Discover
The Daily Brief
The Daily Brief
Author: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
Subscribed: 163Played: 13,552Subscribe
Share
Description
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.
755 Episodes
Reverse
Anti-euthanasia advocates are urging MPs to support a Conservative bill which would ban mental illness as the sole reason someone can access Medical Assistance in Dying. Alberta independence leaders are claiming a victory as Alberta passed a bill that separatists say would have allowed Elections Alberta to block or delay a referendum for independence. Canada’s Catholic Bishops are urging Ottawa to reconsider planned amendments to Bill C-9, which would strip good-faith religious expression as a defence in the Criminal Code. Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The BC NDP government is tightening rules around its “safe supply program” to curb redistribution of drugs into the community. BC Conservative leader John Rustad has officially resigned as the party’s leader, leaving Canadians to speculate on who could take his place. Emails released by military veteran Kelsi Sheren show that Green Party Leader and two BC MLAs pushed to give an illegal immigrant health coverage to access assisted suicide. Tune into the Daily Brief with Walid Tamtam and Melanie Bennet!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Premier Danielle Smith has invoked the Sovereignty Act, ordering provincial and federal police not to enforce Ottawa’s firearm seizure scheme. BC Conservative leader John Rustad is refusing to resign despite a majority of his caucus voting for him to step down. Taxpayers are on the hook for another $235 million to support Ukraine, bringing Canada’s contribution to nearly $22 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine. Tune into the Daily Brief with Alex Zoltan and Geoff Knight!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another BC Conservative riding is calling for the party’s leader to resign, meaning at least six riding associations have publicly called for John Rustad’s removal. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her “biggest regret” was giving free rein to the province's health services on procurement decisions with little government oversight. Taxpayer advocates say Ontario Premier Doug Ford needs to scrap corporate and political welfare, warning that at this rate, Ontario’s debt will surpass $500 billion in just two years.Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Clayton Demaine!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre roasted Laurentian elites this weekend and said the recently resigned cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault’s "brand of crazy" fits in with the NDP's alignment with “furries and queers for Palestine.” Following the resignation of Steven Guilbeault last week, Marc Miller has been appointed to Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet to assume the role of Canadian Culture Minister. A new poll finds that lacking a family doctor could mean Canadians are more than twice as likely to struggle accessing the rest of Canada’s health care system, including early screening for cancer.Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight !
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservatives call for reforms to Canada’s asylum and immigration system despite several proposed amendments being rejected, as a committee-led study on Bill C-12 came to an end. The Alberta independence movement scored a critical victory during the United Conservative Party’s Annual General Meeting over the weekend, with four pro-separatist candidates winning seats on the party’s board of directors. Conservatives urge Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to disclose the services Liberals plan to cut from Veterans Affairs Canada, as $4.23 billion was earmarked as savings from the department in the 2025 federal budget. Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Ontario school board is attempting to scrub the record from its parent-led meeting minutes after one parent objected to the use of land acknowledgements.
Alberta and Ottawa have struck a verbal deal; Ottawa will scrap the emissions cap and strike down other laws which would prevent Alberta oil to tidewater.
A national security analyst is urging Ottawa not to wait for the U.S to designate Muslim Brotherhood-aligned organizations, and warns that Canada is “not prepared” for the threat their ideology poses.
Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Melanie Bennet!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The CTV is under fire after platforming the head of the Khalistani movement's Sikhs for Justice.
After a wave of Class 1 truck driver accidents, Alberta vows to “close the loophole” which allowed commercial truck drivers to wreck a truck at one company and begin driving for another without disclosure.
A new study found that over 23,500 patients have died while waiting to access both critical and non-essential healthcare services last year.
Tune in to the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdsza and Clayton DeMaine!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conservatives are calling on Carney to divest from Brookfield and disclose the nearly 1,900 other Brookfield companies he profits from that are exempt from ethics screening.
Alberta’s government is introducing sweeping healthcare reforms, which would allow physicians to work in both public and private systems, in the hopes of shortening medical wait times.
A feature on X revealed a prominent environmental activist account protesting on Vancouver Island actually has U.S. origins.
Tune in to the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for world leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence data centres are “carbon neutral,” while praising carbon taxes in Europe.
The Liberal government has poured nearly $37 million into groups to fight violent extremism, but doesn’t mention Islamist extremism and barely mentions antisemitism in its funding targets.
The Canada Revenue Agency has gained nearly half a billion from a snitch line that allows Canadians to report their neighbours whom they suspect of tax evasion.
Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and William McBeath!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans association is under fire from veterans after it invited members to learn about the government’s assisted suicide program. The Liberal government is launching new "consultations" to reintroduce failed internet censorship legislation. Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged over $1 billion in tax-funded spending to a global health fund to combat infectious diseases in poorer countries. Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A customs and border union president warns that Canada's understaffed border security agency is prioritizing "facilitation" over public safety, jeopardizing national security by relying on phone apps instead of in-depth human interviews. A former Trudeau-era Liberal minister has been awarded a new position as Canada’s ambassador to the UN despite leaving behind a scandalous legacy from his time in government. In the name of “equity and fairness,” Ontario is preparing to make it significantly easier for psychologists in the province to get licensed. Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Melanie Bennet !
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Liberal ministers admit they don’t track how many immigrant doctors, who the immigration minister Lena Diab said is a "vital role" of her department to bring into the country, actually become doctors once in Canada. More BC Conservative riding association officials join the now 30-person chorus calling for their leader, John Rustad, to resign, but Rustad refuses to budge. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s just days away from getting “clarity” on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s future policies around her province, getting a pipeline. Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prime Minister Mark Carney applauded Toronto for now having an immigrant population which surpasses ts native born population. Alberta is lifting some of the restrictions on Canada’s “universal healthcare system” by introducing a hybrid model, allowing the private sector to alleviate some of the backlog faced in the province. Two NDP MPs abstained from voting on Carney's 2025 federal budget preventing a Christmas election. Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drawing loud boos every time he appeared on screen, Prime Minister Mark Carney faced a hostile crowd at the CFL Grey Cup in Manitoba. A couple of individuals asking questions at a CBC-hosted event in Surrey, B.C,. were outraged when CBC staff tried to cut their questions short by snatching microphones from their hands. Several Canadian cities have raised the Palestinian flag to recognize a Palestinian state. Though recognition wasn’t enough for some attendees. Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Liberal government is facing criticism after failing to meet its performance targets at the border for the third year in a row.
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani and Ned Kuruc’s “Restore the North” events on campus are being praised by attendees for spurring open dialogue.
Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner is asking the Liberals to provide clarity on their plans for temporary residents already in the country.
Tune into the Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A second free speech event hosted by academic Frances Widdowson was disrupted again by drumming, shouting and foot stomping. Grocery prices rise while CBC News promotes grocery stores that offer "big savings" on expired or nearly expired food. The federal government's new directive to train public servants in firearms and drone operations has garnered a wave of criticism. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Melanie Bennet!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Liberal MP is calling foul on Conservatives after they seized on a video of the MP criticizing the federal budget. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Carney to "get out of the way" of resource development projects. The Public Safety Minister confirmed that the government has no timeline to release the promised foreign agents registry. Tune into The Daily Brief with Clayton DeMaine and Geoff Knight!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A net zero U.K minister praised his "good friend" Prime Minister Mark Carney when asked about cooperation with Canada on climate policy.A B.C. university is advertising hiring black people exclusively for faculty positions exclusively.Critical call out Brazil 's climate hypocrisy as it hosts three diesel-guzzling cruise ships for global elites at the COP30 climate summit.Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Walid Tamtam!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Courts in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan are banning their staff from wearing poppies to remember veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to give a major project announcement in British Columbia on Thursday, though he won't say if it will be an announcement allowing a new pipeline to be developed. A poll shows Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre still enjoys massive support from Conservatives ahead of a scheduled leadership review. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices




Seems ironic Parks Canada is doing a "colonialism" tour at the same time they are annexing more land https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/07/agreement-signed-new-national-park-reserve-prince-edward-island
wonder who is behind it. guess who wants to shut down alberta oil.