Carney dishes out $660 million on woke gender projects

A Canadian Armed Forces veteran laid into MPs at a Veterans Affairs committee, demanding action from the government to prevent suicides among veterans. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is disputing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claims that he wouldn’t have released an anti-tariff ad that led to a breakdown in trade talks with the U.S. Melanie Joly, the Liberal’s industry minister, avoided answering questions about the government's controversial multi-billion dollar deal with the automaker Stellantis. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A pro-equity professor from Virginia revealed a typically unspoken truth about trans rights and how they can conflict with the rights of girls during a talk at a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference. A Liberal MP is pushing to limit the use of religious expression rights as a defence in hate speech cases claiming that some verses in the bible are “hateful.” Prime Minister Mark Carney’s culture minister Steven Guilbeault, is propping up Carney’s industrial carbon tax as a “key component” of the government's climate policies. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government has pledged $660 million in new funding to LGBT plus and gender equality organizations. Another First Nation group has begun to launch a land title claim, this time in Quebec, potentially endangering property rights for residents, as they are in Richmond, B.C. One of Canada’s top public spending watchdogs highlighted more than a billion dollars has been spent annually on “Bizarre” research projects. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is demanding an apology from the U.S. ambassador to Canada after reports say he “dressed down” Ontario’s delegate to the U.S. over Ford’s Reagan ad. Environmental alarmist Bill Gates wrote in a recent blog post that he no longer believes climate change will lead to humanity's demise, asserting people will thrive globally for the foreseeable future. Structural barriers and capacity constraints prevent Canadian medical students who study abroad from practicing medicine in Canada, while foreign students take training spots only to leave the country. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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