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An independent think tank dedicated to the critical study of the far-right in Canada. We provide analysis and research to challenge far-right extremism. cifrs.org

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 05/05/2026
The alleged misuse and online exposure of millions of Albertans’ personal information spans well beyond normal politics or campaign trickery. They go to the heart of our privacy as individuals and the foundations of our democracy, writes @jaredwesley.ca. #abpoli
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Only a Public Inquiry Can Restore Trust in Alberta’s Democracy | The Tyee
The misuse of a voters list violates privacy and undermines trust in the electoral system.
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trevorrobb.bsky.social @trevorrobb.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Mitch Sylvestre, the head of Stay Free Alberta, delivered the signature documentation to Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton on Monday afternoon, surrounded by a sea of supporters with Alberta flags. #ableg #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Stay Free Alberta delivers 301K signatures to Edmonton in support of separation
Elections Alberta has 21 days to verify the signatures though a court challenge and leaked voters list may delay that timeline.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 04/05/2026
The Libertarian Party of Canada elected a new leader this weekend At first glance, their new leader appears very on-brand
Libertarian Party of Canada - Parti Libertarien du Canada 11h • G A new era for the Libertarian Party of Canada begins! Congratulations to Derek Elliott for his election as the New Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada! A man filled with passion for Liberty, a hard worker, family man, and a former LPOC Deputy Leader, Derek brings new energy to the party and our movement as a whole. #WeAreLiberty #|pocconvention
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/04/2026
Watters: "This isn't over. We still have Cuba, Greenland, and Canada. Just kidding."
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
"A lawyer representing an Alberta First Nation at a hearing to quash a potential independence referendum... said Tuesday that the vote would violate long-established treaties & argued that separatists have no right “to petition for the breakup of Canada.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta First Nation argues separatists have no right ‘to petition for the breakup of Canada’
Three-day hearing will see judge decide whether to suspend province’s pro-independence petition to force a referendum
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Alberta’s new education bill entrenches censorship under the guise of neutrality, by restricting expression and centralizing decision-making power over what can be taught and discussed in schools. ccla.org/press-releas...
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Alberta Education Bill Entrenches Censorship in Schools - CCLA
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 02/04/2026
The bill would ban schools from flying flags other than the Canada or Alberta flags. It also mandates that school boards and teachers not “take positions” on political or ideological issues.
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Alberta law aims to ban ‘ideology,’ non-government flags in schools | Xtra Magazine
Bill 25, introduced in the legislature this week, will prohibit teachers and school districts from promoting or taking stances “social or ideological” issues
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Alberta separation is back in the spotlight - but why now, and does it actually have momentum? I am joined by @acmack.bsky.social and Rob Currie on the CIDP podcast to discuss. We take the temperature on separatist sentiment and what it means for Canada youtu.be/ddik3c9uHSw?...
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Ep 20: Does Alberta Really Want to Leave Canada?
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
On Roblox, extremists are turning play into propaganda. The “Blueshirts,” modeled on Patriot Front, stage virtual protests, harass players, and use Discord to coordinate hate campaigns targeting children. Read more:
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Online Neo-Nazi Group Using Children’s Video Games For Recruiting And Propaganda
A disturbing trend is emerging on Roblox, a platform with tens of millions of young users: online white supremacist groups are using children’s video games to recruit and spread propaganda. The “Blues...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Alberta's NDP warns of gerrymandering as new boundary map recommendations released UCP appointees on the commission had a “radical about face” in recent months, which Nenshi attributes to political pressure from Smith — who didn’t comment. From me: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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Alberta's NDP warns of gerrymandering as new boundary map recommendations released
EDMONTON - Conflicting recommendations on redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries ahead of the 2027 election are leading the Opposition NDP to warn that Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives ...
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The Canadian Institute for Far Right Studies @cifrs.org · 16/03/2026
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Garth Davies, a colleague, collaborator and friend to many of us here at CIFRS. We send our most heartfelt condolences to his family, his friends, and all of our colleagues at SFU and CANSES. He will truly be missed by all of us.
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Andy Pinsent @andypinsent.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Canada has no law to govern AI companies. A lawsuit over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting may force the issue. #longreads
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Canada has no law to govern AI companies. A lawsuit over a mass shooting may force the issue.
The family of a Tumbler Ridge shooting victim is suing OpenAI. A leading legal expert says the case exposes a regulatory vacuum that the federal government has so far failed to fill.
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 09/03/2026
Late last year, a white supremacist dating platform was hacked and its users leaked. One of those users is Royal Canadian Air Force Major Tristan Armstrong, who CAHN has linked to thousands of posts made on far-right forums between 2019 and 2024. 🧵 www.antihate.ca/air_force_ma...
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Royal Canadian Air Force Major Discovered on White Supremacist Dating Site
The Canadian Anti-Hate Network has identified over 190 Canadian users of a white supremacist dating website, including a Royal Canadian Air Force Major.
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material. Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.
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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News
Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...
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stephanie wilson | windward antifascist @windward-afa.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Donald Smith is in Vancouver & attending Ken Sim's pressers. Smith has been filming around downtown & DTES recently. He feeds information about "antifa" to an individual that seems to work with the Diagolon/Second Sons crew who also spins QAnon-level conspiracies about "antifa."
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Montréal Antifasciste @montrealantifa.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"Images posted to the club’s Telegram channel show its members posing for propaganda pictures in the gym, with huge flags unfurled and Nazi imagery on at least one member’s workout clothes." Excellent work by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social!
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How a White Nationalist Club Found Safe Haven Inside a Montreal Gym | The Tyee
The owners say they were unaware Frontenac Active Club met at their facility.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 08/03/2026
Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event, in case you were still thinking it had some sort of legitimate purpose
Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 26/02/2026
Conservative MP searches for ‘antifa’ in federal government, Canadian Armed Forces, @alexboutilier.bsky.social reports globalnews.ca/news/1168850... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Conservative MP searches for ‘antifa’ in federal government, Canadian Armed Forces - National | Globalnews.ca
Federal departments and the Canadian Armed Forces must answer by April how many members of anti-fascist groups work for the public service and the military.
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stephanie wilson | windward antifascist @windward-afa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
BC Cons candidates are tripping over themselves to defend Barry Neufeld, a former Abbotsford school trustee who was found to have violated the BC Human Rights Code. What about the rights of the people who are still accused of heinous crimes for simply affirming 2SLGBT+ rights?
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 23/02/2026
The Tyee has republished my post on Danielle Smith's fear-sowing, xenophobic, unconstitutional 'referendum' plans. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Danielle Smith Is No Separatist. She’s Much Worse | The Tyee
The premier’s referendum plan is destructive, divisive and ultimately evil.
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 23/02/2026
The filmmaker who was supposed to make this residential school denial film had a YouTube account full of Nazi propaganda, Holocaust denial, caustic racism and antisemitism and conspiracy theories. Too much even for Juno News.
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Juno News scraps plan to run residential school denial film after investigation by CNO
The decision comes after Canada's National Observer determined a producer listed on the film's trailer credits — Simon Hergott — has published several videos and comments on his public YouTube channel...
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Katie Hyslop @kehyslop.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"Opposition to UNDRIP seems based in a misconception that it grants Indigenous Peoples “special rights” at the expense of other citizens. It does not." via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Elbows Up for Indigenous Rights | The Tyee
Six years ago BC led the world in addressing harms to First Nations. Why put that progress at risk?
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22/02/2026
"Federal AI minister raises concerns over OpenAI safety protocols after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Evan Solomon says he is ‘deeply disturbed’ that shooter’s online activity wasn’t reported to police" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Federal AI minister raises concerns over OpenAI safety protocols after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting | CBC News
Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he is raising concerns with OpenAI and other such platforms about their safety protocols, after the tech company confirmed that the account of the teenag...
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
City Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social spoke at this protest action over the weekend. On Wednesday the motion to keep ICE out of Vancouver during the World Cup is coming to City Council. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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‘De-ICE Vancouver’ protest held outside Hootsuite headquarters
A second demonstration took place at the Vancouver headquarters of Hootsuite Saturday, demanding the tech company end its contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The white nationalist dog whistle is so obvious. So enraging. And so predictable from this new MAGA brand of Canadian conservativism.
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 11/02/2026
Verified Tumbler Ridge GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/tumbler-ri...
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Donate to Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge, organized by Tumbler Ridge PAC
Supporting Families Impacted by the Recent Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge … Tumbler Ridge PAC needs your support for Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 11/02/2026
Mental health supports in BC helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7 In Canada 📞 Call 1-800-668-6868 📱 Youth can text 686868 📱 Adults can text 741741
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Whenever you need to talk, we're open.
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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our hearts are in Tumbler Ridge tonight with the families of those who have lost loved ones. Government will ensure every possible support for community members in the coming days, as we all try to come to terms with this unimaginable tragedy.
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The Canadian Institute for Far Right Studies @cifrs.org · 11/02/2026
We are incredibly saddened to hear about the tragic events in Tumbler Ridge today. No community deserves to experience the horrors of gun violence, and targeting children is cruel and unthinkable. Our hearts are sincerely with the students at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and the entire town.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
CALL FOR CHAPTERS! Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
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Greg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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ANALYSIS | U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next | CBC News
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta's separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington's possible intention...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 05/02/2026
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
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Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 04/02/2026
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani announced he's leading a one man delegation to Washington on a US-Canada trade deal Turns out his trade mission is not authorized by the Government of Canada I asked Pierre Poilievre's office if he authorized or was even aware of Jivani's trip, but they never replied 🤷
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Conservative MP Jivani heads to Washington after Liberals snub offer to collaborate | CBC News
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, a longtime friend of U.S Vice-President JD Vance, is travelling to Washington to advocate for better Canada-U.S. relations after multiple unsuccessful emails to members o...
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 31/01/2026
A large majority of Canadians disapprove of Pierre Poilievre.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 31/01/2026
Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
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Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
CALGARY - With over 87% of the Conservative Party of Canada voting to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at the 2026 Conservative Convention, Poilievre triumphantly announced that by reaffirming hi...
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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 31/01/2026
Hundreds of protesters in the pouring rain at Hootsuite headquarters in Vancouver over ICE contract youtu.be/ZeobfcYg18M?...
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Protesters gather outside Hootsuite headquarters in response to contract with ICE
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Alberta separatists’ Washington junket – some dare call it treason, including B.C. Premier David Eby. albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/albe...
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Alberta separatists’ Washington junket – some dare call it treason, including B.C. Premier David Eby - Alberta Politics
British Columbia Premier David Eby yesterday said what a lot of Canadians have been thinking – to wit, that the Alberta separatists gallivanting off to Washington to get the Trump Administration’s sup...
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eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
An Alberta First Nation is advising its band members to take precautions when crossing into the United States, even though centuries-old treaty rights should protect them. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Alberta First Nation says members stopped, detained by ICE
An Alberta First Nation is advising its band members to take precautions when crossing into the United States, even though centuries-old treaty rights should protect them.
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Canadian Curmudgeon 🍁 @cdncurmudgeon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
ricochet.media/media/the-pr... The propaganda machine: how far-right media has warped Canada’s political discourse A deep dive into the rise and reach of Rebel News, tracing its roots from fringe commentary to a disruptive force backstage at the federal leaders' debate
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The propaganda machine: how far-right media has warped Canada’s political discourse
A deep dive into the rise and reach of Rebel News, tracing its roots from fringe commentary to a disruptive force backstage at the federal leaders' debate
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UFCW 1518 @ufcw1518.com · 28/01/2026
UFCW 1518 has written to the Jim Pattison Group about the decision to sell a Pattison-owned warehouse for conversion into an ICE processing facility. We stand firmly against practices that dehumanize people anywhere — including the harms reported by victims impacted by ICE.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
At a time when the BC CON's have a former Jimmy Pattison running to be their leader, this is a timely reminder where their allegiances are. www.biv.com/news/bc-atto...
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B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia's attorney general says business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and others...
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments. I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite. Would love to gather any and all other names.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Indigenous Canadians are being urged to use caution when crossing the border into the United States after reports of “increased scrutiny” by U.S. federal officials. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Indigenous Canadians Warned about Travel to the US | The Tyee
The AFN says it ‘strongly condemns’ reports of First Nations people being questioned and detained by ICE.
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Chris Leddy @slowbrewd.northsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is being sold to ICE by Canadian Billionaire Jim Pattison. Just the same as Doug Ford saying to revisit the States and selling armoured cars to ICE. If there's capital, these fascist fucks will sell their own country, too.
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ICE to turn Hanover warehouse into processing center, here’s what we know about the facility
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed its plans to turn a warehouse into a processing facility in Hanover County.
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