Sign in

The Breach

@breachmedia.ca
21K followers 207 following 372 posts

Journalism to map a just future. Award-winning outlet launched in May, 2021. Sign up to our free newsletter to get our journalism delivered to you: breachmedia.ca/subscribe

PostsRepliesMedia
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 28/09/2026
At Canada’s biggest annual AI summit in Montreal, journalist Marcus Werner went to ask politicians, executives, and protesters alike: is the public demand for AI real, or is it manufactured hype to sell Canadians on immensely profitable tech? breachmedia.ca/at-canadas-l...
breachmedia.ca
At Canada’s largest AI summit, who’s buying the hype? ⋆ The Breach
Marcus Werner hit the floor—and the street outside—to speak with politicians, executives, and protesters
22313
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 18/09/2026
Carney’s investment summit advanced a right-wing corporate agenda—from airport privatization to tax breaks to environmental deregulation—while dressing it up as patriotic. Martin Lukacs joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down what happened breachmedia.ca/how-mark-car...
breachmedia.ca
How Mark Carney’s investment summit maple-washed a giant corporate giveaway  ⋆ The Breach
Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole break down what happened at the summit and on the streets
510665
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 15/09/2026
Mark Carney is inviting the world’s billionaires to “peer into Canada’s shop window” during the Canada Investment Summit. Gulf despots are among his most hotly-courted buyers, explain Anthony Fenton and @desaima.bsky.social—despite their gruesome human-rights abuses. breachmedia.ca/gulf-billion...
breachmedia.ca
Gulf billionaire dictators are looking to cash in on Mark Carney’s investment bonanza ⋆ The Breach
As Saudi and UAE monarchs join Carney’s investment summit, it signals a newly-unabashed era of economic collaboration with the authoritarian regimes.
46932
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 11/09/2026
As the public backlash to AI and data centres swells, pro-AI politicians are trying to anxiously spin. Marcus Werner debunks the PR push underway to justify public handouts to tech oligarchs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE-B...
youtube.com
Pro-AI politicians are NERVOUS about the public backlash
YouTube video by The Breach
54434
Reposted by The Breach
Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"In sum, Carney seems to be planning to sell off public infrastructure we need to help fund private infrastructure we don’t—with our money covering the risk, while investors make off with the profits."
311957
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 10/09/2026
Mark Carney says his glitzy investment summit will attract major capital to Canada. But as Nikolas Barry-Shaw & Martin Lukacs write, what Carney may be putting on the table is Canada itself—and a fire-sale of the country’s essential public infrastructure. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
breachmedia.ca
Mark Carney’s investment summit could pave the way to a corporate carve-up of Canada ⋆ The Breach
Bay Street has been on a full court press for the government to privatize Canada’s public infrastructure. The Prime Minister might be ready to do it
48450
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 27/08/2026
New NDP leader Avi Lewis pledged to take the party leftward, reconnect it to social movements, and democratize its inner workings. @desmondcole.bsky.social joins Lewis in the Toronto Beaches—East York by-election to take a look at the party’s rebuild. youtu.be/l7wXEkLGHiw
youtu.be
“Not going away”: On the doors with Avi Lewis in a Toronto by-election
YouTube video by The Breach
14714
Reposted by The Breach
Bruce Livesey @blivesey.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Is Doug Ford finished? Read my 5,000 plus word feature on his corrupt and disastrous reign as Ontario's premier in the Breach: breachmedia.ca/the-rise-and...
breachmedia.ca
The Rise and Potential Fall of Doug Ford ⋆ The Breach
Is the Ontario premier’s corrupt, authoritarian, and inept governance finally catching up to him?
2277
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 20/08/2026
Doug Ford earned the nickname “Teflon premier,” for the way his many scandals never seem to stick to him. But his non-stick veneer may be evaporating. @blivesey.bsky.social examines eight years of Ford in power—and the corruption that might finally take him down. breachmedia.ca/the-rise-and...
breachmedia.ca
The Rise and Potential Fall of Doug Ford ⋆ The Breach
Is the Ontario premier’s corrupt, authoritarian, and inept governance finally catching up to him?
44821
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 13/08/2026
The leader of the world’s biggest far-right network has plans to visit Canada this month to shore up support for Hindu nationalism. But hundreds of organizations have joined the call for him to be barred from the country, reports @desaima.bsky.social
breachmedia.ca
The head of the world’s largest far-right organization is coming to Canada—unless he’s stopped ⋆ The Breach
The leader of a major Hindu nationalist network is planning a North American public relations tour amid scrutiny of right-wing religious persecution in India
0194
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 06/08/2026
Reporters @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater sit down w/ @desaima.bsky.social to unpack how they uncovered a secret network set up by Canadian universities to crack down on pro-Palestine activism. They reveal how schools suppressed students & withheld public documents.
breachmedia.ca
How journalists uncovered universities colluding to target pro-Palestine activism ⋆ The Breach
Reporters Euan Thomson and David Slater sit down with Saima Desai to discuss their recent investigation into a secret network used by Canadian universities to crack down on their pro-Palestine activis...
24529
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 06/08/2026
As Mark Carney oversees a massive military buildup, Canadians are getting hit with a barrage of propaganda. Martin Lukacs debunks the myths the country’s elite are peddling to justify this generational theft of public money. youtu.be/mrDNHxsBgmg
youtu.be
How Canada’s elite are selling Mark Carney’s militarization agenda
YouTube video by The Breach
88956
Reposted by The Breach
Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A Nova Scotia man spent 18 months in prison over an online username that belonged to someone else The Crown prosecutor in his case has a history of convictions involving weak evidence and lying witnesses What are the consequences for prosecutors who pursue these cases? Our latest @breachmedia.ca
15623
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 05/08/2026
A Nova Scotia man was wrongfully sent to jail by a prosecutor—and this isn’t the first time it’s happened. @desmondcole.bsky.social unpacks why we need independent reviews of shady prosecutions in the criminal justice system. youtube.com/shorts/blflv...
youtube.com
SHADY prosecutors
YouTube video by The Breach
0228
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 30/07/2026
A new investigation by @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. breachmedia.ca/canadian-uni...
breachmedia.ca
Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The Breach
Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence
6194138
Reposted by The Breach
christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This article from @breachmedia.ca has aged EXTREMELY well breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
breachmedia.ca
Snap out of denial—Mark Carney’s rightward-rushing agenda is just getting started ⋆ The Breach
Mark Carney is slashing public service, supercharging military spending, and ramming through a right-wing agenda—while much of the country stays stuck in denial
34516
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 24/07/2026
Watching CBC News, you might not even make the connection between this year's extreme wildfire season, and fossil fuel-induced climate change. Tara Mahoney sits down with @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage. breachmedia.ca/why-is-cbcs-...
breachmedia.ca
Why is CBC’s reporting on wildfires ignoring the role of climate change? ⋆ The Breach
Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss the climate gaps in CBC’s wildfire coverage
18272127
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 23/07/2026
The @dulfbc.bsky.social is in court, arguing Canada’s laws violate the human rights of users who are dying from toxic drugs. If successful, their case could open a pathway for safe supply. But if they lose, two activists face life imprisonment, reports Stephanie Harrington.
breachmedia.ca
In a bid to transform Canada’s drug laws, Vancouver activists risk life imprisonment ⋆ The Breach
Two activists who sourced, tested, and distributed drugs could face life in prison. Their Charter challenge argues drug users have a right to a safer supply
13818
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 22/07/2026
Thanks to an AI program, Black prisoners in Ontario jails are being put in maximum security. @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals how the province is using an automated program that critics say is racially biased. youtu.be/s1HaG1p9p9g
youtu.be
AI is putting Black prisoners in maximum security
YouTube video by The Breach
12320
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 17/07/2026
Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.
breachmedia.ca
Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach
Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities
47985629
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 16/07/2026
Over 850 wildfires are burning across Canada, engulfing several First Nations in smoke. In 2023, @emmapaling.bsky.social spoke to Indigenous activists who had one piece of advice for governments on how to halt the now-annual fires: stop building pipelines. breachmedia.ca/first-nation...
breachmedia.ca
First Nations say they’re not wildfire evacuees, but climate refugees ⋆ The Breach
Indigenous communities that first warned against burning fossil fuels are now facing permanent displacement caused by climate breakdown
28654
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 16/07/2026
Canada’s universities are broke—and easy prey for consulting firms peddling austerity. @jameshasaface.bsky.social & Kyla Perry investigate the Nous Group, an Australian consulting firm that has earned a name for “restructuring” that cuts jobs, services, and faculties at Canadian schools.
breachmedia.ca
A notorious consulting firm is selling austerity. Canada’s universities are buying ⋆ The Breach
The Nous Group, an Australian consulting firm, has raked in millions for “fixing” universities in financial freefall. Their solution? Corporatization
13526
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 15/07/2026
Five years into the Breach, will you help us take our journalism to the next level? There are just 48 hours left in our major campaign for 500 people to become regular supporters at $5/month. We’re two-thirds of our way there—will you help us make it? Sign up now: bit.ly/4x8vurl
0104
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 09/07/2026
Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns. Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning. breachmedia.ca/inside-the-r...
breachmedia.ca
Inside the rising country-wide movement against AI data centres ⋆ The Breach
Canada is getting hit with an AI data centre boom. But resistance is emerging, getting coordinated, and already clocking wins
1115382
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 01/07/2026
In the face of manufactured controversy, Winnipeg’s Nakba exhibit is a breakthrough. El Jones speaks to the Palestinian advocates who helped make the exhibit happen and who finally see their history reflected in a major Canadian institution. breachmedia.ca/the-nakba-ex...
breachmedia.ca
The Nakba exhibit is a breakthrough for a long-silenced Palestinian narrative ⋆ The Breach
Despite the manufactured controversy, the 12-metre exhibit is the first time the story of Palestinian dispossession is being told in a national institution
15831
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 26/06/2026
Physician Anjali Menezes resigned from Hamilton’s police board, and she’s calling for it to be dismantled. As @desmondcole.bsky.social reports, Menezes says her colleagues acted as cheerleaders for police instead of holding them to account—a problem with police boards across Canada.
youtu.be
This doctor just exposed why police boards fail to keep cops in check
YouTube video by The Breach
24523
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 23/06/2026
The Liberal Party has a secret to ruling Canada: campaign on the left, then govern on the right. From Mackenzie King to the Trudeaus to Mark Carney, Martin Lukacs breaks down a century of Liberals posturing as progressives—only to serve as faithful servants of the corporate elite.
youtu.be
The secret to how Liberals con progressive voters
YouTube video by The Breach
413865
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 19/06/2026
The Liberal government is planning to strip workers of their most important power—the right to strike. @unifor.org's Graham Cox & @desmondcole.bsky.social discuss how the Carney government’s using Trump to tilt the playing field in favour of the corporate elite. breachmedia.ca/gutting-the-...
breachmedia.ca
Gutting the right to strike: the latest item on Carney’s corporate checklist ⋆ The Breach
Unifor researcher Graham Cox joins Desmond Cole to discuss why Carney is putting the rights of federal-regulated workers in the crosshairs
12822
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 18/06/2026
As Carney's Liberals adopt a raft of right-wing policies, the country’s largest Conservative gathering showed signs of confusion and reactionary disarray. Haniel Sorensen reports from within the Conservative Party’s identity crisis. breachmedia.ca/inside-canad...
breachmedia.ca
Inside Canada's Conservative identity crisis ⋆ The Breach
As Carney's Liberals adopt a raft of right-wing policies, the country’s largest Conservative gathering shows the party’s activists are turning to more reactionary approaches on culture, identity, and ...
4219
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 15/06/2026
Join The Breach in Toronto for the launch of our new book and to celebrate our 5 year anniversary! Hosted by @desmondcole.bsky.social ft. @judreb.bsky.social, Mathew Green & Martin Lukacs, w/ tunes by DJ Durga (aka @desaima.bsky.social ) & DJ Heebiejabi. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
An orange and white poster announcing the June 25 book launch (7pm) and birthday bash (9pm onwards) for The Breach at 805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto.
0123
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 12/06/2026
Ontario premier Doug Ford is destroying health care services for people who use illicit drugs. @desmondcole.bsky.social explains why closing safe injection sites contradicts all evidence—and is a death sentence. youtu.be/qFF9CpwCdDc
youtu.be
Doug Ford’s decision to close safe injection sites is a death sentence
YouTube video by The Breach
24630
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 12/06/2026
Quebec is the “eye of the storm” of Mark Carney’s deportation blitz. As @desaima.bsky.social & @desmondcole.bsky.social report, CBSA agents are increasingly confronting migrants in workplaces and schools and rushing deportations before legal options for asylum seekers have played out.
breachmedia.ca
CBSA using ‘harsh, unprecedented’ tactics in Quebec for record-breaking deportations ⋆ The Breach
Border agents confronting migrants in workplaces and schools, detaining them without prior contact, and rushing deportations before legal options for asylum seekers have played out
56761
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 08/06/2026
Canada’s police are becoming deadlier and less unaccountable, but are still getting more and more money. El Jones and @desmondcole.bsky.social explore why police violence, surveillance and budgets keep expanding, while basic services and supports are getting starved.
breachmedia.ca
Canada’s police are deadlier and less accountable, but budgets keep growing ⋆ The Breach
Desmond Cole and El Jones discuss the expansion of policing in Canada by governments that refuse to better fund social services
18750
Reposted by The Breach
Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Canada's police are becoming more deadly and less accountable, but their budgets and powers keep expanding Professor and poet El Jones joins me on our latest @breachmedia.ca podcastto discuss the possibility of defunding an institution that does so much harm breachmedia.ca/canada-polic...
breachmedia.ca
Canada’s police are deadlier and less accountable, but budgets keep growing ⋆ The Breach
Desmond Cole and El Jones discuss the expansion of policing in Canada by governments that refuse to better fund social services
04517
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 04/06/2026
We can’t do it without you. We need 500 new regular supporters to help build journalism for transformation. Support a people-powered alternative to the corporate media: bit.ly/4x8vurl
1189
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 02/06/2026
The left is faltering in our response to antisemitism, argues Jordy Cummings. It must show up with principled, consistent solidarity. Anything else is a betrayal of the left’s historic responsibility—and a missed opportunity to win Jewish people to anti-Zionism. breachmedia.ca/the-lefts-op...
breachmedia.ca
The left’s opposition to antisemitism must be unconditional ⋆ The Breach
Opposing antisemitism is not a distraction from Palestinian solidarity but a prerequisite of genuine internationalism
2134
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 28/05/2026
Can the NDP become a transformative force in Canadian politics? We’re publishing a new book in which political figures debate the possibilities—and challenges—of charting a bold direction for the party. Pre-order it here: breachmedia.ca/a-new-democr...
1204
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 28/05/2026
It’s election year across Ontario’s municipalities, and news about cops doing harm could put policing on the ballot. @desmondcole.bsky.social argues that candidates should be presenting their visions to divest from harmful policing, and reinvest in desperately needed services.
youtube.com
Are Toronto police losing public support?
YouTube video by The Breach
0104
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 27/05/2026
Canadians are being told that we must accept runaway oil prices as the inevitable result of the war on Iran. It’s a lie that resigns us to paying oil companies far more than we should, argues @jimbostanford.bsky.social breachmedia.ca/an-oil-price...
breachmedia.ca
An oil price shock isn’t inevitable. We can rein in and tax the oil industry ⋆ The Breach
Canadians are told skyrocketing oil prices are the inevitable result of a faraway war. It’s a lie that resigns us to being gouged by oil companies
1217
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 22/05/2026
Far-right Alberta separatists hit a hitch when courts ruled their referendum petition was unconstitutional because they failed to consult First Nations. Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat speaks to @desmondcole.bsky.social about why First Nations oppose separation breachmedia.ca/alberta-sepa...
breachmedia.ca
Alberta separatists are in denial about the treaty rights of First Nations ⋆ The Breach
First Nations were never consulted about Alberta's referendum process—and Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat says it's a missed opportunity to explore ‘mutual flourishing’
34013
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 22/05/2026
The Pentagon is buying “unprecedented” ownership stakes in Canadian mining companies. Nessie Nankivell tracks how Canada’s critical minerals are being extracted to build weapons for the U.S. military—all while the Canadian government is helping fund these projects. breachmedia.ca/elbows-up-ca...
breachmedia.ca
Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines  ⋆ The Breach
By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry
9186155
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 14/05/2026
Canada has won its bid to host a new NATO-aligned bank that will fuel a weapons-building frenzy. Rachel Small of @world-beyond-war.bsky.social explains to @desmondcole.bsky.social how the bank fits into Mark Carney’s militarization agenda and would further tie Canada’s economy to war profiteering.
breachmedia.ca
By hosting a global weapons bank, Carney is setting up Canada for war profiteering ⋆ The Breach
Organizer Rachel Small explains how NATO-aligned bank will make Canada’s economy reliant on endless war
44925
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 13/05/2026
Danielle Smith insists that she can privatize Alberta’s health care legally. But in a 2021 podcast, she discussed how it would require “throwing out” federal law. @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social & @desaima.bsky.social argue that with Bill 11, Smith is dismantling public medicare with her eyes wide open.
breachmedia.ca
Danielle Smith admitted she wants to ‘throw out’ Canada’s public health care law ⋆ The Breach
On a 2021 podcast, the Alberta premier wondered aloud if privatizing health care would require breaking federal law. Despite learning the answer was ‘yes,’ she’s still going ahead with it
74840
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 08/05/2026
The Liberal government is giving billions in public handouts to oil companies to build a techno-fix to the climate crisis. @desmondcole.bsky.social breaks down how the supposed solution is actually just cover for endless fossil fuel production. youtu.be/OlHT_ITCw9U?...
youtu.be
Mark Carney and Big Oil are distracting you with fake climate solutions
YouTube video by The Breach
813973
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 01/05/2026
Toronto organizers just formed the biggest tenant union in the city’s history. @desaima.bsky.social reports from the launch of @tenantsunionto.bsky.social, as they organize to tilt the scales of housing power. youtu.be/0T93n4cFphA
youtu.be
Toronto renters just formed the first city-wide tenant union
YouTube video by The Breach
04220
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 30/04/2026
Palestinian & Iranian officials were barred from entering Canada for a kick-off meeting to the FIFA World Cup. Canada must choose: Will we be a global host, or a U.S. vassal state? By @derekcrim.bsky.social, @carolynprouse.bsky.social, @nkalamb.bsky.social, @dansailofsky.bsky.social, & El Jones
breachmedia.ca
Canada’s FIFA exclusion of Palestinians and Iranians reveals a lethal double standard ⋆ The Breach
Canada says it’s inviting the world for the FIFA World Cup—but it’s acting more like a lapdog of the U.S. by shutting its borders to Palestinians and Iranians
47526
Reposted by The Breach
The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Residential School denialism is a profitable industry being used by white supremacists to boost their influencer and political careers. This video by The Breach DEBUNKS every single lie and distortion they spread. Share it far and wide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx-H...
youtube.com
This viral documentary about residential schools is lying to you
YouTube video by The Breach
211342
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 24/04/2026
B.C. Premier David Eby tried to roll back Indigenous rights—and he isn’t the only one. @pampalmater.com joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss the corporate resource rush and right wing backlash behind the surging attack on Indigenous peoples across Canada. breachmedia.ca/the-corporat...
breachmedia.ca
The corporate resource rush fueling B.C.’s backlash against Indigenous rights ⋆ The Breach
Lawyer Pam Palmater discusses the surging attacks on Indigenous rights in British Columbia and across Canada
25431
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 23/04/2026
A viral documentary claims to tell shocking truths about residential schools—but it’s actually part of a growing wave of anti-Indigenous propaganda. Lance of @theserfstv.bsky.social exposes how ‘Making a Killing’ is a slick attempt to stop Canadians from reckoning with this country’s real history.
youtu.be
This viral documentary about residential schools is lying to you
YouTube video by The Breach
32414
The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 16/04/2026
Danielle Smith has a plan to destroy public health care in Alberta—and she’s not doing it alone. Documents and lobbying records reveal the government is consulting directly with Canada’s private insurance giants on how to implement two-tier health care, reports @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social
breachmedia.ca
‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada
21153136