Rebel News dominated the leaders' debate — and mainstream media was enraged
You should have seen their venom, especially towards Drea, for daring to ask about the anti-Christian crime wave in Canada.
Last night was the French-language leaders' debate. Justin Trudeau nationalized the debates, taking it away from the free press and running it as a government agency.
It was obvious why he did that: he wanted to control who was allowed to attend as a politician and who was allowed as a journalist — and who was banned.
Ever since, as you know, we’ve had to go to court to fight our way into the debates. Not to be on stage during the debate itself, but to be allowed in the “scrum” afterwards, where journalists can ask any questions of the leaders for 15 minutes.
It’s those 15 minutes that terrify the establishment. The government debates commission initially said Rebel News could have 16 journalists attend the debates, but 15 of us would have to sit silently.
They actually said that: you can see the back-and-forth with our lawyers at www.LeadersDebate.ca. Anyways, the threat of a lawsuit clarified their thinking, and they allowed us to have five question-askers in the room. And four out of the five of us managed to ask questions!
Wasn’t Jagmeet Singh disgusting? Drea Humphrey and Alexa Lavoie asked him legitimate questions. And he refused to answer them, and even interrupted Drea.
Rebel News journalist @DreaHumphrey asks NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh about the blatant Christophobia unfolding in Canada, as over 200 churches have been burned following unproven claims of mass graves at residential schools. Singh refuses to answer. pic.twitter.com/tVptn2kmwi
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) April 17, 2025
And what you can’t hear in those clips are the other mainstream media journalists heckling and booing Drea and Alexa.
They agree with Singh: Rebel News, and our millions of viewers, shouldn’t be shown any courtesy or respect, and our legitimate questions about the country don’t deserve to be answered. They obviously support online censorship, and would be happy if we were banned, and possibly even arrested.
You should have seen their venom, especially towards Drea, for daring to ask about the anti-Christian crime wave in Canada. In fact, we were the main obsession of the CBC last night: they raged against us, and against the other independent journalists who were at the event.
We had broken into their little club, and asked questions they didn’t want asked, and so we had to be kicked out. The mask slipped, and they showed their true nature. Well, I’ve got bad news for them: we’re coming back again tonight for the English-language debate!
This was a good question from @SheilaGunnReid & a good answer from Pierre. @theJagmeetSingh the coward wouldn’t even take questions from independent media. That is a huge red flag. I for one do not want just large Government funded news organizations being the only ones that can… pic.twitter.com/XV8WvVv3yM
— Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@ryangerritsen) April 17, 2025
Be sure to tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m ET. And, by the way, if you like the fact that we’re here, and causing the regime media so much angst, please consider chipping in to help cover our costs. We had to spend $9,000 in legal bills, and another $3,000 in flights and the Airbnb for our team. But boy, the look on the faces of the CBC? Priceless. Click here if you can help us — thanks.
I’m so proud of our whole team. Drea and Alexa went toe-to-toe with Singh, and revealed what a thug he is. Sheila asked Poilievre two excellent questions — and got interesting answers. And David asked the Bloc Québécois leader two questions, and his answers were surprising! We’ll be back at it tonight.
Please help me crowdfund the cost of our journey here. Unlike the CBC, we don’t get $1.5 billion from the government, and it shows! We rely 100% on our viewers — please click here, or go to www.LeadersDebate.ca to help. (Thanks.)
Ezra Levant
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Ezra Levant is the founder and owner of Rebel News and the host of The Ezra Levant Show. He is the author of multiple best-selling books, including Ethical Oil, The Libranos, China Virus, and most recently, Trudeau's Secret Plan.
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Jamie Perritt commented 2025-04-18 02:34:37 -0400Jagmeet Singh spreads misinformation when he says that Rebel “spreads misinformation”.
It’s this ignorance and immaturity that costs him so many votes.
Oh please let Pierre win!!!! -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-04-17 23:36:59 -0400Jaggy demonstrated what a pompous ass he truly is. Now that he’s qualified for his pension, he doesn’t have to be polite any more. Tommy Douglas would be embarrassed at his behaviour. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-04-17 23:22:58 -0400I hope Pierre Poilievre will fix this rigged debate so all reporters can ask real questions. And it speaks volumes that Rebel News had to sue three times to be included in the debate coverage. The Libranos must be kicked out. They’re corrupt through and through.
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Lida K commented 2025-04-17 22:32:08 -0400Excellent work, Rebels! Congratulations and lots of respect❤️✌️!
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Robert Pariseau commented 2025-04-17 21:45:14 -0400It took more than three long and brutal years… but Rebel News is finally in the house. The once-struggling independent alternatives have smashed through the iron gates.
Only a matter of time before the boat tips over. -
Jerry Purvis commented 2025-04-17 15:12:59 -0400Funny how that annoying little man Dipwad kept accusing Rebel News and other independent media of “disinformation” when everything they’re reported has been proven to be true. Sounds like your nation has the same problem we have in the states with self-important media: always wrong but damn pleased with themselves.
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Ginette Bisaillon commented 2025-04-17 12:23:50 -0400Congratulations to your team for being so professional, it must not have been easy, given the condescendence…
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Crude Sausage commented 2025-04-17 12:15:59 -0400Jughead just reminded me why he’s such a joke. The questions were fair, there was nothing dishonest in them, but he refused to answer anyway. I imagine that to vote for such a cretin, you have to be such a cretin. Bravo to Poilièvre for answering questions unlike his predecessor O’Toole, and bravo to Blanchet, with whom I disagree on everything, for answering respectfully despite his earlier resistance to Rebel. Kudos to the Rebel team for their excellent questions.
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Ginette Bisaillon commented 2025-04-17 12:09:06 -0400Poor Singh, his party used to be respectable, now he just sounds like a broken record!!
