Canada Free Press

1. HHS Acts To Protect Children From Sex-Rejecting Procedures

   WASHINGTON, D.C.– Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has begun the federal rulemaking process to end what it called “sex-rejecting procedures” on gender-confused children, such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and mutilating surgical interventions. The announcement came just one day after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “Protect Children’s Innocence Act” 216-211 that would criminalize administering these procedures on minors with gender confusion, with penalties including fines or up to 10 years in prison, or both. The bill now advances to the Senate.

2. Judge dismisses Crown’s attempt to forfeit Chris Barber’s truck

   

   OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Ontario Court of Justice has dismissed the Crown’s application to forfeit the truck of peaceful Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber. Mr. Barber’s 2004 Kenworth long-haul truck, known as “Big Red,” is his primary source of income for his family.

   The forfeiture application arose from Mr. Barber’s peaceful participation in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa. Despite evidence that police directed Mr. Barber where to park his truck and later instructed him to move it, the Crown sought to permanently seize the vehicle as alleged offence-related property.

3. No indigenous truth or reconciliation, 10 years later

   

   December 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s deeply flawed Final Report (see here and here for my first take on it in collaboration with Rodney Clifton) and its 94 demands, more circumspectly termed “Calls to Action.”

   A decade ago, the Commissioners captured national attention with their simple but increasingly controversial, even hypocritical, message: reconciliation can’t occur without truth.

4. High-speed rail a costly boondoggle

   OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney for borrowing billions more for high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City.

   “Canadians need help paying for basics, they don’t need another massive bill from the government for a project that only benefits one corner of the country,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “It’s a good a bet that high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City isn’t even among the top 1,000 priorities for most Canadians.
   

5. Number of publicly listed companies in Canada down 32.7% and initial public offerings down 94% since 2010, reflecting country’s economic stagnation

   VANCOUVER—Canadian equity markets are flashing red lights reflective of the larger stagnation, lack of productivity growth and lacklustre innovation of the country’s economy, with the number of publicly listed companies down 32.7 per cent and initial public offerings down 92.5 per cent since 2010, finds a new report published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.