Mark McQueen
@markrmcqueen
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Funder of growth companies + public service roles +Toronto Star Columnist. Pearl Jammer. RTs ≠ agreement. Not investment advice. No photo use w/o permission ©.
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New blog post from me: Canadian Tech go-privates: who's up next? And who will get passed over?
#privateequity
#PE
#VC
$CGY $CVO $DCBO $DTOL $FORA $KSI $QTRH $REAL $THNC $WELL
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Thanks to the Yonge St bike lanes, this ambulance wasted 30 valuable seconds at a single intersection. There was no where for the cars to pull off to. There are dozens of intersections coming up. If it’s your family member waiting for a defibrillator, I can’t imagine….
#topoli
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New blog post from me: My Canada does not include the
#Hamas
flag
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
#topoli
#hamasattack
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When
@stephenharper
was tough on Putin following the initial Ukrainian/Crimea invasion in 2014, how did some in the Canadian media react?:
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My column in today's
@TorontoStar
: Pierre Poilievre’s superpower: he doesn’t care what 'we' think of him
@PierrePoilievre
#cdnpoli
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Announcing two new
@WesternU
scholarships to help stimulate policy dialogue in Canada, and honour the Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy
@Comd_RCN
@RoyalCanNavy
@CanadianForces
@Comd_RCN_34
#readyayeready
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
#polisci
#policy
#economy
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New blog from me: "Toronto the Good" bows down to Iran.
"I wonder how Lt. Robert Hampton Gray, VC (RCNVR) feels to discover that he died so that Canada could be a nation where people such as myself are allowed — even encouraged — to twist that very freedom into a pointless
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New blog from me: "Be either consistent, or silent -- there can be no middle ground" for Universities, Schools, or publicly-traded companies.
#hamasattack
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
#topoli
#Antisemitism
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Here's how my column begins:
"I can’t separate Canada’s car theft mayhem from the never-ending court case against Trucker Convoy sympathizers
@LichTamara
and Chris Barber.
Our criminal justice system appears unable to deal with increasingly violent armed gangs, but it has had
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@TPSMyronDemkiw
Citizens don’t see any enforcement going on here, Chief.
Toronto. And more calls for the murder of Jews.
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Thank you to the
#Bowmanville
@Rotary
Club for hosting me this morning. No better day than June 6th to talk about “The Intersection of Drug Runners, Arctic Sovereignty, Jobs in the GTA & the
@RoyalCanNavy
.”
@RotaryRibs
#Durham
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What’s
@JustinTrudeau
’s exit strategy from Canada’s
#Covid19
current restrictions?
When will the border re-open to non-essential travel?
When will airlines be able to board pax w/o a PCR test?
What criteria does the
@liberal_party
plan to apply? Case counts? Deaths? Polling?
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Canada wasn’t built this way, and something has to give.
#topoli
Chaos on the ice as protesters face off against skaters.
#cdnpoli
#Toronto
#Palestine
#Israel
#Gaza
#ProtestMania
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With respect to our hard-working TPS officers who are clearly operating under senior direction, since Oct 7th, none of these “Pro-Palestinian” protests have been “lawful” — each involved the blocking of major road arteries, were public marches w/o a permit, and/or the invasion of
“This isn’t lawful protest protected by Constitutional rights. It’s criminal. It’s violent, targeted and organized. We’ll use all resources available to investigate, arrest and prosecute those who are responsible for this.” - Staff Supt Pauline Gray, Detective Operations
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My latest blog post:
Clean technology advancements, not circular taxes, is Canada's best hope to reduce global greenhouse gasses and grow our economy
#cdnpoli
#cleantech
#climatechange
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I can’t believe it must be said, but if there’s a
@CPC_HQ
leadership review, I’ll go on the record now in support of
@erinotoole
.
I’ve worked on Federal campaigns when we’ve won & when we’ve lost. Winning is harder, and don’t pretend it’s entirely in your own control.
#cdnpoli
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“Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has called on Silicon Valley Bank chief executive Greg Becker to return the money he made from recent stock sales.”
#SVB
#SVBCollapse
Greg Becker sold $3.6 million in company stock just days before the bank’s collapse. Pressure from federal lawmakers is mounting to give it back.
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@stephenharper
CBC Oct/15: "Conservative Leader
@stephenharper
portrays himself as the West's tough guy in hounding Russia for its intervention in Ukraine...but his voluble approach may be out of step with diplomatic efforts to tackle calamities in the Middle East and elsewhere." 2/
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If Jesus is “The King of Israel,” as we sing in “The First Noel” Christmas Carol, and was born in Bethlehem (the West Bank) >2,000 years ago, why are some Christians posting about “Freeing Palestine” from a “Colonial Jewish” movement? You’ve been singing these Carols your entire
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Imagine a crowd of Ukrainian Orthodox Christians trying to “shut down” Ramadan festivities in, say, Dubai or Kuwait City because Russian bombs were falling on folks in Ukraine?
Police and security lock doors to the Eaton Centre to keep protesters out.
(My videographer recorded this right before I got trespassed for standing near Zara.)
#cdnpoli
#Toronto
#Palestine
#Israel
#Gaza
#ProtestMania
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More
@TorontoPearson
Hell. Hundreds lined up to get into the CBSA Customs Hall. Proving that you can spend billions of public money, charge world leading AIF fees on each ticket, and still get incompetence.
#topoli
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
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I'm all for making things more "fair," but this gives you a sense of y
#Entrepreneurs
feel unfairly targeted
#cdnpoli
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James A. Baker III: When the time came to eulogize Mr. Bush at his state funeral on Dec. 5, 2018, Mr. Mulroney rose at the Washington National Cathedral to praise his longtime friend as a beacon of leadership. “When George Bush was president of the United States of America,” Mr.
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@stephenharper
Fin Post Mar/14: "Business leaders have been unnerved by the potential fallout as Canada and Russia face their moment of highest tension since the cold war. But Mr. Harper said firms that operate, or have investments in, Russia 'have to be aware of the risks.'” 3/
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@stephenharper
McGill Tribune 11/14: "
@stephenharper
made headlines last week after firing a bold political jab at Putin during the G20 summit in Brisbane.
Since then, many media outlets have praised the prime minister as a hero who passionately stood up to a major imperialistic threat..." 4/
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Today’s Public Service Announcement about
@kevinolearytv
is something to behold.
@ABCSharkTank
@CNBC
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I'm not finished with the venture world, but today marks Day
#1
as a Toronto Star Columnist:
There's an easy solution to the car-theft crisis. Too bad the Trudeau government isn't paying attention via
@torontostar
#cdnpoli
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My column in today's
@TorontoStar
: when it comes to the ongoing disruptive and often racist rallies, I think Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks for the Silent Majority when he says "people are fed up."
@fordnation
seems to be the only senior politician to recognize that we are
Doug Ford is right. I too am 'fed up' with the anti-Israel protests
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@CampaignforJack
@IrwinCotler
If you are referring to this situation: "the government told him it decided not to repatriate the woman because she 'adheres to extreme ideological beliefs' and could pose a risk to the public," or others like it, Canadians are grateful that CSIS , CSE and others are protecting
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Yes, it’s of the utmost importance that lawbreakers be kept “safe” as they brazenly defy
@TorontoPolice
and spread hate on the neighbouring community.
Due to public safety concerns, the Avenue Road overpass is now closed. There will be no access to the bridge. Police are on scene to enforce this in order to keep demonstrators, and passing traffic safe
Stay tuned for updates.
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When exactly did "we," the Canadian taxpayer, make a conscious decision "to be an open country?"
#cdnpoli
DOCUMENTS:
@MarcMillerVM
's dep't loses track of up to 500,000 foreigners incl. illegal immigrants, is now "exploring options to regularize" their status: "We made a conscious decision to be an open country."
@CitImmCanada
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@TWafflle
@LichTamara
As the former Chairman of
@PortsToronto
, I’m well aware that the port system is Federal — that’s the point.
Thieves are “driving” stolen cars to Africa?
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Some personal news: Time to chart my next Adventure
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Despite what the Occupiers at
@UofT
might claim, Torontoians are not "living on stolen land." The land known as York was purchased from the Mississaugas on behalf of the Crown by Sir John Johnson in 1787.
#cdnpoli
#topoli
Be it poor, unhoused people living in tents, or university students at colonial institutions -
we are all living on stolen land, and the colonial powers have a longstanding history of murderous, genocidal intent to
protect and prioritize profits,
over people.
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We were live on
@BNNBloomberg
this afternoon when I found out about the
@liberal_party
proposal to increase capital gains taxes paid by the very Angel investor they need to take the risk on the
#ArtificialIntelligence
start-ups this gov't claims to support. The insanity astounds.
Message from a friend: “Canada has heard rumors about innovation and is determined to will leave no stone unturned in deterring it”
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@stephenharper
McGill Trib in 2014: "What is possibly even more significant is that Harper’s headline grabbing attack took media attention away from another issue which is important to many Canadians—the environment." 7/
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@stephenharper
McGill Trib continued: "However, recent history demonstrates that impassioned, principled stands are not really what Canada has come to know from its prime minister in the past few years. The political motive behind his verbal attack on Putin is not hard to figure out." 5/
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@HonestRepCanada
@MayorOliviaChow
@fordnation
@TorontoPolice
why are you allowing these people to block the road without a permit? HTA violation, Mischief, etc.
Can other community groups do this tomorrow? Anywhere they want?
#topoli
#onpoli
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Thank you to everyone who attended today’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Toronto’s Old City Hall. It means a great deal to your
@CanadianForces
, both present & past.
#WeRememberThem
#cdnpoli
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One of the greatest gifts of my life was to have HCapt(N) (Ret’d) The Hon. Dr. Hugh D. Segal, OC, OOnt, CD as a positive and uplifting force over the past 50 years. Hugh was certainly the most generous person you will ever know, but the combination of intellect, upbringing,
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Unless TPS also went to the home of the
@CP24
journalist they jostled at Yonge/Dundas Sq last month, this looks biased against the non-PC crowd. RT
@RebelNewsOnline
Police issue summons to journalist after quarantine hotel investigation
#topoli
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Thank you to the French Republic for granting
@RCN_MRC
WWII veteran William P. Wilder, CM the Legion of Honour (Knight) for his role in the Liberation of France on D-Day. It was a “life event” for all of us. May we never forget.
@HMCS_NCSM_York
#lestweforget18
@francediplo_EN
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ONE DOESN’T NEED TO USE FACEBOOK TO ACCESS THE CBC, CTV, GLOBAL,
@globeandmail
,
@torontostar
, etc. FOR EMERGENCY UPDATES.
You need the internet.
Or a radio, in the case of
@cbcradio
.
Facebook news ban accused of hampering Canada wildfire evacuation
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This is not the
#Toronto
I once knew. If this bulls*it is still here (under Yonge / Summerhill rail overpass) tomorrow, we can paint over it ourselves.
#Antisemitism
#311
#topoli
@oliviachow
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I applaud the courage of Laurent Ferreira, CEO of
@nationalbank
of Canada, as he speaks "out against the Trudeau government’s plan to raise taxes on capital gains, arguing it won’t spur investment in the country.
'It does not send the right signal for risk-taking, for
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When they say “ultra-wealthy,” that means grabbing more of the eventual capital gains of every single person who owns a cabin, farm, income property or cottage.
To make the tax system fair, we're going to make sure the ultra-wealthy pay a bit more.
#Budget2024
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@stephenharper
McGill Trib: "By taking a solid stance on the issue and bringing it widespread attention, Harper is effectively pandering to the majority of Canadians. It goes without saying that this move has the potential to be a political boon ahead of next year’s federal election." 6/
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@MooreintheAM
Beautifully done. You could beef up the coneflowers just a bit. Still, a perfect city garden.
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With respect, you seem to misunderstand what the Constitution guarantees about Fundamental Freedoms as they relate to religion: “There may be limits on how you express your religious beliefs if your way of doing so would infringe on the rights of others….”
Today, the
@TorontoPolice
brazenly accelerated through a blocked roadway in front of 51 Division, disregarding the sanctity of a space where Muslims were gathered in prayer, their vehicle accelerating close to over twenty Muslims bowed down in prayer. Amidst this, personal
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@C_Mulroney
Few Canadians lived a more consequential life than your Father. Your family and his countless friends will miss him for the rest of your lives, but know that his positive impact on Canada will continue for generations to come.
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Happy Canada Day, everyone! Special thanks to the fellow
@PearlJam
fan who brought our flag to last year’s show in
#Prague
.
#CanadaDay
#PearlJam
#PJTour2018
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Is there a chance that this “Lauren Boba Fett” nickname may stick?
Congresswoman
@laurenboebert
may actually decide to embrace it: fits the “Strong” & “Feared” image that DJT likes to telegraph.
Impeaching Donald Trump twice proves that he is the greatest President of all time... and he's not done yet! YT link below
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A warning to the “Zionism is terrorism” graffiti artist at Yonge/Summerhill. You can’t win.
#topoli
This is not the
#Toronto
I once knew. If this bulls*it is still here (under Yonge / Summerhill rail overpass) tomorrow, we can paint over it ourselves.
#Antisemitism
#311
#topoli
@oliviachow
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NDP: “You ask any CDN, we are proud of Medicare. We don’t want to be like the States.”
Reality: if you've got a disc out & can't walk, Toronto MRI wait is 4 months & the Neuro consult could be 12 months out.
USA? MRI & consult in the same wk for <$1k.
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MARK MCQUEEN'S BLOG: In a matter of hours, decades of brilliance is undone at SVB
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My column in today's
@TorontoStar
: Liberal's inadequate
#AI
funding a sign Canada is not rewarding innovation. "How can Canada be a 'world leader in tech' if we’re being outhustled by Alabama, a state known more for its football prowess than R&D?"
"After more than eight years
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I applaud
@CBC
for having the wisdom to put
@kevinolearytv
on their panel & giving him the airtime he needed to show he's learned nothing!
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@izzynobre
Yonge St. had no daytime parking in that stretch of roadway prior to the separated lanes
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On the “bright side,” if there is such a thing, every other citizen group will be able to cite these daily illegal events as part of their Defence in the event they’re ever charged for some form of public protest:
Anti-abortion, anti-bike lanes, anti-encampment clearing,
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A painful reminder of how much we as a society rely on others to put themselves in harms' way, each and every day.
The quiet sacrifices made by our military and their families should never be far from our minds.
The CAF confirms we have contacted all primary family members of those who were on board the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter that was involved in an accident in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Such a ludicrous approach to selling a broadly-based tax increase to pay for part of last year’s wasteful Liberal spending
Canada Fin Min Freeland on Sunday, in defending the capital-gains tax increase, challenges the country's wealthy class what kind of Canada they want to live. (Source: audio transcript):
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@CampaignforJack
@IrwinCotler
Even if “a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian,” that doesn’t give one the right to fly to Syria to flight with ISIL — against
@CanadianForces
, US and UK soldiers — as though you’re on vacation.
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Attn
@WholeFoods
!
Countless veterans & their families have made sacrifices most of us cannot comprehend, all in an effort to keep our nation free.
Please rescind your divisive
#Poppy
policy or Torontonians shall picket your Yorkville store tomorrow.
@RoyalCdnLegion
#topoli
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This is big. Rock went on
@VassKapelosShow
to complain about
@PierrePoilievre
diminishing the great work of the Trudeau Foundation.
@the_logic
has unearthed filings showing that the “Foundation underspent charitable requirements 4 years out last 5.”
As in, tax laws were broken.
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, under fire for a large donation from sources linked to China, has had an ongoing problem meeting minimum spending requirements for a charity.
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@hainsworthtv
@davidakin
People are free to “talk” in Canada. That’s what democracy is all about. Folks made these same kind of claims about
@stephenharper
, it never panned out.
@AndrewScheer
has said his piece. You have no reason to doubt him. What one MPP in Ontario does has no bearing on
@CPC_HQ
.
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My
@TorontoStar
column for tomorrow is already online:
“How Freeland's capital gains tax changes will harm Canada's economic future”
#cdnpoli
#budget2024
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Compelling arguments here from Apollo CEO Marc Rowan on
@CNBC
@SquawkCNBC
@BeckyQuick
@andrewrsorkin
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If your toothbrush doesn’t have AI, I don’t think we can be friends any longer.
#ArtificialInteligence
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We finally got out to see the
@PearlJam
installation on College Street West. Great idea.
#Toronto
is lucky to be one of the 11 cities around the world with this physical interactive posting. Looking forward to more news being unveiled soon?!?!
#pjtour2020
#PearlJam
#Gigaton
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Today’s the 5th anniversary of
@cibc
’s acquisition of Wellington Financial LP. The perfect opportunity to thank all of the entrepreneurs and investors who have given our
@CIBCInnovation
Banking team the opportunity to help them achieve their ambitions.
I couldn’t be more proud.
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My latest blog: Canada can create New Economy jobs without subsidizing foreign corporate shareholders in the process
#cdnpoli
#cleantech
#EV
#NewEconomy
#climatechange
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America discovers the mirage that is Kevin O'Leary's investment prowess, by
@markrmcqueen
@kevinolearytv
#KevinOleary
#HasanMinhaj
@TheDailyShow
@dee_bosa
@SquawkCNBC
@JoeSquawk
@BeckyQuick
@andrewrsorkin
#FTX
@SBF_FTX
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Quite the admission by a non-partisan public servant; Canadians can thank
@RickPerkinsMP
&
@CPC_HQ
for bringing this to light in the first place.
#cdnpoli
Deputy
@ISED_ca
says taxpayers deserve refunds after cabinet appointees in conflicts of interest doled out $319M in sweetheart subsidies to friends: "It needs to be recovered."
@RickPerkinsMP
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No Father of a daughter can bring themselves to imagine what horrors this young woman has experienced over the past eight months.
After 8 agonizing months, Noa is finally back in the arms of her family ❤️
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