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I wonder what local celebrity millionaire W Brett Wilson makes of these UCP members given his outspoken views on disloyalty to Canada?
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I wonder what local celebrity millionaire W Brett Wilson makes of these UCP members given his outspoken views on disloyalty to Canada?
Me casually scrolling into the Campbell’s Soup FB page is exactly like that Community gif:
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Me casually scrolling into the Campbell’s Soup FB page is exactly like that Community gif:
This post is even better without bothering to look up the backstory about why the company posted it
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This post is even better without bothering to look up the backstory about why the company posted it
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
That is the banner image of their Facebook group
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
That is the banner image of their Facebook group
Members of the Ostrich Convoy FB group are wondering why no farmers showed up to a so-called "farmers protest"
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November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Members of the Ostrich Convoy FB group are wondering why no farmers showed up to a so-called "farmers protest"
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Latest update from Halifax: The Ostrich Convoy showed up at the Halifax International Security Forum and started asking police if they knew who was inside
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Latest update from Halifax: The Ostrich Convoy showed up at the Halifax International Security Forum and started asking police if they knew who was inside
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very inclusive of the National Forum to End Liberal Racism to make space for *squints* French-Catholics (?)
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Very inclusive of the National Forum to End Liberal Racism to make space for *squints* French-Catholics (?)
US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, principled advocate for non-interference in the domestic politics of other countries
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, principled advocate for non-interference in the domestic politics of other countries
PressProgress (and CBC and the Star) are at the centre of what may be the longest and most expensive media lawsuit in Canadian history
Caylan Ford bills her lawsuit as a crusade to “fight back against cancel culture.” She says she wants to “impose costs” on those who participate in “cancel culture”
Caylan Ford bills her lawsuit as a crusade to “fight back against cancel culture.” She says she wants to “impose costs” on those who participate in “cancel culture”
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
PressProgress (and CBC and the Star) are at the centre of what may be the longest and most expensive media lawsuit in Canadian history
Caylan Ford bills her lawsuit as a crusade to “fight back against cancel culture.” She says she wants to “impose costs” on those who participate in “cancel culture”
Caylan Ford bills her lawsuit as a crusade to “fight back against cancel culture.” She says she wants to “impose costs” on those who participate in “cancel culture”
I answered “strongly agree” on VIA’s customer feedback survey when they ask if I share my opinions about travel on social media
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I answered “strongly agree” on VIA’s customer feedback survey when they ask if I share my opinions about travel on social media
“[Our] community is being actively targeted on an ongoing basis by a foreign government ... and our government ignores all of that and says, ‘Ah well, we’re going to start rebuilding ties.’”
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“[Our] community is being actively targeted on an ongoing basis by a foreign government ... and our government ignores all of that and says, ‘Ah well, we’re going to start rebuilding ties.’”
Deputy Speaker John Nater has ordered members of parliament on both sides of the aisle to delete selfies taken on the floor of the House of Commons after Carney’s budget passes
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Deputy Speaker John Nater has ordered members of parliament on both sides of the aisle to delete selfies taken on the floor of the House of Commons after Carney’s budget passes
Are those 3 Conservative frontbench seats empty?
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Are those 3 Conservative frontbench seats empty?
30 minutes ahead of a confidence vote that could trigger the collapse of the Carney Government and Richard Gere has arrived on Parliament Hill to put things in perspective
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
30 minutes ahead of a confidence vote that could trigger the collapse of the Carney Government and Richard Gere has arrived on Parliament Hill to put things in perspective
Other trips that are faster by train than VIA Rail’s 400 km journey from Toronto to Ottawa:
Paris → Munich (777 km)
Berlin → Amsterdam (636 km)
Stockholm → Oslo (519 km)
Tokyo → Hiroshima (825 km)
Paris → Munich (777 km)
Berlin → Amsterdam (636 km)
Stockholm → Oslo (519 km)
Tokyo → Hiroshima (825 km)
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Other trips that are faster by train than VIA Rail’s 400 km journey from Toronto to Ottawa:
Paris → Munich (777 km)
Berlin → Amsterdam (636 km)
Stockholm → Oslo (519 km)
Tokyo → Hiroshima (825 km)
Paris → Munich (777 km)
Berlin → Amsterdam (636 km)
Stockholm → Oslo (519 km)
Tokyo → Hiroshima (825 km)
In case you’re wondering, VIA Rail’s Toronto-Ottawa service is about an hour faster than flying across the Atlantic to London
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In case you’re wondering, VIA Rail’s Toronto-Ottawa service is about an hour faster than flying across the Atlantic to London
Currently on the last leg of a trip from Toronto to Ottawa on VIA Rail that’s currently running 30 mins longer than a flight from Toronto to Mexico City
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Currently on the last leg of a trip from Toronto to Ottawa on VIA Rail that’s currently running 30 mins longer than a flight from Toronto to Mexico City
He was inappropriately interrogated about his political opinions
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
He was inappropriately interrogated about his political opinions
Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Leaving aside that none of these political questions are any of CBSA's business and that declaring your personal support for Israel is not a legal requirement to enter Canada, I feel like this part is even more absurd given that said *95 YEAR OLD* also happens to be Jewish
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Leaving aside that none of these political questions are any of CBSA's business and that declaring your personal support for Israel is not a legal requirement to enter Canada, I feel like this part is even more absurd given that said *95 YEAR OLD* also happens to be Jewish
Not sure if we’re thinking of the same thing – I’m referring to something like this:
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Not sure if we’re thinking of the same thing – I’m referring to something like this:
First some background: In 2019, I wrote a story about a UCP candidate named Caylan Ford
I obtained leaked messages showing Caylan Ford making controversial statements about race, immigration and white supremacist terrorism
Caylan Ford resigned and Jason Kenney publicly condemned her comments
I obtained leaked messages showing Caylan Ford making controversial statements about race, immigration and white supremacist terrorism
Caylan Ford resigned and Jason Kenney publicly condemned her comments
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
First some background: In 2019, I wrote a story about a UCP candidate named Caylan Ford
I obtained leaked messages showing Caylan Ford making controversial statements about race, immigration and white supremacist terrorism
Caylan Ford resigned and Jason Kenney publicly condemned her comments
I obtained leaked messages showing Caylan Ford making controversial statements about race, immigration and white supremacist terrorism
Caylan Ford resigned and Jason Kenney publicly condemned her comments