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NEW: Ottawa Police deny inviting convoy figure to help them with anti-LGBTQ+ protest at elementary school. Community groups call for investigation after âconvoy churchâ pastor tells city councillors he was âinvitedâ to help manage aggressive protests.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked emails between Russian officials and Ontario PC insiders reveal efforts to flow Russian money into Ontario amid US sanctions. Frank Klees, a top adviser to Doug Ford, admits relaying a backchannel message to the Premierâs Office. #onpoli.
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NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievreâs Conservatives. Audio recording shows âelection misinformationâ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore cancelled after backlash from conservatives. #cdnpoli.
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BREAKING: Emergencies Act Inquiryâs final report points blame at Doug Fordâs âabsenceâ during convoy occupation of Ottawa. âI find the province of Ontarioâs reluctance to become fully engaged . at resolving the situation in Ottawa troubling.â. #ottnews.
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NEW: The far-right media outlet linked in US federal indictment to a secret Russian influence campaign produced 50+ videos focused on Canada. We reviewed the videos before they were taken down and found they were viewed half-a-million times. #cdnpoli.
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Right-wing trolls are freaking out after learning they can get sued for calling people âgroomersâ on the Internet. A new court decision is reinforcing that there is no public interest in speech that exposes vulnerable groups to hate. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre is presenting himself as the solution to Canadaâs affordability crisis. But donation records show Poilievreâs Conservatives have enjoyed support from CEOs at big real estate investment trusts who are driving up costs of living. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre no longer entitled to live at public mansion: Privy Council Office. Poilievre ineligible to live at Stornoway after losing his own seat.
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NEW: Conservative candidate used a secret Signal group chat with Freedom Convoy leaders, right-wing media and far-right influencers. Andrew Lawton was a member of the âclandestineâ group chat used to coordinate convoy messaging on social media. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre is under fire after a video surfaced of a homophobic and transphobic speech. 2SLGBTQIA+ community leaders are denouncing the Conservative leaderâs speech accusing Justin Trudeau of imposing âradical gender ideologyâ on children. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre claims heâs never heard of âDiagolonâ. Poilievre is not telling the truth. Here are the receipts:. #cdnpoli.
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Five more unions that endorsed Doug Ford are now condemning Fordâs attack on workersâ rights:. âWe are deeply concerned about the potential removal of collective bargaining rights impacting educational workers.â. #onpoli #canlab #ontedsolidarity.
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EXCLUSIVE: CSIS is investigating a Southwestern Ontario Conservative nomination vote, Conservative sources say. The Conservative Party of Canada is denying knowledge of a CSIS investigation involving a chaotic nomination battle in Oxford County. #cdnpoli.
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Convoy supporters falsely claim the Freedom Convoy was a âpeaceful protest.â. The @ottpeoplescommâs final report, based on testimony from over 200 people, shines a light widespread violence, harassment and hate crimes in the streets of Ottawa. #cdnpoli.
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During a press conference this week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford pitched private surgeries as a solution to Ontarioâs health care crisis. Some procedures Ford singled out are offered by Ontario PC donors that lobbied Fordâs government. #onpoli #onthealth.
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New: Richmond Hillâs deputy mayor is apologizing for cheering on a homophobic and transphobic speech Pierre Poilievre delivered last week. But 2SLGBTQ+ groups question why Poilievreâs âbigotedâ and âdiscriminatory rhetoricâ keeps getting a pass. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: In a recent Zoom call, Erin OâToole shared tips with campus conservatives on how to win a debate with Liberals about residential schools. He suggested the architects of the schools only meant to âprovide educationâ to Indigenous children. #cdnpoli.
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The journalist in Poilievreâs viral "apple" video feels "a substantial degree of satisfaction" that he lost. "Canadians saw through his three-word grade-school rhyming, and his toxicity and bullying nature".
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NEW: Canadaâs Foreign Interference Inquiry is being asked to examine a far-right media outlet allegedly funded by Russia. Tenet Mediaâs founder was allegedly under contract with a Russian entity when she hosted a Peopleâs Party election event. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: Freedom Convoy donor list Includes the names of several candidates for John Rustadâs BCÂ Conservatives. One BC Conservative candidate appeared as a headline speaker at a convoy conference alongside BC Conservative leader John Rustad last year. #bcpoli.
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NEW: LCBO President also sits on the board of a big business group actively lobbying Doug Ford to privatize alcohol sales. Public accountability groups and labour leaders call it a âclear conflict of interestâ and a âbetrayal of the public trustâ. #onpoli.
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Meet the extreme, far-right BC Conservative candidates who are now legislators following BCâs wild election. Numerous BC Conservative MLAs associated with extreme, conspiratorial and bigoted views were just elected in British Columbia. #bcpoli.
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The âSave the Children Convoyâ has finally ended . Convoy leaders are accusing each other of âsmear campaignsâ and âdisgracefulâ behaviour while a local farmer says heâs been left with piles of garbage, rancid food and thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.
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Right-Wing Indian Media Personality Calls on Modi Government to Wage âInformation Warfareâ Against Canada to Help Pierre Poilievre. He also called for creation of a $100 million âwar chestâ to interfere in Canadaâs next federal election. #canpoli.
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NEW: Top Shopify executiveâs right-wing media website rails against immigrants while defending a legally designated terrorist group. âTrue Northâ quietly deleted its interview with the founder of the Proud Boys after it was contacted by @pressprogress.
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NEW: Conservative MP helped draft text of a conspiratorial United Nations petition, author of petition says. The man behind a petition sponsored by Leslyn Lewis believes the UN wants to enslave humanity and turn humans into a different species. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: Danielle Smith suggested criminal charges could be laid against individual police officers for enforcing public health orders. Smith made the comments in a livestream with a top Take Back Alberta organizer two weeks before she became Premier. #ableg.
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NEW: Stephen Harperâs global alliance of conservative parties quietly scrubbed India off its website. Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modiâs BJP was removed without any announcement or explanation as a member of the International Democrat Union. #cdnpoli.
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Doug Fordâs plan to privatize alcohol sales will cost Ontario taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Now itâs forcing LCBO workers to go on strike. Workers say Ford is helping big business siphon profits from healthcare, education and public services.
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Far-right website âTrue Northâ is spreading deceptive information about Canadian wildfires. In a recent video, âTrue Northâ linked wildfires to arson by presenting old news stories from 2021 and 2022 as if they had just occurred in 2023. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: The CEO of private healthcare company hosted a fundraising event for Conservative Leader Erin OâToole. OâToole once helped promote the same CEOâs âradicalâ message about privatizing health services in Canada. #cdnpoli #cdnhealth #canlab.
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EXCLUSIVE: Take Back Alberta leaders are training âscrutineersâ to infiltrate campaigns and act as âsecurityâ on voting day. We went inside a group that is training its supporters to dispute votes and sow doubts about Albertaâs upcoming election. #ableg.
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NEW: Ottawa Police intelligence unit relied on dubious and politically-biased information about convoy. Intelligence report expressed sympathy for protests against public health rules, mocked left-wing activists and quoted Rex Murphy opinion column. #POEC.
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A well-connected pro-Modi media personality is calling on India to support âright-wing partiesâ in Canadaâs next federal election. He says India needs to provide financial and political support to âthink tanks and right-wing parties in Canada.â. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: An Ottawa book festival platforming far-right speakers is using fake employees and misleading sponsors. The Embassy of Mexico has pulled out of the event and organizations listed as sponsors want their logos taken off the festivalâs website. #ottnews.
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Doctor's notes are a âstrain on the system,â one former Tim Hortons worker told us. âYouâre exposing others who may have a weak immune system or are infants or are elderly for absolutely no reason other than to get a stupid piece of paper.â. #canlab.
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Twitter says placing a cash âbountyâ on Canadian doctors does not violate its policies. Canadian doctors are calling on @TwitterCanada to stop this âdisturbing trendâ amid rising cases of harassment targeting health care workers. #cdnpoli #cdnhealth.
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NEW: Conservative MP Michael Cooper partied with a far-right convoy group last night. The group has been mobbing MPs accusing them of âtreason,â disrupting ceremonies honouring Terry Fox and getting into altercations with NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: Three of Canadaâs biggest newspapers are running expensive full-page ads paid for by a mysterious group using a âmade-up nameâ and a fake mother to attack Ontario teachers. #onpoli #onted #vaughanworkingfamilies.
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FACT-CHECK: Pierre Poilievre and right-wing media sources are spreading misinformation about a court battle over Canadaâs vaccine mandates. Court docs tell a different story from one in a viral blog by a convoy-friendly National Post columnist. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievreâs top advisor, Jenni Byrne, is a major corporate power broker. A closer look at Byrneâs extensive corporate lobbying activity reveals billion-dollar corporations and ethical concerns.
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NEW: An Ontario PC candidate bought shares in one of the provinceâs deadliest long-term care companies several months into the pandemic. Advocates say it shows the cozy relationship between the for-profit LTC industry and Doug Fordâs government. #onpoli.
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The European parliamentarians who defended the Ottawa convoy also promote anti-vaccine and anti-immigrant policies. Several Canadian media outlets are boosting voices of far-right politicians who promote extreme, hateful and conspiratorial views. #cdnpoli.
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Tamara Lich appeared at a global summit with leaders of the European far-right and MAGAÂ Republicans. The Freedom Convoy leader was on a bill with French far-right politician Ăric Zemmour, Brexit leader Nigel Farage and US House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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NEW: An Ottawa school board is confirming an incident at a local elementary school. An eyewitness told @pressprogress a vehicle displaying the word âfreedomâ drove by slowly, taunting and harassing a group of students, teachers and parents. #ottnews.
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NEW: Far-right convoy groups are planning to occupy Canadian police stations until government officials are arrested. In a planning meeting last night, they suggested bringing âtents and BBQsâ to occupy police stations for weeks or even months. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre meets with far-right extremist group at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. âEveryoneâs happy with what youâre doing,â Poilievre tells conspiratorial fringe group camped out on side of highway. #cdnpoli.
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Only one-in-10 Canadians believe âfree speechâ is in crisis, despite claims from Pierre Poilievre and right-wing media sources. New research shows these views are concentrated among a small but loud minority of âvery right leaningâ Canadians. #cdnpoli.
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In the secret group chat, Andrew Lawton and others repeatedly mocked Ottawa residents. A lawyer representing convoy organizers at the Emergencies Act Inquiry shared a video calling a witness an âalluring young sexually viable TikTok hottieâ and claimed she was part of a âpsy-opâ
NEW: Conservative candidate used a secret Signal group chat with Freedom Convoy leaders, right-wing media and far-right influencers. Andrew Lawton was a member of the âclandestineâ group chat used to coordinate convoy messaging on social media. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: The Conservative Party of Canada confirms Conservative MP Derek Sloan accepted a donation from a notorious neo-Nazi. âMr. O'Toole is outraged that anyone would accept donations from this individual,â a CPC spokesperson told PressProgress. #cdnpoli.
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This Photo of Mark Carney and Tom Hanks on âEpstein Islandâ is going viral. The photo is completely fake. Fake photos insinuating Canadaâs new prime minister is linked to crimes of sexual abuse are going viral on Elon Muskâs X:. #cdnpoli.
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We tracked down the mother presented as the public face of the mysterious âVaughan Working Familiesâ group. It turns out sheâs not from Vaughan â sheâs from Poland, and sheâd like you to know she has ânothing to do with the teacher strike in Canada.â.
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NEW: A Toronto school trustee has filed a complaint with Canadaâs ad standards body over anti-teacher attack ads from a fake parentsâ group. The Globe and Mail told PressProgress they âcannot discloseâ the true identity of the mystery group. #onpoli.
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Doug Fordâs âDirector Of Pandemic Responseâ was a private health lobbyist for Shoppers Drug Mart. Shopperâs and other companies that provide private health services have been busy lobbying the Ontario government for COVID-19 contracts. #onpoli #cdnhealth.
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NEW: âSave the Children Convoyâ says Conservative MP invited them into House of Commons as âVIPâ guests two days after meeting with convoy. The convoy group, which has called for jailing MPs, was kicked out following questions by @pressprogress. #cdnpoli.
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Pierre Poilievre keeps railing against âgender ideology,â an âambiguous conspiracy theoryâ inciting paranoia about schools and LGBTQ+ communities. Poilievreâs rhetoric is rooted in the global far-rightâs attack on LGBTQ+ rights around the world. #cdnpoli.
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NEW: Doug Ford just announced he is outsourcing â50%â of surgeries in Ontario to private, for-profit facilities. In his announcement, Ford claimed Ontarioâs health system is currently run the same way as âCuba and North Koreaâ. #onpoli #onthealth.
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