Luke LeBrun
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Luke LeBrun
@lukelebrun.ca
· Nov 8
Honoured to be recognized for my journalism covering right-wing politics and far-right extremism by being named the recipient of CJFE’s 2024 Arnold Amber Award for Investigative Journalism
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
Appreciated everyone’s kind words and support
(I understand the depth of the president’s thinking on this matter is that Chinese people are not white therefore they want to ban hockey)
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
(I understand the depth of the president’s thinking on this matter is that Chinese people are not white therefore they want to ban hockey)
China has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1963. They have a national team that competes in international tournaments
www.iihf.com/en/associati...
www.iihf.com/en/associati...
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
China has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1963. They have a national team that competes in international tournaments
www.iihf.com/en/associati...
www.iihf.com/en/associati...
"Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government's latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate" ...
"There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians," he wrote.
"There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians," he wrote.
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy criticizes government's latest return-to-office order | CBC News
Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government's latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
"Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government's latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate" ...
"There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians," he wrote.
"There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians," he wrote.
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Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
What did the president know and when did he know it?
Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
What did the president know and when did he know it?
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Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”
On a related note, I take personal credit for getting this robot named “Geoffrey” banned from Ottawa after spotting “Geoffrey” in the Glebe and posting photos of him obstructing sidewalks on Twitter
Robot delivery services banned on Ottawa streets, city says
There were multiple sightings of "Geoffrey" in the Glebe in January, the robot delivery service launched by Tiny Mile.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
On a related note, I take personal credit for getting this robot named “Geoffrey” banned from Ottawa after spotting “Geoffrey” in the Glebe and posting photos of him obstructing sidewalks on Twitter
My main takeaway from last night’s Canadian Super Bowl ads is that every bank in Canada is less a bank than it is a companion on a lifelong journey with my family – except for TD, who wants me to trip over robots
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
My main takeaway from last night’s Canadian Super Bowl ads is that every bank in Canada is less a bank than it is a companion on a lifelong journey with my family – except for TD, who wants me to trip over robots
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The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
Anybody actually considering switching banks on Monday morning based on all of these ads?
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Anybody actually considering switching banks on Monday morning based on all of these ads?
I like how he circles back at the end and brings us back to his ongoing grievance about the kickoff rule
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I like how he circles back at the end and brings us back to his ongoing grievance about the kickoff rule
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Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
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Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
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The government takes all its cues from private sector. We've been indoctrinated to believe government is inherently inefficient, but all of its worst qualities are from douchebag CEOs with MBAs.
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The government takes all its cues from private sector. We've been indoctrinated to believe government is inherently inefficient, but all of its worst qualities are from douchebag CEOs with MBAs.
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We had to explain to them how the vast majority of our work was done individually. No senior managers were asking for our snappy ideas. We were tasked to write products and then needed to quickly produce such products with no distractions. What we needed were the offices we already had.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
We had to explain to them how the vast majority of our work was done individually. No senior managers were asking for our snappy ideas. We were tasked to write products and then needed to quickly produce such products with no distractions. What we needed were the offices we already had.
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I was on an employee committee 9-10 years ago to provide feedback on a huge renovation that would gut most individual offices and replace it with a new “activity-based workspace” i.e. hot-desking where no one owns their desk anymore. The designers genuinely wanted to listen to us, which was great…
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I was on an employee committee 9-10 years ago to provide feedback on a huge renovation that would gut most individual offices and replace it with a new “activity-based workspace” i.e. hot-desking where no one owns their desk anymore. The designers genuinely wanted to listen to us, which was great…
thank goodness we finally get a musical performance of completely apolitical songs like america the beautiful and the star spangled banner, followed by a military flyover
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
thank goodness we finally get a musical performance of completely apolitical songs like america the beautiful and the star spangled banner, followed by a military flyover
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Whenever someone says no politics there’s a lot of politics going on.
“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Whenever someone says no politics there’s a lot of politics going on.
“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
This is also my advice to the younger generation:
“We don't blackmail anyone, we don't
threaten anyone ... We are polite people”
“We don't blackmail anyone, we don't
threaten anyone ... We are polite people”
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This is also my advice to the younger generation:
“We don't blackmail anyone, we don't
threaten anyone ... We are polite people”
“We don't blackmail anyone, we don't
threaten anyone ... We are polite people”
Pleased to see the Russian Embassy of South Africa’s posts have returned to my FB feed with a lovely message from Sergey Lavrov:
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Pleased to see the Russian Embassy of South Africa’s posts have returned to my FB feed with a lovely message from Sergey Lavrov:
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham