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Pike says many in Alberta political circles understand these kinds of lawsuits are not genuinely seeking compensation for real damages, but are instead used as a heavy- handed "communications tool" to neutralize critics. "This isn't a legal strategy. This is a communication strategy." Pike said. "This is the tool in their toolbox." "If you have people in the highest corridors of power who are looking at ways to weaponize the legal system as communications tools, then I can think of no greater argument for anti-SLAPP legislation."
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Donald J. Trump * + @realDonaldTrump We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable! I will call the Prime Minister during the day to find out what they are going to do about it. The cost is incalculable! Canada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such refusal will lead to exactly this result. This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Cosmin Dzsurdzsa C @cosminDZS S... According to @pressprogress I'm a pro-kremlin propogandist for articles I wrote in my first year of university @RussiaInsider. They also really don't like hats... pressprogress.ca/ontario-pc-can... 4:12 PM • Jun 23, 2018
Dzsurdzsa, the FBM director who uploaded the photo of Skelly, also openly touts his experience serving as deputy editor of the US-based Russia Insider website. According to news outlets ranging from BBC News to Newsweek, Russia Insider is a "Pro-Kremlin propaganda" site with a track record of promoting anti-Semitism. Russia Insider's archives show the FBM director published articles calling on Canada to drop sanctions and establish a "healthy trade partnership with Russia" and insinuated Bill C-51 may have been "purposefully" designed to make it a "criminal offence" to express "vocal support for Russia."
"Whether it's a journalist investigating powerful people, a civil society group advocating for social change, or simply an ordinary person with opinions about their government, democracies need legal mechanisms to protect free and democratic speech from frivolous, abusive and politically motivated lawsuits" ANTISLAPPALBERTA.CA
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Photo via Wayne Wastaken Fire clouds over Collins, Ontario as community members flee their homes by boat
Élie Cantin-Nantel • @elie_mcn • 19h Spent the afternoon in Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill interviewing Members of Congress. There's another side to this Canada-U.S. Story that Canadians are not being told about. Stay Tuned! On YouTube!
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CUPE Local 2722 • Follow 2d • & So, Oxfam Canada ED Lauren Ravon, other management, and the so-called "progressive" Board of Directors continue to prefer paying overpriced lawyers than going back to the bargaining table ® • SHAME. Fact: CUPE SCFP offered to pay for our benefits while we're on strike. Fact: Oxfam Canada cut our benefits anyway - because they signed an agreement with our benefits provider to cut off benefits in the case of a strike. * Fact + Fact = * Stop with this shameless BOSS behaviour and get back to the table! www.cupe.ca/oxfam #oxfamcanadastrike WE RECEIVED A CEASE & DESIST Regarding a social media post about extended health benefits during the strike. Our original wording could have been more precise, so we want to clarity. Oxfam Canada entered into an agreement with its extended health benefits provider stating that, in the event of a labour dispute, employee benefits would be suspended. Workers on strike lost their extended health benefits We suppose we should congratulate the employer on its proactive planning
TORONTO SUN Canada / Editorials EDITORIAL: Poilievre was right about everything
realNickKouvalis @ @NickKouv...• 3h It was her call. It was 100% her call. Ask her. 100% her call. She decided it when you lied to her. You lied. Anthony has all the texts. Caroline has all the texts. I've seen them. You're a liar. Your major sponsor, Brett also has all the texts, that's why he didn't come to your debate and instead went to Kelowna to endorse her on the same night as your debate. Fuck you, you're a snake. Keean Bexte ® @TheRealKeean • 4h Caroline Elliott is actually really great. Despite the unforced error she made skipping the Juno Debate, I knew it wasn't her call. I even considered endorsing her afterwards because her ideological fund...
Anthony Koch • @Anthony__Ko.... 1h Yep! Former national campaign spokesperson for Pierre Poilievre's Leadership campaign. His DComm when he transitioned into the role of Leader of the Opposition. Director of Communications of the BC Conservatives General Election Campaign 2024. Certified fake Conservative. ShooterMcGavin @KingMidas80•1h Replying to @Anthony__Koch Another fake Conservative
Pierre Poilievre in the 2000s
The Food Professor • @FoodPr... • 1h The ban on U.S. alcohol in Canada is now almost 500 days old. X What have Canadians gained from it? Not a single tariff has disappeared. Not a single meaningful concession has been secured. Meanwhile, consumers have lost choice, retailers have lost sales, less competition, and the trade relationship has only become more strained. Symbolism isn't a trade strategy.
Pete Hoekstra addressing the far-right FvD’s 2019 party congress
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Tamara Lich |*] @LichTamara Subscribe It was an honour and a pleasure to attend the 4th of July American Independence Day celebrations at the Ambassador's residence in Ottawa. I had the opportunity to speak with Ambassador Hoekstra and thank him, the President, and the American people for their heartfelt support throughout the Freedom Convoy and ever since. @ChrisBarber1975 8:18 PM • Jul 4, 2026 • 8,516 Views
Rebel Media's Ezra Levant with US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra at the US ambassador's residence in Ottawa on July 4, 2026
The Food Professor y @FoodProfessor Canadians have heard plenty about the Gordie Howe International Bridge-but largely from one perspective. After speaking with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra on The Food Professor Podcast, one thing became clear: Washington believes there is much more to the story... LINK BELOW. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW THE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE CANADIANS HAVEN'T HEARD What we learned from our exclusive interview with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra on the Gordie Howe Bridge, CUSMA, trade and trust. 6:32 AM • Jul 3, 2026 • 24.3K Views 72 THE FOOD PROFESSOR PODCAST The future of Canada-U.S. relations is at stake. 37 Trust, not concrete, is the real issue. 339 The Gordie Howe Bridge is more than a bridge.
Jamil Jivani * @jamiljivani • 3d X Why is Carney taking pictures with half-naked dudes in pervert costumes while kids are around? He should explain himself. Sign here if you agree:
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Garnett Genuis v @GarnettGenuis Happy Dominion Day.
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COURT FILE NUMBER COURT JUDICIAL CENTRE PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT COURT OF KING'S BENCH OF ALBERTA EDMONTON CLINT DOCKEN HIS MAJESTY THE KING IN RIGHT OF ALBER 603 14136 THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER OF ALBERTAn 25, 2026 CENTURION PROJECT LTD., THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ALBERTA, DAVIAR and JOHN DOE STATEMENT OF CLAIM Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act
OTTAWA CITIZEN Now a review of court filings and other public documents conducted by the Ottawa Citizen has revealed that the developers who bought the block were fending off creditors even as they were actively working to evict tenants living there with a reported plan of developing the property into housing units. That timeline raises questions about whether the City of Ottawa has — or ought to have — the power to assess the financial capacity of developers seeking tenant displacement ahead of major renovations or demolitions. The court documents show that numerous private and institutional creditors have been pursuing the development group behind the Bank Street evictions over tens of millions of dollars in loans and other alleged debts.
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Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.c... © • 17m Wow Rachel, you're genius super-sleuth! X Nobody knew before you discovered it, that I chaired Build Toronto before starting my campaign. I was so afraid people would find out. This will surely be a career ending contro Show more Rachel Gilmore • @atRachelGil... • 1h Speaking of the broligarchy's project to influence Canadian politics... I just noticed something VERY interesting about an Ontario Liberal leadership can...
Suspects must film shootings 'to get paid' The consulate shooting and others, Demkiw said, are part of a "broader" trend that police are seeing. "What we are dealing with in this case and in other unrelated incidences, including shootings at synagogues and Jewish schools, is a recurring and similar modus operandi and that is criminals for hire," Demkiw said. "Through encrypted messaging apps, young people are hired to carry out attacks against various targets and in order to get paid, they are required to film their attacks. Who is paying for this? This is what we are trying to determine." Chief Superintendent Joe Matthews said investigators are still trying to figure out the full scope of the schemes. "We do believe they go beyond the scope of Toronto," Matthews said.
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Billboard Chris • • @BillboardChris X.com I'm out of the police station now, and headed right back to the town square! This time with two high profile lawyers by my side. I was able to use my Apple Watch in the police station to message a friend at @hazteoir, and they sent lawyers right away. I've been given a fine, but police didn't even write a number on it. There will be no silencing of Cartelito Chris today! Billboard
Billboard Chris @BillboardChris X.com I have just been arrested by the police in Madrid, Spain. My phone and passport have been seized but I had a second phone in my pocket so I'm writing this from the back of the police car. I was at Puerta del Sol for just 5 minutes. Police told me I cannot have conversations in the public square. I researched the law and spoke with a lawyer and.they are wrong.
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Harley Finkelstein c @harleyt • 4h For one glorious day, Canadians from every province, political party, and postal code came together in agreement: X "That Globe and Mail headline was insane." Nation-building works in mysterious ways. • 51 17 72 1.1K ill 27K 企 t7 Harley Finkelstein reposted tobi lutke @tobi • 6h Let's go
tobi lutke * a @tobi • 9h You have absolutely disgraced yourselt publishing this, globe. X We all clearly don't hate the media enough. * The Globe and Mail * @globe.... 21h Opinion: SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here's how to properly hate him theglobeandmail.com/business/ comme... ① 329 t71.1K ⑦14K i1 553K 贝 企 tobi lutke @tobi • 9h "Socialists have a remarkable lack of interest in how wealth is created. As far as they know, wealth just exists somehow, and the only interesting question is how to redistribute it." -Thomas Sowell-
Jasmin Laine & @JasminLaine_ • 1h Lets be clear: Users broke Canada's laws. Using Grok as the tool. Grok didn't wake up and decide to generate 6,000 sexualized deepfakes per hour. People prompted it to. Deliberately. Repeatedly. At scale. The Al is the instrument. The humans are the actors. So PEOPLE are committing crimes under existing Canadian law... Where are the prosecutions? Or the adjusted title to accurately reflect this truth? CANADA Grok Al broke Canada's laws, created 6K sexual deepfakes per hour: probe By Uday Rana • Global News Posted June 11, 2026 7:25 am • Updated June 11, 2026 11:25 am • 2 min read 27 43
Luke LeBrun ® Jesse Brown did not cause the WE scandal It was CBC News that first reported Trudeau's family had done paid speeches for WE, which led to a conflict of interest investigation (because the federal government had given WE a $912 million sole-sourced contract) Jesse Brown had nothing to do with that @lukelebrun.ca • 17h The WE Charity controversy explained | CBC News WE Charity said Wednesday it is winding down its operations in Canada following months in…... @ www.cbc.cal • Colleen @wildplumbay.bsky.so... • 1d He destroyed a charity that was uniting young people and he hurt Canada.
me 3:20 PM to Jesse v Hi Jesse, thanks for getting in touch about this. When I looked into this it appeared that the CBC News story was the first story published. The CBC article indicated it was published before yours at 1:44 PM EST on July 9, 2020. To be clear, you're telling me CBC updated and revised their article at some point after yours was published later? Jesse Brown 4:06 PM to me v We reported it first, at 1:41pm on June 9th, 2020 You are not the first to falsely credit the CBC for being the first to report this. The Globe and Mail, Global News (Rachel Gilmore!) and The Toronto Star also got it wrong, at first. All of them corrected their stories later that day to give Canadaland credit for the investigation we had been working on for years and then cracked wide open. We had the source relationships, which is why we obtained the receipts that put the lie to WE Charity.
WE Charity's Response to Ethics Commissioner Today, the Ethics Commissioner confirmed that the decision to award the contract to WE Charity was subject to extensive scrutiny and that WE Charity was the only organization equipped to deliver the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) to support Canadian youth during a global pandemic. "Politics is not the issue - 100,000 Canadian students losing their summer jobs during a pandemic is the issue," said Craig Kielburger. "After all the efforts to advance partisan agendas, I hope we can focus on Canadian youth who a year later still do not have summer service pportunities and who have lost so much." Through this procurement process, WE Charity did not determine the value of the contract, or the decision to sole-source. WE Charity did not have any input into the government's procurement process, including the decision whether to recuse.
Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen at Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory party
Jesse Brown: “I deleted a post because it was needlessly speculative about why Montreal police were withholding the identity of the Montreal synagogue arsonist. The alleged has since been identified as Steven Luu”
Ipsos: Only 18% of residents say they would vote for Alberta to separate from Canada if a future binding referendum is held on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada. Most (72%) Albertans say they would vote for Alberta to stay in Canada. One-in-ten (9%) Albertans are undecided, will not vote or prefer not to answer.
W. Brett Wilson * ® @WBrettWilson X.com During the night - Corb wrote me on my private cell to offer very unkind comments - bottom line - I apparently lied that he is FUNDED by the @AlbertaNDP party. So I categorically withdraw my comment about him being funded - and correct it to - he is obviously just tied to the NDP - as is observed here: westernstandard.news/news/exclusive... * W. Brett Wilson * ® @WBrettWilson •1d This guy is a waste of fresh air - love when he sings - but not when he rants - without science or logic or respect for AB's met-coal (aka steel-making coal) industries.... 9:04 PM • 2026-06-04 • 25K Views