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True North’s Daily Brief is a daily podcast to keep you up-to-date on the news you need to know. Featuring host Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and other True North journalists, the Daily Brief will bring you the top stories of the day and True North exclusive stories you won’t find anywhere else.

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    Poilievre says Carney's decisions derailed U.S. trade talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 12:47


    Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blames Prime Minister Mark Carney for allowing trade talks to be derailed by a Ronald Reagan ad that the PM was aware of. An investigative journalist is raising alarm bells about foreign interference, highlighting Carney's private-sector ties to the Chinese government. Crime statistics show that crime in Canada's capital city has spiked by nearly two-thirds since the Liberals took office. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ford says Carney approved of disastrous Reagan anti-tariff ad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 14:40


    Ontario Premier Doug Ford threw the prime minister under the bus, saying he approved a Ronald Reagan ad, which Prime Minister Mark Carney admits is the reason Canada faces a new suite of tariffs. Carney is set to meet with China's dictator, President Xi Jinping, in South Korea this week, days after Canada's foreign affairs minister said Canada aims to strengthen its “strategic partnership” with the communist country. Alberta's NDP leader Naheed Nenshi has called Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's attempts to build more pipelines a “pipedream.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    CBSA president can't find 32,000 illegal immigrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 13:07


    The President of the Canada Border Services Agency revealed that the agency can't find at least 32,000 illegal immigrants who were otherwise set for deportation.  The "I am Alberta" rally at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton saw thousands of attendees calling for an independent Alberta.  Canada's subsidized auto industry is suffering more losses after General Motors dropped out of its pledge to produce electric vans. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Carney dodges questions on what Canadians must “sacrifice” for budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 17:31


    Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to explain what sacrifices Canadians will have to make ahead of his upcoming federal budget. A senior border official revealed Canada plans to deport less than 10 per cent of people facing removal orders. A new study shows Alberta's charter schools are outperforming government-run schools across every grade and subject. Tune into the Daily Brief with Clayton Demaine and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BC Conservative party executive calls for John Rustad to resign

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 14:20


    An American Islamic preacher's event at a Quebec university is drawing the ire of Quebec politicians and civil society groups over the figure's extremist rhetoric. Liberal immigration officials claim they don't track what happens to migrants after approving their permits yet are still responsible for issuing more migration permits. Seven elected Board of Directors members of the B.C. Conservative party have requested that Leader John Rustad step down immediately and make way for a leadership race. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    CBC faces questions on DEI hiring and temporary foreign workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 16:46


    Grocery prices continue to rise, increasing at a rate higher than the target set by the Bank of Canada. Calgary has a new mayor who won by a slim margin, deposing incumbent mayor Jyoti Gondek's four-year run. CBC executives faced harsh criticism over their DEI policies and foreign worker hiring during a heritage committee meeting. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Lawyers warn WHO global pandemic treaty strips Canada's sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 14:50


    Civil liberties advocates are warning that Canada's recognition of the World Health Organizations pandemic regulations, threatens Canada's sovereignty and violates Canada's constitution. The BC Conservatives have lost their fifth MLA since last election, this time the MLA opted to sit in the legislature as an independent candidate. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a hard cap to Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal deficit spending as Liberals announce a “substantial shortfall” with no target to balance the governments unreleased budget. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Richmond homeowners warned their properties are at risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 12:34


    Hundreds of homeowners in Richmond, BC, were warned that their private property rights could become null with a recent ruling granting another tribe aboriginal title over the land. While other premiers fight for more freedom to use the not-withstanding clause, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew introduced a bill to limit its use in Manitoba. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree quietly admitted that the 1000 new border officers that the Liberals' promised since the election won't even all be front-line officers. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Liberal PM Mark Carney is now anti-crime?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 15:03


    Prime Minister Mark Carney caves to Conservative pressure, rolling out tougher bail and sentencing laws. Alberta considers back-to-work legislation to end a province-wide teachers' strike. Albertans to vote on new licence plates branded with the slogan “Strong and Free.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Liberal gov promotes 'free' healthcare to migrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 17:25


    A pro-Hamas Islamist group has hijacked visual and audio systems at four American and Canadian airports. The Liberal government's Immigration department is advertising Canada's public healthcare system to attract immigrants, despite experts saying health services are overwhelmed. B.C. Premier David Eby has once again admitted that the province's illicit drug decriminalization experiment was a “mistake.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Israel peace deal reactions and India-Canada relations reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 13:12


    Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joined world leaders in celebrating Hamas' release of Israeli hostages who had been held captive since Oct 7, two years ago. A Canadian think tank is warning the Liberal government that Canada works best when the federal government doesn't overstep by making decisions outside of its “constitutional lane.” Diplomatic relations between Canada and India seem to have been mending as the Liberal's foreign affairs minister travelled to India with both countries agreeing to cooperate more closely. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trump's intent to declare Antifa a global terror group could impact Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 15:10


    An Ontario elementary school union is offering art workshops, but white members of the union are not allowed to participate. Elections Alberta has approved a citizen petition which could end the province's decades-old “funding follows the child” and school choice. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that he will declare Antifa, which is now designated as a domestic terror organization, as an international terror organization. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vancouver apologizes to LGBT activists for Harry Potter attraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 16:43


    Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants to “salute President Donald Trump” for his role in brokering a peace deal between Hamas and Israel. Vancouver city officials are apologizing after facing backlash from trans activists for approving a Harry Potter-themed attraction at the city's Stanley Park. Ontario's education minister is condemning a Toronto high school after it replaced O Canada with an Arabic version of the anthem on the second anniversary of the October 7th terror attack. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Premiers unite against Carney's notwithstanding clause ploy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 13:42


    A Mississauga university student union hosted an event “honouring our martyrs” where they quoted Hamas death toll numbers among those killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Several Canadian premiers are united against Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to limit provinces' right to use the notwithstanding clause. The Liberals and Bloc Québécois have stopped a Conservative motion which would have removed birthright citizenship from a Liberal bill which would grant citizenship to over an estimated 100,000 people. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    No jail for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 15:03


    Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling his "trillion-dollar concession" to U.S. President Donald Trump a move that cost Canada jobs and investment.  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called B.C. Premier David Eby's pipeline opposition unconstitutional and contrary to Supreme Court judgements on provincial jurisdiction. Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were granted a conditional sentence in the Ontario Court of Justice for their involvement in the Freedom Convoy. The decision means the Convoy leaders will avoid further jail time. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Doctors perform heart transplant from assisted suicide donor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 13:12


    Canadian doctors have now begun transplanting organs harvested from individuals killed through Canada's euthanasia program. A new poll shows the NDP Premier David Eby is now tied or ahead of BC Conservative Leader John Rustad in public opinion on several issues, including crime. A Conservative MP grilled the Liberal government over its ban on nicotine pouches, highlighting how contradictory the law is when compared to the Liberals' stated goal to reduce smoking levels in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Legault warns about the threat of radical Islam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 12:54


    Quebec Premier Francois Legault has issued a “wake-up” call for the province, warning that radical Islam poses a threat to Quebec cultural values. A conservative MP grilled the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada on what the agency means by its stated goal to “decolonize science,” but the health official couldn't give a clear answer. Despite voting to recognize a Palestinian state before Hamas signalled it would surrender and release the remaining Israeli hostages, Prime Minister Mark Carney is now thanking Trump for helping to negotiate peace in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    No Canadian will be spared by looming debt crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 14:23


    The government's independent parliamentary budget officer warns that under the Carney government, Canadians will face financial troubles unlike anything he's seen in his career. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada would be better off with the US-Canada tariff situation if Prime Minister Mark Carney "locked himself in a room.” The Toronto Star published an opinion piece advocating for the criminalization of "residential school denialism," and stated falsehoods about True North's best selling book, "Grave Error." Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Oshawa demands feds prosecute drug crimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 11:57


    A city council in the GTA passed a motion nearly unanimously, making it clear that the community wants federal prosecutors to start prosecuting drug offences in the city. The PEI government revealed its plans to rename Savage Harbour after it was deemed offensive by a community group. TikToker Rachel Gilmore has received a new wave of criticism after she downplayed anti-Christian vandalism and arson in a clip from her podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Most youth believe Canada 'belongs' to Indigenous people

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 13:15


    A new survey finds that a majority of youth in Canada believe that Canada belongs to Indigenous people. Academic Frances Widdowson, a co-author of the True North-published book “Grave Error,” and her team were surrounded, shouted down, and allegedly assaulted by a mob of Indigenous activists. Toronto's dancing mayor, Olivia Chow, has warned that the feds' failure to fund housing for asylum seekers on the taxpayer dime could lead to a two per cent property tax hike for residents. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Poilievre blasts church burnings as "terrorist attacks"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 14:16


    Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the Liberal government's "deafening silence" on "100 terrorist attacks" in reference to the burning and vandalism of Canadian churches. Canada's budget watchdog warned that the country faces financial peril as the Carney government's spending threatens to swell the deficit to $68.5 billion by year-end. In 2022, an Ontario school board hired a co-founder of an activist group to provide staff training. This individual's group was later determined in small claims court to have "assisted Antifa." Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Police union chiefs speak their mind about failed bail policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 17:16


    The U.S. economy has experienced a surge, while Canada continues its six-year-long pattern of stagnant economic growth. Police union leaders gave a scathing testimony during a Justice committee against Liberal bail laws, the federal gun confiscation program and so called “safe supply” policies. A new report found that more Canadians are on medical wait lists than they were at the end of the COVID lockdowns in 2022. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Shipbuilders slam BC Ferries China contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 13:54


    Author Gad Saad told a House of Commons science committee that DEI hiring in science has no effect on the researcher's capacity to make scientific discoveries. Several industry leaders in Canada are piling on to the ongoing criticism of public funds granted to a Chinese shipyard to build ferries in British Columbia. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault pledged to investigate a Montreal Magazine that receives public funds after it published a hit piece on U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk just a day after his assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Liberals silent on funding "anti-hate" group linked to Antifa by court

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 17:01


    Liberal government agencies are silent about their funding of an “anti-hate” group that was linked to Antifa by an Ottawa judge. Alberta's former premier, Jason Kenney, criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on Quebec's use of the notwithstanding clause. Migrant rights activists are calling on the federal government to remove restrictions on the temporary foreign worker program and to streamline permanent residency applications for “anyone who wants” to stay in Canada after their permits expire. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Liberal minister "confident" Canadians will surrender guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 14:02


    The Liberal public safety minister is once again backpedalling on the feds' gun confiscation program, contradicting a leaked recording the minister had with one of his tenants, released to the public just a day prior. A taxpayer-funded Antifa-linked activist group is hiring an investigative journalist to report full-time on what the organization deems to be QUOTE “far-right." BC Conservative leader John Rustad won a leadership review with over 70 per cent support from party members Monday evening. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Minister downplays police's role in federal gun grab

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 12:26


    The Liberal public safety minister was caught on an audio recording, downplaying the role police will have in the Liberal's gun ban and confiscation program he still maintains is “voluntary.” The terrorist group Hamas thanked the Liberals yet another time after Prime Minister Mark Carney officially recognized a “Palestinian State.” Prime Minister Mark Carney praised the communist Chinese dictatorship for its “sincere” climate policy, despite the country being the worst polluter on earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    McGill professor loses oversight role over Hamas comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 13:38


    The feds have banned an Irish rap group from entering Canada, over the group's endorsement of political violence and terrorism. A Quebec university professor has been removed from the school's student discipline committee after publicly calling for full economic and military support to terrorist organizations, though he still has his job as a professor. Lesbian, Gay, and bisexuals activists have broken away from the LGBT+ movement, and have made a new international organization which they say will return the movement to its original mission, and away from gender identity ideology. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Liberal gov spent $1 billion on DEI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 17:13


    A high school student in Hamilton recorded a teacher who took control of a Grade 11 English class to lecture students about Black Lives Matter and systemic racism. Federal documents show that the Liberal government has spent more than a billion dollars on DEI programs since 2016. Legal experts and civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm on yet another Liberal bill, this time the Strong Borders Act, which was meant to assuage concerns over Canada's shared border with the U.S. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Liberals preparing another censorship bill to tackle "hate"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 12:03


    The Liberal government is set to introduce new hate crime legislation, potentially resurrecting civil liberties concerns that were present with the Liberals' Online Harms Act. The Liberal government continues to dodge questions on designating left-wing extremists such as Antifa groups as listed terrorist entities. Canada's interim parliamentary budget officer warns that Prime Minister Mark Carney's vague promises of reigning in spending are meaningless without clear fiscal guardrails. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    University suspends professor over Charlie Kirk comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 12:38


    The University of Alberta's Faculty of Law have suspended a professor after his comments were perceived as justifying Charlie Kirk's assassination. Albertan separatists are displeased with Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith after she said she would do everything in her power to “prevent” a referendum vote on separation. Immigration officials in Canada are silent after True North discovered illicit online advertisements claiming to provide English proficiency exam results without the need for prospective immigrants to take an exam. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Albertans come out in droves for Charlie Kirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 1:24


    Country star Morgan Wallen, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and thousands of Albertans paid tribute to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk this weekend, days after his assassination. One Ontario man who wished to remain anonymous created a website for Canadians to easily visualize migrant work visa data, a job he said should have been done by the Canadian government. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon have warned Canadians to expect large deficit spending, but still refuse to provide an estimate of when they can expect a federal budget. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    B.C. court grants Haida Gwaii aboriginal title

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 12:24


    B.C's highest court has officially granted the Haida Nation aboriginal title to over the island of Haida Gwaii. Following the combustion of several buses, Quebec has halted 1,200 electric school buses for inspection. Two Conservative MPs warn that an investigation into Juno News relates to a larger trend of attacking free expression in the Western world. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trump vows "radical left" crackdown in response to Charlie Kirk killing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 16:56


    Following the assassination of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump has pledged to hunt down his killer and crack down on “radical left” political violence. Controversial critical race theory lessons at a Hamilton, Ontario, school board are now being implemented in 33 schools across the region. Canada's public safety minister claimed that the Liberals' gun ban and confiscation program has “always been voluntary.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Charlie Kirk assassinated

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 15:31


    Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking on stage at a Utah university campus event. Civil liberties advocates say an Election Canada investigation into Juno News co-founder and journalist Keann Bexte's election reporting could lead to a chill on journalism in Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford told unemployed youth in Ontario that they “aren't looking hard enough.” A McMaster University professor is emphatically denying he ever said gender treatment for minors was medically necessary despite co-signing a letter saying otherwise. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Poilievre warns of another "Liberal housing crisis"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 9:51


    The president of the European Parliament says Europe is aiming to become a partner with Canada to fulfil its long-term energy needs, and move away from Russian oil and gas. Federal NDP Interim Leader Don Davies is defending a new party rule which requires that at least half of all leadership nomination signatures come from people other than “cisgender men.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning of another “Liberal housing crisis” in Canada as home construction has stalled in major cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ontario MP Jamil Jivani takes shots at Premier Doug Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 12:56


    A mother in Nanaimo, B.C. has been banned from her child's school after refusing to delete a social media post criticizing a teacher's progress pride flag shirt on the first day back. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani criticized Ontario Premier Doug Ford, accusing him of lacking principles and creating cynicism among Conservative Ontarians. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney laying out four priorities the official opposition wants to see the government focus on when parliament resumes next week. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Rustad clarified foreign worker program position

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 13:45


    BC Conservative leader John Rustad has walked back his initial opposition to calls to abolish the temporary foreign worker program, now saying he fully supports the Conservative plan. Anti-Semitic incidents account for a majority of hate crimes in Canada. However, a London, Ont. school board “Human Rights training module” makes no mention of the phenomenon. A secondary school in Hamilton started the school year informing parents that their children would be involved in a “gradeless learning” trial this year. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Will Carney rein in Liberal spending?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 14:44


    Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted that the Liberal government has to find ways to rein in its unsustainable federal spending, during a cabinet planning session. The Canada Border Services Agency is refusing to release data on how many international students and temporary foreign workers actually leave Canada once their visa permits expire. Two Canadian senators who have been accused of wittingly aiding the Communist Party of China, have launched a new non-profit to fight against they call “exclusion” experience by those accused of foreign government ties. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why is the government criminally investigating a journalist in Canada?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 18:05


    Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has revealed his party's fall agenda, and it includes fighting to abolish the temporary foreign worker program. Conservative MP and former True North journalist Andrew Lawton has defended Juno News co-founder Keean Bexte for his election reporting saying “journalism isn't a crime.” A Durham Region police union called out Liberal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, saying crime stats tell a different story than his flippant remarks on self-defence portrayed. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Lawyer says nursing college silences opinions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 12:45


    The Lawyer of a B.C. nurse who had her license suspended for her stance on protecting female-only spaces claims the nursing college is using its power to silence opinions. A protest planned in Toronto in opposition to Liberal mass-immigration policies has attracted the ire of leftist activists and politicians, who are vowing to hold their own counter-protest. The Liberal's Online Streaming act is facing renewed criticism by online law experts saying it will strip away privacy safeguards. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why do trucking companies keep getting away with road accidents?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 11:53


    A Chinese-born Canadian citizen was deported to Canada from the U.S. for photographing military bases. A trucking company in B.C. has been found to have ties to a previous company which shut down due to excessive road accidents. A 17-year old Jewish Canadian has submitted a petition to be read in Parliament calling on the government to take action against rising antisemitism in Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is immigration causing youth unemployment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 14:42


    Canada is haemorrhaging money with the official account deficit hitting an all-time high of $21.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith vowed to seek more provincial control over immigration while answering a grandmother concerned about high immigration levels, coupled with high youth unemployment. A man charged with the alleged fraud targeting of new immigrants to Canada received a reduced sentence because he, too, is an immigrant. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Manitoba First Nation bans hunting on Crown lands

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 16:09


    Waterloo police say a viral video showing several thieves stuffing hockey bags with liquor is part of a province-wide organized theft trend. A First Nation community in Manitoba has unilaterally declared a ban on non-Indigenous hunters from entering Crown land, which they say is their traditional territory. A Toronto elementary school teachers' union handed out more than a dozen awards this year honouring outstanding contributions, but not one of them was for excellence in teaching without an activist lens. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Police arrest truck driver over deaths of mother and child

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 13:38


    An Ontario truck driver who allegedly blew a stop sign and killed a mother and her eight-year-old daughter in Manitoba was arrested at a Toronto airport after evading authorities for months. Prime Minister Mark Carney is changing the Liberal government's tune on selling LNG to Europe, after his predecessor claimed there was no business case for it. Canadians are investing more capital in American stocks than they have in decades, despite the ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Most Alberta First Nations don't publicly release financial audits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 12:40


    A Ottawa Pride parade was cancelled after anti-Israel activists blockaded the march. Most of Alberta's 44 First Nations have not publicly released financial audits for several years. A BC Court of Appeal overturned a lenient community-based sentence for a non-citizen who allegedly stabbed a stranger without provocation. Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Protecting firearm rights in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 14:37


    A video from 2023 was released showing a man in Surrey, B.C., slashing another man's throat and pledging allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS. Prosecutors will not appeal the acquittal of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assualting a woman in a London, Ontario hotel room. Advocacy groups are warning that the Liberal government's firearms ban and confiscation program undermines the rights of law-abiding citizens, threatens free societies, and will waste billions in taxpayer dollars. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Friends of man charged in home invasion self-defence speak out

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 14:49


    The friends of Jeremy McDonald, a 44-year-old man who faces charges after defending himself from a home intruder, have come forward in his defence. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling the suspension of a B.C. nurse authoritarian censorship and an attack on freedom of expression. A convicted ISIS kidnapper and sniper was allegedly spotted by the Conservatives safety critic in a minimum security prison. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Home defender charged after fighting off intruder

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 12:40


    A Man in Lindsay, Ontario was arrested and charged after defending himself against a home intruder, who was wanted by police. A new poll found that over 80 per cent of Canadians want First Nations to be forced to disclose how they spend public funds again, years after Liberal changes to the contrary. Public Service Pride Week was filled with taxpayer-funded rainbow flags, talks and praise for gender-affirming policies, once again demonstrating how entrenched DEI principles are in federal decision-making. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Do special Indigenous legal privileges conflict with the rule of law?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 12:22


    A Canadian law professor is advocating for an end to heritage-based legal rights for Indigenous people in Canada, saying it conflicts with a free society and the rule of law. A Vancouver bylaw will fine homeowners for not registering their wood-burning fireplaces and stoves with the city. Air Canada flight attendants, represented by CUPE National, have ended their three-day strike, which had grounded flights last week. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Doug Ford urges Poilievre to back Carney on tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 11:45


    Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to work with Prime Minister Mark Carney on a “Team Canada” approach to U.S. tariffs. Meanwhile, a transgender festival on Vancouver Island was cancelled after anti-Israel activists demanded organizers take a stance on Gaza. And the Air Canada strike is set to continue despite the Liberal government declaring it illegal. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coalition Avenir Québec on track to lose every seat as separatists surge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 10:42


    Quebec's ruling Coalition Avenir Québec is projected to lose all of its seats in 2026, after another byelection win by the Parti Québécois in Arthabaska signalled a growing sovereigntist wave. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has blasted Canada's Online News Act in a human rights report, saying it undermines press freedom. And a new Angus Reid poll shows most Canadians oppose criminalizing so-called “residential school denialism.” Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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