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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Military shuts down comments on defence chief’s X account following “malicious and misinformative engagements”

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: X

Canadians can no longer comment on posts made by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre’s X account after the Canadian Armed Forces turned off the ability to reply. 

The decision was taken in response to negative comments being made about unpopular policies he’s enforced in the CAF.

The decision was made in January as critical comments began to pour in from people who believe Eyre is ushering a “woke” agenda into the CAF. 

Anonymous sources within the DND told the Ottawa Citizen that Eyre is extremely sensitive to the mounting criticism he’s faced in recent months.

Among some of the common complaints with the CAF aimed at Eyre concern the new gender-neutral dress code and the decision to allow military personnel to have long hair, which can now be dyed any colour. Additionally, under Eyre’s leadership, the military has adopted a policy that requires women’s menstrual products to be placed in men’s washrooms. 

As reported by True North, some soldiers have protested the decision by removing the dispensers from the walls.

There have also been critiques of policy changes which now allow for personnel to sport face tattoos and long nails. 

More pertinent complaints from the public like a lack of housing for troops and ongoing sexual assault amongst the ranks were also posted to Eyre’s X feed, as well as his participation in the standing ovation of former Waffen SS Nazi Yarsolov Hunka in the House of Commons. 

“In recent months, we observed a concerning increase in malicious and misinformative engagements that proved detrimental to the Canadian Armed Forces’ ethics, values, and communication objectives,” wrote National Defence spokesperson Andrée-Anne Poulin in a statement to True North Wire. 

“Considering this, we made the decision back in January to close the comments section on the CDS (Chief of the Defence Staff) X account.”

According to Poulin, the “measure is aimed at preserving a positive and respectful environment for everyone accessing our information. We believe it is crucial for our platform to uphold standards that promote constructive interactions and discourage harmful behaviours that counter the core principles of the Canadian Armed Forces.”

Eyre became acting defence chief in 2021, at a time when the CAF was facing several scandals of sexual assault and misconduct amongst its senior ranks. 

He succeeded then-chief admiral Art McDonald, who was facing allegations of sexual misconduct at the time of his removal. McDonald was never charged as a result of any of the allegations. 

The Liberal government named Eyre full-time chief on Nov. 25 of that same year. By January Prime Minister Trudeau announced that Gen. Eyre was scheduled to retire this summer. 

Eyre denies any allegations that his service as Chief of the Defence Staff has been controversial. 

However, shortly after assuming the full-time position, he was met with backlash from military members and retirees over comments he made that the exodus of CAF personnel was linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing cases of sexual misconduct. 

“We need our mid-level leaders to dig deep and do this for the institution, to put service before self, not to retreat into retirement, but to advance forward and face the challenges head-on,” said Eyre in 2021.

These comments were met with a strong backlash from both retired and serving CAF members, who argued that the exodus of personnel had begun long before the presence of those issues. 

Many took to social media to lay the blame on poor leadership and their concerns about quality of life as the real reasons why membership was dwindling. 

Some also expressed that soldiers should be allowed to leave the military as they see fit following the completion of their commitment without being reprimanded by Eyre.

The online backlash resulted in Eyre later conceding that his comments “did not sit well with some current and former members.”

Another scandal surrounding Eyre’s tenure was his promotion of several senior officers who would later be embroiled in sexual assault and misconduct scandals. 

While Eyre publicly pushed for the CAF to address changes needed within the military’s culture, reported incidents of sexual assaults and misconduct increased under his watch. 

LAWTON: Albertans hit with double tax hike as fuel tax returns

By
Andrew Lawton
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Source: Isaac Lamoureux

On April 1, Albertans will be facing a dual tax increase, as both the federal carbon tax and provincial fuel tax are set to rise despite the province’s staunch opposition to the Trudeau government’s war on oil and gas. Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta director Kris Sims joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss the implications of these tax increases on Albertans’ daily lives.

Melissa Lantsman dodges question on moving Canadian embassy to Jerusalem

By
Noah Jarvis
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Source: Facebook

Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman dodged a question on whether or not a Conservative government would move Canada’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. 

At a Toronto press conference on Friday, Lantsman expressed her support and solidarity with Israel and Jewish Canadians, however she did not say whether or not a Conservative government would move the embassy.

“Look I would say that the Jewish community today has a big problem in this country with antisemitism, with violence in their streets, with violence in the neighbourhoods,” said Lantsman.

“Our country has a long standing position when it comes to our relationship with our friend and ally and we want to see that violence certainly in the region stops, we want to see the hostages returned…and we will continue advocating the position of moral clarity that we have always had on this.”

Lantsman also took a dig at the tact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken in responding to the Oct. 7 attack against Israeli civilians and his support for Canadian Jews.

“I think the prime minister is the one who has a different position everyday and who is making his community feel unsafe and he is making our streets more dangerous than they were.”

Despite shrugging off the question, in the past Lantsman has expressed enthusiastic support for moving Canada’s embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a goal that the Jewish community has long sought in recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.. 

In a February 2022 post on Instagram, Lantsman conveyed her proud support for moving Canada’s embassy to Jerusalem and outrage that the Trudeau government had not.

“Even before I took my seat in Parliament, I have always been loud and clear – (Canada)’s Embassy belongs in Jerusalem. The capital of (Israel). But this Government doesn’t believe that,” wrote Lantsman.

Last year, at a talk hosted by the Israel Allies Caucus and chaired by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis, Israeli cabinet minister Amichai Chikil urged Canada to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

In his remarks, Chikil explained how King David had established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel 3,000 years ago, thus making it the rightful capital for the Jewish state. 

In 2018, then-president Donald Trump moved the United States Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel, a decision that was not overturned by his successor, Joe Biden.

In 2019, former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said that if he were elected prime minister, he would move the embassy to Jerusalem. 

Job creation not keeping up with growing workforce as unemployment reaches 6.1%

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: Unsplash

Canada is seeing an explosion of people joining the workforce but there aren’t enough jobs to employ all of the new workers. 

The March 2024 Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada unveils troubling developments in the nation’s job market, with unemployment climbing to 6.1%, exacerbated by the loss of 2,200 jobs, while 60,000 people joined the workforce.

The latest economic assessment arrives amid growing concerns over the sustainability of Canada’s employment growth, particularly in light of its rapidly expanding population. 

“Employment was little changed in March (-2,200; -0.0%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.4%,” detailed the report, highlighting the stagnant job creation scenario.

The Conservative party attributed the dismal performance to the economic stewardship of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration. 

“Trudeau’s inflationary spending and taxes have created a broken economy where businesses can’t survive and Canadians can’t find jobs,” wrote the Conservatives in a press release.

While more Canadians competed for fewer jobs, the Conservative party highlighted that the United States recorded “significant job growth, with their unemployment rate falling to 3.8%.”

As for the United States, the country’s economy added 303,000 jobs in March. The US’s unemployment rate has been below 4% for 26 months straight, the longest streak in over 50 years.

Comparatively, the unemployment rate in Canada increased by 1% between March 2023 and 2024. The working-age population of 15 years and older has increased by one million. Only 324,000 jobs were added over the same period, 233,000 being full-time.

The labour force, people actively looking for work, has increased by 571,000 between March 2023 and 2024. The surge in job seekers, amidst a backdrop of insufficient job creation, has significantly contributed to the uptick in the unemployment rate. The number of people searching for a job but unable to find one has risen by 247,000 over the same period.

With Canada’s current population growth, 50,000 new jobs need to be generated monthly for the employment rate to remain stagnant, according to Statistics Canada.

If fewer than 50,000 new jobs are created every month, unemployment will grow. In February, Canada saw employment rise by 41,000, and 37,000 in January. Canadian jobs fell by 2,200 in March, causing the unemployment rate to rise by 0.3%.

The increase in unemployment in March was primarily driven by 60,000 additional people searching for work compared to February, bringing the total amount of unemployed people to 1.3 million, an increase of 247,000 year over year. 

The worst hit age demographic in March was among youth aged 15 to 24, who lost 28,000 jobs. Employment rates increased among core-aged men, 25 to 54 years old, rising by 20,000 jobs. Employment saw little change among core-aged women, as well as young women and men aged 55 or older.

Various industries saw differing changes between February and March. Employment in accommodation and food services fell by 27,000 jobs, wholesale and retail trade lost 23,000 jobs, and professional, scientific, and technical services lost 20,000 jobs in March. However, employment increased in four industries, most notably health care and social assistance, which gained 40,000 jobs. 

Between March 2023 and 2024, employment in the public sector grew by 202,000 jobs. Employment in the private sector grew by 141,000 jobs. 

Self-employment fell by 29,000 jobs, 1.1%, between February and March 2024.

Employment decreased by 18,000 in Quebec, 6,000 in Saskatchewan, and 4,300 in Manitoba. Ontario gained 26,000 jobs. 

Average hourly wages rose 5.1%, reaching $34.81/hour among employees between March 2023 and 2024. This follows a 5% rise in February.

Jewish group, families of Oct. 7 victims, suing Trudeau government over UNRWA funding

By
Élie Cantin-Nantel, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

A prominent Jewish organization, along with Canadian families who lost loved ones in the Oct. 7 attacks, are suing the federal government over its decision to restore funding to the controversial United Nations Relief and Works Agency. 

Canada initially said it was suspending funding for UNRWA in January following allegations that some of the UN agency’s staff had participated in the Oct. 7 attacks. The funding was reinstated in March. 

The restoring of the funding came amid a wave of anti-Israel demonstrations across Canada, as well as political pressure from the Muslim community. 

The application filed by CIJA before the Federal Court  argues that Canada is funding terror by funding UNRWA, which is a violation of its own policies that require foreign aid to align Canadian values.  

“By resuming Canadian funding to UNRWA, the government is in violation of its own anti-terrorism legislation,” said CIJA.

The allegations have not been tested in court.

In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), Centre for Israel Affairs (CIJA) vice-president Richard Marceau said “To resume funding for UNRWA is unreasonable, it is wrong.” 

Relatives of victims involved in the lawsuit include Dikla Mizrachi, the mother of Ben Mizrachi; Iris Liniado, the daughter of Judih Weinstein Haggai; Jacqui Vital, the mother of Adi Vital-Kaploun; and Raquel Ohnona, mother of Alexandre Look.

Mizrachi, Haggai, Vital-Kaploun and Look were all murdered by Hamas terrorists.

“Our families are appalled and sickened by the decision of the Canadian government to reinstate funding to UNRWA given its ties and support of the terrorism that took our loved ones’ lives,” said the family members in a joint statement.

The pro-Israel organization has retained prominent Ottawa lawyer Lawrence Greenspon and Jillian Siskind as legal counsel. Both are members of CIJA’s legal task force. 

“These families have suffered, and are suffering, tremendously from the loss of loved ones killed by Hamas’ terrorism, which has been fueled by funds that were forwarded to UNRWA,” said Greenspoon in a statement.

“UNRWA’s ties to Hamas have long been known and ignored, allowing them to operate with impunity. However, in a post-October-7 world, to deny reality or to continue to remain silent in the face of these facts is complicity.” 

Progressives have been defending UNRWA, claiming its work is essential with a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Millions of Gazans have been displaced due to the war, and are also being subjected to shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel.

However, CIJA believes that UNRWA is not up to the task of providing humanitarian aid, amidst its alleged ties to Hamas.

“Though there is no dispute that humanitarian aid is needed and must urgently reach the civilian population in Gaza,” said CIJA. “The application lays out the arguments of why UNRWA cannot be the agency to fulfill this responsibility and should be disqualified from funding.”

A dossier from the Israeli Defence Forces alleges that six UNRWA workers crossed illegally into Israel on Oct. 7, and that four employees took part in the kidnapping of hostages. 

The employees in question have since been terminated, although many have warned that UNRWA’s ties to Hamas are deeper than a handful of employees.

Off the Record | Foreigners voting “compliant with Liberal Party’s rules”

By
Candice Malcolm
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Source: Facebook

It’s Friday! Kick back, grab a drink and enjoy the latest episode of Off the Record with Candice Malcolm, Andrew Lawton and Harrison Faulkner!

As the foreign interference inquiry continues, the Liberal party doesn’t seem to have an issue with international students, who aren’t citizens or even reside in Canada most of the time, voting in its nomination races. In fact, bussing foreigners to voting stations is “compliant with the Liberal party’s rules.”

Plus, as Canadians gathered over the weekend the celebrate Easter, one of the most important dates for Christians, the Left tried its best to cancel the holiday. While Veteran Affairs Canada wished Canadians a happy “March Holiday Season,” some leftists went as far as trying to replace Easter with “Transgender Day of Visibility.”

And to end on a rather unusual note, the president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.

Tune into Off the Record!

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CTV pundit wants Interpol-like agency to police misinformation online

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North Wire
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The Canadian government should license journalists and partner with international allies to create an intergovernmental policing body to monitor the internet. Those were the views expressed by CTV pundit and McGill professor Raphaël Melançon during a lecture last week. 

Melançon is a visiting scholar at McGill University and holds an Eakin Fellowship with the school. He frequently appears on CTV Montreal as a political analyst and has also written for the French outlet Les Affaires. 

In the past, Melançon served as a director of communications for Quebec’s minister of tourism and has also worked in a similar role for the federal government in 2015. 

While delivering a lecture on social media and polarization, Melançon said in response to a question on Bill C-18, the Online News Act, that an intergovernmental policing agency akin to Interpol should be set up to monitor the internet for falsehoods and enforce the legislation abroad. 

“(Bill C-18) is going to have a limited impact. There is what we can do in Canada in our jurisdiction but there’s also the fact that you have lies coming from abroad and our laws do not apply to what happens outside of our borders,” said Melançon. 

“So unfortunately we will need to work alongside our international allies, especially in Liberal democracies to ensure the same regulations are applied elsewhere and that we can prevent an act, maybe even have an international body dedicated to it as we have Interpol for instance.”

Melançon said that such a body would be “dedicated to ensuring that information propagated on the internet and social media is correct.” 

During his lecture, Melançon called for the “professionalization of journalism” via a licensing body for the media which would revoke the ability to practice the profession should they spread “fake news.” 

“At the moment in Canada anyone can pretend to be a journalist,” complained Melançon. 

“That’s exactly why we have professional orders to prevent con artists from pretending to be someone or something they are not in reality. To this day members of the press have no obligation whatsoever regarding what they write or say in media.”

He went on to say that specific outlets should be barred from newsgathering at government events.

“That to me is a problem. Should so-called journalists from partisan media such as the far-right Rebel News or the Falon Gong-controlled Epoch Times be allowed to cover government PR press conferences or should they rather be considered as activist organizations and treated like so?” he said.

Melançon said that a proposed system of journalist licensing should take into account academic background and also “past actions.”

“If you propagate fake news, you’re out,” said Melançon. 

In 2020, former heritage minister Steven Guilbeault told CTV News that the Liberal government would require media outlets to have government licenses to operate as journalists in Canada. Guilbeault eventually backed down on his statements, saying he was misunderstood. 

There are no first-world nations that mandatorily license journalists, although restrictive and authoritarian regimes such as North Korea, Saudi Arabia, China and Cuba require journalists to register with the government. 

Melançon also alleged that at a campaign rally for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in Montreal, he witnessed “so many trucks with confederate flags” outside. 

“I recall that when we got there I was surprised to see so many trucks with confederate flags in the parking lot, it was a pretty good sign of the reasons that brought such a large crowd inside that hotel that day,” claimed Melançon.

True North reached out to Melançon to give him an opportunity to clarify his remarks and provide comment but he did not respond to the request. 

Melançon later cited Sweden as having a “professional order” of journalists and claimed that France was also debating licensing journalists. However, neither of the two countries has mandatory licensing for reporters. 

During his lecture, Melançon said he wanted to see further regulations in Canada and internationally to “better control what can be said” online. 

“Implement regulations both in Canada and working with our international allies so that we can better control what can be said or done on the internet and can act when lies are spread publicly on these platforms without affecting freedom of speech,” said Melançon.

“And finally, (act) to prevent fake journalists from manipulating and radicalizing public opinion. The future of our democracy and the national cohesion are at stake here.”

“He is the real deal”: Alex Jones vouches for Pierre Poilievre

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook/X

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has received a controversial vote of confidence from south of the border.

Infowars founder Alex Jones said in a post on X that Canada and the world need people like him in power.

“Been following this guy for years, and he is the real deal! Canada desperately needs many more leaders like him, and so does the rest of the world,” Jones said.

Jones made the comment while reposting a clip of the Conservative leader calling Justin Trudeau “illiberal” at a Brampton, Ont. press conference earlier this year.

“Liberals used to believe in liberty, and Conservatives believed in conserving it,” Poilievre said in the clip. “That was the common sense consensus we had in Canada.”

Poilievre was speaking at an “ethnic media round table” responding to increased theft and crime in Brampton.

“He wants to control your money, your kids, the economy, your speech, your bank account, everything,” he said. “I don’t want to run your life; I want to run your government.”

“We do not follow the individual you mention or listen to what he says,” a spokesperson for Poilievre told True North. “Common sense Conservatives are listening to the priorities of the millions of Canadians that want to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget, and stop the crime. It is the endorsement of hard working, everyday Canadians that Conservatives are working to earn.”

This isn’t the first time Jones has praised Poilievre. Last year, the broadcaster said the Conservative leader was “totally anti-New World Order.”

Jones’s account was reinstated on X on Dec. 10, 2023, after the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, posted a poll asking followers to decide whether Jones should be allowed back.

Nearly two million X users voted in the poll, with about 70% of voters said Jones should be able to return.

The move to let Jones use the platform reversed a decision to “permanently” ban Jones and his InfoWars account for violating the company’s rules on “abusive behaviour.”

He was banned a day after Twitter’s then-CEO, Jack Dorsey, testified before the US Congress about the site’s alleged bias against conservatives.

Jones has at least 2.2 million followers on X. When he was banned in 2018, he had about 900,000 followers, and his Infowars account had around 430,000 followers.

The latest federal polling shows Poilievre’s Conservative party is set to win a majority in the House of Commons next election.

This story has been updated to include a comment from Pierre Poilievre’s spokesperson received after deadline.

CANTIN-NANTEL: Canadians say they can’t afford Trudeau’s carbon tax

By
Elie Cantin-Nantel
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Source: Elie Cantin-Nantel

On April 1, Canadians across the country protested the Trudeau government’s carbon tax and its 23% increase, which comes amidst an unprecedented cost of living crisis. To make matters worse, while taxes are going up for Canadians, so are the salaries of Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister.

True North’s Elie Cantin-Nantel attended the anti-carbon tax protest in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa to speak with attendees. 

The Daily Brief | Mass exodus from Singh’s NDP?

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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Source: Facebook

Three NDP MPs, Charlie Angus, Rachel Blaney, and Carol Hughes, have declared they will not seek re-election.

Plus, a city council meeting in British Columbia became chaotic over a controversial residential schools book published by True North, sparking calls for the mayor’s resignation.

And former leader Erin O’Toole says the Conservatives lost the last federal election by being on the “wrong side of public opinion on the vaccine mandate issue.”

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