Canadian troops headed to Poland Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get it delivered weekday mornings. Anita Anand announced Thursday that up to 150 Canadian soldiers will soon head to Poland from Canadian Forces Base Trenton to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees, CP reports. Speaking at the base today, Anand says troops will also help Ukrainians leave Poland for other destinations, including Canada. Canada has prioritized immigration applications from Ukraine and created a special program that lets Ukrainian citizens and their families come to Canada and work or study for three years. Seeking justice: Chrystia Freeland said Thursday that Canada would work with its allies to prosecute those responsible sexual violence by Russian soldiers, CBC reports: "War crimes have been committed in Ukraine, they are being committed in Ukraine. The evidence that we've seen in Bucha and other parts of Ukraine that have been under Russian occupation is absolutely horrifying. I do want to take a moment to underscore that one of the things that is happening is the systematic rape of Ukrainian women and children." CAF pinched: CAF members are being hit by rising housing prices, chief of defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said Thursday, CP reports: âThe Number 1 issue that comes up as I travel around the country is cost of living and the challenges our people are facing in terms of finding affordable accommodations.â Eyre also said the forces are âstretched pretty thin,â after the tempo of the past two years, which has included COVID-19, natural disasters and events overseas. Enough on defence: DND may be pinched, but a new Leger poll shows most Canadians don't want to spend more on defence, CP reports. Just shy of half of the people polled said the government is spending the right amount and another 18 per cent said it should spend less. The remaining 34 per cent said they want more money in the defence budget No cards: The CPC is banning the use of anonymous prepaid credit cards to buy memberships in the ongoing leadership race, the Star reports. The party will consider revoking the memberships of anyone found to have used such a card in the race. Leadership campaigns were notified of the change late Thursday. Pierre Poilievreâs campaign complained about the use of prepaid cards in this race, which was seen as a shot at rival Patrick Brown. Big crowd: Poilievre had a really big rally in Edmonton on Thursday. The Journal has a story. Had a contract: Alberta's former justice minister, Jonathan Denis, has admitted that he had a contract with the fixer who alleges he sought phone records from a reporter, CP reports. Denis denied seeking her phone records, but said she was in the wrong for writing a story about his wedding: âI am sorry if the reporter felt her privacy was being violated, just as I felt she was violating my privacy by trying to find a negative story about the happiest day of my life. Letâs not forget that.â New charges: The Crown announced it would lay perjury and obstruction of justice charges against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King, the Globe reports. The news came a day after his bail review hearing came to an abrupt and unexpected halt when his lawyerâs computer appeared to be hacked. Evidence and testimony from court Wednesday and Thursday are under a publication ban. Ex-commander out: DND has dismissed retired navy commander Danny Croucher after a probe into how he was hired back as a civilian at his old navy base after a sexual misconduct investigation, CBC reports. Croucher landed a job at CFB Halifax in June 2021 â the same month he left his military job at that base. Tax haul downgraded: The federal government has revised downwards its estimate of how much money it can squeeze from tax dodgers, the Globe reports. Russian disinfo: A Canadian intelligence agency says Russian-controlled media outlets have shared fake news about Canadian troops, CTV reports. More to Ukraine: Former Canadian general Rick Hillier says Canada should send more arms to Ukraine, the Globe reports. Pay the parties: Althia Raj, in the Star, has a thoughtful column calling for the return of the per-vote subsidy for political parties, in part because fundraising pressures push cash-strapped parties to engage in highly partisan wedge politics. Kink link: The Quebec government apologized Thursday for mistakenly linking to an internet porn video, CTV reports. âStephen Maher | 