Absurdity-Observer-March-2026

Absurdity Observer – March 2026

  • Health Canada has sealed vaccine and adverse drug reaction records for up to 15 years. According to documents tabled in Parliament, officials cited the scale of the access-to-information request—several million pages—as justification. A 15-year extension means adverse vaccine reaction records may not be released until 2041.
  • Newly released Epstein-related files show emails tied to Jeffrey Epstein alleging that Bill Gates attempted to conceal a sexually transmitted disease from his wife following encounters with “Russian girls,” including claims that there were plans to unknowingly give Melinda Gates antibiotics. Bill Gates called the allegations “absurd,” while Melinda Gates said the disclosure reopened a “painful time” in her marriage.
  • Amazon’s Ring doorbell is facing a privacy backlash following a 2026 Super Bowl ad for its “Search Party” AI feature, which enables users to scan neighbourhood Ring cameras for lost pets. Critics label the technology “creepy” and “dystopian,” fearing it creates a “mass-surveillance network” that could easily be repurposed to track people, stalk individuals, or enhance police surveillance, despite Ring’s claims of strict opt-in safeguards.
  • According to a New York Times reportMeta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The feature, called “Name Tag,” would allow users to identify people and get information about them through Meta’s AI, potentially by referencing publicly accessible photos from Facebook and Instagram.
  • According to a 2023 whistleblower lawsuit against Pfizer that is drawing renewed attention, “Potentially Influential Government Officials” (PIGOs) in Canada, the US, the UK, and China were paid excessively by Pfizer at the start of the COVID-19 “pandemic” and up to the rollout of the shots. Figures cited in the lawsuit include $168 million in China, $12 million in the United States, and a disproportionate $11 million in payments to PIGOs in Canada.
  • Despite receiving $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars every year, a federal judge has ruled that the CBC is entitled to hide the amount it spends on advertising from the public because “disclosure could result in political interference and pressure to modify its spending.”
  • Despite promises to “get the economy moving again,” after a year with Mark Carney as our PM, nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they’re worse off financially than a year ago, according to Abacus Data.
  • Canada is posting the highest food inflation rate among G7 countries. The annual rate of food inflation has climbed to 7.3%, according to a Statistics Canada report. Meanwhile, the US is reporting food inflation of only 2.9%, less than half of Canada’s rate.
  • Global Affairs Canada records show Carney spent over $300,000 on in-flight catering and another $462,000 on food and accommodations in 2025.
  • Based on data reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, federal managers are hiring over 800 foreign students annually for government jobs, prompting criticism that this practice violates the Public Service Employment Act, which mandates preference for veterans and Canadian citizens.
  • Canada just recorded its lowest fertility rate ever. According to newly released data from Statistics Canada, Canada’s total fertility rate (TFR) fell to just 1.25 children per woman in 2024, placing the country in the category of “ultra-low fertility.” A Statistics Canada survey also revealed a troubling contradiction: most women without children say they still want to become mothers.
  • Peer-reviewed studies are challenging early assumptions about mRNA localization. A new study published in Molecular Therapy (Chen et al.) using a pregnant mouse model observed that COVID-19 vaccine mRNA entered maternal circulation, crossed the placenta, and was detectable in fetal tissues. These observations corroborate findings from a 2024 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Lin et al.) that detected vaccine-derived mRNA in human placental tissue.
  • An Access to Information request obtained and analyzed by Regina Watteel, PhD, finds that ScienceUpFirst (SUF), a “fact-checking” site promoted as an independent arbiter of truth, has received $20.7 million in taxpayer funding to promote establishment narratives.
  • The Federal government has admitted it spent $6.8M to kill the ostriches in Edgewood, BC, based on documents tabled in the House of Commons.
  • Toronto’s “Barbecue Rebellion” has returned to court—over five years later—where Adamson BBQ owner Adam Skelly will finally argue that the lockdown rules that shut him down violated the Charter and that his criminal charges should be dismissed. Authorities deployed more than 200 police officers, charged Skelly with failing to comply with an order under the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) and with obstructing a peace officer, and sought $187,000 from Skelly for being open to the public during lockdown.
  • In a report examining cancer trends during the global COVID-19 pandemic response, Deanna McLeod of Kaleidoscope Strategic Inc., an independent Oncology publications firm, found that cancer-related billing codes plunged in 2020, then surged in 2021–2022. Fewer stage-one cancers were detected, while stage-two and advanced cases climbed. McLeod identifies the widespread suspension of non-emergent care during lockdowns as a central failure of medical policy.
  • Cosmetics company Estée Lauder has been fined $750,000 after federal agents found it was using “forever chemicals” in some of its eyeliner.
  • A letter carrier fired for hoarding 6,000 pieces of undelivered mail—including cheques and government documents—gets his job back after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed a grievance. While Canada Post argued the dismissal should stand, an arbitrator ruled the carrier’s undiagnosed PTSD from being bullied as a child meant the corporation had a duty to accommodate.
  • Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld has been ordered to pay $750,000 after the BC Human Rights Tribunal ruled that his public comments, opposing gender ideology promotion in schools, constituted “hate speech.”
  • Non-binary client wins discrimination case against Montreal-area hair salon. Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Longueuil hair salon to pay $500 in damages to Alexe Frédéric Migneault after they complained that the business’s online booking system did not provide a non-gendered haircut option. Migneault alleged the battle over the hair appointment contributed to their mental health issues and forced them to go on sick leave from work.
  • Oops! Health Canada has admitted that a freezer door was accidentally left open at one of its facilities, destroying $20 million worth of specialty drugs. Canadian taxpayers will be footing the bill for this.
  • Professor arrested for pushing back against the Kamloops residential schools unmarked graves narrative. Professor Frances Widdowson was detained by police at the University of Victoria after attempting to speak with students in an outdoor public space about the unproven residential school burial claims at Kamloops. The university declared her event “unauthorized” and removed her from campus under BC’s Provincial Trespass Act. She was briefly held in jail.