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Articles by Candice Malcolm
Op-Ed: Ottawa still can’t say what Canada’s asylum system really costs
Source: Unsplash (Christian Harb) Author: Sergio R. Karas Canadians have a right to know what the country’s asylum system costs. Remarkably, after five years of unprecedented pressure, Ottawa still cannot provide a credible, consolidated answer. The numbers that are available are sobering. Canada received approximately 25,100 asylum claims in 2021, 92,225 in 2022, 144,190 in 2023, 173,020 in 2024 and 114,535 in 2025—more than 549,000 claims over five years.
ūüüĘ Alberta Referendum closes as BC Election heats up
Albertans have voted against beginning the process toward independence, with the unofficial results showing 76 per cent supporting remaining in Canada and 24 per cent backing separation. Premier Danielle Smith thanked voters for supporting Confederation following the vote, with official results expected October 29. Keep reading. Albertans backed all five immigration proposals in the referendum, signalling strong support for greater provincial control over immigration policy.
Official Juno B.C. Election Night Coverage
Our show will be broadcast right here to this page. We’ll have real-time election results, live coverage from party headquarters, expert insights from Keean Bexte, Clayton Demaine, Harrison Faulkner, Aaron Gunn, and many special guests. We hope you’ll tune out the legacy media this Election Night and support like-minded Canadians and independent journalists instead! See you soon! Support our journalism
CARPAY: Government has no business certifying journalists
Source: Generated with AI Author: John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms There should be no such thing as a government-approved journalist. Yet Canada has created precisely that concept through the Income Tax Act, which gives special treatment to organizations that Ottawa deems to be “qualified Canadian journalism organizations.” Rebel News applied for this status. The Minister of National Revenue said no. Now the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld that decision.
ūüüĘ David Eby‚Äôs gross political opportunism
BC NDP leader David Eby invoked the deaths of four Canadian soldiers in a fire at CFB Wainwright to call for national unity and criticize Conservatives over Alberta separatism. His remarks came days before B.C.’s provincial election, drawing accusations that he was using a national tragedy to attack his political opponents. Keep reading.
ūüüĘ The Alberta Referendum Is Here
Alberta’s referendum has become not just a test of the Canadian Confederation’s stability but a measure of one province’s prolonged frustration with Ottawa and a fight over how much control Alberta should have over its own destiny. Leave or stay, the results of the Alberta Referendum will reverberate well into the future. Everything will be decided today.
Op-Ed: Are indigenous “sentencing circles” now the highest courts in Canada?
Author: Hymie Rubenstein The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled that judges must meaningfully consider indigenous traditions, such as “sentencing circles,” when ruling on the criminal behaviour of indigenous offenders. The decision, delivered on October 9, upheld a reduced sentence for Harry Arthur Cope, an indigenous man.
Op-Ed: The Woman Who Wasn't Allowed to Speak
Source: Unsplash (Dav Hovhannisyan) Author: Richard Dur Inspired by an actual incident. The opening scene has been reimagined. Actual names and dates have been withheld. She remembered the waiting room. The chairs. The paperwork. The pleasant voices telling her everything would be fine. She remembered the hollow silence afterward, too. That was the part nobody had warned her about. Most of all, she remembered the child she never met.
🟢 Juno News is under attack
Yesterday, one of our reporters, Melanie Bennet, received a notice from X that she was being investigated by Punjab’s Cyber Crime Police for allegedly violating Indian law by covering something happening right here in Canada. The police force requested X remove all content related to specific journalistic coverage, but fortunately, X decided to tell us about it instead. Of course, this came as a major shock to us.
Op-Ed: Alberta independence could smarten up a dysfunctional Canada
Author: Lee Harding Alberta independence has clear merits its advocates put forward and clear downsides its opponents cite. What has been much less discussed is the potential for helpful governmental and economic reforms for the rest of Canada. If free trade occurred between an independent Alberta and the remaining Canadian provinces, Canada might do more in its component parts than it would together. Alberta’s healthy oil and natural gas reserves explain only part of the province’s success.
ūüüĘ Alberta Referendum on the horizon
PM Carney was spotted alongside his Ottawa entourage in the Cinnamon Indian Cuisine & Bar in northeast Calgary to plead the case for not just remaining in Canada, but also to reject every proposal that would wrest control away from the federal government. Carney also took the opportunity to formally endorse the ‚ÄúNo to the Nine‚ÄĚ campaign and warned the referendum comes at a dangerous time for Canada. Keep reading.
Op-Ed: Carney should take the sales tax off kids' essentials
Source: Unsplash (Element5 Digital) Author: Devin Drover, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Carney has been bragging that the Canada Child Benefit went up in July. Parents can now get up to $8,157 a year per child. The prime minister says that’s more money to help with the costs of raising a family. Here’s the part he skipped. Ottawa taxes a slice of that money right back every time parents spend it on their kids. The child benefit is tax-free until mom and dad hit the checkout.
🟢 India wants Canada to take in more immigrants
India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, says Canada needs 15 million additional jobs — presumably from his country — over the next decade and ultimately a population of 100 million, with immigration expected to sustain the entirety of the population increase. His comments come as Canadians face mass job losses, an affordability crisis, and a sustained and pronounced housing shortage.
Op-Ed: Canada’s mass-immigration era is ending—but high immigration is not
Source: Unsplash (edited with AI) Author: Sergio R. Karas Canada has reached the end of one immigration era, but not the end of high immigration. Recent evidence supports a clear conclusion: the post-pandemic experiment with rapidly rising permanent and temporary migration has been reversed.
Op-Ed: Alberta’s Referendum Is a Test of Critical Thinking. Have Our Schools Prepared Us?
Source: Unsplash (Johny Goerend) — edited with AI Author: Dr. Dotan Rousso As Albertans prepare for the upcoming referendum, they will be asked to make important decisions about their province’s future. These decisions require more than political opinions. They require the ability to distinguish facts from assumptions, evidence from speculation, and reasonable arguments from emotional manipulation. But have we adequately prepared our younger generation to make such decisions?
đ˘ They tried to infiltrate Juno: We told them where to go
Daniel Robson, an AI profile run by God-knows-who, successfully infiltrated multiple newsrooms across Canada, including the Ottawa Citizen and Policy Options, all of whom remained completely oblivious to the âjournalistâsâ real identity.
Op-Ed: More truths about Canada’s Indian Residential Schools
Author: Hymie Rubenstein, Frontier Centre for Public Policy Conrad Black is one of Canada’s leading historians and editorial writers, so his writing on important national issues deserves close attention. Such is the case with his recent take on our country’s Indian Residential Schools (IRSs), titled Truth, damned truth, and reconciliation, published in his new Substack on October 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Op-Ed: Canada’s immigration policy is undermining diversity
Source: Unsplash (Jason Hafso) Author: Riley Donavan, Frontier Centre for Public Policy Canada champions diversity, yet more than a quarter of its new permanent residents come from a single country. In 2022, 27 per cent of permanent resident admissions came from India. The second top source, China, accounted for a significantly lower 7.2 per cent. The next three on the list — Afghanistan, Nigeria and the Philippines — all hovered at around five per cent each.
🟢 Carney’s little conflict of interest
Saturday, October 10, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing conflict-of-interest allegations over his $2-billion heat pump rebate program, following revelations about past investments in manufacturers that could benefit from the subsidies. Conservative MPs have questioned whether his former ties to Brookfield and related businesses create a conflict, much like other government initiatives launched since Carney took office.
🟢 Carney’s little conflict of interest
PM Carney has unveiled a dubious new national heat pump scheme with a $2 billion price tag, and the most likely companies to be hired to make it happen are owned by Carney’s investment firm. Saturday, October 10, 2026 Conflict of interest? Carney’s $2B heat pump rebates and Brookfield Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing conflict-of-interest allegations over his $2-billion heat pump rebate program, following revelations about past investments in manufacturers that could benefit from the subsidies.
ūüüĘ The Academy of Learning OSAP Scandal Continues
Ontario‚Äôs Ford government received warnings about possible student-aid misuse at private career colleges as early as 2023 but waved away concerns as hundreds of millions of dollars in OSAP grants were awarded to ‚Äústudents‚ÄĚ who likely never stepped foot in a classroom and may not have even been in Canada. The controversy has prompted a police referral and an audit, while more evidence of provincial and federal politicians supporting the Academy of Learning is being uncovered. Keep reading.
đ˘ The IndiaâCanada student pipeline revealed
Thursday, October 8, 2026 A Juno News investigation found that the co-founder of the company operating three Ontario Academy of Learning campuses under investigation also runs a student recruitment agency in Punjab, India, putting him on both sides of the international student pipeline. Students from the colleges in question received more than $219 million in OSAP grants in 2024-25, while inspections have identified various irregularities at campuses linked to the company. Keep reading.
Op-Ed: What October 7 can teach Canadians about belonging
Source: Provided by Dotan Rousso Author: Dotan Rousso Three years after October 7, Canadians may reasonably ask what an attack that took place thousands of kilometres away has to do with us. I believe the answer goes beyond Israel, Hamas, or even the Middle East, because October 7 raises a much broader question that every society eventually has to confront: What holds people together when circumstances become difficult, frightening, or deeply divisive?
đą The Tumbler Ridge shooterâs alleged trans accomplice was found
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 The FBI and RCMP say James Cody Bryant allegedly provided tactical support and advice to Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Strang, including helping him access the vehicle used to reach the school. Authorities say the two developed an online relationship on Omegle, where they bonded over trans issues and the shooterâs âgeneral sufferingâ.
ūüüĘ CBC replaces Hockey Night with cricket
For the first time in 74 years, CBC did not broadcast NHL hockey on Saturday night, instead filling its traditional Hockey Night in Canada window with cricket. The change follows the end of CBC’s agreement with Sportsnet, with the two sides unable to reach a new deal after Rogers secured a new 12-year, $11-billion NHL rights agreement.
đ˘ Bill C-9 and the death of free expression
Oklahoma Senator Shane Jett is warning that Canadaâs Bill C-9 could end religious freedom and basic free expression, particularly for Christians, across the country. Jett argues the legislation could criminalize good-faith expression of religious beliefs on issues including marriage, sexuality and gender, pointing to the treatment of former B.C. school trustee Barry Neufeld â who was fined nearly $1 million for opposing SOGI curriculum â as a warning sign. Keep reading.
Op-Ed: The Tobacco Endgame
Source: Unsplash (Chiara Summer) Author: Ian Irvine, C2C Journal and former Professor of Economics at Concordia University Recent news that the federal government may be contemplating changes to its rules on the sale of oral nicotine pouches offers hope that Canada’s anti-smoking policy is about to veer in the direction of common sense and medical evidence. If so, it will be a welcome change.
Candice Malcolm wins the 2026 George Jonas Freedom Award
The 2026 George Jonas Freedom Award, a prestigious honour given to one Canadian each year for their contribution to freedom, was awarded to Juno News CEO and co-founder Candice Malcom on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta. Malcom gave the following speech upon receiving the award. Hi, and thank you so much to John Carpay and the JCCF and for this incredible honour.
CARPAY: A child is dead. Her mother needs 24-hour care. The driver got house arrest
Author: John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms Sierra Beverly was 12 years old when a Dodge Ram crossed the centre line on a road south of Brantford and smashed head-on into the vehicle carrying Sierra and her mother, Naomi. Sierra died. Naomi survived, but with severe brain injuries and other impairments that have left her needing 24-hour supervision and attendant care. We need your support to continue producing hard-hitting news and opinion, just like this.
đ˘ Doug Ford sells out Ontario for TFWs
Saturday, October 3, 2026 Ontario Premier Doug Ford says sending temporary foreign workers home when their visas expire is âthe craziest thingâ he has ever heard, arguing that Canada needs more workers to fill jobs and keep businesses operating. He continued, calling any level of population decline âdangerousâ for the economy and backed giving provinces more control over immigration. â⌠The feds bring in people.
Carney’s ‘Buy Canadian’ push hits snag as $33B LNG project turns to Chinese steel
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “Buy Canadian” push is facing an early test after LNG Canada confirmed its $33-billion expansion will once again use Chinese-fabricated steel components. LNG Canada is moving ahead with Phase 2 of its liquefied natural gas terminal in Kitimat, B.C., with plans to double production capacity from 14 million to 28 million tonnes annually, likely by the early 2030s. But major components will be sourced from China.
đ˘ Are parents an obstacle to âtransâ free speech?
Ontario public libraries were advised to prepare for âchallenges to intellectual freedomâ from parent and advocacy groups concerned about age-inappropriate material. A presentation to the Ontario Federation of Public Libraries specifically named several concerned parent groups, but Juno News found that many of those organizations and parents say they had never been contacted about their positions and rejected suggestions that they were campaigning to censor public libraries.
CARPAY: From Washington to Brussels, sovereignty must mean the same thing
Author: John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms Some Canadians seem to think that sovereignty matters only when dealing with the United States. “Elbows up!” they say, when Donald Trump threatens to annex Canada.
OP-ED: The one number nobody agrees on — and why we didn’t invent one
Author: Dennis Kalma, Co-Lead of the Alberta Transition Council Lennie Kaplan has spent a career examining Alberta’s finances, and his scrutiny is welcome — we published Forward to Freedom and the Budget and Costing Report so people could test the numbers. But his latest analysis illustrates the problem we identified from the start: nobody knows what Alberta’s share of federal debt would be, because there is no agreed formula for it. Start with the figure that made the headlines.
đ˘ The true cost of âTruth and Reconciliationâ
Thursday, October 1, 2026 A new Fraser Institute study says federal spending on Indigenous programs nearly quadrupled over the past decade, rising from $10.3 billion in 2014-15 to $40.8 billion in 2024-25 after adjusting for inflation. It also questions whether the massive increase has produced comparable improvements in living conditions, pointing to continuing problems with drinking water, housing, health services and financial transparency. Keep reading.
🟢 Court filings prove TFWs are the majority now
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Court filings reveal that temporary foreign workers made up as much as 83 per cent of the staff at one Eastern Ontario Tim Hortons, with several other locations also heavily dependent on over 50% migrant labour. The figures emerged as the operator of six now-bankrupt Tim Hortons restaurants blamed federal restrictions on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for contributing to its financial problems.
Carpay: The Push for Airport Biometrics Should Concern Everyone
Source: Generated with AI Author: John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms There is a major difference between showing identification and surrendering part of your identity to a government-controlled system. A passport can expire. A driver’s licence can be cancelled. A compromised password can be changed. Your face cannot. Neither can your fingerprints or your eyes.
đ˘ Carney wants to decide what you can say
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 The Carney government is struggling to define the line between âlegitimate and illegitimate discussionâ as it pushes ahead with Bill C-34, its sweeping new online safety legislation. The bill would create a federal Digital Safety Commission, regulate several categories of âharmful contentâ and require age verification (necessitating showing your ID) for users of covered platforms.
ESSAY CONTEST: Canadian undergrads have the chance to win $7,000
The 4th Annual Patricia Trottier and Gwyn Morgan Student Essay Contest is now taking essay submissions from Canadian undergrads across the country. Those interested are invited to submit an essay between1,500 and 2,500 words that addresses current political, cultural or economic issues.
đ˘ David Eby is getting desperate
Monday, September 28, 2026 The B.C. NDP has launched an attack ad questioning who would become premier if the B.C. Conservatives win the October election, despite the party saying, very clearly, that it will be interim leader Lorne Doerkson. The ad claims the partyâs âfar-rightâ members will ultimately decide its permanent leader after the election.
OP-ED: Canada’s Economic Web of Woe
Author: Gwyn Morgan, C2C Journal Source: Generated with assistance from AI. Canada is in the vulnerable position of being beset by an array of serious economic pressures all at once. The problems are largely inter-related and reinforcing one another, threatening a financial spiral from which it will be very hard to pull out. It’s true that our nation has endured many economic burdens over its history; truly firing on all economic cylinders was more the exception than the rule.
OP-ED: The Pushback Against Universities’ Woke Agenda
Source: Unsplash (Malu Laker) Author: Jonathan Barazzutti, C2C Journal The Centre for Heterodox Social Sciences (CHSS) annual conference in Buckingham, England, this past summer brought together hundreds of academics from around the world to discuss the malign impact that woke policies and attitudes are having on their universities – what many have called the Great Awokening. But unlike most events of this nature, the mood was upbeat and positive.
đ˘ Pro-Palestine group seeks influence through Quebec election
Saturday, September 26, 2026 Vote Palestine, an organization pegged by NGOs as having glorified listed terrorist organizations, has been caught saying that the Quebec election is a great opportunity for them to âcreate a crisis for the political establishmentâ and pressure candidates to take a stand on Palestine.
ūüüĘ Carney‚Äôs Deceptions Are Piling Up
Friday, September 25, 2026 Despite promising ‚ÄĒ and apparently delivering ‚ÄĒ a reduction in immigration, it‚Äôs now been revealed that the reductions seen were greatly exaggerated. On Wednesday, Statistics Canada published new population estimates, revising previous immigration figures from those first reported. For instance, in the third quarter of 2025, StatsCan originally said Canada‚Äôs population dropped by ~76,000, but the new figure says Canada actually grew by at least 115,000.
OP-ED: CUPE’s Radicalization Didn’t End with Fred Hahn
Source: Wikimedia Commons Authors: Ori Freiman & Lauren Frenkel What happened at the “The Many vs The Money” counter-summit and protest at Nathan Phillips Square on September 14th should prompt CUPE members to take a closer look at the movement their union is promoting. Held in opposition to the federal government’s Canada Investment Summit, the event brought together labour and activist groups to challenge the government’s economic agenda. But this was more than a conventional political rally.
🟢 The Juno News magazine is officially here!
Thursday, September 24, 2026 After years of reporting online and building audiences through platforms we do not control, Juno News is happy to announce that we can finally put something directly into your hands.
OP-ED: Parents have a voice in public education. They need to protect it
Source: Unsplash (Adam Winger) Author: Catherine Kronas, C2C Journal The kids are back at school. And across Canada, legislatures have created important ways for parents to participate in their children’s education. The rules vary by province, but the point is the same: parents should have a real say in the school system, not merely act as customers. But that voice is worth little if exercising it comes at too great a cost.
ūüüĘ Is Eby on the way out?
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 This snap election comes just two years after the last one, agitating many ‚ÄĒ from supporters to the opposition to municipal leaders to his own constituents ‚ÄĒ over the cost, the fact that the NDP already have a majority government, and the dishonourable nature of calling an election before your opponent selects a new leader.
OP-ED: The False Green God of LEED
Source: Unsplash (credit: Wasif Ali) Author: Greg Wilson, C2C Journal Saanich, B.C. desperately needs a new fire hall. In 2019, city council approved a $26-million replacement for its aging Fire Station #2, set to open in 2023. But because the city requires that all public buildings reach a “LEED” Gold or Platinum standard of environmental efficiency, the station was to be built using trendy mass timber construction. Note: LEED stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”.
ūüüĘ Juno Jump Start: Carney Wants Your Data
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Under the guise of ‚Äėprotecting the kids‚Äô and ‚Äėreducing harm‚Äô, Carney has announced he will proceed with Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which will compel social media companies to require ID verification to use their platforms, ensuring the government knows who‚Äôs who and what they‚Äôre saying on social media.
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