The Toronto International Film Festival said Wednesday that it won’t pull “Russians At War,” a documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, from its schedule, despite protests from Ukrainian officials and the Ukrainian-Canadian community. trib.al/YOP7etd

“A conservative case for not dismantling the CBC: 'It’s just going to make things worse'” - Ken Whyte nationalpost.com/news/canada/co…

NEW: Former prime minister Theresa May, or Baroness May of Maidenhead, has just been introduced to the House of Lords

“The very American heroism of Todd Beamer”. Do yourself a favour and read this: trib.al/Ll0Qu2m #911Anniversary

The untold story of the Chateau Laurier Hotel employee who discovered the fake Winston Churchill portrait. He was initially considered a suspect- but he’s an unsung hero

Read my latest on 🇨🇦’s suburban crime wave thanks to years of national security neglect in The Hub

CBC, let’s talk about it.

Vassy (Vassy Kapelos) is the best accountability journalist in Canada. Bar none.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants to “destroy people’s lives.”

Competing columns in The Hub today on the future of the #CBC: "Mr. Poilievre, the CBC must be fixed not nixed"- Kirk LaPointe: thehub.ca/2024/09/13/kir… "Government should get out of the CBC business" - Sean Speer: thehub.ca/2024/09/13/sea…

Oh wow you poor things. And here I was thinking that front line Ukrainian soldiers had it bad

Pope urges Catholics to pick 'lesser evil' between Trump and Harris bbc.in/3MHZJzF

Can you even imagine PM Trudeau holding one of his public town halls these days? Imagine how that would go down. Tbh when he did do them they were ballsy and admirable.

Cheers to a great weekend!🥰

Defiant and unbowed: Why Justin Trudeau isn’t going anywhere theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

The Weekly Wrap by Sean Speer: Canada now has its own ‘crisis of confidence’ thehub.ca/2024/09/14/the…

According to Tonda MacCharles, the Conservatives have already nominated 153 candidates for the next election, with the Liberals having nominated approximately 105. The NDP only have about 60.

The Hub having not just an in-house poet, but a genuinely talented political versifier in the best Augustan tradition, is one reason why it's the most interesting publication in Canada. Jack Mitchell

Just a stellar, informative, nuanced, and colourful book by Katja Hoyer on East Germany. Kudos to you from this Canadian that just returned from Berlin and made a point of finishing your book on the plane ride back. Highly recommend “Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-1990”