Refreshing to chat about the threat of health related foreign influence with people on the real front lines: medical professionals + leaders who protect our health + nearly 1,500 in the room. Terrific discussion w/ the ever-inspiring Tim Caulfield, Sen Kutcher + @formerantivax.bsky.social

RT is laundering Tucker Carlson’s calls for regime change in Canada, annexation as the “51st state,” and stoking Alberta grievance politics. This is how foreign propaganda attacks Canadian unity, sovereignty + inflames separation narratives. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/tuck...

A typically repulsive Medvedev and RT attack on Estonian + Ukrainian territorial integrity laced with misogynistic hate directed @kajakallas.bsky.social

Former Russian President Medvedev + RT are pushing Russian neo-imperial narratives targeting Estonia’s sovereignty + Ukraine’s territorial integrity. They mix historical falsification with misogynistic attacks on Kaja Kallas to legitimize Kremlin revanchism. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

Canada’s Parliament recognized the PRC’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide in 2021. Now a former Conservative, and sitting Liberal Canadian MP appears to reject the existence of forced labour camps in Xinjiang. Utterly appalling. youtu.be/gN46IJ1EH2U?...

I had the great pleasure and privilege of speaking with Brazilian journalists, civil society leaders, and government officials about Canada’s experience with foreign information and influence operations this week. Canada ignored these threats for too long; I hope Brazil can learn from our mistakes.

Resuming our🧵”Fascist Russia is a Threat to Canada”, see the great @kyivindependent.com article👇- it cites @marcuskolga.bsky.social that Moscow has escalated influence ops in 🇨🇦. As @stankutcher.sencanada.ca rightly notes: "We may not think we're at war with Russia, but Russia is at war with us."

Dan Boeckner est un tankie raciste. Il supportait l'invasion de l'Ukraine.

Arcade Fire guitarist launches apallignly hateful anti-Estonian and misogynistic attack on former PM Kaja Kallas: estonianworld.com/life/a-canad...

Thinking of the innocent lives stolen, and the terror millions have endured in Ukraine and across the Middle East, fueled by Iran’s Shahed drones and weapons of terror. International law failed to protect them. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

“Cipher is a human-in-the-loop AI agent system that requires a user to oversee the process to detect Russian disinformation campaigns in English.” Quotes @marcuskolga.bsky.social kyivindependent.com/canadian-ai-...

Rapid and persistent AI assisted monitoring and analysis of foreign authoritarian disinformation can enable rapid, preemptive inoculation against emerging narratives. Great to see Canada’s Cipher AI’s capabilities highlighted by the Kyiv Independent: kyivindependent.com/canadian-ai-...

Proud to be part of a Canadian team developing an AI tool to detect and counter online disinformation. We need scalable AI to detect and counter information warfare in real time. Builds on years work at DisinfoWatch to strengthen our ability to expose + respond fast. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Russia is weaponizing -20°C cold to kill civilians by destroying Ukraine’s power, heat, and water. There’s no time for expressions of concern. The West must establish a humanitarian SkyShield over Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨The pro-Kremlin Pravda network is amplifying false claims about Alberta separatism, including a MAGA fantasy “+2 U.S. senators” payoff. Alberta isn’t a U.S. state. Kremlin-aligned disinfo targeting Canadian unity. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/mosc...

Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Defensive and democratic preparedness isn’t panic, it’s part of deterrence. Canada must follow the Estonian, Swedish and Finnish examples to prepare Canadians for future crisis and conflict and establish a civil defence corps. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Engler’s NDP candidacy was rightly rejected for “echoing ‘Russian state propaganda’” about Ukraine and NATO. “The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute” is equally active in spreading such narratives. Good move by the NDP. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

🚨 DisinfoWatch has identified a Russian-linked Pravda disinformation network amplifying Alberta secessionist events. The Pravda network amplifies Kremlin narratives to stoke division and undermine Canada’s cohesion, and among allied democratic nations. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Vladimir Putin expresses Russia’s “commitment to peace” every night by bombing Ukrainian cities and terrorizing, freezing, and killing civilians — and Trump, along with his real estate agent Witkoff, is enabling it. My two cents for CTV News last night: youtu.be/aSKt5mt_ZVQ?...

A painfully obvious warning of the coming tsunami of MAGA- and Trump-aligned influence operations targeting Canada’s national cohesion.

Trump: "RECORD NUMBERS ALL OVER THE PLACE! SHOULD I TRY FOR A FOURTH TERM?"

So according to Nora Loreto, Chrystia Freeland is responsible for a million casualties in Ukraine. Not Putin who invaded Ukraine and refused every call for a ceasefire. The queen of bad takes.

A vulgar and explicit threat against Canada this morning. Canadians must prepare now to defend our nationhood and sovereignty.

Donald Trump associate, Steve Bannon, claims Canada is “hostile” to the United States and central to “Hemispheric defence” — echoing a broader narrative that paints Canada as a strategic threat rather than a partner. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/bann...

RT falsely claims Canada will declare war on the US over Greenland, allegedly citing PM Mark Carney. This is entirely fabricated. Canada supports Greenland’s sovereignty through diplomacy and not war. It's designed to divide allies and incite panic. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-f...

University of Regina's Dr. @brianmcquinn.bsky.social and @marcuskolga.bsky.social say that Canada, like our Baltic allies in Europe, must prepare for what is looking increasingly like an inevitability: war with Russia. Read more in @ca.theconversation.com: bit.ly/45fI9g2

Canada must learn from Estonia + Baltic allies to prepare for Russian aggression: sabotage, airspace violations, cyberattacks, and relentless information campaigns. No longer if, but when. theconversation.com/canada-at-wa...

Canada’s global standing is stronger and our values more respected by allies thanks to @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social Freeland's leadership. My view from 2018 still holds - principled foreign policy matters. Thank you Chrystia! macdonaldlaurier.ca/chrystia-fre...

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Russians carried out a massive ballistic missile and strike UAV attack on Kyiv. There are four dead and ten injured. –Mayor Vitali Klitschko There is widespread damage to critical infrastructure and power failures in some parts of the capital.

This attack - involving ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as countless drones - has now been going on for almost five hours…

The newly U.S.-approved head of the Maduro mafia regime is escalating repression, detaining journalists and intimidating citizens. Nothing “transitional” about authoritarian continuity. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Kremlin has declared travel bans on 28 Canadians, falsely labelling them as promoting “neo-Nazis” in a baseless effort to discredit and silence critics, distort history, and justify aggression. Zero evidence - 100% disinformation. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Now do Lukashenka and Putin.

RT says Mariupol’s theatre “reopened” after a Ukrainian attack. The truth: it was destroyed by a Russian airstrike on civilians. Kremlin disinformation doesn't need facts - it just needs a stage. 🎭 disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-c...

The Kremlin claims that Ukraine attacked Putin’s house with drones. Russia offers nothing but empty accusations: 91 drones, ZERO evidence. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/lavr...

Unbelievable that the Globe and Mail is publishing Christopher “Putin is no villain” Westdal today. After joining the board of a Russian mining company, he became one of Canada’s most vocal Kremlin whitewashers over the past 25 years, even after 2014. ottawacitizen.com/news/putin-n...

Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine

Last night, I spoke with CTV National News about President Zelensky’s new peace proposal and how it might play out for Ukraine, Canada and NATO: youtu.be/FVKqmlHXYvM?...

This is how Putin does it

The Trump administration has handed the Kremlin a propaganda victory, sanctioning those who combat disinformation while intimidating other civil society defenders on the front lines of democracy. Predictable but chilling move. www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...

I warned earlier this year about U.S. influence ops targeting Greenland + Denmark. Canadians shouldn’t brush off Trump’s expansionist rhetoric as bluster; his ambition is very real. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“…at least two CAF members had endured death threats, suspected home break-ins, or other forms of harassment after receiving copies of the alleged KGB dossier”.

Canada’s RCMP must investigate who was responsible for the “death threats, suspected home break-ins" and other forms of harassment targeting Canadian Forces members who received the alleged KGB dossier. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Good lord—this is beyond repulsive. This is MAGA nihilism laid bare: cruelty as entertainment, dehumanization as politics. Canada must treat this movement’s sickening influence as a real threat to our civic culture and democratic health—and act accordingly.

Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence unit member charged with passing secrets to a foreign entity. Good to see CAF plugging leaky holes. Hope his accomplices are also being investigated. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

”…behind Europe’s back, billionaire Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin’s sovereign-wealth money manager Kurill Dmitriev had cobbled together a secret plan to extricate nearly $200 billion of Euroclear’s frozen Russian Central Bank funds” nationalpost.com/opinion/terr...

A reminder of the kind of hateful rhetoric that seeks to dehumanize the millions of Canadians whose families escaped Soviet-era Russian terror + rebuilt their lives here. Our stories are part of Canada’s rich and diverse fabric, not something to be smeared or erased. web.archive.org/web/20220823...

Kaja Kallas’ leadership is so effective that it’s provoked the recycling of the old Kremlin-aligned “hysterical Estonian Russophobe” trope by Anglo-Saxon chauvinists, who have added their own oozing dollop of Trumpist misogyny. web.archive.org/web/20251207...