The Breach

2 weeks ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

For all the talk of a nasty break-up, Canada and the United States are still very much in sync—especially when it comes to shutting the door on refugees. Just weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney solemnly declared that the “old relationship we had with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military co-operations, is over.” Carney didn’t say who was ending the relationship, and almost immediately started hinting he hoped to patch things up.

1 month ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

In the winter of 2024, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside a synagogue in Thornhill, where a travelling Israeli real estate exhibition was showcasing stolen land in the occupied West Bank for purchase. Their signs read “No stolen land sales on our watch” and “Palestine is not for sale.”Across the street, counter-demonstrators waved Israeli flags and demanded the return of hostages taken captive by Hamas during its attacks on October 7, 2023.

1 month ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

In the winter of 2024, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside a synagogue in Thornhill, where a travelling Israeli real estate exhibition was showcasing stolen land in the occupied West Bank for purchase. Their signs read “No stolen land sales on our watch” and “Palestine is not for sale.”Across the street, counter-demonstrators waved Israeli flags and demanded the return of hostages taken captive by Hamas during its attacks on October 7, 2023.

2 months ago | breachmedia.ca | Pamela Palmater

With the 2025 federal election underway, most national coverage has focused on U.S. tariffs, economic recovery, national security, and Canada’s role in the global landscape. What has received far less attention on the campaign trail is how each party’s platform promises will impact Indigenous peoples.

2 months ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is determined to put more people behind bars if he becomes prime minister. Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada claim that Canada’s criminal justice system is too weak to deter and punish people who break the law. They want us to believe that more incarceration equals more safety. But the Conservative party rarely talks about the cycles of harm and dysfunction that result from locking people up.