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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 23h
NEW: Pro-Israel voices have suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the Belleville attack. There is no public evidence to support any of these claims. www.readthemaple.com/how-pro-isra...
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How Pro-Israel Voices Warped The Belleville Shooting Narrative
Pro-Israel voices suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the attack.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: Carney Downplays Trump’s Threat To Destroy Iran As ‘Language Of War’ www.readthemaple.com/carney-downp...
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Carney Downplays Trump’s Threat To Destroy Iran As ‘Language Of War’
“Well, there is a war underway, and he’s speaking the language of war.”
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: There’s no evidence tying the pro-Palestine movement to shootings at synagogues and Jewish schools in Canada. I go through each case and outline what we currently know to prove my point. www.readthemaple.com/theres-no-ev...
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There’s No Evidence Tying Palestine Movement To Shootings
Pro-Israel groups have blamed shootings at schools and synagogues on anti-Zionists
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney today downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to completely destroy Iran as simply “the language of war.” www.readthemaple.com/carney-downp...
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Carney Downplays Trump’s Threat To Destroy Iran As ‘Language Of War’
“Well, there is a war underway, and he’s speaking the language of war.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 17/09/2026
NEW: Liberal Government Leaves Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Survivors In Limbo “You don’t offer help to people and then kick them when they’re down and tell them, too bad, so sad.” www.readthemaple.com/liberal-gove...
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Liberal Government Leaves Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Survivors In Limbo
“You don’t offer help to people and then kick them when they’re down and tell them, too bad, so sad.”
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 16/09/2026
NEW: Here’s a list of Canadians who signed an open letter denying the genocide in Gaza. It includes people associated with Canadian institutions as well, such as professors. www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of-ga...
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A List Of Gaza Genocide Deniers In Canada
Thousands of people signed an open letter denying genocide in Gaza.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 15/09/2026
NEW: Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit “It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.” www.readthemaple.com/stephen-harp...
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Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit
“It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.”
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 11/09/2026
I dug through Canadian media archives to pull out a sample of the bloodthirsty commentary that dominated pages post-9/11, including from: Christie Blatchford, Rosie DiManno, Margaret Wente, Mark Steyn, Andrew Coyne, Marcus Gee, Rex Murphy and Paul Wells. www.readthemaple.com/remembering-...
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Remembering Canadian Media’s Post-9/11 Bloodlust
The media was responsible for helping create an environment where people begged for war, racist laws and attacks on civil liberties.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 10/09/2026
NEW: CIJA has for months been lobbying the federal government to expand the grounds for revoking Canadian citizenship. This included meetings with Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and CSIS director Dan Rogers. www.readthemaple.com/cija-is-lobb...
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CIJA Is Lobbying To Expand Grounds For Revoking Citizenship
Experts say CIJA’s demands would have troubling implications for the rights of naturalized Canadian citizens.
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 09/09/2026
NEW: Do you live in Canada? Are you impacted by pro-landlord policies? Want to know if your MP is a landlord or invested in real estate in some way? I’ve released the 2026 version of my landlord MP database. Find out if your MP is a landlord now! www.readthemaple.com/mp-landlords/
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Find Out If Your MP Is A Landlord Or Invested In Real Estate
The Maple examined and analyzed MPs’ disclosure forms and compiled the results.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 03/09/2026
U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He’d Obey Order To Invade Canada “I follow the orders of the commander-in-chief, but that is a needlessly emotional question.” www.readthemaple.com/u-s-admiral-...
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U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He’d Obey Order To Invade Canada
“I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 02/09/2026
NEW: U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He Would Obey Order To Invade Canada He said “I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.” He added: “I follow the orders of the commander-in-chief, but that is a needlessly emotional question.” www.readthemaple.com/u-s-admiral-...
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U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He Would Obey Order To Invade Canada
“I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: Poilievre Wants Canada To Fuel U.S. Wars In Exchange For Tariff Relief www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-wa...
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Poilievre Wants Canada To Fuel U.S. Wars In Exchange For Tariff Relief
“We should present the Americans with the prospect of a Canadian strategic mineral and oil reserve available and tailor made for our tariff-free allies.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: Corporate media's coverage of the WestJet strike featured 2x more complaints from passengers than worker grievances, analysis from Emma Paling shows 👇 www.readthemaple.com/media-featur...
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Media Featured 2 Times More Passengers Than Workers In WestJet Stories
TV broadcasts and articles cited passengers’ grievances a total of 44 times, while flight attendants’ grievances were cited only 20 times
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 11/08/2026
NEW: David McGuinty met with a secret list of arms industry leaders last month. The Department of National Defence says the talks were held under Chatham House Rules and won't reveal the names of those McGuinty spoke with. www.readthemaple.com/david-mcguin...
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David McGuinty Met With Secret List Of War Industry Leaders
A spokesperson said the meeting was held under Chatham House Rules.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 30/07/2026
NEW: The Liberal government is applauding a new business jet deal with a Saudi-owned company. It represents growing trade between Canada and the Saudi dictatorship under PM Mark Carney. www.readthemaple.com/liberals-cel...
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Liberals Celebrate Bombardier Jet Deal With Saudi Company
Canada is increasingly doing business with the repressive Middle Eastern Kingdom.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 30/07/2026
New Pipeline Has Nothing To Do With Appeasing Separatists, Carney Says “The referendum, that doesn’t enter into the calculus.” www.readthemaple.com/new-pipeline...
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New Pipeline Has Nothing To Do With Appeasing Separatists, Carney Says
“The referendum, that doesn’t enter into the calculus.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 29/07/2026
Please step up and support The Grind. They do fantastic work 👇
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 28/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney is looking to cash in under the new right-wing presidency of Keiko Fujimori in Peru. Carney dispatched parliamentary secretary Rob Oliphant to attend Fujimori's inauguration in Lima today with instructions to “unlock new opportunities.” www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Wants To Cash In Under Peru’s New Right-Wing President
For Canada’s Liberal government, Keiko Fujimori’s election victory is being seen as an opportunity to open new business ventures.
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 28/07/2026
These efforts began in February 2025 after I published Find IDF Soldiers, a database that now contains profiles of 206 Canadians who have joined the Israeli military. It hasn’t stopped since. I detail what it looks like, and who is involved. www.readthemaple.com/i-asked-peop...
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I Asked People Trying To Get Me Imprisoned How It’s Going
My journalism on Canadians who join the IDF has made me the target of pro-Israel forces.
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 28/07/2026
NEW: I reached out to the pro-Israel forces who have been trying to get me imprisoned to ask how their campaigns are going. www.readthemaple.com/i-asked-peop...
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I Asked People Trying To Get Me Imprisoned How It’s Going
My journalism on Canadians who join the IDF has made me the target of pro-Israel forces.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 27/07/2026
NEW: WestJet Flight Attendants Are Ready To Make History www.readthemaple.com/westjet-flig...
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WestJet Flight Attendants Are Ready To Make History
By overwhelmingly voting to strike, the workers may finally force an airline to take the issue of unpaid work seriously.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 23/07/2026
NEW: The Liberals have awarded up to $34 million to a U.S. defence giant they claim is Canadian, writes @emmapaling.bsky.social www.readthemaple.com/liberals-awa...
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Liberals Award Millions To U.S. Company They Say Is Canadian
The government funded Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of defence giant RTX, formerly Raytheon.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 21/07/2026
NEW: Defence Minister David McGuinty says there’s “really little daylight” between Canada and the United States on military and intelligence affairs. “We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.” www.readthemaple.com/david-mcguin...
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David McGuinty Says There’s ‘Little Daylight’ Between U.S. And Canada
“We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 16/07/2026
Mark Carney is promoting his plans for a new Alberta oil pipeline while Ontario is ravaged by wildfires. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage
In northern Ontario, 180 wildfires were burning as of Wednesday evening, including 72 that were “not under control.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 16/07/2026
NEW: First Nations Chiefs Call Out Exponential Rise In Anti-Indigenous Hate “Canada has failed to take the necessary steps to follow its own legislation and has failed to protect First Nations people.” www.readthemaple.com/first-nation...
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First Nations Chiefs Call Out Exponential Rise In Anti-Indigenous Hate
“Canada has failed to take the necessary steps to follow its own legislation and has failed to protect First Nations people.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 15/07/2026
Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty “It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.” www.readthemaple.com/quebec-agenc...
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Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty
“It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney has appointed a former oil executive once described as a “climate villain painting Big Oil green” as Canada's consul general in New York. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Appoints Former Oil Executive As U.S. Diplomat
An advocacy group accused Susannah Pierce of being a “climate villain painting Big Oil green.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: An independent body of the Quebec government has warned that exports of artillery propellant to the United States risk violating Canada’s Arms Trade Treaty obligations. www.readthemaple.com/quebec-agenc...
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Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty
“It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.”
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 10/07/2026
NEW: I wrote a small guide explaining how to archive things you see online and why you should. Archiving is essential for journalists, researchers and activists, and the more of us who get in the habit of archiving what we find, the better. www.readthemaple.com/heres-how-to...
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Here’s How To Archive Online Content, And Why You Should
Archiving is essential for researchers, journalists and activists to do their work, and all of us can play a role in it
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 10/07/2026
NEW: We published a small guide explaining how to archive things you see online and why you should. Archiving is essential for journalists, researchers and activists, and the more people who get in the habit of archiving what they find, the better. www.readthemaple.com/heres-how-to...
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Here’s How To Archive Online Content, And Why You Should
Archiving is essential for researchers, journalists and activists to do their work, and all of us can play a role in it
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 09/07/2026
Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending “It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.” www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending
“It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 08/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney claims Donald Trump "won the argument" on NATO spending, as Canada prepares to spend $159 billion per year on its military. Carney made the comment at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, where he also supported the latest U.S. attacks on Iran. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending
“It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 07/07/2026
What's missing from corporate media's coverage of the new pipeline announcements? Emma Paling breaks it down in tomorrow's edition of Second Scoop 👇 www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 06/07/2026
NEW: Pierre Poilievre once again parrots Pete Hegseth’s call for a ‘warrior culture’ in the military. www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ag...
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Poilievre Again Parrots Pete Hegseth’s Call for ‘Warrior Culture’
“We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 04/07/2026
RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing www.readthemaple.com/rcmp-can-app...
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RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing
The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts.”
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🔫Scott Martin🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 04/07/2026
Harrowing report from @readthemaple.com
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RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing
The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 03/07/2026
NEW: The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts,” according to a briefing document written by Canada’s defence attaché in Israel. www.readthemaple.com/rcmp-can-app...
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RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing
The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 01/07/2026
If you've been following the "controversy" surrounding the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Nakba exhibit, you won't want to miss tomorrow's edition of Second Scoop. Emma breaks down how the campaign against it pushes anti-Palestinian racism. Sign up below👇 www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 30/06/2026
NEW: I wrote a piece arguing that Zionism is Canada’s most-successful hate movement. www.readthemaple.com/zionism-is-c...
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Zionism Is Canada’s Most-Successful Hate Movement
The Jewish-supremacist ideology motivating genocide has widespread support among Canada’s elites.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 25/06/2026
NEW: Emma Paling looks at why there is such a wide and persistent gender gap when it comes to support for Alberta separatism. www.readthemaple.com/why-men-and-...
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Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism
35% of Albertans want to start the process to hold a binding referendum on separation, according to recent polling.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 25/06/2026
We just published the first wide edition of Second Scoop, a new media criticism newsletter from The Maple. This week, Emma panned the National Post's love affair with Elon Musk and highlighted what the press missed in its coverage of the Iran deal. Sign up: www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 24/06/2026
Canada’s corporate press churns out too much bullshit to keep up with, but Emma Paling has you covered. Sign up to receive Second Scoop, a brand new newsletter from The Maple covering stories that Canada’s mainstream media over-hypes, overthinks, or just ignores. readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 24/06/2026
NEW: The Zionist lobby is spinning a false narrative about overnight shootings at Jewish schools and synagogues being motivated by Palestine protests. The goal of this is to facilitate the stripping away of civil liberties in Canada, writes Davide Mastracci. www.readthemaple.com/the-zionist-...
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The Zionist Narrative On ‘Antisemitic’ Shootings Is Bullshit
The false claim that shooters were motivated by Palestine protests has been used to help strip civil liberties.
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 24/06/2026
NEW: I took an in-depth look at the Zionist narrative on the shootings of Jewish institutions in Toronto, and came to the conclusion that it’s bullshit that has been used to restrict our civil liberties. Read my investigation to find out why. www.readthemaple.com/the-zionist-...
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The Zionist Narrative On ‘Antisemitic’ Shootings Is Bullshit
The false claim that shooters were motivated by Palestine protests has been used to help strip civil liberties.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 23/06/2026
NEW: A report from Just Peace Advocates finds the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its investments in companies complicit in Israel’s crimes by more than $23 billion. www.readthemaple.com/cpp-invests-...
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CPP Invests $23 Billion More In Companies Tied To Israel: Report
“It’s more than doubled if we’re looking back over two years.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 12/06/2026
NEW: Activists in Toronto unfurled a banner reading, “Kick Israel out of FIFA,” over a FIFA logo this morning ahead of the city’s first World Cup game. www.readthemaple.com/kick-israel-...
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‘Kick Israel Out Of FIFA,’ Toronto Activists Demand During Protest
‘I think it’s important to be aware of the institutional complicity of organizations that are holding these games.’
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 09/06/2026
NEW: Canada has remained silent as the Americans continue to throw the World Cup into chaos through visa denials, delays and revocations. In April, Canada denied entry to Iranian and Palestinian football officials ahead of the pre-tournament congress. www.readthemaple.com/canada-silen...
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Canada Silent As American Authorities Throw World Cup Into Chaos
Canada, one of the tournament co-hosts, has not issued any official statement regarding the interruptions.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 05/06/2026
NEW: The Liberal government’s new elections bill includes a loophole that will let dark money fund third-party groups during election campaigns, a watchdog warns. Latest from Emma Paling. www.readthemaple.com/liberal-loop...
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Liberal Loophole Will Let Dark Money Fund Election Ads, Critic Warns
“They’re fine with the undemocratic influence of wealthy interests.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 04/06/2026
Canada Spending $2.6 Billion On U.S. Missile System Used To Bomb Iran www.readthemaple.com/canada-spend...
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Canada Spending $2.6 Billion On U.S. Missile System Used To Bomb Iran
The Department of National Defence said it finalized a deal with the U.S. to acquire 26 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers.
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