Jesse Brown Insists He’s Done Nothing Wrong Banned from Reddit and accused of phishing critics, Canadaland’s founder is leading a chaotic 'investigation' into an army of sockpuppet accounts

Jesse Brown insists he’s done nothing wrong

Banned from Reddit and accused of phishing critics, Canadaland’s founder is leading a chaotic 'investigation' into an army of sockpuppet accounts

I got one of these emails. Putting me together with the other names in the list — @lukelebrun.ca, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social, @nolore.bsky.social, @ethancox.bsky.social and others — you get a loose mosaic best described as "people who have had some fleeting argument with Jesse recently."

This story just keeps getting weirder 🤨

Luke LeBrun (@lukeleburn.ca) breaks down the Canadaland reddit phishing saga - interviews a number of people, including Jesse Brown who admits to him the links were sent to phish for IP addresses. More here: pressprogress.ca/jesse-brown-...

Jesse Brown Insists He’s Done Nothing Wrong Banned from Reddit and accused of phishing critics, Canadaland’s founder is leading a chaotic 'investigation' into an army of sockpuppet accounts

"It makes it that much more difficult for the rest of the media to have to go out and explain what we do, why we do it and what our ethics are.” pressprogress.ca/jesse-brown-...

This is the weirdest story in Canadian media atm.

> “I agreed to give them temporary mod access to investigate,” NotIan acknowledged, but said shortly thereafter someone acting on Brown’s behalf began using the subreddit’s moderator messaging system to send messages to individual subreddit users.

Jesse Brown Insists He’s Done Nothing Wrong Banned from Reddit and accused of phishing critics, Canadaland’s founder is leading a chaotic 'investigation' into an army of sockpuppet accounts

Jesse Brown insists he’s done nothing wrong

Banned from Reddit and accused of phishing critics, Canadaland’s founder is leading a chaotic 'investigation' into an army of sockpuppet accounts

Three Canadian Provinces are on Board with Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios. Here’s How Implementation is Going. Manitoba just tabled legislation, while BC and Nova Scotia have implemented ratios through collective agreements.

Three Canadian Provinces are on Board with Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios. Here’s How Implementation is Going.

Manitoba just tabled legislation, while BC and Nova Scotia have implemented ratios through collective agreements.

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The Labour Push to Declare Israeli Goods Untouchable 'Answering the call' from Palestinian trade unions, Labour For Palestine is gearing up for a vote by the Canadian Labour Congress

For years, Palestinian trade unions have been calling on global counterparts to stand in solidarity.

Now, activists are asking Canada’s largest labour body to do just that.

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Canadian Healthcare Is Under Threat. So What Is Our Government Doing About It? For Dr. Danyaal Raza, when it comes to saving universal healthcare,

Canadian healthcare is under threat. But what is the federal government actually doing about it?

Dr. @danyaalraza.com explains how we save universal healthcare:

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Western Standard: Canadians with German, Ukrainian and Dutch Bloodlines Are Not Pure ‘Ethnic Canadians’ A right-wing alternative media outlet gave a soap box to a white nationalist leader. You won’t believe what happened next.

Western Standard: Canadians with German, Ukrainian and Dutch Bloodlines Are Not Pure ‘Ethnic Canadians’

A right-wing alternative media outlet gave a soap box to a white nationalist leader – you won’t believe what happened next

absolute top-tier early 1900s content fresh for 2026

The white nationalists are now calling into question the ethnic purity of *squints* the, uh, Germans, Ukrainians and Dutch

Western Standard: Canadians with German, Ukrainian and Dutch Bloodlines Are Not Pure ‘Ethnic Canadians’ A right-wing alternative media outlet gave a soap box to a white nationalist leader. You won’t believe what happened next.

Western Standard: Canadians with German, Ukrainian and Dutch Bloodlines Are Not Pure ‘Ethnic Canadians’

A right-wing alternative media outlet gave a soap box to a white nationalist leader – you won’t believe what happened next

Alberta Won’t Budge on Charging Indigenous People for COVID Vaccines Though health advocates argue the province's $100 fee amounts to a treaty violation, the federal government rebuffed a request to step in, pointing out it's still free on reserves

Lots of Alberta health news these days; here's one from me:

First Nations leaders and advocates have been telling feds and provincial govts that Alberta UCP's $100 COVID vaccine fee is a treaty violation.

Neither will step in to remove this access barrier.

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Both the province and feds point out the vaccine remains free at on-reserve clinics.

But nearly two thirds of the First Nations population in Alberta doesn't live on reserve.

Alberta Won’t Budge on Charging Indigenous People for COVID Vaccines Though health advocates argue the province's $100 fee amounts to a treaty violation, the federal government rebuffed a request to step in, pointing out it's still free on reserves

Alberta has refused to exempt Indigenous people from the $100 fee for COVID vaccines.

And though health advocates contend that amounts to a treaty violation, the federal government won't step in.

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Exactly. We need stronger enforcement / laws to stop the intimidation of journalists.

Why Mark Carney Is Being Accused of ‘Gaslighting’ Canadian Sikhs In the face of mounting reports alleging Indian government ties to transnational violence, Carney affirms we're all 'family'

Why Mark Carney is accused of "gaslighting" Canadian Sikhs:

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Thank you, @lukelebrun.ca, for breaking this story so that I could have the opportunity to write jokes about this nepo baby asshole, always a pleasure, etc etc

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game. The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

NEW FROM ME:

While US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran this weekend, Global News' The West Block host Ben Mulroney reposted video of fighter jets that had been miscaptioned as American F-15s attacking Iran

I double-checked. Ben was actually sharing footage from a video game

* video 🫠

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game. The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

Global News’ Ben Mulroney shared a bideo of airstrikes. The footage is actually from a video game.

The host of Global News’ The West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

Who is Barry Neufeld, the Former School Trustee Who’s Become a Cause Célèbre for the Canadian Right? Neufeld's history of incendiary comments goes beyond those that led BC's human rights tribunal to order he pay $750,000 to Chilliwack's LGBTQ teachers

Today, BC's opposition supported the introduction of a bill to abolish the province's human rights tribunal and repeal its human rights code.

It didn't even pass first reading, but here's some important background on the guy for whom BC's right is now going to bat:

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“We go to workplaces because the workers call us,” said Biskar. “But in CLAC’s case, they go because the company calls.”

Last year, 800 workers in Edmonton voted to leave the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) and join the IUOE. Months later, CLAC was singled out by MP Heather McPherson’s bill to ban “company unions.”

But what is CLAC? I dug into the union’s history and operations for @pressprogress.ca

The Union That Doesn’t Like Confrontation The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) prefers to work with, not against, employers. So what happens when workers want something different?

The CLAC prides itself on being a "different kind of union," in that it doesn't believe in confrontation.

Sooo… what happens when workers want something else?

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Journalist across three provinces (BC, Alberta, Ontario) in my small newsroom @pressprogress.ca alone are sick/have friends and relatives who are sick this week.

Is this you folks as well?

If yes, do you have a COVID rapid test/are you testing anymore?

Important reporting from my Food Professor @ericwickham.ca

Some Grocery Items Have Increased Dramatically In Price Since Last Year. “This is Unprecedented Inflation,” Experts Say. Rising costs are contributing to food insecurity and tougher choices for Canadians.

Some Grocery Items Have Increased Dramatically In Price Since Last Year. “This is Unprecedented Inflation,” Experts Say.

Rising costs are contributing to food insecurity and tougher choices for Canadians.

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