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The Daily Brief

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa

True North’s Daily Brief is a daily podcast to keep you up-to-date on the news you need to know. Featuring host Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and other True North journalists, the Daily Brief will bring you the top stories of the day and True North exclusive stories you won’t find anywhere else.

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13:54

Shipbuilders slam BC Ferries China contract

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/26

Author Gad Saad told a House of Commons science committee that DEI hiring in science has no effect on the researcher’s capacity to make scientific discoveries. Several industry leaders in Canada are piling on to the ongoing criticism of public funds granted to a Chinese shipyard to build ferries in British Columbia. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault pledged to investigate a Montreal Magazine that receives public funds after it published a hit piece on U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk just a

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17:01

Liberals silent on funding "anti-hate" group linked...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/25

Liberal government agencies are silent about their funding of an “anti-hate” group that was linked to Antifa by an Ottawa judge. Alberta’s former premier, Jason Kenney, criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause. Migrant rights activists are calling on the federal government to remove restrictions on the temporary foreign worker program and to streamline permanent residency applications for “anyone who

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14:02

Liberal minister "confident" Canadians will surrender...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/24

The Liberal public safety minister is once again backpedalling on the feds' gun confiscation program, contradicting a leaked recording the minister had with one of his tenants, released to the public just a day prior. A taxpayer-funded Antifa-linked activist group is hiring an investigative journalist to report full-time on what the organization deems to be QUOTE “far-right." BC Conservative leader John Rustad won a leadership review with over 70 per cent support from party members Monday evening

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12:26

Minister downplays police's role in federal gun grab

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/23

The Liberal public safety minister was caught on an audio recording, downplaying the role police will have in the Liberal’s gun ban and confiscation program he still maintains is “voluntary.”The terrorist group Hamas thanked the Liberals yet another time after Prime Minister Mark Carney officially recognized a “Palestinian State.” Prime Minister Mark Carney praised the communist Chinese dictatorship for its “sincere” climate policy, despite the country being the worst polluter on

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13:38

McGill professor loses oversight role over Hamas...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/22

The feds have banned an Irish rap group from entering Canada, over the group's endorsement of political violence and terrorism. A Quebec university professor has been removed from the school’s student discipline committee after publicly calling for full economic and military support to terrorist organizations, though he still has his job as a professor. Lesbian, Gay, and bisexuals activists have broken away from the LGBT+ movement, and have made a new international organization which they say will

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17:13

The Liberal gov spent $1 billion on DEI

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/19

A high school student in Hamilton recorded a teacher who took control of a Grade 11 English class to lecture students about Black Lives Matter and systemic racism. Federal documents show that the Liberal government has spent more than a billion dollars on DEI programs since 2016. Legal experts and civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm on yet another Liberal bill, this time the Strong Borders Act, which was meant to assuage concerns over Canada’s shared border with the U.S. Tune into The

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12:03

Liberals preparing another censorship bill to tackle...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/18

The Liberal government is set to introduce new hate crime legislation, potentially resurrecting civil liberties concerns that were present with the Liberals’ Online Harms Act. The Liberal government continues to dodge questions on designating left-wing extremists such as Antifa groups as listed terrorist entities. Canada’s interim parliamentary budget officer warns that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vague promises of reigning in spending are meaningless without clear fiscal guardrails. Tune into The

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12:38

University suspends professor over Charlie Kirk comments

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/17

The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law have suspended a professor after his comments were perceived as justifying Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Albertan separatists are displeased with Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith after she said she would do everything in her power to “prevent” a referendum vote on separation. Immigration officials in Canada are silent after True North discovered illicit online advertisements claiming to provide English proficiency exam results without the need for

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1:24

Albertans come out in droves for Charlie Kirk

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/16

Country star Morgan Wallen, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and thousands of Albertans paid tribute to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk this weekend, days after his assassination.One Ontario man who wished to remain anonymous created a website for Canadians to easily visualize migrant work visa data, a job he said should have been done by the Canadian government. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon have warned Canadians to expect large deficit spending,

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12:24

B.C. court grants Haida Gwaii aboriginal title

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/15

B.C’s highest court has officially granted the Haida Nation aboriginal title to over the island of Haida Gwaii. Following the combustion of several buses, Quebec has halted 1,200 electric school buses for inspection. Two Conservative MPs warn that an investigation into Juno News relates to a larger trend of attacking free expression in the Western world. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:56

Trump vows "radical left" crackdown in response to...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/12

Following the assassination of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump has pledged to hunt down his killer and crack down on “radical left” political violence. Controversial critical race theory lessons at a Hamilton, Ontario, school board are now being implemented in 33 schools across the region. Canada’s public safety minister claimed that the Liberals’ gun ban and confiscation program has “always been voluntary.” Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton

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15:31

Charlie Kirk assassinated

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/11

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking on stage at a Utah university campus event. Civil liberties advocates say an Election Canada investigation into Juno News co-founder and journalist Keann Bexte’s election reporting could lead to a chill on journalism in Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford told unemployed youth in Ontario that they “aren’t looking hard enough.” A McMaster University professor is emphatically denying he ever said gender treatment for minors was

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9:51

Poilievre warns of another "Liberal housing crisis"

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/10

The president of the European Parliament says Europe is aiming to become a partner with Canada to fulfil its long-term energy needs, and move away from Russian oil and gas. Federal NDP Interim Leader Don Davies is defending a new party rule which requires that at least half of all leadership nomination signatures come from people other than “cisgender men.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning of another “Liberal housing crisis” in Canada as home construction has stalled in major

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12:56

Ontario MP Jamil Jivani takes shots at Premier Doug Ford

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/09

A mother in Nanaimo, B.C. has been banned from her child’s school after refusing to delete a social media post criticizing a teacher’s progress pride flag shirt on the first day back. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani criticized Ontario Premier Doug Ford, accusing him of lacking principles and creating cynicism among Conservative Ontarians. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney laying out four priorities the official opposition wants to see the

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13:45

Rustad clarified foreign worker program position

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/08

BC Conservative leader John Rustad has walked back his initial opposition to calls to abolish the temporary foreign worker program, now saying he fully supports the Conservative plan. Anti-Semitic incidents account for a majority of hate crimes in Canada. However, a London, Ont. school board “Human Rights training module” makes no mention of the phenomenon. A secondary school in Hamilton started the school year informing parents that their children would be involved in a “gradeless learning” trial

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14:44

Will Carney rein in Liberal spending?

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/05

Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted that the Liberal government has to find ways to rein in its unsustainable federal spending, during a cabinet planning session. The Canada Border Services Agency is refusing to release data on how many international students and temporary foreign workers actually leave Canada once their visa permits expire. Two Canadian senators who have been accused of wittingly aiding the Communist Party of China, have launched a new non-profit to fight against they call

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18:05

Why is the government criminally investigating a...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/04

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has revealed his party’s fall agenda, and it includes fighting to abolish the temporary foreign worker program. Conservative MP and former True North journalist Andrew Lawton has defended Juno News co-founder Keean Bexte for his election reporting saying “journalism isn’t a crime.” A Durham Region police union called out Liberal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, saying crime stats tell a different story than his flippant remarks on self-defence portrayed. Tune into

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12:45

Lawyer says nursing college silences opinions

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/03

The Lawyer of a B.C. nurse who had her license suspended for her stance on protecting female-only spaces claims the nursing college is using its power to silence opinions. A protest planned in Toronto in opposition to Liberal mass-immigration policies has attracted the ire of leftist activists and politicians, who are vowing to hold their own counter-protest. The Liberal’s Online Streaming act is facing renewed criticism by online law experts saying it will strip away privacy safeguards. Tune into

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11:53

Why do trucking companies keep getting away with road...

The Daily Brief ·

2025/09/02

A Chinese-born Canadian citizen was deported to Canada from the U.S. for photographing military bases. A trucking company in B.C. has been found to have ties to a previous company which shut down due to excessive road accidents. A 17-year old Jewish Canadian has submitted a petition to be read in Parliament calling on the government to take action against rising antisemitism in Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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14:42

Is immigration causing youth unemployment?

The Daily Brief ·

2025/08/29

Canada is haemorrhaging money with the official account deficit hitting an all-time high of $21.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith vowed to seek more provincial control over immigration while answering a grandmother concerned about high immigration levels, coupled with high youth unemployment. A man charged with the alleged fraud targeting of new immigrants to Canada received a reduced sentence because he, too, is an immigrant. Tune into The Daily Brief with

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