If you think American media is awful (Snow Mexican media is in full meltdown), less than 70% government funded propaganda (things owned by Elon Musk) and more CBC & Canadian media memes!
Most Canadians don't pay attention to Canadian media anymore. At least not the sane ones. For myself, I don't remember the last time I watched the CBC for ANY reason, including hockey games. They scream louder and more shrilly not because the audience wants to hear it, but because the audience is tuning out in larger and larger numbers all the time. And other than older Boomers, the Canadian media has almost no audience remaining.
Canadian conservative media, journalists, intellectuals, think tanks, and commentators
part 1 of 2
My personal favorites
In addition to Rebel News, there is also Juno (https://www.junonews.com/) and the Canadian version of the Epoch Times (print media) -- and a few others below that are similar to Western Journal or Gateway Pundit but for Canada. Juno is very good, my favorite.
Rebel News is good too and does stories not just from Canada, but also from Australia and Europe sometimes, about the problems of mass immigration there. Rebel is also a conservative activist site, with petitions and campaigns to assist different groups persecuted by the government.
Juno has some top-notch opinion pieces and reports on things the corrupt "legacy media" will not. All three publications are constantly under attack from Leftists, and government investigations in the case of Juno.
Rebel reporters are often arrested and assaulted by police -- something you might expect to see in a third-world country.
There is also Druthers (https://druthers.ca/), which is print media that comes out quarterly and is distributed by hand by volunteers. I got the latest version of it just today.
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- Epoch Times, Canada version. Print and online. It's a real news agency that was started by Chinese anti-Communists and has now grown into a legit international newspaper that Leftists hate. Has some of the best editorials I've ever read. Always provides critical commentary on the CCP. Does cost money, though. https://www.theepochtimes.com/canada
Sample story: "Beijing’s Suppression of Dissidents a Sign of How It Would Treat Countries It Influences"
- Juno News (formerly True North). Founded by Candice Malcolm, rebranded in 2025. Focuses heavily on issues such as mass immigration, freedom of speech, and government accountability. Fought a legal battle with the government to be recognized as official journalists during federal debates. Gets no government funds. Sometimes the CBC steals their stories or attacks them. https://www.junonews.com/
NB - Epoch, Juno and Rebel are the three best conservative media in my opinion. If you read just these three, you'd get pretty much all the Canadian conservative news you need. I completely ignore the CBC and other media sites, though sometimes I hear CBC Radio in my car and flinch at its blatant anti-Trump, pro-Carney Leftist bias. It's like CNN or MSNBC, but Canadian taxpayers have to pay for it to the tune of about $2billion CAD per year. In public places on the TV, it has merged into an unholy propaganda channel called CBCNN (CBC + CNN) that during the plademic had characters like Health Minister Dr. Tam or Justice Trudeau lecturing us not to be racists -- clearly patterned after Chinese State Media. Felt a bit like Big Brother in 1984.
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Others:
- The Hub positions itself as a "hub" for policy and high-level debate rather than a "rage-bait" news site (e.g. Rebel News). Its editorial stance is firmly center-right/classical liberal. https://thehub.ca/
Sample story: "More than 1 in 5 Canadians now works for government—and the share is rising"
- The Pipeline. Michael Walsh. Conservative opinion pieces. Amazing Canadian inti-feminist Janicce Fiamego thinker wrote for it, which is how I became aware of it. https://the-pipeline.org/
- Western Standard. Led by Derek Fildebrandt. Focuses heavily on Western Canadian interests (Alberta and Saskatchewan), provincial rights, and energy policy. They refuse government media subsidies. https://www.westernstandard.news/
Sample story: "Deport them all — why cutting handouts to illegal immigrants is just the first step.
- The Counter Signal: Led by Keean Bexte. Focus on the WEF globalist influence and civil liberties, but has a wide variety of stories. https://www.thecountersignal.com/
Sample story: "Alberta universities didn’t end DEI. They rebranded it."
- The Post Millennial. Though it has American ownership and numerous American stories, it has some Canadian stories. Coverage of culture war and woke issues. https://thepostmillennial.com/
Sample story: "Canadian doctors push for babies to be euthanized under MAID program"
- Quillette. International focus, intellectual. Includes some Canadian commentary. Focuses on academic freedom and critiques of progressive Leftist orthodoxy. https://quillette.com/
Sample story: "Why We Need to Talk About Transgender School Shooters"
- Druthers is a decentralized, independent print newspaper that arose during the plandemic to oppose medical tyranny. Volunteers will pay for and get a pile of copies and distribute them around towns and cities. It has some good opinion pieces. https://druthers.ca/
James Pew: Founder of The James Pew Report and Woke Watch Canada. Critic of DEI and CRT.
Dallas Brodie, One BC., a fringe political party that right now has Leftists in hysterics. https://1bc.ca/ They just announced a private members' bill to abolish the BC tribunal after a man was fined $750,000 for opposing transgenderism.
Clyde Do Something: A social media influencer and commentator who provides populist critiques of the Liberal government and legacy media. https://www.youtube.com/ClydeDoSomething
He was attacked by the BC Premier a year ago, got death threats after that, and seems to be doing fewer Canadian videos and more American commentary now, so his Canadian content is not up to date.
Canadian intelligence agencies have identified specific ways in which foreign powers like the People’s Republic of China (PRC/CCP) and Qatar attempt to shape Canadian discourse.
China
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) have explicitly named China as the most significant foreign interference threat to Canada. CSIS states that the CCP has achieved a "covert takeover" of many Chinese-language media outlets in Canada. MNSICOP reports CCP attempts to influence mainstream journalists and executives via: 1) Purchasing advertorial inserts that look like news but are written by Chinese state media. 2) China offers "all-expenses-paid" junkets to China for journalists, which are often used to cultivate relationships and encourage favorable reporting. 3) Chinese-Canadian journalists who report critically on the CCP have reported receiving threats to their safety or to family members still living in China. 4) The CBC echoes or mimics CCP talking points and has faced criticism for its framing of China-related stories. The CBC and other legacy Canadian media constantly frame stories against Trump, and are credited with helping Carney win the last federal election.
Qatar
Qatar’s influence strategy is generally viewed through the lens of "soft power" and the funding of specific narratives rather than the more aggressive "clandestine" tactics attributed to the CCP. Qatar exerts global influence through the Al Jazeera Media Network. Al Jazeera Arabic carries Islamist-aligned content, while AJ+ (the digital English-language brand) focuses on Leftist Western social justice issues. The CBC adopts framing on Middle Eastern issues that aligns with Qatari-funded narratives, typically covering Israel-Palestine from a subtle pro-Palestine position (much like the BBC). Qatari-linked charities funnel money into Canadian universities and mosques. This influence is subtle, aimed at fostering a geopolitical environment sympathetic to Qatari interests, particularly regarding Middle Eastern conflicts. This also reflects a shift in Western journalistic "woke" culture or resource-sharing with international agencies.
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Canadian conservative think tanks
Fraser Institute. Main think tank in Canada. Advocates for free-market policies, lower taxes, and school choice. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/
Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Ottawa-based think tank focusing on economic policy, national security, and indigenous affairs, often promoting natural resource development (oil). https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/
Montreal Economic Institute (MEI): Focused on free-market economics, the MEI advocates for policies like private sector involvement in health care. https://www.iedm.org/
Cardus. Non-partisan, faith-based (Christian) think tank, aligns with conservative social and institutional values regarding community, family, and education. https://www.cardus.ca/
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP): Based in Winnipeg. Focuses on good governance, property rights, and public policy reform in Western Canada. https://frontiercentre.org/
Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Founded by Mark Milke. Focus on public discourse, education, and public policy. Weak on medical tyranny. https://aristotlefoundation.org/
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Calgary-based legal organization that defends constitutional rights, often challenging government lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and defending freedom of speech. https://www.jccf.ca/
((Ezra Levant's)) *Rebel Media* isn't 'free media'. It's an anti-White Zionist propaganda outlet.
Most Canadians don't pay attention to Canadian media anymore. At least not the sane ones. For myself, I don't remember the last time I watched the CBC for ANY reason, including hockey games. They scream louder and more shrilly not because the audience wants to hear it, but because the audience is tuning out in larger and larger numbers all the time. And other than older Boomers, the Canadian media has almost no audience remaining.
JUNO News and Western Standard are two other Canadian non-government owned outlets.
Canadian conservative media, journalists, intellectuals, think tanks, and commentators
part 1 of 2
My personal favorites
In addition to Rebel News, there is also Juno (https://www.junonews.com/) and the Canadian version of the Epoch Times (print media) -- and a few others below that are similar to Western Journal or Gateway Pundit but for Canada. Juno is very good, my favorite.
Rebel News is good too and does stories not just from Canada, but also from Australia and Europe sometimes, about the problems of mass immigration there. Rebel is also a conservative activist site, with petitions and campaigns to assist different groups persecuted by the government.
Juno has some top-notch opinion pieces and reports on things the corrupt "legacy media" will not. All three publications are constantly under attack from Leftists, and government investigations in the case of Juno.
Rebel reporters are often arrested and assaulted by police -- something you might expect to see in a third-world country.
There is also Druthers (https://druthers.ca/), which is print media that comes out quarterly and is distributed by hand by volunteers. I got the latest version of it just today.
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More details:
- Epoch Times, Canada version. Print and online. It's a real news agency that was started by Chinese anti-Communists and has now grown into a legit international newspaper that Leftists hate. Has some of the best editorials I've ever read. Always provides critical commentary on the CCP. Does cost money, though. https://www.theepochtimes.com/canada
Sample story: "Beijing’s Suppression of Dissidents a Sign of How It Would Treat Countries It Influences"
- Juno News (formerly True North). Founded by Candice Malcolm, rebranded in 2025. Focuses heavily on issues such as mass immigration, freedom of speech, and government accountability. Fought a legal battle with the government to be recognized as official journalists during federal debates. Gets no government funds. Sometimes the CBC steals their stories or attacks them. https://www.junonews.com/
NB - Epoch, Juno and Rebel are the three best conservative media in my opinion. If you read just these three, you'd get pretty much all the Canadian conservative news you need. I completely ignore the CBC and other media sites, though sometimes I hear CBC Radio in my car and flinch at its blatant anti-Trump, pro-Carney Leftist bias. It's like CNN or MSNBC, but Canadian taxpayers have to pay for it to the tune of about $2billion CAD per year. In public places on the TV, it has merged into an unholy propaganda channel called CBCNN (CBC + CNN) that during the plademic had characters like Health Minister Dr. Tam or Justice Trudeau lecturing us not to be racists -- clearly patterned after Chinese State Media. Felt a bit like Big Brother in 1984.
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Others:
- The Hub positions itself as a "hub" for policy and high-level debate rather than a "rage-bait" news site (e.g. Rebel News). Its editorial stance is firmly center-right/classical liberal. https://thehub.ca/
Sample story: "More than 1 in 5 Canadians now works for government—and the share is rising"
https://thehub.ca/2026/02/20/more-than-one-in-five-canadians-now-works-for-government-and-the-share-is-rising/
- Woke Watch Canada. Good culture wars site with opinion pieces by James Pew. https://wokewatchcanada.substack.com/
Sample story: "The Resistance of Barry Neufeld. Tradition vs. Tyranny of the Human Rights Tribunal" https://wokewatchcanada.substack.com/p/the-resistance-of-barry-neufeld
- The Pipeline. Michael Walsh. Conservative opinion pieces. Amazing Canadian inti-feminist Janicce Fiamego thinker wrote for it, which is how I became aware of it. https://the-pipeline.org/
Sample story: "Charlie Kirk: 'The Falling Half-Life of a Lie'" [a chapter from 'Against the Corporate Media' by Michael Walsh. https://the-pipeline.org/charlie-kirk-the-falling-half-life-of-a-lie/
- Western Standard. Led by Derek Fildebrandt. Focuses heavily on Western Canadian interests (Alberta and Saskatchewan), provincial rights, and energy policy. They refuse government media subsidies. https://www.westernstandard.news/
Sample story: "Deport them all — why cutting handouts to illegal immigrants is just the first step.
The Liberals and their media allies are in full freak-out mode because the Conservatives dare suggest Canadians should come first." https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/ws-opinion-deport-them-all-why-cutting-handouts-to-illegal-immigrants-is-just-the-first-step/71513
- The Counter Signal: Led by Keean Bexte. Focus on the WEF globalist influence and civil liberties, but has a wide variety of stories. https://www.thecountersignal.com/
Sample story: "Alberta universities didn’t end DEI. They rebranded it."
https://www.thecountersignal.com/p/op-ed-alberta-universities-didnt
- The Post Millennial. Though it has American ownership and numerous American stories, it has some Canadian stories. Coverage of culture war and woke issues. https://thepostmillennial.com/
Sample story: "Canadian doctors push for babies to be euthanized under MAID program"
https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-doctors-push-for-babies-to-be-euthanized-under-maid-program
- Quillette. International focus, intellectual. Includes some Canadian commentary. Focuses on academic freedom and critiques of progressive Leftist orthodoxy. https://quillette.com/
Sample story: "Why We Need to Talk About Transgender School Shooters"
https://quillette.com/2026/02/23/podcast-325-why-we-need-to-talk-about-transgender-school-shooters/
- Druthers is a decentralized, independent print newspaper that arose during the plandemic to oppose medical tyranny. Volunteers will pay for and get a pile of copies and distribute them around towns and cities. It has some good opinion pieces. https://druthers.ca/
Sample story: "Carney's New World Order"
https://druthers.ca/carneys-new-world-order/
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Individual thinkers/commentators
James Pew: Founder of The James Pew Report and Woke Watch Canada. Critic of DEI and CRT.
Dallas Brodie, One BC., a fringe political party that right now has Leftists in hysterics. https://1bc.ca/ They just announced a private members' bill to abolish the BC tribunal after a man was fined $750,000 for opposing transgenderism.
The Pleb Reporter (Nick Belanger). Issues such as support for the Freedom Convoy legacy. https://www.youtube.com/@theplebreporter
The Real Story. Terry Glavin. https://therealstory.substack.com/
Sample story: "The Illusion of 'Beneficial' Relations. Ottawa’s Latest Capitulation to Beijing"
https://therealstory.substack.com/p/the-illusion-of-beneficial-relations
Clyde Do Something: A social media influencer and commentator who provides populist critiques of the Liberal government and legacy media. https://www.youtube.com/ClydeDoSomething
https://www.youtube.com/@ClydeDoSomething/videos
Wyatt Claypool. The National Telegraph. A young conservative commentator.
Sample video: "Carney just LOST the Liberals the 2026 election!" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlKQfnSA5TvtsxjWq7PGmw
Mistersunshinebaby. A bit off the wall but became well known during the plandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjjBez3ZG84
He was attacked by the BC Premier a year ago, got death threats after that, and seems to be doing fewer Canadian videos and more American commentary now, so his Canadian content is not up to date.
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Notable conservative Canadian intellectuals
Janice FIamengo https://substack.com/@fiamengofile
Well-known anti-feminist thinker -- very good articles.
David Solway https://pjmedia.com/author/david-solway-2
Probably the most literate Canadian conservative thinker, aside from Conrad Black; if you read his articles, you will find yourself looking up words!
Jordan Peterson https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/blog/
World famous now, but at one time, a University of Toronto professor
Conrad Black. Extremely intelligent and incisive thinker. Often writes for the opinion section of the Epoch Times. https://muckrack.com/conrad-black/articles
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for part 2 of this see below
Canadian conservative commentators, columnists, think tanks, etc -- part 2 of 2
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Conservative columnists in mainstream papers
- Margaret Wente (Globe & Mail columnist) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/margaret-wente/
- Barbara Kay, columnist. Good social commentary. https://www.barbarakay.ca/pages/home
Rex Murphy (National Post columnist) https://nationalpost.com/author/rmurphynp/
- Lorne Gunter (Edmonton Journal columnist) Middle of the road.
https://edmontonjournal.com/author/lgunter/
- John Robson (National Post columnist) https://nationalpost.com/author/johnrobson2015/
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Foreign influence of media
Canadian intelligence agencies have identified specific ways in which foreign powers like the People’s Republic of China (PRC/CCP) and Qatar attempt to shape Canadian discourse.
China
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) have explicitly named China as the most significant foreign interference threat to Canada. CSIS states that the CCP has achieved a "covert takeover" of many Chinese-language media outlets in Canada. MNSICOP reports CCP attempts to influence mainstream journalists and executives via: 1) Purchasing advertorial inserts that look like news but are written by Chinese state media. 2) China offers "all-expenses-paid" junkets to China for journalists, which are often used to cultivate relationships and encourage favorable reporting. 3) Chinese-Canadian journalists who report critically on the CCP have reported receiving threats to their safety or to family members still living in China. 4) The CBC echoes or mimics CCP talking points and has faced criticism for its framing of China-related stories. The CBC and other legacy Canadian media constantly frame stories against Trump, and are credited with helping Carney win the last federal election.
Qatar
Qatar’s influence strategy is generally viewed through the lens of "soft power" and the funding of specific narratives rather than the more aggressive "clandestine" tactics attributed to the CCP. Qatar exerts global influence through the Al Jazeera Media Network. Al Jazeera Arabic carries Islamist-aligned content, while AJ+ (the digital English-language brand) focuses on Leftist Western social justice issues. The CBC adopts framing on Middle Eastern issues that aligns with Qatari-funded narratives, typically covering Israel-Palestine from a subtle pro-Palestine position (much like the BBC). Qatari-linked charities funnel money into Canadian universities and mosques. This influence is subtle, aimed at fostering a geopolitical environment sympathetic to Qatari interests, particularly regarding Middle Eastern conflicts. This also reflects a shift in Western journalistic "woke" culture or resource-sharing with international agencies.
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Canadian conservative think tanks
Fraser Institute. Main think tank in Canada. Advocates for free-market policies, lower taxes, and school choice. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/
Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Ottawa-based think tank focusing on economic policy, national security, and indigenous affairs, often promoting natural resource development (oil). https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/
Montreal Economic Institute (MEI): Focused on free-market economics, the MEI advocates for policies like private sector involvement in health care. https://www.iedm.org/
Cardus. Non-partisan, faith-based (Christian) think tank, aligns with conservative social and institutional values regarding community, family, and education. https://www.cardus.ca/
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS): A Halifax-based think tank focused on economic and social policy in Atlantic Canada, promoting market-based solutions. Connected to the Fraser Institute. https://canadacommons.ca/orgs/atlantic-institute-for-market-studies/
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP): Based in Winnipeg. Focuses on good governance, property rights, and public policy reform in Western Canada. https://frontiercentre.org/
Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Founded by Mark Milke. Focus on public discourse, education, and public policy. Weak on medical tyranny. https://aristotlefoundation.org/
Sample story: "Federal spending on Indigenous Canadians is about to soar due to 300,000 potential new registrants" https://aristotlefoundation.org/columns/federal-spending-on-indigenous-canadians-is-about-to-soar-due-to-300000-potential-new-registrants/
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Calgary-based legal organization that defends constitutional rights, often challenging government lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and defending freedom of speech. https://www.jccf.ca/