The Hudak Report 05/28/25

Al Mayadeen: 80% of Gaza farmland lost to Israeli war, risks starvation: FAO

CBC News: Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate'

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid: Holocaust

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court reinstates abortion restrictions, imposing ‘de-facto’ ban

MSN News: Via Rail workers give Unifor strike mandate, could take action as soon as June 22

People’s Voice: Alberta’s cuts to disability support are part of bigger attacks that labour needs to resist

Canadian political news:

• Alberta's Smith calls three byelections where NDP leader, separatist leader to run

• Carney says Canada is looking to join major European military buildup by July 1

• Even after the Justin Trudeau experience, Liberal MPs still reject Reform Act rules

• Interim NDP leader says party will play important role despite loss of status

• King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Canada for two-day visit amid U.S. tensions

• Quebec government ordered to pay $164 million plus interest in ‘historic’ class-action ruling for justice denied

• Quebec MP Francis Scarpaleggia elected as new House of Commons Speaker

• Throne Speech from King Charles asserts Canada’s sovereignty, outlines plans for investments, defence

Other Canada news:

• 2nd man files lawsuit against Whitehorse immigration consultant alleging he was scammed out of nearly $500K

• Calgary company accused in E. coli outbreak fined $10,000 for operating without a business licence

• Canada Post says it will respond in ‘short order’ as job action underway by 55,000 workers

• CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull will go ahead, despite intervention from RFK Jr.

• Hudson’s Bay to close all its stores and terminate 8,000 employees by June 1

• Quebec has the most not criminally responsible verdicts in the country

• Quebec residential construction strike set to begin Wednesday

• Wildfires force thousands from homes, destroy Sask. Public Safety Agency compound

Trump administration news:

• DOJ official eyes pardons for Whitmer kidnap plotters

• NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House

• RFK Says US Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shot for Healthy Children and Pregnant People

• Trump administration moves to cut rest of Harvard contracts with federal government

• Trump Administration Orders Pause on All New Student Visa Interviews

• Trump announces full pardon for Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery

Other US news:

• Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Book Bans and "Don't Say Gay" In Iowa

• Nurses launch strike at Meriter hospital, the first in the facility’s history

• Read Elias Rodriguez’s Leaked Chats

• US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine

Palestinian genocide and other Israeli and US aggressions in the Middle East:

• 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced families

• Far-right Israelis storm Al-Aqsa, UNRWA compounds amid Jerusalem Day march

• Hamas and U.S. Reach Gaza Ceasefire “Understanding”—Israel Rejects It, U.S. Envoy Publicly Blames Hamas

• Intensifying Israeli Onslaught Has Displaced 180,000 Palestinians in Just 10 Days

• Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians

• US- and Israel-Backed Gaza Aid Scheme Reportedly 'Being Used to Detain Civilians'

• Yemeni Forces Strike Ben Gurion Airport and Key Israeli Target in Tel Aviv

Other world news:

• Austrian court quashes ex-Chancellor Kurz’s perjury conviction

• Bolivian Electoral Tribunal Not To Register Evo Morales’ Presidential Candidacy

• Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Sudan Worsens Amid Ongoing War

• Driver arrested after minivan plows into fans at Liverpool parade

• El Salvador Denies U.S. Rep. Ivey Prison Visit With Kilmar Abrego

• England: Tommy Robinson released after seven months in jail

• Greek court charges 17 coastguards over deadly 2023 Pylos shipwreck

• M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group

• Mexican communists launch country-wide campaign to get on the ballot

• New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says

• Panamanian Teachers Lead Indefinite Strike Against Neoliberal Insurance Law

• Venezuela: GPP Secures Overwhelming Majority in National Assembly and Governorships in Legislative and Regional Elections

• Zimbabwe: Chamisa Slames New Radio Licence Law as “Heartless” and “Draconian”

• Canada's Royal Visit is a national embarrassment

• Canadian politicians march with country that shoots at our diplomats

• Immigration Police Spread Dragnets Across U.S.

• Just How Many More Successful UBI Trials Do We Need?

• Language of the Unheard

• Royal visit perpetuating deference to unaccountable power

• Unraveling Mongolia’s Prime Minister Resignation Protests