Arshy Mann
@arshy.bsky.social
Journalist, displaced Vancouverite. Co-founder of The Hatchet, a podcast & newsletter dedicating to exposing power and money in Canada. Subscribe at hatchetmedia.substack.com.
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And please listen to our episode with Stewart Bell from @globalnews.ca about how the Indian government has been blackmailing everyday Canadians. open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
How the Indian Government Extorts Canadians Into Becoming Spies
An inside look at how a foreign power blackmails Canadian citizens into denouncing their political beliefs and spying on their behalf.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And please listen to our episode with Stewart Bell from @globalnews.ca about how the Indian government has been blackmailing everyday Canadians. open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
For you, this is abstract. For me, they killed a guy in the gurdwara that I prayed in as a child.
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
For you, this is abstract. For me, they killed a guy in the gurdwara that I prayed in as a child.
Also, if it were up to me alone, I wouldn’t provide the Indian government a more favourable trade relationship in exchange for their ability to murder people at the place of worship I grew up going to.
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Also, if it were up to me alone, I wouldn’t provide the Indian government a more favourable trade relationship in exchange for their ability to murder people at the place of worship I grew up going to.
I think that we can pursue a variety of national interests simultaneously. And that we shouldn’t feel particularly beholden or overwhelmed by the Indian government. After all, they also want things from us.
November 9, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I think that we can pursue a variety of national interests simultaneously. And that we shouldn’t feel particularly beholden or overwhelmed by the Indian government. After all, they also want things from us.
The CBC’s investigative program, The Fifth Estate, has done some of the best reporting on this issue. But I agree that the day-to-day news coverage has been quite poor. youtu.be/ZSC4Bc8LHGM?...
Inside an alleged plot by the Indian government to kill Sikh activists in Canada - The Fifth Estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate
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November 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The CBC’s investigative program, The Fifth Estate, has done some of the best reporting on this issue. But I agree that the day-to-day news coverage has been quite poor. youtu.be/ZSC4Bc8LHGM?...
But why do we need to ignore these crimes in order to pursue trade with India?
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
But why do we need to ignore these crimes in order to pursue trade with India?
And please listen to our episode with Stewart Bell from @globalnews.ca about how the Indian government has been blackmailing everyday Canadians. open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
How the Indian Government Extorts Canadians Into Becoming Spies
An inside look at how a foreign power blackmails Canadian citizens into denouncing their political beliefs and spying on their behalf.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And please listen to our episode with Stewart Bell from @globalnews.ca about how the Indian government has been blackmailing everyday Canadians. open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
Why do we have to ignore it?
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Why do we have to ignore it?
Totally agree that the provinces are largely at fault here. But the feds should be using some of the sticks at their disposal to whack provincial governments into compliance. And it’s not like the feds have a great track record for timely judicial appointments.
October 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Totally agree that the provinces are largely at fault here. But the feds should be using some of the sticks at their disposal to whack provincial governments into compliance. And it’s not like the feds have a great track record for timely judicial appointments.
I’ve used it for years for punny episode titles.
September 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I’ve used it for years for punny episode titles.
My default is Merriam-Webster. Partially because the website has the aesthetics of a printed thesaurus/dictionary.
September 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My default is Merriam-Webster. Partially because the website has the aesthetics of a printed thesaurus/dictionary.
This is when I was trying to find a constructive of use of A.I. But I don’t really use it for anything anymore.
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This is when I was trying to find a constructive of use of A.I. But I don’t really use it for anything anymore.
Synonyms are so far the only reliable use I’ve found for generative AI.
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Synonyms are so far the only reliable use I’ve found for generative AI.
Sincerely not trying to be overly argumentative here, but what about the article was bad? I read through it, and it seemed very milquetoast to me. My sense is that people are mostly objecting to the headline, which they’re interpreting as being laudatory towards Kirk.
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sincerely not trying to be overly argumentative here, but what about the article was bad? I read through it, and it seemed very milquetoast to me. My sense is that people are mostly objecting to the headline, which they’re interpreting as being laudatory towards Kirk.