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Trudeau government to roll out another digital border crossing app by 2026

From LifeSiteNews
By 2026, Canadians driving to the United States will be asked to pre-submit photos, license plate numbers and other information to the Canada Border Services Agency through a mobile application as part of its ‘traveller modernization’ plan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeauās government has introduced their plan to implement a new ArriveCAN style border crossing application by 2026.Ā
According to a federal reportĀ obtainedĀ November 14 byĀ Blacklockās Reporter, by 2026 Canadians driving to the United States will be asked to pre-submit photos and license plate numbers to the Canada Border Services Agency through a mobile application as part of its ātraveller modernizationā plan.Ā
āTravellers will use a redesigned advance declaration mobile application to submit their digital photo, advance declaration and license plate information in advance of arrival,ā wrote the Agency.Ā Ā Ā
The report noted that the new plan is separate from the notorious ArriveCAN app which monitored and collected information from Canadians leaving or entering the country during the COVID āpandemic,ā however there are some notable similarities. Ā Ā Ā Ā
Under the forthcoming regime, Canadians will āprovide their biographic, biometric declaration and other border-related information prior to arriving at the port of entry,ā and officers āwill be given smartphones to access the digital referrals and process them,ā which the government says is āexpected to save time.āĀ Ā
It remains unknown if the program will be mandatory like the ArriveCAN app once was, or what will happen to Canadians who refuse to register. During the ArriveCAN system, which wasĀ describedĀ as ātyrannyā by a Canadian Border Agent, those who failed to comply with the mandate were subjected to hefty fines.Ā
When the app was mandated, all travelers entering Canada had to use it to submit their travel and contact information as well as any COVID vaccination details before crossing the border or boarding a flight.āÆāÆĀ
At the time, top constitutional lawyers argued that ArriveCANāÆviolatedāÆan individualās constitutional rights.
In addition to tracking the 60 million people crossing land borders each year, the new program outlined similar electronic tracking for marine passengers and air passengers to be introduced in 2027 and 2028 respectively.Ā Ā
The proposed system comes after the ArriveCAN app was ultimately scrapped following a number of scandals. Among the scandals was the appāsĀ $54 million price tag,Ā $8.9 million of which was given to an obscure company called GC Strategies which was operated by a two-man team out of an Ontario home.
The app and its creation has beenĀ under investigationĀ sinceāÆNovember 2022 after the House of Commons voted 173-149 for a full audit.āÆĀ
Of particular interest to the auditors is getting to the bottom of how and why various companies such as Dalian, Coaradix, and GC Strategies received millions in taxpayer dollar contracts to develop the program.
LifeSiteNews last year reported about two tech entrepreneurs whoāÆtestified beforeāÆthe House of Commonsā investigative committee that during the development of the app they saw federal managers firsthand engage in āextortion,ā ācorruption,ā and āghost contracting,ā all at the expense of taxpayers.āÆĀ
armed forces
Yet another struggling soldier says Veteran Affairs Canada offered him euthanasia

From LifeSiteNews
‘It made me wonder, were they really there to help us, or slowly groom us to say āhereās a solution, just kill yourself.’
Yet another Canadian combat veteran has come forward to reveal that when he sought help, he was instead offered euthanasia.Ā
David Baltzer, who served two tours in Afghanistan with the Princess Patriciaās Canadian Light Infantry,Ā revealed to theĀ Toronto SunĀ that he was offered euthanasia on December 23, 2019āmaking him, as theĀ SunĀ noted, āamong the first Canadian soldiers offered therapeutic suicide by the federal government.ā
Baltzer had been having a disagreement with his existing caseworker, when assisted suicide was brought up in in call with a different agent from Veteran Affairs Canada.Ā Ā
āIt made me wonder, were they really there to help us, or slowly groom us to say āhereās a solution, just kill yourself,ā Baltzer told theāÆSun.āI was in my lowest down point, it was just before Christmas. He says to me, āI would like to make a suggestion for you. Keep an open mind, think about it, youāve tried all this and nothing seems to be working, but have you thought about medical-assisted suicide?āāĀ
Baltzer was stunned. āIt just seems to me that they just want us to be like āfāk this, I give up, this sucks, Iād rather just take my own life,āā he said. āThatās how I honestly felt.āĀ
Baltzer, who is from St. Catharines, Ontario, joined up at age 17, and moved to Manitoba to join the Princess Patriciaās Canadian Light Infantry, one of Canadaās elite units. He headed to Afghanistan in 2006. TheĀ SunĀ noted that he āwas among Canadaās first troops deployed to Afghanistan as part Operation Athena, where he served two tours and saw plenty of combat.āĀ
āWe went out on long-range patrols trying to find the Taliban, and thatās exactly what we did,ā Baltzer said. āThe best way I can describe it, it was likeāÆBlack Hawk Down āāÆall of the sudden the sāt hit the fan and I was like āwow, weāre fighting, who would have thought? Canada hasnāt fought like this since the Korean War.āĀ
After returning from Afghanistan, Baltzer says he was offered counselling by Veteran Affairs Canada, but it āwas of little help,ā and he began to self-medicate for his trauma through substance abuse (he noted that he is, thankfully, doing well today). Baltzerās story is part of a growing scandal. As theĀ SunĀ reported:Ā Ā
A key figure shedding light on the VAC MAID scandal was CAF veteran Mark Meincke,āÆwhose trauma-recovery podcastāÆOperation Tango RomeoāÆbroke the story. āVeterans, especially combat veterans, usually donāt reach out for help until like a year longer than they shouldāve,ā Meincke said, telling theāÆSunāÆhe waited over two decades before seeking help.Ā
āWeāre desperate by the time we put our hands up for help. Offering MAID is like throwing a cinderblock instead of a life preserver.ā Meincke said Baltzerās story shoots down VACās assertions blaming one caseworker for offering MAID to veterans, and suggests the problem is far more serious than some rogue public servant.Ā
āIt had to have been policy. because itās just too many people in too many provinces,ā Meincke told theāÆSun.āÆāEvery province has service agents from that province.ā
Veterans Affairs Canada claimed in 2022 that between four and 20 veterans had been offered assisted suicide; Meincke āpersonally knows of five, and said the actual numberās likely close to 20.ā In a previous investigation, VAC claimed that only one caseworker was responsibleāat least for the four confirmed casesāand that the person āwas lo longer employed with VAC.ā Baltzer says VAC should have military vets as caseworkers, rather than civilians who canāt understand what vets have been through.Ā
To date, no federal party leader has referenced Canadaās ongoing euthanasia scandals during the 2025 election campaign.Ā Ā
2025 Federal Election
As PM Poilievre would cancel summer holidays for MP’s so Ottawa can finally get back to work

From Conservative Party Communications
In the first 100 days, a new Conservative government will pass 3 laws:
1. Affordability For a Change Actācutting spending, income tax, sales tax off homes
2. Safety For a Change Act to lock up criminals
3. Bring Home Jobs Actāthat repeals C-69, sets up 6 month permit turnarounds for new projects
No summer holiday til they pass!
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that as Prime Minister he will cancel the summer holiday for Ottawa politicians and introduce three pieces of legislation to make life affordable, stop crime, and unleash our economy to bring back powerful paycheques. Because change canāt wait.
A new Conservative government will kickstart the plan to undo the damage of the Lost Liberal Decade and restore the promise of Canada with a comprehensive legislative agenda to reverse the worst Trudeau laws and cut the cost of living, crack down on crime, and unleash the Canadian economy with ā100 Days of Change.ā Parliament will not rise until all three bills are law and Canadians get the change they voted for.
āAfter three Liberal terms, Canadians want change now,ā said Poilievre. āMy plan for ā100 Days of Change’ will deliver that change. A new Conservative government will immediately get to work, and we will not stop until we have delivered lower costs, safer streets, and bigger paycheques.ā
The ā100 Days of Change’ will include three pieces of legislation:
The AffordabilityāFor a Change ActĀ
Will lower food prices, build more homes, and bring back affordability for Canadians by:
- Cutting income taxes by 15%.Ā The average worker will keep an extra $900 each year, while dual-income families will keep $1,800 more annually.
- Axing the federal sales tax on new homes up to $1.3 million.Ā Combined with a plan to incentivize cities to lower development charges, this will save homebuyers $100,000 on new homes.
- Axing the federal sales tax on new Canadian carsĀ to protect auto workersā jobs and save Canadians money, and challenge provinces to do the same.
- Axing the carbon tax in full. Repeal the entire carbon tax law, including the federal industrial carbon tax backstop, to restore our industrial base and take back control of our economy from the Americans.
- Scrapping Liberal fuel regulations and electricity taxesĀ to lower the cost of heating, gas, and fuel.
- Letting working seniors earn up to $34,000 tax-free.
- Axing the escalator tax on alcoholĀ and reset the excise duty rates to those in effect before the escalator was passed.
- Scrapping the plastics ban and ending the planned food packaging taxĀ on fresh produce that will drive up grocery costs by up to 30%.
We will also:
- Identify 15% of federal buildings and lands to sellĀ for housing in Canadian cities.
The Safe StreetsāFor a Change ActĀ
Will end the Liberal violent crime wave by:
- Repealing all the Liberal laws that caused the violent crime wave,Ā including catch-and-release Bill C-75,Ā which lets rampant criminals go free within hours of their arrest.
- Introducing a āthree strikes, youāre outā rule.Ā After three serious offences, offenders will face mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentences with no bail, parole, house arrest, or probation.
- Imposing life sentences for fentanyl trafficking, illegal gun trafficking, and human trafficking. For too long, radical Liberals have let crime spiral out of controlāCanada will no longer be a haven for criminals.
- Stopping auto theft, extortion, fraud, and arsonĀ with new minimum penalties, no house arrest, and a new more serious offence for organized theft.
- Give police the power to end tent cities.
- Bringing in tougher penalties and a new law to crack down on Intimate Partner Violence.
- Restoring consecutive sentences for multiple murderers, so the worst mass murderers are never let back on our streets.
The Bring Home JobsāFor a Change ActĀ
This Act will be rocket fuel for our economy. We will unleash Canadaās vast resource wealth, bring back investment, and create powerful paycheques for workers so we can stand on our own feet and stand up to Trump from a position of strength, by:
- Repealing the Liberal āNo Development Lawā, C-69 and Bill C-48, lifting the cap on Canadian energyĀ to get major projects built, unlock our resources, and start selling Canadian energy to the world again.
- Bringing in the Canada First Reinvestment Tax CutĀ to reward Canadians who reinvest their earnings back into our country, unlocking billions for home building, manufacturing, and tools, training and technology to boost productivity for Canadian workers.
- Creating a One-Stop-ShopĀ to safely and rapidly approve resource projects, with one simple application and one environmental review within one year.
Poilievre will also:
- Call President Trump to end the damaging and unjustified tariffsĀ and accelerate negotiations to replace CUSMA with a new deal on trade and security. We need certaintyānot chaos, but Conservatives will never compromise on our sovereignty and security.Ā
- Get Phase 2 of LNG CanadaĀ built to double the projectās natural gas production.
- Accelerate at least nine other projectsĀ currently snarled in Liberal red tape to get workers working and Canada building again.
āAfter the Lost Liberal Decade of rising costs and crime and a falling economy under America’s thumb, we cannot afford a fourth Liberal term,ā said Poilievre. āWe need real change, and that is what Conservatives will bring in the first 100 days of a new government. A new Conservative government will get to work on Day 1 and we wonāt stop until we have delivered the change we promised, the change Canadians deserve, the change Canadians voted for.ā
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