Rebel News Podcast - EZRA LEVANT ｜ Best of The Ezra Levant Show 2021

00:00:00.000 Hello, my Rebels. Today is a very fun show, very interesting show.

00:00:03.760 It's the best of where our journalists select their own best moment from 2021

00:00:09.320 and give a little intro to what they said and did.

00:00:14.080 It's really important to see this in video because so much of our work is through the video medium.

00:00:19.080 Please go to rebelnewsplus.com, click subscribe.

00:00:23.040 It's eight bucks a month, which is half Netflix.

00:00:25.340 I think it's way more fun than Netflix, at least if you care about politics.

00:00:30.000 So, without further ado, here's today's podcast.

00:00:50.900 Tonight, the best of the Rebel.

00:00:53.940 Our teammates share their favorite moment from the past year.

00:00:58.380 It's December 30th, and this is the Ezra LeVant Show.

00:01:03.620 Why should others go to jail when you're a biggest carbon consumer I know?

00:01:07.300 There's 8,500 customers here, and you won't give them an answer.

00:01:11.380 The only thing I have to say to the government about why I'm publishing it

00:01:15.000 is because it's my bloody right to do so.

00:01:17.240 Hey guys, it's your friendly neighborhood video journalist, Matt Brevner, coming at you live

00:01:28.160 from Christmas vacation in British Columbia.

00:01:31.660 And as my first year as a Rebel comes to a close, I must say it's been one of the most craziest

00:01:37.180 years of my life.

00:01:38.020 And I know that's not just for me, that's for every Canadian, especially on the West

00:01:41.800 Coast with the church fires, lockdown measures, pandemics, etc.

00:01:47.320 It just seems like for a while there, every day there was something new and crazy, and

00:01:52.460 it was just a little bit overwhelming.

00:01:54.920 So, I must say, although I am prepped and ready for what 2022 has to bring for the rest

00:02:01.100 of us, I am excited to say that 2021 is coming to a close.

00:02:07.900 I was asked to share one of my favorite moments of 2021, and I don't know if this was my favorite

00:02:14.880 moment, but it was definitely one of the most intense moments of my life, and that's when

00:02:18.840 Justin Trudeau, our Prime Minister, was in White Rock, British Columbia, to discuss affordable

00:02:24.700 housing.

00:02:25.140 And once the locals caught wind that he was going to be in town, they literally ran him

00:02:30.820 out, like ran him out, chased him out of the neighborhood.

00:02:33.900 And for some odd reason, I managed to get really close to the Prime Minister, and I had a chance

00:02:40.700 to ask him some tough questions.

00:02:42.760 Of course, he had no answers for me, but it was just so bizarre, and it felt like a once

00:02:48.300 in a lifetime moment.

00:02:49.140 So, I'm honored to share that with you guys, and that will be my top moment of 2021.

00:02:55.620 Happy holidays, and God bless you all.

00:02:57.960 You're a local, you live in the White Rock area?

00:02:59.900 Yeah, I live in White Rock, yeah.

00:03:01.420 Okay.

00:03:01.920 Are you a homeowner?

00:03:03.260 No.

00:03:03.960 No.

00:03:04.380 So, how can you be?

00:03:05.960 How can you be these days?

00:03:07.900 I think this guy basically represents, he's a drama teacher, okay?

00:03:12.720 And he has absolutely no place in politics of a city, not to mention the country, you know?

00:03:21.720 Hear, hear.

00:03:22.100 Is there a way in which you feel this administration has let you down, or that you think they've

00:03:26.960 done great?

00:03:29.140 You should almost feel embarrassed asking that.

00:03:34.300 Prime Minister Trudeau, are vaccine passports here to stay, sir?

00:03:38.920 Vaccine passports disproportionately affect black Canadians, sir?

00:03:42.800 Black Canadians are disproportionately unvaccinated compared to Caucasian Canadians?

00:03:47.540 Vaccine passports create a two-tiered society, sir? 0.81

00:03:50.960 We are here on 144th Street in White Rock, B.C.

00:03:55.620 We're getting the cat and mouse runaround game.

00:03:57.780 We're not being allowed in.

00:03:59.540 They're saying, just a minute, just a minute, just a minute.

00:04:03.620 Well, we've been waiting for a while, and it doesn't look like we're going to be able

00:04:06.740 to get in there.

00:04:07.800 I was just hoping to ask.

00:04:08.940 The announcement today is about affordable housing, and we are in White Rock, close to

00:04:12.820 the Crescent Beach community, which is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the

00:04:17.620 Lower Mainland.

00:04:18.240 And this house we're standing in front of right here, it's got to be an MLS of at least

00:04:23.020 1.5 million.

00:04:24.200 It doesn't exactly scream affordable housing for the average Vancouverite or British Columbian.

00:04:30.260 This is just the reality of the situation.

00:04:32.200 I'm not protesting.

00:04:33.280 I'm a media, and I'm just trying to ask a question.

00:04:35.360 Yes, sir.

00:04:35.860 I am.

00:04:36.180 Yeah, I am.

00:04:37.680 So, you know, I just was hoping to ask him some questions about affordable housing because

00:04:41.820 he's here to announce his affordable housing plan in a house in one of the most expensive

00:04:46.140 neighborhoods in the Lower Mainland where this has got an MLS for at least 1.5, 1.6, and

00:04:51.980 it just seems a little tone deaf.

00:04:55.800 What's your solution?

00:04:57.140 What would be your solution if you were PM?

00:04:59.100 Well, it's nuanced.

00:05:00.780 What issues are we talking about specifically?

00:05:02.180 The housing.

00:05:02.700 The housing issue.

00:05:03.580 Well, I think a rent-to-own initiative is a great idea because there's no reason why

00:05:08.020 people who can pay $3,000 a month for rent shouldn't be able to have a $2,000 mortgage.

00:05:13.520 But the issue is the runaway inflation because we've been burning so much money and we're

00:05:18.300 running at a 4% inflation rate, which is double what the national average should be for an

00:05:23.860 economy to be on track because of COVID.

00:05:26.200 So that's tough.

00:05:26.760 Like, I grew up here, you know, and I'm probably not going to be able to live here.

00:05:30.520 And because of COVID, I'm probably not going to be able to leave.

00:05:32.700 And if I don't get vaccinated, I probably won't be able to take a flight to even flee.

00:05:35.860 So it's...

00:05:36.180 You're not vaccinated?

00:05:36.680 I'm not, sir.

00:05:37.520 I don't mean to.

00:05:38.420 I hope that doesn't make you uncomfortable or whatever else.

00:05:40.620 Yeah.

00:05:40.720 Okay.

00:05:41.100 I mean, that's fair.

00:05:42.740 To be honest with you, I understand the mask you're wearing is for your safety.

00:05:45.780 But if you do any research on it whatsoever, and I'm not...

00:05:48.720 Well, I believe it's science.

00:05:50.400 No, I trust the science too.

00:05:51.560 Like, you know, that's the thing.

00:05:53.500 Trusted science has become a bit of a slogan because there's hundreds of doctors and

00:05:58.200 virologists and epidemiologists that are being silenced in the platform for speaking their

00:06:01.780 opinions.

00:06:02.200 And I think people like myself would feel a little bit more comfortable if there was

00:06:06.020 open and honest discourse about the whole conversation and not shame and coercion like we're seeing

00:06:11.400 from our governments.

00:06:13.080 But, you know, I don't mean to make you uncomfortable, sir.

00:06:16.000 So I will keep my distance over you.

00:06:17.280 He's not getting on the bus.

00:06:20.660 He's not getting on the bus.

00:06:22.160 He's not getting on the bus.

00:06:24.360 Justin, are vaccine passports here to stay, sir?

00:06:27.020 Are vaccine passports here to stay? 0.53

00:06:29.240 Vaccine passports disproportionately affect people of colour in Canada, sir?

00:06:33.380 Overwhelmingly.

00:06:34.400 Vaccine passports disproportionately affect black Canadians, sir?

00:06:37.620 How long are vaccine passports here to stay, sir?

00:06:40.800 Will there be religious exemptions for the unvaccinated in Canada, sir?

00:06:45.620 Get the protesters.

00:06:56.840 Sir, will there be religious exemptions?

00:06:59.040 Will there be religious exemptions for vaccine passports, sir?

00:07:01.980 Sir, will there be religious exemptions, sir?

00:07:03.760 Do you think that it's insensitive to call a snap election when there are Canadian armed forces dying in Afghanistan,

00:07:12.300 stuck in Kabul, sir?

00:07:14.020 Do you think it is insensitive?

00:07:28.100 Yet again, from the prime minister of our country,

00:07:31.540 just smiles and selfies, and he dodges difficult questions.

00:07:35.620 Smiles and selfies, but hey, at least he has a nice tie, right?

00:07:38.740 Never mind 4% inflation, at least he has a nice tie.

00:07:41.300 And again, the story is going to be

00:07:44.020 the crazy protesters.

00:07:46.480 Let me tell you what my best moment of the year is.

00:08:00.800 I started working for Ribbon News in June, and before that, I was a worldwide traveler.

00:08:08.300 When COVID-19 came up, I was repatriated from Africa.

00:08:14.780 Then in March 2021, I was arrested by the police because of the abusive measure put in place by Legault government.

00:08:26.840 Moka Bezergen, chief videographer, met me during one of the many demonstrations we had,

00:08:34.680 and this one was in front of the Parliament of Quebec.

00:08:38.840 He noticed my presence since I was the girl with the roses.

00:08:44.760 I was offering these flowers to the police officer to remind them what humanity was

00:08:52.260 and to remind them that their hope is to protect the people and not to terrorize them.

00:09:00.100 So I became the election correspondent of 2021, the one who a few months before March in the street

00:09:08.860 to demand freedom of choice and who later chased away five of the main political leaders

00:09:16.180 who would have believed it, not even me.

00:09:21.220 The journey to reach the ultimate goal of confronting Mr. Trudeau in person was tumultuous.

00:09:30.100 Nothing is easy in life.

00:09:33.660 A trial, a plane, a first antigen test, a race against the clock, a second PCR test, a second trial,

00:09:44.380 and here I am in the media room.

00:09:47.840 Nervousness overwhelmed me, but passion kept me going.

00:09:55.120 Mr. Trudeau finally showed his true colour in front of millions of people.

00:10:02.580 Here is my interaction.

00:10:04.780 Mr. Trudeau, many Canadians don't want to have a vaccine report.

00:10:12.040 Mr. Trudeau, are you going to remove their privileges related to the vaccine passport?

00:10:20.340 And are you obligated to answer my question as Prime Minister?

00:10:25.920 Or are you going to disable my media?

00:10:28.440 Mr. Trudeau, I have shared my perspective on your organization yesterday. I have nothing to say.

00:10:35.620 Mr. Trudeau, it asks who you are. Thank you.

00:10:37.900 The next year will be the provincial election and we will have to double our strategy to make sure we are there.

00:10:47.660 The other side of the story needs to be brought to light and that's what we are doing for you.

00:10:58.440 I wish you a happy holiday and don't let anyone stop you from experiencing the magic of Christmas.

00:11:07.920 Hey, what's Alex off for Rebellion News?

00:11:12.760 Now, I don't need to tell you that it's been a crazy past two years, but over the last year, some crazy stuff has happened in and of itself.

00:11:19.120 One of the major points, one of the highlights for me was when we went to the leaders debates and we had all of our journalists phoning in, asking questions.

00:11:27.920 And we actually had some people in attendance, Alexa being one of them.

00:11:32.440 And I think that was probably the biggest moment for me because it really showed that Rebell News is stepping it up.

00:11:38.000 And whether you want to believe it or not, we're there to cover the questions that people don't want to ask.

00:11:42.280 We're there to show you the other side of the story and always to bring you real news.

00:11:45.840 I couldn't hear all of the questions, but we've been very clear on our approach on vaccines.

00:12:09.920 Vaccines are critically important.

00:12:12.060 They're safe and effective for use.

00:12:13.280 I encourage everyone to get vaccinated.

00:12:16.020 I've been very public in that.

00:12:17.860 We do respect people making their own decisions about their health care.

00:12:22.740 And that's going to be our approach.

00:12:24.780 We must inform and encourage and respect people as we use all tools to fight COVID-19, everything from masks to rapid testing, in addition to getting vaccine levels up as high as possible.

00:12:38.000 Hello, Mr. O'Toole.

00:12:39.660 I've talked to you and to several of your candidates this election.

00:12:43.680 I've asked you some questions and you've answered me.

00:12:47.140 But when your personnel discovered that I was with Rebell News and they've allowed me to enter,

00:12:52.280 and also some of your candidates are hiding from me, such as Gerard Deltel.

00:12:56.620 Do you not think that it's your work to talk to all Canadians, and not only to those who are in agreement with you and the people you love?

00:13:06.000 We have a plan to have a positive campaign.

00:13:11.860 I expect that approach across the country.

00:13:15.420 And that's why every day that I have a press conference after my announcement, that's why at the beginning of the campaign, we launched our platform.

00:13:25.140 And we've just received the report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

00:13:30.240 We have a transparent approach when it comes to our plan.

00:13:35.960 And that's important for me as a leader.

00:13:37.980 And it's important for me to answer questions like I'm doing tonight.

00:13:41.020 I have a question from Tamara Ugolini from Rebel News.

00:13:43.680 Mr. Trudeau, the only reason that I'm allowed to ask you this question is because today the federal court ruled that the government doesn't have the right to determine who is or is not a journalist.

00:13:58.760 This is the second election in a row that the court had to overturn your government.

00:14:03.840 Do you still insist on being able to make that decision and why?

00:14:07.520 First of all, questions around accreditation were handled by the Press Gallery and the Consortium of Networks who have strong perspectives on quality journalism and the important information that is shared with Canadians.

00:14:24.740 The reality is organizations like yours that continue to spread misinformation and disinformation on the science around vaccines, around how we're going to actually get through this pandemic and be there for each other and keep our kids safe,

00:14:47.340 is part of why we're seeing such unfortunate anger and lack of understanding of basic science.

00:14:57.560 And quite frankly, your, I won't call it a media organization, your group of individuals need to take accountability for some of the polarization that we're seeing in this country.

00:15:12.200 And I think Canadians are cluing into the fact that there is a really important decision we take about the kind of country we want to see.

00:15:21.640 And I salute all extraordinary, hardworking journalists that put science and facts at the heart of what they do and ask me tough questions every day.

00:15:32.340 But make sure that they are educating and informing Canadians from a broad range of perspectives, which is the last thing that you guys do.

00:15:42.200 The question is from Evan Seuss, Rebel News.

00:15:46.040 Uh-oh.

00:15:46.520 Hello.

00:15:47.040 This debate is an insider's club for the political establishment.

00:15:51.540 It banned Maxime Bernier and the People's Party, even though he's ahead of you and the Bloc combined in the polls.

00:15:57.800 It also banned myself and Rebel News from even reporting until the federal court interjected and said that was illegal.

00:16:04.600 You haven't spoke out against this exclusion?

00:16:07.340 Do you think that all voices should be heard in Canada?

00:16:09.960 I didn't fully hear the question.

00:16:12.600 The sound isn't fantastic.

00:16:15.260 I believe you asked if voices should be heard.

00:16:18.320 I certainly believe that there is space and should be space for differences of opinion.

00:16:23.900 I believe that our democracy is healthier when we have a diversity of opinions.

00:16:28.720 I think that actually what has gone on within my party has demonstrated that there are many healthy debates going on within politics, some of them difficult.

00:16:37.320 So if that was your question, then certainly.

00:16:39.860 I certainly am not looking for people just to agree with everything that I have to say.

00:16:44.420 I think that Parliament is a place where we should be able to have robust exchanges, but still find the common ground.

00:16:52.160 And there is a difference between having legitimate differences on policy and hyper-partisanship.

00:16:57.920 We need to change the culture of politics.

00:16:59.860 Alexandra, for Robin News.

00:17:02.740 Historically, the NPD has been opposed to the large pharmaceutical companies and the billionaires who have been enriched thanks to the blockages like Amazon and Walmart.

00:17:12.820 And the NPD has been very attentive to civil liberties, including being pro-choice in its own case.

00:17:19.480 Why have you embraced the billionaires of Big Pharma and abandoned your pro-choice philosophy?

00:17:27.620 Thank you, but I don't answer the questions of Rebel News.

00:17:30.620 Thank you.

00:17:31.400 Do you think it's an option to not answer a media just because of the fact that you don't like us?

00:17:37.940 Thank you very much.

00:17:40.160 The next question is from Rebel News.

00:17:42.300 Good evening.

00:17:44.700 Before you tell me that you're not going to answer my question, I just want to say that I'm not here representing myself or my company.

00:17:51.940 I'm here representing millions of Canadians who have real questions for you, like the one my colleague Alexa just asked.

00:17:57.860 People who you would marginalize.

00:17:59.860 Is your message to them that they are second-class citizens?

00:18:03.780 Not at all.

00:18:04.540 Sorry.

00:18:05.760 I'm about to show you one of my favorite moments.

00:18:08.880 It was a tough one, but it was the start of everything, and thanks to everyone's support, this is why I'm doing what I am now.

00:18:16.780 So thank you so much, guys.

00:18:18.100 This is an emotion.

00:18:20.260 Emotion.

00:18:20.900 This is so moved.

00:18:21.600 This is Rebel News.

00:18:22.620 I was working in a clothes shop last year, and now I'm reporting the news.

00:18:26.420 This is surreal.

00:18:27.680 This is real news.

00:18:28.940 Rebel News.

00:18:29.660 Tune in.

00:18:30.660 The great Abby Levine, and your name is?

00:18:32.440 I'm Yasmin Sawyer.

00:18:33.740 It's nice to meet you.

00:18:35.360 She's the people's friend.

00:18:37.440 The people's news.

00:18:38.400 Hey, guys.

00:18:39.440 It's Yasmin from Brisbane.

00:18:40.900 So a little bit about myself.

00:18:42.300 I did martial arts in primary school.

00:18:45.180 When I left school, I did retail for 10 years, and in my previous job, I met Kip, who was into film and photography.

00:18:54.480 So we ended up starting a film business together.

00:18:56.740 And with everything going on in the world, we thought filming the rallies would be so, to this moment, in inspiring people and giving them hope.

00:19:07.300 And that's how we managed to get in touch with Rebel News.

00:19:10.460 And this is why I'm reporting for the people in Brisbane now.

00:19:13.920 And it's so inspiring to see, within six months of doing this, how much the numbers have grown and how much it's changed.

00:19:21.540 So I can't wait to keep filming and meeting you guys next year.

00:19:25.800 So bring on 2022, a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year.

00:19:31.560 So see you guys in the new year.

00:19:34.020 Hey, guys.

00:19:34.740 This is Yasmin from Rebel News, Brisbane, Australia.

00:19:37.920 As you can see, this march is absolutely incredible today.

00:19:41.060 To keep on showing the other side of the story, we need your support.

00:19:45.480 So please go to BrisbaneReporters.com and donate now, because you wouldn't want to miss this.

00:19:52.860 I'm at the end now.

00:19:54.260 They're at the beginning, you know.

00:19:56.400 That's what it's all about, isn't it?

00:19:57.960 Yeah, that's exactly what it's about.

00:20:00.360 These little ones.

00:20:04.080 There's a future of these ones we need to look out for.

00:20:06.760 So I had to come to this one.

00:20:09.000 I've been to all the others.

00:20:10.420 That's awesome.

00:20:11.800 How many have you been to?

00:20:13.500 Oh, since 2020.

00:20:15.560 And now just comes a time that they're creating a divide.

00:20:18.740 Divide and conquer, as you know, with the vax or no vax, and it's very simple.

00:20:22.400 There's a choice whether they take the antivirus or not, right?

00:20:27.320 The people that take it, right, they can do what they like,

00:20:31.340 but the people that don't take it, it's their choice.

00:20:33.380 They have to suffer the consequences if they do get it. 0.96

00:20:36.200 There is no, people aren't stupid anymore, you've educated people. 0.92

00:20:42.200 So this is the future.

00:20:44.420 And we should all be proud of it, and we should stand under it, stand together, and fight for it.

00:20:48.680 And let the very spirit flow through you all.

00:20:51.740 A-ha-ka-ma-te-ka-ma-te-korah! 1.00

00:20:54.680 A-ha-ka-ma-te- 1.00

00:20:56.060 Rebel News, I'm a bit of a supporter of the army, so it's good to see you.

00:20:59.100 Get real news.

00:21:00.240 Yes!

00:21:00.740 Yes, you're the only news I listen to.

00:21:03.580 There are groups of people and our leaders are showing them that it's okay to do that.

00:21:08.660 If the seven news that came after me, the only thing I would say is,

00:21:11.980 Rebel News is the best. 1.00

00:21:12.980 So then they can't do shit. 0.97

00:21:14.080 Yeah, so what does your umbrella say? 0.91

00:21:16.940 A bit of everything, actually.

00:21:19.120 We've got some Trump one, mainstream media equals fake news,

00:21:24.600 What's that one?

00:21:25.100 World in crisis, peace, love and unity, leave our children alone, our body, our choice,

00:21:32.280 if not now, when, and free Monica Smith. 0.82

00:21:35.120 You know, there's quite a few people here that are just here because of the mandate and the choice thing,

00:21:39.680 and that's the only reason we're here, and yeah.

00:21:42.680 Freedom of movement, lockdown.

00:21:47.680 Glad there's so many people standing up today.

00:21:49.680 It's a real, real good way.

00:21:53.060 Saying what we're doing is starting to cause a little bit of anxiety for these guys behind the desk,

00:21:58.220 and they said to keep doing what you're doing.

00:21:59.860 Thank you so much.

00:22:00.860 How did I do it for my first one?

00:22:01.860 Amazing.

00:22:02.860 You did, like, show everything that needed to be showed in the best, wonderful way,

00:22:04.860 and showed the deal with my kids.

00:22:05.860 Thank you.

00:22:06.860 You've got to rise above it, keep your mind healthy, it's a mental war.

00:22:23.860 I'm disgusted in our governments, I've taken orders all my friggin' life, and to see people

00:22:37.860 put in jail for incitement, for protesting or speaking out against what's happening, it disgusts me. 0.94

00:22:44.860 Australia stand proud, stand as one. We are one, we are many.

00:22:49.860 Stand up for freedom, otherwise we'll lose it all.

00:22:52.860 I believe everybody has the right choice.

00:22:56.860 I stand for our kids, man. I stand for the future generations and their freedoms.

00:23:00.860 They don't let us work, but they still expect the rent.

00:23:03.860 They can buy our hands off our children, I say.

00:23:05.860 No newspapers, no TV, no radio.

00:23:08.860 This energy is incredible.

00:23:10.860 Go Arby! Go Jodie!

00:23:12.860 And the People's Revolution March has shut it down.

00:23:16.860 There must be 25,000 people here, from the top all the way up to the bottom of Queen Street Mall.

00:23:31.860 I haven't spoken to such a large audience ever.

00:23:33.860 Lockdown, anti-powered government.

00:23:36.860 People need to be informed of what they're doing, how they're doing it.

00:23:40.860 You know, there's not enough information out there.

00:23:42.860 People have a right to protest what they believe.

00:23:44.860 They have a free choice.

00:23:46.860 They're going straight down the Google.

00:23:48.860 We spent the Stone Australia crowd.

00:23:51.860 Oh wait!

00:23:52.860 Hey guys! K2 here with Rebel News.

00:23:54.860 And I would like to share my top moment of 2021.

00:23:57.860 On my 4th day working at Rebel News, I was tasked with sleeping at Oher Pavlowski's church, awaiting a police raid.

00:24:03.860 Guys, I need your help, I've been at Street Life Church for two nights now, just in case

00:24:11.660 the police come and raid this place, or fence it up, lock it up, we're going to catch them

00:24:16.920 in the act, I think the Gestapo were coming, we will not bow to the hyenas, but we need

00:24:22.380 your help, it's an emergency, please go to www.savearcher.com now.

00:24:29.380 This is just a taste of what it's been like for me working at Rebel News, it's not just

00:24:37.660 the tasks and the stories that we're assigned to, but it's the tasks and the stories that

00:24:40.940 we are willing to do to get the other side of the story, is what makes this job so great,

00:24:45.580 and we couldn't do it without you viewers, so thank you very much, and I hope you have

00:24:49.240 a great Christmas.

00:24:51.040 Tamara Ugolini here with Rebel News, and it's hard to believe that it's already that time

00:24:55.860 of year where we reflect and remember the year that has passed, and look forward to

00:25:01.000 the new year ahead.

00:25:02.560 For me, it's been hard to pin down one favourite Rebel News clip, since Rebel has grown exponentially

00:25:09.120 since the time that I was hired on board, and we have put out so much great content this

00:25:14.880 past year that you won't find anywhere else, but I can certainly pin down a theme, and our

00:25:20.680 Fight the Fines campaign shows it.

00:25:24.320 My favourite theme from this year's reporting was all of the times that we featured clips

00:25:28.560 or engaged directly with law enforcement to hold them accountable, to show the Canadian

00:25:33.920 public just how outrageous police, constables, bylaw, security, etc. were acting in the name

00:25:40.640 of keeping you safe.

00:25:43.000 From our chief videographer and editor Efron being tripped up by Toronto police while he was

00:25:49.600 trying to do his job recording protest events, to that Montreal boat incident where police

00:25:56.300 tried to illegally raid the Airbnb we reserved fair and square, Menzies got arrested, and then 0.95

00:26:04.100 of course the thrill of witnessing Ezra be in on the 10-hour standoff action.

00:26:09.600 My personal report that pointed out the insanity was Kyle Anthony's interaction with local police

00:26:15.780 in Port Stanley, Ontario, who looked pretty silly when they didn't even know the rules that they 0.52

00:26:22.080 themselves were enforcing. 0.95

00:26:24.880 If it weren't for rebels' coverage and pointing out the hypocrisy and nonsense of COVID response,

00:26:31.480 I'm certain that the general public would not be as well informed as they are because of our presence

00:26:38.480 and our perseverance.

00:26:41.280 And we promise to keep bringing you this style of reporting and investigative journalism into 2022

00:26:47.860 where I will continue to follow the facts wherever they may lead.

00:26:53.260 Thank you for supporting us and me in bringing you real, on-the-ground reporting

00:26:58.360 and from my family to yours, I want to wish you a very merry Christmas and the happiest new year.

00:27:07.460 Hi, my name is Nat Biazzi. I'm the campaign manager at Rebel News.

00:27:11.160 So essentially I facilitate and market all of our donation pages and petitions.

00:27:15.800 We were asked to provide our favorite memory.

00:27:18.840 And I would have to say mine was when we launched our Fight Vaccine Passports campaign.

00:27:25.980 Now, some of you may be wondering, why is that her favorite memory?

00:27:29.100 That campaign launch truly is stemming from something, as David Menzies would say, egregious.

00:27:35.100 And you're right, vaccine passports are horrific. 0.95

00:27:38.180 However, being only two weeks in at Rebel News, it was so inspiring to see so many Canadians come together

00:27:46.140 and unite for this fight against government overreach and tyranny.

00:27:50.100 And I think it really just speaks to how Rebel News is such a source of hope for so many Canadians.

00:27:55.040 And Rebel News really is a voice for so many people who feel like their concerns aren't being heard.

00:28:00.920 And it was just super exciting to be a part of this, I guess, movement so early on in my Rebel career.

00:28:07.580 My favorite clip from this year has to be when I stood on the corner of an anti-lockdown, anti-COVID mandate protest

00:28:18.280 and lots and lots of people just came up to me and started shaking my hand and saying thank you.

00:28:26.220 I didn't know that the camera was rolling at the time.

00:28:29.120 And having someone come up to you and say that I value your work and I value you for what you're doing is incredible.

00:28:38.600 It's an incredible feeling.

00:28:42.000 I couldn't even quite speak.

00:28:44.320 It was that sort of mind blowing.

00:28:47.360 And I'm just grateful.

00:28:49.080 I'm just so grateful that I can be a part of some sort of change.

00:28:53.820 Thank you.

00:28:54.580 Thank you very much.

00:28:55.980 Thank you very much.

00:28:56.760 I really appreciate that.

00:28:57.880 Enjoy the mugs.

00:28:59.340 Yes.

00:29:00.340 Thank you.

00:29:01.500 No, thank you.

00:29:02.760 No problem.

00:29:03.540 Thank you so much.

00:29:03.940 Oh, thank you.

00:29:04.720 Can I take a picture of your happy mug?

00:29:06.200 Yeah, with me, innit?

00:29:07.340 Yeah, sure.

00:29:08.020 Come on.

00:29:08.260 Some of the news.

00:29:09.140 Yes.

00:29:09.560 Oh, nice one.

00:29:11.540 Come on, let's get a photo.

00:29:12.680 Right.

00:29:13.300 Someone, can you take a shot, please, mate?

00:29:15.720 Thank you very much.

00:29:18.880 Thank you.

00:29:19.600 Cheers, mate.

00:29:20.020 Have a good one, yeah.

00:29:21.020 You too.

00:29:21.360 Enjoy the mugs.

00:29:22.280 Yeah, no, and you.

00:29:24.140 There you go, then.

00:29:26.360 Nice one.

00:29:27.040 Have a good one, yeah.

00:29:27.720 Enjoy.

00:29:30.180 I've been asked to give some thought to what my favourite moment in the year at my work

00:29:35.260 at Rebel News was or is.

00:29:37.200 And frankly, I've given it some thought.

00:29:39.880 And my favourite moment of the year comes after the very worst moment of the year.

00:29:43.800 My favourite moment was your reaction, all of you at home, to the assault on my friend and colleague David Menzies by Justin Trudeau's RCMP henchman outside of a Liberal Party fundraising event at the beginning of December in Toronto.

00:29:57.160 I sent David to that event.

00:29:59.140 He was going to do a small rant and maybe try to shout a question at the Prime Minister as he walked in.

00:30:05.260 All of this was happening while Justin Trudeau's ministers were encouraging lockdowns for normal Canadians.

00:30:11.420 Yet Trudeau was attending a Christmas party to enrich the Liberal Party of Canada because apparently get-togethers, according to Justin Trudeau's behaviour, were not viral vectors as long as they made a few fundraising bucks for his party.

00:30:23.280 But then Justin Trudeau's security detail violently assaulted David, battering him, bloodying him.

00:30:29.100 It was the worst thing I may have ever seen at this company, but definitely the worst thing I saw this year on the job.

00:30:36.920 I still have a tough time watching the video and I've watched it dozens of times, unfortunately.

00:30:41.340 And then David's peers in the media, his peers in the bought and paid for mainstream media, treated him like he was asking for it, that he had it coming, even though the video of the altercation showed absolutely no such thing.

00:30:52.160 It was insult to injury, but it was completely expected that they would protect the politician when he acted like an authoritarian dictator, as long as the politician's politics were right, because David's politics were wrong.

00:31:04.960 But my favourite moment was you at home and your reaction to how David was treated.

00:31:10.020 When we asked you to stand with David Menzies, boy, did you ever.

00:31:13.500 And my email was and still is inundated with people concerned for David's welfare and sharing their best, funniest moments that they have had with David Menzies.

00:31:23.420 And for me, that's why I do this job.

00:31:26.020 And that's why I work for this company.

00:31:27.960 We stick together.

00:31:29.540 Normal people knew what was right and what was wrong.

00:31:32.120 And when the moral and intellectual superiors, at least the self-appointed ones in the mainstream media, well, their moral compass, it was broken.

00:31:41.480 The normal people saw what was right in front of them and the mainstream media covered their eyes.

00:31:48.300 That's why I will always advocate for normal people.

00:31:51.320 That's why every day I talk about issues that matter to normal people.

00:31:55.340 And that's why I won't let normal people be marginalized by politicians and the mainstream media, because normal people have a moral compass and our mainstream media and our politicians do not.

00:32:08.660 So from my family to yours, thank you for always being normal.

00:32:15.100 It's the reason I do this job.

00:32:16.600 Ezra, they smashed my face into a wooden wall.

00:32:27.980 Am I under arrest?

00:32:29.640 Get off of me.

00:32:30.540 Guys, relax.

00:32:35.040 You can't touch me if I'm not under arrest.

00:32:38.120 Ugh.

00:32:46.600 Well, that's our show for today.

00:32:50.620 I tell you, I love our rebel team.

00:32:53.480 I'm lucky.

00:32:54.340 I get to work with these people.

00:32:55.640 I often recruit these folks, and I do my best to help them be them, be free to speak plainly, to travel the country, sometimes even the world.

00:33:05.680 And we back them up if they get in trouble.

00:33:07.700 And boy, do they show in return their love for freedom and for this country.

00:33:14.240 And of course, we have rebels around the world, too.

00:33:16.600 In the United Kingdom, in Australia in particular.

00:33:19.360 So I'm so very proud of our team.

00:33:21.360 And we've never had a bigger team or a better team.

00:33:25.200 I counted the other day.

00:33:26.220 I think we have 17 journalists who appear on camera from time to time in Canada alone, not even counting our Australia team or our UK team.

00:33:35.900 So that's all because of you.

00:33:38.540 It's your support.

00:33:39.380 We don't get any money from Justin Trudeau.

00:33:40.920 So thanks for your help on that.

00:33:43.440 We'll have part two of the best ofs tomorrow.

00:33:45.660 I hope you watch it.

00:33:46.600 Until then, on behalf of all of us here at Rebel World Headquarters, see you at home.

00:33:49.780 Good night.

00:33:50.600 Keep fighting for freedom.

Rebel News Podcast - December 31, 2021

EZRA LEVANT ｜ Best of The Ezra Levant Show 2021

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