Ezra Klein
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He says that Canada and the US will never have the same relation again. He will reorient Canada. If he gets his way, he will realign us with communist China. So it wasn't just a. campaign trick. It wasn't just a way. His anti-Americanism wasn't just a tactic. He deeply believes in it. This guy is the ultimate globalist. I think I told you before, his three passports.
He says that Canada and the US will never have the same relation again. He will reorient Canada. If he gets his way, he will realign us with communist China. So it wasn't just a. campaign trick. It wasn't just a way. His anti-Americanism wasn't just a tactic. He deeply believes in it. This guy is the ultimate globalist. I think I told you before, his three passports.
He has a home in the United Kingdom, a home in New York City. I don't think he's actually been back in Canada for more than a few weeks. I flew to the Isle of Man two weeks ago, because he had set up a shell company with a straw man director there. I don't even know what country he pays his taxes in. We are dealing with someone.
He has a home in the United Kingdom, a home in New York City. I don't think he's actually been back in Canada for more than a few weeks. I flew to the Isle of Man two weeks ago, because he had set up a shell company with a straw man director there. I don't even know what country he pays his taxes in. We are dealing with someone.
There's some anti-Americanism in Canada. Our media is so concentrated, it would be as if PBS was larger than all other media combined. That's our CBC state broadcaster. And I say again, despite all that, Pierre Polyev did exceedingly well. It just wasn't good enough, given the France-style trick you mentioned, where they all unified behind the lefty. It was close, though.
There's some anti-Americanism in Canada. Our media is so concentrated, it would be as if PBS was larger than all other media combined. That's our CBC state broadcaster. And I say again, despite all that, Pierre Polyev did exceedingly well. It just wasn't good enough, given the France-style trick you mentioned, where they all unified behind the lefty. It was close, though.
The liberal only beat the conservative by 2%. So don't write us off yet, Charlie. That's why I'm not gloomy. Glass half full. I think Polyev will win it within the next year and we'll be smiling again.
The liberal only beat the conservative by 2%. So don't write us off yet, Charlie. That's why I'm not gloomy. Glass half full. I think Polyev will win it within the next year and we'll be smiling again.
It would be completely different. We are constantly fighting for even basic freedom of speech and freedom of the press. And it is a very costly battle because we do not have the First Amendment. We have something that's sort of a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy version.
It would be completely different. We are constantly fighting for even basic freedom of speech and freedom of the press. And it is a very costly battle because we do not have the First Amendment. We have something that's sort of a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy version.
of the first amendment but it's subject to so many limitations we rely on it to fight back all the time i mentioned earlier that there's a leader's debate that the government runs here that's weird in itself but why would trudeau nationalize debates the answer is to choose who gets to attend including journalists twice rebel news was banned from attending
of the first amendment but it's subject to so many limitations we rely on it to fight back all the time i mentioned earlier that there's a leader's debate that the government runs here that's weird in itself but why would trudeau nationalize debates the answer is to choose who gets to attend including journalists twice rebel news was banned from attending
simply because they didn't like our conservative tilt. Twice we managed to go to the federal court and get a court order allowing us in. So the freedom of speech is there enough that occasionally we can win. But we're always running to the courts because there's a political culture that doesn't value free speech anymore.
simply because they didn't like our conservative tilt. Twice we managed to go to the federal court and get a court order allowing us in. So the freedom of speech is there enough that occasionally we can win. But we're always running to the courts because there's a political culture that doesn't value free speech anymore.
We have things called the Human Rights Commissions, which are nothing of the sort. They basically weaponize any complaints that you're making mean tweets. Justin Trudeau introduced a terrifying bill called C63, the Online Harms Act, that would have made it literally against the law to hurt people's feelings. And truth is not a defense. Fair comment is not a defense.
We have things called the Human Rights Commissions, which are nothing of the sort. They basically weaponize any complaints that you're making mean tweets. Justin Trudeau introduced a terrifying bill called C63, the Online Harms Act, that would have made it literally against the law to hurt people's feelings. And truth is not a defense. Fair comment is not a defense.
Religious conviction is not a defense. That bill was sort of evaporated by the election, but I believe Mark Carney is going to reintroduce it. Let me tell you, freedom of speech is the most important freedom because with it, you can fight to recover all the others. It's a little bit tough sometimes, free speech, because you have to give it to your opponent if you want it for yourself.
Religious conviction is not a defense. That bill was sort of evaporated by the election, but I believe Mark Carney is going to reintroduce it. Let me tell you, freedom of speech is the most important freedom because with it, you can fight to recover all the others. It's a little bit tough sometimes, free speech, because you have to give it to your opponent if you want it for yourself.
So you really have to love it because we all don't like what our critics say. But in Canada, they're snuffing out free speech. Last point, Charlie. It's not just that they have a stick to beat people they don't like. They have a huge carrot for the journalists they do like. They have colonized the media. I mentioned what would it look like if PBS was larger than all media combined.
So you really have to love it because we all don't like what our critics say. But in Canada, they're snuffing out free speech. Last point, Charlie. It's not just that they have a stick to beat people they don't like. They have a huge carrot for the journalists they do like. They have colonized the media. I mentioned what would it look like if PBS was larger than all media combined.