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Carney has announced a new AI strategy to ramp up adoption of the tech-bro-touted technology in a way that he says “serves all Canadians.” But BIG questions are lingering about how this aggressive ramp up will play out in a world where data centres guzzle water and destroy the environment:

Chilling details emerged today about the Canadian government’s inaction as Israel kidnapped and abused Canadians bringing aid to Gaza. Israel shot at them, beat them, stabbed them, and left them for dead. One activist called the Canadian consulate between Israel's attacks -- but no help came:

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Someone should probably find out if there was a gas leak at the Globe and Mail. Short of that, it’s hard to fathom why their editorial board thought it was a good idea to publish their piece on potential unmarked graves at residential schools. This navel-gazing, both-sides bullshit hurts people:

Canadian politicians have been condemning an effigy strung up at a recent pro-Palestine protest. To hear them tell it, it was vile antisemitism: a Jewish person hanging from a noose. But that’s a lie -- one now being used to criminalize protest and vilify protesters. Let’s talk about the truth:

Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault leaving Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus altogether, a well-placed source confirmed to me. Guilbeault’s departure, first reported by CTV News, comes amid concerns Carney is torching environmental protections to build baby build. Here's what we know:

I’m finding myself increasingly horrified at how low some politicians go. They’re willing to lie despite being fact-checked, they’re willing to downplay horrors, and they’re willing to legitimize icky influencers. It's also, awkwardly, a disproportionate problem within the Conservative Party:

Ok British Columbia now you’re just showing off

I’m travelling for work and I wasn’t planning to film a video today. Then I saw something I couldn’t ignore. An Israeli cabinet minister posted a video to social media revelling in the abuse of detained flotilla activists, including Canadians. And our government is hardly doing anything about it:

I thought I was going to report on Carney’s office being caught in a lie. But it’s turned into a story of a potentially hallucinated claim that led to a politician getting widely dunked on. Oh, and a female columnist who called out the error before it was corrected? She had *her* piece pulled:

This one of the wildest Canadian politics stories I’ve seen in a while. A Liberal nomination race in the province of Ontario is being rocked by allegations of serious irregularities in voting — and it’s exposing a flaw in Canadian democracy that politicians of all stripes are speaking out about:

I spoke to the Trudeau-era environment minister who resigned from cabinet under Carney. Steven Guilbeault has a warning about Carney’s latest environment-trampling proposals — ones he agrees would be worse than Harper’s. Here’s the latest on the plan that would “eviscerate” environmental laws:

Do you get health and wellness info from social media? Well, according to a new report from Pew Research Centre, you’re not alone. But who are these influencers, and what are their credentials? Who is turning to influencers, and why? What Pew found was really interesting — and a bit worrying:

A CANADIAN Trump critic is suing the U.S. administration to stop them from getting his personal data from Google. After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information. Yikes:

Ben Shapiro is coming to Canada (soon!) as part of a conference “against antizionism.” The depth of human cruelty required to put on this kind of conference is pretty incredible. Particularly when you contrast it against the eyewitness accounts of those living through Israel's genocide in Gaza:

The separatists in Alberta apparently published a searchable database with the private information — including names and addresses — of almost three million people in Alberta. Holy fucking shit. For context, the population of Alberta is just over 5 million people. Here's what we know:

Canada’s wealth gap is the widest it’s been in StatCan’s recorded history. You’d think Carney would focus on that -- not privatization. In fact, “Carney’s policies will only make inequality even worse," @dtcochrane.bsky.social, a senior economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, told me. Uh oh:

I want to talk about the subtle ways people online can influence how you and others around you think. Because I’ve noticed a trend. Not only is actually pretty smart, but it seems to help accounts gain influence over online conversations — for better or for worse worse:

Today in the mainstreaming of far-right bullshit, let’s check in on the National Post and former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Because they are both going out of their way to defend and arguably boost an infamously racist book, The Camp of the Saints. Here’s what’s going on:

There’s a leftist movement catching fire around the world as people realize they’re getting screwed by the rich who keep getting richer. NDP Leader @avilewis.ca is hoping to harness that flame — but can he convince Canadians they won’t be burned? Here’s a sneak peek of our conversation:

It’s not often I get to report good news, so we’re going to take some time to do that today — because @theonion.com officially has a deal to take over Alex Jones’ InfoWars. Their plan? To turn it into a parody of itself. It’s going to be so good:

Alex Jones tries to read an article in its entirety and seemingly begins to hallucinate words

Is Alberta…okay? Danielle Smith’s UCP government has been neglecting cost of living issues so she can gerrymander elections, bully trans kids, privatize healthcare, enact don’t say gay laws and more! @colenotcole.bsky.social joined me on today’s episode to break it all down. Here’s a sneak peek:

I need you to understand that there’s actually one very big reason making up a huge part of why everything sucks now: monopolies. Or, more accurately, oligopolies. That’s why so many people are excited about the Ticketmaster decision that just happened. But it’s the tip of the iceberg:

What the hell is going on in Canadian media? Why was journalist Tina Yazdani — who was dogged in her coverage of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government — suddenly fired from CityNews without any explanation to the public? This is potential-major-press-freedom-story levels of concerning:

Almost a year after the federal election, Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government. But what does that actually mean for average Canadians? And uh, is it…okay that he did this, primarily through floor crossings, a year after the election? I have thoughts:

The rise of far-right authoritarianism just got kicked in the nads. Hard. Viktor Orbán, a puppet master of the rise of the far-right, just lost the election in Hungary. Everyone who cares about the rise of the far right should care about this — but shouldn’t get complacent. Here’s why:

Did you know there’s a Liberal MP who supported the convoy, spread misinformation about vaccines and more? Well, Carney seems to trust Marilyn Gladu to betray many of the things she previously claimed to believe — but do Canadians? Well, I got some clips together. Here’s Marilyn, in her own words:

Carney explicitly asked if about a red line for floor crossers he’d accept: “There’s a general sense of many in this country (..) how important it is to work together to build this country.” “If part of that is to be part of the government caucus, yes, you support the values of the Liberal Party.”

Just 90 minutes before Trump’s self-imposed deadline last night, a two-week ceasefire deal was reached. Had they not reached a deal, Trump was threatening war crimes and genocide. But what brought us here? How do we help Iranian citizens who are suffering? @smohyeddin.bsky.social joins me:

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” That is what U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth social this morning — a blatant threat to commit genocide in Iran. So how is Canada responding to that? Well, uh, it’s not great:

The reporter follows up by asking Carney: “do you regret your initial support of this war?” The point of this support, Carney replied, was “the ending of both that state sponsored terrorism and the nuclear ambitions of Iran.” “That remains the case.”

Mark Carney, asked about Trump threatening genocide in Iran, urges “all parties in this conflict — in any conflict — to respect international laws, the rules of engagement.” “That means not targeting, certainly, civilians or civilian infrastructure.” He doesn’t directly address Trump’s post.

Canada has a Neo Nazi problem — but we actually just did something about one of them. A Canadian neo-nazi was just sentenced to 20 years in prison. As investigative journalist @petersmith.bsky.social helped me explain, this could be a big deal (and likely has other nazis shaking in their boots):

Whenever I want to check in on the state of Canadian democracy, I look at its weakest link: the Alberta government. And folks, it’s not looking great. You know the Don’t Say Gay stuff we’re used to seeing in the the United States? It looks like something similar is coming to Alberta schools.

In today’s video, I’m going to show you a clip. In it, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir can be seen toasting champagne to celebrate a apartheid law enacting a death penalty for Palestinians. I reached out to our foreign affairs minister to ask about it. Here’s what happened:

Avi Lewis just won the NDP leadership, and the worst people on the internet are having an absolute meltdown. I think that might be a good sign — because there are very specific, exciting reasons why he pisses them off. Let me tell you all about them:

“The NDP will start winning again because we will become that beacon to the 99%, illuminating the darkening sky of these terrifying times with the energizing light of collective struggle,” Avi Lewis says. It’s about coming together to build “a government that works for the many, not the money.”

“We need (a government) that acts with moral clarity when it matters,” Avi Lewis says. “When missiles are falling on schools and hospitals, when Israel commits a genocide in Gaza, we call it by its name and we do everything in our power to bring it to an end.”

How will Avi Lewis pay for his big ideas? Taxing billionaires and corporations. “Banks made $70 billion in profits last year…Grocery baron Galen Weston alone is worth $20 billion,” Avi says. “The money is there my friends. We need a government with the courage to go and get it for all of us.”

Avi’s grandfather had once told his father, “‘son, not in my lifetime, but maybe in yours.’” “Recently, my dad told me the same thing: ‘not in my lifetime, maybe in yours,’” Avi shares. “Well dad, I refuse to tell that to my kid. We cannot wait another generation. We’ve got to start winning now.”

Lewis: “Our NDP has a different offer for this country. Our plan is to Trump-proof the economy by investing massively in Canadian economic independence using the unmatched power of public ownership.” “A network of public providers for food, phones, and internet. A public housing developer.”

Lewis: “The prime minister is very popular at the moment. He’s a smart guy, and many Canadians still want to give him the benefit of the doubt. That’s fair.” “But I think when you connect the dots, his moves do not add up to the vision that Canadians truly want and deserve in this perilous moment.”

In shock at the grocery store? In tears looking at your bills? “It’s because the wealth of this country is being hoovered up by a corporate elite who are extracting it from you every single day,” Avi Lewis says. “It’s immoral. It’s unreasonable. It’s un-Canadian. And we cannot let it stand.”

Return of the Left? The NDP crown their leader this weekend! What’ll it mean for the future of progressive politics in Canada? Plus: Poilievre went on Rogan, Canada’s top cop said something wild and big tech is having some big troubles. @parismarx.com and @supriya.bsky.social discuss: Sneak peek: