Freedom Wins March 2026

A jury finds surgeon Simon Chin and psychologist Kenneth Einhorn liable for malpractice in a gender surgery lawsuit. A jury awarded $2 million in damages to Fox Varian, a de-transitioned 22-year-old woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a 16-year-old. Two of the most influential medical organizations in the United States have just shifted course on pediatric gender surgeries—and the timing is notable. The American Medical Association endorsed delaying gender-affirming surgeries until adulthood, just one day after the American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommended postponing breast/chest, genital, and facial surgeries until at least age 19. While framed as recommendations rather than binding clinical guidelines, the signal is unmistakable: irreversible surgical alteration of minors is facing growing resistance. Danielle Smith just approved a series of immigration-related referendums including: giving Albertans priority over temporary foreign workers in employment, removing health and other social services from illegal immigrants, and requiring proof of citizenship to vote in provincial elections. New Hampshire lawmakers introduced several bills to curb childhood vaccine mandates and expand rights—including repealing Hep B requirements, restoring foster-family choice, guaranteeing parental access to children’s medical records, protecting medical free speech, requiring school vaccine clinics to be after school hours, and enforcing medical and religious exemptions. One of the key political figures linked to the “Disinformation Dozen” campaign has resigned after renewed scrutiny surrounding the “Epstein Files.” Morgan McSweeney, who co-founded the Center for Countering Digital Hate (the group behind the blacklist of alleged “anti-vaxxers,”) stepped down as chief of staff to the UK Prime Minister. The FDA declined to review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine, citing the absence of an adequate and placebo-controlled trial and failure to use the best-available standard of care—a move that follows the FDA’s adoption of a stricter approach to approving vaccines.  The National Cancer Institute is testing ivermectin in lab and animal models after patient interest and online reports highlighted its potential to trigger cancer cell death and slow tumour growth.  A Los Angeles jury awarded $25 million to a man who developed “popcorn lung,” finding Conagra failed to adequately warn consumers about inhalation risks linked to diacetyl in butter-flavoured Pam cooking spray—a verdict reinforcing corporate accountability and consumer right-to-know. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says it will launch a constitutional challenge on behalf of Brian Jenkins, who was fined by police for wearing a pro-life sign on the side of the road, which called for people to “pray” to end abortion. Back in November, Sherbrooke, Ontario police fined Jenkins under a municipal bylaw that bans the use of sandwich boards for commercial advertising and solicitation in public places. Kayleigh Bush has been crowned “Miss She Leads America,” by the conservative organization She Leads America for standing by her convictions on biological sex. The Florida pageant winner was unable to participate in the mainstream Miss America system because she refused to sign an agreement redefining “female” to include individuals who had undergone male-to-female surgery. Nearly half of respondents in a nationwide Japanese survey of 28,000 participants said they would not get vaccinated in a future pandemic. (Kawasaki et al.) Maine enacted a “right to food” amendment to its constitution, affirming individuals’ rights to grow, harvest, exchange seeds, and consume the food of their choosing—a landmark food-sovereignty move now inspiring similar efforts in other states. Florida lawmakers are advancing a bill that would allow vaccine-injured individuals to sue manufacturers in state court, challenging long-standing liability protections and expanding consumer legal recourse if a publicly advertised vaccine is alleged to have caused injury or death. Bill C-9, the “Combatting Hate Act,” has been put on hold, pausing its clause-by-clause review amid widespread public pushback and concerns over freedom of expression and religious protections—after large-scale citizen campaigns generated tens of thousands of calls to MPs. A $10,000 CFIA penalty against Universal Ostrich Farms has been overturned—not because the tribunal cleared the farm, but because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency emailed a quarantine notice instead of personally delivering it as required by law, voiding the fine and violation notice. More than 300 ostriches were ultimately culled after the Supreme Court of Canada declined involvement. Federal employee Mathieu Lemay won back pay and $5,000 in damages after an adjudicator ruled his suspension under the COVID shot mandate caused a “loss of dignity.” The decision marks a notable case challenging the treatment of workers who were denied religious exemptions. After losing Terrebonne to the Liberals by a single vote, the Bloc Québécois successfully challenged the result after Elections Canada acknowledged mail-in ballot errors, including a misprinted postal code that led to at least one Bloc supporter’s vote being returned to sender. Citing these irregularities, the Supreme Court of Canada annulled the election, ruling the razor-thin outcome could not stand. In a refreshing move, Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he will be turning down the April 1st pay raise for MPs: “At a time when everyday Canadians are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living, I cannot in good conscience accept the pay increase of nearly $10,000.” The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates this year’s pay raise will amount to an extra $8,800 for backbench MPs, $13,000 for ministers and $17,600 for the prime minister. After this year’s pay raise, backbench MPs will receive a $218,600 annual salary, a minister will collect $322,700, and the prime minister will take $437,200.