Thread by @CandiceMalcolm

Forgive my indulgence, but here's a thread on the problem of being a female entrepreneur & business owner as well as a conservative. For all the talk of the Left being progressive feminists my left-wing detractors are far more sexist than anyone I’ve encountered on the Right 1/12

A group of Leftist trolls insist that I did not start the company I started. They twist the facts & torque the truth to try to diminish my accomplishments and cast doubt over my legitimacy. So let me set the record straight. 2/12

In 2016, I started True North Initiative as an independent think tank to encourage a broader & deeper conversation on immigration/integration in Canada. We put out studies & reports. We successfully pushed the needle on several issues — notably private refugee sponsorship. 3/12

In case you don’t believe that I started True North in 2016, here is an interview I did in 2016 explaining how I had just started a think tank called True North. In 2016. 4/12

As with any growing start-up, I listened to my audience. They said the best part of True North was our investigative journalism. I listened & I pivoted — away from policy advocacy & towards reporting. I hired more journalists & started releasing daily podcasts/videos. 5/12

In 2017, after presenting my book at an academic conference in Vancouver, I was approached by a former professor who loved True North. He told me about his charity focused on sound immigration. After several conversations, we joined forces. 6/12

My husband, who is a lawyer by training, helped with that transition and became a member of True North’s board of directors. His day job is in a totally different sector (fintech), he has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of True North. 7/12

That's when True North became a charity. My professor friend retired & I remained in charge. I'm the founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of True North, and we are now a multimillion dollar independent media company with more social media engagement than much of the legacy media. 8/12

And yet, a group of anonymous internet trolls insist that pivoting a startup is somehow scandalous & it means I didn't really start True North. They lie & say it is my husband’s company. They hack my wikipedia page daily, using fake sources. This is how wiki describes me: 9/12

As a business owner with over a dozen employees, these trolls are low on my priority list. But as a female entrepreneur & start-up founder, it's disheartening to see how they attack & diminish a woman. And even more concerning to see how so-called feminists cheer them on. 10/12

If I were on the Left, I would be celebrated as a successful female entrepreneur in the challenging media space. But because I’m a conservative, I get called every name in the book, my accomplishments get taken away and given to my husband. 11/12

The cultural Left hates successful conservative woman. But that’s okay. I don’t need their approval or recognition. True North continues to grow every month, while the legacy media dies a slow pathetic death. We are the future of journalism, and nothing will stop us. 12/12