The Department of Immigration has rejected more Gaza foreign study permits than it’s accepted, records show. No reason was given, though a briefing note said applicants were subject to security screening with photos and fingerprints: "Applications have been refused." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday walked away from reporters when asked if he misled the public over billions in toll concessions secretly granted the United States on the Gordie Howe International Bridge at Windsor, Ont. A public ceremony commemorating the July 27 opening with U.S. guests was cancelled: "Did you mislead Canadians, sir?" READ MORE
The RCMP says it has no records divulging who told police to abruptly cancel a planned criminal investigation of the killings of scores of Canadians in Iran in 2020. Records show the investigation was dropped after then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a friendly meeting with Iran’s foreign minister: 'There is no evidence RCMP members were motivated by political considerations.' READ MORE
The CBC will use record funding this year to “combat disinformation,” says a Department of Heritage briefing note. Broadcast executives to date have declined to tell the Budget Office or the public specifically what measures it contemplates: "The government is exploring options." READ MORE
Canada could “dismantle the United States if we wanted to,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said yesterday in denouncing $28 billion in new White House tariffs. “They need to feel the pain,” he told reporters. READ MORE
A Commons petition asks that cabinet conduct a national naming contest to commemorate a proposed $35 billion West Coast pipeline. The petition was submitted by a Toronto comedian and climate activist, Aaron Hagey-Mackey: "Any citizen or resident of Canada may submit and vote on proposed names online, the winning name to be adopted as the project’s official name." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney last night acknowledged new U.S. tariffs will cost Canadians but proposed no new initiatives. Under current law it would take an Act of Parliament to enter negotiations with the United States over dairy quotas: "This trade dispute has raised costs for families." READ MORE
News can provoke anger or understanding. It can inspire great ideas or merely irritate. Canadians like to be informed. They like explanations of difficult issues. Life is complicated for many people and they accept complications. Given a chance, people will digest facts that are important to know. Audiences are not idiots. Yet increasingly Canadians are tuning media out. When I travel through my riding I know more people are definitely not watching newscasts. Why?
