Canada is haemorrhaging money with the official account deficit hitting an all-time high of $21.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith vowed to seek more provincial control over immigration while answering a grandmother concerned about high immigration levels, coupled with high youth unemployment. A man charged with the alleged fraud targeting of new immigrants to Canada received a reduced sentence because he, too, is an immigrant. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Walid Tamtam!

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