Rebel News Podcast

EZRA LEVANT | Ezra Levant attends Vivek Ramaswamy's Iowa trucker townhall

December 22nd, 2023  |  30 mins 21 secs

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Tonight, Ezra reports from a truck stop in Iowa!

Why? Well, it all started a few days ago with a direct message on Twitter from one of the candidates in the United States Republican primary race.

Vivek Ramaswamy is not a name that most Americans knew a year ago but in the last few months, he's caught fire, in large part due to his high-energy debate performances and strong Trump-like policy portfolio. He's had some incredible moments, not just sparring with other Republican candidates like Nikki Haley, but also taking it to journalists in a way that we haven't seen, well, since Trump. He doesn't shy away from the press.

So Ezra has travelled all the way down to Iowa to see for himself at Vivek Ramaswamy's trucker townhall, and he's ready to show you a little bit about his day on the trail of a U.S. presidential campaign.

GUEST: Vivek Ramaswamy, U.S. Republican presidential candidate.

EZRA LEVANT | Trudeau never forgets an enemy — that's why Ottawa took Freedom Convoyers to court

December 21st, 2023  |  47 mins 50 secs

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Tonight, Ezra reminisces the 2022 Freedom Convoy while assessing the state of Canada's civil liberties as we approach 2024.

EZRA LEVANT | The public may be getting sick of the Hamas hate marches but Trudeau isn't

December 20th, 2023  |  34 mins 49 secs

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Tonight, the public is getting sick of the Hamas hate marches — but not Trudeau.

There’s a new poll out about the mayor of Calgary, the hard left-wing Jyoti Gondek. One of the very first things she did after becoming mayor of Calgary — a city built on the oil and gas industry — was to declare a "climate emergency." That — not taxes or Calgary’s homelessness problem or unemployment or violence on the streets — was her top priority.

It has gone from bad to worse. She has brought in laws that are surely unconstitutional and banned peaceful protests against transgenderism. The other day, police arrested two men for having a private conversation about transgenderism. The charges were later dropped, but only after lawyers from The Democracy Fund got involved.

She has been hated by Calgarians since the day she was elected and even more since the Hanukkah event debacle.

The community menorah lighting ceremony has been a Calgary tradition going back a generation, and it is about as innocuous as can be; it's like lighting Christmas lights on a Christmas tree but with a Jewish candelabra.

Gondek refused to go. When the Jewish community leaders asked her to reject it quietly, she did the opposite: she put out a press release denouncing the menorah lighting as a political statement in support of Israel and against Hamas.

She did the math: Calgary has maybe 10,000 Jews in it but more than 100,000 Muslims.

A lot of politicians are doing that math. People can see it, and they don’t like it.

This new poll captures in part the public reaction to Gondek's antisemitic boycott of the menorah lighting ceremony: Calgarians disapprove of her by more than a two-to-one margin.

Gondek and Trudeau are a lot alike. Trudeau is also willing to put up with antisemitism and support terrorism if it means he'll win.

But as the Hamas hate marches continue in cities across Canada, week after week, Canadians are beginning to notice. They notice the terrorist paraphernalia and flags and see blocked roads and bridges in places like Toronto and Montreal. Just this week, Hamas supporters stormed into a mall, shouting threats of murder at terrified Christmas shoppers.

Canadians don't like that.

And so, when they’re asked about Islam, 43% think it’s a negative force.

That is not preferable for anyone, least of all Canadian Muslims, who see that the face of the Muslim community is becoming these masked thugs and that their voice is now threats shouted in an Arabic accent.

But Trudeau loves it. He loves his plan to bring in 1.6 million migrants this year — a million more Liberal voters.

The people are expressing their discontent in these polls. The time has come for political entrepreneurs to get ahead of it and call for a reduction of mass immigration, especially from immigrants who do not share Canadian values of peace, freedom, and pluralism.

GUEST: Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation breaks down the upcoming new taxes from the Trudeau Liberals in 2024.

EZRA LEVANT | Hamas supporter repeatedly issues death threats while the police stand by. Is it cowardice? Is it fear?

December 19th, 2023  |  42 mins 19 secs

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Tonight, the police see a Hamas supporter issue a death threat repeatedly and just let him walk away.

A few weeks ago, a London pro-Hamas march turned on a McDonald's and threatened the people inside. They didn't smash windows or storm the place but there was genuine rage against the establishment. The only explanation that's been offered is that one McDonald's location reportedly gave free sandwiches to Israeli soldiers, meaning that somehow the entire chain must be anti-Palestinian.

This kind of behaviour is medieval in its superstition and stupidity. The people in this McDonald's in London were like any Londoners; they were of every race and religion, including Muslims. But this rage at an inanimate object — at McDonald's — shows just how maniacal the hatred was on the streets.

You might think that stunts like this will win Hamas supporters a lot of enemies, not friends — similar to when they block subway stations or highways. But the real purpose of their actions is to intimidate, to cause chaos, to tire people out so that they say, "Fine, whatever. I'll give you whatever you want if you'll stop the social upheaval."

No one is making thoughtful arguments when they chant, "Free Palestine! From the river to the sea...! A global solution...!" because the goal is not to persuade, it's to terrify, to show the public that they are the new dominant force.

They're not trying to persuade you of the righteousness of the Palestinian cause. They're trying to persuade you, rather, that if you don't submit to them, they will bring this kind of pain and chaos into your life.

GUEST: Featuring David Menzies' latest TransMadness.com report on the 50-year-old biological male competing in teen girls' swim competitions and using their change rooms.

EZRA LEVANT | Justin Trudeau doesn't care about the consequences of mass immigration, and Canadians are paying for it

December 18th, 2023  |  39 mins 50 secs

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Tonight, Ezra delves into the repercussions of Justin Trudeau's mass immigration policy. According to the Bank of Canada, the Trudeau Liberals are jacking up housing prices courtesy of immigration.

Ezra Levant | Free speech is on fire in Ireland: in-depth with Gript Media's Ben Scallan

December 15th, 2023  |  44 mins 41 secs

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Tonight, Ezra is joined once again by Ben Scallan, a reporter for Gript Media, to discuss the roots and fiery aftermath of the recent unrest in Gript's backyard, the country of Ireland.

Ireland is made up of just over 5 million people but, in so many ways, it's going through the same battles as other countries in the West: mass immigration without assimilation, globalist control as opposed to national sovereignty and, of course, political correctness and wokeness demonizing anyone who dares to think contrary to the official narrative. As of just last month, the country has been on fire as a result.

A window into the world of Ireland comes from the independent journalism outfit Gript Media, built to submit the news unfiltered, especially if it challenges the consensus. Joining Ezra tonight is one of their correspondents, Ben Scallan, to tell the other side of Ireland's storm of controversy and how the regime media is refusing to cover things that are "unhelpful" to their narratives.

GUEST: Ben Scallan, political correspondent for Gript Media.

Rebel Roundup | Trudeau in BC, Toronto's plan to cancel Henry Dundas, Rebel Viewers Choice Awards

December 15th, 2023  |  54 mins 47 secs

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Today, we're looking at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to British Columbia last night, where hundreds of protesters gathered outside of a hotel where the Liberal leader was holding a fundraising dinner.

Plus, Ezra Levant launched a new petition fighting to Save Dundas Street in Toronto, where the city is planning to remove the Dundas name because the historic Scottish politician failed to move fast enough for modern sensibilities in his effort to abolish slavery.

And finally, Ezra will unveil the winner of the Rebel News Viewers Choice Awards.

EZRA LEVANT | If you can damn a founding father of Canada, you condemn the memory of anyone else in Toronto

December 14th, 2023  |  49 mins 29 secs

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Tonight, Ezra picks apart cancel culture in Toronto amid the city's push to rename Dundas Street – at grave cost to taxpayers.

Ezra Levant | Justin Trudeau detaches Canada from our allies, sides with Hamas in a key United Nations vote

December 13th, 2023  |  43 mins 33 secs

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Tonight, Justin Trudeau detaches Canada from our allies, and sides with Hamas in a key United Nations vote.

It was a disgraceful moment — and everyone knew it — when last night, Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Rob Brae, on Trudeau’s instruction, voted to condemn Israel in a resolution that specifically and proudly didn’t even mention Hamas.

Traditionally, the U.S. votes against such motions (to stand with Israel and ensure that any vote at the UN Security Council is vetoed) and other Western allies let America do the heavy lifting. So, last night, for example, the UK, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, the Netherlands, and the new government of Argentina all abstained.

But not Canada. Canada voted to condemn Israel, more or less accusing Israel of war crimes, alongside countries like Syria, North Korea, Iran and Russia.

But why? Well, Trudeau might be bad at math when it comes to national finances but he can count votes. There are now five times as many Muslims as Jews in Canada, mainly due to unlimited immigration from Muslim countries.

That's who is in the streets. Some of the pro-Hamas protesters are first-generation Canadians but many are just off the plane — many aren’t even citizens yet. They've brought with them their ancient hatred from a foreign land and no one — certainly not Trudeau — has told them to stop. Peaceful truckers are stopped — they’re arrested and jailed and their bank accounts are seized — but not a peep from Trudeau about the antisemitic hate marches.

The polls are everywhere: Trudeau is behind by almost twenty percent.

But so what if Canadians don’t like him? He’s jacked up immigration to one million people per year. He’s already fast-tracked citizenship, reducing it down to three years. He’ll just add millions more Canadians who do like him and his pro-Hamas policies.

As a result, Canada is no longer with the US and the UK, or even countries like Hungary, Czechia, or Argentina. Canada's place is what you’d expect from Trudeau: It's standing with terrorists, opposite of our allies, throwing the Jews to the wolves.

SHEILA GUNN REID | The UN Climate Prom is mercifully over

December 13th, 2023  |  55 mins 56 secs

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The weeks-long annual meeting of global warming control freaks and comfort scolds very nearly fell apart after the host country made it clear: The UAE will not be phasing out fossil fuels to please anyone.

EZRA LEVANT | Trudeau’s CBC state broadcaster does their best to smear Elon Musk

December 12th, 2023  |  53 mins 48 secs

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Tonight, Trudeau’s CBC state broadcaster does their best to smear Elon Musk.

A few months back, the CBC’s in-house ombudsman, who usually just whitewashes the state broadcaster’s ethical lapses, was so grossed out by one CBC story that he actually chided its author for smearing Trudeau’s enemies as conspiracy theorists. The reporter’s name is Jonathan Montpetit. They call him an “investigative journalist” but he’s really a mud-thrower, rehashing left-wing gossip about conservatives.

Montpetit doesn't actually investigate anyone or anything — certainly not speaking truth to power. He works for power, smearing power’s critics as kooky, goofy conspiracy theorists, and calls himself a journalist as he does it. Even CBC took a disliking to Montpetit’s article calling everyone he hates a “disinformationist."

Programmers at CBC assume a great responsibility when they choose to use terms such as “misinformation” and “disinformation” in their stories. When they do so, they had better be right, because if it turns out down the road that the information proved to be correct, they can do great damage to their reputation. Precision is key, and labels should be employed with great caution. Sometimes it would be safer to say that there is no evidence for something, rather than proclaiming it to be false.

It's a lesson Montpetit has yet to take to heart, as he was at it again, today, going after Trudeau’s latest enemy: Elon Musk and Twitter, now known as “x”. It was a boring, long, 2,000-word story, written to please Trudeau and his staff more than to get normal people to read it. But Ezra is ready to get his hands dirty, showing you the anatomy of a smear job.

GUEST: Marc Morano, publisher of Climate Depot, speaks on his experience attending the United Nations Climate Summit, COP28.

EZRA LEVANT | Ezra Levant on the pro-freedom coverage of Rebel News

December 11th, 2023  |  38 mins 13 secs

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Tonight, Ezra interviews chief reporter Sheila Gunn Reid on Rebel's coverage since the first of big government's draconian COVID lockdowns.

EZRA LEVANT | Tom Flanagan on the false media narrative of 'unmarked graves'

December 8th, 2023  |  44 mins 47 secs

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Tonight, Ezra interviews Canadian academic and author Tom Flanagan on the false media narrative of 'unmarked graves' at a former Kamloops residential school.

Rebel Roundup | Hanukkah menorah lightings, Danielle Smith on emissions cap, 15 Minute City project

December 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins

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Today, we're looking at a pair of menorah lightings, one in Calgary, where Mayor Jyoti Gondek didn't attend, and one in Montreal, where Pierre Poilievre was given an award and delivered a speech.

Plus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had some choice words for federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, who announced an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector yesterday.

And finally, another so-called conspiracy is coming to reality, as Edmonton's city council looks at a 15-Minute City concept designed for two million people.

EZRA LEVANT | Leftists despise humanity and consider their opponents to be 'invalid people'

December 7th, 2023  |  55 mins 26 secs

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Tonight, Ezra interviews American author Dr. James Lindsay on the wokeness epidemic that has festered in the west.

SHEILA GUNN REID | Climate scaremongers want new ways to punish us for being alive

December 6th, 2023  |  46 mins 28 secs

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Failure is not an option at the United Nations climate summit, as member states want to punish countries who disregard non-binding emission targets.