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Saturday, June 28, 2025

One year after Trudeau pledged 2 billion trees, not a single one has been planted: report

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has not planted a single tree since he made a pledge to plant 2 billion of them during his reelection campaign a year ago.

The campaign promise was made shortly after he met with teenage climate alarmist Greta Thunberg at a climate march in Montreal.

“We’ll plant 2 billion trees over the next ten years. That’s it. That’s the tweet,” tweeted Trudeau on Sept. 27, 2019.

However, according to a report La Presse, not a single tree has been put into the ground.

The 10-year plan would have required 200 million trees to be planted annually, or over 500,000 a day beginning in September of last year. 

Almost one year in, the Liberals will now have to plant 222 million trees annually to reach their intended mark.

“Officials are currently preparing a comprehensive plan to fulfill this commitment,” Ian Cameron told La Presse in an email statement that has been translated from French.

“Once programs are in place, planting can begin in various locations across Canada, including public forests, private lands, crown lands and urban spaces.” 

While meeting with Thunberg last year, the teenage activist chastised the prime minister for not doing enough to tackle the issue of climate change. 

“I try not to focus on the individuals and rather focus on the whole picture because … of course it’s easier to just blame someone and of course he has a lot of responsibility … and he, of course, is not doing enough,” said Thunberg about Trudeau. 

Saskatchewan woman told she must wear a mask or no kidney treatments

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A woman from Saskatoon was told by provincial health authorities that she will not receive kidney dialysis treatments if she refuses to wear a mask. 

Kristine Smith alleges that wearing a mask during her treatments at Victoria Hospital causes her to go into panic due to her claustrophobia.

“I relate it to someone coming up behind me, putting their hand over my face and my nose like a mugging would be. I go into a panic, my heart starts to race. I have dry mouth, all symptoms of claustrophobic reaction,” Smith said.

Until now, Smith had an exemption from mask usage written by her nephrologist but on August 5th, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) told Smith that they have the final say as to whether or not she should wear a mask. 

Since then, Smith has missed five days of dialysis, and was only able to do one session for about two hours before it became unbearable for her. 

Prior to the SHA’s order, Smith was able to get her treatment while isolated and wearing a face shield. 

Without the treatments, Smith’s physicians have told her that toxins in her bloodstream could eventually threaten her life. 

After voicing her frustrations, Smith was told by a hospital Quality Care coordinator that due to her frustrations about the treatment she could no longer visit the hospital and must seek treatment in Saskatoon. 

“The SHA does not refuse anyone treatment. All dialysis patients at the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital satellite unit are required by SHA policy to wear masks during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic,” Vice President of Integrated Northern Health Andrew McLetchie told CTV in a statement.

Smith’s kidneys currently operate at 4% function due to an auto-immune disease she had earlier in her life. 

“I’m so worried about not being able to get my dialysis, my life-sustaining therapy. It’s very important so it’s caused me a lot of stress, a lot,” Smith told CTV.

Leslyn Lewis to seek Conservative nomination in Haldimand—Norfolk next election

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Former Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis has found a riding for the next federal election.

In a statement on Tuesday, Lewis announced that she intends to seek the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination in the southern Ontario riding of Haldimand—Norfolk at the earliest opportunity.

“Haldimand—Norfolk is a beautiful place with the most amazing, hard-working people,” Lewis said in a statement Tuesday. “It would be an absolute honour to represent them and fight to make their lives better.”

Haldimand—Norfolk is a predominantly rural riding southwest of Hamilton, Ont. The seat has been held by the Conservatives since 2004.

Lewis, a lawyer from the Greater Toronto Area, has never held elected office. In 2015 she ran for the Conservatives in the riding of Scarborough—Rouge Park, coming a distant second to the Liberal candidate.

Lewis placed third in the 2020 Conservative leadership race, though she secured the popular vote in the second round of voting and won around 30 ridings. Numerous analyses of the leadership results show that Lewis’ support was instrumental in delivering the victory to Erin O’Toole.

The statement from Lewis’ campaign didn’t indicate any connections to the riding, though says the candidate “has now begun house hunting in the riding.”

Lewis received over 50% of the leadership vote in Haldimand—Norfolk.

Despite this strong showing, criticisms of parachute candidacy have already been leveled.

“I live in Haldimand—Norfolk and I can tell you this is not going over well here,” one constitutent tweeted. “We want someone local who knows the area as well as our concerns and issues. We want a local person who represents Erin O’Toole’s policies and can explain them to the electorate. He deserves no less.”

Lewis is sure to receive a boost from the endorsement of the riding’s longtime member of parliament, however.

Conservative MP Diane Finley, who has represented the riding since 2004 but recently announced she would not be seeking re-election, said Lewis shares the values of the riding’s residents.

“Leslyn has shown time and again that she is hardworking and passionate, just like the people here in Haldimand—Norfolk,” Finley said. “Not only has she proven with each conversation that she is knowledgeable about the issues that matter most to our community, but the way that she connects with people makes me confident that she would represent us incredibly well.”

The next election is not scheduled until 2023 but historically minorities governments do not last the full four-year session.

ESKENASI: Why Socialism eventually leads to evil

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Sam Eskenasi
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Even though it’s failed in every country it has ever been tried, socialism is back and more popular than ever.

But what’s so bad about having a big government that will take care of us?

True North’s Sam Eskenasi explains why socialism will always, eventually lead to evil.

Toronto Pearson Airport tops number of international arrivals infected with coronavirus

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Toronto Pearson Airport has seen the highest number of international arrivals who are infected with the coronavirus, according to Health Canada. 

Since August 31, 21 different international flights landed at the airport with passengers who subsequently were shown to carry the virus. 

With regards to the flight’s origins, four were found to be arriving from Delhi and another two came from Chicago. 

Flights coming from Mexico City, Cairo, Ethiopia, Delhi, Jamaica, Frankfurt and elsewhere also carried infected passengers into Canada. 

A large portion of the flights were Air Canada planes, and another two were flown by United Airlines and United Express. 

Toronto outnumbered Vancouver by a factor of two with regards to infected international arrivals. Vancouver’s international airport only saw nine flights carrying infected passengers over this time period. 

Vancouver was followed by Montreal which had six infected flights and Calgary which only had two. 

According to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), between March 21 to May 24 Canada saw 301,781 international travellers arrive in Canada by flight. 

“During the week of May 18 to May 24, 2020, volumes were down 90% for those crossing via land, and 98% at airports compared to the same time a year ago. On May 24, 2020 alone, travellers on US flights were down 99% and international air travellers were down more than 97% compared to the previous year. These numbers are consistent with the previous week.,” wrote the CBSA.

Toronto mob swarm and attack police cruisers

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A mob of people swarmed and attacked Toronto police cruisers responding to illegal street racing on Saturday.

Videos of the incident show members of the mob climb and surround officers who were responding to reports of stunt driving near the Toronto Zoo.

“Three Toronto Police Service (TPS) scout cars were surrounded by the motor vehicles, and by others who were on foot,” a police source told the Toronto Sun. 

“A few members of the crowd climbed onto the TPS scout cars and began jumping on top of them. Others in the crowd kicked the scout cars.”

Shortly after midnight, the Toronto Police Operations Twitter account reported a “large crowd gathering, lots of cars congregating in a commercial parking lot” near Kennedy Rd and Progress Ave. 

“It is reported on arrival, there were a large number of vehicles which had blocked off the intersection. Vehicles were performing [sic] stunts such as donuts, the officers’ cars were surrounded by people, the crowd became hostile and people began attacking the police vehicles,” Toronto Police Service spokesperson Connie Osborne told the Toronto Sun in an emailed statement. 

Videos of the incidents show cars drifting in the midst of a crowd of spectators before police cruisers arrive on scene to disrupt the crowd. 

Immediately after, a significant portion of the crowd approach the cruiser and yell profanities at the officers. 

Reports claim that the crowd dispersed after police arrived and no arrests were made. 

More Canadians want to keep statues than those who wish to see them toppled

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A new nation-wide poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies shows that Canadians would like to see statues of historical figures like Sir John A Macdonald remain standing.

Out of those polled, 50% of respondents said that they want historical statues to remain standing, while only 31% would like for them to be toppled. 

The poll was conducted ahead of several high profile acts of vandalism committed against historical figures by anti-racism activists.

A statue of Canada’s first prime minister was toppled and beheaded by protesters in Montreal last month. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the vandalism incident during a press conference saying that he was “deeply disappointed” by the protesters’ actions. 

“We are a country of laws, and we are a country that needs to respect those laws even as we seek to improve and change them,” Trudeau said.

“Those kinds of acts of vandalism are not advancing the path towards greater justice and equality in this country.”

Several days later, Ontario’s Wilmot Township quietly removed a statue of the founder of Canada in Baden and shipped it off to an undisclosed storage location citing a need for “reconciliation” with Canada’s Indigenous community.

“The statue will remain in the secured storage until all consultation has been completed and a report to Council is presented at the March 1, 2021 Council meeting, as set out in the Notice of Motion,” said a media release from the Township of Wilmot.

Similar incidents have been popping up throughout Canada as protests continue to flare over alleged systemic racism. 

Thousands of Canadians included in intelligence database linked to Chinese military

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A company believed to be linked to Chinese military and intelligence operations has detailed information on approximately 5,000 Canadians.

The information was collected by Zhenhua Data in a massive data-collection campaign believed to be targeting influential members of society for the benefit of China.

The data company scoured public records to create personalized profiles on individuals which also contain information about relatives, political associations, criminal records, and psychological profiles. 

The data was leaked by US academic Professor Chris Balding who fled China in 2018 over fears of his safety. 

“China is absolutely building out a massive surveillance state both domestically and internationally,” said Balding.

“I think it speaks to the broader threat of what China is doing and how they are surveilling, monitoring and seeking to influence… not just their own citizens, but citizens around the world.”

Around 250,000 records of personal data were recovered which also included 52,000 Americans, 35,000 Australians, 10,000 Indians, 9,700 Brits, 2,100 Indonesians, 1,400 Malaysians and 138 from Papua New Guinea. 

The entire database is believed to contain approximately 2.4 million people worldwide. 

Zhenhua chief executive Wang Xuefeng has publicly boasted on Chinese communications app WeChat that he supports “psychological warfare” and “hybrid warfare” operations. 

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, one intelligence analyst called the data leak “Cambridge Analytica on steroids.”

Cambridge Analytica was the British political consulting firm linked to a massive data scandal after the company unethically collected data on millions of Americans and sought to sell it for political purposes. 

Progressive Conservatives win majority government in New Brunswick

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The New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party won a majority government in the province’s general election held on Monday.

Results show the PCs gaining five seats, lifting the party under Premier Blaine Higgs from a small minority to a comfortable majority. Preliminary results also show the PCs made substantial gains in the popular vote.

“We will make sure no New Brunswicker is left behind. Together we will recover. Together we will realize our potential. Together we will rise to new heights. I’m sure the best is yet to come and we are up to the job to deliver,” Premier Higgs said in his victory speech.

The opposition Liberals lost four seats and Liberal leader Kevin Vickers failed to win his riding. Vickers, a rookie politician, lost in the riding of Miramichi by a substantial margin to the populist People’s Alliance.

The Green Party won three seats, the same result they had in the 2018 election while the People’s Alliance won two seats, one less than in 2018.

Monday’s election marks the first time since 2003 that a government has been given a second mandate by the people of New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs called the election in August after negotiations with the opposition to sustain his minority government broke down.

At the time of dissolution the PCs and Liberals were both tied with 20 seats each in the 49-seat legislature. The twenty-one month-old Higgs government was previously being held up by an agreement with the People’s Alliance.

Kevin Vickers resigned as leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party during his concession speech Monday, noting his failure to win a seat in the legislature.

“Under the leadership of a new leader, I know the Liberal party will be a strong voice for all New Brunswickers,” he said. 

CBC’s The National ignores former Liberal MPs criminal charges

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True North Wire
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During a Friday night broadcast of CBC’s The National, newscasters made no mention of the criminal charges brought against former Liberal MP Raj Grewal.

On Friday of last week, authorities with the RCMP announced that the disgraced MP was being charged with criminal fraud and breach of trust after allegedly using his position to solicit millions in loans. 

The National is described as the “flagship nightly news and current affairs program from Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC.” 

Grewal had resigned from the Liberal caucus in 2018 after investigators began looking over his financial activities while an elected MP for Brampton East. 

Around the time of his resignation, reports claimed that Grewal had spent millions of dollars gambling at a number of casinos. 

The RCMP have charged Grewal with one count of fraud over $,5000 and four counts of breach of trust. He is due to appear in court on October 6. 

Grewal is not the only former Liberal MP to currently be facing criminal charges. 

Earlier this year, then Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara was arrested by local authorities for assault, breaking and entering and criminal harassment. The charges have not been proven in court. 

Tabbara currently sits as an independent MP after being ejected from the Liberal caucus. 

According to an exclusive True North report, this is not the first time that the CBC has failed to pay attention to Liberal misbehaviour.

Research shows that the CBC spent more time reporting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s socks and appearance than the arrest of Tabbara.

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