No idea, but I blame their efficient cold-weather planning.
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Mostly infrastructure.
Trudeau ran up against the âdirty socksâ rule of governments. If you donât change them every once in a while, just about everybody starts to smell them, and they donât like it. He just finally recognized this week he has no chance of winning the next election, and in fact his party is/was likely to take a historical pounding.
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Here we go again
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Whereâs the evidence that Trudeau claimed to have ?
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I would be very wary of your media. It is either in the governmentâs back pocket, or so hypernationalist it does not need to be.
Evidence is not presented at a pre-trial conference, which is next month. It certainly isnât presented at a hearing to move from Provincial court to a higher level.
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Liverpool FC fan singing âYouâll Never Walk Aloneâ each day behind bars
Andrei Aliaksandrau was a freelance journalist prior to his arrest
A devoted Liverpool FC fan, who found solace in singing Youâll Never Walk Alone while detained, is marking his fourth year behind bars. Andrei Aliaksandrau was arrested in Belarus, a landlocked country bordered by Russia, in January 2021 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Initially charged with âorganisation and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order or active participation in themâ, the journalistâs charges were later escalated to include high treason.
The Belarusian authorities alleged Andrei and his partner, Irina Zlobina, had paid fines and covered detention costs for individuals detained during a democracy protest in Minsk. The protests were sparked by claims of widespread fraud in the elections that saw President Alexander Lukashenko return to power.
This month marks the fourth anniversary of the coupleâs detention, with Andrei facing an additional fine of 32,000 rubles (ÂŁ280) on top of his imprisonment, and Irina sentenced to nine years in prison.
In response, international human rights organisation ARTICLE 19, along with Index on Censorship, launched an ongoing solidarity campaign calling for the immediate release of Andrei, Irina, and all other political prisoners in Belarus.
Index on Censorshipâs Jessica NĂ MhainĂn told the ECHO: "It has now been four years since our friend and former colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau was unjustly detained in Belarus.
Andrei Aliaksandrau is being held in prison in Belarus
âHe is guilty of nothing more than standing up for freedom of expression and the right to freedom of assembly, yet he will soon have spent nearly 1,500 days behind bars. We will not stop calling for his release. He must be immediately and unconditionally released."
Andrei, a journalist, had worked for the London-based company, which campaigns for freedom of expression. He was arrested after returning to Belarus, where he continued to work as a freelancer.
Joanna Szymanska, senior programme officer at ARTICLE 19, previously labelled Andrei as a âdedicated proponent of press freedomâ. She said: "We tried to send letters, but the latest response from Andrei dates back to 2021. We suspect he may not be receiving our letters, a situation many political prisoners in Belarus experience. Nevertheless, our thoughts are consistently with Andrei and Irina, and we will continue our work for their release.â
Irina Zlobina was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment
The ECHO previously reported that Andrei is a huge Liverpool FC fan. His former colleagues said he had been reciting the lyrics of the Reds anthem Youâll Never Walk Alone each day in prison to keep himself going.
At the time, former Index on Censorship editor-in-chief Rachael Jolley said Andrei is the sort of person who puts his life and soul into the cause of making people realise what is going on in Belarus.
She added: âHe feels strongly about media freedom and feels the world doesnât pay enough attention to what is going on there. He worked so hard to bring stories out of Belarus when most journalists would be too worried to cover them. He keeps covering stories when others have given up.â Campaigners hope the upcoming elections in the country at the end of this month will bring about change for political prisoners.
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Noted.
Letâs follow this.