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Luke LeBrun
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· Nov 8
Honoured to be recognized for my journalism covering right-wing politics and far-right extremism by being named the recipient of CJFE’s 2024 Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
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I wonder what local celebrity millionaire W Brett Wilson makes of these UCP members given his outspoken views on disloyalty to Canada?
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I wonder what local celebrity millionaire W Brett Wilson makes of these UCP members given his outspoken views on disloyalty to Canada?
“prominent separatist supporter Jeff Rath received a standing ovation from the packed crowd when he asked how many of them support independence.
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“prominent separatist supporter Jeff Rath received a standing ovation from the packed crowd when he asked how many of them support independence.
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
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#Breaking: Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet following Carney government's energy deal with Alberta
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#Breaking: Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet following Carney government's energy deal with Alberta
This post is even better without bothering to look up the backstory about why the company posted it
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This post is even better without bothering to look up the backstory about why the company posted it
Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
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Canada’s drug laws are facing a constitutional challenge from the founders of a Vancouver compassion club.
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
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In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
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Canada’s Drug Laws Face Challenge from Founders of Vancouver Compassion Club
'You feel lost and powerless, because you are,' Drug User Liberation Front co-founder testifies on day one of weeks-long hearing
pressprogress.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Canada’s drug laws are facing a constitutional challenge from the founders of a Vancouver compassion club.
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
In trying to beat back a wave of toxic street drugs, "You feel lost and powerless, because you are," Jeremy Kalicum testified.
pressprogress.ca/drug-laws-fa...
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Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
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Experts aren't convinced.
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Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
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Experts aren't convinced.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
It’s pretty remarkable how in a minority government situation, Carney forces budget votes without offering olive branches to other parties then repeatedly takes positions like this that are alienating to his base and own Liberal MPs
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It’s pretty remarkable how in a minority government situation, Carney forces budget votes without offering olive branches to other parties then repeatedly takes positions like this that are alienating to his base and own Liberal MPs
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“Ostrich protest camp” is not a term 2024 me could have foreseen entering the 2025 lexicon.
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Ostrich protest camp” is not a term 2024 me could have foreseen entering the 2025 lexicon.
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Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
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"Eulogy for a flock of dead ostriches" sounds like a B-side metal song
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Eulogy for a flock of dead ostriches" sounds like a B-side metal song
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ostrich Convoy leader Jim Kerr (aka "Poppa Bubbles") delivers an emotional eulogy for the flock of dead ostriches at Queens Park in Toronto this afternoon
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
Kerr broke down in tears before denouncing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for "spreading blood-soaked hay all over the neighbour's lawn"
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An ostrich supporter already tried to set a 72 year old woman on fire so I'm not buying their claim about being peaceful.
Especially when they say they're at war.
Especially when they say they're at war.
Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with food inspectors and the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
An ostrich supporter already tried to set a 72 year old woman on fire so I'm not buying their claim about being peaceful.
Especially when they say they're at war.
Especially when they say they're at war.
Members of the Ostrich Convoy FB group are wondering why no farmers showed up to a so-called "farmers protest"
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November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Members of the Ostrich Convoy FB group are wondering why no farmers showed up to a so-called "farmers protest"
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If I didn't trust Mr LeBrun's reporting as much as I do, I'd have figured he made up Freek Schep, leader of the Ostrich Convoy.
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If I didn't trust Mr LeBrun's reporting as much as I do, I'd have figured he made up Freek Schep, leader of the Ostrich Convoy.
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There’s not even “dozens of us”
Latest update from Halifax: The Ostrich Convoy showed up at the Halifax International Security Forum and started asking police if they knew who was inside
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
The sharply-dressed young man speaking with the police liaison officer is Freek Schep
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There’s not even “dozens of us”
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It looks like about 15-20 vehicles turned out for the Halifax ostrich convoy led by Gen Z Dutch maple syrup merchant Freek Schep
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
The ostrich convoy was lined up along a highway on the outskirts of Halifax earlier this morning
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A 2nd person has died at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to convoy livestreamers, a "supporter" who was camping out on-site apparently died following an apparent medical incident
This is the second supporter who has died at the ostrich protest camp this month:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Luke LeBrun
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Gosh, who could possibly access internal documents used by the Conservative Party of Canada to vet candidates?
What ne'er-do-well would have the opportunity *and* motive to leak sensitive information about an MP such as Jamil Jivani?
What ne'er-do-well would have the opportunity *and* motive to leak sensitive information about an MP such as Jamil Jivani?
Conservative MPs’ financial records leaked in alleged breach of party data
High-profile Conservatives Jamil Jivani and Billy Morin among 15 MPs affected
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Gosh, who could possibly access internal documents used by the Conservative Party of Canada to vet candidates?
What ne'er-do-well would have the opportunity *and* motive to leak sensitive information about an MP such as Jamil Jivani?
What ne'er-do-well would have the opportunity *and* motive to leak sensitive information about an MP such as Jamil Jivani?
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This has got to be one of the wilder sentences Luke has ever written… who’s to say, in November? 2025?
The fuck this is wild
The fuck this is wild
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This has got to be one of the wilder sentences Luke has ever written… who’s to say, in November? 2025?
The fuck this is wild
The fuck this is wild
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Gonna check in on Canada, where politics is more normal... I see there is a convoy headed to Ottawa to avenge a flock of dead ostriches
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Gonna check in on Canada, where politics is more normal... I see there is a convoy headed to Ottawa to avenge a flock of dead ostriches