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Parks Canada deer hunt project to cost taxpayers $12 million

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From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Author: Ryan Thorpe

The expert marksmen, from the United States and New Zealand, only managed to kill 84 deer. Eighteen were the wrong kind of deer

At $10,000 a deer, this is already an expensive hunting trip.

But the bill is about to get a lot bigger.

Parks Canada has earmarked $12 million for its controversial plan to eradicate a deer species and restore native vegetation on a tiny island in British Columbia, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

“It’s hard to imagine how Parks Canada could spend millions shooting deer,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Here’s the kicker: hunters who actually live on the island are bagging these deer for free.”

The $12-million Fur to Forest program is a Parks Canada effort to eradicate the European fallow deer population on Sidney Island (located between the coast of B.C. and Vancouver Island), and restore native vegetation, tree seedlings and shrubs.

So far, Parks Canada has employed exotically expensive hunting techniques.

Foreign sharpshooters armed with restricted semi-automatic rifles hunted the deer during phase one of the operations. Phase one cost more than $800,000, including $67,000 spent renting a helicopter, for a hit to taxpayers of $10,000 a head.

The expert marksmen, from the United States and New Zealand, only managed to kill 84 deer. Eighteen were the wrong kind of deer – native black-tailed deer. They weren’t able to confirm the species of the three other deer shot.

It is illegal to harvest the wrong species of animal during a hunt in B.C.

Meanwhile, residents of Sidney Island organized their own hunt last fall. They killed 54 deer at no cost to taxpayers.

“It’s crazy that Parks Canada flew in marksmen from other countries to shoot deer,” Terrazzano said. “It’s even crazier that these ‘marksmen’ kept shooting the wrong kind of deer.”

It’s been widely reported the project will cost $5.9 million.

But the records obtained by the CTF show the story gets worse for taxpayers. A detailed project budget obtained through an access-to-information request reveals Parks Canada plans to spend $11.9 million on the scheme.

Taxpayers will be on the hook for $4.1 million for the killing of deer on Sidney Island, according to the records. An additional $2.8 million will go towards the salaries and benefits of Parks Canada staff.

A total of $137,000 will be spent on “firearms certification for international workers” throughout the project, while $1.4 million will go towards studies and analysis, and nearly $800,000 is earmarked for “Indigenous participation.”

Breakdown of costs, Fur to Forest program, access-to-information records

Salaries

$2.3 million

Analysis and Studies

$1.4 million

Indigenous Participation

$800,000

Deer Eradication

$4.1 million

Miscellaneous*

$3.3 million

Total

$11.9 million

*Includes $53,000 for “forest restoration” services, “plants” and “seedlings.”

Parks Canada estimates there are between 300 and 900 invasive deer on the island. Phase two of the operation, which is scheduled to begin this fall, will involve ground hunting with dogs.

“Let’s just state the obvious: Parks Canada is bad at hunting and more money isn’t going to make it better,” Terrazzano said. “The good folks who live on Sidney Island are clearly more qualified to handle this and the government should get out of their way.”

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Canada’s federal election in April saw ‘small scale’ foreign meddling: gov’t watchdog

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By Anthony Murdoch

A new exposé by investigative journalist Sam Cooper claims there is compelling evidence that Prime Minister Mark Carney and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are strongly influenced by an “elite network” of foreign actors, including those with ties to communist China and the World Economic Forum.

A report from a federal watchdog confirmed that foreign meddling did occur in Canada’s April 2025 federal election on a “small scale.”

Canada’s Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force (SITE TF) said in a recent note that the “small-scale” interference that happened was hard to attribute to one particular state actor.

The task force does have the power to warn of any threats during an election. It did not do so this year despite warnings from opposition Conservatives that meddling at the hands of Communist China is a reality.

“Over the course of the election period, the SITE TF observed instances of foreign interference such as transnational repression, inauthentic and coordinated amplification of online content, and online threats such as scams and disinformation,” the report’s conclusion reads.

“These activities were observed at a small scale and often remain difficult to attribute to a foreign actor.

As reported by LifeSiteNews, election interference from China’s Communist Chinese Party (CCP) government has been a real issue in Canada in recent years.

In March, the SITE TF warned that the CCP government would most likely try to interfere in Canada’s federal election.

When it comes to the integrity of elections in Canada, there have been reported issues of meddling at the hands of foreign powers.

As reported by LifeSiteNews, a new exposé by investigative journalist Sam Cooper claims there is compelling evidence that Prime Minister Mark Carney and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are strongly influenced by an “elite network” of foreign actors, including those with ties to communist China and the World Economic Forum.

The commission was formed after Trudeau’s special rapporteur, former Governor General David Johnston, failed in an investigation into CCP allegations after much delay. That inquiry was not done in public and was headed by Johnston, who is a “family friend” of Trudeau.

Johnston quit as “special rapporteur” after a public outcry following his conclusion that there should not be a public inquiry into the matter. Conservative MPs demanded Johnston be replaced over his ties to China and the Trudeau family.

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Conservatives blame Liberals for allowing man on UK child sex offender list to enter Canada

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By Anthony Murdoch

A Pakistani man was granted a visa in 2023 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government after hiding that he was found guilty of sexually abusing his underage niece.

Canada’s Conservative Party blasted the federal Liberal government’s immigration department after it came to light that a Pakistani man on the U.K.’s sex-offender list was granted a visa to come to Canada

Gullfam Hussain, who was found guilty of sexually abusing his underage niece, arrived in Canada in 2023 on a visitor’s visa even though he had spent time in jail for his crimes but did not finish his sentence.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner blasted Canada’s current Justice Minister Sean Fraser, who was immigration minister in 2023 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for the gaffe.

“This is truly disgusting and is antithetical to what it means to be Canadian,” Rempel Garner noted during a question period in the House of Commons last week.

“The person who allowed this incestuous child sex abuser into Canada should be fired.”

Rempel Garner stressed that Hussain should have not been allowed into Canada in the first place.

“Why did the prime minister (Mark Carney) promote the then-immigration minister, who allowed an incestuous child sex abuser into Canada, to the minister of justice?” she asked. 

According to court documents, only now are Canadian officials trying to deport Hussain for what they deemed “serious criminality and misrepresentation” because he lied on his visa application.

Records show that Hussain claimed protected person status last year, saying he was at risk of “honour crimes from his family members in Pakistan” should he be sent back to his home country. He was denied his request for protected status. 

As for Hussain, Rempel Garner noted how he was put on the U.K.’s sex offender registry because he had engaged in “incestuous sex” with his young niece, who was between age 13 and 17. Hussain is 10 years older than the girl.

A court found him guilty of adult sexual activity with a minor and he was sentenced in 2017 to six years in jail. However, he was let go in 2020 and fled to Spain without serving the rest of his sentence.

Records show his niece later joined him, and they had a child in 2022 before he came to Canada in 2023.

“He did not disclose his criminal history on his Canadian visa application or upon his entry to Canada,” the court documents read.

When it comes to immigration under Trudeau and now Carney, Canada has allowed millions into the country, many from Muslim nations, including so-called LGBT “refugees,” which calls into question just how well people are being screened.

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