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How rich can a prime minister be before it clashes with the job? It’s the question that is quickly dominating the debate over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s finances. New from @xavierrichervis.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/car... #cdnpoli #Brookfield #ethics

Karyn Pugliese is a towering figure in Canadian journalism, having held senior management roles everywhere from APTN to CBC to Canadaland (she’s also written for us). Here, she breaks her silence on leaving Canadaland, and Jesse Brown’s selective memory. open.substack.com/pub/karynpug...

The colonial playbook never ended — Canada’s pipeline deal proves it. Coastal First Nations say ‘we will never tolerate' any exemptions to the oil tanker ban in British Columbia. New from @brandimorin.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/can... #BCpoli #Indigenous #cdnpoli

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FIFA just gave their newly-created FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump. What gutless boot-licking. Unreal.

Ignored since the federal election, an arms-length expert body set up to advise the federal government on the energy transition is collapsing. The latest pipeline agreement between Canada and Alberta representing the final straw for two members. @woodsideful.bsky.social reports

Canada can’t build pipelines without Indigenous consent Mark Carney and #Alberta’s pipeline pitch promises co-ownership with First Nations, but without any authority over their land, resources, or revenues. From Nehiyaw and Metis writer Marcel Desjarlais: ricochet.media/indigenous/c... #cdnpoli

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‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance. New from @opheliedm.bsky.social: ricochet.media/internationa...

Wondering why Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson got kicked off the UVic campus today? Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it. Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement. Read more: ricochet.media/indigenous/w...

Where are the bodies? Trio take residential school denial on tour. Unsanctioned events at B.C. universities, all recorded for a “documentary,” seem like an attempt to generate conflict — and package it as content, writes acclaimed Gitxsan journalist Jerome Turner. ricochet.media/indigenous/w...

Love to see @jonthompson.bsky.social’s great reporting republished by our friends at The Narwhal.

Toronto! This starts in a half hour, and it will be amazing! Check it out.

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I was asked to complete the @rsf.org World Press Freedom Index questionnaire for Canada. Here’s what I wrote at the end. Police attempts to exclude journalists from the site of arrests, particularly of Indigenous Peoples, represents the most significant threat to press freedom in Canada.

Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source. After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli

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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment. Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/climate/envi... #onpoli

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On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, @caradrianh.bsky.social talks with @carleton.ca Professor #AndrewJohnston to unpack the recent dust-up about tariffs between #Trump and Doug Ford, and ask why we still need to discuss #RonaldReagan. youtube.com/watch?v=PJRM... #cdnpoli #onpoli

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Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire? Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line. The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/w... #cdnpoli #Budget2025

I’m hung over after last night’s tragic Blue Jays loss, but I just voted! Our city is at stake. Please make the time to get out and vote. If you want my two cents, it’s anyone but Soraya. Her policies will make life so much harder for renters and young people in the city.

Watching the Jays on the phone at the Habs game! #HeritageMinute #APartOfOurHeritage

“‘Laissez-faire’ is the economics of greed, and it’s responsible for the mess we’re in.” The Montreal housing crisis — brought to you by predatory landlords, Airbnb profiteers and the politicians who enable them #polmtl

Go Habs! Go Jays!

‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining. Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/h... #onpoli #landback

I just got a very skewed anti-union push poll from @pallasdata.bsky.social which stated it was conducted on behalf of the DGCPQ. One question about provincial voting intentions, then maybe ten push questions designed to undermine support for union rights in Quebec. Conseil du patronat?

After an amazing live-taping of Adrian Harewood’s podcast last night, we’re back today for the Future of Independent Media summit organized by Press Progress. First panel is on AI in and for newsrooms, on the lovely Carleton campus.

This is an amazing limited podcast series, investigating the groups that target students for criticizing Israel. Episode two just dropped, listen now!

On the latest episode, Dr. @yipengge.bsky.social joins host @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the genocide in #Gaza and Canada’s complicity. "The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza." Listen wherever you get podcasts.

In Thunder Bay, an Indigenous artist and ’60s Scoop survivor is using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation. This is @shy-anne55.bsky.social's second act. New feature from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/f... #NorthernOntario

Fleeing the Trump regime, migrants are risking everything to cross #Canada’s increasingly militarized border. We travelled along the Canadian border to find the human impact of the government's security plan. New investigation from @xaviersfournier.bsky.social: ricochet.media/justice/migr...

This is our first investigative podcast, and it’s excellent. Check out episode one, and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday. Welcome to the blacklist.

What happens when speaking for Palestine gets you put on a list? Introducing Ricochet's newest investigation into Canary Mission and other organizations targeting Israel's critics in Canada. The first episode is up now! ricochet.media/investigativ... #cdnpoli #ThereIsAList

Today! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema. Check out the trailer and don't forget to subscribe! shorturl.at/Pz3ez

‘Bringing them home in coffins’: Ombudsman finds unsafe conditions in Fly-in First Nation. Ricochet journalist Jon Thompson accompanied Ontario’s ombudsman on a shocking tour of Neskantaga First Nation. This is what they saw. ricochet.media/indigenous/b...

Tomorrow! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema. Check out the trailer:

Canada’s #immigration cuts risk stalling economic growth, experts warn. Blaming newcomers for #housing and healthcare crises will leave Canada’s future prosperity in jeopardy — and fuel far-right backlash. @sophiadr.bsky.social reports: ricochet.media/justice/migr... #cdnpoli #DrawTheLine

‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid. Award-winning journalist Brandi Morin has been on the ground in the upper Walbran valley this week to report on a new blockade challenging old growth logging. ricochet.media/indigenous/i...

Conditions on the Neskantaga First Nation prompt Ontario ombudsman to call on federal and provincial governments to act ‘Unsafe and unacceptable:’ ombudsman demands ‘immediate action’ for fly-in community. The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/u... #onpoli #cdnpoli

In one northern Ontario First Nation, the health director doubles as the ambulance driver and the only backup is a broken van — Chronic underfunding and neglect have maintained a deadly #healthcrisis in the north. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/n... #onpoli

NOW: RCMP headed to blockade protecting old growth trees in upper Walbran. Helicopter overhead, convoy seen en route. RCMP say “there is currently no police enforcement action.” But that can change at any moment. Ricochet’s @brandimorin.bsky.social in the area, stay tuned for her feature report!

“The courts are enforcers of intimidation and oppression” Elder Bill Jones tells Brandi Morin. He’s reacting to today’s court decision issuing an injunction against him & others at a blockade protecting Old Growth trees in the upper Walbran. Brandi’s heading to the blockade now. Follow for updates.

BREAKING: Justice Amy Francis has granted an injunction against Elder Bill Jones and others manning a blockade to protect Old Growth forests in the upper Walbran. RCMP are expected to conduct a raid soon, and journalist Brandi Morin is headed to the camp to report for Ricochet. Follow for updates!