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Ben Mulroney is blurring the lines between journalism, business, lobbying and partisan politics The new host of Global News’ national political news show also works for registered lobby groups, advises businesses and hosted election events for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives earlier this year

Losing track of the various standards we apply to political media people at lower versus higher levels, so just to refresh: if you're young or have expressed partisan left views, ever, you have no place in the news business. If you're old and Conservative, have at 'er. Have I got that right?

I did a deep-dive into Ben Mulroney's extracurricular activities: At the same time as Mulroney is filling-in as host of The West Block, he is also working for two registered lobby groups and as an adviser to several companies – some of whose CEOs he's interviewed on Global News 640 Toronto radio

Ben Mulroney is blurring the lines between journalism, business, lobbying and partisan politics The new host of Global News’ national political news show also works for registered lobby groups, advises businesses and hosted election events for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives earlier this year

The Campaigns Targeting Canadian Doctors Who Discuss the Health Crisis in Gaza pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta... @brishti.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

A conference on refugee healthcare lost sponsors, and a talk for employees at Canada's public health agency was cancelled, after Palestine advocates were labelled "antisemitic." A look at the campaigns targeting doctors who want to discuss the health crisis in Gaza: pressprogress.ca/campaigns-ta...

Billy Dee Williams says his Facebook page got hacked and started posting Charlie Kirk disinformation Millions of people liked and shared right-wing propaganda and disinformation pumped out on the official verified page of the actor who played ‘Lando Calrissian’ in Star Wars

University of Toronto building shut down, police investigating threat, amid backlash to professor’s X post: pressprogress.ca/university-o...

"A number of right-wing influencers and convoy personalities in Canada were also seen sharing or interacting with Williams’ fake posts before they were taken down, including a senior adviser to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre."

"Facebook post data compiled by PressProgress shows that over a three-day period between September 10 and September 13, Williams’ official verified FB page made 66 posts in reference to Charlie Kirk. These posts were shared over 70,000 times and received over 1.6 million likes and other reactions"

Billy Dee Williams says his Facebook page got hacked and started posting Charlie Kirk disinformation Millions of people liked and shared right-wing propaganda and disinformation pumped out on the official verified page of the actor who played ‘Lando Calrissian’ in Star Wars

University of Toronto building shut down, police investigating threat, amid backlash to professor’s X post: pressprogress.ca/university-o...

What happens when governments try to crack down on homelessness without actually providing housing? On the new Sources, Ashley Schuitema of @wrlegalservices.bsky.social breaks down what a new court ruling means for encampments: pressprogress.ca/what-court-r...

Two of BC’s public sector unions just went on strike as public servants push back against rising costs of living Wages that don’t keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

The latest threat to democracy in Alberta: Danielle Smith's government has opened the door to a potential “gerrymandering” of the province that would disempower urban voters. pressprogress.ca/how-gerryman...

9 damning, disturbing and disgraceful quotes from Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay’s disbarment report The Law Society of Alberta has banned the president of a right-wing, convoy-friendly charity from practicing law

9 damning, disturbing and disgraceful quotes from Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay’s disbarment report The Law Society of Alberta has banned the president of a right-wing, convoy-friendly charity from practicing law

Every PressProgress article carries this union bug because our newsroom is 100% unionized with secure, good-paying, full-time journalism jobs You can be a union job creator too by becoming a PressProgress member and supporting unionized journalism jobs: pressprogress.ca/become-a-mem...

Nurses in BC are weighing a strike vote over looming cuts to their health benefits. Across the province's whole health sector, staff shortages are running up against a government in austerity mode. pressprogress.ca/bc-nurses-un...

Nearly all federal funds for gender equality could disappear in the next two years. If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%. pressprogress.ca/federal-fund... via @pivot.quebec

I asked PressProgress’ Labour Reporter @emmaarkell.bsky.social to explain everything you need to know about the Air Canada flight attendant’s strike on this week’s episode of the Sources podcast:

🎧 Podcast: What you need to know about Air Canada’s flight attendants’ strike PressProgress’ Labour Reporter @emmaarkell.bsky.social breaks down and explains everything you need to know about one of the most charged labour disputes in recent Canadian history

I'm on today's The Big Story podcast @thebigstory.bsky.social talking about what went down in the Air Canada flight attendant's strike and how the events of this week could change the landscape for labour in the years to come ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...

🔊 On the latest episode of Sources, PressProgress editor @lukelebrun.ca and I talk about everything that happened in the Air Canada flight attendants strike: what they're fighting for, why they defied the government's order, and what this all means for the Canadian labour movement.

🎧 Podcast: What you need to know about Air Canada’s flight attendants’ strike PressProgress’ Labour Reporter @emmaarkell.bsky.social breaks down and explains everything you need to know about one of the most charged labour disputes in recent Canadian history

Air Canada flight attendants were perfectly positioned to publicly challenge the federal government's back-to-work order. I spoke to labour experts and workers on the picket line to better understand why this woman-dominated workforce was able to do what others couldn't.

The government's "eyebrow-raising" penchant for breaking up strikes finally met its match in the woman-dominated workforce of CUPE's Air Canada unit. Why the flight attendants' strike was "a perfect storm" for labour: pressprogress.ca/air-canada-f...

Carney government’s decision to intervene in Air Canada flight attendants’ strike backfired with public, new polling suggests Canadians overwhelmingly sided with flight attendants over Air Canada and Mark Carney’s government – including Carney’s own supporters

"Coletto’s polling data suggests the public support for the flight attendants grew as a result of the labour dispute, with a net +40% of respondents ... By contrast, impressions of Air Canada worsened, standing at net -34%, while Carney’s government came away from the strike at net -13%"

Carney government’s decision to intervene in Air Canada flight attendants’ strike backfired with public, new polling suggests Canadians overwhelmingly sided with flight attendants over Air Canada and Mark Carney’s government – including Carney’s own supporters

Defying an order to end the strike, the union's president proclaimed: "If we stick together, they can’t fire us all." Here's what Air Canada flight attendants are fighting for: pressprogress.ca/air-canada-f...

Defying an order to end the strike, the union's president proclaimed: "If we stick together, they can’t fire us all." Here's what Air Canada flight attendants are fighting for: pressprogress.ca/air-canada-f...

Meet Brishti Basu, PressProgress’ new health reporter: The promise of universal public healthcare has always been central to the ‘Canadian Dream’. Our new health reporter Brishti wants to help keep the dream alive. Say hi to @brishti.bsky.social 👋

I'm so excited to announce that as of last week, I've joined the power-packed team at @pressprogress.ca as their health reporter. It's a topic that touches everyone's lives, and a healthy healthcare system is often a litmus test for a healthy community. In this new role, I'd like to... (1/n)

Talk to more patients, more workers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab techs, social workers, everyone involved in creating a holistic healthcare system), dig deeper into what's working and what's not. To many of you who interact with this system, I've been privileged to earn your trust in the past

Meet Brishti Basu, PressProgress’ new health reporter: The promise of universal public healthcare has always been central to the ‘Canadian Dream’. Our new health reporter Brishti wants to help keep the dream alive. Say hi to @brishti.bsky.social 👋

Why did two of this summer's biggest organizing victories happen in BC? Over at @pressprogress.ca, I dug into the policies that helped Uber drivers in Victoria and Amazon workers in Delta unionize their workplaces.

Workers at Amazon and Uber, two companies notoriously difficult to organize, just formed unions in British Columbia. What makes BC's labour environment so special? pressprogress.ca/british-colu...

Workers at Amazon and Uber, two companies notoriously difficult to organize, just formed unions in British Columbia. What makes BC's labour environment so special? pressprogress.ca/british-colu...

Doug Ford plans to dismantle Ontario’s most popular provincial park. More than half the shoreline of Wasaga Beach could be opened to development. pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-pl...

There's a group of Albertans who are counting on America's help to break apart Canada. We travelled to a town outside Red Deer to find out just how organized they are… pressprogress.ca/the-albertan...

In what may be a Canadian first, a human rights tribunal has affirmed the right of an immunocompromised person to seek workplace accommodations. Disability advocates are praising the decision, saying it broadens the concept of accessible workplaces. pressprogress.ca/human-rights...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith floats the idea of tax discounts to motivate women to produce more babies Smith tells Sherwood Park town hall that Hungarian far-right leader Viktor Orbán has an “interesting” idea to boost birth rates and reduce immigration

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith floats the idea of tax discounts to motivate women to produce more babies Smith tells Sherwood Park town hall that Hungarian far-right leader Viktor Orbán has an “interesting” idea to boost birth rates and reduce immigration

A new report concludes that in the wake of Danielle Smith's reforms, Alberta health care staffing is in turmoil. Researchers found that *a third* of allied health-care workers frequently think about quitting their jobs. pressprogress.ca/alberta-alli...

UPDATE: This morning, Bauder's lawyers were called to court after the Crown expressed "concerns" that Bauder may not attend his trial "There have been a number of posts by this individual on social media that he is seeking asylum in the USA," the Crown said The Judge adjourned the matter to Aug. 8

NEW: Freedom Convoy founding organizer says he is seeking political asylum in the United States To avoid his upcoming criminal trial in Canada, James Bauder says he is ‘living in exile’ and enlisting support from Trump allies

Great straight-up writing on this story by @lukelebrun.ca.

“What we had wanted to do was form a committee of people like Dr. Jordan Peterson, Randy Hillier, get a committee of good, respected, smart brainiacs,” Bauder explained. “They would work side-by-side with the Senate to investigate publicly the laws.”