Liberals force banks to participate in carbon tax theatrics

Global coal demand has hit a record high in 2025, despite years of international climate pledges. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is demanding an apology after Skate Canada banned future events in the province over legislation protecting women’s sports. A Conservative MP is challenging Tim Hortons after Canadian workers were reportedly told they would be fired during a franchise sale. Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Islamophobia Czar falsely claimed she had never used taxpayer dollars to fund an Islamophobia Research Hub in Toronto, but records show she approved $80,000 to the project. A former Trudeau-era cabinet minister and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party has resigned after being the subject of a criminal investigation into alleged vote-buying and party-donation schemes. A public school in Whitby, Ontario, erased Christmas, rebranding it as a “winter display,” while religions more commonly associated with foreign cultures are celebrated by name. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Melanie Bennet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protests mount outside the office of former Conservative MP Michael Ma who crossed the floor, giving the Liberals one seat away from achieving a majority government. An Edmonton business owner is being singled out for his posts online praising terror groups and warning Canadians that a Bondi Beach-style terrorist attack is “now coming to your front doors.” A federal court has decided to shield an Indian immigrant from deportation after he was convicted of possessing child pornography after trying to "flagpole” across the border to expedite his permanent resident status. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anti-Israel activists protest Canadian Hanukkah events just hours after deadly ISIS-aligned terrorist attack on Jewish people in Australia. U.S-Canada trade talks are not expected to take place until the pre-scheduled review of the Canada U.S. Mexico trade agreements. The B.C. government is still withholding reports from the Kamloops band who received millions of taxpayer dollars to excavate the 215 soil anomalies it first reported as the bodies of children. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill granting citizenship to the foreign-born children of immigrants who became citizens is now law.Amid a public feud between members of OneBC, the province's newest right-of-centre party, one of the party’s candidates has announced he will no longer run in the party, calling the dispute a “soap opera.” The Canada Border Security Agency reported that it seized 30 stolen vehicles from the Greater Toronto Area, bound for export, last month. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney blocked another cabinet minister from interacting with reporters, making it the second day he’s stopped his government from speaking to media. Conservatives are calling for immigration reform after 14 extortion suspects delay deportation through the asylum claim system. A Canadian Armed Forces member was arrested and charged with alleged foreign interference. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite flagging concerns about political bias at Canada’s “anti-hate” organization, Liberals still approved $200,000 in taxpayer funds to the self-described “anti-fascist” group. A new poll found that over half of British Columbians are concerned about their private property rights after a BC Supreme Court justice granted the Cowichan tribe Aboriginal title in the province. Health Canada contradicted its own officials' testimony and admitted that Canadian tax dollars are used to fund the procurement of drug paraphernalia, such as crack pipes, at drug consumption sites. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Melanie Bennet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Liberal heritage minister Steven Guilbeault says his department doesn’t track how much of its funding to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network went to Antifa, or how it ensures that public funds don’t go to such groups. U.S. conservative commentator Glenn Beck, as well as Canadian war veteran Kelsi Sheren, are attempting to save a Saskatchewan woman who signed up for euthanasia after Canada’s healthcare system failed her. Political activist Yves Engler has been barred from running in the NDP leadership race after the party accused him of antisemitism stemming from his past social media remarks. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government plans to vote against a Conservative motion seeking parliamentary support for a new bitumen pipeline to BC, despite a recent memorandum of understanding with Alberta. The federal Liberal government has spent over $1 billion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workshops for public servants since 2016, employing nearly 600 bureaucrats to advance DEI in the public sector last year alone. Medical associations are applauding a federal initiative to fast-track permanent residency and increase immigration of healthcare professionals, but want to see further reforms to improve Canada’s healthcare system. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canada Border Services Agency has revealed that over 10,000 removal orders have been in its backlog for more than a year. The Bloc Québécois and David Eby’s NDP government in BC are teaming up to fight a Memorandum of Understanding between the federal government and Alberta that would allow Alberta to export crude oil to Asian markets. Eby announced new BC guidelines, which would enable doctors to administer overdose prevention drugs to youth involuntarily in an effort to curb the province's opioid overdose crisis. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices