The Daily Brief

Hamas has thanked Canada, the UK, and France after they threatened Israel—drawing international backlash for earning the praise of a terror group. Finance Minister Francois Phillipe Champagne claims most U.S. tariffs remain, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s order to exempt many affected products. A week after his housing minister said real estate prices don’t need to drop, Carney dodged the question, calling it “not a yes or no” issue. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight!

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s barely a month in office and he’s already accepting lavish gifts from foreign leaders. In just 10 years, Canada racked up the largest government spending and debt increase in the G7 — nearly outpacing every advanced country on Earth. Canada is building fewer homes in 2025 than it did last year, and the biggest slowdowns are coming from Ontario and British Columbia. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight!

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Canada’s new justice minister Sean Fraser dismissed concerns about two Liberal bills that enable criminals to be freed on bail as “weird.” Despite talking tough about trade on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent exemptions on U.S. goods essentially cancel out any retaliatory tariffs. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney for refusing to release a federal budget this year. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine!

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More than a year since the last full federal budget, Canadians will still be left waiting, as the Liberals confirmed they’ll only deliver a fall economic update rather than a comprehensive budget. Just a day into his cabinet role, Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault reignited the pipeline debate by claiming no companies are interested in building pipelines in Canada. Honda is shifting CR-V production from Ontario to the U.S., citing tariffs and slumping EV demand. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight!

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his Liberal minority government cabinet. During the election, Carney pledged to scale back immigration but experts say his plan fails to address temporary immigration and those who overstay their visas. A Liberal-government funded ad campaign promoting mass immigration in Victoria, B.C. is rife with anti-Canadian and pro-DEI messaging. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis!

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The Alberta Prosperity Project has announced the official separation referendum question it hopes to pose to citizens. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a freeze on the industrial carbon tax. The BC NDP government is prohibiting non-Indigenous people from accessing the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight!

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Another riding has flipped to the Liberals nearly two weeks after the election. The federal NDP are attempting to have Prime Minister Mark Carney bypass Parliament rules and grant them official party status even though they don’t have the required number of seats. Reporters Without Borders released its global press freedom index and Canada has fallen several places, now ranking 21st. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Noah Jarvis!

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After a two-day conclave, the first ever North American Pope Leo XIV has emerged as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Experts in constitutional law have affirmed that First Nations treaty rights would be respected if Alberta separated from Canada but added that they have no veto power over the province’s decision. Elections Canada revealed that over 800 ballots went uncounted after a returning officer mistakenly left them behind in a Metro Vancouver office. 

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Podcast host Joe Rogan expressed frustration with Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team in a recent episode, revealing that they declined his request to have the Conservative leader on his show. Elections Canada told True North that it warned the Liberals about ballot padding concerns in 2024 as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may face off 200 protest candidates in his race to be re-elected. The plan to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs by increasing exports to Europe seems to be ineffective as the latest data for March shows a net decline in global exports. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight!

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U.S. President Donald Trump stuck by his stance that Canada should become the 51st state in his first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shut down attempts by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to weigh in on Alberta’s sovereignty movement. One Vancouver city councillor has proposed banning the sale of “gun-shaped lighters” citing public safety concerns. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Noah Jarvis!

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