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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Me and @emmapaling.bsky.social break down how the Israel lobby shaped Canada's official definition of antisemitism.

Includes new docs showing how pro-Israel groups were directly involved in influencing the contents of the federal government's IHRA handbook. www.readthemaple.com/how-the-isra...

How The Israel Lobby Shaped Canada’s Definition Of Antisemitism

“When they talk about the supposed authority of the IHRA definition, what they mean is Israel and its allies.”

www.readthemaple.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

I've always hated that the phrase "FOI nerd" exists. The whole principle of freedom of information is that the information belongs to everyone, the public. You should not require specialist knowledge the navigate the process. But the reality is you do, and it's so clearly that way by design.

Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

If I had filed a complaint within the 60-day limit, I probably would have gotten this (junk) sooner. The fact is the formal complaint process is literally the only way you got documents from most federal institutions.

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

The best part: They get mad when I've acquired direct line emails to individuals in the ministry and have attempted to contact them that way.

What conclusion is one supposed to draw from this other than that they regard their transparency obligations and journalists with utter contempt?

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

The same institutions (including Global Affairs Canada) will also often take 2 weeks or more to respond to really simple media requests. 99% of the time, the statements they produce are empty drivel.

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

If I had filed a complaint within the 60-day limit, I probably would have gotten this (junk) sooner. The fact is the formal complaint process is literally the only way you got documents from most federal institutions.

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 3d

Today I received an Access to Information request package from Global Affairs Canada.

I filed the request 2 years and 10 months ago. The package consisted of four pages, two of which were redacted 👍

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 5d

"The [US] government finally admitted the jet will never live up to Lockheed’s ambitious promises — used to sell the $2 trillion boondoggle to nearly 20 countries around the world."
responsiblestatecraft.org/f-35-failure/

US gov't admits F-35 is a failure

With some wonky, hard to decipher language, a recent GAO report concluded the beleaguered jet will never meet expectations

responsiblestatecraft.org

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · May 14

Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...

Fiscal Conservatism, The Myth and The F-35 | PDF | Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning Ii | Business

Press release on the Harper government's handling of the F'35.

www.scribd.com

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 6d

How the tables turn...

Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · May 14

Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...

Fiscal Conservatism, The Myth and The F-35 | PDF | Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning Ii | Business

Press release on the Harper government's handling of the F'35.

www.scribd.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 6d

"Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement, Stephen Fuhr, said he doesn't think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American-made F-35 fighter jets as 16 planes are currently being manufactured."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada not angling to get out of F-35 contract with U.S., says head of defence procurement | CBC News

During an interview on CBC's Rosemary Barton Live, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr said he doesn’t think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American...

www.cbc.ca

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David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 9d

thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...

A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus

Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake

thewalrus.ca

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 9d

A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...

A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus

Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake

thewalrus.ca

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 9d

Allegations David Pugliese was a Soviet spy didn't withstand much scrutiny after they were made in 2024, & new evidence suggests evidence presented by Chris Alexander was a forgery

Alexander still refuses to make any public statement

My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli

thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...

A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus

Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake

thewalrus.ca

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 23d

Vince Gasparro, the Parliamentary Secretary for "Combatting Crime," just announced that the Irish band Kneecap are banned from entering Canada, 3 days after he met with Israel lobbyists.

Tweet by Gasparro reading: "On behalf of the Government of Canada I am announcing that on the advice of our officials, we have deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our country.

Our government will not tolerate the advocating of political violence, terrorism or Anti-Semitism and hate more broadly."

Tweet by Gasparro reading: "I joined Prime Minister Mark Carney
& colleagues in a meeting with CIJA and Jewish community federations from across Canada.

The Prime Minister was clear in our key legislative initiatives that will help provide more security for Jewish Canadians."

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 24d

"But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated to Ottawa that his government would like Ukrainians who fled here to go back and help rebuild."

Translate: He wants us to supply unwilling conscripts to die on the frontlines.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Ukrainians who fled to Canada in limbo as permits and passports expire

Some Ukrainians are facing obstacles to health care and employment because of uncertainty about their documents

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 25d

"To applaud those making the long-foretold pivot for their moral courage is not only unnecessary but perverse; they are, at best, joining a coalition built by the people they insulted, scorned, and in some cases called for arresting when their words counted most."
www.thenation.com/article/worl...

To Those Who Have Just Awakened to the Horrors in Gaza

Yes, we should welcome the latecomers to the fight against genocide, but there also needs to be accountability.

www.thenation.com

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Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon.bsky.social · 26d

Two police chiefs in Canada are on the boards of a pro-Israel advocacy charity. The president of the Canadian Association of Police is also listed, alongside business and political leaders. Experts and advocates are very concerned. My latest @readthemaple.bsky.social.

Police Involvement With Pro-Israel Charity Raises Concerns

“We have seen increasing police aggression and baseless arrests and prosecutions against those protesting Israel’s genocide.”

www.readthemaple.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: Police leaders from across Canada sit on the advisory board of a pro-Israel charity that rejects the concept of anti-Palestinian racism and has praised Trump's crackdowns on pro-Palestine protest.
www.readthemaple.com/police-invol...

Police Involvement With Pro-Israel Charity Raises Concerns

“We have seen increasing police aggression and baseless arrests and prosecutions against those protesting Israel’s genocide.”

www.readthemaple.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: Police leaders from across Canada sit on the advisory board of a pro-Israel charity that rejects the concept of anti-Palestinian racism and has praised Trump's crackdowns on pro-Palestine protest.
www.readthemaple.com/police-invol...

Police Involvement With Pro-Israel Charity Raises Concerns

“We have seen increasing police aggression and baseless arrests and prosecutions against those protesting Israel’s genocide.”

www.readthemaple.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · 27d

NEW: Adam D.K. King breaks down the overwhelming decision by Air Canada flight attendants to reject the wage proposal that ended their recent strike. www.readthemaple.com/air-canada-f...

Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Wage Proposal

After defying a back-to-work order in August, the vote is another courageous act of resistance.

www.readthemaple.com

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 28d

Elon Musk and several of the largest accounts on Twitter are doing everything they possibly can in this moment to focus the violent retribution people are braying for right now towards trans people.

It is IMPERATIVE to be loud ally right now and defend the trans community with our whole chest.

Massive account Aesthetica tweets: “I am now 100% confident that Charlie's assassination was carried out by a radical left wing transgender terror cell.
Let's get into the evidence (…)”

Elon Musk quotes saying “seems likely”

Cernovich tweets: “Matt Walsh had his phone hacked, doxxed, and people showing up to kill him. Over the trans issue.
They are exceptionally violent. Not for me to
"defend Israel," especially as that side has treated me very badly over the years. But I don't think it wa...”

Matt Walsh quotes: “Anyone who's been in the trenches fighting these trans militants knows that they are inherently violent. On a level far beyond any other political or ideological faction. Deranged, deeply hateful, angry at themselves and the world. Suicidal. The threat they pose is very serious.”

A user, Connor Tomlinson, tweets: “It's time for a complete and total ban on cross-sex hormones.
They cannot change your sex...”

Elon Musk quotes it saying: “absolutely”

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · Sep 12

"A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that 'not once' in the course of the conflict were military operations inhibited by legal advice."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000

Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Speaking in Edmonton, Smith said she found more common ground with the prime minister when she met with him this week than she has in any meeting with a prime minister."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta premier praises national-interest projects — even if a pipeline isn't on the list | CBC News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process.

www.cbc.ca

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Alex Cosh @alexcosh.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially moved forward with a settlement expansion plan in the occupied West Bank that would make any future Palestinian state virtually impossible." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.

www.aljazeera.com

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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · Sep 5

NEW: Remember the documents former MP Chris Alexander submitted to parliament that he claimed show @davidpugliese.bsky.social is a Russian spy? Experts in typology and graphology say they're fabricated.

www.readtheorchard.org/p/former-mp-...

Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset

A July report that solicited input from leading experts in typography and graphology determined that the the documents Chris Alexander submitted to a parliamentary committee are forgeries.

www.readtheorchard.org

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