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In today’s breaking news update and Canadian politics PSA, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre offered Canadians a spectacular display of exactly why he will never be elected Prime Minister of Canada during a recent CBC interview with Rosemary Barton. For the sake of exposing Conservative lies, myths and talking points designed to obfuscate the facts about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s leadership (and his near-Liberal majority after two MP defections from Poilievre’s own caucus), let’s fact-check in real time Pierre Poilievre’s claims in his CBC interview with Rosemary Barton, which aired last week. (Don’t worry, we won’t watch the whole thing—I respect our listeners too much.) Tune into Episode 303 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for conversations in critical times!This episode was recorded on December 16, 2025. Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work! THANK YOU! Become a podcast member for weekly public and private livestreams, and to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, THE WAY I SEE IT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/join Listen to The Bill Kelly Podcast everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featured BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.social SubStack: billkelly.substack.com/*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents. Thanks for joining these critical discussions in critical times! WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: FURTHER READING Conservative motion will force Liberals to ‘put up or shut up’ on oil pipeline support: Poilievre https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-conservative-motion-pipeline-support-9.7006496 Poilievre LOSES CONTROL of Conservative Caucus, Hits LOWEST ‘Favourability’ Yet! | Ep. 278 News https://youtu.be/DdkL-BHpCFM BS ALERT! Pierre Poilievre Tries to Embarrass Carney’s Liberals with USELESS Conservative Motion https://youtu.be/_upQLWcvBsU FACT-CHECK! Analyzing Pierre Poilievre's Pipeline Speech in Canadian Parliament | Ep. 299 News Today https://youtu.be/Sdu4c0Vv0gQ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe

This episode is an audio version of a special live taping of Wonks and War Rooms , in partnership with uOttawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society , where Elizabeth is joined by a panel of journalists to tackle a tough topic: online harassment of journalists and what it means for our democracy. Rosemary Barton is the Chief Political Correspondent for CBC News; Fatima Syed is a reporter for the Narwhal and host of Canadaland podcast The Backbench ; and Mark Blackburn is the social media and online producer at APTN . Elizabeth and the panel look at different types of online negativity, the motivations behind harassment and attacks, and the impacts of weaponizing media. They also talk about different ways of managing online harassment, and how to balance their responsibilities as journalists with protecting themselves as individuals. Additional Resources Off the top, Rosemary and Elizabeth mention the day of the live event was not exactly a slow news day. Here’s why . This topic brings a bunch of terms that get jumbled together: harassment, abuse, toxicity, negativity, incivility, hate speech, intolerance. This Public Policy Forum report provides a framework for thinking about harmful communication online. Fatima talks about “chilling effects” that online harassment can have on journalists. Here’s a report from earlier this year about these kinds of impacts, published by The Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Also, last fall IPSOS ran the first Canadian survey on online harassment against journalists and media professionals, which showed it is “prevalent and pervasive.” Here are the results . Rosemary and Elizabeth discuss trolling and how it has changed over time. This article by Silvio Waisbord looks at the specific impact trolls have on journalism. Rosemary mentions that the pandemic has been a turning point for journalism. This special issue of Digital Journalism has a collection of articles on all the ways that COVID-19 has impacted the work of journalists over the past few years. Check out www.polcommtech.ca for annotated transcripts of this episode in English and French . Check out www.polcommtech.ca for annotated transcripts of this episode in English and French .

Journalists Facing Mean Tweets: What It Means for Our Democracy - Join us Tuesday, March 22 at noon ET for a live virtual event! Register here . In this special live recording of the podcast, Elizabeth will chat with Rosemary Barton , chief political correspondent for CBC, Fatima Syed , host of The Backbench podcast (Canadaland) and vice-president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and Mark Blackburn, online producer for APTN. They will talk about increasingly toxic online spaces and tackle tricky questions: What can we do to cultivate civic engagement between individuals and news media? What counts as incivility and who is a troll? How can we encourage broad civic engagement while discouraging harassment? How do we create safer environments for journalists? Learn more here and don't forget to register early . Check out www.polcommtech.ca for annotated transcripts of this episode in English and French .