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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Trudeau government seeking contractor to transport asylum claimants to temporary residences

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True North Wire
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada has put out a tender notice requesting “transportation services” for asylum claimants within Quebec. 

“Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), herein known as Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has a requirement for the transportation of asylum seekers from various ports of entry (POE) in Quebec to temporary accommodations located within 150 km of Lacolle, Quebec, and from the temporary accommodations to a location within the Greater Montreal Area,” reads the tender notice. 

Eligible service providers would sign on for a contract with the federal government for a period of three years and six months. 

According to the notice’s statement of work, bidders should be able to transport “150 asylum seekers per day.” However, the contract notes that the quantity is “not reflective of actual asylum flows.” 

The selected transportation service provider will be required to drive groups of asylum claimants from various points of entry into Canada to accommodations in Lacolle, Quebec, where they can complete their two-week coronavirus isolation period. 

Once the self-isolation period is over, migrants will be transported to federally-provided temporary accommodations in the Greater Montreal Area. 

Before the coronavirus pandemic effectively shut down the Canada-US border, Canada saw a record high quantity of asylum claimants cross into the country illegally in 2019. 

According to official statistics, 2019 saw 63,830 people walk into Canada and claim asylum. A majority of these crossings took place at the unofficial border crossing located at Roxham Road.

The latest statistics published by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada also indicate that more people crossed into Canada illegally from January to March 2020 than they did over the same period in 2019. 

Despite coming to an agreement with the US to close the border to stop the spread of the virus, migrants can still make their claims at official border crossings and be admitted into Canada as an asylum seeker. 

ESKENASI: Trudeau will run against Donald Trump, not the new Conservative Leader

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Sam Eskenasi
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In politics, perception is often more important than reality, and perception is everything to this Liberal government. From the beginning of the Prime Minister’s rise to leadership, he and his inner circle have worked on the cult of personality that is Justin Trudeau. 

The youthful and charismatic Trudeau, as opposed to the bland and monotonous Harper. The forward thinking feminist, defender of indigenous peoples and all around “good guy.” The Trudeau brand has been the central part of the Liberal party’s electoral success.

However, this focus on Trudeau has often come at the expense of those around him. With so many high profile departures, many Canadians could be forgiven if they were unable to name another member of the Liberal cabinet aside from Chrystia Freedland (perhaps due to her recent appointment as finance minister) or Bardish Chagger (perhaps due to her being central in the WE scandal.) Like it or not, for good or for bad, Justin Trudeau is the only face of this government.

So what does one do when a crack forms in the basket which is carrying all your eggs, or in this case, seats in Parliament? Change people’s perception. 

In fact, it’s easier to do than most people think, and the Liberals have done it well before. 

Just ask Doug Ford or Andrew Scheer and they will tell you what it’s like to be the focus of such a campaign. 

In both cases, Liberal incumbents (Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau) had problems with their personal popularity and brand. So the Liberals decided that if Wynne or Trudeau couldn’t beat Ford or Scheer in a direct comparison, then the comparison would have to be changed to something more favourable. 

The answer – run Wynne and Trudeau against Donald Trump instead of Ford and Scheer. 

It was a simple enough task – throw out accusations that the Conservatives wanted to bring “Trump style politics” to Canada and insinuate (or even flatly say in some cases) that their actions or platforms made them “like Donald Trump.” 

This put Ford and Scheer in the uncomfortable spot of having to either defend or attack Trump. Every denial of their pro-Trump stance had the added effect of allowing the Liberals to bring up the “hidden agenda” trope which they used successfully against Stephen Harper until his 2011 majority victory. 

A similar situation is developing again right now. Trudeau has taken an exceptionally serious hit to his popularity as the scandals and controversies continue to mount. A change in perception is badly needed. So what has the possibility to convince the Canadian public that Trudeau, for all his mistakes and errors, is still better than the alternative? The American election on November 3rd.

This is why from the Liberal point of view, it almost doesn’t matter who becomes the next leader of the Conservative Party. Using prorogation as an excuse to call a new election, they will run their campaign in October against Donald Trump with a re-packaged Democratic Party platform (universal basic income, defunding the police, green new deal, etc.) once again trying to change people’s perceptions. 

The only question is, will Canadians fall for it?

FUREY: The Trudeau government is an opioid dealer

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True North
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The federal government is now giving away free opioids. Why aren’t we trying to get addicts off of these harmful drugs instead?

It appears the government isn’t consulting medical professionals but instead listening to “harm reduction” activists.

True North’s Anthony Furey says we need to have a larger discussion about the opioid crisis in Canada.

The media covers for Justin Trudeau

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Candice Malcolm
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Justin Trudeau attempts to halt the investigation into the WE scandal by proroguing parliament but as more information comes out, it’s clear the Trudeau Liberals have been misleading Canadians from the get-go.

Meanwhile, the elites and the media attempt to cover for Trudeau by changing the channel. It’s apparently “sexist” to question the qualifications of Canada’s new finance minister.

Plus, the CBC shows just how bias they are and Liberal-appointed leftist journalists give funding to themselves.

Tune into the True North Update with Candice Malcolm and Andrew Lawton!

CBC headlines about MacKay outnumber all other Conservative candidates

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Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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CBC provided more coverage to Peter MacKay than all of the other Conservative candidates combined, a tally of headlines shows. 

MacKay’s name appeared in 50 unique headlines posted to CBC’s website, while the rest of the candidates only netted 44 headline mentions in total. 

When broken down, Erin O’Toole received 24 mentions, followed by Leslyn Lewis who was mentioned in 13 headlines, and Derek Sloan who was referenced in only seven.  

Only posts dating back to when the leadership race commenced on January 13, 2020, were included in the final sum. 

True North relied on data provided by CBC’s search results to achieve this count. The headlines of videos and other multimedia content were also referenced.  

Earlier this week, MacKay was hounded by his fellow contenders after he received an endorsement from the progressive-leaning mainstream media outlet the Toronto Star. 

“Here’s everything you need to know about this Conservative leadership race: Erin O’Toole is endorsed by Conservatives like Jason Kenney. Peter MacKay is endorsed by the Toronto Star,” tweeted O’Toole on Thursday. 

During his campaign, O’Toole has accused MacKay of being the “Liberal-lite” candidate in the race. 

“Justin Trudeau and Peter MacKay defend the CBC. I’ll defund it,” tweeted O’Toole on June 24. 

In July, O’Toole has accused the CBC of being biased towards him and other Conservatives after they edited out a portion of an interview with O’Toole where he discussed his policy plan to defund the national broadcaster. 

Earlier this week, an exclusive True North report also found that the CBC relatively ignored Leslyn Lewis’ historic leadership run in favour of reporting on US Vice Presidential contender Kamala Harris.

A count by True North found that Harris received 500% more coverage than Lewis did. 

Conservatives are expected to decide who the next leader of the party will be on Sunday, August 23.

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Procurement ombudsman to investigate six contracts federal government awarded to WE

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True North Wire
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Canada’s procurement ombudsman has opened an investigation into six sole-source contracts the Trudeau government gave WE between 2017 and 2020.

According to an email to the National Post, Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic’s office said that they have launched the investigation to ensure that all contracts awarded to WE were done so under the “principles of fairness, openness and transparency.”

The contracts, each worth less than $40,000, were issued by four agencies: Global Affairs Canada, the Privy Council Office, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canada School of Public Service.

“Given the low dollar value of the contract, it was determined that the cost and resources required to solicit bids would outweigh any economic advantage that might be gained through a competitive process,” the Public Health Agency said to the National Post regarding a $24,900 contract awarded to WE in 2019.

In July, it was revealed that members of the Trudeau family have received a total of $564,846 in speaking fees and expenses from WE over the past decade. These payments had not been made public before the government awarded WE a sole-source $912 million contract this year.

WE is the favoured charity of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family, with his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau serving as a “WE ambassador and ally” and WE Well-being Podcast host.

Since Trudeau took office in 2015, WE began receiving significantly higher amounts of federal funding than it had before, totalling $5.5 million by the start of 2020. 

Conservative procurement critic Kelly Block said she is glad the relationship between WE and the Trudeau government is being subject to closer inspection.

“I am pleased that the ombudsman has confirmed what we were suspicious about, that there is something worth looking into,” she said.

“When it was reported that there were other sole-source contracts given to this organization over the last three years, we certainly felt that [the sole-source contracts were] something that needed to be looked into as well.”

The Procurement Ombudsman’s investigation is just one of several ongoing investigations into deals between WE Charity and the Trudeau government.

Both the House of Commons finance committee and ethics committee have launched investigations into the $912 million WE contract. 

In July, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion confirmed that he has opened an investigation into the government’s decision to award the contract. This will be Justin Trudeau’s sixth ethics investigation since taking office.

The RCMP has said that they are in the process of “examining” the WE Charity deal.

Liberals give risky $86 million loan to billionaire Ottawa developers

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True North Wire
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The federal government has given an $86.4 million loan to a wealthy Ottawa developer to build a 30-storey apartment building on Preston St.. 

SoHo Italia is being developed by Mastercraft Starwood and has an expected completion date of late 2022. 

“It is difficult to get financing for multi-unit rental properties but these CMHC [Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation] loans are repayable and give builders the confidence and means to move ahead with rental housing that will fuel our economy when it is needed most and give more Canadians a place to call home,” said Mastercraft President Bruce Greenberg. 

“These are unprecedented times and it is precisely at times like this that we realize and appreciate the privilege and how fortunate we are to live in a great country like Canada.”

Between all of the properties it owns, Mastercraft Starwood’s estimated market value is over $2 billion.

The loan was announced earlier this week by Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen as part of the Rental Construction Financing Initiative. 

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation website, “rental construction financing provides low-cost funding to eligible borrowers during the most risky phases of product development of rental apartments (construction through to stabilized operations).” 

Terms for the loan include 10-year fixed interest rates, up to a 50-year amortization period, and interest-only payments financed by the loan during the construction to occupancy permit period.  

The Liberal government launched the initiative in 2017, funnelling $2.5 billion into the federal real estate scheme. However, in 2019 the federal government announced it would increase the fund to $14 billion over the next nine years. 

Other real estate developers that have received federal funds since the initiative was launched include Nova Scotian company POLYCORP, which received an $8.2 million federal loan to build the Woodman’s Grove Residences in Wolfville. Ottawa-based Claridge Homes were also granted a $70.8 million loan to construct 227 rental housing units in the nation’s capital. 

Similarly, an Irving-owned company received forgiveness on paying back part of a $7.4 million loan. The loan was given to them by the Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency, an agency of the federal government, for use in building a drywall plant in Saint John, New Brunswick. 

The Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Aaron Wudrick is speaking out against these loans and telling these developers to take on private loans from banks rather than relying on taxpayers for financing. 

“There is no reason that taxpayers should have to backstop loans to property developers,” said Wudrick. “We have institutions in Canada that have a lot of expertise in offering loans to businesses and are willing to bear the risk themselves. They’re called banks, and that’s where developers should go if they need a loan.”

Given the existing financial situation, Wudrick believes it is important that the federal government cancels these risky loans.

“Now more than ever, governments needs to stop risking taxpayer money they don’t have, and start focusing on priorities that Canadians rightly expect their tax dollars to be used for.” added Wudrick.

“More boots on the ground,”: Doug Ford announces hiring of 200 OPP officers

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True North Wire
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Rather than defunding its provincial police force, the Ontario government announced it will be hiring 200 additional Ontario Provincial Police officers. 

“As we help communities recover from the impacts of COVID-19, it’s absolutely critical we give our brave men and women in uniform the tools and resources they need to do their job, stay healthy, and keep us all safe,” said Ontario Premier Doug Ford in a news release. 

“That’s why our government is putting more boots on the ground to crack down on the criminals who would rob families and individuals of the chance to rebuild their lives during this very difficult period.”

The new initiative is based on recommendations made by the OPP Independent Review panel, which were released in March. 

Meanwhile, Toronto Mayor John Tory wants to reduce the size of his city’s police force, despite an escalating amount of violent crime and gang activity.

Earlier this month, Tory announced that he will be implementing 80 different “reforms” to defund the city’s police force.

Part of the plan includes pursuing “alternative” methods to policing, finding ways to cut the Toronto Police Service’s budget and fixing systemic racism within the force. 

“This is a recognition of the fact that we know we must do more because systemic racism in policing threatens the equal rights and opportunity and justice and wellbeing of Indigenous, Black and marginalized communities in our city and that is not something that’s acceptable to me as mayor or to you, the people of Toronto,” said Tory.

The decision comes after Toronto and other major Canadian cities have been rocked by anti-police Black Lives Matter protests. 

It is unknown to what extent the police reforms will impact the city financially.

“The financial implications arising out of the recommendations contained in this report are unknown at this time. If the recommendations are approved, financial implications – including for potential costs savings or re-allocations – will be assessed on an ongoing basis,” claimed the report by the Toronto Police Services Board.

FUREY: The Trudeau government pushes for a “green recovery”

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True North
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The Trudeau government is sounding the alarm on climate change yet again.

Senior government officials are hinting that Justin Trudeau will be pushing for “ambitious climate goals” in the throne speech next month.

True North’s Anthony Furey says Canadians are going to see a lot more climate activism from the Prime Minister in the coming weeks.

Liberals to spend $600,000 on “safe” opiates for Toronto addicts

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True North Wire
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The Liberal government is moving forward on a plan to deal hard drugs to addicts.

According to the Toronto Sun, approximately $600,000 in new funding has been allocated to a Toronto project seeking to supply a “safe supply” of highly addictive opioids to drug users. 

The announcement comes alongside plans by Health Canada to further “scale up” opiate injection sites across the country, in turn, making it easier for addicts to get their fix. 

According to a regulatory notice by the department, the Liberals hope to “reduce the overall regulatory burden on safe consumption site applicants and operators, and provide greater certainty and permanence for site operators, better ensuring the continuity of supervised consumption services in Canada.” 

“Part of this response involves scaling up the most effective harm reduction programs such as supervised consumption sites,” reads the notice. 

Injection site statistics from 2017 to 2019 show that 35,000 addicts have accessed the facilities throughout the country. The sites have also seen a dramatic number of medical emergencies and overdoses. During this time period, there were around 15,000 health incidents at the facilities. 

Drug-related deaths have skyrocketed in Toronto by 85% during the month of July. 

Similarly, BC reported a record-breaking month in July for the number of overdoses. According to statistics, paramedics responded to 2,706 overdoses or 87 overdoses a day that month.

A March 2020 report by Alberta Health casts shade on the effectiveness of safe injection sites. According to the report, the number of drug-related deaths in the immediate vicinity of the facilities increased.

Residents also reported more issues with aggressive and severe behaviour from addicts who were leaving the facility, leading to an increased police presence in the neighbourhood. 

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