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Immigrant who pulled loaded gun won’t face deportation
[Question: How is this gunman who came here on a “student visa” in 2015 still here. Who is responsible? Why can’t he be deported? So, Ethiopia is not heaven on earth. Why does this punk Berhe become our responsibility?]
Thomas Kahsay Berhe pointed a loaded Glock 19 9 mm pistol at another driver following a “minor traffic infraction” before fleeing the scene.
May 05, 2026
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An Ethiopian immigrant who pulled a loaded handgun and pointed it at another driver during a road rage incident in Calgary will serve three years in prison, but will not face deportation because his home country has been deemed too dangerous for him to return to.
On June 9, 2023, Thomas Kahsay Berhe pointed a loaded Glock 19 9-mm pistol at another driver following a “minor traffic infraction” that sparked the altercation. He threatened to shoot the other man before fleeing the scene.
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Police tracked Berhe down 11 days later while he was a passenger in a vehicle where another person was in possession of a loaded .38 calibre revolver.
Berhe never had his firearms licence or any registration for the gun.
Alberta Court of Justice A.J. Brown sentenced Berhe to three years in prison last month.
However, Brown noted that while sentences longer than six months would normally have subjected him to an “automatic removal order,” Berhe is not at risk because, “Immigration Canada does stay removal orders to enumerated countries that are in a state of war or otherwise subject to violence, danger, terrorism, etc.; currently, Ethiopia is one such country.”
Berhe came to Canada on a student visa in 2015.
Brown also said that in both incidents involving the firearms, they were “fully loaded with five live rounds” and that Berhe’s attack on the other driver “was persistent and ended only when bystanders, at risk to their personal safety, intervened.”
“Police then conducted a high-risk vehicle stop of the Hyundai in which Mr. Berhe was the front passenger and seized from the floor under his seat a .38 calibre revolver.”
The mitigating factors in the case included Berhe’s youth, his lack of a previous record and his guilty pleas. Brown also noted “his remorse, insight and post-offence rehabilitation; and his family and community support.”
China-Canada food safety pact could be a killer of a deal
Patricia adams Patricia Adams, an economist, is executive director of Probe International, a China watchdog.
22 Apr 2026
In January, Canada’s Food Inspection Agency and China’s customs authority signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance co-operation on food safety and animal and plant health. Prime Minister Mark Carney framed it as part of a bilateral reset aiming for smoother trade. On paper, it establishes technical working groups, information-sharing and biennial meetings. In practice, it asks Canadian consumers and regulators to trust a food system with a well-documented history of repeated, sometimes lethal, failures.
China’s food-related problems are neither ancient history nor isolated incidents. One in 10 meals consumed in the country is estimated to be cooked with “gutter oil” recycled from restaurant waste and sewers. Cats are picked up from the streets and sold as pork or mutton for skewers and sausage stuffing. Cadmium-contaminated rice from polluted regions like Hunan is common. Weight-loss supplements sold as “natural” have contained undeclared sibutramine, a banned drug linked to heart risks.
The 2008 melamine scandal in infant formula killed at least six babies and sickened hundreds of thousands, with officials delaying warnings to protect the Beijing Olympics’ image. In 2014, expired and spoiled meat from a Shanghai supplier reached major fast-food chains across Asia. In 2024, major grain and oil firms were exposed using uncleaned fuel tankers to transport edible oils — a cost-cutting practice that had become routine.
More recently, over 200 children were hospitalized after eating lead-tainted food in a northwest China kindergarten. Just last month, authorities found vendors were using kidney and liver-damaging sedatives in fish transport tanks to keep fish from losing scales, then telling their customers the motionless fish were merely “sleeping.”
China’s government claims its food is beyond reproach, pointing to its Food Safety Law (enacted in 2009, strengthened in 2015) and President Xi Jinping’s “Four Strictest” requirements: precise standards, strict administration, harsh accountability and grave punishment. On paper, penalties include large fines, punitive damages, criminal charges and even execution. But corruption rules. The Communist Party and those favoured by it freely disregard the legal system.
Enforcement is selective, driven more by political loyalty, GDP targets and social stability than consistent consumer protection. Coverups are often shielded.
If necessary, producers rebrand and relocate, while high-profile crackdowns can seem performative. Without an independent judiciary and constraints on Party power, food safety is not just a technical but a systemic governance failure. Incentives to cut corners for profit under competitive and political pressure endure.
Those in privileged positions have for decades avoided the foods most Chinese are resigned to eat. Since the 1960s, Communist Party officials have sourced high-quality, uncontaminated, carefully tested “special provision” foods for themselves and their families through the tegong system of secret farms. Private companies also provide safe food for their employees as perks. Foxconn runs its own tested, traceable farms to avoid pesticides, heavy metals, parasites and other contaminants in their company canteens.
Canadians have reason for caution. Access to Information investigations have revealed that between January 2017 and early 2019, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency flagged nearly 900 shipments from China over contaminants such as metals found in minced garlic, gumballs and haddock filets;
CHINA’S FOOD-RELATED PROBLEMS ARE NEITHER ANCIENT HISTORY NOR ISOLATED INCIDENTS.
glass in bamboo shoots and sesame paste noodles; parasites in wild cod filets; and heavy metals in candy. Allergens, including peanuts, were found in 584 products. And 85 cases involved “Product misrepresentation/authenticity.”
Despite a pattern of widespread contamination, Canada denied entry to only four shipments. The U.S., which imports roughly 10 times as much food from China as Canada, refused entry to 1,828 Chinese shipments during the same period — more than 40 times as many. In the EU, China ranks first for food import safety alerts and refusals. Canada’s ranking of China is not available because, unlike its counterparts in other western nations, the CFIA does not release comprehensive data of its refusals of food imports.
Under the new MOU, Chinese-owned or joint-venture operations will function inside Canada, their supply chains extending back to China for ingredients or methods. Though laden with language to reassure Canadian trade negotiators, the MOU does not magically sanitize those relationships. If a Canadian factory sources additives or raw materials through the same opaque networks that produced gutter oil or melamine milk, Canadian consumers will eat the risk.
Indian citizen tried to explain boy’s abduction as a ‘cultural misunderstanding’
Conviction could result in deportation
Chris Lambie
1 May 2026
A Brampton, Ont., man who abducted a nine-year-old boy has failed to convince a judge it was a “cultural misunderstanding.”
Manoj Govindbalunikam, an Indian citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, was sentenced earlier this month in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice to 18 months in jail and three years’ probation for the August 2023 abduction.
“The fact that Mr. Govindbalunikam has been in Canada for more than 12 years demands that he would have been well aware of this country’s cultural norms,” Judge Michael Varpio wrote in the April 21 sentencing decision.
“Any suggestion to the contrary — especially for someone of Mr. Govindbalunikam’s ability and experience — would constitute willful blindness at the very least. As such, I reject the defence position that this case amounts to a ‘cultural misunderstanding.’”
The Crown sought a term of 18 months behind bars. Govindbalunikam’s lawyer argued for a conditional discharge so her client could avoid deportation.
A conditional discharge would “not adequately address the need to denounce and deter Mr. Govindbalunikam’s conduct,” Varpio said. “Society cannot allow adults to simply abscond with young children and drive them around for their own purposes.”
The court heard from an immigration lawyer that a jail sentence of six months or more would render him inadmissible to Canada and he could face deportation.
That concern didn’t affect the judge’s analysis.
“Simply put, the crime was of such a magnitude that giving this factor any meaningful weight would only serve to achieve exactly that which the Supreme Court of Canada cautioned against: It would create another, lighter sentencing regime for non-citizens,” Varpio said.
Govindbalunikam, 37, pleaded guilty to abduction last year.
“The import of this phenomenon is somewhat lessened by the fact that Mr. Govindbalunikam continues to minimize the offence as a ‘cultural misunderstanding,’” said the judge.
The court heard that on Aug. 15, 2023, Govindbalunikam drove his yellow Chevrolet Camaro with black racing stripes from his home in Brampton to Thessalon, in northern Ontario, to look for properties to buy as part of his real estate business.
When Govindbalunikam arrived in Thessalon, he went to the mouth of the Thessalon River.
After taking photos of some kayakers, he approached a then-nine-yearold boy who had been fishing at the river.
“He had a conversation with the child and offered him a fidget spinner toy as well as his business card,” said the decision. “Mr. Govindbalunikam told the victim that he was a realtor.”
When the boy left the area carrying his fishing gear, Govindbalunikam “drove towards the victim’s destination and stopped him at the curling club in Thessalon. He offered the victim a ride home. The victim accepted the ride,” said the decision.
“Mr. Govindblalunikam told the victim to leave his bicycle and fishing gear at the curling club because there was no room for them in the vehicle. Mr. Govindbalunikam drove to the Sinton Tavern where he purchased an ice cream for the victim. The pair exited the tavern.”
Two people in the tavern knew the boy and became concerned because they did not recognize Govindbalunikam. “They got into their pickup truck and drove to the victim’s residence. They spoke with the victim’s father who indicated that he did not know anyone who had a yellow Camaro. The victim’s father asked the pair for a ride to the location where they last saw the victim.”
Around the same time, the boy gave Govindbalunikam his address in Thessalon.
“Mr. Govindbalunikam drove towards that residence and, when they reached the home, the victim told Mr. Govindbalunikam to stop the vehicle. Mr. Govindbalunikam slowed down but did not stop. He continued past the residence.”
The boy’s father spotted the Camaro driving down Federation Street, said the decision.
The couple who gave the dad a lift in a pickup pulled up to the Camaro, said the decision. “The father approached the driver side of the Camaro. He observed the victim in the front passenger’s seat eating ice cream. As the father approached, Mr. Govindbalunikam pulled away. The father reached into the driver’s side of the vehicle in order to get the vehicle to stop. Mr. Govindbalunikam identified himself as a realtor and stated that he was looking for houses in the area. Mr. Govindbalunikam gave the father his business card. The father told Mr. Govindbalunikam to leave the community and told his son to exit the Camaro.”
When police later contacted Govindbalunikam, he said he was a realtor, and that the situation was “a misunderstanding with the boy’s father.”
Govindbalunikam was arrested on Aug. 16, 2023. The Ontario Provincial Police seized his cellphone, which contained a number of pictures including a picture of himself and the victim by the Thessalon River, as well as a photo of the victim eating ice cream in the Camaro.
Govindbalunikam, who arrived in Canada in 2012 and was granted permanent resident status in 2017, has a degree in aerospace engineering from India and a master’s degree in the same subject from the University of Toronto.
Govindbalunikam told the author of a pre-sentence report that he “worked at one of the largest aerospace companies in Ontario from 2019 to 2023. Unfortunately, he was dismissed then laid off after a periodic criminal record check conducted by his company.”
He lost jobs at Remax Realty and Collins Aerospace “as a result of these charges,” said the decision.
Govindbalunikam apologized to the victim and his parents, saying that he was trying to be helpful by offering the boy a ride.
The Crown asked the judge to find that Govindbalunikam was engaged in sexual grooming behaviour with the victim when he purchased ice cream and gave him a fidget spinner.
Varpio agreed with Govindbalunikam’s lawyer that he did “not have the evidential foundation to make such an inference.”
Japan refused to soften its illegal immigration crackdown — and the numbers are starting to come in.
Japan refused to soften its illegal immigration crackdown — and the numbers are starting to come in.
This is not slowing down.
It’s accelerating.
In just 12 months:
• Illegal residents dropped by 6,375
• Refugee applications fell by over 3,500
• Deportations jumped 33.3%
That’s not policy talk.
That’s real enforcement.
The Zero Illegal Foreign Residents Plan is now fully in motion.
Started under Ishiba.
Now pushed harder under Takaichi.
And the message is clear:
• Stricter residency rules
• Higher visa barriers
• Tighter naturalization standards
No soft landing.
No quiet compromise.
While other countries debate easing restrictions…
Japan is going the opposite way.
Faster removals.
Fewer approvals.
More control.
The long-term goal?
Zero illegal residents.
And cutting refugee applications in half by 2030.
This is not just immigration policy anymore.
It’s a full system reset.
| Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreTHE THRESHOLD: ANTI-SEMITISM, GOVERNMENT CONTROL, AND THE UNPERSONNathan SykesMay 3 READ IN APP ON APRIL 23 this year, I checked my bank account almost superstitiously. I’m used to spotting small sums missing—usually from forgotten subscriptions I claw back with heated outrage. But this time my savings were wiped clean of $160. Everything gone except $5. I scanned the transactions and saw an ATM withdrawal. I’d made only one all year.I rang the bank. Their complaints process immediately questioned my competence: “Are you sure you didn’t withdraw it yourself?” Convenient, isn’t it? Hand your details to thieves and they wash their hands of any refund duty. I told the bored male voice on the line to check the ATM camera—my face wouldn’t be on it. He located the offence at 5:30 pm that afternoon. Someone had used my physical card and PIN. Trouble was, I still had the card in my pocket.This confirmed it wasn’t cyber fraud but old-school card skimming. I named the exact machine. The sceptical operator wearily noted the details but refused to promise they’d refund the money. When I asked if they’d notify police—since this was clearly part of a larger racket—he said banks treat these as private “disputes” and rarely involve cops. Because I “only” lost $160, it wasn’t a priority.Fuck that. Breaking my strict rule of never contacting the police for anything ever, I did so to get it on record and use as leverage against the bank. They sounded more engaged at first, but the moment I gave my name they seemed to recognise me. Funny, that. Whether it affected what followed, I can’t say.The next day I flooded the bank with the police event number and repeated demands. Suddenly an SMS arrived: full refund coming, allow up to fifteen days for their “investigation.” Then came the police response a few days later: “Thank you for reporting this matter to the NSW Police Force. I have reviewed it and it does not meet the threshold for investigation by the PAC. Please inquire with your financial institution for possible funds recovery.”My reply: “It’s worth reflecting, isn’t it, that once the theft of a loaf of bread was enough to earn transportation to this country. Nowadays you can empty someone’s account during a financial crisis and face police inaction. What exactly are you there for? I doubt I was the only victim, yet your apathy doesn’t surprise me. In my experience, that’s the standard reception for complaints. Is it just me, or is this policy? Rhetorical question. I knew the answer before I started.Yours in glorious indifference.”My point? I had hit a “threshold” where certain crimes become permissible. And let’s be blunt—without hesitation I knew the nationality of those behind the scam. Almost certainly Romanians, or more accurately, Gypsy crime syndicates that dispatch operatives down under to drain accounts before vanishing back to Gypo-land, long before the cops bother stirring. They have a notorious track record of this in Australia.So where does this tolerance for stealing a citizen’s entire savings come from—modest though they are—especially during an economic squeeze created by this government’s mass immigration policies and other measures? This was blatant theft. Yet right now, the interim report from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion signals the rise of something far darker: the criminalisation of wrong-think, turning it into one of the most detestable offences a well-funded state agency can pin on you in the name of “social cohesion.”The report contains fourteen recommendations. Five are completely blacked out—ordinary Australians aren’t even permitted to see them. The visible ones are littered with ominous phrases like “social cohesion” and “manifestations of antisemitism.” Notice they avoid clear terms like “crime” or “act,” preferring the vague catch-all “manifestations.” That could mean anything. Combined with calls for ASIO and other agencies to gain extra powers, it leaves the definition entirely up to them. A symbol, a phrase, a gesture—whatever they decide. Criticism of Zionism’s atrocities will almost certainly qualify as one.Ironically, one flagged concern is “foreign influence” threatening cohesion. Yet the whole multicultural experiment is itself a foreign-driven project. Strip away the excuses and the real muscle is government control. This is the fulfilment of their long war on online free speech. Criticism of the government, of mass immigration, of their policies, or of individual ruling-class figures could easily be labelled a “manifestation” against cohesion.And so, we move toward the final product of the December report: the legal creation of the unperson. As one already, I know exactly how it feels. You exist outside the protection of Australian law—deplatformed, unemployable, your name fed through a reputation shredder. Meanwhile another breed of predator flourishes: journalists who despise your views, freelance antifascist thugs, and pro-government zealots who pursue ideological payback against anyone who “manifests.” I’ve tasted that selective justice in our rotten legal system twice already.Yet steal a decent sum and you get a slap on the wrist if it doesn’t hit their precious investigation threshold. Everything comes down to thresholds now. And we have reached the one where multicultural dogma, elite power, and authoritarian control finally converge. |
Immigration & Inbreeding
Considering potential health costs and inferior work talents, what are we bringing such people to Canada for? Dumping ground for losers.
