The True North Field Report
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTrue North is a Canadian digital media platform focused on investigative reporting and telling the other side of the story. We're proud Canadians and passionate about reporting the truth.
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The Left wants your guns
August 08, 2019 20:01 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBThe Left in Canada – activists, the media, left-wing political parties – want to target law-abiding gun owners in response to gang-related gun crime in Toronto and even outside of the country. True North's Andrew Lawton, a licensed and law-abiding gun owner, is live with the latest. Support True North's advocacy for gun owners by joining Andrew's Heritage Club: https://tnc.news/lawton-heritage-club/
Gerald Butts is back. No one should be surprised.
July 30, 2019 01:32 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBJustin Trudeau's longtime advisor Gerry Butts is back – or did he ever really leave? True North's Andrew Lawton was live to talk about what Butts' return means about the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
Bureaucrats tracking and monitoring anti-Trudeau tweets
July 26, 2019 02:04 - 32 minutes - 73.7 MBTrue North's Andrew Lawton broke the story earlier in the week that bureaucrats in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are monitoring and tracking tweets critical of Justin Trudeau's government, specifically its track record on the asylum and immigration files. Andrew's live to talk about the story. Remember, you can support True North's independent and accountable journalism by making a one-time tax-deductible contribution or by joining Andrew's Heritage Club for just $10 a month: ...
Does "media freedom" mean subsidizing media?
July 22, 2019 21:13 - 6 minutes - 15.8 MBAt the Global Conference for Media Freedom earlier this month, the Canadian and British governments put much emphasis on "media sustainability" as a means to protecting journalistic freedom. This included a session on bolstering public broadcasting, hosted by Public Media Alliance CEO Sally-Ann Wilson. True North's Andrew Lawton interviewed Wilson after the panel.
Reporters Without Borders skeptical but hopeful about media freedom commitment
July 20, 2019 17:46 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MBAt the Global Conference for Media Freedom, True North’s Andrew Lawton caught up with Rebecca Vincent of Reporters Without Borders to discuss the British and Canadian governments’ purported commitment to free speech, and also the imprisonment of Tommy Robinson.
LAWTON: Recapping Canada's "media freedom" conference
July 16, 2019 01:45 - 29 minutes - 66.7 MBTrue North's Andrew Lawton is back on Canadian soil after covering the first ever Global Conference for Media Freedom, where the Canadian government proved it isn't all that interested in free speech and media freedom.
Trudeau-government-paid propagandists far more an issue than Russian interference this election
July 10, 2019 18:36 - 8 minutes - 9.52 MBThe Trudeau government has an army of left-wing propagandists at its disposal that will be unleashed on social and legacy media come election time. It’s important Canadians know who these players are and who butters their bread. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/06/28/gordon-trudeau-government-paid-propagandists-far-more-an-issue-than-russian-interference-this-election/
Andrew Lawton sits down with Jim Karahalios, the founder of AxetheCarbonTax.ca
June 25, 2019 20:35 - 18 minutes - 42.2 MBJim Karahalios is the founder of AxetheCarbonTax.ca - a national campaign to oppose - not one particular carbon tax - but all of carbon taxes across Canada. Let's be clear - the carbon tax won’t do anything for the environment. It’s a tax grab, period. In this interview, Andrew and Jim talk about how the history of the carbon tax in Canada and how Conservatives in Canada don’t need to adopt a carbon tax in order to win.
Is Andrew Scheer for the $595 million media bailout or not?
June 20, 2019 23:34 - 11 minutes - 18.5 MBIf Scheer ends up becoming prime minister and keeps the bailout he will be propping up an army of left-wing journalists that will continue to push this country further leftward. As Blacklock’s Reporter revealed, the $595 million is not a fixed amount -- the sum will likely only grow with dependence. Scheer needs to realize that anything short of opposing the media bailout is an utter betrayal of fundamental conservative principles as well as the future of the Conservative movement in Canada....
$3 million taxpayer funded shelter for asylum claimants sits empty
June 19, 2019 15:08 - 9 minutes - 14.7 MBTrue North previously reported that an influx of asylum seekers — making asylum claimants upon arrival at airports or after illegally crossing the border — have overwhelmed the Toronto shelter system. However, a large office building at 5800 Yonge St. –just north of Finch Ave. — the City of Toronto budgeted $3 million for back at the beginning of February to hold it on a contingency basis to be used as a shelter remains empty. Read Graeme Gordon's full report: https://tnc.news/2019/06/16/3-...
LAWTON: More socialism? Government panel wants universal pharmacare
June 13, 2019 20:23 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBA Liberal-appointed panel, headed by a former Liberal health minister, has recommended the government adopt single-payer, universal pharmacare. At a cost of $15 billion per year. True North's Andrew Lawton explains why this is such a bad idea.
Is the Trudeau government trying to rig the election?
June 08, 2019 03:09 - 13 minutes - 20.8 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tyrannical tendencies are ramping up as his incompetent government unravels remarkably fast: the Liberals are rashly throwing out dirty tricks from their sleeves in an attempt to try to put their government back together again as the election day of judgement approaches. Recently, three more bright red flags have been raised on a field littered with them. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/05/26/gordon-is-the-trudeau-government-trying-to-rig-the-election/
The Justice Committee's Attack on Free Speech
June 07, 2019 01:56 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBFor the last two months, dozens of witnesses have been testifying in support of government censorship as part of the House of Commons' justice committee's study of online hate. But on Tuesday, when three free speech advocates were finally able to testify, the meeting devolved into proof of why freedom of speech and open debate are so paramount to fight for in Canada. True North's Andrew Lawton was in the meeting and was live to talk about what happened.
Asylum claims in April show numbers surging again
June 06, 2019 14:35 - 8 minutes - 13.3 MBWith RCMP border interceptions decreasing but the overall number of asylum claims increasing, its evident more individuals are coming to Canada under false pretences rather than illegally crossing the border. Foreign workers, foreign students and tourists are arriving in Canada and then making refugee claims upon arrival. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/05/19/gordon-asylum-claims-in-april-show-numbers-surging-again/
Justin Trudeau's assault on Canadian gun owners
June 04, 2019 02:19 - 30 minutes - 70.5 MBThe Liberal-appointed "independent" senators voted to pass Bill C-71, sweeping gun reform legislation that targets only law-abiding gun owners. As if that isn't enough, Bill Blair is still not taking a cabinet-directed firearms ban off the table as the election nears. True North's Andrew Lawton explains what these developments mean for gun owners in Canada.
Initial background checks for illegal border crossers can take less than two hours
May 15, 2019 15:28 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBThe initial screening process of asylum seekers illegally entering Canada can take less than two hours, according to migrants staying at the Toronto Plaza Hotel in North York. “It was more than an hour, and they treat us fine,” says an African woman outside of the hotel. “They asked different questions, take your passport … search your bag, search your body. Women search women, men search men.” Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/05/01/gordon-initial-background-checks-for-illegal-border-cross...
If white nationalism becomes a real threat, the Liberals will only have themselves to blame
April 30, 2019 01:25 - 13 minutes - 14.7 MBIt’s a dangerous pattern this government has displayed in playing identity politics. The Liberals are singling out and magnifying the infinitesimal minority of “white” Canadians who are extremists, all while ignoring or even covering up the extremism coming from minority groups, such as removing “Sikh extremism” from a government report on terrorism. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/04/22/gordon-if-white-nationalism-becomes-a-real-threat-the-liberals-will-only-have-themselves-to-blame/
The Trudeau government's dictatorial tendencies
April 23, 2019 20:06 - 10 minutes - 11.3 MBA common misconception with many in the media is that when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “sunny ways” it meant he was going to be nice and warm to get things done. Sunny ways is really all about applying heat to force people to do what you want. From the very beginning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prime Minister’s Office flexed muscle to get people in line.
The facts of carbon taxes – Andrew Lawton with Dr. Ross McKitrick
April 14, 2019 16:56 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MBAs Ontario prepares to take the federal carbon tax to court, economist Ross McKitrick sat down with True North’s Andrew Lawton to talk about the facts—not the politics—of carbon taxes. Simply put, they’re bad for the economy and do nothing for the environment. Watch the interview, recorded at this year’s Manning Networking Conference.
True North Field Report: Asylum Seekers at Plaza Hotel are eligible for a housing allowance
April 09, 2019 13:44 - 7 minutes - 8.83 MBAs exclusively reported by True North, some refugee claimants are purposefully staying within the Toronto shelter system for over six months so they can gain eligibility to a housing allowance that helps pay their rent for up to four years. Another True North investigation revealed that the homeless shelter system is a tiered system, with many asylum seekers who crossed the border illegally into Canada getting better accommodations than the native homeless population.
Trudeau government continues to push for social media censorship of 'fake news'
April 02, 2019 13:11 - 11 minutes - 18 MBPublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the Trudeau government is looking “very, very carefully” at forcing social media companies to censor “toxic communications” on their platforms. But what exactly the Liberals’ definition of “toxic communications” or “fake news” is is still up in the air. Could news outlets and organizations critical of the Trudeau government such as True North, The Rebel, Ontario Proud and Toronto Sun be targeted by the Trudeau government for censorship on social med...
Andrew Lawton and Preston Manning discuss state of conservative movement
March 25, 2019 19:15 - 14 minutes - 32.5 MBFrom the Manning Networking Conference, True North's Andrew Lawton sits down with Preston Manning, the founder of the Manning Centre and a tremendously influential figure in Canadian politics. They discuss the state of the conservative movement in Canada.
What’s next for #Lavscam?
March 25, 2019 19:09 - 10 minutes - 23.2 MBWhat happens next? Will someone get charged by the RCMP? Will Justin Trudeau allow Jody Wilson-Raybould speak? From the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa, True North’s Anthony Furey and Andrew Lawton discuss the SNC-Lavalin debacle and what Canadians can expect in the coming days.
Liberals’ belated plan to crack down on illegal border crossings in doubt
March 25, 2019 13:07 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBThe Trudeau government’s sudden course correction to get tough on illegal border crossings this week is unlikely to stop asylum seekers from illegally crossing the border into Canada and making refugee claims. Immigration experts who spoke to True North on background agreed it’s highly doubtful America would renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/03/23/gordon-liberals-belated-plan-to-crack-down-on-illegal-border-crossings-in-doubt/
In conversation with leading Brexit economist Andrew Lilico
March 18, 2019 13:55 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBTrue North’s Andrew Lawton sat down with the Leave campaign’s lead economist, Andrew Lilico, in October to discuss the impending Brexit deadline, and what a no-deal Brexit would mean for the UK. Don’t listen to the fear-mongers, Lilico said. We re-share this interview in light of the latest developments, which have shown how the British government has further bungled what was supposed to be a clear and unequivocal rebuke of the European Union.
Refugee claimants are waiting 6 months in shelter system to get eligibility to housing allowance
March 15, 2019 15:47 - 11 minutes - 17.5 MBIndividuals staying at a homeless shelter for refugee claimants told True North that asylum seekers have been intentionally staying in the Toronto homeless shelter system — many staying at hotels and motels — for over six months so that they can access a special rent allowance only offered to individuals who’ve been in the system half a year or longer. Read Graeme Gordon's exclusive report: https://tnc.news/2019/03/12/gordon-refugee-claimants-are-waiting-six-months-in-toronto-shelter-syst...
True North Field Report: Trudeau govt allows companies violating the TFWs Program go unpunished
March 10, 2019 13:15 - 10 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Trudeau government’s Labour Minister Patricia Hajdu signed off on recommendations allowing eight southwestern Ontario corporations to not face punishment for incorrectly hiring approximately 615 Mexican and Jamaican migrants under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program’s farmworker classification for five years — in contravention of labour regulations. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/03/07/gordon-trudeau-government-allows-companies-violating-the-temporary-foreign-workers-program-go-unp...
Yazidi refugees are being threatened by their former captors…in Canada
March 01, 2019 03:04 - 11 minutes - 25.7 MBSeveral Yazidi women and girls who’ve fled to Canada to escape lives of persecution and sex slavery have reported threatening and menacing phone calls from men identifying themselves as their former captors. Rev. Majed El Shafie of One Free World International says his organization has had to step in to help these survivors in the absence of government. He joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss.
United We Roll protesters mischaracterized by mainstream media
February 27, 2019 14:54 - 21 minutes - 31.1 MBArmchair journalists, who didn’t bother attending the United We Roll protest in Ottawa claimed the protesters were racists and white nationalists. However, the people True North's Graeme Gordon spoke to last week were by and large ordinary blue-collar folk from across the country concerned about their and Canada’s economic future. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/02/22/gordon-united-we-roll-protesters-mischaracterized-by-mainstream-media/
Canada needs blood plasma, but the NDP is looking ban paid plasma donations
February 24, 2019 05:03 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MBDespite a shortage of blood plasma in Canada, the Saskatchewan NDP is trying to ban private clinics that pay plasma donors. David Clement of the Consumer Choice Center joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to explain why this is such a dangerous move.
Homeless Toronto men not offered hotel rooms like illegal border crossers
February 22, 2019 18:47 - 10 minutes - 15.9 MBThree men staying at a 24-hour homeless shelter in downtown Toronto told True North they were not offered hotel or motel rooms to live in like the many refugee claimants who illegally entered Canada have been provided by the City. True North has previously reported that refugee claimants are staying in four hotels and an undisclosed number of motels for upwards of six months at a time. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/02/19/gordon-homeless-toronto-men-not-offered-hotel-rooms-like-illegal-...
Feds roll out fast-tracking for asylum claimants from dangerous countries
February 15, 2019 03:10 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBThe Trudeau government is fast-tracking the approval process for asylum claimants coming from the world’s most violent and dangerous societies. Leo Knight, a former police officer and security expert, joins True North's Candice Malcolm to discuss this shocking report. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/02/01/malcolm-feds-roll-out-fast-tracking-for-asylum-claimants-from-dangerous-countries/ ——————————————————————————— - JOIN True North - https://tnc.news/subscribe/ - DONATE to True North -...
True North Field Report: Refugee claimants in Toronto have been told to not speak to journalists
February 13, 2019 04:01 - 24 minutes - 35.6 MBTrue North has been told refugee claimants staying at North York’s Radisson Hotel Toronto East are told to not speak to journalists. True North’s Graeme Gordon has more on this shocking report. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/02/11/gordon-refugee-claimants-staying-at-north-yorks-radisson-hotel-toronto-east-have-been-told-to-not-speak-to-journalists/
BREAKING: Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from cabinet
February 12, 2019 22:42 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBAs questions mount about Justin Trudeau’s role in the SNC-Lavalin ethics scandal, former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould has resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet. True North fellow Andrew Lawton was live to talk about what this means.
The True North Report: Andrew Lawton and Leo Knight discuss the latest on the PMO and SNC-Lavalin
February 10, 2019 21:01 - 9 minutes - 20.9 MBTrue North's Leo Knight, a security expert and former police officer, joins Andrew Lawton to discuss the latest surrounding a bombshell Globe and Mail report. The Globe report accuses key players in the Prime Minister’s Office of attempting to interfere in the prosecution of Montréal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. ——————————————————————————— - JOIN True North - https://tnc.news/subscribe/ - DONATE to True North - https://tnc.news/donate/ - Check out our PODCAST - iTunes: https://itu...
Syrian who entered Canada illegally says “compared to the U.S., it’s five star”
February 05, 2019 15:11 - 21 minutes - 31.4 MBTrue North reported two weeks ago that the Toronto Plaza Hotel and Radisson Hotel Toronto East were both closed to the public in order to help increase shelter space. True North has now learned that North York’s Edward Hotel and downtown’s Studio 6 are also housing Toronto’s homeless and the burgeoning asylum-seeker population. True North's Graeme Gordon has more on this shocking report. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/02/02/syrian-who-entered-canada-illegally-says-compared-to-the-u-s-it...
Mexican asylum claims skyrocket under the Trudeau government
February 02, 2019 22:33 - 22 minutes - 27.2 MBAfter the Trudeau government changed Canada’s visa rules, the number of Mexican refugee claimants in Canada skyrocketed. True North's Candice Malcolm and Graeme Gordon discuss their shocking report. Read more: https://tnc.news/2019/01/22/mexican-asylum-claims-skyrocket-since-the-trudeau-government-eliminated-visa-for-mexican-nationals/
Andrew Lawton talks No Hijab Day with organizer Yasmine Mohammed
February 01, 2019 14:28 - 16 minutes - 38.8 MBToday is World Hijab Day, a global event calling on all women--even non-Muslims--to “wear and experience” the hijab. In response, Yasmine Mohammed launched No Hijab Day, also observed today, to raise awareness for women around the world who are forced to wear headscarves. Mohammed joins True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss the initiative.
Alleged human smuggler charged by border officials
January 28, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MBA woman has been charged after Canadian border officials allege she illegally smuggled asylum claimants into the country for compensation. This isn't an isolated case. True North's Andrew Lawton is live with the latest. It's never been so critical to have a voice standing up to the government on these issues. Support True North's work: https://www.truenorthinitiative.com/andrew_lawton_heritage_club
Standing up for Free Speech in Canada Pt 2
January 27, 2019 19:32 - 12 minutes - 30.1 MBWhile we have largely seen the battles for free speech and open inquiry take place on university campuses, we may need to start shifting our focus to the newest target: Canada’s public libraries. True North's Andrew Lawton sits down with Lindsay Shepherd to discuss the remarkable ways the far Left is fracturing and going to war with itself, in this case, radical feminists vs trans-activists. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/01/17/shepherd-public-libraries-the-new-free-speech-battlegrounds/
Toronto hotels closed to the public, open only to migrants and homeless
January 22, 2019 23:11 - 20 minutes - 26.4 MBLearn more: https://tnc.news/2019/01/19/toronto-hotels-closed-to-the-public-open-only-to-migrants-and-homeless/ Two “Refugee Hotels” in Toronto were supposed to be temporary shelters, but instead, they’re now closed to the public and exclusively used by asylum claimants and homeless. True North's Graeme Gordon and Candice Malcolm discuss this shocking report.
Standing up for Free Speech in Canada Pt.1
January 21, 2019 14:16 - 13 minutes - 31.5 MBLindsay Shepherd’s former professors are suing her over leaking what they said about Jordan Peterson. Just as she fought back the first time they targeted her, she’s fighting back again. This time in court. Shepherd joins True North’s Andrew Lawton for an exclusive, two-part interview about her case and the broader free speech battles. This is part one. Andrew Lawton and True North are standing up for free speech on campus and off. Support our efforts by joining one of Andrew’s clubs with ...
Report From Seaton House: Outside Toronto’s Largest Homeless Shelter
January 18, 2019 20:07 - 20 minutes - 49.3 MBWe're excited to announce that investigative journalist Graeme Gordon will be working with us at True North on a series of immigration-related reports. Graeme went down to Seaton House, Toronto's largest homeless shelter, to report on the migrants and refugees staying at this taxpayer-funded shelter. Learn more: https://tnc.news/2019/01/10/report-from-seaton-house-outside-torontos-largest-homeless-shelter/
“My husband was here for 9/11,” the INSIDE story of an AL QAEDA family in Canada
August 02, 2018 21:33 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB“My husband was here for 9/11,” the INSIDE story of an AL QAEDA family in Canada by True North
ISIS in Canada: the very real threat of returned jihadists
November 28, 2017 23:54 - 18 minutes - 36.1 MBISIS in Canada: the very real threat of returned jihadists by True North