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Trudeau not seeking re-election as MP following resignation as prime minister 

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By Clare Marie Merkowsky

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ending his 17-year political career, confirming he does not plan to run for a position as a Liberal MP in the upcoming election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the end of his 17-year career in politics, saying he does not plan to run for a position as a Liberal MP in the upcoming election.  

During a January 15 press conference, Trudeau revealed that he will not seek re-election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Quebec riding of Papineau which he has held since 2008. 

“In terms of my own decisions, I will not be running in the upcoming election,” Trudeau told reporters during a press conference alongside Canada’s premiers. 

“As to what I might be doing later, I honestly haven’t had much time to think about that at all, I am entirely focused on doing the job that Canadians elected me to do in an extraordinarily pivotal time right now,” he continued.  

Trudeau’s announcement comes just over a week after he told Canadians that he would be stepping down as prime minister and Liberal Party leader.  

Trudeau revealed that he plans to stay on as leader until the Liberal Party’s National Board of Directors selects a new leader. He also asked for Parliament to be prorogued until March 24, by which time a new leader should be selected.  

Trudeau has served as prime minister since 2015, winning three consecutive elections. However, polls have predicted a massive Conservative victory as Canadians appear to have tired of Trudeau’s radical agendas, including pushing abortion, climate regulations, and LGBT ideology targeted at children.    

Trudeau’s resignation came just a few weeks after both his housing minister Sean Fraser, and his deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, announced they were stepping down from their posts.

Regardless of his resignation, every major political party in Canada, including the Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Bloc Québécois, has promised to bring an election as soon as possible. 

Indeed, as LifeSiteNews previously reported, each of the possible contenders for Liberal leader is set to plunge Canada into another term of anti-freedom laws.  

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Exposing Global Affairs Canada’s crazy spending spree

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By Franco Terrazzano

$1,700 on Lesbian Pirates! musical $3,900 for a “frank discussion” of “how to do a proper land acknowledgment” Millions on vacant land in Africa and properties in Afghanistan we abandoned to the Taliban $7,500 to promote DEI at music festival in Estonia $12,000 so seniors in other countries could talk about their sex lives $7.2 million for “gender-responsive systems approach to universal healthcare in the Philippines” $13,000 for an Oscars party in LA $8,800 for a show called “whose jizz is this” And so much more…

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PEI councilor punished for denying unproven ‘mass graves’ narrative seeks court review

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By Clare Marie Merkowsky

The Canadian Constitution Foundation has announced they are seeking a court review for PEI councillor John Robertson who was sanctioned by the town of Murray Harbour for placing a sign opposing the residential school ‘mass graves’ narrative on his lawn.

A Prince Edward Island (PEI) councillor who was punished for denying the unproven claim of mass graves at residential schools is seeking a court review.  

In a February 4 press release, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced they would defend PEI councillor John Robertson who was sanctioned by the town of Murray Harbour for placing a sign opposing the mass graves narrative on his lawn.   

“The Supreme Court of Canada has said time and again that the purpose of freedom of expression is to ensure that everyone can manifest their thoughts, opinions, beliefs – however unpopular, distasteful or contrary to the mainstream,” CCF Counsel Josh Dehaas said.  

“You don’t need freedom of expression to protect expression everyone agrees with,” he added. “The reason we have free speech is because today’s minority viewpoint sometimes turns out to be correct tomorrow, and people can’t have those difficult conversations if those in power can prevent them from speaking.”  

The controversy began in September 2023 when Robertson placed a sign reading, “Truth: Mass Grave Hoax. Reconciliation: Redeem Sir John A’s Integrity” on his lawn. Robertson later said he intended the sign to spark conversations surrounding the still-unproven claim that former residential school sites are the home to mass graves of students.

Many residents of the small town of Murray Harbour issued complaints over the sign and called for Robertson’s resignation. However, Robertson refused to step down, leading some of his fellow councillors to launch a Code of Conduct investigation into his actions.  

Robertson was later issued a fine of $500, a six-month suspension, and ordered to apologize for the sign. Robertson refused to comply with the sanctions, and the provincial minister in charge has since threatened to remove him.  

Currently, CCF is seeking a full judicial review into the sanctions in the Supreme Court of PEI. However, they have been informed that since they did not file the application within 30 days of the review, it is up to the judge if he wishes to hear the appeal.  

Robertson’s Counsel, Brandon Forbes of Campbell & Lea, remained hopeful that the judge would hear the appeal, pointing out that the “questions raised in this application are of great public interest – not just to Mr. Robertson but arguably to all Canadians.” 

Residential schools, while run by both the Catholic Church and other Christian churches, were mandated and set-up by the federal government and ran from the late 19th century until the last school closed in 1996.           

While some children did tragically die at the once-mandatory boarding schools, evidence has  revealed that many of the children passed away as a result of unsanitary conditions due to underfunding by the federal government, not the Catholic Church.   

Public attitude shifted drastically in 2021 when the mainstream media ran with the unproven claim that hundreds of children were buried and disregarded by Catholic priests and nuns who ran some of the schools. Since then, over 100 churches have been burned or vandalized across Canada in seeming retribution. 

Despite the lack of physical evidence of any such graves, mainstream media outlets and government officials have continued to perpetuate the narrative. The issue has gone as far as seeing MPs insist so-called “residential school denialism” be criminalized.

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