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Gab and Isaac dive into one of the most important weeks in Canada since the 1980s. The results of this week's Supreme court case could change the future of the country, and of human rights in the country.

In front of the Supreme Court, they are deliberating on whether or not Bill 21 can carry through. Bill 21 is a Quebec bill that disallows people to wear "religious symbols" while working for the public service. The government used the notwithstanding clause twice since taking power in 2018, (we wrongly said in the episode that they used it every year- but this isn't true, they used a different controversial clause called a "baîllon" every year.)

The Liberal government under Justin Trudeau challenged the bill, and although Mark Carney hasn't weighed in on the subject, his Liberals have continued the challenge. There will be 4 days straight of court hearings about the subject, which has only happened one other time in 1998. The Supreme Court almost always does hearings that last 1 day, sometimes 2. The Globe and Mail made a fantastic article on the subject.

Other than that, we dive deep into the Troisième lien in Quebec city, and the new CAQ budget- as well as new developments on the controversies that ended Pablo Rodriguez' career.

Other headlines we covered:

Canada and Nordic countries meet and vow “closer collaboration as a middle power bloc.”

The Federal Liberals have reached new highs in the polls, not seen since 2016 after Trudeau swept a surprise majority and was at the peak of his honeymoon.

Donald Trump’s administration was paid $10 billion to broker a TikTok deal to create a US version of TikTok.

Trump says he plans on attacking or annexing Cuba. He was quoted as saying, “I do believe I’ll have the honour of taking Cuba.”

Social assistance is not helping people keep housing. Disabled people, people who are unable to make their own income, people on temporary leave, etc., are unable to pay for both food and housing. This has been a long-known problem.

More than half of the Metro stations in Montreal received a failed grade for their current state of repair.

More than a third of hospitals are in the same level of decay, including Laval’s only hospital, which is unable to respond to the city’s needs.

Heather McPherson tried to convince Rob Ashton to make a deal during the NDP leadership election, but was rejected. She wanted to make a deal where NDP members would choose one of the two as their first and second choices on the ballot. The two seem set to lose to Avi Lewis, a Democratic Socialist, and party insiders are reacting negatively to a shift to the left.

Ottawa is spending $1.4 billion to ramp up domestic ammunition production.

800 groups are demanding the cancellation of the Quebec 'faux constitution' project, put forward by the CAQ government as it reaches unprecedented levels of unpopularity.

Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, sees a rapid decline in support after his most recent budget looked set to include massive cuts to art programs, as well as social services, in the province. Protests were so organized and effective that the Premier walked back around fifty percent of the cuts.

20 people in Montreal were arrested for major extortion scams.

Two full train wagons of drugs were stopped on their way to Quebec.

Pierre Poilievre went on Joe Rogan; the interview went well, surprising a lot of commentators.

Canada, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan announced “their readiness to contribute appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.” No one is quite sure what that means, as Canada continues repeating that it will not be involved in military action

Gas prices are set to hit $2 a litre.

An investigation by the CBC revealed that a Canadian company, Entropy, is helping to fundraise money for white supremacists. The company is based out of Alberta.

Ontario is proposing a cap on ticket resale prices at original value, effectively killing the after-market scalping scams. The bill was introduced by the Liberals originally, but was killed by the Ford government, which has now reintroduced it.

Switzerland bans arms exports to the US over Iran.

Longeuil and its police are being sued for $1.9 million because of the murder of Nooran Rezayi.

The US and Israel have killed or injured 1,800 children in Iran and Lebanon.

Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.

Community groups are going on strike this week.

France municipal elections occurred; Paris remains left-of-center under the slogan, “Don’t let conservatives win like they did in Montreal.”

The big CAQ debate occurred; they talked a lot about the "troisième lien.”

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It was a slow news week, but for Mark Carney it was a bad one.

The war in Iran continues: the US and Israel bombed 20 schools & 13 hospitals in Iran in 1 week. War secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing death and destruction to provoke collapse with “no stupid rules of engagement.” According to the world health organization the us and israel bombed 13 hospitals minimum. Washington and Tel Aviv have bombed at least 20 Iranian schools according to Unicef.

They destroyed a desalination plant, depriving dozens of Iranian villages of water.

The US and Israel killed more than 1300 Iranians in the first week. Children make up 30% of the victims.

Carney’s rapid response was too quick and probably not well thought out— seemed like he was trying to curry favour with the big orange man! The media ate him alive. The man couldn’t get a break, despite trying hard to clarify his position. First he was pro US-Israel strikes. Then he was taking that stance with regret. Then he wouldn’t rule out involvement. But wait, no it was specifically for our gulf allies. Now, he refers to Iran as a bad place, and the US-Israel strikes as the aggressors. Still, despite this, it won’t be likely to stop the unprecedented success of Carney’s Liberal party in the polls.

In Quebec, the Liberals and the PQ are almost tied in the polls– however, the PQ would still win because they have a more diverse voting base among francophones. With the CAQ, even if Frechette wins, the CAQ would still win 0 seats.

Other top headlines this week:

Conservatives call for an independent inquiry into the Tumbler Ridge shooting

3 dead and 14 injured in shooting in Austin Texas

Study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline.

BC ends time changes– permanently installing daylight saving time.

Immigration could soon account for all of Canada’s population growth. With decreasing immigration numbers, we are likely to decrease in population.

Alberta is excessively vulnerable to foreign interference, experts say

There is now a riding in Nova Scotia that is permanently given to Acadian french speakers, a great achievement for this underserved community.

Trump Promises the next new war soon– probably cuba.

Nintendo is suing the USA over tariffs.

Doug Ford looking to fill in a part of Lake Ontario to build a Toronto convention center

Most Albertans believe that Danielle Smith would vote to separate from Canada, despite her repeatedly saying she wants to stay in Canada and leading the movement to stay in Canada.

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Les États-Unis et Israël ont attaqué l’Iran sans l’approbation du Congrès. Trump continue de poser des gestes illégaux sans pratiquement aucune opposition, tant à l’échelle internationale que locale. Le monde se plie à toutes ses volontés. Mark Carney a déclaré que l’attaque était justifiée afin d’empêcher l’Iran d’obtenir la bombe nucléaire, faisant preuve d’une hypocrisie totale après son discours bien accueilli à Davos, où il affirmait que l’ordre international fondé sur des règles était un mensonge.

Et maintenant ? Eh bien, nous n’avons pas répondu à cela. Au moment de l’enregistrement de cet épisode, nous étions le matin du bombardement. Depuis lors, Pete Hegseth (l’homme de Fox News devenu secrétaire à la Guerre) a déclaré qu’ils n’avaient pas l’intention de transformer cela en une « guerre éternelle », tout en ne fournissant aucun calendrier. Mark Carney et la plupart des dirigeants occidentaux ont approuvé l’action américaine, mais n’ont offert aucune aide. Israël et les États-Unis semblent isolés — du moins pour l’instant — malgré les beaux discours.

Pendant ce temps, Gab et Isaac analysent les récents changements dans les sondages au Québec et ce que cela pourrait signifier pour les élections de cette année. L’état du Québec, les changements de leadership et la course électorale suscitent de nombreuses discussions. Force est de constater que les choses ne s’annoncent pas bien pour le chef du Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Nous évoquons également l’élection partielle au Royaume-Uni où les Verts ont battu les travaillistes dans une circonscription où ils étaient stables depuis plus de 100 ans.

Les points marquants de la semaine :

* Le Canada perd au hockey ! Nous sommes tous déprimés. Montréal a également perdu jeudi ; nous sommes déprimés par cela aussi.

* Un chef de cartel a été tué au Mexique, provoquant une réaction violente de ces syndicats du crime.

* Les voyages vers les États-Unis ont chuté de plus de 20 %, incluant une baisse de 5,1 % du trafic de camions, 18,8 % pour les véhicules personnels, 15,4 % pour les piétons et 14,6 % pour les autobus.

* L’Ontario n’a pas réussi à fournir de locaux de bureau aux fonctionnaires, malgré un mandat de « retour au bureau ».

* Le Parti Québécois remporte une autre élection partielle dans Chicoutimi.

* La STM dévoile un tunnelier unique pour les nouvelles stations de la ligne bleue ! Le symbole du métro y est peint.

* Le coroner de l’Ontario confirme des centaines d’autres décès d’enfants dans les pensionnats autochtones.

* Alexandre Boulerice n’a pas annoncé officiellement sa candidature pour QS... mais il l’a en quelque sorte confirmée. L’information a fuité et tout le monde est maintenant au courant ! Cela signera la fin du NPD au Québec, dont le retour est peu probable.

* Des soldats de l’armée israélienne (IDF) ont été invités comme conférenciers dans des écoles du Québec, bien après le 7 octobre.

* Le SPVM mène une opération qui pourrait mener à l’arrestation de mineurs dans la juridiction d’une autre ville. La police a commencé à enquêter sur les amis de Nooran Rezayi au lieu de faire progresser l’enquête sur la personne qui a tué Nooran.

* Le Pakistan est en guerre ouverte avec l’Afghanistan.

* Starmer, le chef du Parti travailliste britannique, a subi une défaite cuisante face au Parti vert (gauche). Le siège perdu était détenu par les travaillistes depuis plus de 100 ans.

* Evan Solomon, le ministre de l’IA du Canada, a déclaré qu’OpenAI, le créateur de ChatGPT, n’en faisait pas assez à la suite de la fusillade en Colombie-Britannique. Des mois avant la tuerie de Tumbler Ridge, la tireuse avait été signalée pour avoir discuté de la fusillade avec ChatGPT. Elle a été bannie de la plateforme, mais au lieu d’informer le gouvernement canadien, l’entreprise a gardé le silence.

* Ottawa accorde 8 millions de dollars à Cuba pour aider à l’approvisionnement alimentaire du pays face aux blocus américains.

* Deux semaines seulement après l’arrivée de Milliard à la tête du Parti libéral du Québec, celui-ci a presque rattrapé le PQ dans les sondages. À l’heure actuelle, le PQ est toujours en position de l’emporter, mais la course est désormais lancée — le soutien pourrait continuer de s’effriter pour eux.

* Israël et les États-Unis attaquent l’Iran. Leur affirmation, selon laquelle il s’agirait d’armes nucléaires, a été catégoriquement réfutée à plusieurs reprises. C’est une guerre impérialiste.

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The USA & Israel have attacked Iran, without Congressional approval. Trump continues doing illegal actions with essentially no push back internationally, and locally. The world cowtows to his every whim.

Mark Carney said that the attack was justified, in order to prevent a nuclear bomb getting in the hands of Iran, essentially showing himself to be completely hypocritical after his well received Davos speech, where he said the international rules based order was a lie.

Now what? Well, we didn’t answer that. When this episode was recorded, it was the morning of the bombing. Since then, Pete Hegseth (Fox news guy turned secretary of war) said that they didn’t plan on making this a “forever war”, while still not giving a timeline. Mark Carney, and most Western leaders, expressed approval of US action, but offered no help. Israel and the USA seem to be alone— at least for now— despite lip service being paid to them.

Meanwhile, Gab and Isaac break down the recent Quebec polling changes, and what that might mean for this year’s election. A lot of discussion is coming around the state of Quebec, and the changes in leadership and the race. Suffice to say that things don’t look great for leader Paul St Pierre Plamondon of the Parti Quebecois.

Top items this week:

Canada loses at hockey! We are all depressed about it. Montreal lost on thursday as well. We are depressed about that too.

A Cartel leader is killed in Mexico, prompting violent reaction from these crime syndicates.

Travel to the USA is down by more than 20 per cent, including a 5.1 per cent decrease in truck traffic, 18.8 per cent in personal vehicles, 15.4 per cent in pedestrians, and 14.6 percent in bus traffic.

Ontario failed to provide office spaces for public servants, despite a “back to office” mandate.

The Parti Quebecois wins another byelection in Chicoutimi.

The STM unveils unique tunnel boring machine for the new Blue Line stops! It’s got the Metro symbol painted on.

Ontario coroner confirms hundreds more children’s deaths from residential schools.

Alexandre Boulerice didn’t announce he would be running for QS… but he sort of confirmed it. This was leaked, and people are now fully aware! This will spell the end of the NPD in Quebec, with them unlikely to return.

Israeli Defense Force soldiers were invited as speakers at schools in Quebec, long after October 7th.

The SPVM are holding an operation that could lead to the arrest of minors in a nother city’s jurisdiction. The police have started investigating Nooran Rezayi’s friends, instead of helping with an investigation of the person who killed Nooran.

Pakistan is at open war with Afghanistan.

Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour party, saw a crushing defeat to the left wing Green Party. The seat that they lost has been held by labour for more than 100 years.

Evan Solomon, the AI minister of Canada, said that Open AI, the makers of Chat GPT, aren’t doing enough in the wake of BC shooting. Months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, the shooter was flagged for talking to ChatGPT about the shooting. She was banned from the platform, but instead of informing the Canadian government, they stayed silent.

Ottawa gives 8 million dollars to Cuba to help provide food to the country amid USA blockades.

Within two weeks of Milliard taking the reins of the Liberal Party of Quebec, they’ve almost caught up to the PQ in the polls. Right now, the PQ is still on track to win, but the race is now a race– support might keep sliding for them.

Israel and the USA attack Iran. Their claim, that it’s about nuclear weapons, has been categorically disproven repeatedly. This is a war of imperialism.

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Danielle Smith introduces a referendum that is to be held next October. In this referendum there are nine questions, ranging from highly racist to impossible and aspirational. It seems clear— Danielle Smith doesn’t want to be part of Canada anymore, but she wants to continue benefitting from the financial stability of the country as well as transfer payments for things such as health care. Don’t tell me how to run my province, but please keep giving us your cash. This isn’t our opinion. She says it herself in her question 8 of the referendum.

8. Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

We don’t want to do what you say, but you have to give us the money anyways.

Despite campaigning to receive more immigrants in her Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, lobbying the feds to allow them to receive more labourers to deal with their labour shortage. Now, as she defunds health care and actively dismantles the public system, she is claiming it’s the fault of immigrants. She also wants to create a second class of citizen in the province, and to introduce the largest democratic backslide in Canadian history.

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Here are all the top headlines this week:

Canadians can now travel visa free to China starting last week, as China continues their work to become a major soft power influencing western democracies away from the United States.

1 Dead 1 injured after shooting in Chilliwack.

US choking out Cuba through sanctions. This is a historic ally of Canada. Canada still hasn’t spoken up about it.

A massive trade delegation was sent to Mexico this week.

Jamil Jivani desperately asks for media attention by talking to breitbart and saying Canadians throwing “hissy fit” over the United States. He clearly wants to be the next leader of the CPC

Charles Milliard hits the right tone in his leadership speech, but austerity measures seem to be on the way. 100,000 houses built a year, tele medicine, funding education. But he does not indicate a strategy to pay for it.

Scotiabank fully divests from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems due to protests, proving that sometimes civic action works.

3 shot dead at rhode island youth hocket game

BC produces a budget that is both underwhelming and poor management.

Food Inflation spiked in 7.3 per cent in january, largely due to the cost of beef.

Former prince andrew arrested

CANADA LOSES AT HOCKEY VS THE USA

QS accepts bending their rules about gender parity. Rumour has it that Alexandre Boulerice is switching to provincial politics, essentially leaving Quebec shut out to the NDP

BIG STORIES

Third Conservative crosses floor

SAAQ Clic report is out!

In a politico poll released this week, Canadians broadly dislike the united States, preferring every single other western democracy over them, and barely preferring the United States over Saudi Arabia.

Danielle Smith announces racist referendum, trying to remove health care from immigrants and asylum seekers. The referendum is the following questions:

1. Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

2. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

3. Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially-funded social support programs?

4. Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the healthcare and education systems?

5. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

6. Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

7. Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to abolish the unelected federal Senate?

8. Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

9. Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province’s laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province’s laws and federal laws conflict?

Good morning everyone,

This week Gab and I couldn’t figure out the time. No biggie. Organizing is hard!

A challenging week this week for the whole country, when a shooting took place in Tumbler Ridge, BC. This small community of 2000 people saw the largest massacre of children in Canadian history, and has resulted in mourning across the board. It’s likely you, along with everyone else, walked around with a pit in your stomach and heaviness around you. The people in Tumbler Ridge will never be the same.

This isn’t supposed to happen to us, we say. But it did. Now the time comes where we have to ask why.

So Chris and Isaac dive into it. After breaking down the top headlines of the week, we ask ourselves why this happened, and how we can change. We discuss the frustrating details of the situation and are honest, and emotional. Chris describes the fear he felt as a father, in an honest, and empathetic conversation. We can’t just accept the status quo. We need real action. And we discuss what that might look like.

Before getting there, we discuss every headline of the week— this week there was a lot going on in Quebec! Here are all the headlines of the week of Feb 9th.

Bad bunny was amazing at the Superbowl. Anyone who disagrees is simply wrong.

UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, faces pressure and possible job loss because of historic unpopularity, and for employee who was heavily associated with Jeffrey Epstein.

65% of albertans set to vote to stay in Canada, with only 8 per cent strongly in favour of leaving.

600 RCMP officers faced gender based violence disciplinary charges since 2014. Many of them still have jobs.

Conditions at federal office buildings “horrendous” PSAC boss says.

Trump threatens to block new bridge between Windsor and Detroit built by Canada.

Many Federal employees terminated and suspended in 2600 cases of misconduct and wrongdoing in 2025.

BC Premier, David Eby, says austerity measures are coming in 2026. The province faces an 11 billion dollar deficit. Eby’s predecessor, john horgan, had many surpluses in the province without cutting jobs– but instead by raising taxes and places tax burdens on employees. Eby has moved the NDP in British Columbia to the right of center, and refuses to raise taxes while mismanaging the province’s finances.

Elizabeth Lemay had a radio column for Radio Canada that critiqued misogyny. Due to harassment by online extremists, Radio Canada removed her segment from socials instead of defending her.

Chrstine Fréchette promises to institute a grandfather clause for those affected by the cancellation of the Programme Experience Quebecoise if she wins.

The American House of Representatives blocks tariffs against Canada, including 6 Republicans. Surprisingly few considering the past year.

The Liberal Party of Canada is set to win a majority in almost every poll in the country. It seems less likely every day that they will go into an election.

The Epstein files continue ravaging Trump, although no one in the United States has faced consequences about it. People are facing consequences globally though, including in Canada.

Protestors at GARDA world security headquarters were violently beaten on friday, with the SPVM more violent than usual. Extreme amounts of tear gas and pepper spray were used, with a journalist, william wilson, being assaulted and having his lens cap broken.

TOP HEADLINES/DISCUSSIONS

The Election in Terrebonne, where a Bloc Quebecois candidate lost by one vote, has been annulled because of problems with the mail in system. One vote that was sent by mail was mislabeled, and because of that, it wasn’t counted. There will be a new byelection held in the next six months.

Soraya Martinez Ferrada announces an audit of bike lanes in Montreal, and promises no more orange cones downtown

Charles Milliard wins Quebec Liberal Leadership

9 dead after shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC

Welcome back to the best political show in history. This week was a slow news week, but nonetheless we talk about everything that happened this week, both nationally and internationally.

This week the top topics are the olympics, which Gabrielle and I are hyped about, as well as the trial on the west coast for Amber Bracken who was arrested by the RCMP who were impeding upon her reporting. She seems poised to win the trial, but the results of it, whether positive or negative, will radically transform the state of indie news in Canada. Reporters are being arrested, whether Oona Barrett, Savanna Craig, or people like me— getting beaten up and pepper sprayed by the police (please see this video:

We are hopeful that this works out, and we’re thankful that the Narwhal pursued this, and is fighting for the independence of the press everywhere.

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Here is every top headline this week:

Trump says that the US should “nationalise” elections, and his former advisor, steve bannon,

400 members of the RCMP are accused of misconduct, leading to at least 20 dismissals and many resignations.

Twitter offices in France raided for the child abuse images and deepfake porn.

Parasite found in the drinking water of Kashechewan first nation. Health care workers and locals are evacuating.

Liberal Party of Canada is well within majority polling in every major pollster.

Jamil Javani travelled to the states “to negotiate free trade with the president” against the wishes of the liberals, against the wishes of the conservatives, and in an obvious bid to get media attention as he seems to be setting himself up for a future conservative leader run.

Israel strikes gaza killing 19 women and children

Canada and France first countries to establish diplomatic presence in Greenland, other than Nato and security bases by the USA.

The police in Quebec arrested a ton of gang members this week including people linked to the hells angels

A kilo of cocaine in montreal is suffering from rising prices due to inflation, costing two times more than it used to.

Toronto police officers charged in organized crime and corruption probe.

New Carney automotive strategy has been released. It’s pretty good! Go read about it.

The Olympics begin with a bang! Everyone booed the americans and Israel. For obvious reasons.

A court case is going on in Vancouver for the future of democracy. Will Amber Bracken, arrested for doing her job, be vindicated and win against the RCMP? This could set the future of press freedom in Canada

Another beautiful week begins. Luckily we got a break from being invaded this week, and instead we can talk about what really matters: Who’s to blame for all of this nonsense? All of us are a little sick of the chaos, and the sharp turn to the write globally.

Well, a weak media without hard fact finding and an interest in pushing against power can lead to these places. Gab, an expert in media analysis weighs in with her expert opinions. Isaac listens and asks questions, and throws in some useless opinions of their own.

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Here are all the top headlines from last week:

Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 100% tariffs if we “make a trade deal with China.” Canada responded by saying we have no “free trade deal” that we’re making with them.

Trump then went on to say that it would be too bad if China took us over, seeing as we’re economically reliant on them. Trump failed to see the irony.

Food bank Canada CEO presses Ottawa for action amid record high levels of food bank use. More than two million people across Canada are using the food bank per month.

The Canadian Federal government responded by announcing an adjustment to the GST returns for the next five years, a program that will provide 12 million people with 100 dollars more per year, and a family of four with 300 more per year. Most people’s grocery budgets are in excess of 200-300 per person, per month.

ICE ads in the United States are openly using far right, neo nazi slogans in their recruitment ads, reports the CBC.

All the major news of the week right here—tell your friends.

Venezuela’s new president Delcy Rodriguez said that she has had enough of Donald Trump’s orders, bringing the total time of US control of Venezuala to be a little under a month.

The US has stationed a large, war ready army next to Iran. Things may escalate quickly, as threats from both Trump and Iran become more dangerous by the day. Trump was elected on a platform of being the “peace president” but instead he has bombed ten countries, the most of any other US leader. He now wants to increase US military budgets to 1.5 trillion.

Over three million Epstein files were released. It seems that Epstein was allowed to enter Canada after his first pedophelia conviction.

After a statement by the Alberta Premier that she wanted to have more power to instruct judges how to perform their duties, a judge clapped back saying that the independence of the judiciary ensures democracy.

More than a thousand people were fired by GM cuts at their Oshawa plant.

Montreal city workers disrupted the budget meeting in the hotel de ville. They have a 24 hour strike planned for wednesday, which is likely to escalate.

A shooting occurred in Mistissini, a northern Quebec cree community. There were 2 victims shot dead in their vehicle.

Garda world, who signed a contract for 138 million dollars with ICE to help them maintain and create detention centres, has more than 3 billion dollars in contracts with the federal government. As of right now, only one MP has spoken about this, Heather McPherson, who has called for contracts to be ended, and ICE to be expelled from Canada.

The most recent numbers we found, the article is on On the Trail, is that 1300 ice agents operate freely in Canada. It is likely to have gone up. Ice agents are not allowed to arrest people in Canada, but work closely with law enforcement.

Jim Pattison, one of Canada’s richest billionaires looked like he was going to sell a warehouse to ICE for several million dollars. Massive pressure from the public and the media made him decide not to.

Pierre Poilievre got 87% approval at the conservative conference this weekend.

Paul St Pierre Plamondon quote: «n’y a rien de pire pour un peuple, non pas d’être esclave, mais d’être esclave en ayant un peu l’impression d’être libre»/”There’s nothing worse for a people, not to be a slave, but to be a slave and think you’re free.”

Gab forgot to wear her blazer.

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The first, and last good news. (this is a joke)

On the docket for this week:

Another execution has occurred in Minnesota. ICE has ramped up their violence against citizens, particularly in that state. The man who was killed, Alex Pretti, was a 37 year old ICU nurse. This comes two weeks after the murder of Renée Good, a mother and unarmed individual.

Carney transformed the world this week. By publicly proclaiming that Canada is gonna be alright. Then he turns around and shoots himself in the foot by telling people in Quebec that the British takeover of Quebec, and this is a direct quote, “totally rad, bro”.

Finally, the CAQ has their first contenders, and out the gate Fréchette looks to be the favourite, and a surprisingly good choice. PSPP and the PQ are full sending the idea of a referendum, which is not popular right now in the polls. This might backfire.

TOP HEADLINES

Dozens dead after train collision in Spain

The Al Jundi Brothers, two major landlords and luxury developers in Montreal, moved here after building their empire on weapons sales in Qatar.

Putin invited to join Donald Trump’s board of peace, along with several other dictators. Europeans reject their invitations, and Canada is disinvited due to our recent more aggressive stance against them.

Canada creates a model on how to confront an American invasion in Canada.

TAL announces rent increase of 3.6 per cent

Murders in Canadian cities dropped

CTV tells people that the best way to save money is to simply .. Lower their quality of life

Highest spending candidates win 70% of their ridings in Canada

Federal officials draft legislation to ban social media for children

The SPVM shoots over it’s budget by 60 million dollars

All this and more on this week’s show!

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Notre podcast français est de retour pour une nouvelle année explosive, et quelles dernières semaines intenses ! Aujourd’hui, nous analysons la démission surprise de François Legault, les bouleversements géopolitiques majeurs au Moyen-Orient et les risques politiques mondiaux qui se profilent pour 2026 !

Cette année promet d’être encore une année riche en actualités.