Alex Cosh
@alexcosh.bsky.social
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
"This budget spends 2 1/2 times more money on the military than the Conservatives allotted in their spring election platform. It cuts a similar amount from government programs as the Conservatives’ campaign promised." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney’s Budget | The Tyee
But will the Liberals find enough support to survive a non-confidence vote?
thetyee.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"This budget spends 2 1/2 times more money on the military than the Conservatives allotted in their spring election platform. It cuts a similar amount from government programs as the Conservatives’ campaign promised." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
Canadian Forces Scheduled Missile Training In Israel Last Year
The Department of National Defence is refusing to answer questions about the scheduled training sessions.
www.readthemaple.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
"Radio-Canada is not naming the sources so they can speak freely about internal party matters."
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Some Conservative MPs doubt Poilievre’s leadership after podcast remarks about RCMP | CBC News
After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted RCMP leadership on a recent podcast, some party members told Radio-Canada they are questioning whether they will continue supporting him.
www.cbc.ca
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Radio-Canada is not naming the sources so they can speak freely about internal party matters."
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Personally I think that unless they're blowing the whistle on something serious, sitting politicians shouldn't ask to be quoted anonymously just to criticize other politicians.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Hey I wrote about her jingoism in The Catch last week
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hey I wrote about her jingoism in The Catch last week
"A top Canadian defence department official has admonished western leaders for pushing back against Trump administration policies and raising concerns the United States is abandoning its allies."
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
DND official lambasts western leaders for anti-U.S. comments
Raquel Garbers accused western leaders of helping Russia and China with their “absurd anti-United States narratives.”
ottawacitizen.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"A top Canadian defence department official has admonished western leaders for pushing back against Trump administration policies and raising concerns the United States is abandoning its allies."
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Received an email from Justice Canada's ATIP department asking me to abandon a request in exchange for documents released under a completely different request, plus a list of 'clarifying' questions about my original request, 2 of which were already answered in the request.
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Received an email from Justice Canada's ATIP department asking me to abandon a request in exchange for documents released under a completely different request, plus a list of 'clarifying' questions about my original request, 2 of which were already answered in the request.
"U.S. funds now own about 59 per cent of Canadian oil and gas companies, up from 56 per cent at the end of last year ... Meanwhile, Canadian ownership of these companies has dipped from 37 per cent to 34 per cent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why U.S. investors are eyeing the Canadian oilpatch, even as oil prices dip | CBC News
There's growing interest in the Canadian oilpatch coming from south of the border. Experts say the trend is driven in part by a shift in political rhetoric in this country, along with better economics...
www.cbc.ca
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"U.S. funds now own about 59 per cent of Canadian oil and gas companies, up from 56 per cent at the end of last year ... Meanwhile, Canadian ownership of these companies has dipped from 37 per cent to 34 per cent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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NEW: After years of Canada claiming it won't support Azov Brigade due to its far-right ideology and neo-Nazi links, the Canadian Defence Attache in Ukraine met with Azov at the Embassy this summer.
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
Canadian Embassy Hosted Ukraine’s Azov Brigade This Summer
An Azov member described the meeting as a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: After years of Canada claiming it won't support Azov Brigade due to its far-right ideology and neo-Nazi links, the Canadian Defence Attache in Ukraine met with Azov at the Embassy this summer.
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
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Tell me again what the Canadian government’s position on antisemitism is?
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Tell me again what the Canadian government’s position on antisemitism is?
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
NEW: After years of Canada claiming it won't support Azov Brigade due to its far-right ideology and neo-Nazi links, the Canadian Defence Attache in Ukraine met with Azov at the Embassy this summer.
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
Canadian Embassy Hosted Ukraine’s Azov Brigade This Summer
An Azov member described the meeting as a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: After years of Canada claiming it won't support Azov Brigade due to its far-right ideology and neo-Nazi links, the Canadian Defence Attache in Ukraine met with Azov at the Embassy this summer.
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
"Such extreme peacetime military spending was never contemplated, even by the most hawkish Canadian defence analysts, until U.S. President Donald Trump started throwing around the five per cent figure." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Linda McQuaig: Carney’s military spending binge will leave Canadians worse off and divided
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans last June to increase the country’s military spending over the next decade, raising it from 1.4 per cent of GDP to a staggering five
www.thestar.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Such extreme peacetime military spending was never contemplated, even by the most hawkish Canadian defence analysts, until U.S. President Donald Trump started throwing around the five per cent figure." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
This is an incredibly important story👇
The Trump administration recently bought stakes in two Vancouver mining companies and has shown interest in a project north of Prince George.
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is an incredibly important story👇
Reposted by Alex Cosh
The Trump administration recently bought stakes in two Vancouver mining companies and has shown interest in a project north of Prince George.
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Trump administration recently bought stakes in two Vancouver mining companies and has shown interest in a project north of Prince George.
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
How the materials would be used is unclear — but it’s unlikely to be green energy.
My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
"It is not the Palestinian people...that need to be deradicalized. It is Israel, a society led by a political movement Albert Einstein and a group of prominent American Jews once called 'closely akin… to the Nazi and Fascist parties.'"
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
It is Israel that must be deradicalized, not Palestine
The recent recognitions of a Palestinian state and the October 10 ceasefire have been followed by a flurry of calls to “deradicalize” Palestinian society. The New York Times editorial board went so fa...
canadiandimension.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"It is not the Palestinian people...that need to be deradicalized. It is Israel, a society led by a political movement Albert Einstein and a group of prominent American Jews once called 'closely akin… to the Nazi and Fascist parties.'"
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
NEW: Me and @emmapaling.bsky.social break down how the Israel lobby shaped Canada's official definition of antisemitism.
Includes new docs showing how pro-Israel groups were directly involved in influencing the contents of the federal government's IHRA handbook. www.readthemaple.com/how-the-isra...
Includes new docs showing how pro-Israel groups were directly involved in influencing the contents of the federal government's IHRA handbook. www.readthemaple.com/how-the-isra...
How The Israel Lobby Shaped Canada’s Definition Of Antisemitism
“When they talk about the supposed authority of the IHRA definition, what they mean is Israel and its allies.”
www.readthemaple.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NEW: Me and @emmapaling.bsky.social break down how the Israel lobby shaped Canada's official definition of antisemitism.
Includes new docs showing how pro-Israel groups were directly involved in influencing the contents of the federal government's IHRA handbook. www.readthemaple.com/how-the-isra...
Includes new docs showing how pro-Israel groups were directly involved in influencing the contents of the federal government's IHRA handbook. www.readthemaple.com/how-the-isra...
I've always hated that the phrase "FOI nerd" exists. The whole principle of freedom of information is that the information belongs to everyone, the public. You should not require specialist knowledge the navigate the process. But the reality is you do, and it's so clearly that way by design.
If I had filed a complaint within the 60-day limit, I probably would have gotten this (junk) sooner. The fact is the formal complaint process is literally the only way you got documents from most federal institutions.
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I've always hated that the phrase "FOI nerd" exists. The whole principle of freedom of information is that the information belongs to everyone, the public. You should not require specialist knowledge the navigate the process. But the reality is you do, and it's so clearly that way by design.
Today I received an Access to Information request package from Global Affairs Canada.
I filed the request 2 years and 10 months ago. The package consisted of four pages, two of which were redacted 👍
I filed the request 2 years and 10 months ago. The package consisted of four pages, two of which were redacted 👍
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Today I received an Access to Information request package from Global Affairs Canada.
I filed the request 2 years and 10 months ago. The package consisted of four pages, two of which were redacted 👍
I filed the request 2 years and 10 months ago. The package consisted of four pages, two of which were redacted 👍
"The [US] government finally admitted the jet will never live up to Lockheed’s ambitious promises — used to sell the $2 trillion boondoggle to nearly 20 countries around the world."
responsiblestatecraft.org/f-35-failure/
responsiblestatecraft.org/f-35-failure/
US gov't admits F-35 is a failure
With some wonky, hard to decipher language, a recent GAO report concluded the beleaguered jet will never meet expectations
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"The [US] government finally admitted the jet will never live up to Lockheed’s ambitious promises — used to sell the $2 trillion boondoggle to nearly 20 countries around the world."
responsiblestatecraft.org/f-35-failure/
responsiblestatecraft.org/f-35-failure/
Reposted by Alex Cosh
Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...
Fiscal Conservatism, The Myth and The F-35 | PDF | Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning Ii | Business
Press release on the Harper government's handling of the F'35.
www.scribd.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...
Reposted by Alex Cosh
How the tables turn...
Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...
Fiscal Conservatism, The Myth and The F-35 | PDF | Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning Ii | Business
Press release on the Harper government's handling of the F'35.
www.scribd.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
How the tables turn...
"Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement, Stephen Fuhr, said he doesn't think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American-made F-35 fighter jets as 16 planes are currently being manufactured."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada not angling to get out of F-35 contract with U.S., says head of defence procurement | CBC News
During an interview on CBC's Rosemary Barton Live, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr said he doesn’t think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American...
www.cbc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement, Stephen Fuhr, said he doesn't think the federal government plans to get out of its contract to buy American-made F-35 fighter jets as 16 planes are currently being manufactured."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus
Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake
thewalrus.ca
October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
Reposted by Alex Cosh
Allegations David Pugliese was a Soviet spy didn't withstand much scrutiny after they were made in 2024, & new evidence suggests evidence presented by Chris Alexander was a forgery
Alexander still refuses to make any public statement
My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
Alexander still refuses to make any public statement
My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus
Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake
thewalrus.ca
October 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Allegations David Pugliese was a Soviet spy didn't withstand much scrutiny after they were made in 2024, & new evidence suggests evidence presented by Chris Alexander was a forgery
Alexander still refuses to make any public statement
My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...
Alexander still refuses to make any public statement
My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-re...