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| | '''Rebel News''' (formerly '''The Rebel Media''' until September 2019) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[conservative media]] company founded by [[Ezra Levant]] shortly after the closure of [[Sun News Network]], the biggest conservative advocate in the Canadian [[media]]. Rather than being on television, Rebel News hosts several online shows, which require a paid subscription to view, as well as a YouTube channel with regular conservative news updates.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/</ref> | | '''Rebel News''' (formerly '''The Rebel Media''' until September 2019) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[conservative media]] company founded by [[Ezra Levant]] shortly after the closure of [[Sun News Network]], the biggest conservative advocate in the Canadian [[media]]. Rather than being on television, Rebel News hosts several online shows, which require a paid subscription to view, as well as a YouTube channel with regular conservative news updates.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/</ref> |
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| − | In December 2016, Levant announced his "Big Plan" to make Rebel News more influential than [[CTV]], [[Global News]], or even the [[CBC]]. He asked for $63 000 in donations to pay for a new studio and equipment. The funds were quickly raised. | + | In December 2016, Levant announced his "Big Plan" to make Rebel News more influential than [[CTV]], [[Global News]], or even the [[CBC]]. He asked for $63,000 in donations to pay for a new studio and equipment. The funds were quickly raised. |
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| | Rebel News has also been responsible for many petitions, and for putting up many billboards across Canada, advertising conservative values and convicting liberal politicians, among them [[Denis Coderre]] and former Ontario Liberal premiere [[Kathleen Wynne]]. | | Rebel News has also been responsible for many petitions, and for putting up many billboards across Canada, advertising conservative values and convicting liberal politicians, among them [[Denis Coderre]] and former Ontario Liberal premiere [[Kathleen Wynne]]. |
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| | Rebel News' David Menzies was physically accosted in Toronto by Canadian left-wingers imitating Seattle's [[CHAZ]]. The incompetent police and security guards sided with the leftists, and eventually had Menzies removed from the area. Toronto is ruled by Liberal "mayor" John Tory.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/occupied_toronto_mayor_surrenders_public_square_to_thugs</ref> | | Rebel News' David Menzies was physically accosted in Toronto by Canadian left-wingers imitating Seattle's [[CHAZ]]. The incompetent police and security guards sided with the leftists, and eventually had Menzies removed from the area. Toronto is ruled by Liberal "mayor" John Tory.<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/occupied_toronto_mayor_surrenders_public_square_to_thugs</ref> |
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| − | Rebel News journalists have been illegally harassed, arrested, handcuffed, and jailed ''several times'' by corrupt police officers, acting on orders from liberal politicians and public officials, for reporting the truth about the corruption of said officials and their attempts to cover up their illegal activities. The first time was David Menzies in October 2019 by the RCMP security detail of the pseudo-conservative Leader of the Opposition [[Andrew Scheer]] for asking Scheer uncomfortable questions.<ref name="Illegal arrest"/> Another time was Anna Slatz in the U.S. in June 2020 by overly heavy-handed police officers for violating the imposed curfew for the [[George Floyd]] protests, even though Slatz had a press exemption (according to Slatz, many of her cellmates likewise did not deserve to be there).<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/save_anna_slatz</ref> Most recently, several Rebel News reporters were targeted for illegal arrest and fines by corrupt police officers in Montreal for reporting on heavy-handed [[Gestapo]]-like tactics being used by the officers against peaceful protests against unconstitutional [[CCP flu]] lockdowns in that city<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/lockdown_reports_were_going_back_to_montreal_this_weekend Lockdown Reports: We're going BACK to Montreal this weekend!] at Rebel News</ref> as well as an arbitrarily-imposed curfew targeting Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community,<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News</ref> and Rebel News itself was also targeted with anti-Semitic slurs by those same officers.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/teaser_rebels_arrested_covering_lockdown_protest_in_montreal TEASER: Rebels arrested covering lockdown protest in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> | + | Rebel News journalists have been illegally harassed, arrested, handcuffed, and jailed ''several times'' by corrupt police officers, acting on orders from liberal politicians and public officials, for reporting the truth about the corruption of said officials and their attempts to cover up their illegal activities. The first time was David Menzies in October 2019 by the RCMP security detail of the pseudo-conservative Leader of the Opposition [[Andrew Scheer]] for asking Scheer uncomfortable questions.<ref name="Illegal arrest"/> Another time was Anna Slatz in the U.S. in June 2020 by overly heavy-handed police officers for violating the imposed curfew for the [[George Floyd]] protests, even though Slatz had a press exemption (according to Slatz, many of her cellmates likewise did not deserve to be there).<ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/save_anna_slatz</ref> Most recently, several Rebel News reporters were targeted for illegal arrest and fines by corrupt police officers with the City of Montreal Police Service (in French, ''Service de police de la Ville de Montréal'' or SPVM) for reporting on heavy-handed [[Gestapo]]-like tactics being used by the officers against peaceful protests against unconstitutional [[CCP flu]] lockdowns in that city<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/lockdown_reports_were_going_back_to_montreal_this_weekend Lockdown Reports: We're going BACK to Montreal this weekend!] at Rebel News</ref> as well as an arbitrarily-imposed curfew targeting Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community,<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/investigation_montreal_police_curfew_enforcement_on_hasidic_jewish_community INVESTIGATION: Montreal police curfew enforcement on Hasidic Jewish community] at Rebel News</ref> and Rebel News itself was also targeted with anti-Semitic slurs by the SPVM.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/teaser_rebels_arrested_covering_lockdown_protest_in_montreal TEASER: Rebels arrested covering lockdown protest in Montreal] at Rebel News</ref> |
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| | ==Current reporters/hosts== | | ==Current reporters/hosts== |