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“Firing over our heads.” That’s what the person who posted this viral video says happened on Crown land while a group was shooting about 500 metres away.As a licensed gun owner, this drives me nuts. Tonight on The Political Orphans, I break down the video and revisit the Muskoka case where a temporary foreign worker with a Canadian firearms licence pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm. He received a 12-month conditional discharge, 50 hours of community service, and a five-year restriction on using firearms. Was that enough? And what does Canada require before someone here on a work permit can get a firearms licence?Then I’m joined by Tracey Wilson, VP of Public Relations for the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, fresh out of day one at the Supreme Court of Canada. After six and a half years of court battles, she says her team had just 22 minutes to make its case against Ottawa’s gun ban. What happened in that courtroom, and what comes next?💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan📰 Subscribe to my new Sunday and Wednesday newsletter with my unfiltered take on the week's biggest story, the receipts behind it, what I'm watching, and a preview of what's coming. Social media bans are only a matter of time, so sign up here: 👉 https://nicolagan.substack.com/#ThePoliticalOrphans #NicoLagan #CrownLand #CanadianFirearms #GunBan #CCFR #SupremeCourtOfCanada

Ontario just became the latest province to introduce a digital ID, joining Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Quebec. But are these IDs really provincial?Tonight I connect the dots. These provincial digital IDs are built on the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, the same framework shaped by the federal government, Canada’s big banks, Interac and major telecoms. Ottawa’s new CanadaLogin system plans to accept provincial IDs like Alberta’s and BC’s to access federal services. And Mark Carney’s government has signed an agreement with the European Union to make Canadian and EU digital ID wallets work together.We also look at what happened in Paraguay, where 3 million people were suddenly locked out of their bank accounts, and why “convenience and security” is always the sales pitch.So how long before one digital ID gives you access to your banking, your government services, the internet and Europe? And what happens if you question your government?Let me know what you think in the comments.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan📰 Subscribe to my new Sunday and Wednesday newsletter with my unfiltered take on the week's biggest story, the receipts behind it, what I'm watching, and a preview of what's coming. Social media bans are only a matter of time, so sign up here: 👉 https://nicolagan.substack.com/SOURCES Ontario digital credentials announcement: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1008185/ontario-introducing-optional-digital-credentials-while-guaranteeing-access-to-physical-idDIACC – Pan-Canadian Trust Framework: https://diacc.ca/overview/CanadaLogin rollout (Biometric Update): https://www.biometricupdate.com/202610/canada-begins-gradual-rollout-of-sso-for-digital-government-servicesCanada–EU joint statement, Oct 30, 2026: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/10/30/joint-statement-canada-and-european-union-building-together-allianceEU–Canada digital ID agreement (Biometric Update): https://www.biometricupdate.com/202512/eu-and-canada-agree-to-collaborate-on-digital-id-mutual-recognition-pilotsEU Parliament research service on VPNs and age verification: https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/Paraguay central bank – Ueno bank resolution: https://www.bcp.gov.py/en/web/institucional/w/banco-central-inicia-el-procedimiento-de-resolucion-de-ueno-bank#DigitalID #Canada #ThePoliticalOrphans #Ontario #CanadaLogin #MarkCarney #EuropeanUnion #BillC34 #Privacy #Surveillance #CanadianPolitics #DigitalIdentity #GovernmentOverreach #CBDC #FreedomCanada

Mark Carney just committed up to C$1.6 billion of taxpayers' money to Cohere, a private AI company most Canadians have never heard of. So who is Cohere, what do they actually do, and who's been funding them?In Part 1 of this series, I break down:• Who founded Cohere and how three U of T students built a C$35.7 billion company in 7 years• What Carney really means by "secure and sovereign AI"• Who uses Cohere: banks, telecoms, and governments around the world• Every major funding round, from Silicon Valley VCs to Nvidia to Canadian Crown corporations• The Brookfield rumour: what's false, and the connection I actually found• Carney's Brookfield stock options and what's in his blind trustIn Part 2, I'll show you why these massive backers are really investing in Cohere, and how it all connects to Bills C-8, C-9, C-22, C-34 and the AI for All program.Leave a comment. I want to hear what you think.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan📰 Subscribe to my new Sunday and Wednesday newsletter with my unfiltered take on the week's biggest story, the receipts behind it, what I'm watching, and a preview of what's coming. Social media bans are only a matter of time, so sign up here: 👉 https://nicolagan.substack.com/SOURCEShttps://www.sovereignmagazine.com/article/canada-stake-cohere-c7-billion-series-e U of T on Cohere's founders: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/ai-company-cohere-founded-u-t-alumni-receive-16-billion-government-canada Ottawa's $240M for Cohere (Dec 2024): https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/12/deputy-prime-minister-announces-240-million-for-cohere-to-scale-up-ai-compute-capacity.html Cohere & CoreWeave data centre: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-startup-cohere-and-coreweave-plan-multibillion-dollar-data-center-in-canada/ Brookfield fund loan for CoreWeave's Virginia data centre: https://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/chirisa-secures-200-million-loan-to-fit-out-virginia-data-center-for-coreweave Carney's Brookfield options: https://bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2025/03/18/carney-held-us68-million-of-brookfield-options-before-quitting-for-political-run Carney's deferred share units: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7486242 Brookfield COO at the Ethics Committee: https://openparliament.ca/committees/ethics/45-1/18/?page=2 #nicolagab #Cohere #MarkCarney #CanadianPolitics #AI #Brookfield #ThePoliticalOrphans #canadanews

You read the ingredients. You check the price. But do you know how your meat was produced—and whether religious practices were involved?A viral claim that all Costco chicken in Canada is now halal sent me digging. What started with chicken led to lamb, questions about labelling, and a conversation with a former Costco executive whose claims warrant further investigation.Tonight, I walk through what I found, what shoppers have shared with me, and what still needs answers.We examine:• Halal claims on Costco products—and how easily shoppers can miss them.• Why buying organic or visiting a local butcher doesn’t automatically answer the halal question.• Costco’s responses to customers asking about their meat.• The religious concerns this raises for some Christians, including a pastor’s perspective.• Federal taxpayer funding supporting kosher and halal beef and veal processing upgrades.If religious certification matters to some shoppers, knowing whether their meat underwent that process can matter to others, too.Why should customers have to investigate something they want to understand before buying?This is Part 1. The investigation continues.Would you knowingly buy halal meat? Should its status be clearly displayed on every package? Leave your thoughts below, share this episode, and subscribe to The Political Orphans.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan#nicolagan #Costco #HalalMeat #CostcoCanada #FoodLabelling #ConsumerChoice #CanadianPolitics #ThePoliticalOrphans

Flock-style license plate reader cameras are being installed by police forces all across Canada and the United States, tracking where you go, when, and in what vehicle. So what happens when a regular guy turns the same technology around to watch the watchers?Anthony Sistilli, a software engineer and content creator from Mississauga, bought a cheap camera online, used AI to turn it into an automatic license plate reader (ALPR), and programmed it to log police vehicles instead of civilians. He posted a video about it. Two weeks later, police were knocking on his door on a Sunday morning.In this exclusive interview, Anthony walks us through what he built, why police showed up, what they told him, and what he learned about who gets privacy and who doesn't.We also cover:🔹 How his $135 camera compares to the Flock, Genetec and Axon systems police are using🔹 ALPR cameras civilians can actually buy🔹 Is it legal to record police license plates in the US and Canada?🔹 How to find out where ALPR cameras are installed in your city🔹 What you can do to fight back against mass surveillanceI am not a lawyer. Nothing in this video constitutes legal advice.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolaganRESOURCESDeFlock – map of ALPR cameras: https://maps.deflock.orgPanopti.ca – Canadian ALPR camera map: https://maps.panopti.caMapQuest Surveillance Layer: https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/mapquest-now-shows-every-known-100000363.htmlUbiquiti AI LPR camera: https://www.ispsupplies.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-UVC-AI-LPR-BAnthony's full interview: https://youtu.be/525S5Vfv-zMI WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUDoes it surprise you that police showed up at Anthony's house?Should more Canadians and Americans do the same?Would you show up at your city council to demand these cameras come down?How do you think we should fight back?#Flock #ALPR #MassSurveillance #Privacy #WatchTheWatchers #Police #Canada #CivilLiberties #ThePoliticalOrphans #nicolagan

Alberta referendum results: Alberta said no to separation, but yes to fixing immigration. In the 2026 Alberta referendum, about 75% of voters chose to remain in Canada, while 25% voted to begin the process toward Alberta independence. A majority of Albertans also voted yes on all four immigration questions. So what comes next for Alberta?Independent journalist Jason Lavigne joins Nico Lagan on The Political Orphans to break down the Alberta referendum results, what the vote means for the Alberta separation movement, and why the immigration results may matter more than the separation vote.Alberta separation was rejected, but 1 in 4 Albertans still voted for a path out of Canada. Premier Danielle Smith has now promised there will be no second separation referendum while she is premier. Will that hurt her with the UCP base ahead of the UCP AGM?On immigration, Albertans voted yes to provincial control over immigration, limiting provincially funded programs to citizens, permanent residents and Alberta-approved immigration status, a 12-month residency rule for social supports, and fees for non-permanent residents using health care and education.We also cover online voter fraud claims about the Alberta referendum, what the advance voting and special ballot numbers actually show, Brady Rogers' election to Kelowna city council, and Quebec electing a separatist Parti Québécois government. With Alberta staying and Quebec electing separatists, is Canada still breaking apart?💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan

Is Canada immigration about to change? Because our leaders just showed us where they stand and tonight on The Political Orphans, I break down what Canada's immigration future could look like if our political leaders get their way.Mark Carney told The New York Times it's time to resume "some controlled increase in the population," adding "that will happen." By law, the Liberals must table the annual Immigration Levels Plan on or before November 1, so we won't have to wait long to see the numbers. Doug Ford called the idea of sending temporary workers home "the craziest thing I have ever heard" and said "we need people." So I look at what happened to Ontario's population during his eight years as premier: from 14.3 million to 16.3 million, with about 98% of the net growth coming from immigration. Then there's Pierre Poilievre, who says it doesn't matter whether your name is Smith or Singh, Poilievre or Patel.I also look at Carney's push for EU "associate member" status, the Leger poll showing 70% support for a status nobody has defined yet, and the talks about letting Canadians live and work in Europe visa-free. What would that mean in the other direction? Since 2000, Canada's population has grown 36%, from 30.7 million to 41.8 million. Is anyone in Ottawa putting Canadians first?Watch the full breakdown, then tell me in the comments what you think Canada's immigration should look like.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan📰 NEW: Starting Sunday, I'm publishing a weekly newsletter with my unfiltered take on the week's biggest story, the receipts behind it, what I'm watching, and a preview of what's coming. Social media bans are only a matter of time, so sign up here: 👉 https://thepoliorphans.substack.com/#NicoLagan #CanadaImmigration #MarkCarney #DougFord #PierrePoilievre #CanadianPolitics #ThePoliticalOrphans #CanadaNews #ontario

Yesterday was Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Instead of a day about truth, it became a day about a banner with two words on it: "Got bones?"Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a cowardly act. BC Premier David Eby called it disgraceful. Conservative MP Frank Caputo told the people behind it to go home and never come back. Liberals, Conservatives and NDPers all agreed that asking the question was hateful.So I'm asking it again. Where are the bodies? And what happened to the $12.1 million in federal funding the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation received after the 2021 announcement? Ottawa waived the quarterly reporting requirements, redacted the reports, and no remains have been recovered. Why is it so hard to answer two simple questions?In this episode: 🎙️ My exclusive interview with political scientist Frances Widdowson, wrongfully terminated from Mount Royal University 🎙️ My exclusive interview with Jim McMurtry 📌 Dallas Brodie told that digging would be "inhumane" 📌 Niigaan Sinclair, Governor General Louise Arbour, and the push to confront "denialism" 📌 NDP MP Leah Gazan's proposal to make residential school denialism a crime 📌 What the Innocence Project's data says about relying on eyewitness memoryShould asking questions be illegal in Canada? Let me know in the comments.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan📰 NEW: Starting Sunday, I'm publishing a weekly newsletter with my unfiltered take on the week's biggest story, the receipts behind it, what I'm watching, and a preview of what's coming. Social media bans are only a matter of time, so sign up here: 👉 https://thepoliorphans.substack.com/#TruthAndReconciliation #Kamloops #ResidentialSchools #FreeSpeech #CanadianPolitics #Canada #PoliticalOrphans #FrancesWiddowson #JimMcMurtry #Censorship

Diesel prices have exploded — Canada up 56%, the US up 75% since the Iran war began in late February. Now videos are spreading claiming truckers across Canada and the US are striking October 1st. Is it real?I sat down with Chris Barber, one of the main faces of the 2022 Freedom Convoy and owner-operator of his own trucking company, to talk about what these diesel prices are actually doing to his business, and why he's personally parking his trucks on October 1st.Then I traced this whole story back to where it started, checked what OOIDA, the Teamsters, and major trucking outlets are actually saying, and tried to answer the real question: is this a coordinated strike, internet gossip that got out of hand, or a grassroots movement in the making, just like 2022 started?Watch and decide for yourself, then let me know in the comments: do you think this strike is actually happening, and if it does, do truckers have the power to change anything?💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan

On September 23, 2026, Durham Regional Police arrested and charged a 57-year-old Whitby man, Sean Farro, with Offence Motivated by Hatred – Uttering Threats and Incite Hatred in Public Place over a post on his Facebook page. Police haven't said exactly what he posted, but CTV and CP24 report it was an image advertising a "hunting permit" against Muslims in North America, captioned "I suggest everyone register now."So did that post meet the legal threshold? How does a Facebook profile become a "public place" under the Criminal Code? And with Bill C-9 now law, how many more Canadians will get a knock at the door over something they said online?That brings us to the question every Canadian should be asking: should you answer the door when police come knocking?To answer it, I sat down with constitutional lawyer Leighton Grey and Actions4Canada founder Tanya Gaw, whose viral encounter with two RCMP constables at her door was viewed by millions. We cover: ✅ The limits of police authority at your door ✅ When you can legally tell police to leave ✅ Whether what you say can be used against you ✅ Why you should record any interaction ✅ Why "the process is the punishment"Sean Farro has been charged, not convicted. The allegations have not been proven in court.My previous interview with Tanya Gaw: https://youtube.com/live/0INvC9g8SNcThis video is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.💲Support my work by donating right here on YouTube or buy me a coffee 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/nicolagan🔥 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and CLICK THAT BELL to support independent media that doesn't take government handouts. Turn on notifications so you never miss a deep dive.🚨Got breaking news or guest suggestions? Contact: [email protected]🔴 LIVE Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST: youtube.com/@realnicolaganFollow Nico Lagan▶️ youtube.com/@RealNicoLagan📸 instagram.com/realnicolagan📡 rumble.com/c/RealNicoLagan🐦 x.com/realnicolagan