The Political Orphans

Last week Mark Carney tabled his 2026 budget, and with it came what he calls a “controlled increase” in immigration: up to 446,000 new permanent residents in 2026 and up to 662,000 in 2027. That’s more than 1.1 million in two years. Add 370,000 new temporary residents a year from 2027 to 2029, and Canada already has more than 2.7 million temporary residents. Tonight we look at where this is headin...

“Firing over our heads.” That’s what the person who posted this viral video says happened on Crown land while a group was shooting about 500 metres away. As a licensed gun owner, this drives me nuts. Tonight on The Political Orphans, I break down the video and revisit the Muskoka case where a temporary foreign worker with a Canadian firearms licence pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm. He...

Ontario just became the latest province to introduce a digital ID, joining Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Quebec. But are these IDs really provincial? Tonight I connect the dots. These provincial digital IDs are built on the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, the same framework shaped by the federal government, Canada’s big banks, Interac and major telecoms. Ottawa’s new CanadaLogin system plans to accept p...

Mark Carney just committed up to C$1.6 billion of taxpayers' money to Cohere, a private AI company most Canadians have never heard of. So who is Cohere, what do they actually do, and who's been funding them? In Part 1 of this series, I break down: • Who founded Cohere and how three U of T students built a C$35.7 billion company in 7 years • What Carney really means by "secure and sove...

You read the ingredients. You check the price. But do you know how your meat was produced—and whether religious practices were involved? A viral claim that all Costco chicken in Canada is now halal sent me digging. What started with chicken led to lamb, questions about labelling, and a conversation with a former Costco executive whose claims warrant further investigation. Tonight, I walk through w...

Flock-style license plate reader cameras are being installed by police forces all across Canada and the United States, tracking where you go, when, and in what vehicle. So what happens when a regular guy turns the same technology around to watch the watchers? Anthony Sistilli, a software engineer and content creator from Mississauga, bought a cheap camera online, used AI to turn it into an automat...

Canada's food bank crisis has reached a record 2.35 MILLION monthly visits, up 9% from last year and 117% since 2019. But what is the mainstream media leaving out about who's actually using Canada's food banks? In the newly released Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2026 report, children account for 32.5% of food bank clients, nearly 31% have been in Canada for 10 years or less, and approx...

Alberta referendum results: Alberta said no to separation, but yes to fixing immigration. In the 2026 Alberta referendum, about 75% of voters chose to remain in Canada, while 25% voted to begin the process toward Alberta independence. A majority of Albertans also voted yes on all four immigration questions. So what comes next for Alberta? Independent journalist Jason Lavigne joins Nico Lagan on Th...

Is Canada immigration about to change? Because our leaders just showed us where they stand and tonight on The Political Orphans, I break down what Canada's immigration future could look like if our political leaders get their way. Mark Carney told The New York Times it's time to resume "some controlled increase in the population," adding "that will happen." By law, the...

Yesterday was Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Instead of a day about truth, it became a day about a banner with two words on it: "Got bones?" Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a cowardly act. BC Premier David Eby called it disgraceful. Conservative MP Frank Caputo told the people behind it to go home and never come back. Liberals, Conservatives and NDPers all a...

Diesel prices have exploded — Canada up 56%, the US up 75% since the Iran war began in late February. Now videos are spreading claiming truckers across Canada and the US are striking October 1st. Is it real? I sat down with Chris Barber, one of the main faces of the 2022 Freedom Convoy and owner-operator of his own trucking company, to talk about what these diesel prices are actually doing to his...

On September 23, 2026, Durham Regional Police arrested and charged a 57-year-old Whitby man, Sean Farro, with Offence Motivated by Hatred – Uttering Threats and Incite Hatred in Public Place over a post on his Facebook page. Police haven't said exactly what he posted, but CTV and CP24 report it was an image advertising a "hunting permit" against Muslims in North America, captioned &q...

Two weeks after the Allison Inquiry wrapped, the dust has settled — so what actually happened? I sat down with Vaccine Choice Canada's president and National Citizens Inquiry chair Ted Kuntz to talk about what four days of testimony, 50+ witnesses, and a possible 500 million views actually accomplished. We get into the MPs who didn't show up — ten out of 343, maximum five in the room at on...

Bill C-34 hasn't passed yet Big Tech is acting like it has. Mark Carney rushed Bill C-9 through. He rushed Bill C-22 through. Bill C-34 — the Safe Social Media Act — is next, and I predicted it before the summer break. Tonight I break down exactly what C-34 actually says, quoted directly from the bill itself: the real definition of "social media service" (it's broader than you th...

68% of Canadians say they don't want a large AI data centre within a few blocks of their home. It's being built anyway — in Saskatchewan, in Alberta, across the country, with tens of billions of dollars behind it. Tonight, NCI LIVE and The Political Orphans join forces for a special broadcast on the AI data centre boom sweeping Canada. Former Telecom Sales Engineer Nico Lagan is joined by...

Calgary just became the latest Canadian city to send drones to 911 calls before officers even arrive — but they're not the first, and they won't be the last. Tonight I break down which police forces across Canada are already doing this, what these drones can actually see and record, and why Mark Carney announcing a massive new Canadian drone industry the same week — in the same city — is w...

RCMP has time to knock on your door over a website post — but not enough to actually fight crime. I sat down with Tanya Gaw, founder of Action 4 Canada, after two RCMP officers showed up at her home over a "hate speech" complaint. Watch the exclusive interview and see exactly how it happened. This isn't the only case. A Stoney Creek man was just charged under the same law — Bill C-9...

On Tuesday, I attended the first day of the Allison Inquiry on Parliament Hill — Canadians sharing their experiences of vaccine injury, on the record, for the first time in front of lawmakers. The room was almost empty. No mainstream media. By the afternoon, only one MP was left in the room. I share my impressions from being there in person: the MPs who showed up, the ones who didn't, a Conser...

Canada was built under the influence of Christian norms and values. Today, many of our laws, institutions and political leaders appear determined to erase that foundation. What happened—and what replaced it? Wilfrid Laurier University associate professor and sociologist of religion Dr. David Haskell joins me to discuss his book, Christ or Collapse: The Case Against Godless Government, and the evid...

Bill C-18 was sold as a law that would save Canadian journalism. Instead, Meta pulled news off Facebook and Instagram overnight, independent media lost their reach, and now the law itself has become a sticking point in trade negotiations with the United States. CPA and host of The Really Big Show, Jim Csek, joins me to break down what Bill C-18 actually does, what it's cost independent media i...

On August 29th, 2026, The Dominion Society's DomCon 2026 conference was pushed out of Hamilton, Ontario — after the city refused to rent its venues, the mayor personally wrote to local businesses, and Hamilton Police issued a public call asking residents to report possible venue bookings. This episode isn't about whether you agree with the Dominion Society. It's about one question: is...

Flock Safety's CEO Garrett Langley just went viral defending his company's surveillance cameras — comparing a ban on Flock to banning cars because of drunk drivers. But this isn't just happening in the US. These same style of cameras are already being installed across Canada, and most Canadians have no idea. I break down what Flock-style ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) cameras ac...

Mark Carney says French language rights killed the trade deal with the US. Trump says that's a lie. Someone's not telling the truth — or there's a third reason nobody's talking about. Just before the negotiation deadline, independent creators started raising a different question: was Bill C-11 and Bill C-18 quietly part of what was on the table? I break down what these laws actuall...

Toronto’s 2026 municipal election is approaching, and mayoral candidate Bahira Abdulsalam is drawing attention after a viral exchange questioning whether she would implement Sharia law if elected. But tonight, I want to go beyond the viral clip and look at the numbers. How large is Toronto’s Muslim voting population? How significant does that voting bloc become when municipal turnout remains low?...

The average Canadian family now spends nearly 42% of its income on taxes — but that's only the beginning of Canada's affordability problem. According to the Fraser Institute's 2026 Canadian Consumer Tax Index, the average Canadian family earns $121,111 and pays approximately $50,721 in taxes. But what happens to the money Canadians have left? Over the past five years, food prices have...