George Soros wants to decide what is fake news. Is it real or not fake news? Ezra Levant explains the difference between deliberate disinformation and forgeries, and the deep state's attempt to delegitimize free speech and free speech.
00:09:53.020People can say about them, that's good information or I trust them or that's the truth.
00:09:57.400If you call yourself Good Information, Inc., chances are you're doing that because you're pretty sure people won't say that about you without you making them say it about you just to say your name.
00:10:08.500I think we are good information over here at Rebel News.
00:10:12.780I think we tell the truth, but I'll let you make up your own mind about it.
00:10:16.060Imagine calling yourself Good Information.
00:10:19.380I mean, if I legally change my name to Mr. Handsome, do you think it'll suddenly make me handsome or do you think it'll sort of point out that I ain't?
00:11:08.220One of the companies it invested in, called Shadow, made headlines last year for contributing to the delayed reporting of the Iowa caucus results.
00:11:39.320We are disclosing our investors because we believe, especially right now in the environment of mistrust, that transparency is really important, McGowan said.
00:11:48.260Well, given that, I mean, now you know.
00:11:51.220This fact-checker they're proposing has the George Soros seal of approval.
00:11:55.680Normally, I'd say that's actually useful.
00:11:57.180If Soros doesn't like it, I probably do.
00:12:00.920But that's not the only result of deeming something fake news, of course.
00:12:05.740If you call something fake news, that means it'll be kicked off of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
00:13:55.860Yeah, something tells me that's not the disinformation crisis that Soros is talking about.
00:14:03.680Like the climate crisis, it's really in the eye of the beholder.
00:14:06.400Although backed and launched by progressives, McGowan says the group could make investments in entities across the political spectrum so long as their editorial standards support fact-based information.
00:14:30.260They will, quote, make investments in entities across the political spectrum.
00:14:33.700That's another way of saying they'll pay off broke or greedy conservatives to make them comply.
00:14:40.840I mean, to be perfectly candid, do you doubt that, God forbid, in some alternative universe, if I flew to Ottawa one day, put on a mask, bent the knee, and bowed down, and kissed the ring of Justin Trudeau, and promised to be a good boy, and to do what he says,
00:14:53.980do you really doubt I would get an investment from him, too, just like the 99% of the rest of the media?
00:15:22.400She points to The Bulwark, a center-right news site founded in opposition to Trumpism as an example of the type of center-right news outlet it could fund.
00:15:31.160The information crisis we're in is so much bigger than politics, McGowan said.
00:16:01.160There are plenty of prostitutes on both sides of the aisle.
00:16:05.260Soros' plans for undermining the right is probably more likely to succeed than just attacking the right.
00:16:10.600It's like when my old friend Preston Manning took money from the Tides Foundation to appear in an environmentalist anti-oil event.
00:16:17.460If you're dealing with an audience that's skeptical about climate change or carbon pricing and that, and start somewhere else then, that principle can apply to garbage, it can apply to industrial waste, it can apply to water shortage, it can apply to traffic congestion.
00:16:32.160But get that principle inculcated and practice.
00:16:37.260And I think that's one of the economic solutions to the problem.
00:16:45.200The big picture, it's the latest example of investments by billionaires targeting disinformation.
00:16:52.740Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, has invested millions to support factual reporting through his nonprofit, Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
00:16:59.760Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, founded USA Facts, a nonprofit designed to make accurate data accessible and understandable in 2017.
00:17:08.920Laureen Powell Jobs has invested in several journalism organizations, including Axios, through her investment group, Emerson Collective.
00:17:17.060McGowan says that the group's goal in the next year is to raise more awareness about immediate solutions to counter disinformation before it spreads.
00:18:57.240Well, the other day we talked to Randy Hillier, who's been a longtime conservative MPP in the Conservative Party of Ontario.
00:19:05.020Of course, he was thrown out of that party because it's not a very safe place for conservatives these days, especially one who's a lockdown skeptic like Randy Hillier.
00:19:14.520One of the things I said to Randy, if you recall, was, look, there are other people who are like-minded, at least to a degree.
00:19:23.460People who have dissented with Doug Ford on his lockdowns, for example, Roman Baber in the greater Toronto area.
00:19:30.100Is it possible that the various dissenters can come together and find common ground and actually form some sort of a coherent challenge to Doug Ford from the right?
00:19:45.380It's an idea that Randy Hillier said he was open to.
00:19:48.900What a pleasure to be joined today by another one of those skeptical, critical, former Conservative Party MPPs.
00:19:57.380And I'm talking about the MPP from Cambridge, Ontario, Belinda Karajalios, who joins us now via Skype.
00:20:09.000And I'm interested because I know that you and your husband, Jim, have created a new party called the New Blue Party.
00:20:18.480And you sit as an independent MPP in the legislature, but you're affiliated with that party.
00:20:24.560Let me ask you the same question I asked Randy, which is I look around and I see a number of people who at least have some common ground.
00:20:32.760I mean, of course, each one of you has some differences, but the Venn diagram, as they say, the overlap of the circles.
00:20:39.460Surely, if you all even compromise 10%, let's say, the sum of all the parts is greater than, some of the whole is greater than the sum of all the parts.
00:20:51.360Like, together you would have more power.
00:22:18.800And that may be one reason why they're not coming together with the new blue party.
00:22:23.780If Roman Baber and Randy Hillier and the others joined, and I'm putting myself in their shoes for a moment, they might say, well, Jim and Belinda set up the new blue party.
00:22:35.040But and we're grateful to them for that.
00:22:37.120But maybe we should have an open leadership race.
00:22:39.740That's something that I'm just cooking up in my own mind, maybe on their mind.
00:22:43.740Would you be open to a leadership contest where you and Jim or Randy and all these others?
00:22:52.940Because because I'm guessing that may be an objection.
00:22:56.720Everyone wants to be the boss and maybe you have a leadership primary within the party and everyone sort of agrees to stick around, even if they don't win.
00:23:47.700You know, if everyone goes off in their own direction, you're probably missing out on some synergy to use that jargon.
00:23:53.840Let me ask you about something more practical.
00:23:55.220So can you explain for our viewers, especially for those not from the province of Ontario, what happened recently in the legislature about Bill 12?
00:24:05.880Tell me what Bill 12 was and what happened to it and why that's a surprise.
00:24:10.600So Bill 12 was a private member's bill put forward by a liberal member of provincial parliament, John Frazier, who represents the riding of Ottawa South.
00:24:18.760And this bill said that if passed, it would mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for anyone who works in health care or education across the province.
00:24:30.980So currently, Doug Ford's rules say that each individual school board and health care institution can put in their own mandates, whereas John's bill said that it would then be just across the board, across the province.
00:24:48.620It was short notice because we're at the beginning of a new session.
00:24:51.600And immediately, we put a call to action out.
00:24:54.340And we told people to contact their MPP, whether it be by phone, by email, and let them know that they need to vote against Bill 12.
00:25:01.780So the day of the debate, which was last Wednesday, I believe it was, we saw that the PCs had one speaker to the bill.
00:25:09.300And, you know, it was Robin Martin, and she said that basically the government, you know, they're proud of implementing these vaccine passports, and they're encouraging hospitals and school boards to implement them.
00:25:23.040So they're clearly OK with the premise.
00:25:25.980But sure enough, when we had the recorded vote, the PC party voted against the bill, and of course, the bill died.
00:26:07.880It is a victory in that we were able to put political pressure on the PCs to say one thing and do the other, which they tend to be doing anyway.
00:26:16.400But in this case, they did the right thing, which was voting against the mandate.
00:26:20.140And they did not so just once, but twice, because the NDP put through a motion, and it was pretty much the same language.
00:26:26.940And they voted against that as well the following day.
00:26:30.560So while they have implemented rules that allows institutions to do their own, we know that provincially nothing is going to be mandated for now.
00:26:39.880Well, again, I guess you've got to count your wins where you get them these days.
00:28:00.440I mean, I know that a lot of them are uncomfortable with some of these rules and a lot of these rules.
00:28:04.940I don't know what the breaking point is going to be for these individuals.
00:28:08.620You know, recently, Lindsay Park, she just left based on the way she was treated by the party.
00:28:14.680But, you know, there's a lot of rules and regulations that are being put through without any debate, within caucus even, and they're not happy.
00:28:21.900And I do hope that these individuals pluck up the courage, so to speak, and make a stand and leave.
00:28:32.580I mean, a lot of these folks know what we all know, which is that running as an independent without a party blessing is extremely hard to win in an election.
00:28:43.220And unless you're in the twilight of your career or we're planning to leave anyways, you're really signing your own electoral ouster.
00:28:52.480I mean, I can count on one hand's fingers the number of independents who have won in a large vote.
00:28:59.660I mean, really, John Nunziata, when he opposed the GST, there really aren't very many.
00:29:05.480Jody Wilson-Raybould won, but then declined to running in.
00:29:09.240It's so rare we actually remember them.
00:29:11.880I think that people are afraid to cross their party of any party.
00:29:17.140But I suppose if the new blue party started to grow and put together a caucus, that might give people some hope.
00:29:24.860Listen, I'm glad to talk to you, and I take your point that Bill 10 was more than a nothing, so I congratulate you on that.
00:29:32.740And I guess I'll end as I start, which is by saying that I hope that you and the other dissident former conservative MPPs, and there's like four or five of you now, I mean, you banded together.
00:29:46.500That would be a real thing as opposed to just five lonely voices.
00:29:50.340So count me as someone saying, hey, guys, bring it together, not for your own interest, although it very much is in your own interest, but in the interest of providing some actual opposition.
00:30:02.000What frustrates me is that the conservatives, the liberals, and the NDP, they're really, except for minor tweaks, they're indistinguishable on the major issues of the day.
00:31:40.060If you're doing something under duress, I mean, I tell you, when a robber says your money or your life, that's technically a choice he's offering you.
00:31:51.600And you're the one who said, I'll choose to give you my money.
00:31:55.220No, but you're making that choice under duress.
00:31:57.440And I think millions of Canadians are being forced under pain of losing their job, which could mean losing their house, losing, you know, their family could fall apart.
00:32:07.100There's so many terrible things that could come.
00:32:08.660And that's not free and informed consent.
00:32:13.340Corey Newcomb says, kudos to the Democracy Fund for grabbing a thoughtful and articulate free agent like Dr. Panessi.
00:32:19.320The right thing to do and great to have her on the team.
00:32:22.120Looking forward to seeing more from her in the future.
00:32:50.220Until tomorrow, on behalf of all of us here at Rebel World Headquarters, to you at home, good night.
00:32:55.040And I'm going to leave you now with a video of Drea Humphrey out in Vancouver covering union members who have not been represented by their union.
00:33:05.240Through this pandemic, the economy has been able to limp along and keep things hanging on by a thread.
00:33:11.600But what do we think is going to happen?
00:33:13.420Supply chain workers in these industries are forced out of their jobs by vaccinating mandates.
00:33:17.880The Canadian area ILWU, that's the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, put out a request to Transport Canada to not mandate vaccination for ILWU workers.
00:33:30.300The ILWU, the International Longshore Association, and the IDC, the International Dock Workers Council, have also issued statements in support of medical freedom.
00:33:44.140But a healthcare worker I know, he has four patients who develop myocarditis after they're shot.
00:33:51.800This includes one nurse who collapsed hiking after he shot.
00:33:55.080Search and rescue had to help her out.
00:33:57.060One of his patients is an ER nurse who told a 20-year-old who had a heart attack about 24 after they're shot and died.
00:34:13.640About 20 months ago when this so-called COVID pandemic hit, I knew instantly because of the work that I've been doing that our problem was not COVID, it was communism.
00:34:32.000That's what one of Canada's largest unions has to say when it comes to the idea of making their dock workers be mandated for the COVID-19 vaccine.
00:34:41.820Drea Humphrey here with Rebel News standing at 800 Barard Street with about a group of 150 people behind me here to support longshoremen.
00:35:21.880And they, too, like many other professions, may start to see a mandate for a COVID-19 vaccination, which will cause shortages of employees and can trickle down to more things that could eventually even affect the food chain of Canadians.
00:35:36.600Now, like I said, you're going to hear from this.
00:35:38.640But I want to point out that at this very moment, their union has actually stuck up for them, stuck up for their bodily autonomy.
00:35:47.000According to LifeSite News, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada is asking the federal government to stay out of its business when it comes to vaccines.
00:35:57.660ILWU's president, Rob Ashton, says that our track record speaks for itself this far into the pandemic.
00:36:05.060And we feel that what we have been and continue to do is working very well.
00:36:09.980And no third-party intervention is necessary.
00:36:13.320Now, I said that this was preemptive, this protest, meaning at this very moment, the union is, in fact, seeming to be supporting the longshoremen here.
00:36:22.520But what isn't happening is the backing off of the federal government.
00:36:27.620They are still saying, because these are federal workers of sorts, that they need to be fully vaccinated by November 15th or else.
00:36:36.960We're going to talk to some of the activists who are able to speak because they've come together.
00:36:41.940There's some familiar faces in the Vancouver's freedom movement.
00:36:44.980They're allowed to speak on camera, and we're going to show you some of their speeches now.
00:36:49.120But before we do, please go to fightvaccinepassports.com.
00:36:53.780We are challenging the B.C. government, other governments across Canada.
00:36:58.100We are also taking on mandate cases where employers are trying to coerce their employees into taking the jabs or else.
00:37:07.020So if you want to help join us on that fight, please go to fightvaccinepassports and donate what you can.
00:37:11.980There are people, a whole lot of people, the ones who are on the hesitant side of this debate, that are losing their freedom of choice.
00:37:20.280They're being told that they must take the vaccine or lose their job.
00:37:24.920This is not a position anyone should ever be put in.
00:37:28.320It's not a decision that anyone should ever have to make.
00:37:33.320If people are put in this position, there will be countless numbers of workers who will not take the vaccine and will walk away from their jobs.
00:37:40.560The people in the building behind us are the ones responsible for enacting policies that affect the air, marine, and rail industries, which fall under federal jurisdiction.
00:37:51.480Policies that have extremely damaging potential for our daily lives.
00:37:57.500Through this pandemic, the economy has been able to limp along and keep things hanging on by a thread.
00:38:03.300But what do we think is going to happen?
00:38:05.860Supply chain workers in these industries are forced out of their jobs by vaccinating mandates.
00:38:09.840A couple of days ago, one of my best friends went and got his first Pfizer shot.
00:42:56.160You know, the whole kid thing just scares me a lot.
00:42:58.920And if I don't stand up now and I start going down the line trying to dodge and weave, right now is my place to stand up and say no.
00:43:07.920Brothers and sisters, we are gathered here today to stand up.
00:43:12.840This is the most crucial point in our lives.
00:43:16.200And many of you would agree, this is also the most important time in our known history.
00:43:22.140We are up against so much government-funded media, unprecedented censorship, and the takeover of systems that we depend on in society.
00:43:32.720Systems that are supposed to represent us, keep us healthy, and protect our freedoms are showing us that they do not work for us.
00:43:43.420And when you try to talk to some people about these things, they look at you like, you're not wrapped up too late.
00:43:56.860And then they move six feet away, so they don't catch what you've got, which is a really bad case of common sense.
00:44:07.320The Canadian area ILWU, that's the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, put out a request to Transport Canada to not mandate vaccination for ILWU workers.
00:44:21.600The ILWU, the International Longshore Association, and the IDC, the International Dock Workers Council, have also issued statements in support of medical freedom.
00:44:35.420The ILWU said, protecting health is important, but protecting our freedom and liberty is equally important.
00:44:44.280The IDC said, they reject the dictatorial policies that go against the rights of freedoms and choice of people.
00:44:53.260The rights and freedoms that have cost so much time and effort to achieve.
00:44:59.080These statements are a big step in the right direction.
00:45:02.84020 months ago, when this so-called COVID pandemic hit, I knew instantly, because of the work that I've been doing, that our problem was not COVID, it was communism.
00:45:47.760I'm not going to sit back and allow union leaders and employers to overstep what is their right,
00:45:54.980and absolutely violate the constitutional charter rights and criminal code rights that each one of you have here in Canada.
00:46:02.760Tanya Goff from Action for Canada, another one of the activists who's been fighting for freedom out on the west side here for quite some time.
00:46:15.100Why did you come to stand in solidarity with the longshoremen?
00:46:18.180Well, you know, as we know that every time a group is sort of having a wake-up call,
00:46:23.400which is really what's happened here massively since Justin Trudeau had announced that federal workers need to be jabbed with this injection.
00:46:32.420And so for months I'd actually been working with one of the longshoremen as they have been expressing their concerns.
00:46:38.000So I'm guessing that many of you here are probably feeling a little uneasy in the workplace these days.