(0:00 - 1:48) Good evening, I'm Will Dove and these are the top stories for Tuesday, April 1st. In an unexpected but welcome turn of events, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was arrested this afternoon at a community centre in his new neighbourhood of Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, on charges stemming from some of the most controversial actions of his nearly decade-long tenure. Trudeau was speaking at an event at the hall when officers arrived and arrested him while attendees looked on in shock. The arrests, executed by the RCMP at 3.45 this afternoon, has sent shockwaves across Canada as Trudeau is the first former Prime Minister in Canadian history ever to be arrested for crimes committed while in office. The charges, detailed in a 47-page indictment, focus on three widely criticized episodes, the SNC-Lavalin affair, the Aga Khan scandal, and the invocation of the Emergencies Act in 2022, which has since been declared illegal by the courts. Prosecutors allege that Trudeau's interference in the SNC-Lavalin case, where he pressured then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt a corruption prosecution, constituted obstruction of justice. The Aga Khan vacation, where Trudeau accepted a lavish trip from a billionaire with ties to government lobbying, is cited as a breach of ethics laws, with new evidence suggesting unreported financial perks. Most explosively, the Emergencies Act used against the Freedom Convoy is framed as an abuse of power, where it claims that Trudeau knowingly exaggerated threats to justify freezing citizens' bank accounts. This is about accountability, said RCMP Commissioner Brenda Luckey in a TIRS press conference. (1:49 - 4:48) No one is above the law, not even a former prime minister. The only image we have of the actual arrest was taken with a cell phone by an attendee at the event and later posted on EPS. Public reaction is polarized. Critics, long incensed by Trudeau's abuses of power in alignment with globalist agenda, cheered the arrest, while supporters decried it as political vengeance orchestrated by Polyev's Conservatives. As Trudeau awaits a bail hearing, legal experts predict a contentious trial that could redefine Canada's political landscape. While we would all like this story to be true, I will draw your attention to today's date. And now that I have your attention, let's get on with the real news. A controversial claim from a February 19, 2023 article by The Explosé has reignited debate. Were Conservative-leaning regions targeted with more dangerous COVID-19 vaccine batches? The piece, titled CDC Confirms Deadly COVID-19 Vaccine Batches, were sent to red Republican states, alleged that 100% of reported vaccine deaths in the U.S. stemmed from just 5% of batches. Could the globalists behind the lethal vaccine agenda disproportionately distribute it to Republican states? The Explosé article cited VAERS data claiming team enigma analysis showed a stark concentration of adverse events tied to specific batches sent to red states. A JMAA study noted that a 10% increase in Republican voting correlated with 25% higher odds of severe adverse event reports, suggesting that Republican states may have been intentionally targeted. Research into Canadian provincial health data offers some insight, but no clear conclusion, as the CAEFISS system in Canada does not record location data. However, in Alberta, a study of 3.5 million backstated individuals from 2020 to 2022 found an adverse event rate of 72 per 100,000, while Saskatchewan reported 57.75 per 100,000 after two million doses by January 2022. No data was available for other provinces, and even that data should be taken with a grain of salt, as it was reported by the CBC, which almost certainly means it's lower than the actual rate, possibly substantially lower. Comparatively, U.S. red states like South Dakota reported a serious case rate of 205.26 per 100,000. (4:50 - 5:14) Canada's CAEFISS surveillance system doesn't publicly detail batch distribution by location or political affiliation, unlike the U.S. VAERS, which is more open to public reporting. This gap means there's no direct evidence that lethal batches were sent to conservative Canadian strongholds. Instead, higher rates in conservative regions might reflect reporting bias. (5:15 - 6:29) Conservatives, often more distrustful of government, may be more likely to report adverse events, inflating numbers without proving batch-specific targeting. For now, the theory remains speculative in Canada. While U.S. data hints at a pattern, differences in reporting systems and data transparency leave the question open. Canadians in conservative areas might wonder about their vaccines, but without batch-level evidence, skepticism rather than conspiracy may explain the numbers. Or it may not. China has launched extensive military exercises around Taiwan, deploying at least 20 warships and 50 jets in what it describes as a stern warning against Taiwan independence separatist forces. The drills, which began today, involve the People's Liberation Army's Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force. According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, by early afternoon, China had deployed 71 sorties by military aircraft and drones. 21 navy ships ranged around the island and positioned the Shandong aircraft carrier about 220 nautical miles east of Taiwan. (6:30 - 8:22) The exercises seek to close in on Taiwan from multiple directions and practice maneuvers including assault on maritime and ground targets and blockade on key areas and sea lanes, according to a statement from the PLA Eastern Theater Command. Taiwan's military has responded by dispatching its own aircraft and ships and activating land-based missile systems on coastal areas. Taiwan officials have condemned the drills as reckless and irresponsible and have elevated their military readiness level to ensure China does not turn drills into combat or launch a sudden attack. The Chinese military exercises come in the wake of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegess' pledge to counter China's aggression during his first visit to Asia, as well as recent separatist statements by Taiwan President Lai Chiang-Ti. During Hegess' visit, he unveiled an upgrade in the U.S. military command in Japan to a new warfighting headquarters. As further evidence that Europe is gearing up for war against Russia, Finland has announced a plan to withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, citing the evolving military threat posed by Russia. The Nordic nation, which joined NATO in 2023, also plans to boost its defense spending to at least 3 percent of GDP by 2029, an increase from the current 2.41 percent. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced these measures at a press conference, stating, Withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention will give us the possibility to prepare for the changes in the security environment in a more versatile way. He emphasized that while there is no immediate military threat to Finland, Moscow poses a long-term danger to all of Europe. (8:23 - 9:11) By leaving the agreement, Finland, which has the longest border with Russia of any NATO nation, could resume stockpiling landmines for defensive purposes. This move aligns Finland with other NATO members like Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who have also considered similar actions. Finland's withdrawal from the treaty will require approval by the Finnish parliament, though it is expected to pass given widespread support among government and opposition parties. The country destroyed more than one million landmines after 2012, when it became the last EU member state to sign the convention. And my apologies to those of you who got your hopes up on my April Fool's story. I couldn't help myself. If only wishing could make it true.