🟢 Juno Jump Start: Conservatives lose another MP as Larry Brock announces exit
Larry Brock will resign in September, becoming the seventh Conservative MP to leave the caucus since the 2025 election.
Another Poilievre MP quits as Liberals target Conservative caucus
Conservative MP Larry Brock is leaving federal politics, becoming the seventh Conservative MP to depart since the 2025 election. Brock will resign his Ontario seat on Sept. 18 and return to his former job as a Crown attorney.
His resignation adds to major turnover in Pierre Poilievre’s caucus, with four Conservatives already crossing the floor to the Liberals and another MP set to leave later this month.
The departure will trigger another Ontario by-election as the Liberals continue facing accusations of trying to lure Conservative MPs across the floor. Keep Reading
Alberta college directors tied to Indian firm that recruited its students
Two directors of the Calgary college that partnered with Portage College are tied to Pyramid eServices, the Punjabi recruitment firm that marketed the programs in India.
Pyramid director Bhavnoor Singh Bedi was arrested during a 2013 investigation into alleged student immigration fraud.
The CIOT-Portage partnership brought hundreds of Indian students into Portage-branded diploma programs in Calgary. Some graduates later had previously approved Post-Graduation Work Permits cancelled by Ottawa. Keep Reading
8 in 10 Canadian parents reject COVID shots for kids
A new federal survey found 82 per cent of Canadian parents said their children did not receive a COVID-19 shot in the past year, with uptake as low as 12 per cent in Quebec. Parents most often said the shots were unnecessary, while 25 per cent cited concerns about side effects.
The survey of more than 12,000 parents found COVID vaccine uptake ranged from just 12 per cent in Quebec to 29 per cent in British Columbia, with Alberta at 18 per cent.
The findings come as federal data shows parents remain far less confident in COVID shots than routine childhood vaccines, while trust in federal health agencies has also fallen. Keep Reading
Fauci held in contempt after pleading Fifth 111 times
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before a Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt, escalating scrutiny over his role in the COVID-19 response. The confrontation comes after the release of his private diary raised fresh questions about school closures, pandemic policies and the origins of COVID-19. Keep Reading
Alberta boots 20 unsafe trucking firms in crackdown
Alberta has removed 20 trucking companies from its roads since October, including 13 “chameleon” carriers accused of changing names or operations to evade regulators. The province has also blocked another 40 from obtaining safety certificates as enforcement against unsafe operators intensifies. Keep Reading
Canadians push Carney to keep fuel tax suspended
A new Leger poll found 63 per cent of Canadians oppose Ottawa bringing back the federal fuel excise tax in September, with opposition strongest among women, Canadians over 55 and residents of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Keep Reading
Carney pledges $2.7B for Toronto rental housing
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $2.7 billion for 18 Toronto rental housing projects expected to deliver more than 5,600 homes, including nearly 2,000 rent-controlled or “affordable” units. Construction on more than 4,500 homes is expected to begin by the end of this year, with the projects slated for substantial completion by 2031. Keep Reading