You won't believe what's on Mike's desk
Mike De Souza's desk is stacked with documents filled with emails on secret backroom meetings, data on dangerous projects and faulty oversight.
View ArticleEvery 9/11 is different for me
We passed people streaming away from the towers. No one had coined that awful term 'Ground Zero' yet.
View ArticleFull disclosure here
I was shaken when I got a letter from a major law firm in March 2016. It was sent by media lawyers representing the fourth wealthiest family in Canada, and they didn’t like what we were doing.
View ArticleCivilization may die tonight. (Also, an update on our subscription drive)
I can’t bear to imagine Donald Trump landing a fatal blow on Hilary Clinton in tonight’s debate. Trump is what we get as real news merges with entertainment media.
View ArticleAmy Goodman to be arrested for committing journalism?
Goodman is charged with criminal trespass in North Dakota for filming an attack on Indigenous-led pipeline protesters — in other words, for doing her job as a journalist.
View ArticleThey bought all those newspapers. Now they're laying off the reporters
It's been sad for me to watch what is happening in the once mighty newsrooms of the nation. It's been like the journalism killing fields.
View ArticleQuebec's Jean Charest resurfaces. Canada forgets why he went missing
In a bizarre series of interviews, several major Canadian media outlets interviewed Jean Charest for the first time in months. None asked about his major pipeline lobbying fiasco.
View ArticleJean Charest refait surface dans les médias, mais personne ne le questionne...
Nos lecteurs, particulièrement les Québécois, auraient aimé entendre Charest sur ce scandale. Mais, les vieux médias du Canada ont ignoré l'éléphant dans la salle.
View ArticleIf you're considering leaving America, here are three options
If you find yourselves considering a new life in a new country this morning, here are three options to consider.
View ArticleOur job now is to protect Canada
A big wave rolled in last night. It's a wave that threatens freedom and democracy around the world.
View ArticleA brief message on Remembrance Day
On Remembrance Day, let's remember how fragile human societies really are. And remember the words of our anthem: We stand on guard.
View ArticleEnd of the year letter to readers from National Observer's editor-in-chief
When someone close dies, you stop and re-evaluate your own life. You look around at your children, your spouse, and you ask the big questions: What is the best I can do with my precious time on earth?
View ArticleHow vulnerable is Canada to fake news? Very.
But there are useful and important steps we can take to buttress Canadian public interest journalism through the digital disruption.
View ArticleImam Hussein Guillet's words to a suffering community are a reminder to us all
But they're particularly significant for journalists, bloggers, and online writers, whatever platform they're using, from Reddit to Facebook to personal blogs.
View ArticleI get it. But it's torture watching Canada cozy up to Trump's administration
I can only imagine what it must be like for Liberal ministers faced with this dangerous new president next door.
View ArticleQuality journalism has never been more important. Will you support it?
The stakes have just gotten higher.
View ArticleInvestigative journalism is critical right now. Will you support it?
It’s a dangerous combination. The meltdown of Canada's media and Trump on our southern border.
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