A Toronto man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot the city’s mayoral candidates received funding from the City of Toronto in 2013 via a grant program dedicated to funding local artists.  A Toronto Arts Council 2013 Allocations funding document lists the accused, Junior Francois Lavagesse, as the recipient of a $1,000 microgrant from the City through a “Arts for Children and Youth” fund.  A video posted to Lavagesse’s YouTube channel, titled “16 Bars,” on May 28, 2014 also references the Toronto Arts Council microgrant. Lavagesse also went under the stage name “Jae Legit” an ..read more

Independent journalist and filmmaker Aaron Gunn has travelled the country to highlight how permissive drug policies are harming communities and making the problems they purport to solve worse. He joined True North’s Andrew Lawton for a wide ranging discussion about his new documentary, “Canada is Dying,” which you can watch here. Plus, an Alberta-themed edition of Fake News Friday. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ANDREW LAWTON SHOW ..read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a Toronto Raptors event on Thursday to launch partisan attacks against the Conservatives, blaming the rise in gun violence on the government of former prime minister Stephen Harper. Trudeau gave a short speech alongside president of the Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri in Toronto at an OVO Athletic Centre announcement. During his remarks, Trudeau made several digs at “Conservative politicians” for allegedly stoking fears around violent crime.  Yesterday PM @JustinTrudeau used a @Raptors event to launch partisan attacks against the @CPC_HQ and the Harper gov ..read more

As the Trudeau government’s controversial Online News Act, C-18,  inches closer to becoming law, tech giant Meta is testing a new feature on its platforms that will block news content for many Canadians in a trial run that will last a month.  The announcement comes after the Head of public policy at Meta Canada Rachel Curran said the platform would be making a stand against Bill C-18, which would require social media platforms to pay Canadian media outlets for their content. Meta says it is prepared to block news on Facebook and Instagram if Bill C-18 passes the Senate, which could ..read more

A University of Manitoba recreation professor is organizing drag and gender play workshops for “queer children” with the goal of helping them affirm their “complex gender identities.”  Dr. Fenton Litwiller, who identifies as “non-binary” and uses “they/them” pronouns, seeks to “create spaces for queer joy” with a gender, youth, sexuality, and play project – which is made possible in part by funding from the Government of Canada. A University of Manitoba professor organizes drag & gender play workshops for "queer children" with the goal of helping them affirm their "complex gender id ..read more

At the very least, the House of Commons affairs committee must investigate attempts by Chinese communist actors to cost Conservative votes in the 2021 campaign, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole told the Commons. And rightly so. “My parliamentary caucus and myself were the target,” said O’Toole following a secret briefing with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). “My parliamentary caucus and myself were the target of a sophisticated misinformation and voter suppression campaign orchestrated by the People’s Republic of China.” This puts added public pressure on Prime Minist ..read more

It’s the first National Day Against Gun Violence – a made-up date the Trudeau government invented to raise awareness and conduct a national conversation about gun crime. Plus, a Windsor police officer is fighting back after being found guilty of discreditable conduct for supporting the Freedom Convoy. And Mississauga Mayor and potential Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidate Bonnie Crombie is being criticized for wanting to change the lyrics of O’Canada. Tune into The Daily Brief with Andrew Lawton and Lindsay Shepherd! SUBSCRIBE TO THE DAILY BRIEF ..read more

In the name of “harm reduction,” The City of Toronto is giving away free crack pipes, crystal meth pipes and drug starter kits to anyone who wants them. Despite the federal government and city officials being very proud that our taxpayer dollars are enabling addicts, they don’t seem nearly as inclined to show taxpayers what is actually going on behind closed doors inside these buildings. On this special episode of Ratio’d, Harrison Faulkner goes downtown to ‘The Works’, a city-run “safe” injection and “safe” supply site in the middle of Toronto. We wanted to see just how easy it is for someon ..read more

A migrant worker from Jamaica will be deported after being convicted of sexual interference with two teenage girls at a swimming pond in Delhi, Ontario. Henry was in Canada as part of a migrant worker program for local farms.  Dwayne Omar Henry, of Manchester, Jamaica, was found guilty of two counts of sexual interference by Justice Aubrey Hilliard at his recent sentencing hearing. As for two other charges of sexual assault, those were conditionally stayed by the court. The incident occurred on the evening of May 27, 2021, on William Street in Delhi.  Henry and some friends were swi ..read more

Canadians are not satisfied with the findings and recommendations of former governor general David Johnston in his role as special rapporteur on foreign interference, according to a new poll. Johnston released his first report on Tuesday in which he shut down calls for a public inquiry into the matter. The new poll by Leger commissioned by the National Post suggests that many Canadians are not persuaded by Johnston’s report or his reasoning.  According to the poll of 1,531 Canadians conducted online from May 26 to May 29, only 27% of respondents said they believe Johnston’s report was “r ..read more