CANADA: Gov't Exends Foreign Housing Purchase Ban to 2027

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The federal government is extending its ban on foreign home purchasing in Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in a release on Sunday.

The rule, which was first announced in 2022, will now be extended until the beginning of 2027. It bans foreign nationals and commercial enterprises from buying residential property in Canada, with exceptions for some international students, refugee claimants and temporary workers.

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#CANADA: Trudeau Gov't Invokes "Emergencies Act" To Seize Trucker Convoy Funding

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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced that measures are being taken to curtail the funding of the ongoing anti-mandate Trucker convoy protests, which includes both crowdfunding platforms as well as digital assets and cryptocurrency.

“In invoking the Emergencies Act, we are announcing the following immediate actions: first, we are broadening the scope of Canada’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules so that they cover crowdfunding platforms and the payment service providers they use,” said Freeland.

“These changes cover all forms of transactions including digital assets such as cryptocurrencies. Illegal blockades have highlighted the fact that crowdfunding platforms and some of the payment service providers they use are not fully captured under the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act,” she said.

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#CANADA: Deputy Prime Minister Has Tweet Labelled "Manipulated Media"

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A video tweeted by incumbent Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland, who served as deputy prime minister in Justin Trudeau's government, was given a warning label Sunday from Twitter, which marked it as "manipulated media."

Freeland's tweets, posted in both English and French, contain several edits and show Conservative leader Erin O'Toole answering a question about privatized health care during an online question-and-answer session in July 2020 during the Conservative leadership race.

The tweet shows O'Toole being asked, during his party leadership race, if he would bring private, "for-profit" health care to Canada. He quickly responds: "yes." 

However, in the original recording of O'Toole's remarks on heath care — which can be seen here at about the 12:30 mark — the Conservative leader also noted that "universal access remains paramount."

On Sunday, the party accused the Liberals of spreading misinformation.

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#CANADA: Russians Accused Of Smearing Foreign Minister; Grandfather Edited Pro-Nazi Paper In Poland DuringWWII

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Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland knew for more than two decades that her maternal Ukrainian grandfather was the chief editor of a Nazi newspaper in occupied Poland that vilified Jews during the Second World War.

Freeland's family history has become a target for Russian forces seeking to discredit one of Canada's most vigorous defenders of Ukraine.

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#CANADA: In Diplomatic Fight, Saudi Arabia Launches Campaign To Defame Canada's Treatment Of Women

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Within hours of Saudi Arabia expelling Canada’s ambassador after Canada's foreign minister criticized the jailing of dissidents in the Kingdom, the country’s broadcasters and pro-government social media accounts launched a propaganda campaign against Canada, in part, attempting to argue that Canada is the "world's worst oppressor of women." This despite PM Trudeau's cabinet being composed of 50% women, and the fact that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, who leveled the charges, is herself a woman. They also asserted that best-selling Canadian author Jordan Peterson is a political prisoner (he is not) and that the streets of Canada are full of homeless people.

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#CANADA: Trudeau Gov't Will Sign Trans-Pacific Trade Deal; But Skeptical Parliament May Not Ratify It

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The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has confirmed that it intends to sign the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal at a meeting next week in New Zealand. But the Liberal-dominated Parliament is far from certain to ratify the 12-country deal, which sets new international rules for sectors beyond trade, including intellectual property, which worries some experts.

#CANADA: Trade Min. Spars With US TV Host Bill Maher, Defends Islam & Migration Plan

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Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland found herself defending Islam on "Real Time" with Bill Maher last week. Maher said a majority of Americans don't feel that Syrian refugees share American values. Freeland challenged Maher when he said it's nonsense to suggest that all religions are alike and share values.