Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
The prime minister is back home after visiting the United Kingdom once again over the weekend. Justifying his many foreign trips, Mark Carney said it was "crucial" and "necessary" to speak with other leaders face to face to achieve Canada's economic and security objectives.
Carney returning to Canada from U.K. trip of meetings and rugby https://t.co/5w8H80zepC pic.twitter.com/Y7LrlnkQJx
— Toronto Sun (@TheTorontoSun) September 28, 2025
The federal Conservatives have urged the Liberal government to support the overturning of Cowichan Tribes v Canada, which they say invalidates fee simple interests for property owners in Richmond, BC. Chak Au, an MP for Richmond, said the decision "creates the risk of profound harm not just to the BC economy, but to the entire Canadian economy," adding: “The federal government must argue in court against the Cowichan ruling, which threatens the property rights of Canadians and is already scaring away jobs and investment."
Conservatives are calling on the federal government to argue to overturn the Cowichan ruling and uphold the property rights of all Canadians.
— Glen Motz (@GlenMotz) September 28, 2025
Read @PierrePoilievre’s full letter to the Minister of Justice here: pic.twitter.com/44lAyidhtB
More fun emanating from the White House today as President Donald Trump has promised a 100 per cent tariff on "any and all movies that are made outside of the United States." Trump said the American film industry "has been stolen" by other countries and attacked the "weak and incompetent" governor of California, Gavin Newsom, who is the favourite to run for president on the Democratic Party ticket in 2028. The move could be particularly consequential for BC, where many Hollywood movies are filmed.
Canada's catastrophically low fertility rate has fallen yet again, this time to 1.25 children per woman, according to Statistics Canada data for 2024. It means Canada is now in the "ultra-low fertility" bracket, alongside the likes of South Korea and Japan, while BC is suffering even more profoundly with a fertility rate of 1.02. Canada's rate of 1.25 means that, without immigration, the country's population would shrink by half in about two generations.
Canada’s fertility rate has reached a new low https://t.co/poN7JXFXf6
— CP24 (@CP24) September 28, 2025
Activist groups claiming to represent LGBT people and women have said they're "on alert" amid expectations that the funding they receive from taxpayers is about to be significantly reduced. Women and Gender Equality Canada previously predicted a cut in its funding from $407 million to $76 million. Earlier this month, Senator Marilou McPhedran, appointed by Justin Trudeau, said: "We're seeing a real pattern here with Prime Minister Carney, with the troika of white corporate men who are now at the peak of government."
LGBTQ+, women groups brace for funding cuts as Ottawa looks to trim spending https://t.co/clbB353vQ9
— CityNews Halifax (@CityNewsHFX) September 28, 2025
