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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Judge indefinitely extends lockout of Trinity Bible Chapel

By
Andrew Lawton
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An Ontario judge has extended an order locking the doors of a southwestern Ontario church.

Under the new order from Justice John Krawchenko of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, the Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo Region will be indefinitely locked out of its building.

At a virtual hearing Thursday afternoon, Krawchenko found that the circumstances under which he ordered the Trinity Bible Chapel’s doors to be locked last week have not sufficiently changed to justify amending the order.

“It is clear that there are no changes in circumstances either in the pandemic or in the position of the respondents that would require any modification to my previous order,” Justice Krawchenko said.

Trinity Bible Chapel’s pastors and congregation will remain locked out of their church until the court can schedule a sanctions hearing, or the Ontario government’s restrictions ease to allow worship services with 30% of building capacity, whichever comes sooner.

Sheriffs changed the locks on the church building Saturday after Krawchenko granted Ontario’s attorney general an injunction, which was set to expire this weekend.

In an interview on The Andrew Lawton Show, Pastor Jacob Reaume says his church has received approximately $50 million worth of fines for continuing to have services authorities allege to be illegal.

A lawyer for Ontario’s attorney general said continued church services with attendance above the province’s 10-person limit cause “irreparable harm” to public health and the rule of law.

Trinity Bible Chapel lawyer Lisa Bildy of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms argued, however, that government shutting down churches causes harm.

“Liberal democracy ceases to function without limits on the state’s power,” Bildy said in her submission. “Democracy without inalienable, individual rights is nothing more than tyranny by the majority. It’s mob rule.”

In an email to True North, Bildy said the decision has implications far beyond Trinity Bible Chapel.

“Locking the doors might indeed keep Trinity’s parishioners from coming together for worship at church, but it is also a symbolic blow to our liberal democracy which is supposed to protect individual rights and freedoms from state overreach,” she said. The government gave itself the power to pick winners and losers, to restrict the ability of its citizens to interact with one another in normal ways, and to punish harshly those who don’t fall in line. That should be troubling to more of us than it is. “

Krawchenko pointed out in his decision that Trinity Bible Chapel remains unwilling to abide by the Ontario government’s restrictions.

“(Trinity Bible Chapel) conceded that there was no real middle ground, and further in response to my earlier query on whether part of the physical building could be opened it was apparent that this was not a workable alternative,” he said.

Justice Krawchenko said the constitutional questions must be tried at a later date, rather than on the interim basis for Thursday’s injunction hearing.

Bildy said the Ontario government has yet to prove in a court of law that its “unprecedented lockdowns” are justified, and she and Trinity Bible Chapel intend to put the burden of proof on the province.

The Liberal Long-Gun Registry Lives On

By
Andrew Lawton
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Documents disclosed by prosecutors in a court case reveal data that could only have come from the long-gun registry, a report from Brian Lilley in the Toronto Sun says. The problem is these data were supposed to be destroyed in 2012 when Parliament scrapped the long-gun registry. True North’s Andrew Lawton, a licensed gun owner, discusses.

Watch the latest episode of The Andrew Lawton Show.

“Bill C-10 is a national embarrassment:” former vice-chair of the CRTC

By
True North Wire
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A former vice chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) called the Liberal government’s internet regulation bill, C-10, a “national embarrassment” in a Financial Post op-ed published on Wednesday. 

“Last week, Canadians finally realized that Guilbeault, the cable companies, film-makers and musicians were prepared to regulate individuals’ online expression if that meant getting what they wanted. It’s unlikely that’s the outcome Canada’s creative core was looking for when all this began,” wrote Peter Menzies. 

“Guibeault could have taxed the web giants without regulating the internet but he got greedy. His reach having exceeded his grasp, Bill C-10 is still — despite his promises of a death bed conversion — a national embarrassment and Canada’s cultural sector needs to do the right thing and step away from it.” 

Bill C-10 has recently sparked public outrage after Liberal MPs voted to strip an amendment from the bill which protected user-generated content from CRTC regulation. 

Critics of the decision have argued that without protections for user-generated content, the bill effectively threatens the fundamental right to freedom of expression of Canadians. 

Liberal Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault has since promised to introduce a separate amendment which would make it clear that content posted by Canadians on platforms like YouTube and TikTok will not be subject to CRTC oversight. 

“We also want to make sure that the content that people upload on social media won’t be considered as programming under the Act and that it won’t be regulated by the CRTC,” Guilbeault told Global News. 

“And that’s why we will be bringing forward another amendment that will make this crystal clear.”

Prior to the decision to introduce an amendment to clarify the bill’s scope, Guilbeault accused members of the Conservative opposition of fabricating concerns about free speech around the bill and catering to an “extremist element” of the party. 

“What we are seeing now is that these are big, powerful and, in fact some of the wealthiest corporations on the planet; clearly, the member opposite and her party are just afraid to stand up to them. Again it seems that the members of the Conservative Party are listening to the most extremist element of their party, as they have on very important issues such as climate change or women’s right to choose,” Guilbeault said in the House of Commons.

Canada’s low vaccination rate sparks viral tweet by US actress Mia Farrow

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True North Wire
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Award-winning US actress Mia Farrow tweeted on Tuesday that Canada needs America’s help to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, citing Canada’s embarrassingly low full vaccination rate. 

To date, Farrow’s tweet has received over 10,000 likes and nearly 1,500 retweets. 

According to government data, as of April 30, 2021, only 2.55% of Canada’s population has been fully vaccinated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, 29.3% of Canada’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. 

In response to Farrow’s tweet, a number of Canadian Twitter users voiced disappointment with Canada’s vaccination rate. 

“Thank you. We are doing well after many delays. Approx 40% in Ontario have 1st dose but need MUCH more supply to ensure important groups like essential workers (teachers) are vaxxed asap,” wrote Twitter user C. Turner. 

“Thanks Mia. We are finally getting more vaccines but it’s been too slow and we could always use more . Nice of you to think of us,” tweeted Wendi Bloomenthal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently addressed an advisory by Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) which recommended people who are healthy wait for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines like the Moderna vaccine.

The advisory was contrary to the federal government’s message to Canadians which is to get the first vaccine available for them. 

According to Trudeau, the federal government’s advice “has not changed” despite NACI’s recommendation.

Facebook permanently bans LifeSiteNews for sharing COVID-19 vaccine research

By
True North Wire
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Facebook has taken another step towards a growing culture of censorship after it decided to permanently ban LifeSiteNews on Tuesday. 

According to the outlet, its public Facebook page was unpublished by the platform without notice. 

LifeSiteNews is a pro-life outlet dedicated to covering family and social issues. The website was originally started by the Canadian pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition. 

Facebook accused the outlet of publishing “false information about COVID-19 that could contribute to physical harm” and “vaccine discouraging information on the platform.” 

As an example of wrongdoing, Facebook cited an April 10, 2021 opinion piece the outlet had published on the alleged potential impacts of COVID-19 vaccines. 

The opinion article, titled “COVID vaccines can be deadly for some,” cites several reports and studies showing the adverse effects of certain COVID-19 vaccines. The article also goes on to list people who allegedly died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine despite already having the virus beforehand. 

“We have known this day was coming for months now. Facebook has been silencing any voice that goes against their beliefs and agenda,” said LifeSiteNews Marketing Director Rebekah Roberts. 

“Our LifeSiteNews Facebook page has been removed simply because we have shared reports of doctors, nurses, expert researchers, and even the former Pfizer VP speaking out against the COVID shots. We’ve also been tagged for the numerous articles we have shared making the connection between the COVID shots, and really all vaccines, and aborted baby cell lines.”

“At this time, I encourage those of you who are still on Facebook, Twitter, and other Big Tech platforms to continue sharing LifeSiteNews articles with your friends and family, please!”

LifeSiteNews is also asking people to follow the website on alternative platforms like Telegram, Gab and Rumble to combat big tech’s censorship. 

In February, the outlet was also booted off YouTube after the platform had permanently deleted the website’s account. According to the platform, LifeSiteNews had “repeatedly” violated its COVID-19 misinformation policy. 

TDSB considers letting LGBTQ students change names without parental approval

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is currently evaluating whether or not it should allow LGBTQ students to change their preferred names in their school’s IT systems without having prior parental approval. 

According to a report by the LGBTQS Community Advisory Committee, the committee has a table working with human rights groups to discuss the matter. 

“In our student information system (SIS), there is a legal name and preferred name field. There is a table working with Human Rights to discuss what students have access to change on their profile without parental consent,” the report writes. 

As part of the consultation process, the committee hopes to invite IT professionals and others to further discuss the potential change.  

True North reached out to the committee for further details on the matter but did not hear back by the time this article was published. 

Gender transitions by youth and teenagers has been a contentious issue as an increasing number of teens have considered transitioning into their preferred gender.

Critics of allowing youth to transition have argued that the “experimental” nature of treatment and other issues puts kids at risk.

In March, a different TDSB motion called on free feminine hygiene products to be provided in all 72 Ontario public schools for “people who menstruate.” 

The motion titled “Access to Free Menstrual Products for Students in Ontario Schools” was presented before the TDSB Program and School Services Committee.

It argued that a “lack of access due to economic factors — often referred to as ‘period poverty’ — impacts people who menstruate around the world and can be especially damaging at puberty, when school interactions are crucial to a student’s development.”

The motion also claimed that requiring students to ask for such items violated their privacy and the hygiene products should be provided without the intermediary step of requesting the items. 

Since 2019, TDSB schools have already been accommodating students by providing free menstrual products to girls upon request. 

“Hard pass for me”: Liberal staffers reject offer of virtual yoga with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

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True North Wire
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Many Liberal staffers were unimpressed by the offer of a virtual yoga session with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as a reward for a “very long and intense year,” the National Post reports.

Earlier this week, hundreds of Liberal staffers received an email from the Liberal Research Bureau saying the party wanted to reward them with a free, one-hour yoga session hosted by the prime minister’s wife.

Liberal staffers were largely unmoved. Many anonymous Liberal staffers told National Post’s Christopher Nardi that they were not interested and thought the whole thing was a waste of time.

“Yeah, that’s going to be a hard pass for me,” said one staffer.

“I saw the email subject and deleted it immediately,” another staffer said.

“This is so silly,” a staffer said about the event.

The email stressed that the session was open to all staffers regardless of their yoga experience. The email also encouraged staffers to join by noting that it was Canadian Mental Health Week and they have all had a very stressful year working through the pandemic.

“We’ve all heard this before, but this last year has been an intense one!” said the email.

“One thing that has helped many of us cope with the stress of the pandemic is getting some fresh air and doing some YOGA! So, in this spirit, Madame Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (a.k.a. Sophie) would like to invite you to participate in a virtual yoga class.”

Grégoire Trudeau is a trained yoga instructor, having completed the hatha yoga and “Radiant Child” kundalini yoga teaching programs. Earlier in the year, she held free yoga sessions over Facebook.

Grégoire Trudeau has held yoga sessions in the past for Liberal staffers “as her way of thanking them.” It is unclear how well attended previous sessions were.

Ontario medical regulator threatens to punish doctors for criticizing lockdowns

By
Jonathan Bradley
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The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) plans to investigate physicians who speak out against government lockdown measures, according to a statement issued Friday. 

“The college is aware and concerned about the increase of misinformation circulating on social media and other platforms regarding physicians who are publicly contradicting public health orders and recommendations,” said CPSO’s statement. 

“Physicians hold a unique position of trust with the public and have a professional responsibility to not communicate anti-vaccine, anti-masking, anti-distancing, and anti-lockdown statements and/or promoting unsupported, unproven treatments for COVID-19.” 

Physicians are prohibited from encouraging people to defy public health measures, and it could lead to an investigation against them, the CPSO says.

Doctors who are subjected to an investigation will be given a chance to respond to the complaint. An investigator will submit a report to the Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports Committee. These investigations could lead to doctors facing disciplinary action. 

The CPSO said when offering opinions, physicians are expected to be guided by the law, regulatory standards and the code of ethics and professional conduct. These opinions must not be misleading or deceptive, and they have to be supported by current evidence and science. 

In Canada, a number of medical experts have publicly criticized lockdowns and various public health orders.

Ontario pediatrician Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill was issued three warnings by the CPSO after her tweets about the COVID-19 pandemic were found to be “inappropriate” and “unprofessional.” Gill tweeted comments such as “COVID-19 is not a serious health issue” and “There is absolutely no medical or scientific reason for prolonged, harmful, and illogical lockdowns.”

In addition, a study done by Dr. Ari Joffe, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, suggested the harms of lockdowns are ten times greater than their benefits. The harms that were cited in the study were delayed and interrupted health care, unemployment, loneliness, deteriorating mental health and increased drug overdoses. 

Further, in September 2020, a group of Ontario doctors wrote a letter to Premier Doug Ford calling for him to use a localized approach instead of sweeping lockdown measures. These doctors said lockdowns have been shown not to eliminate COVID-19, because they work until measures are lifted. 

Pastor speaks out after Ontario government locks his church’s doors

By
Andrew Lawton
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Ontario’s attorney general has been granted a court order to lock the doors of the Trinity Bible Chapel to prevent pastors or members of the congregation from being on the premises, after the church received millions of dollars worth of fines for holding regular services. Pastor Jacob Reaume joined The Andrew Lawton Show to discuss.

Watch the full episode of the show here.

BC’s 2019 carbon emissions increase despite implementing a carbon tax

By
True North Wire
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The province that has been touted by the federal Liberals as a role model and inspiration for Canada’s carbon tax has once again reported that its greenhouse gas emissions have gone up.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, federal data shows that emissions increased by 11% from 2015 to 2019 in British Columbia despite the province having a carbon tax since 2008. 

Canada. 2021 National Inventory Report (NIR)

Earlier this year, the province’s government upped its own carbon tax to $45 per tonne. 

Currently, Canada’s federal levy is slightly lower than BC’s at $40 a tonne but the Trudeau government has promised to raise the cap to $170 a tonne by 2030. 

In 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pointed to BC’s carbon tax as a success story in reducing emissions. 

“I know the Conservatives’ approach is to not let the facts get in the way of a good political argument, but allow me to remind the member opposite that British Columbia has had a price on carbon pollution for almost ten years and it has led, quite frankly, to growth in the economy while they have shown leadership on the environment. That is exactly what we know will work right across the country,” said Trudeau. 

During a climate summit last month, Trudeau was pressured by US President Joe Biden to increase Canada’s emission targets. 

Following the event, the prime minister promised that Canada would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% in under ten years up from its prior goal of 36% by 2030. 

Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole reversed course earlier this year and announced his own version of the carbon tax, which he says will begin at $20 per tonne and eventually increase to $50 per tonne.

Under O’Toole’s carbon pricing regime, the levy will go directly into a “Personal Low Carbon Savings Account” which will be accessible by taxpayers for environmental purchases approved by the federal government. 

O’Toole’s decision to introduce a carbon tax has been met with some resistance within his caucus after sources within the party expressed frustration with the choice. 

Correction: This article previously stated that emissions in BC increased by 20.5%. This figure has since been corrected to 11%.

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