The Daily Brief

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada voted in favour of a strike for employees in administrative, technical, educational and operational services, which may affect a number of services utilized by Canadians. Plus, following York Mills Collegiate Institute’s decision to host a drag queen event in front of a select number of students, a group of students organized a protest against the e...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Twitter to list all accounts owned by the CBC as government-funded media. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canadians some questionable financial advice after he suggested Canadians use their credit cards to pay for large purchases such as tuition and home renovations. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is confident a new investigation laun...

Katie Telford will finally appear before the procedure and House affairs committee on the issue of foreign interference in Canada’s elections on Friday. The prime minister's chief of staff's appearance comes as the president and the board of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation resigned, blaming the fallout from donations the organization received which had ties to the Chinese government. Plus, a...

The trial of the alleged murderer of a 13-year-old Burnaby teen began on Wednesday, six years after the accused was arrested. Ibrahim Ali, who is a refugee from Syria, was charged with first-degree murder. Plus, will Canada ban Fox News? That’s what the government-funded trans rights organization Egale Canada is hoping for. And most Albertans don’t want a provincial police force, according to a ne...

As Canadian cities deal with an unprecedented wave of violent crimes, Statistics Canada data shows that every province except Manitoba and Quebec saw a decline in the number of police officers. Plus, citing a rise of hate and violence against “2SLGBTQI-plus communities,” the Ontario NDP introduced a bill on Tuesday to designate safety zones of 100 meters around venues where drag queens read to kid...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s legal team is telling CBC News to retract a recent news story about contact her office has had with Justice officials over Coutts border blockade charges, saying the outlet is seeking to revive a “manufactured controversy.” Plus, a violent attack on a transit bus in Surrey over the weekend is deemed a terrorist attack by the RCMP. And the prime minister’s official...

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is defending the controversial carbon tax – while admitting that households are paying more even with the rebate payments. Plus, following the violent assault of Chris Elston, also known as Billboard Chris, at a trans rights rally in Vancouver, Vancouver Police are seeking witnesses and investigating the incident. And amid allegations of “racism” by Prime Min...

The Liberal government struck down debate in the House of Commons on the internet censorship law, Bill C-11, to ram the legislation through parliament. The bill was passed in the House of Commons on Thursday evening and will now head back to the Senate for debate. Plus, the Carousel Theatre for Young People in Vancouver is advertising a “Junior Drag Camp” for kids aged 7-11 and a “Teen Drag Camp”...

The Alberta NDP says Danielle Smith is “unfit” to remain premier after a phone call between her and Artur Pawlowski was released in which she offers to help the controversial street preacher with his criminal charges. Plus, the Conservatives are criticizing the Trudeau government’s bail reforms after several recent attacks in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver – and propose a new bill to reform the Cr...

The Trudeau government unveiled its latest budget on Tuesday and revealed that it plans to push back plans to balance the budget, and is projecting deficits until the year 2028. Plus, a Bloc Quebecois MP said in the House of Commons that it was worth violating the free speech rights of Canadians with Bill C-11 if it means that content made in Quebec gets promoted online. And Albertans concerned wi...

Former Liberal MP Han Dong said he plans to take legal action against Global News following a report that alleges he advised the Chinese regime to keep Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in custody. Plus, with a looming recession on the minds of Canadians and as families struggle to make ends meet, the Trudeau government is expected to table its latest budget today. And Ontario reported t...

This isn’t a terrible April Fool’s Joke – Canadians can expect things to get even more expensive as two major federal tax hikes will go into effect on April 1. Plus, following a hotly contested nomination race, Arpan Khanna will represent the Conservatives as the candidate for the Conservative stronghold of Oxford in a by-election later this year. And Trustees on the Waterloo Region District Schoo...

In this special edition of The Daily Brief, the True North team covers the Canada Strong and Free Network Conference in Ottawa where appearances have been made by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Plus, the House of Commons votes in favour of calling a public inquiry into foreign election interference as allegations again...

A new report based on national security sources alleges that Liberal Han Dong MP advised a Chinese diplomat to prevent the freeing of the two Michaels – and he’s now resigned from the Liberal caucus. Plus, the Alberta NDP is promising to create a Somali curriculum if elected in the province’s spring general election. And US President Joe Biden will arrive in Ottawa on Thursday, and in addition to...

In a surprise move, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that chief of staff Katie Telford will appear in front of parliamentary committee to testify on allegations of foreign interference mere hours before the Conservative motion to summon her. Also, former Governor General David Johnston’s decision to launch a public inquiry into Beijing’s interference in Canadian elections will be published in...

In a last-minute switch, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has backed down from turning a Conservative motion demanding his chief staff Katie Telford appear at a committee on China’s election interference into a confidence motion. Plus, China’s interference in Canada’s past elections to get a Liberal government re-elected is receiving widespread international attention. And a Newfoundland university o...

On Friday, the Globe and Mail published an op-ed from the whistleblower at CSIS who leaked documents to the media which alleged Chinese interference in Canada’s elections. Plus, amid allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal election, British Columbia Premier David Eby says he wants a full briefing from CSIS. A food supply expert tells True North that milk farmers have long been...

CSIS believes China interfered in Vancouver’s 2022 municipal election, but Vancouver Mayor Ken Sims rejects “insinuations” made by the Globe and Mail. However, as new allegations of election interference come out, Canada’s former ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, David Mulroney, said that there was “abundant evidence” to support the existence of Beijing’s long-term plan to influence Ca...

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former Governor-General David Johnston as the ‘special rapporteur’ to oversee Canada’s investigation into Chinese election interference. Johnston, who Trudeau describes as a “family friend” and just so happens to also be a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, is tasked to look into allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will tackle the opioid crisis head-on if he becomes prime minister by taking aim at big pharma. Plus, a True North exclusive reveals that a large volume of Twitter accounts tweeting about Beijing’s interference in Canada’s elections appear to exhibit bot-like behaviour. And Calgary city council has approved two administrative recommendations to limit drag queen...

The Alberta government is launching a second Alberta is Calling campaign to attract more skilled workers from Ontario and Atlantic Canada even after Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Alberta Premier Danielle Smith he’s not a fan of the advertisements. Plus, a powerlifter with Team Canada is voicing her concerns with the Canadian Powerlifting Union as they are allowing male-to-female transgender indiv...

If the Trudeau government’s Online News Act, C-18, becomes law, Meta says it will ensure Canadians no longer have access to news on Facebook or Instagram. Plus, reports implicate Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Vincent Ke in a Chinese foreign interference network directed by China’s Toronto consulate during the 2019 election. And after being found guilty of violating Canada’s ethics laws for...

Liberal and NDP MPs were up in arms during a committee meeting looking into foreign interference in Canada’s elections – but their anger wasn’t directed towards the Chinese regime. Instead, MPs on the committee were upset because of “completely sexist” comments made by Conservative MP Michael Cooper while questioning Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contin...

Despite persistent grilling from Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to directly answer questions in Parliament Hill’s Question Period Wednesday on foreign interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections. Plus, the Liberal government has rejected a Senate amendment to the Trudeau government’s online censorship law, Bill C-11, which would protect the social...

In response to the prime minister’s refusal to launch an independent inquiry into allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Trudeau is working against the interests of Canada. And as cities across Ontario and Quebec struggle to deal with the influx of asylum seekers from Roxham Road, Alberta and British Columbia say they currently have no...