The Daily Brief

Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Marc-André Blanchard, a Trudeau-era insider with influence since 2015, as his chief of staff. An Ontario judge recently deemed a loaded illegal firearm inadmissible evidence against a Black driver, ruling Peel police racially profiled him during the traffic stop. Air Canada's first "all 2SLGBTQIA+ flight" Pride post faced immediate backlash from Canadians,...

Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat indicates that nearly 100,000 bureaucrat positions have been added to the federal government in the last decade. Quebec's Immigration Minister, Jean-François Roberge, stated that province has finally done away with Canadian multiculturalism. The Progressive Conservative government in Ontario, led by Premier Doug Ford, has unanimously approved a bi...

Soon after the Liberal election victory, entities associated with Prime Minister Mark Carney's previous company, Brookfield Asset Management, sought his help. Initial skepticism towards proportional tariffs by business leaders like Shopify's Tobi Lutke and Rumble's Chris Pavlovski has proven correct now that the Carney government has exempted most U.S. goods from its levies. In an initiative aimed...

Facing pressure before the June NATO summit, Prime Minister Carney's Liberal government hasn't met the previous 2% GDP defence spending target, while the alliance is set to adopt a new 5% goal. YouTube has shut down a popular conservative channel focusing on Canadian political content following a CBC investigation. B.C. NDP Premier David Eby held a meeting with Punjabi rap artists, some of whom ar...

In the Canadian Senate, King Charles III presented the Carney government's Speech from the Throne, emphasizing support for the CBC and action on climate change, among other priorities. A tweet from Governor General Mary Simon's account referred to King Charles III's Ottawa visit as deepening the "bond between our nations," implying he was a foreign monarch rather than Canada's Sovereign. Canada's...

The Liberals' upcoming throne speech will likely be a repackaging of old Liberal priorities with a few new announcements. The CBC received the largest payout from Google’s government-mandated bailout fund. Liberal Member of Parliament Francis Scarpaleggia, a long-serving representative, has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geo...

Two international students from Surrey, B.C. face deportation after dragging the body of a 45-year-old man in a deadly hit and run. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to shutter the Temporary Foreign Worker Program shortly after being sworn into office. A new study found that if Canada exported more LNG to other countries that rely on coal it could virtually erase it's global car...

Canadian Jewish groups are urging governments to adopt stricter anti-terrorism laws after a pro-Palestine activist's attack in D.C. killed two Israeli embassy employees. Prime Minister Mark Carney's mandate letter pledges to make 'housing more affordable,' but in reality, the Liberals continue to offer only subsidized rentals for those priced out of the market—with no real path to home ownership....

Canada eyes joining Trump’s $175 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense plan — sparking backlash from China. A new Statistics Canada report reveals that the consumer carbon tax was in fact contributing to Canada’s rising inflation. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre intends to launch an Economic Growth Council to make recommendations to Parliament on how to reverse Canada’s ailing financial perfo...

Hamas has thanked Canada, the UK, and France after they threatened Israel—drawing international backlash for earning the praise of a terror group. Finance Minister Francois Phillipe Champagne claims most U.S. tariffs remain, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s order to exempt many affected products. A week after his housing minister said real estate prices don’t need to drop, Carney dodged the qu...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s barely a month in office and he’s already accepting lavish gifts from foreign leaders. In just 10 years, Canada racked up the largest government spending and debt increase in the G7 — nearly outpacing every advanced country on Earth. Canada is building fewer homes in 2025 than it did last year, and the biggest slowdowns are coming from Ontario and British Columbia. Tun...

Canada’s new justice minister Sean Fraser dismissed concerns about two Liberal bills that enable criminals to be freed on bail as “weird.” Despite talking tough about trade on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent exemptions on U.S. goods essentially cancel out any retaliatory tariffs. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney for refusing to...

More than a year since the last full federal budget, Canadians will still be left waiting, as the Liberals confirmed they’ll only deliver a fall economic update rather than a comprehensive budget. Just a day into his cabinet role, Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault reignited the pipeline debate by claiming no companies are interested in building pipelines in Canada. Honda is shifting CR-V producti...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his Liberal minority government cabinet. During the election, Carney pledged to scale back immigration but experts say his plan fails to address temporary immigration and those who overstay their visas. A Liberal-government funded ad campaign promoting mass immigration in Victoria, B.C. is rife with anti-Canadian and pro-DEI messaging. Tune into The Daily Br...

The Alberta Prosperity Project has announced the official separation referendum question it hopes to pose to citizens. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a freeze on the industrial carbon tax. The BC NDP government is prohibiting non-Indigenous people from accessing the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad cho...

Another riding has flipped to the Liberals nearly two weeks after the election. The federal NDP are attempting to have Prime Minister Mark Carney bypass Parliament rules and grant them official party status even though they don’t have the required number of seats. Reporters Without Borders released its global press freedom index and Canada has fallen several places, now ranking 21st. Tune into The...

After a two-day conclave, the first ever North American Pope Leo XIV has emerged as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Experts in constitutional law have affirmed that First Nations treaty rights would be respected if Alberta separated from Canada but added that they have no veto power over the province’s decision. Elections Canada revealed that over 800 ballots went uncounted after a return...

Podcast host Joe Rogan expressed frustration with Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team in a recent episode, revealing that they declined his request to have the Conservative leader on his show. Elections Canada told True North that it warned the Liberals about ballot padding concerns in 2024 as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may face off 200 protest candidates in his race to be re-elected. The p...

U.S. President Donald Trump stuck by his stance that Canada should become the 51st state in his first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shut down attempts by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to weigh in on Alberta’s sovereignty movement. One Vancouver city councillor has proposed banning the sale of “gun-shaped lighters” citing public safety concerns. Tune into The D...

A major credit rating agency released a forecast warning that Canada could lose its AAA credit rating should the Carney Liberals implement the spending promised in their platform. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has sent a letter to newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney demanding federal funding for several major provincial projects. The Alberta NDP has voted to split from its federal counterpart aft...

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House tomorrow. Alberta has filed a constitutional challenge to Ottawa’s net-zero electricity regulations. Conservative MP Damien Kurek has announced his intention to step down from his seat in Battle River–Crowfoot to trigger a byelection and allow Pierre Poilievre to be re-elected to Parliament. Tune into Th...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump held a call together after the Canadian election and pledged to have a meeting at the White House. Ontario Premier Doug Ford renewed his attack on Pierre Poilievre while calling for tougher bail laws and a hardline stance on crime. While Doug Ford distanced himself from Pierre Poilievre and criticized the federal Conservative campaign, BC...

A handful of Ontario ridings saw the PPC tip the scales towards the Liberals, costing the Conservatives wins. Alberta’s UCP government is making it far easier to trigger referendums—including on whether Alberta will separate from Canada. According to an Abacus Data poll, voters over the age of 60 prioritized how parties would handle Trump, not improving the cost of living in Canada. Tune into The...

Conservative MP-elect Jamil Jivani blasted Ontario Premier Ford, accusing him of sabotaging the Conservative’s campaign. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called for a “reset” to the relationship between Ottawa and her province following news that the federal Liberals won a minority government. The National Post reports that Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said that he’s willing to c...

Mark Carney has formed a minority government after winning Canada’s 45th federal election. Jagmeet Singh says he'll step down as NDP leader once an interim replacement is selected. In a surprising turn of events, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his seat in Carleton. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...