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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEWS: At the investment summit, Mark Carney announces that Canada will seek to privatize the operation of airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver @nikbarryshaw spoke about the consequences of such a move on our latest podcast episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ii...
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Mark Carney’s investment summit is putting Canada on the auction block
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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
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“Not going away”: On the doors with Avi Lewis in a Toronto by-election
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
.@breachmedia.ca is hiring an assistant producer! Salary: $22/hr Hours: 30hrs/week Eligibility: Enrolled as a student for at least the first 30 days of internship, and have filled in the student application form through Venture for Canada (here.ventureforcanada.ca/en/ip-student- interest-form)
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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
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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-...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The founders of the Drug User Liberation Front say Canadian drug laws that prevent safe supply are a violation of Charter rights Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum are risking life in prison in the fight for people who use illicit drugs our latest @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/in-a-bid-to-...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ontario is using AI in its jails, and assigning Black prisoners to maximum security more than others The government knew its AI program would likely produce biased results, and used it anyway Our latest @breachmedia.ca investigation www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Ha...
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AI is putting Black prisoners in maximum security
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ontario's jails are using an artificial intelligence tool that disproportionately places Black prisoners in maximum security The government anticipated its tool AI would produce biased outcomes, but used it anyway My latest @breachmedia.ca investigation breachmedia.ca/black-prison...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ontario's jails are using an artificial intelligence tool that disproportionately places Black prisoners in maximum security The government anticipated its tool AI would produce biased outcomes, but used it anyway My latest @breachmedia.ca investigation breachmedia.ca/black-prison...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Vancouver police got caught using AI to alter an image from a drug bust In our latest for @breachmedia.ca I look beyond this cop slop to understand what the police are really up to
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
For our latest, El Jones attended the opening of the Nakba exhibit at the human rights museum in Winnipeg, and collected stories from Palestinians who were there to take it in. Please read and share this excellent piece breachmedia.ca/the-nakba-ex...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A cop who shares racist posts is kept on the force A police board member is allowed to serve even though her son is a senior officer Cops publish data on their harmful practices but nothing changes Our latest, on what pushed a Hamilton police board member to resign www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOUl...
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This doctor just exposed why police boards fail to keep cops in check
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEWS: Hamilton police board member Anjali Menezes has just resigned at the board's ongoing meeting Menezes says her colleagues have failed to hold Hamilton Police accountable, and that her proposals for change have been silenced More to come at @breachmedia.ca
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
tonight's the night! we've gotten lots of RSVPs but there's still a little space to join us. come celebrate five years of The Breach and the launch our latest book
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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.
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The secret to how Liberals con progressive voters
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Mark Carney's Liberals are suggesting workers' right to strike is a threat to Canada's economy For our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast I spoke with Graham Cox, who represents @cupescfp.bsky.social workers whose ability to strike and collectively bargain are at risk breachmedia.ca/gutting-the-...
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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
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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-...
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Doug Ford’s decision to close safe injection sites is a death sentence
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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...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
let's talk about policing during Toronto's local elections the police have the biggest budget and the most power of any service in this city—we see how they're using both a plan to spend less on policing and more on people is long overdue
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"To stop Canadian oil companies from overcharging Canadians, government could regulate the price of oil in Canada—and tax windfall oil profits to protect consumers and build home-grown renewable energy." Our latest from economist @jimbostanford.bsky.social breachmedia.ca/an-oil-price...
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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
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Alberta's separatist movement wants control of the land, without engaging with First Nations and Treaty obligations Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat joined me on our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast to talk about law, land, and Treaty in Alberta politics breachmedia.ca/alberta-sepa...
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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’
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Canada plans to establish a new bank to finance the global arms trade In our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast, I speak with Rachel Small of @wbwcanada.bsky.social about the prospect of our economy being further tied to weapons and war breachmedia.ca/by-hosting-a...
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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
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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?...
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Mark Carney and Big Oil are distracting you with fake climate solutions
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Alberta premier Danielle Smith plans to let doctors give priority to higher-paying patients, while other Albertans wait. This seems to be a clear violation of law, and a threat to Canadian medicare, but Smith isn't stopping Our latest @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/danielle-smi...
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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
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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...
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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
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 01/04/2026
Avi Lewis has won the leadership of Canada's NDP. @desmondcole.bsky.social was live at the party’s convention, talking about what this left turn means for the NDP's future with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, Matthew Green, @leahgazan.bsky.social, and more. breachmedia.ca/the-breachs-...
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Avi Lewis wins NDP leadership: LIVE COVERAGE ⋆ The Breach
Avi Lewis wins NDP leadership: LIVE COVERAGE
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
UPDATE: on the heels of our reporting, the public safety minister is asked about the deportation of Kumar Thuraisinkam Anandasangaree acknowledges the danger Thuraisinkam faces, but is not intervening, saying the courts are best placed to decide Our full story below
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My full interview with @naomiaklein.bsky.social in the moments after her partner Avi Lewis became leader of the federal NDP www.youtube.com/watch?v=1btI...
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Naomi Klein on the importance of Avi Lewis becoming NDP leader
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A Tamil refugee claimant is set to be deported—even though he risks jail and torture back in Sri Lanka The minister overseeing the deportation, himself a Tamil refugee and longtime advocate for Tamil asylum seekers, is silent My latest for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/tamil-refuge...
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He spent years defending Tamil refugees. As Minister, he’s refusing to stop a deportation back to danger in Sri Lanka ⋆ The Breach
Kumar Thuraisinkam is facing deportation—but the minister who once decried the treatment of his community isn’t stepping in to stop it
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 25/03/2026
Winnipeg! Come and join us for a drink to unwind from the NDP convention. 📅 Saturday March 28 @ 8 PM 📍Yellow Dog Tavern, 386 Donald St Winnipeg, MB R3B 2J2 Feat. The Breach team including @desmondcole.bsky.social and Martin Lukacs RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1984204910...
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Bevvies with The Breach
Come on down to the Yellow Dog Tavern to unwind from the NDP convention with The Breach!
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 23/03/2026
Here's another photo of the year candidate from Getty contributor Megan Varner:
A couple with a tote bag and tattoos kiss in the foreground of the arrivals lobby of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, while unmasked ICE agents stare around near a Truist bank branch in the background
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The weapons are the headline here, but this also means a likely increase in surveillance, needless stops and detentions, and harassment of people who are just going about their business www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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Toronto police to deploy more officers in tactical gear at places of worship, tourist hubs
Toronto residents will soon see more police officers in tactical gear with patrol rifles and other long guns around places of worship, tourist hubs and community centres.
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 20/03/2026
BREAKING Alberta government preparing to announce closures of supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge, nine days after it published a fraudulent study on site client outcomes. drugdatadecoded.ca/breaking-alb...
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BREAKING: Alberta government to announce Calgary and Lethbridge supervised consumption site closures
Nine days after it announced a fraudulent study published by its staff, the Alberta government is moving quickly to dismantle what remains of supervised consumption services in the province.
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
@leahgazan.bsky.social is one of the few federal NDP parliamentarians left standing. She believes the party needs to embrace "unapologetic socialism" in order to rebuild. I spoke with Gazan for our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast breachmedia.ca/this-ndp-mp-...
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This NDP MP believes ‘unapologetic socialism’ can revive the party ⋆ The Breach
MP Leah Gazan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how reclaiming the NDP’s radical roots can revive the party
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Rogan mentions cannabis being legal in Canada. Poilievre replies, “been legal for 10 years, yeah.” Rogan applauds Canada for voting to legalize marijuana. He says it's about "personal freedom." Poilievre agrees it’s about personal choice. (Poilievre voted against cannabis legalization lol)
screenshot of the vote breakdown of Bill C-45 in 2015, which legalized cannabis in Canada. It shows Poilievre voting "nay"
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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 19/03/2026
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Metrolinx ‘firewall’ blocking Finch LRT location data from transit apps
Locked out of its own data, the TTC admits Google Maps and popular transit apps are forced to rely on inaccurate scheduled times for the Finch West LRT
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
we're going to Winnipeg!
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 16/03/2026
A top-tier law firm in Toronto was secretly contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Justice to lobby the federal government—over wine labels. In our latest investigation, Anas Ambri reveals how wines from illegal settlements in the West Bank became a flashpoint in a larger PR battle.
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Israel hired Toronto firm to fight settlement wine labelling
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ر ت ت ت @raniawrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Canada just passed bill C-12 vastly increasing the power & impunity of immigration policing. In a country which has ALWAYS had indefinite migration detention, these ghouls now have a myriad of new surveillance powers & technologies. Many people will lose their status with the stroke of a pen.
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 12/03/2026
Israel secretly hired a Toronto law firm to ensure wines from its illegal settlements would not be accurately labelled in Canada. Anas Ambri reveals Israel’s efforts to lobby the federal government, over fears the labelling could set precedents elsewhere. breachmedia.ca/covert-influ...
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‘Covert influence’: Israel hired Toronto firm to fight Canada’s labelling of settlement wines ⋆ The Breach
To ensure wines were falsely labelled “product of Israel,” the Israeli Ministry of Justice secretly hired a local firm to help its lobbying of the Canadian government
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Emma Bainbridge @eksbainbridge.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Read our investigation showing how C-IRG/CRU's mandate is growing to encompass any kind of public order incident, especially Palestine protests.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 06/03/2026
The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Mark Carney is renewing ties with Narendra Modi’s far-right Indian government, and ignoring Modi's alleged violent interference in Canada I spoke with @desaima.bsky.social about Carney's business-first approach for our latest @breachmedia.ca podcast breachmedia.ca/in-india-car...
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In India, Carney turns a blind eye to Modi’s far-right violence ⋆ The Breach
Saima Desai joins Desmond Cole to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing partnership with India
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 05/03/2026
As Mark Carney courts new economic partners, he’s cozying up to Narendra Modi’s far-right Indian government. @desaima.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing alliance with India. breachmedia.ca/in-india-car...
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In India, Carney turns a blind eye to Modi’s far-right violence ⋆ The Breach
Saima Desai joins Desmond Cole to discuss the costs of Canada’s growing partnership with India
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/03/2026
Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"
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Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"
"It's a good thing that Trump is the most peaceful president in history who ends all wars, right?"
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Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In response to police brutality in the 1960s and 70s, police reforms were marketed as “community policing.” In a revised version of Policing Black Lives, Robyn Maynard challenges the ruse of “dialogue,” showing how these reforms maintain the status quo.
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Community policing: expanding the carceral web – Briarpatch Magazine
Excerpt from Policing Black Lives: Revised and Expanded – In a revised and expanded version of Policing Black Lives, Robyn Maynard documents how half a centre of police reforms, including community policing, have served to undermine Black freedom struggles while expanding the scope and scale of policing in Canadian society.
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The same police unit that arrested Wet'suwet'en land defenders and surveilled Fairy Creek demonstrators was monitoring the Palestine solidarity movement on BC campuses A big investigation for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach
From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent
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