1/24 This is the second #thread in a controlled #leak of my #CAF/#DND investigation. The reason I've chosen to release these details early is to neutralize #disinformation in #CDNmedia during the pre-writ phase

This one is RE Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole #CDNpoli
2/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

As my first #thread about Deputy Minister Jody Thomas identified, there's an issue with "torqued" #CDNmedia at Global News (Mercedes Stephenson) + Globe & Mail (Robert Fife) surrounding the Canadian Armed Forces

For reference:
3/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Most readers are unaware of Mercedes Stephenson's (Global News) undisclosed conflict of interest pertaining to her husband, Dan Mader. Widely described as an on-again/off-again union, Canadian Forces & #CDNmedia were invited to the wedding in 2015
4/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

In political circles, Mercedes Stephenson's husband Dan Mader is known as campaign manager for Erin O'Toole & Doug Ford's Conservative parties

Global News doesn't force this ethics disclosure about their parliamentary bureau chief
archive.is/P3A4o
5/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

In #CDNmedia circles, Mercedes Stephenson's husband Dan Mader is known as a fixture within the Writers Trust of Canada & co-chair of awards dinner for political journos

The other co-chair was via Shaw Comms, owner of Global News

archive.is/SpgON
6/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Together, Dan Mader (reg'd lobbyist & Conservative campaigner) & the parent of Global News not only rewarded political journos, but also helped raise $380K to fund political journalism

No one questions this conflict of interest as a serious #ethics issue
7/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Prior to lobbying & Conservative campaigning on behalf of Erin O'Toole, Mercedes Stephenson's husband (Dan Mader) worked extensively for the Harper Conservative govt, in senior positions that culminated in the chief of staff with Dept of National Defence
8/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Mercedes Stephenson's husband, Dan Mader, was further joined by former Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's wife on the gala's organizing committee. Here is the latter, all smiles with Robert Fife (Globe & Mail, mentioned in my 1st thread RE Jody Thomas)
9/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Though the annual event is seen as an opportunity for Ottawa to exhale, the assembly of politicians, lobbyists & journalists to legitimize & fund certain reporters has the potential to influence news coverage that no amount of comedic relief can sanitize
10/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

This is why it never phased the powers that be when Brian Lilley (Sun News) was outed as the bedfellow of Conservative Premier Doug Ford's director of #CDNmedia relations, Ivana Yelich

Their relationship mirrors Stephenson/Mader

archive.is/tuESt#selectio…
11/24 #CAF #CDNpoli

Moreover, when Dan Mader was chief of staff in #DND, he was lobbied about ship building by James Irving himself
archive.is/bZmJl

This eventually led to the VAdm Mark Norman scandal that Mercedes Stephenson reported on
archive.is/wL2eT
12/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

In fact, Irving complained RE Stephenson for interfering in ship building contract
ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=6…

He claimed she reported #disinfo that Davie already won
archive.is/Nlqcr

When decision came months later
archive.is/3TwzU
13/24 #CAF #CDNpoli

Mercedes Stephenson wasn't censured for using her position as a journalist to interfere with #DND procurement in alleged conflict of interest

Instead she was rewarded by ex Conservative PM Harper when he broke his #CDNmedia silence

archive.is/44Foe
14/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Another power couple influencing #CDNmedia is Melanie Paradis & Michael Diamond, who worked on Doug Ford & Erin O'Toole campaigns along with Dan Mader

Mader
archive.is/P3A4o

Paradis
archive.is/UIJ2E

Diamond
archive.is/CIrNP
15/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Altogether that makes

►Mercedes Stephenson (Global News) & Dan Mader
►Brian Lilley (Sun News) & Ivana Yelich
►Michael Diamond & Melanie Paradis

Working together on the same vested conflicts of interest, also while steering #CDNmedia awards & funding
16/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Unfortunately for the clique of political journos & propagandists, some #CDNmedia ages poorly

As Stephenson (Global News) fawned over Trump's leadership w Harper, Michael Diamond was hanging w Roger Stone at the height of plotting a #USpoli insurrection
17/24 #CAF #DND

Worst gaslight in #CDNmedia is claiming liberal bias, as 95% of #CDNpoli news is owned/run by centre & far-right

Conservative
1►archive.is/ipukk
Conservative
2►archive.is/rQm6G
Conservative
3►archive.is/aKVax
PQ
4►archive.is/6xsTw
18/24 #CDNpoli

Due to political interference in the direction of #CDNmedia

G&M
archive.is/Kb75w

It creates #antitrust issues when Conservatives lobby to axe the #CBC & "torque" stories about #CAF/#DND

O'Toole
archive.is/Fm6WY

Ford
archive.is/0w4fc
19/24 #CDNpoli

Another Conservative activist dominating #CDNmedia is Gary Walbourne. He worked at Veterans Affairs (O'Toole), then as #CAF/#DND Ombudsman w no legal bonafides (like Gregory Lick)
archive.is/LwPTD

Anti Liberal screeds
archive.is/U9ILK

Donation
20/24 #CDNpoli

Ex #CAF/#DND Ombudsman Gary Walbourne will be fully addressed upon release of my investigation. In the interim it bears mentioning his battle originated w the Deputy Minister's office RE a death (& my report will reveal Vance email details)
archive.is/WfkIN#selectio…
21/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

That brings us to #TruePatriotLove, Erin O'Toole & the scandalized therapy group

In 2014 O'Toole claimed to be a founder of TPL in govt records
archive.is/Oiywm#selectio…

But it doesn't jive w actual founders who gave rationale
archive.is/8sGEn
22/24 #CDNpoli

TPL was conceived as private market answer to O'Toole's budget cuts for veteran support (during Harper Conservative govt)
archive.is/2hcDq

But w/o #CAF/#DND oversight, its trauma program became unsafe, due in part to *Ford govt*
archive.is/QbnyX#selectio…
23/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

It's a #BraveNewWorld in the fields of #PressFreedom, #Disinformation & #OSINT. What I've shared in the 2 threads is barely the beginning of the sexual misconduct narrative. I'm still finishing my #SpecialReport & it'll be approx 100pgs with 800+ sources
24/24 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

The whole story hasn't been told yet & the biggest parts of it are still missing. I've said enough to give pause for thought & hopefully a reason not to rush to judgment

The rest is coming... & it's a gamechanger

#ICYMI (Part 1)
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26 Jun
1/26 I'm #leaking a few items from my #CAF/#DND investigation (in 2 separate #threads), because letting this #disinfo survive without immediate correction has the potential to endanger the health & wellbeing of too many vulnerable individuals

This one is RE Jody Thomas #CDNpoli
2/26 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

Both Robert Fife (Globe & Mail) & Mercedes Stephenson (Global News) misled the public RE Lt-Gen Mike Rouleau & the infamous #golf game with Gen Vance, via negligence & #disinformation

Fife
archive.is/Y5NOQ

Stephenson
archive.is/fgegw
3/26 #CAF #DND #CDNpoli

The Hylands course is semi-private, not private. The public is welcome to attend, but you have to be past or present military, police, or defence contractor to join the *country club*. Under recommendation, exceptions can still be made for public members
Read 27 tweets
28 May
Too bad overgrown children like @TristinHopper are blocking adults so they don't have to read/produce actual journalism at @nationalpost

Below is the educated response to far-right's continued racist Wuhan Virus conspiracy theory

#CDNpoli @ChinaEmbOttawa
freethepresscanada.org/2020/05/07/cov…
2/9 For the record, to accept @JoeBiden's recent 'revelation', you'd have to believe the US State Dept is staffed by entirely new people since Trump & that they obtained new info Trump never had by magically going back in time to locate a smoking gun @WHO & #USpoli never found
3/9 Moreover, #CDNmedia is forgetting (or neglecting to verify anything whatsoever) that both #CDNpoli & #USpoli govt scientists were working in China as official partners to set up the Wuhan lab, that everything done there was under our watchful eye, management & safety controls
Read 10 tweets
28 Feb
1/9 There's a SUPER HUGE problem with the #MeToo complaint against General Vance & scandalizing #OperationHonour to root out sexual misconduct in @CanadianForces

Accuser campaigns with Poilievre #CDNpoli

(see #thread for details) @HarjitSajjan @bthalmann
ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/…
2/9 Not only does General Vance's #MeToo accuser campaign with outspoken Conservatives

Going by the age of her kids in previous article, she's claiming she cheated on her husband with Vance while she was pregnant (con't)

#CDNpoli @HarjitSajjan @bthalmann
globalnews.ca/news/7651910/j…
3/9 Either Major Brennan is implying General Vance may be her baby-daddy, or she omitted the inconvenient details to concoct a #MeToo allegation to scandalize @CanadianForces on behalf of Conservative interests, same as they did to Admiral Norman #CDNpoli @HarjitSajjan @bthalmann
Read 10 tweets
23 Feb
1/19 I regret that my Epoch Times investigation isn't finished yet & I'm going fast as I can

With that said, this #thread is another teaser & I'm giving it early release because of its implication to the #UighurGenocide vote in #CDNpoli today & how MPs have been sorely misled
2/19 #CDNpoli #Uyghur #UighurGenocide

First off, the Conservative party pressure to force a vote in Canada is due to a campaign concocted by Steve Bannon, to squeak through his agenda (continuing Trump's agenda) to force a war with #China before Prez Biden can get up to speed
3/19 #UighurGenocide

They're capitalizing on right-wing ownership of most #CDNmedia to disinform #CDNpoli about the #Uyghur issue, without the threat of being fact checked

Our dystopian news climate is being used to manipulate @JustinTrudeau into painting @POTUS into a corner
Read 19 tweets
15 Jan
1/4 I understand the #FakeNews print edition of #EpochTimes was delivered to mailboxes across Canada

It's important to know what to be concerned about, who's behind it & why they'd target #CDNpoli

See thread

#ONpoli #BCpoli #ABleg #SKpoli #MBpoli #polQC #NBpoli #NSpoli #NLpoli
2/4 See military history

1992 Li invents #FalunGong/Taoism
archive.is/v9cOZ#selectio…

2000 Tang invents #EpochTimes/Mercer-Bannon $$
archive.is/B6joV#selectio…

⚠️Li ruled Tang Dynasty/history repeats/#Uighurs⚠️
archive.is/9oblP

Li & Tang today
archive.is/6z88A
3/4 If you read those links in their entirety, you'll see it's no small propaganda op. We're talking about a nearly identical repeat of history, by decedents of the original Chinese Tang Dynasty via parallel political/military conditions that cover everything from Iran to Uighurs
Read 7 tweets
10 Dec 20
1/9 Add another former #CBC voice to the list

This is the worst idea @CBCNews has ever contemplated, that leads to demise of the public broadcaster & bastardizing #PressFreedom by mixing facts with #FakeNews

(see next post in thread)

#CDNmedia #CDNpoli

nationalpost.com/news/politics/…
2/9 Execs at #CBC are being blinded by the dollar signs when it's not their mandate to follow in the footsteps of privately owned #CDNmedia

Before @CBCNews was outrageously politicized by the Harper Govt it was a dream come true to report there, as leader of industry standards
3/9 But the trauma of the Harper Govt has obviously led to a PTSD of sorts, with lingering symptoms that could cause this shift in thinking at @CBCNews

If LPC, NDP, GPC & Bloc wish to combat the rise of #FakeNews by predominantly right-wing sources, they must outlaw advertorials
Read 9 tweets

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