On November 14, two #Montreal #police officers assaulted Dimitri Lascaris when he attempted to enter the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, where #Canadian #PrimeMinister #MarkCarney was giving a speech.

This is by no means that first time that he's been assaulted by the #cops in Montreal. These experiences have become a regular occurrence whenever he tries to attend speeches by Ministers in the #CanadianGovernment.

This time, however, he managed to capture the assault on video.

As he explains in his report from outside the hotel, it is now obvious that Lascaris has been placed on a government #blacklist. Although he's a #lawyer in good standing and a card-carrying member of the press - facts about which Canada's government is undoubtedly aware - it’s clear that the Liberal government has instructed Montreal police and the #RCMP to prevent Lascaris from entering any building where a Minister of the Canadian government is speaking - and to use force, if necessary, to exclude him.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fgIP-GjsEt0

#CDNpoli #Quebec #QCpoli #MontrealPD #PoliceViolence #CopCrimes #RemoveQualifiedImmunity #ACAB #DefundPolice #CivilLiberties #AntiFascist #Censorship #PressFreedom #Journalists #CanadianMedia #journalism #Media #Neoliberalism

Montreal Police Assault Dimitri Lascaris When He Attempts to Attend a Speech by Mark Carney

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Education report calling for #ethicalAI use contains over 15 #fakesources

Experts find fake sources in #Canadiangovernment report that took 18 months to complete.

Benj Edwards –
@arstechnica
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources

Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.

Ars Technica
“( #ICE) is said to be preparing to deport another planeload of #Russian asylum seekers back to an uncertain future in their home country, as the #Canadiangovernment drags its feet on a request to open its doors to Russian #dissidents.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Russian dissidents in U.S. war...
Russian dissidents in U.S. warn of deportation unless Canada intervenes

ICE has already sent at least 80 people back to Russia this summer. Activists say a third mass-deportation flight is expected in the coming weeks

The Globe and Mail
@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social why does www.canada.ca/en/canadian-... still advertise for Twitter / X? Promoting this anti-democratic institution is not a great way to support Canadian Heritage. #Canada #CanadianGovernment #Gov #Twitter #CanadianHeritage

Canadian Heritage - Canada.ca
Steven Guilbeault (@stevenguilbeault.bsky.social)

Député / MP for Laurier-Sainte-Marie Ministre de l’Identité et de la Culture canadiennes et ministre responsable des Langues officielles Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages

Bluesky Social
Privacy At Risk: Government Buries Lawful Access Provisions in New Border Bill - Michael Geist

The government yesterday introduced the Strong Border Act (Bill C-2), legislation that was promoted as establishing new border measure provisions presumably designed to address U.S. concerns regarding the border. Yet buried toward the end of the bill are lawful access provisions that have nothing to do with the border. Those provisions, which raise the prospect of warrantless access to information about Internet subscribers, establish new global production orders of subscriber information, and envision new levels of access to data held by electronic service providers, mark the latest attempt in a longstanding campaign by Canadian law enforcement for lawful access legislation. Stymied by the Supreme Court of Canada (which has ruled that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in subscriber data) and by repeated failures to present a compelling evidentiary case for warrantless access, law enforcement has instead tried to frame lawful access as essential to address everything from organized crime to cyber-bullying to (now) border safety. Much like the government’s overreach last year on online harms, Bill C-2 overreaches by including measures on Internet subscriber data that have nothing to do with border safety or security but raise privacy and civil liberties concerns that are bound to spark opposition. This post provides the background on lawful access and an overview of some Bill C-2’s provisions with more details on key elements to come.

Michael Geist

Maybe now is a good time for the government of Canada to re-think relying on Musk-xhitter for disseminating critical information about national security, foreign policy and emergency management?

Would be great if all #CanadianGovernment entities could move to Mastodon, or at least #Fediverse friendly services like BlueSky or Threads. #capoli

No Wonder the #TrumpTroLL has been #RAGE Trolling on his #SocialCult Platform, #Insane insults to the #CanadianGovernment & the #PrimeMinister of #Canada 🇨🇦

Apparently #JustinTrudeau knows how to get under that Orange 🍊 Cheeto Dusted Skin of what #Melania would describe as:

“A Very Low Energy Individual, in the Bedroom” 🦐🛌

#TwoPUMPCHUMP 🙃 #DonOLDCHUMP

Looks like Elon is getting away with election interference yet again in Canada and there’s nothing any of us peons can do about it.

Pierre Poilievre will happily ride Trump’s gilded coattails all the way to complete control over Canada.

The wealthy right wing has colluded to pool their resources and buy our elections from now on, no one will stop them in future if this insidious behaviour is allowed to continue.

Will Canadians be gullible enough to let Putin’s puppet elect yet another rw foreign pawn into power with his influence and big money?

#foreigninterference #electioninterference #SecurityClearance #Canada #cdnpoli #propaganda #lies #hate #poilievre #musk #trump #twitter #x #ThreatToDemocracy #shutitdown #canadiangovernment #leavetwitter

@giflian

Contrary to common belief the #CPR did not import #ChineseLabor to build the Railway. The Chinese were imported by contractor Andrew Onderdonk, building through #BritishColumbia under contract to the #CanadianGovernment. The C.P.R. took over the line later.

Chinese Detention Shed in #Vancouver, 1890.
From #VancouverArchives.

#AsianMastodon #ChineseCanadianHistory #BCHistory #CanadianHistory #AsianCanadianHistory