risk not only complicity with Myanmar military abuses, but losing the trust of their customers and investors as well.

 

H.R. 738: To require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.

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Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman [D-NJ12]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor and House Committee on Ways and Means which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

H.Res. 73: Providing the Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to fine Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner for failure to complete security screening for entrance to the House Chamber, and for other purposes.

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Agreed To (Simple Resolution):
Last Action: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 85, H. Res. 73 is considered passed House.
Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on February 2, 2021. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.