📈 Lost Canadians bill could create 115,000 more citizens, says parliamentary budget officer

A bill to reinstate rights for what are known as lost Canadians could create around 115,000 new citizens in the next five years, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

The report, published on Thursday, also estimates that it will cost the government $20.8-million over five years to implement the change, with $16.8-million coming in 2025-2026. The PBO presumes the law will come into force in April.

Bill C-71 was introduced by the government earlier this year after an Ontario court ruled it is unconstitutional to deny citizenship to children born overseas to Canadians also born outside the country.

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Singh says the NDP 'will vote to bring this government down' in new letter

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus "will vote to bring this government down," sometime in 2025.

In the letter, addressed to Canadians, Singh says he will "put forward a clear motion of non-confidence in the next sitting of the House of Commons," and "give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them."

"I called for Justin Trudeau to resign, and he should," Singh said, not specifying how early into the 2025 sitting this motion moving to defeat the prime minister's Liberal government could be advanced.

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🇺🇸 Smith urges Ford to ‘walk back’ energy threat in possible U.S. tariff showdown

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is being urged to “walk back” any discussion of cutting off energy exports to the United States in the event of a tariff war with incoming President Donald Trump, as other premiers express concerns about the impacts of escalation.

The call comes from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith whose province has rejected the idea of using oil and gas exports as a bargaining chip in the ongoing Canadian effort to avoid tariffs by the incoming Trump administration.
#Alberta #Ontario #US
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Poilievre writes to GG calling for House recall, confidence vote after Singh declares he's ready to bring Liberals down

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, imploring her to "use your authority to inform the prime minister that he must" recall the House of Commons so a non-confidence vote can be held. This move comes in light of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh publishing a letter stating his caucus "will vote to bring this government down" sometime in 2025.

Poilievre told reporters on Parliament Hill on Friday afternoon he was taking this step "so the prime minister can judge whether he stays in power."
#Poilievre #Trudeau
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💸Canada spent $14.5M fighting First Nations child advocate in court

Federal governments both Conservative and Liberal spent at least $14.5 million fighting a prominent First Nations child advocate in court over the last 18 years, according to a newly released estimate.

The Justice Department says it identified "approximately 19 litigation files" in its electronic system involving Canada and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, led by executive director Cindy Blackstock, dating back to 2006.

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$4-million worth of cars recovered, over 100 charges laid in alleged car theft ring

Nearly $4-million worth of stolen vehicles were recovered and more than 100 charges have been laid after an alleged car theft ring operating around Pearson Airport and run out of Quebec was busted.

Cops say the individuals charged are alleged to be responsible for more than 100 stolen vehicles in and around the airport.

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💉Family files lawsuit after man received MAID while out on psychiatric ward day pass

The family of a man who received medical assistance in dying while out on a day pass from a Vancouver hospital psychiatric ward has launched a legal challenge alleging Canada’s current laws are unconstitutional because they fail to protect suicidal and mentally ill people.

The notice of civil claim filed Friday in British Columbia Supreme Court also alleges the 52-year-old’s MAID procedure two years ago was a wrongful death. It accuses Ellen Wiebe, the high-profile doctor who the suit claims helped him end his life, of alleged malpractice.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
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Prime Minister Trudeau adds 8 new MPs to cabinet, changes the roles of 4 others

New ministers joining cabinet:

🔹Rachel Bendayan: Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety
🔹Élisabeth Brière: Minister of National Revenue
🔹Terry Duguid: Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
🔹Nathaniel Erskine-Smith: Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
🔹Darren Fisher: Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
🔹David McGuinty: Minister of Public Safety
🔹Ruby Sahota: Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
🔹Joanne Thompson: Minister of Seniors

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‘Vast majority’ of Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign, MP says

A Liberal MP who has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign says the “vast majority” of caucus colleagues he’s spoken to feel the same way.
#Trudeau
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Chrystia Freeland pegged by some Liberal MPs as Justin Trudeau's successor if he resigns

Among the Liberal MPs publicly calling on Trudeau to step down, a small number have come forward to throw their support behind Freeland.

By design or by circumstance, her time of resignation has put her into the spotlight. And she appears to be the person around whom the caucus members can rally behind.

Ontario Liberal MP Chandra Arya said.

What a dumb move that would be.
#Freeland
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'Let's pull the plug and solve this,' Danielle Smith says, calling for immediate federal election

When Premier Danielle Smith looks at Ottawa this time, as the federal Liberals desperately try to regroup, she sees “somebody who is trying to shuffle their way out of chaos.”

You can’t do that. The only way you can solve this kind of chaos is to get a mandate. It is to have an election. I think there’s a real danger if this just drags on and on and on for months when we’re right in the middle of a very serious threat from a biggest trading partner, the United States.

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#Trudeau #Freeland
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More than 50 Liberal MPs leave call with 'consensus' Justin Trudeau should step down

More than 50 Liberal Party members of parliament from Ontario came to a “consensus” during a conference call that Justin Trudeau must step down as prime minister, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

That would represent about a third of the Liberal caucus, which has 153 seats in Canada’s House of Commons. However, there’s no formal mechanism for Liberal lawmakers to eject their leader or trigger a contest.
#Trudeau
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🎅Doug Ford dresses like Santa, outlines provincial wish list in 2024 Christmas message

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing for unity and laying out the province’s wishes for the new year in his latest Christmas message.

'Twas the night before Christmas and our province stood tall, with visions of progress uniting us all. As we look ahead to another New Year, here’s what we’re working on to bring you good cheer.

As Christmas arrives with hope shining bright, we’re forging ahead with unwavering might. I’m grateful to the people of Ontario for your trust and your cheer. Together, we’ll build the future that’s stronger each year. Merry Christmas to all with the new year in sight. Merry Christmas, Ontario, and to all a good night.

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🇺🇸 Joly, LeBlanc to talk border security and trade with Trump’s team in Florida

Two federal government ministers are visiting the Palm Beach area in Florida Friday to discuss border security and trade with senior Republicans who are part of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s team.

Both Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc have meetings in the vicinity of the town, where Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is located and where some of his associates and nominees are camped out.
#US
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🪖Poilievre promises to end woke culture in military

Poilievre said he wants to eradicate the woke culture forced into the Canadian Armed Forces by the Trudeau Liberals.

“We will rebuild our military, and our soldiers will once again, have a warrior culture, not a woke culture,” Poilievre said.
#Poilievre
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🇺🇸Trudeau appears to break silence on Trump ribbing

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have broken his silence and addressed comments made by Donald Trump encouraging Canada to become “our 51st state.”

Some information about Canada for Americans

Trudeau wrote on X Thursday afternoon above a video ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver aired by the American news outlet NBC. The six-minute clip narrated by Tom Brokaw gives a broad overview of Canadian politics, landscapes and formative moments in the national memory.

This response is as weak as Trudeau.
#US #Trudeau
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Should Trudeau resign? 69 per cent of Canadians say yes, according to new poll

🔹The new Leger poll finds that a record 69 per cent of Canadians now think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign.

🔹It also recorded new highs for government dissatisfaction: 72 per cent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the Trudeau government.
#Trudeau
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📈 Alberta's population boom is slowing but still outpacing the rest of Canada

After Alberta's population boomed through the first half of 2024, its growth slowed during the third quarter of this year.

But even while less people answered Alberta's call, the province's population is still growing more quickly than the rest of Canada.

As of Oct. 1, Statistics Canada recorded Alberta's population to be 4,931,601. That's roughly 43,000 more, or a 0.9 per cent increase, from the 4,888,723 recorded three months earlier. The pace of growth remains higher than the national rate, and tops any other province or territory.
#Alberta
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💉Canada records 50,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2016

Health Canada reported a total of 49,105 "apparent opioid toxicity deaths" from the start of 2016 to June of 2024.

Fentanyl was involved in 79 percent of opioid deaths in 2024, a figure that has increased by 39 percent since 2016, the agency said.

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