The Daily Brief

All charges have been dropped against the alleged leader of the Windsor protest that blockaded the Ambassador Bridge during the nationwide Freedom Convoy protests in February 2022. Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is taking his ‘Axe the Tax’ campaign to the next level by calling for Canadians to protest outside the offices of Liberal and NDP MPs and to bombard them with phone calls and emails. And True North spoke to Canadians seeking a better life in other countries amid creeping authoritarianism and the cost of living crisis. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former chief justice of the Supreme Court said that the federal government’s attempt to regulate online harms had legal flaws and will likely face challenges in court. Plus, CBC’s French language counterpart Radio-Canada has released a documentary revealing how young people are quickly rushed into gender re-assignment by medical practitioners. And two Liberal MPs want the Liberal government to find different avenues to help refugees in Gaza than resuming funding for the controversial UNRWA. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was interrupted on a Thunder Bay, Ont. snowboarding trip by pro-Hamas protesters demanding he call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Plus, as crime spikes in major cities across Canada, a First Nations chief wants Statistics Canada to stop releasing crime severity statistics because she thinks they’re racist and promote discrimination against Indigenous communities. And the Bank of Canada has held its overnight interest rate at 5% for the fifth consecutive time since July of last year. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario PCs’ star candidate for an upcoming Milton byelection previously vied for a federal Liberal nomination, met with Justin Trudeau and donated to the Ontario Liberals. Plus, MP-elect Jamil Jivani ripped into “Liberal elites,” including the Ontario PC education ministry, in his victory speech on Monday. And Justin Trudeau’s Heritage minister, Pascale St-Onge, says the CBC will be exempt from government’s planned cuts. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A greater Toronto area school trustee is facing censure over several “disrespectful” posts disparaging Christianity and parental rights protesters. Plus, Liberal and NDP MPs shut down further investigation into the Winnipeg microbiology lab breach. And Lawyer and former broadcaster Jamil Jivani will be headed to Ottawa following a byelection win in the Greater Toronto Area riding of Durham, replacing former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, who resigned his seat last year. These stories and more on The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A school board in BC has told teachers to take classic books like How to Kill a Mockingbird off the Grade 10 reading curriculum, claiming that the books might offend students. Plus, an independent content creator highlighted the devastating impact of Bill C-18 on smaller media companies in a recent committee meeting discussing the legislation which was meant to save failing legacy news companies. And the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s 2024 departmental plan made no commitment to preserve freedom of expression. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta’s latest budget includes a $2.6 billion surplus but concerns remain as the province is expected to borrow a substantial amount of money to meet its near-term goals. Plus, Alberta also announced that it will be introducing a $200 annual tax for electric vehicle owners upon registration to match the fuel tax. And Canada is bringing back visas for Mexican nationals after facing pressure from US authorities. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Liberal MP said he was thankful that his government marginalized millions of unvaccinated Canadians because they were “far-right.” Plus, the RCMP has confirmed it is investigating the controversial ArriveCan app. And Canadian taxpayers are dishing out $14 billion for over 110,000 high-earning federal workers. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has voiced strong opposition to the Liberal government’s proposed Online Harms Act, asserting that robust criminal laws are the key to protecting children rather than censoring opinions. Plus, a new study reveals that the government’s incoming pharmacare legislation could jeopardize the insurance coverage of 21.5 million Canadians. And the Liberal government’s record immigration targets might not benefit people trying to buy their first home but Canada’s top telecommunications companies are raking in the dough due to the influx of new subscribers. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trudeau government unveiled its “online hate” bill, which contains $70,000 fines for so-called hate speech and even life imprisonment for hate crimes. Plus, Joe Rogan called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “weasel” and endorsed Pierre Poilievre for prime minister. And Polish politicians roasted Trudeau over his treatment of Freedom Convoy protesters while the prime minister was in Warsaw on Monday. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A popular Calgary-based gay talk show host says his show was dropped by the LGBT network OutTV after he voiced support for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her recently announced gender and parental rights policies. Plus, the University of Waterloo has disabled several vending machines on campus after students discovered that the snack dispensers had facial recognition technology installed. And United States officials have been pressuring the Canadian government to re-impose visas on Mexican citizens after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did away with the requirement in 2016. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A True North exclusive reveals Independent MP Kevin Vuong, a Toronto MP who was booted by the Liberals during the last federal election, is considering a move to the Conservative bench. Plus, decolonization activists at the University of Alberta discussed whether people have to “die off” so Canada can achieve equity. And Prime Minister Trudeau blames social media drivers and conspiracy theorists for Canadians declining trust in traditional media. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Columbia government thinks that referring to residents as “British Columbians” is too offensive and exclusionary. Plus, Pierre Poilievre told reporters on Wednesday that female-only spaces should be protected from biological men who identify as women. And critics are concerned that the Liberal government’s proposed online harms legislation will violate the free speech rights of Canadians. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another federal minister is under fire for showing off a lobster feast while Canadians struggle to make ends meet. Plus, a Liberal MP claims doctor-assisted suicide has nothing to do with suicide. And a man has been arrested and charged after the attempted arson of a Regina Catholic church. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A failed lawsuit against the Conservative Party filed by the CBC during the 2019 election cost taxpayers almost $400,000, according to newly obtained documents. Plus, Canadian youth have some of the worst outcomes when it comes to labour force participation rates according to Statistics Canada. And the House of Commons passed a motion calling on the Liberal government to review Canada’s record immigration targets with support from all opposition parties. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s spy agency admitted that its anti-terrorist arm was monitoring parental rights activists and even compared concerned parents to neo-Nazis. Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that he hopes courts will uphold the Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding Canadians who had their constitutional rights violated for participating in the Freedom Convoy protest in 2022. And Environment Canada’s own data shows that the Liberal government’s fertilizer emission reduction will result in a zero net change in emissions by the target year 2030. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GC Strategies was handpicked by the Liberal government to oversee the failed ArriveCan application. It was revealed on Wednesday that the firm has accumulated $258 million in federal contracts over the course of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s time in office. Plus, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre blasted a pro-drug advocate’s racist tirade at a protest in Richmond, BC, where residents demonstrated against the opening of a safe injection site. And there’s been a second shooting targetting the home of a Sikh activist in one week. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study has found diversity, equity, and inclusion – also known as DEI - programs in universities lead to even more prejudice and bigotry. Plus, housing starts in Edmonton hit a new low even as its population balloons due to an increase of immigrants. And MPs shut down a Conservative motion to condemn the attempted arson at the Blessed Sacrament Parish church in Regina. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Auditor General Karen Hogan released a scathing report revealing the ArriveCan app cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $59.5 million with little value provided. Plus, a prominent Toronto lawyer says the Trudeau government’s ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ agenda is contributing to judicial vacancies that are resulting in serious criminal trials being tossed. And police are investigating the arson of a Regina church that was set ablaze by man in a balaclava. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health Canada suggested that governments should ban smoking in private homes and to completely phase out selling tobacco at a World Health Organization conference. Plus, protesters gathered in Victoria last week where a documentary film about BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry titled “Our Time to be Kind” had its world premiere. And an association of energy contractors is blasting NDP MP Charlie Angus’ latest bill which seeks to outlaw the promotion of Canadian oil and gas. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bell Media’s parent company is slashing 9% of its workforce, placing much of the blame on a recent decision by the tribunal that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada. Plus, Belleville, Ontario declares a state of emergency after nearly two dozen overdoses in less than 48 hours. And the government’s housing target is off by 1.5 million houses due to outdated and inaccurate population projects. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed that he does not support the use of puberty blocking hormones for minors under the age of 18. Plus, a private members bill proposed by NDP MP Charlie Angus would see people who promote the oil and gas industry thrown in jail or receive hefty fines. And two members of the so-called “Coutts Four” were released from jail with time served after accepting a plea deal. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk calls Toronto Star “Canada’s Pravda” after Pierre Poilievre accused the paper of a “ridiculous attack.” Plus, Calgarians have 60 days to recall Mayor Jyoti Gondek in the first-ever petition of its kind. And Pierre Poilievre wades into the parental rights debate and tells Trudeau to “butt out” on parental rights. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite throwing former House of Commons speaker Anthony Rota under the bus, it was revealed this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office invited Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka to a reception the prime minister was hosting for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Plus, the Liberal government has broken a key policy promise to the NDP after announcing a delay to expanding the eligibility of its universal dental plan. And Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has a foolproof plan to crackdown on vehicle theft. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent report from the Fraser Institute is blasting the Liberal government for not having any realistic plans to reduce the debt ratio in the next few decades. Plus, the Edmonton Police Service has issued a warning to the public last week after a convicted child sex offender, who goes by Laverne Waskahat, was released from custody. And Conservative nomination candidate Sabrina Maddeaux tells True North what drew her to conservatism and why she should be the party’s candidate for Aurora–Oak Hills–Richmond Hill. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government has announced a second pause on expanding assisted suicide to the mentally ill. And Canada has joined an international organization looking into ways to cut fertilizer emissions worldwide. Plus, friends and family of Richard Bilkszto have set up a scholarship to honour the late Toronto educator and support new teachers entering the field. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a long-awaited announcement on Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a comprehensive set of policies addressing gender ideology. Plus, rental vacancy has plummeted to 1.5% in 2023 according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. And an Ontario doctor who opposed the Covid-19 mass vaccination campaign has seen misconduct charges dropped by the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A True North exclusive reveals a Canadian military base will host “drag queen bingo” for its members. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest “independent” Senator has donated over $76,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada. And two Canadians with ties to the Hells Angels biker gang were charged in connection to U.S. assassination plots commissioned by Iran. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Harrison Faulkner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of one woman accused of spying on behalf of China. Plus, almost 2,000 families have been compensated by the Vaccine Injury Support Program, totalling over $11 million in payouts. And racial segregation at pools is back and it’s being piloted by the University of Waterloo, where it has dedicated swim times for “black folx.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the government of using foreign aid to fund terrorists and dictators in a speech to caucus Sunday. Plus, Montreal’s Concordia University is seeking to “decolonize and Indigenize” every aspect of its academic curriculums and pedagogy. And Kelowna hopes that a temporary “tiny home village” will help provide housing to the city’s growing homeless population. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years after arriving in Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resettlement program, 50% of Syrian refugees are still reliant on social assistance. Plus, Liberal MP and former justice minister David Lametti has resigned his seat and is leaving politics. And the United Kingdom has paused free trade deal talks with Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One Liberal MP has broken ranks with his party and is demanding a leadership review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Plus, in a groundbreaking study conducted by the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian farmers, particularly in Saskatchewan, have emerged as global leaders in low-carbon agriculture. And provinces and universities are scrambling to meet the 35% international student cut announced by Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Monday. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legitimacy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act has received its biggest blow after a Federal Court ruled the order was unconstitutional. Plus, ahead of his speech in Alberta alongside Premier Danielle Smith, Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office a voicemail saying he was on his way to liberate Canada. And Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by her government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act and vowed to appeal the Federal Court’s decision on Tuesday. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFC President Dana White wiped the floor with a Canadian journalist after the reporter tried to ask him to control his fighter’s opinions. And BC MLA and former BC Liberal leadership candidate Ellis Ross will be leaving provincial politics to pursue election under the federal Conservative banner. Plus, Trudeau’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller has admitted that the international student visa system is “out of control.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre blasted Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for jet setting to speak at the World Economic Forum conference while lecturing Canadians about the climate. Plus, the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies published a report that referred to Canada as a “safe haven” and an “international hub” for crime organizations to thrive in the country’s “booming” market for illicit trade. And one in five restaurants in Canada could shut down as the deadline to repay Covid pandemic emergency loans looms. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The global elites gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum this week and True North was on the ground – not as Klaus Schwab’s invited elites but as journalists. On this episode of The Daily Brief, True North’s Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Andrew Lawton give you an exclusive glimpse into the WEF conference. Tune into The Daily Brief! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau’s top minister, Chrystia Freeland, has been suddenly added to the list of speakers at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos. Plus, the state broadcaster acknowledged an inaccurate fact check of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in a recent publication. And a Quebec man pleaded guilty to 14 counts of arson during this past summer’s wildfire season. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced her resignation on Tuesday, initiating a leadership race within the party. Plus, a True North exclusive reveals escorts in Davos are benefitting from an economic boom spurred on by the arrival of the world’s elites at the World Economic Forum. And inflation rose to 3.4% in December as the cost of fuel, rent, air travel, passenger vehicles, and food increased across the country. Are Canadians in for a rough 2024? Tune into The Daily Brief with Harrison Faulkner and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Albertans deal with an unprecedented cold snap that resulted in the Alberta Emergency Management Agency issuing a province-wide Emergency Alert, Canada’s state broadcaster is touting electric vehicles as “the best vehicle” in frigid temperatures. Plus, the founder of the World Economic Forum says China’s premier’s presence at this year’s annual conference can help “rebuild global trust.” And is Toronto a “no fun city?” One city councillor seems to think so after the city banned tobogganing from 45 hills across the city. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Harrison Faulkner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Far-left protesters descend on Davos as global leaders meet for the World Economic Forum – and True North is on the ground to cover the conference. Plus, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre pledges to stop arresting journalists following the recent arrest of Rebel News journalist David Menzies by a police bodyguard for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. And the department of family medicine at Hamilton’s McMaster University is apologizing for recognizing Sir John A Macdonald’s birthday. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Close to 100,000 British Columbia students were absent from public schools on the day of a nationwide parental rights protest last year. Plus, “Misinformation and disinformation” are the number one threat facing the world in the short-term, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 global risk index. And former and current Jewish students have joined a class action lawsuit alleging that six Canadian universities fomented a climate of antisemitism on campus. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebel News is hitting back for the arrest of David Menzies by taking Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, the RCMP and York Regional Police to court. Plus, a Nova Scotia sexual health organisation that has received federal and provincial funding offers free-of-charge lubricant, flavoured oral sex dams and other adult products to “all-ages.” And after returning for just one day in the new year, a judge has halted the trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Argentinian president Javier Milei will be heading to Davos for the World Economic Forum – and True North will be on the ground to cover the conference. Plus, federal government spending on debt interest charges has increased by 36.7% in the third quarter of 2023. And the World Health Organization quietly appointed a controversial Canadian trans activist to its transgender guidelines group. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The RCMP arrested Rebel News Journalist David Menzies on Monday for attempting to question Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Plus, a True North exclusive reveals nearly every article in the latest issue of the Canadian Military Journal was devoted to critical race theory and disparaging “whiteness” in the military. These stories and more on The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians with Rogers and Bell wireless phone plans are gifted this new year with a rate hike despite the Trudeau government’s promise to lower rates in 2019. Plus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has had enough with federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault. And a True North exclusive reveals Canada’s foreign policy is of little significance to the Middle East, according to a new Israeli survey. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A True North exclusive reveals the federal tribunal in charge of approving refugee and asylum claims says it’s not keeping track of adults who lied about their age and claimed they were unaccompanied minors upon arrival in Canada. Plus, if a Liberal MP gets his way, Senators and members of Parliament will no longer need to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles III. And Liberals set their sights on Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis over a petition calling for Canada to leave the United Nations. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and William McBeath! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once a vocal opponent of the Freedom Convoy, Ottawa NDP MPP Joel Harden is now complaining about noise bylaw tickets being handed out by police at a pro-Palestine protest. Plus, an unvaccinated veteran firefighter is suing his former employer, alleging he was misled about keeping his severance pay and pension upon resignation amid Covid-19 vaccine mandates. And the BC Supreme Court has issued an injunction to a government amendment meant to prevent open drug use at playgrounds, claiming it caused “irreparable harm” to drug users’ human rights. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Lindsay Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal public sector has grown threefold since Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015 – with record growth reported last year. Plus, while the NDP government in Manitoba is pausing its fuel tax, Alberta has reinstated the tax at a lower rate after a lengthy pause. And Ontario’s NDP is pushing for the Progressive Conservatives to create a plan for free contraceptives for all ages. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Nanos poll has revealed that over half of Canadians say their personal finances are worse off today than they were in 2015, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first took office. Plus, the Saskatchewan government makes good on their promise to stop collecting the federal carbon tax on natural gas and electrical heat. And a group of concerned citizens in Abbotsford established a multi-day overnight camp to protest gender ideology in schools on a 24/7 basis. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a special New Year's Eve edition of The Daily Brief! True North’s Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis look into 2024 and make a few predictions of their own. Will the Trudeau government back down on its ambitious immigration targets? Will Poilievre Derangement Syndrome reach a new high in 2024? Which historical figure will the far left cancel in the new year? Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin and Noah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices