Another federal minister is under fire for showing off a lobster feast while Canadians struggle to make ends meet. Plus, a Liberal MP claims doctor-assisted suicide has nothing to do with suicide. And a man has been arrested and charged after the attempted arson of a Regina Catholic church. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A failed lawsuit against the Conservative Party filed by the CBC during the 2019 election cost taxpayers almost $400,000, according to newly obtained documents. Plus, Canadian youth have some of the worst outcomes when it comes to labour force participation rates according to Statistics Canada. And the House of Commons passed a motion calling on the Liberal government to review Canada’s record immigration targets with support from all opposition parties. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzs...
Canada’s spy agency admitted that its anti-terrorist arm was monitoring parental rights activists and even compared concerned parents to neo-Nazis. Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that he hopes courts will uphold the Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding Canadians who had their constitutional rights violated for participating in the Freedom Convoy protest in 2022. And Environment Canada’s own data shows that the Liberal government’s fertilizer emission reduction will result in...
GC Strategies was handpicked by the Liberal government to oversee the failed ArriveCan application. It was revealed on Wednesday that the firm has accumulated $258 million in federal contracts over the course of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s time in office. Plus, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre blasted a pro-drug advocate’s racist tirade at a protest in Richmond, BC, where residents demonstrated against the opening of a safe injection site. And there’s been a second shooting targetting th...
A new study has found diversity, equity, and inclusion – also known as DEI - programs in universities lead to even more prejudice and bigotry. Plus, housing starts in Edmonton hit a new low even as its population balloons due to an increase of immigrants. And MPs shut down a Conservative motion to condemn the attempted arson at the Blessed Sacrament Parish church in Regina. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Auditor General Karen Hogan released a scathing report revealing the ArriveCan app cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $59.5 million with little value provided. Plus, a prominent Toronto lawyer says the Trudeau government’s ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ agenda is contributing to judicial vacancies that are resulting in serious criminal trials being tossed. And police are investigating the arson of a Regina church that was set ablaze by man in a balaclava. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosm...
Health Canada suggested that governments should ban smoking in private homes and to completely phase out selling tobacco at a World Health Organization conference. Plus, protesters gathered in Victoria last week where a documentary film about BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry titled “Our Time to be Kind” had its world premiere. And an association of energy contractors is blasting NDP MP Charlie Angus’ latest bill which seeks to outlaw the promotion of Canadian oil and gas. Tune into ...
Bell Media’s parent company is slashing 9% of its workforce, placing much of the blame on a recent decision by the tribunal that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada. Plus, Belleville, Ontario declares a state of emergency after nearly two dozen overdoses in less than 48 hours. And the government’s housing target is off by 1.5 million houses due to outdated and inaccurate population projects. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! L...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed that he does not support the use of puberty blocking hormones for minors under the age of 18. Plus, a private members bill proposed by NDP MP Charlie Angus would see people who promote the oil and gas industry thrown in jail or receive hefty fines. And two members of the so-called “Coutts Four” were released from jail with time served after accepting a plea deal. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ...
Elon Musk calls Toronto Star “Canada’s Pravda” after Pierre Poilievre accused the paper of a “ridiculous attack.” Plus, Calgarians have 60 days to recall Mayor Jyoti Gondek in the first-ever petition of its kind. And Pierre Poilievre wades into the parental rights debate and tells Trudeau to “butt out” on parental rights. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite throwing former House of Commons speaker Anthony Rota under the bus, it was revealed this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office invited Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka to a reception the prime minister was hosting for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Plus, the Liberal government has broken a key policy promise to the NDP after announcing a delay to expanding the eligibility of its universal dental plan. And Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has a foolproof plan to crack...
A recent report from the Fraser Institute is blasting the Liberal government for not having any realistic plans to reduce the debt ratio in the next few decades. Plus, the Edmonton Police Service has issued a warning to the public last week after a convicted child sex offender, who goes by Laverne Waskahat, was released from custody. And Conservative nomination candidate Sabrina Maddeaux tells True North what drew her to conservatism and why she should be the party’s candidate for Aurora–Oak Hil...
The Liberal government has announced a second pause on expanding assisted suicide to the mentally ill. And Canada has joined an international organization looking into ways to cut fertilizer emissions worldwide. Plus, friends and family of Richard Bilkszto have set up a scholarship to honour the late Toronto educator and support new teachers entering the field. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a long-awaited announcement on Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a comprehensive set of policies addressing gender ideology. Plus, rental vacancy has plummeted to 1.5% in 2023 according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. And an Ontario doctor who opposed the Covid-19 mass vaccination campaign has seen misconduct charges dropped by the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choi...
A True North exclusive reveals a Canadian military base will host “drag queen bingo” for its members. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest “independent” Senator has donated over $76,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada. And two Canadians with ties to the Hells Angels biker gang were charged in connection to U.S. assassination plots commissioned by Iran. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Harrison Faulkner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of one woman accused of spying on behalf of China. Plus, almost 2,000 families have been compensated by the Vaccine Injury Support Program, totalling over $11 million in payouts. And racial segregation at pools is back and it’s being piloted by the University of Waterloo, where it has dedicated swim times for “black folx.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the government of using foreign aid to fund terrorists and dictators in a speech to caucus Sunday. Plus, Montreal’s Concordia University is seeking to “decolonize and Indigenize” every aspect of its academic curriculums and pedagogy. And Kelowna hopes that a temporary “tiny home village” will help provide housing to the city’s growing homeless population. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad ch...
Five years after arriving in Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resettlement program, 50% of Syrian refugees are still reliant on social assistance. Plus, Liberal MP and former justice minister David Lametti has resigned his seat and is leaving politics. And the United Kingdom has paused free trade deal talks with Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One Liberal MP has broken ranks with his party and is demanding a leadership review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Plus, in a groundbreaking study conducted by the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian farmers, particularly in Saskatchewan, have emerged as global leaders in low-carbon agriculture. And provinces and universities are scrambling to meet the 35% international student cut announced by Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Monday. Tune into Th...
The legitimacy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act has received its biggest blow after a Federal Court ruled the order was unconstitutional. Plus, ahead of his speech in Alberta alongside Premier Danielle Smith, Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office a voicemail saying he was on his way to liberate Canada. And Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by her government’s decision to invoke the Emergenci...
UFC President Dana White wiped the floor with a Canadian journalist after the reporter tried to ask him to control his fighter’s opinions. And BC MLA and former BC Liberal leadership candidate Ellis Ross will be leaving provincial politics to pursue election under the federal Conservative banner. Plus, Trudeau’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller has admitted that the international student visa system is “out of control.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more ...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre blasted Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for jet setting to speak at the World Economic Forum conference while lecturing Canadians about the climate. Plus, the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies published a report that referred to Canada as a “safe haven” and an “international hub” for crime organizations to thrive in the country’s “booming” market for illicit trade. And one in five restaurants in Canada could shut down as the deadline t...
The global elites gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum this week and True North was on the ground – not as Klaus Schwab’s invited elites but as journalists. On this episode of The Daily Brief, True North’s Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Andrew Lawton give you an exclusive glimpse into the WEF conference. Tune into The Daily Brief! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Justin Trudeau’s top minister, Chrystia Freeland, has been suddenly added to the list of speakers at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos. Plus, the state broadcaster acknowledged an inaccurate fact check of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in a recent publication. And a Quebec man pleaded guilty to 14 counts of arson during this past summer’s wildfire season. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced her resignation on Tuesday, initiating a leadership race within the party. Plus, a True North exclusive reveals escorts in Davos are benefitting from an economic boom spurred on by the arrival of the world’s elites at the World Economic Forum. And inflation rose to 3.4% in December as the cost of fuel, rent, air travel, passenger vehicles, and food increased across the country. Are Canadians in for a rough 2024? Tune into The Daily Brief with Harrison F...
As Albertans deal with an unprecedented cold snap that resulted in the Alberta Emergency Management Agency issuing a province-wide Emergency Alert, Canada’s state broadcaster is touting electric vehicles as “the best vehicle” in frigid temperatures. Plus, the founder of the World Economic Forum says China’s premier’s presence at this year’s annual conference can help “rebuild global trust.” And is Toronto a “no fun city?” One city councillor seems to think so after the city banned tobogganing fr...
Far-left protesters descend on Davos as global leaders meet for the World Economic Forum – and True North is on the ground to cover the conference. Plus, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre pledges to stop arresting journalists following the recent arrest of Rebel News journalist David Menzies by a police bodyguard for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. And the department of family medicine at Hamilton’s McMaster University is apologizing for recognizing Sir John A Macdonald’s birthday. T...
Close to 100,000 British Columbia students were absent from public schools on the day of a nationwide parental rights protest last year. Plus, “Misinformation and disinformation” are the number one threat facing the world in the short-term, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 global risk index. And former and current Jewish students have joined a class action lawsuit alleging that six Canadian universities fomented a climate of antisemitism on campus. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosm...
Rebel News is hitting back for the arrest of David Menzies by taking Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, the RCMP and York Regional Police to court. Plus, a Nova Scotia sexual health organisation that has received federal and provincial funding offers free-of-charge lubricant, flavoured oral sex dams and other adult products to “all-ages.” And after returning for just one day in the new year, a judge has halted the trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Tune into The ...
Argentinian president Javier Milei will be heading to Davos for the World Economic Forum – and True North will be on the ground to cover the conference. Plus, federal government spending on debt interest charges has increased by 36.7% in the third quarter of 2023. And the World Health Organization quietly appointed a controversial Canadian trans activist to its transgender guidelines group. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
