​As criticism of Canada’s oligopolies mount, the establishment media is taking another tack—advising elites invest big in them. Harrison Samphir an @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social analyze how the media is celebrating the benefits of a cost-of-living crisis for everyone else.

NEW: For @breachmedia.ca, I reported on how new identity verification requirements the B.C. Greens introduced for its leadership race could stymie Emily Lowan's insurgent campaign, which has nearly doubled party membership in less than two months. breachmedia.ca/b-c-green-le...

24-year-old Emily Lowan signed up 1000s of new members for the B.C. Green leadership race, only to see them stalled by new vetting system—a sign critics say, of the party’s hostility to her insurgent, anti-billionaire campaign. @readtheorchard.org reports on the controversy now roiling the party.

Mark Carney has moved Canadian politics to the right. In response, Pierre Poilievre is moving even further right on immigration to distinguish himself from Carney My latest, with Martin Lukacs for @breachmedia.ca, tracks this latest wave of immigrant scapegoating breachmedia.ca/poilievre-an...

With Mark Carney moving rightward on policy, Pierre Poilievre has found a new way to distinguish himself: escalating his scapegoating of immigrants. @desmondcole.bsky.social and Martin Lukacs argue that unless an anti-racist movement confronts these threats, Poilievre’s strategy may work.

Over two thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. And when the left neglects organizing in those suburbs, we give up on reversing the right-wing tide across Canada. Aniket Kali and I talked to the organizers in the GTA who are working to turn the tide:

Conservatives have captured working-class, visible-minority voters in suburbs—in the GTA and across the country. @desaima.bsky.social and Aniket Kali report on the Left organizers developing a playbook to turn the tide and win them back. breachmedia.ca/to-start-win...

Tonight! Join co-editors Dania Majid, Martin Lukacs, and @cjpme.org's Jason Toney for a conversation about ‘When Genocide Wasn’t News,’ an anthology on Canadian media’s cover-up of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In our latest for The Breach, Jared and I do a deep dive on how continued tax haven abuse is not just despite our government policy - it's because of our government policy.

After a historic election loss, the NDP faces a key leadership race—and a crossroads in its identity. Historian Ian McKay joins Martin Lukacs to discuss the party’s long, centrist slide, and what it could do to seize its transformative potential. breachmedia.ca/the-ndps-unt...

Canada loses an astonishing $15 billion every year to tax havens. Jared Walker & @silasxuereb.bsky.social argue that this money could fund public services, but successive governments have let corporations shift profits offshore—while regular Canadians pay the price. breachmedia.ca/canadas-hidd...

PM Mark Carney is planning the biggest military spending hike since WWII. What federal programs will be cut to pay for this increase? I spoke with policy analyst and peace activist Steve Staples about missile defence, NATO, and the peace movement breachmedia.ca/more-weapons...

Mark Carney is embarking on the biggest military spending hike since WW2. Policy analyst Steve Staples joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to explain who stands to lose and who to win (hint, it’s mostly the weapons lobby). breachmedia.ca/more-weapons...

Canada continues to arm Israel—and the Liberal government can’t stop lying about it. We break down their 4-step playbook for deceiving the public: youtu.be/V-p7hYmKRqI

New piece with Tia Dafnos in @breachmedia.ca: The emergency RCMP unit called "CIRG" that invaded Wet'suwet'en territory is now a permanent force called CRU. Through access to information records, we learned they have a special role to play in policing resistance to Bills 14 and 15.

A notorious RCMP unit will be at the forefront of enforcing new laws in British Columbia that fast-track resource projects. @shirip.bsky.social and Tia Dafnos reveal B.C. will deploy the unit as it deregulates environmental laws and overrides Indigenous rights. breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...

The Miramachi Reader reviews The Breach’s new book on the Canadian establishment media’s complicity in the horrors of Gaza: “When Genocide Wasn’t News is essential reading for our time, and asks that we demand better from our media.” To read their full review: miramichireader.ca/2025/08/when...

Flight attendants at Air Canada have shown workers acting in solidarity can defy a crackdown on their rights—and strike for a better deal, including ending unpaid work. As Carney prepares major cuts and attacks on public sector workers, it’s a model for bold labour action. youtu.be/f08RS-o5ohk

As it becomes harder to ignore Israel’s genocide, Canada's political and media class is changing their tune—if only rhetorically. @desmondcole.bsky.social and El Jones discuss how Mark Carney and the establishment media’s complicity continues unabated. breachmedia.ca/canada-shift...

In September, Israel is set to play Canada in a Davis Cup tennis match in Halifax—sportswashing its genocide. El Jones argues that Israel should not be allowed to play while it turns Gaza into a graveyard. breachmedia.ca/israel-sport...

Mark Carney promised “elbows up” against the US, but he’s offering a warm embrace to US tech companies and the AI hype they’ve unleashed. As Canada’s AI minister suggests AI regulation is off the table, there’s ample reason to be worried about Carney’s tech agenda. My latest for @breachmedia.ca:

The Liberal government wants to push ahead with adopting AI—handing the reins to Big Tech. @parismarx.com breaks down the impact on workers, public services, and the most vulnerable. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...

This new legislation is terrifying—not just because of the environmental destruction these laws will accelerate, but because of the ways our sovereign rights get watered down to “economic reconciliation,” a mere assimilation into a failing economy built on our dispossession and genocide.

Canada’s new fast-track laws are sidelining Indigenous consent and gutting environmental protections—then calling it “reconciliation.” @janellelapointe.bsky.social breaks down why Indigenous communities—and everyone else in Canada—must reject this false promise. breachmedia.ca/canadas-new-...

A new book published by The Breach, When Genocide Wasn’t News, lays bare the Canadian media’s complicity in the destruction of Gaza. At the book launch in Toronto, @desmondcole.bsky.social dCole spoke to two of the book’s editors, Martin Lukacs and Dania Majid. breachmedia.ca/why-we-publi...

Mark Carney is slashing public service, supercharging military spending, and ramming through a right-wing agenda—while Liberal voters stay stuck in denial. Martin Lukacs says it’s time to clue in to what’s happening, follow the money—and put up a fight. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...

Canada’s first LNG export is historic—for all the wrong reasons. As activist @janellelapointe.bsky.social explains, Canada’s LNG push will wreck the planet, sideline Indigenous peoples, and enrich Big Oil. youtu.be/dgEyGEb_8T4

What can our water teach us about navigating the political and climate crises we face? @biidaasamose.bsky.social joins @DesmondCole to discuss her new book and explores how Indigenous teachings on resistance and adaptations can inform our collective survival. breachmedia.ca/leanne-betas...

Montreal! Join us for the launch of our book 'When Genocide Wasn’t News’ – an anthology on Canadian media’s cover-up of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. 📅 July 15 @ 7 PM 📍 Co-op BMP, 3714 Avenue du Parc Feat. @desmondcole.bsky.social, Martin Lukacs and others ! RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1431586035...

Doug Ford is paving the way to put cops back in our schools I don't know how many times we have to say this: No. my latest for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/doug-fords-p...

Doug Ford is trying to undo years of hard-won progress and put cops back in Ontario schools. @desmondcole.bsky.social writes about the documented harms — and why schools need more funding, not a pipeline to punishment and incarceration. breachmedia.ca/doug-fords-p...

As anti-trans laws pass in the U.S. and around the world, Canada is often cast as a safe haven for queer and trans people. But the reality is more complicated, says activist @celeste.lgbt, with well-funded right-wing groups fuelling a creeping backlash. breachmedia.ca/inside-the-m...

Toronto! Join us for the launch of our new book ‘When Genocide Wasn’t News’ – an anthology on Canadian media’s cover-up of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. 📅 Jul 10 @ 7 PM 📍 CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst Feat. @desmondcole.bsky.social‬, Martin Lukacs & Dania Majid RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1424782255...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York is a big one for democratic socialism—and has lessons for the left in Canada. @desmondcole.bsky.social and Martin Lukacs discuss the campaign’s policies, vision, and organizing (and of course the dimples and hair). breachmedia.ca/zohran-mamda...

A war of annihilation is unfolding in Gaza, but you wouldn’t know it from Canada’s establishment media. What they produce isn’t coverage—it’s a cover-up. The Breach is publishing a new book, a call for truth-telling in journalism. Order it here: breachmedia.ca/when-genocid...

As Iranians flee their homes and mourn their dead, Canada gives political cover for Israeli strikes. On The Breach Show, Donya Ziaee talks to @desmondcole.bsky.social about what people in Iran face, why bombs won’t bring liberation—and why Canada’s complicity must end.

Carney said he’d stand up to Trump—instead he’s using the President as an excuse for a rapid-fire right-wing agenda. He’s unleashed a pro-corporate, Trump-friendly blitz, embracing Big Oil and militarism, social cuts, and crackdowns on refugees. Our recap of his first 100 days:

"No state is entitled to use justice for Iranians as a pretext for advancing its own ambitions for domination." Amir Khadir on Israel's unprecedented attacks in Iran, and on Canada's complicity breachmedia.ca/canada-compl...

As Israel attacks Iran, Carney's silence amounts to complicity, writes Amir Khadir, former Quebec Solidaire spokesperson. Canada must learn from the people’s historic 2003 anti-war mobilization and say no to arms, profiteering & baseless wars, he writes. breachmedia.ca/canada-compl...

Mark Carney: The relationship of security cooperation with the U.S. is over also Carney: I can't stay mad at you bb let's work this out my latest for @breachmedia.ca on Canada-U.S. cooperation to stifle refugee claims breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...

Don’t believe the hype about a breakup between Canada and the U.S. The two countries are moving closer together on an issue they agree on: keeping out refugees. @desmondcole.bsky.social writes about Mark Carney’s dangerous new border bill. breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...

A new data analysis finds the National Post quietly modified nearly 200 newswire articles since Oct. 7 to push a pro-Israel narrative. Jason Toney from @cjpme.org breaks down how the paper edited stories to erase Israeli occupation and frame Palestinians as terrorists.

Carney promised a ‘new relationship’ with the U.S.—but now says he’d back Trump’s reckless 'Golden Dome'. His reversal reflects a long-standing push from Canada’s corporate lobby for deeper military integration with the U.S., @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social writes. breachmedia.ca/trumps-golde...

Governments across Canada are bulldozing Indigenous peoples’ rights as part of a new resource push. @pampalmater.com joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss Canada’s legal obligations to Indigenous peoples—and the resistance on the horizon. breachmedia.ca/indigenous-r...

Carney’s new bill won’t build a stronger Canada—but it will target migrants and create unchecked security powers, following Trump’s example. We gave the Liberal's original video an edit to make it more accurate. Watch:

Our video explainer on Doug Ford's assault on Indigenous rights, the environment, workers, and democracy. Bill 5 will create lawless zones that reward developers and corporations and trample over the rights of everyone else—all in the name of standing up to Trump. youtu.be/o0dVF3R3Hy8

Critics are calling Toronto’s new bubble zone bylaws ‘unjust,’ ‘flawed,’ and ‘dangerous.’ Lawyer Christine Van Geyn and activist Dalia Awwad join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss the implications of these new laws for the right to protest and the future of policing in Canada.

Doug Ford’s Bill 5 is an attempt to aggressively fast-track resource extraction in Ontario. It bulldozes Indigenous rights, the environment, workers, and democracy—and is a gift to the corporate elite. Our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0dV...

Migrants are blamed for Canada’s housing crisis—while literally building the homes politicians say will fix it. @jessielaurenstein.bsky.social and Sophie O’Manique write about why we can neither build nor deport our way out of failed housing policies. breachmedia.ca/migrants-are...

The bubble zone bylaw approved yesterday by Toronto city council is part of a national trend Similar laws are popping up everywhere, especially in response to Palestine solidarity actions, and they pose a serious threat to free expression and dissent My latest: breachmedia.ca/bubble-zone-...