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Jonathan Montpetit

@jonmontpetit.bsky.social
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Journalist with CBC News covering social movements and democracy. Signal: @jonmontpetit.11

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Tu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Jacques Nadeau was one of the great news photographers in Quebec. The article about his death highlights this iconic shot...
Famous 1979 picture of Quebec Premier René Lévesque leaning over a pool table, a cigarette in his mouth. The photo by Jacques Nadeau captures Lévesque's populist appeal.
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Seems a good time to shamelessly recirculate this: “The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec” www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec
12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec was published in The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter on page 271.
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Debra Arbec @debraarbec.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Really interesting piece from @jonmontpetit.bsky.social on the swing of young men toward the Conservatives. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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They’re young, male and swinging conservative
There’s been a growing divide in the last four years between how young women and young men identify politically. CBC’s Jonathan Montpetit breaks down why more young men are leaning conservative and ho...
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 28/01/2025
What should we make of the relationship between Donald Trump and the tech oligarchy? I was happy to speak to @jonmontpetit.bsky.social for this segment on CBC The National!
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Trump and big tech bromance: Should we be worried?
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
How made-in-Canada misinformation gets turned into headlines in India www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Bots and Indian TV push fake news about Canada in wake of Hindu temple clashes | CBC News
A wave of misinformation about Canadian institutions is being amplified by suspected bot accounts on social media and by pro-Modi news outlets in India, raising concerns it could imperil relations bet...
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Cathy Senay @catsenay.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
In 2025...the discussion about laicity in Quebec is set to be back. Sylvain Roy Roussel: cameraman, editor and photograph. #polqc #assnat www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Quebec's secularism debate 2.0: Do we need more tools to enforce ‘laicity’?
Quebec’s government wants better laws to protect secularism. Is it necessary or is it just politics?
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
My inner institutionalist finds this awesome
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The influence of this particular branch of Christian nationalism extends into Canada.
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Cool to see The Guardian citing our interview with James Cantor about his work for anti-trans organizations.
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Revealed: trans rights case at US supreme court features doctors previously discredited by judges
Tennessee relied on doctors rebuked by courts for inexperience and bias to defend its trans healthcare ban
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The other social media company that stands to benefit from #Trump 2.0 is #Rumble. Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for Commerce, helped take Rumble public in 2022. Vance's VC firm helped get that process going. And Rumble provides cloud tech for Truth Social. Here's my brief history of Rumble:
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How Rumble went from a family-friendly Canadian startup to a megaphone for U.S. election deniers | CBC News
Started in Toronto in 2013, Rumble was once mainly known as a site where you could find wholesome pet videos. But it changed radically after investments by pro-Trump financiers.
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Jonathan Montpetit @jonmontpetit.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This piece, in many ways, represents the culmination of my work covering the laicity debates in Quebec (DM for free PDF!)
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12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec
12 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Constitutionalism in Quebec was published in The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter on page 271.
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