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Friday, June 27, 2025

Getting rid of Trudeau wouldn’t change much for the Liberals: survey

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: PM.GC.CA

Three in ten uncommitted voters who might consider voting for the Liberals view Justin Trudeau as a barrier to their support. However, changing leadership is unlikely to impact the outcome of the next election beyond a few seats.

According to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute, a non-profit research organization, a change in leadership would not be enough to close the 21-point gap between the Liberals and the Conservatives if the election was held today.

The survey found that out of the 37% who said they were still considering what party they would vote for—out of the 3,082 random Canadians who were asked—31% who would consider voting Liberal said Trudeau was stopping them from supporting the party.

When the same sample was polled, none of the 12 candidates listed as potential replacements garnered much support from anyone who said they would “maybe consider” voting Liberal.

In most cases, a leadership change would result in a net loss of votes for the Liberal party.

Mark Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, was the only potential replacement to garner support from all potential Liberal voters: Those who were decided and those who said they would “definitely” and “maybe” consider voting for the party.

Of those Canadians who said they would “definitely consider” voting Liberal, 14% said they would be more likely to vote Liberal if Carney was in charge. Only 5% of those who would “maybe consider” voting for the party said they would be more likely to if he was the leader. While 10% of those already committed to the party indicated support for the former bank governor.

Every other potential candidate made voters who might consider voting Liberal less likely to support the party except the current Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who, according to the survey, would convince no one who might consider it to support the party.

Among those who would definitely consider it, Freeland had about the same amount of support as Carney. However, for those who were already committed to voting Liberal, she got the most support, with 37% saying they were “more likely” to support the party.

The most common issue preventing undecided voters from supporting the Liberals was a lack of progress on important issues, such as inflation, healthcare and housing affordability, with 47% of those uncommitted voters citing it as an issue.

29% said the government’s deficit spending was to blame, and 11% said they were simply tired of Liberals being in charge.


The Liberal’s position, or lack thereof, on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, was also listed as an issue among prospective Liberal voters, with 15% citing the government’s stance as a barrier to counting on their support.

When looking at data from Conservative voters in the same survey, two-thirds, 65%, of the two in five, 42%, of Canadians who said they would support the Conservative party in the next election said they were “very committed.”

Only 38% of current Liberals voters said they were very committed, and 30% of the NDP said the same thing.

Regarding who was absolutely decided, 24% of participants said they supported the Conservatives. Liberals had a “support floor” of 7%, and 5% of those asked said they were committed to supporting the NDP.

When adding up the “very committed” and the undecided who would consider voting for each party,  the NDP and Liberals were tied for a support ceiling of 44%. The Conservatives had the highest “support ceiling” of any party, with 55% potential voters.

Petition wants to prevent Ontario Catholic schools from flying Pride flags indoors

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

Two weeks after a Toronto area school board voted against allowing Pride flags to be flown outside of its schools, a new petition wants to prevent Pride-related flags and posters from being displayed indoors.

CitizenGo, an online activism and petition-hosting platform, started the petition on Saturday. It calls on the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to ban Pride from inside school buildings for the same reasons the board voted against flying the flags from flag poles earlier in the month.

Trustees who supported the motion to ban the flag cited the need for Catholic schools to avoid promoting ideologies that violate Catholic doctrine and remain politically neutral.

The report said school staff, particularly at St. Sophia’s Catholic Primary School in Mississauga and St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School, have decided to “fight back” by hanging Pride-related flags and posters inside the classroom instead.

“Flags and other items associated with observance days are permitted to be displayed inside schools and facilities for the duration of the observance period,” Bruce Campbell, general manager of communications for DPCDSB, told True North in an email.

“This may include items related to observance days such as Italian Heritage Day, Portuguese Heritage Day…Pride Month and a diverse range of other observances. These items may be displayed within schools and facilities for the duration of the observance period.”

Gregory Tomchyshyn, a CitizenGo campaigner, told True North that parents expect their children to learn basics and Catholic values when they are sent to a Catholic school, not to celebrate Pride.

“The Pride flags represent an ideology that is directly opposed to the whole idea of Catholic education,” he said. “It’s really hard to say this is Catholic schooling when you’re promoting values and beliefs that are contrary to the Catholic Church.”

Advocates for the use of Pride flags often cite the need to make children feel welcome no matter who they are. But Tomchyshyn questioned why the use of this particular flag, which opposes Christian teachings, is necessary.

“The beliefs and values of Catholic teachings are the recognition that everyone is valuable just for being created in God’s image,” he said. “Why do we need pandering to and having special favours be done for a radical minority that wants to control what your kids learn in school?”

He said everyone is included in God’s love. He likened celebrating what the Catholic Church teaches to be sin for the sake of inclusion to celebrating drug use in the name of making a drug addict feel included.

“The most loving action for that person is to try to stop them from making those bad decisions,” he said. “You don’t want people to sin because that puts their soul at risk. You don’t affirm a person’s actions that cause harm to themselves and to others.”

The petition also states that tax dollars should not be used for “political engineering.”

“(Pride) is inherently political by its very nature because it’s trying to change the values and beliefs of people, and by doing so, forcing their beliefs upon others,” Tomchyshyn said.

He said parents send their children to school to teach them skills they need to succeed in life but instead are faced with indoctrination, which, in this case, he says is against the values of parents.

“Parents and families know what values to teach their kids. It should not be another third party or another institution telling their kids, ‘You must believe in this, and by the way, don’t tell your parents,”’ he said.

He said flying Pride flags inside the schools is “more sinister” than when they were threatened to be flown on a flag pole. Parents will only know about “what’s going on”  if they go into their children’s schools and see “all this stuff being taught inside.”

Political insiders say Trudeau must reverse course or resign after devastating byelection loss

By
Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

The shocking byelection victory for the Conservatives in Toronto—St. Paul’s has many calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to change course, or even resign.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s and his Liberal party’s popularity continues to decline, political experts have suggested that Trudeau step down as the Liberal leader in order to salvage his party’s electoral prospects.

Samuel Duncan of Wellington Advocacy told True North that while extrapolating too much from a single byelection would be unwise,  the result demonstrated that there is an appetite for change among the Canadian electorate.

“The people of Toronto—St. Paul’s sent a clear message to Prime Minister Trudeau that they are ready for change,” said Duncan. “The CPC surprise upset victory in one of the safest seats in the country for Liberals will inevitably lead to questions around the future of Prime Minister Trudeau and give cause for concern for many Liberal MPs.”

Toronto—St. Paul’s saw a rapid shift in public support, as the riding was considered a safe seat for the Liberalssince 1993. Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett had won 49.2% of the vote in 2021, compared to the 25.6% the Conservatives got.

Evan Menzies of Crestview Strategy told True North that Trudeau could either try to remain the Liberal leader and attempt to rebrand the party, or pass the leadership on to a successor.

“Politically, Prime Minister Trudeau has two viable options: concede his government program is not working, reverse course on several contentious policies, and reinvent himself, or pass on the reins to a successor,” said Menzies. 

However, doubt lingers as to what course of action would be best for the Liberals.

Duncan said that while Canadians seem to be ready for change, replacing the Liberal leader before the scheduled 2025 general election would be difficult, as the Liberal Party of Canada’s brand is far too intertwined with Trudeau.

“Without a clear natural successor and a party that has been built around the Trudeau brand, I do not believe that he will either resign or be forced out,” said Duncan. “Many Liberals still view him as their best bet especially with the upcoming US elections and the possible Trump presidency.”

Menzies said that a rebrand attempt is not guaranteed to help the Liberals’ electoral prospects.

“He has two choices: concede his program has failed and reinvent himself, or step aside. But there’s no assurances that a fresh coat of paint will be a wall against the wave of sentiment demanding dramatic political change,” said Menzies.

While the Liberals saw their support collapse in Toronto—St. Paul’s, the NDP also saw a large drop in their vote share from 2021 from 16.8% to 10.9%, a figure that Duncan says should concern New Democrats.

“It is also interesting that in both the Durham and Toronto—St. Paul’s byelections, the CPC have pulled support from the Liberals and the NDP. This should scare the NDP and signal both that the CPC’s focus on working class issues is working and that the NDP’s attachment to Trudeau is pushing voters away,” said Duncan.

The poor performance by both the Liberals and NDP has not gone unnoticed by progressives, alarmed by the election results.

Progressive commentator Andrew Perez started ringing the alarm bells for the Liberals and called for the party to undergo “major reform.”

“There is no safe Liberal seat. I repeat: there is no safe Liberal seat in the land,” said Perez. “We need major reform within the federal Liberal Party. Today. Enough is enough.”

Former Ontario NDP MLA Cheri DiNovo noted the Liberals’ domination is coming to an end and claimed that Stewart and the Conservatives’ victory is a win for the “alt-right.”

“The end of the Liberals as the “natural governing party”  begins in Toronto—St. Paul’s,” said DiNovo. “The Alt -Right is taking over Canada. Question: What are we all going to do about it?”

Toronto police to target tow truck turf wars as shootings spike by 74% 

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: Toronto Police

Shootings in Toronto are on the rise, and the Toronto Police Service has announced a tow truck task force to address a turf war brewing in the city.

Toronto has seen a 74% increase in shootings and firearms discharges compared to this time last year, reported the Toronto Police Service in a press conference on Thursday.

The shootings include those that result in deaths and injuries of people, along with firearm discharges that leave bullet holes or casings without reported injuries.

While the police highlighted the concerning trend, the TPS has an online portal with shooting statistics from the last five years.

The portal shows there have been 23 deaths. However, Deputy Chief Robert Johnson said that this number has risen to 24 shooting deaths in light of a man killed early Thursday morning in North York. Twenty-four killings by firearm represent a 167% increase from the same time last year when only nine had occurred.

While 2023 saw an unusually low number of shootings and deaths, 24 people had died by this point in time in 2022, rising from 17 in 2021 and 21 in 2020.

Toronto Police Service’s Staff Superintendent Joe Matthews revealed that over the past six months, the Toronto area has seen increased criminal activity around a small portion of the tow truck industry. 

Since Jan. 1, there have been 26 tow truck-related shootings and discharges, representing 12% of the city’s total shootings and discharges.

“Towing conflicts in the GTA have historically been about territorial disputes and rivalries. However, it’s important to reiterate that this issue involves a very, very small segment of the towing industry,” said Matthews.

In April and May, there were nine arson attacks on tow trucks, with seven occurring on the east side of Toronto. 

Rod Giltaca, CEO of the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights, said that he doesn’t envy the position the Toronto police are in trying to solve the problem but that the federal government’s approach to banning firearms from law-abiding owners has done nothing to mitigate gun violence. 

“It seems gun violence in certain parts of Canada is so common that some in the towing industry believe that public shootings are a feasible response to competitive pressures,” said Giltaca. 

Johnson revealed that 85% to 90% of handguns and assault rifles being seized from the crimes are coming from the South of the border, primarily from Ohio, Texas, Florida, and Michigan.

Giltaca said that criminals will get the guns required for their crimes by any means necessary. He said that the easiest way for criminals to get firearms currently is to smuggle them.

“They use rail transport, which goes largely unchecked by the CBSA; they move guns through Indigenous reserves — that’s a very commonly known route to law enforcement — and they even fly handguns across the border on drones,” said Giltaca.

Johnson said that the police are working with government agencies like the CBSA and partners from the United States to address the issue. 

The Toronto Police Service also revealed that minors have been becoming more involved in shootings.

“Why is it that we’re finding young people more and more involved in this? It’s a gang, a turf warfare, and you know, they’re recruiting and engaging kids,” said Johnson.

However, Giltaca said that if Canadians want to see a reduction in violence, they need a government that addresses the root cause.

“The Liberals have placed politics and division over public safety. No serious observer is surprised at the results,” said Giltaca. “This is not rocket science; any serious expert knows this. At some point in the future, if Canadians want a safer society, they’ll have to reject fantasy ideologies and address the actual problem,” Giltaca said. 

Tommy Robinson’s freedom restored, deemed a “David and Goliath” victory 

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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After an ordeal which saw Tommy Robinson handcuffed and hauled away from a free speech event, the British activist will be allowed to travel and exercise his free speech once more.

Robinson made the announcement alongside Rebel News founder Ezra Levant, who helped organize the event in Calgary.

“David and Goliath doesn’t even capture it. Not only are you free to go and give a speech in Toronto, but there’s no deportation order. There’s no ban. You are leaving as a welcome and honoured guest,” said Levant. 

Robinson was arrested on Tuesday in Calgary after delivering a speech on censorship and government overreach at an event organized by Rebel News. The event in Calgary was the first stop of three in his Canada-wide tour.

He confirmed that he got his passport back and is free to travel where he pleases.

“I should have been free to travel this country. I should have been free to give my discussions and my talks. And now I’m coming to Toronto, so make sure you’re there,” said Robinson. 

The Canada Border Services Agency arrested the co-founder of the English Defence League after discovering a discrepancy between his criminal record and the information provided on his travel authorization application to enter Canada. 

Robinson said that his “boss” did his application and that he was questioned for three hours at immigration upon his entry into Canada.

Robinson was released from jail shortly after his arrest but was initially forced to surrender his passport and remain in Southern Alberta.

The Calgary Police Service previously told True North that it only involved itself “to keep the peace” and assist CBSA in its arrest.

MPP Goldie Ghamari was recently removed from caucus by Doug Ford after she met with Robinson over FaceTime.

One of Robinson’s lawyers, Michael Green, praised the court’s decision.

“Luckily, they were very reasonable about it. Hats off to them. They did not have to do this. I’m just glad they did,” said Green. 

Levant said that Robinson’s arrest was unprecedented.

“Trudeau has never arrested, let alone sent eight cops to arrest someone for immigration reasons. He’s never banned them from travelling. It was two-tier policing, and I want to thank our super lawyers for fighting for freedom,” said Levant.

Robinson said that the police couldn’t have been nicer to him.

“Even when I was arrested and got to the police station, they could not have been nicer. They didn’t want to do it. It was very clear they did not want to carry out that action. They were forced to,” said Robinson. 

Levant said that 30 million people have seen the video of Robinson’s arrest. 

“Sometimes you think you can’t win when you fight the government, but you’ve got to try. And today’s a great victory,” said Levant. “Justin Trudeau once again shot himself in the foot. You helped increase freedom for Canadians,” Levant told Robinson.

Robinson said that missing his tour is one thing, but it wasn’t his biggest concern. His daughter’s birthday is next week, and he feared that he’d miss it if he was continuously prohibited from leaving Southern Alberta and the country.He will continue his tour in Toronto before heading back home.

Liberal MP pens letter calling for Trudeau’s resignation

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: parl.ca/X

New Brunswick MP Wayne Long called for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter to caucus members on Friday. 

“Colleagues, after reflecting on this week’s defeat in Toronto—St Paul’s and then seeing the response, I want you to know clearly and directly where I stand,”  wrote Long, according to a report by Althia Raj in the Toronto Star.

“For the future of our party and for the good of our country we need new leadership and a new direction. The voters have spoken loud and clear they want change. I agree.”

Long is the first Liberal caucus member to publicly call for Trudeau to step down. 

According to the Toronto Star, it was “understood (that the letter) would leak to the media, and start a national conversation.” 

The loss of Toronto–St. Paul’s was a watershed moment for the Liberals, ending some 30 years of the riding being a safe stronghold for the party. 

The seat had been held by a Liberal MP since 1993. 

The upset loss sent a ripple through the country, and several former Liberal MPs and ministers have already made calls for Trudeau to step down in the wake of the Conservatives win. 

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark also said it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, urging Liberal MPs to lobby him behind closed doors to step aside if he doesn’t do it on his own.

“I think the leader needs to be replaced,” Clark told the Globe and Mail in an interview on Thursday. “I think it’s time for him to move on to other, fairer pastures.”

Clark noted that the seat remained under Liberal control under previous leaders like Michael Ignatieff and Stéphane Dion, who suffered electoral losses, saying that voters have made it clear that they “don’t want the leadership of the party.”

“When parties start losing ridings like this one, that are really at the heart of their strength, it’s tough to make the argument that there doesn’t need to be change at the top,” said Clark.

Former environment minister Catherine McKenna, who served in Trudeau’s cabinet from 2015 to 2021, echoed the same sentiment in a statement to Global News on Friday. 

“The Liberal party isn’t about one person. It’s about the values it stands for and it’s about improving the lives of Canadians,” said McKenna. 

“The prime minister has a legacy to be proud of but it’s time for new ideas, new energy and a new leader. There is too much at stake in this election especially on the economy and climate.”

Ratio’d | Canadians reject woke attempts to cancel Canada Day celebrations

By
Harrison Faulkner
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Source: Unsplash

Canada Day used to be a day that Canadians from all over the country could put aside their differences and celebrate living in the greatest country on earth.  But today, under Justin Trudeau’s “postnational state,” it’s the trend to be ashamed of this country and to feel guilty about past historical wrongs that either never happened or present Canadians have no connection to.

We’ve all heard the media and politicians lecture us about how ashamed we should be about Canada, but how do Canadians really feel?

On the latest episode of Ratio’d, Harrison Faulkner went to Mississauga to ask Canadians on the street if they feel proud of this country and if they think Canada deserves to be celebrated.

Enjoy the Canada Day long weekend!

Off the Record | Liberals in panic mode

By
Andrew Lawton
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Source: Facebook

Since their embarrassing defeat in the Liberal stronghold of Toronto—St. Paul’s, Liberal MPs are scrambling to blame everybody but themselves. After accusing Canadians who vote Conservative of being “cold, cruel and small,” the Liberals now believe they lost the by-election because Canadians are “angry at the world.”

Meanwhile, it’s not only Canadians who are souring on Justin Trudeau. He is getting roasted by people around the world.

Plus, there’s only one politician in Canada who’s as unpopular as Trudeau – Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. Calgary’s water crisis continues and it’s clear Calgarians really dislike their mayor’s handling of the situation.

These stories and more on Off the Record with Andrew Lawton, William McBeath and Isaac Lamoureux!

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Former Liberal premier calls for Trudeau’s resignation, urges MPs to speak with him

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: X

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark has called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s to resign, urging Liberal MPs to lobby him behind closed doors to step aside if he doesn’t do it on his own.

Clark’s sentiments were spurred on by the damaging loss of long-time Liberal stronghold Toronto–St. Paul’s to the Conservatives in Monday’s byelection.

“I think the leader needs to be replaced,” Clark told the Globe and Mail in an interview on Thursday. “I think it’s time for him to move on to other, fairer pastures.”

Clark called the upset loss of the riding a pronouncement on Trudeau himself, rather than just the Liberal party, which until Monday had held the seat since 1993.

Clark noted that the seat remained under Liberal control under previous leaders like Michael Ignatieff and Stéphane Dion, who suffered electoral losses, saying that voters have made it clear that they “don’t want the leadership of the party.”

“When parties start losing ridings like this one, that are really at the heart of their strength, it’s tough to make the argument that there doesn’t need to be change at the top,” said Clark.

In addition to a new leader, Clark also recommended that the party shift its priorities to economic growth.

”This government hasn’t been focused on economic growth, we’re sliding back in our standard of living,” she said. “The Liberal Party of Canada has to get back to being a party of job creation and of fatter wallets for Canadians.”

Clark advised returning to the kind of economic approach that Canadians came to associate the Liberals with under previous leaders like prime minister Jean Chrétien and subsequent prime minister Paul Martin.

Clark worked for Chrétien’s leadership campaign in 1990 and on the 1993 election campaign before joining his government as a staffer. She later served as the premier of B.C. from 2011 to 2017.

She downplayed any rumours of her making a potential federal leadership run herself, citing the fact that the position currently remains unavailable. Although she did say people have asked her to consider it.

Regardless of whether or not Clark runs, she believes that the Liberals are doomed to lose the next election under Trudeau’s leadership.

“At the moment, I don’t think the Liberals have a fighting chance,” she said. “If there’s no change, then it’s not going to get better.”

She urged Liberal MPs to begin speaking with Trudeau privately about the matter, saying that they “need to be thinking about the bigger picture for our party.”

The Conservatives have steadily held a commanding lead over the Liberals in the polls for the past year, with a recent Abacus survey giving them a 20-point lead over the governing party.

The main issue Canadians appear to be having with the Liberal party is its leader, with 58% of Canadians saying they held a negative opinion of Trudeau.

“If an election were held today, 44% of committed voters would vote Conservatives with the Liberals at 24%, the NDP at 17%,” reads the survey from April. “This 20-point lead is the largest we have ever measured for the Conservatives and the first time the Conservative vote share has hit 44% nationally.”

Despite this, Trudeau remains vigilant that the Liberals will enter the 2025 federal election under his leadership, telling CBC News in an interview from earlier this month that, “Canadians are not in decision mode right now.”

Doug Ford boots MPP Goldie Ghamari from caucus after Tommy Robinson meeting

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: X

Premier Doug Ford has kicked Iranian-Canadian MPP Goldie Ghamari out of the Progressive Conservative caucus after she met with controversial British activist Tommy Robinson.

Ford’s office announced Friday morning that it would immediately remove Ghamari from the Ontario PC caucus after the MPP for Carlton met with Robinson over FaceTime.

She said the conversation was to discuss the Islamic regime in Iran’s human rights violations and its attempts to operate in Canada, something she raises awareness of in her free time.

“This decision follows repeated instances of serious lapses in judgment and a failure to collaborate constructively with caucus leadership and as a team member,” the premier’s office said. “While this decision did not come easily, it has become clear that MPP Ghamari can no longer continue in her role within our caucus.”

Ghamari responded on X.

“When one door closes, another one opens.” 

Before being removed from the caucus, she had issued a statement explaining that she didn’t know about Robinson’s “history” and that she was only speaking to him to raise awareness of the tyrannical Islamic regime in Iran.

Ghamari has been the subject of controversy before due to her advocacy against radical Islam, including comments she made referring to the Islamic hijab as a “symbol of the subjugation of women throughout the Islamic world.”

Ontario NDP and official opposition leader in the province Marit Stiles reposted a statement from the National Council of Canadian Muslims calling on the Premier to kick Ghamari out of his caucus.

“Ontarians expect their elected reps to stand with them against hate, not cozy up to those peddling it,” Stiles said.

Ghamari responded to this Thursday night, saying the Ontario NDP were anti-Iranian racists, noting that the NDP abstained from a vote in the Ontario legislature that unanimously passed to condemn Hamas and affirm Israel’s right to self-defence.

“They refused to condemn a listed terrorist organization that kills Iranians (including my own family members), and now they’re attacking me just because I was trying to raise awareness about the terrorist Islamic Regime in Iran in my spare time as a human rights advocate,” she said. “Please stop cozying up to the terrorist Islamic Regime in Iran. It’s not a good look for a Canadian.”

Before announcing the decision to kick Ghamari out of his Ontario PC caucus, Ford had said Ghamari’s meeting with the British Activist was “extremely disappointing” and “deeply regrettable.”

He said she shouldn’t have met with Robinson as his behaviour and beliefs were  “at odds” with Ford’s government.

Robinson was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency on Tuesday after speaking to an audience in Calgary. 
The conditions of his release are that he must stay in Southern Alberta, preventing him from continuing his scheduled speaking tour in Canada. He has since said that despite the limits to his mobility in the country, no charges have been laid.

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