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NEW: I reached out to the pro-Israel forces who have been trying to get me imprisoned to ask how their campaigns are going. www.readthemaple.com/i-asked-peop...
I Asked People Trying To Get Me Imprisoned How It’s GoingMy journalism on Canadians who join the IDF has made me the target of pro-Israel forces.www.readthemaple.comI have something entertaining coming out tomorrow morning 👀 Sign up for The Maple’s emails to get it first: www.readthemaple.com/signup-home/
Sign Up For The MapleWe investigate stories no one else will and explore ideas shut out of the mainstream. Sign up for our newsletter to get all of our independent journalism straight to your inbox.www.readthemaple.comNEW: I wrote a small guide explaining how to archive things you see online and why you should. Archiving is essential for journalists, researchers and activists, and the more of us who get in the habit of archiving what we find, the better. www.readthemaple.com/heres-how-to...
Here’s How To Archive Online Content, And Why You ShouldArchiving is essential for researchers, journalists and activists to do their work, and all of us can play a role in itwww.readthemaple.comNEW: I wrote a piece arguing that Zionism is Canada’s most-successful hate movement. www.readthemaple.com/zionism-is-c...
Zionism Is Canada’s Most-Successful Hate MovementThe Jewish-supremacist ideology motivating genocide has widespread support among Canada’s elites.www.readthemaple.comNEW: I took an in-depth look at the Zionist narrative on the shootings of Jewish institutions in Toronto, and came to the conclusion that it’s bullshit that has been used to restrict our civil liberties. Read my investigation to find out why. www.readthemaple.com/the-zionist-...
The Zionist Narrative On ‘Antisemitic’ Shootings Is BullshitThe false claim that shooters were motivated by Palestine protests has been used to help strip civil liberties.www.readthemaple.comNEW: Rabba, a Palestinian-owned convenience store chain in the Greater Toronto Area, is selling Israeli produce. Israeli produce is a BDS “priority boycott target.” www.readthemaple.com/rabba-is-sel...
Rabba, A Palestinian-Owned Chain, Is Selling Israeli ProduceThe BDS National Committee lists Israeli produce as a “priority boycott target.”www.readthemaple.comNEW: Israel has been contacting the Carney government regarding alleged antisemitism in Canada this year, but Global Affairs Canada is keeping records of those communications secret, reveals @alex.readthemaple.com. www.readthemaple.com/global-affai...
Global Affairs Canada Keeps Israel’s ‘Antisemitism’ Lobbying Secret“We regret to inform you that the records you requested are all withheld.”www.readthemaple.comNEW: I ranked Canada’s provinces based on their disclosure-report systems, which I’ve become familiar with after years of publishing databases on elected officials who are landlords. Spoiler alert: some are inexplicably awful. www.readthemaple.com/i-ranked-can...
I Ranked Canada’s Provinces By Their Disclosure ReportsAll provinces require elected officials to submit disclosure forms. Here’s how useful they arewww.readthemaple.comNEW: Find out if your provincial rep (MHA, MLA, MNA, MPP) is a landlord using the latest version of The Maple’s database. www.readthemaple.com/provincial-l...
Find Out If Your Provincial Rep Is A LandlordThe Maple examined hundreds of disclosure forms and then compiled and analyzed the results.www.readthemaple.com67 per cent of Canadians with an opinion on the question agree with banning citizens from serving in the Israeli military, according to a new Pollara survey. This is a greater percentage than those who support banning foreign military service in general. www.readthemaple.com/54-of-canadi...
54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDFwww.readthemaple.comNEW: 55% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the U.S. military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/55-of-canadi...
55% Of Canadians Think Serving In U.S. Military Should Be IllegalNew poll shows a majority of Canadians want to ban citizens from serving in the U.S. military.www.readthemaple.comNEW: 54% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the Israeli military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/54-of-canadi...
54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDFwww.readthemaple.comNEW: “Canadian unions and workers have nothing to gain from war in the Middle East or anywhere else. Their interests lie with workers in Iran and across the world,” writes Adam King in this call for unions to mobilize against the war in Iran. www.readthemaple.com/canadas-unio...
Canada’s Unions Should Mobilize Against The Iran WarAs the U.S. and Israel continue their illegal war on Iran, some unions and labour orgs are speaking out.www.readthemaple.comThis is real foreign interference: “Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public relations campaign to convince Canada to change the way it tackles acts of antisemitism […] the country’s ambassador is suggesting Ottawa should limit certain ‘freedoms.’” toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/17/i...
Israel seeking 'significant change' in how Canada tackles antisemitismOTTAWA — Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public relations campaign to convince Canada to change the way it tackles acts of antisemitism. From the office of Israel’s president down to its ...toronto.citynews.caNEW: Canada’s richest 1 per cent have nearly as much wealth as its poorest 80 per cent combined. www.readthemaple.com/canadas-rich...
Canada’s Richest 1% Nearly As Wealthy As Poorest 80%Three recent reports provide the gory details about massive and growing wealth inequality in Canadawww.readthemaple.comNEW: HonestReporting Canada continues employing a guy charged with allegedly spray-painting “FUCK GAZA” (charges were later dropped). That hasn’t stopped media from giving in to their demands. And it didn’t stop Parliament from inviting them to speak this week. www.readthemaple.com/heres-what-p...
Here’s What Parliament Ignored About HonestReporting CanadaThe pro-Israel group recently spoke before a House of Commons committee on the state of Canadian journalismwww.readthemaple.comNEW: Canadian editorial boards watched U.S.-Israeli forces slaughter Iranian school children, and then endorsed the war anyways. www.readthemaple.com/media-shrugs...
Media Shrugs As Canada’s Allies Slaughter Iranian ChildrenEditorial boards have endorsed the U.S.-Israeli war without even bothering to note its youngest casualties.www.readthemaple.comEditorial boards have supported Canada’s war and regime change efforts since the First World War 98 per cent of the time. www.readthemaple.com/newspaper-wa...
NEW: Canadian media has been warning Iran is weeks, months or years away from nukes for at least 25 years, often in articles calling for war and sanctions. I’ve gone through the archives and pulled examples from each year. www.readthemaple.com/documenting-...
Documenting 25 Years Of Media Fearmongering On Iranian NukesCanadian media has warned Iran is weeks, months or years away from obtaining nukes for at least a quarter century.www.readthemaple.com