Tristin Hopper
National Post
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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FIRST READING: Alberta hosted a conference promoting drug recovery and people protested it
The conference was met by protesters who accused it of being a far-right, colonialist enterprise that would kill people. → Read More
FIRST READING: Federal beer taxes are set to rise higher than ever before
The hike works out to less than one cent per can, but here's why major breweries still think you should care. → Read More
Here's everything Canada has sent to Ukraine since Russia invaded
Canada is now the fifth largest donor of Ukrainian military aid. Read more for a list of everything Canada has sent, from tanks to meal kits → Read More
FIRST READING: Quebec launches all-out drive to close Roxham Road
The illegal border crossing, which saw nearly 5,000 migrants enter the country in December alone, has overloaded Quebec's social services. → Read More
FIRST READING: Canada is scaring away its new immigrants
In 2021, of the permanent residents who had come to Canada in past decade, just 45.7% had become citizens. In 2001, that figure was 75.1%. → Read More
Doug Ford begs John Tory to remain Toronto mayor; Chrystia Freeland denies she did the same
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there’s a good chance a Toronto by-election it could yield a 'disastrous' result — 'a lefty mayor' → Read More
Ontario school trustee barred from meetings after questioning gender transition policy
Linda Stone was censured by the Durham District School Board for questioning the gender transitioning of students without parental consent. → Read More
FIRST READING: Cold, dangerous, racist – what foreign travel advisories say about Canada
Russia's ambassador to Canada recently warned his fellow Russians that Canada was a 'very dangerous country.' → Read More
FIRST READING: Pierre Poilievre goes to war with the CBC
Conservatives have threatened to defund the Canadian public broadcaster before, but never like this. → Read More
FIRST READING: Yes, Canada could have shot down the Chinese spy balloon
Canada's airforce may not be great at interdicting aerial threats, but they could still destroy a slow-moving balloon if they wanted to. → Read More
FIRST READING: All this 'Buy American' talk will likely screw over Canada again
U.S. President Joe Biden's pledge to 'Buy American' on infrastructure projects would cut out billions in Canadian exports. → Read More
FIRST READING: Jumping the queue into Canada has never been easier
By merely walking over a ditch into Quebec, migrants are able to instantly secure at least two years of Canadian residency. → Read More
FIRST READING: Vancouver objects to 'hell on earth' characterization by Poilievre
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was referencing the failed addicition policies of the city's Downtown Eastside → Read More
FIRST READING: Why Canada intentionally limits its supply of doctors
Each year, provincial health departments calculate how many doctors they can afford, and then sets med school admissions on that figure. → Read More
FIRST READING: Liberal-appointed Senator passionately denounces Liberal 'censorship' bill
Novelist David Richards said plan to impose Canadian content regulations on the internet is 'censorship passing as national inclusion.' → Read More
No cards, no candy: Ontario school bans Valentine's Day, arguing it harms equity goals
Jean Steckle Public School in Kitchener has decided that Valentine’s Day celebrations could 'negatively impact our families and students' → Read More
FIRST READING: Dairy farmer decries mandatory 'milk dumping' to keep prices high
At a time of generationally high grocery prices, Ontario farmer Jerry Huigen is required to destroy 30,000 litres of excess production → Read More
NDP MP fails bid for official condemnation of Tucker Carlson's 'invade Canada' rant
MP Matthew Green sought a unanimous motion to condemn Carlson's comments but a chorus of 'nays' — mostly from Conservatives — killed it. → Read More
FIRST READING: Scotland scandalized by trans sex offenders in women's prisons as Canada ignores it
In 2017, Trudeau government allowed inmates to transfer from men's to women's prisons based on their self-described gender identity. → Read More
FIRST READING: How drug decriminalization in B.C. could make everything worse
The decriminalization argument is that it will reduce the stigma of being an addict, thus allowing drug users to be protected from harm. → Read More