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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Academics, agency condemns professor who believes affirmative action is discriminatory

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True North Wire
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Leading academics have condemned a Brock University professor for saying that academia’s affirmative action programs discriminate against men.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, federal grant agencies are promising to use even more affirmative action when giving out research grants as a result of the outcry.

In June, a Canada Research Chair at Brock University’s faculty of chemistry Professor Tomas Hudlicky wrote an article in a German science journal expressing disappointment that affirmative action is hurting certain academics.

“In the last two decades many groups or individuals have been designated with ‘preferential status.’ This in spite of the fact the percentage of women and minorities in academia and the pharmaceutical industry has greatly increased,” he wrote.

“It follows that in a social equilibrium, preferential treatment of one group leads to disadvantages for another. New ideologies have appeared and influenced hiring practices, promotion, funding and recognition of certain groups.”

Hudlicky believes that strong scientists are being overlooked for funding in favour of those less qualified because they are men or non-minorities.

“Each candidate should have an equal opportunity to secure a position, regardless of personal identification or categorization,” he wrote. 

“The rise and emphasis on hiring practices that suggest or even mandate equality in terms of absolute numbers of people in specific subgroups is counterproductive if it results in discrimination against the most meritorious candidates.”

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council strongly condemned Hudlicky’s letter, attacking him for suggesting affirmative action is harming the pursuit of science.

“We do not support the deplorable views on equity, diversity and inclusion,” wrote Council President Alejandro Adem.

Adem’s letter was co-signed by leading academics from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

“This incident supports actions to improve equity, diversity and inclusion within the research community. The agencies are deeply committed to this process.”

Post-secondary institutions in Canada have become increasingly devoted to social justice, attacking and condemning those who have a different perspective.

In 2019, Mount Royal University cancelled an international field school program after its host Prof. Mark Hecht wrote an op-ed questioning the value of ethnic diversity.

In June, UBC Board of Governors Chair Michael Korenberg resigned following backlash over his social media history. Korenberg liked tweets from several conservative figures and a tweet that was critical of Black Lives Matter.

Charity awarded with $900-million program by the Liberals is offering 450 placements at its own organization

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True North Wire
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The charity hand-picked by the Trudeau government to oversee the distribution of $900-million in student grants is offering 450 student-volunteer placements at their own organization. 

WE Charity has been the subject of public and political scrutiny after it was revealed that the organization, which has numerous connections to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was awarded the massive federal grant program. 

Among the hundreds of “virtual volunteering” positions offered under the new grant are 200 spots on WE Charity’s Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Lab as well as 250 positions as a Wellbeing Digital Resource Creator with the group.

“Volunteers will volunteer on projects creating digital content and educational resources to help foster resiliency, reduce stigma, increase personal connections and build community despite the challenges of physical distancing,” claims the job postings.

Earlier this week, a recorded conference call revealed the organization’s co-founder Marc Kielburger contradicted earlier claims made by Trudeau. Trudeau claimed that the Department of Employment and Social Development was responsible for the decision. 

However, the recorded call dated June 12 purports to show Kielburger telling others that the PMO had reached out to him only a day after the grant was publicly announced. 

“So myself, my team… had all watched this [announcement], and the next day, the Prime Minister’s Office kindly called us and said, ‘you know that announcement we just made? Would you be interested in helping us actually implement it?’,” said Kielburger in the recording of the call obtained by National Post. 

“So after much consideration, we put up our hand and said, of course, we’re happy to be of assistance. This is really important at an important time.”

He has since retracted his comments, claiming that he had misspoken at the time. 

“I incorrectly referred to the Prime Minister’s Office. In fact, the outreach came from unelected officials at Employment and Social Development Canada,” Kielburger later claimed.

Both Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have worked with the group in the past. 

The Conservatives have accused the Liberals of cronyism in its handling of the sole-sources contract. Earlier today, the official opposition sent a letter to the federal procurement ombudsman Alexander Jeglic, asking that he review the circumstances around the contract as well as five other deals between the Liberals and the organization. 

#CancelCanadaDay hashtag linked to suspicious bot-like activity

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Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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Suspicious accounts with bot-like attributes helped make #CancelCanadaDay a trending hashtag on Twitter over the last 24 hours, giving some Canadians the impression that anti-Canada sentiment was at an all-time high. 

True North accessed the Twitter API to analyze 17,844 tweets made by 4,104 different users and found that dozens of accounts engaged in suspicious activity. 

Out of all of the users analyzed, 41 unique Twitter accounts were created as of June 30 and contributed over 300 tweets featuring the hashtag. Another 5,187 tweets were found to have been created by accounts with less than 10 followers. 

While low follower count and account creation dates are not foolproof ways to determine inauthentic activity on Twitter, they are among several key indicators that an account is a bot. 


One of the suspicious accounts detected was user pacifistsoup, whose account was created on July 1st. 

TrueNorth found that within the first eight hours of that account’s creation, pacifistsoup tweeted 180 times, frequently employing the anti-Canadian hashtag. 

“#CANCELCANADADAY is about acknowledging our racist past, and how the white majority in this “country” has benefited greatly from the mistreatment of POC. I still benefit from this today, and I am ashamed at how my heritage gives me special privileges in Canada,” tweeted Twitter user pacifistsoup. 

Another account that exhibited suspicious activity was the account ellen_lives, who began tweeting shortly before Canada Day.

“My favorite part of #CancelCanadaDay is the Patriots that are helping it trend by tweeting about how insulted they are. Boy they sound like snowflakes,” wrote ellen_lives. 

Since the account’s creation, it has contributed 60 individual tweets, many of which employed the #CancelCanadaDay hashtag. 

Interestingly enough, user ellen_lives also retweeted pacifistsoup’s account on multiple occasions. 

Hand in hand with Twitter activity promoting the hashtag, several protests claiming to highlight systemic racism in Canada made use of the #CancelCanadaDay hashtag in advertising their demonstrations on July 1.

The protests which were organized by the Idle No More movement and Black Lives Matter, popped up throughout Canada, with events taking place in six different Canadian cities. 

FUREY: Whatever happened to free speech?

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Anthony Furey
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More and more people are being cancelled and deplatformed by the woke outrage mob.

Do these leftist activists realize that in a free society, people are allowed to have different opinions and perspectives?

True North’s Anthony Furey says cancel culture needs to stop now because if we’re not able to have different perspectives, we’re no longer a free society.

Supreme Court rejects First Nations appeals of TMX pipeline

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True North Wire
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Another First Nations challenge of the Trans Mountain Pipeline has been shut down after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an appeal to the project. 

On Thursday, the court rejected a challenge by the Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, the Ts’elxweyeqw Tribes and Coldwater Indian Band.

The latest development serves to put to rest several years of challenges and disputes regarding the pipeline expansion. 

In February, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s approval was to stand and that they had done the required amount of consultation necessary to move forward with its construction. 

Construction work on the expansion began in BC in June as workers began installing a 7km section in Kamloops.

The project is expected to employ approximately 600 people in the region at the height of its construction period. 

“Construction spending in the Kamloops area is expected to be more than $450 million over the next two years with additional workforce spending of more than $40 million for goods and services at local businesses. After expansion, Trans Mountain’s annual contribution to the City of Kamloops in taxes will increase by $1.2 million to $2.8 million,” stated a news release.

Five other appeals to the project were also dismissed earlier this year by Canada’s top federal court.  

Alberta Attorney General Doug Schweitzer called the decision by the Supreme Court a “positive step.” 

“It’s another positive step to development, to making sure we get this pipe built. It’s critical to have that here in Canada, so we’re encouraged by that,” said Schweitzer.

According to the official Trans Mountain webpage, the pipeline is expected to inject $12.6 billion into Canada’s economy and provide an additional $46.7 billion in federal and provincial tax revenue. 

Laurier professor pushes back against “systemic racism” claims

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Andrew Lawton
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Laurier University professor David Millard Haskell was one of only two professors at his school to push back against the Laurier president’s claim that “systemic racism” is an issue on campus. Prof. Haskell joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to talk about why this matters.

Watch the full episode of The Andrew Lawton Show here.

Armed man arrested on Rideau Hall grounds – home to Prime Minister, Governor General

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True North Wire
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One man has been taken into custody after an incident at Rideau Hall early Thursday morning.

Police say an armed man entered the grounds of 1 Sussex Dr., the property which contains the residences of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette.

Around 6:30 AM the man crashed his vehicle into one of the property’s gates before entering the property on foot. His vehicle was disabled in the crash.

The RCMP’s National Division Emergency Response Team was called to the property as a precaution. A member of the RCMP entered into a dialogue with the man.

Shortly before 8:30 AM the man was arrested without incident. No injuries have been reported.

”Thanks to the swift and diligent actions of our employees, the incident that unfolded earlier this morning on the grounds of Rideau Hall was quickly and safely resolved,” said Assistant Commissioner Bernadine Chapman, Commanding Officer of RCMP National Division said in a statement. 

“I wish to commend the incredible efforts of all RCMP members who responded to this incident and acknowledge the contributions of all our employees and our Ottawa Police Service partners that supported this response.”

By 9:00 AM police declared that the situation had been resolved.

RCMP confirmed that Payette was not on the property at the time, nor was Trudeau or anyone in his family.

The accused, Corey Hurren, faces 22 charges, most of which are firearms related. 

RCMP say Hurren is a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces in Manitoba. He is believed to have acted alone

Trudeau has been living at Rideau Cottage, which sits on the Rideau Hall grounds, since taking office as prime minister.

Mandatory Masks and Campus Censors

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Andrew Lawton
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Toronto is making masks mandatory indoors – just a few months after Canadian public health officials told people that masks are dangerous. True North’s Andrew Lawton talks about this latest public health flip flop plus a new proposal in Calgary to tax people who work from home.

Also, Laurier University professor David Millard Haskell joins the show to discuss the Laurier president’s fact-free declaration that the Ontario university is systemically racist.

What do you love most about Canada?

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True North Wire
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Canada is the strong and free, and the greatest country in the world.

From our great history and accomplishments to the sport of hockey, True North fellows discuss what they love most about Canada.

What about you? What’s one thing you love about Canada?

Happy Canada Day from all of us here at True North!

RCMP find gun and drugs at routine traffic stop

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True North Wire
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One man has been arrested after a gun, drugs and cash was found at a routine traffic stop in Prince George.

Prince George RCMP say they stopped a vehicle on Saturday for a minor traffic infraction. Shortly after approaching the vehicle officers suspected that the occupants were carrying drugs.

Before an arrest could be made, the male passenger ran away, fleeing on foot. He was arrested by police shortly after.

34-year-old Anthony James Graham was found to be carrying a loaded handgun and wearing a form of soft body armour.

A thorough search of the vehicle revealed a significant quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as an amount of cash.

Around 60 bullets were also found in the vehicle and equipment commonly used in drug trafficking.

Prince George RCMP Sgt. Darin Rappel said in a statement that routine actions like traffic stops can uncover much more serious crimes.

“This is great work by our officers, seizing a substantial amount of cash and drugs, and removing a prohibited firearm from the street,” he said.

“Who knows what kind of harm we were able to prevent as a result of this traffic stop.”

Graham has been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, with additional charges forthcoming.

The 31-year-old female driver was taken into custody and later released without charge. Prince George RCMP says the woman may be charged in the future.

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