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🔎 Holds the rich & powerful accountable
🔎 Exposes unsafe & unfair workplaces
🔎 Shines a light on hate & bigotry
Website: PressProgress.ca
Newsletter: PressProgress.ca/Newsletter
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My newsroom just published its new Digital Platforms Policy. Bye-bye Twitter.
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Journalistic Standards
Sections 1. Statement of Principles 2. Editorial Focus 3. Editorial Independence 4. Trust and Accountability 5. Journalistic Conduct 6. Verification and sourcing 7. Corrections and Clarifications 8. ...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
My newsroom just published its new Digital Platforms Policy. Bye-bye Twitter.
pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
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We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
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Wow a blue check that we didnt even have to pay for.
Now me please.
Now me please.
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Wow a blue check that we didnt even have to pay for.
Now me please.
Now me please.
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Showing more leadership than the 🇨🇦 government.
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Showing more leadership than the 🇨🇦 government.
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Values, integrity, and clearly worded policy against harm - this is how Canadian media and governments should be acting!
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Values, integrity, and clearly worded policy against harm - this is how Canadian media and governments should be acting!
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Just one more reason I’m happy to support @pressprogress.ca
Their integrity shines through in every aspect of their work, & they don’t shy away from the topics that 🇺🇸-owned mainstream media is now afraid to touch.
Please consider supporting their informative, trustworthy, purely 🇨🇦 reporting!
Their integrity shines through in every aspect of their work, & they don’t shy away from the topics that 🇺🇸-owned mainstream media is now afraid to touch.
Please consider supporting their informative, trustworthy, purely 🇨🇦 reporting!
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Just one more reason I’m happy to support @pressprogress.ca
Their integrity shines through in every aspect of their work, & they don’t shy away from the topics that 🇺🇸-owned mainstream media is now afraid to touch.
Please consider supporting their informative, trustworthy, purely 🇨🇦 reporting!
Their integrity shines through in every aspect of their work, & they don’t shy away from the topics that 🇺🇸-owned mainstream media is now afraid to touch.
Please consider supporting their informative, trustworthy, purely 🇨🇦 reporting!
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Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
“In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.
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Several Canadian news orgs have already left X, but I believe @pressprogress.ca may be the first to adopt a policy setting standards around use of digital platforms
We think it's time news orgs stop prioritizing clicks and start requiring higher standards from these platforms
We think it's time news orgs stop prioritizing clicks and start requiring higher standards from these platforms
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Several Canadian news orgs have already left X, but I believe @pressprogress.ca may be the first to adopt a policy setting standards around use of digital platforms
We think it's time news orgs stop prioritizing clicks and start requiring higher standards from these platforms
We think it's time news orgs stop prioritizing clicks and start requiring higher standards from these platforms
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values
Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...
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NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
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Inspired by the great work of the people at @labornotes.bsky.social , who do something similar for the US, @emmaarkell.bsky.social at @pressprogress.ca has written an article previewing the collective bargaining agreements set to expire across Canada in 2026:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Inspired by the great work of the people at @labornotes.bsky.social , who do something similar for the US, @emmaarkell.bsky.social at @pressprogress.ca has written an article previewing the collective bargaining agreements set to expire across Canada in 2026:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
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FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website
Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
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Great work from my colleague @emmaarkell.bsky.social
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Great work from my colleague @emmaarkell.bsky.social
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Just received the following response from the Director of Communications for the Office of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to my questions about the credibility of this website:
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Just received the following response from the Director of Communications for the Office of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to my questions about the credibility of this website:
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
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Which Canadian workers could strike this year?
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Which Canadian workers could strike this year?
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca
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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is promoting a “study” that is actually a user-generated Serbian website
The website includes a disclaimer that its data is unvetted and cannot guarantee its information is “accurate or reliable”
The website’s data claims Sudbury, Ontario is more dangerous than Baghdad
The website includes a disclaimer that its data is unvetted and cannot guarantee its information is “accurate or reliable”
The website’s data claims Sudbury, Ontario is more dangerous than Baghdad
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website
Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is promoting a “study” that is actually a user-generated Serbian website
The website includes a disclaimer that its data is unvetted and cannot guarantee its information is “accurate or reliable”
The website’s data claims Sudbury, Ontario is more dangerous than Baghdad
The website includes a disclaimer that its data is unvetted and cannot guarantee its information is “accurate or reliable”
The website’s data claims Sudbury, Ontario is more dangerous than Baghdad
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Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
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Bad news about Ottawa, folks
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website
Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Bad news about Ottawa, folks
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website
Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
Who Could Strike in 2026?
An overview of the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Who could strike in 2026?
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
We round up the biggest collective agreements set to expire this year:
pressprogress.ca/who-could-st...
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Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
Here are our top stories of 2025.
And also some that we think should have gotten greater attention.
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And also some that we think should have gotten greater attention.
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Here Are Our Top Stories of 2025
And also some we think should have gotten greater attention
pressprogress.ca
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here are our top stories of 2025.
And also some that we think should have gotten greater attention.
pressprogress.ca/our-top-stor...
And also some that we think should have gotten greater attention.
pressprogress.ca/our-top-stor...
From a continued war on drugs users, to major labour actions, to the mainstreaming of far-right views — these were the BC stories that made headlines this year:
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The BC Stories That Made Headlines This Year
From a continued war on drugs users, to major labour actions, to the mainstreaming of far-right views — a heck of a lot happened in BC this year
pressprogress.ca
December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
From a continued war on drugs users, to major labour actions, to the mainstreaming of far-right views — these were the BC stories that made headlines this year:
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pressprogress.ca/bc-stories-t...
'Twas a bad year for scabs, and a good year for separatists.
Listen to the PressProgress Holiday Special:
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Listen to the PressProgress Holiday Special:
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The PressProgress Holiday Special
A bad year for scabs, a good year for separatists
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December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'Twas a bad year for scabs, and a good year for separatists.
Listen to the PressProgress Holiday Special:
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Listen to the PressProgress Holiday Special:
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