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Until recently, the "Recent activities" section of the article said that:
User 99.232.22.101 ( talk · contribs) deleted it with no explanation (which is perfectly OK, since it was that account's first edit). I mention it here in case anyone thinks we should say something about Mr Levant and the Canadian culture war. Any comments? Cheers, CWC 17:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Wow this guy got screwed left and right by everyone. Glad he's still fighting. 24.42.89.106 ( talk) 19:10, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
why nothing about his support of Israel and zionist views? I guess the Israel lovers scrubbed any info of that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.56.96.179 ( talk) 23:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Regarding claims of "original research" and "POV" w.r.t. the links between Harper and Levant, see this [1]
It clearly refers to Levant's projects as "Tory-linked" and provides the analysis that is referred to as "original". Modify the language if required, but bald reverts with false claims that this research is "original" or "POV" are clearly biased. There are sufficient research links in this article to justify all of the claims made.
The Brian Topp mockery of Levant's position is clearly documented by the Globe and Mail as originating with a Sun media source. Topp is a major NDP figure and may be the Leader of the Opposition in Canada soon, so his position is notable. [2]
The fact that the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada is also extremely significant and notable. Removing the link to The Globe article referencing the Guardian is unwarranted. [3]
I've read this article. It states that several British media sources do not agree with the term "ethical oil." Using this to reach the conclusion that ""the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada" (in particular, your use of the term propaganda) is ridiculous.( Hyperionsteel ( talk) 03:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC))
Removed the following statements for now, pending some neutral sources that explore the link between Harper and Levant.
"This reflects the close personal link between Harper and Levant, probably dating back to Levant's standing down in Calgary."
"Harper uses Levant's front groups for astroturfing support for extremely controversial private sector projects such as Keystone XL and Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, while publicly denying that he or the "Harper government" takes any position on these projects, which is clearly false."
One link on this relationship is already included [4] but evidently pro-Harper pro-Levant commentators are determined to keep that link out. Suggests a clear pro-Harper bias.
Very simple : Wikipedia is not a soapbox to push an agenda. It's fairly clear that 142.177.46.232 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is not here to build an encyclopedia but to push their specific viewpoint, possibly with an undeclared conflict of interest, therefore they are urged to stay away from this article which they obviously feel strongly about. While additions may certainly be factual, they may also be undue. For example, "Kathryn Marshall has ties to the PMO" has nothing to do on the encyclopedic biography of Ezra Levant, nor does her husband's alleged activities. If you want to prove a point and/or "shame" a living person, please do so elsewhere than on Wikipedia. CharlieEchoTango ( contact) 05:12, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
While Levant definitely has a history as a Reform and Canadian Alliance activist I don't see any sourcing for his being active on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada. I don't doubt he's a member and a supporter but I think at this point he's more of a small "c" conservative ideologue than a big C Conservative Party activist ie he doesn't work for the Conservative Party or any MPs, he isn't a Conservative Party volunteer (at least not visibly) and doesn't represent the Conservative Party formally or informally in the media and occasionally he takes issue with the Conservatives for allegedly not being conservative enough. I think the lede might be more accurate to refer to him as a "conservative" activist. Vale of Glamorgan ( talk) 22:31, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Macleans published Ezra Levant: Love him or hate him, he keeps winning, a "profile of the right-wing gadfly who loves to offend" by Jonathon Gatehouse on 12 January 2013. It probably would be a good source for the article, as long as we note the author's obvious and predictable hostility to the subject. CWC 06:54, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
In the interest of open dialogue, here are the rationale behind my recently reverted changes: 1) The huffington post source does not contain the direct quotation it is being used to support, unlike the journalism project source 2) The title of the section is POV, and not at all neutral 3) The section is already over-long, and needs to be reduced in length per WP:UNDUE. The fact that there was a protest against him which said insulting things about him isn't all that relevant to the main facts of the case which are already detailed at length. If you insist on including it, we should then cut the length of the rest. Peregrine981 ( talk) 08:31, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
--Added a a better quote from the National post, where they mentioned: it is a full quote. now for the point of neutral point of view (Idle no more) natives. I though I was doing that (PLEASE read the lines where I wrote, that the natives were all in his face, SURPRESSING him before he had a chance to ask them for what racist statements they were accusing him of), I wrote that he was actually supporting them. But then they began chanting that he was racist, (it's all in the video you know the part there they go "hey hey ezra you can't hide. We can see your racist side", and at the end the native was saying to the negro protestor something Jewish media conspiracy. They kept on chanting illrelevantly about Palastine-Isreal... And that again Ezra hadn't the chance to explain himself.
And I though I was just extending the Roma section, to now include Levant's controversial statements as the ongoing saga of his "journalism", so I was just upgrading the section with the extension of these rent a cop protestors. The That's my rationale, that I was moving up the "roma" section to include crazy shit that people think he said. And that in this case defending him.
>>> Odd I though he did. But thanks for spliting it off like that. I'll scrutinize other sources. But in the video, the protestors were saying that though.
Some strong allegations in this article on CBC and Greenpeace press release. ...Greenpeace Canada is asking Elections Canada to investigate whether the Ethical Oil Institute is colluding with the Conservative Party in order to get around rules that limit donations to political parties. Keith Stewart, the climate and energy campaigner for Greenpeace, has written a letter to the commissioner of Canada Elections complaining that Ethical Oil is using money raised from individuals and companies to attack government critics. As well, the letter alleges, "mirrored messaging" is going on between Ethical Oil spokespeople and Conservative cabinet ministers. The complaint also alleges "multiple crossovers" between Ethical Oil spokespeople and Ottawa ministerial staff. Stewart repeated the complaints at a press conference in Ottawa... http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/greenpeace-calls-for-elections-canada-probe-of-ethical-oil-1.2602284 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurt Dundy ( talk • contribs) 17:05, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Since this has hit the fan, I think that it should be included in the main article. However, I can't find a place in the existing sections to slip it in.
Summary: on the eve of Remembrance Day, Levant wrote a column and did a monologue claiming that the Greater Essex County District School Board had notified its schools to grant exemptions to Muslims from Remembrance Day ceremonies. He then launches into a rant that Muslims are traitors, bigots, terrorists, etc. Sources: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/10/lest-only-some-of-us-forget & http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/prime-time/867432237001/objecting-to-remembrance-day/3884869891001
He further started a petition site: http://www.loveitorleave.ca
Of course, Ezra totally made this up: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/ezra-levant-wrongly-accuses-ontario-school-board-of-allowing-exemptions-for-muslim-students-on-remembrance-day/article21537390/ , http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ontario-students-exempt-from-remembrance-day-ceremonies-1.2831167 & http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-essex-school-board-responds-to-toronto-sun-s-remembrance-day-commentary-1.2097307
Given that this hasn't made it to the CRTC or CBSC, it can't be added to those sections (yet) — Preceding comment added by BordenRhodes whose signature was swallowed by HTML gremlins ( talk • contribs) 18:33, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
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People keep reverting my changes to this article. Here's what I did.
It said that Ezra believed in the "Eurabia conspiracy theory". I removed that because there are were NO sources to suggest/confirm that he believes in a "conspiracy theory" of an organised group of people trying to Islamise the West. The source that was given only showed that Ezra had used the WORD "Eurabia" - and as the Wikipedia page for "Eurabia" describes, the word is merely a neologism which refers to the area of Europe and Arabia. Using the word does not necessarily imply, or confirm, belief in an organised conspiracy of people trying to Islamise the West.
He clearly used the term to draw attention to the fact of increasing immigration from the Arabic world to Europe. Does this imply/confirm that he believes a CONSPIRACY is at work to achieve this? No it doesn't. If you want to claim that he believes in such a conspiracy then you must provide SOURCES to substantiate your claim.
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I removed a paragraph about the Law Society of Alberta in section "Libel cases". It depended on a cite to National Post February 7, 2010, which I couldn't find at nationalpost.com, or on mementoweb, or on the internet archive ("This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine.") and I couldn't find it in a search of ProQuest, a database that includes National Post articles. The nearest two mentions in the National Post, both reports by Joseph Brean, were: on February 6, 2010, where Levant said there was a finding of a "minor violation"; on March 11, 2010, where Levant complained that a blogger had improperly referenced a letter from the law society with "scandalizing" result, and filed another Law Society letter saying the discipline matter was "dismissed". So: it seems something trivial happened, but it's poorly sourced. Peter Gulutzan ( talk) 16:33, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
Please add this portion : Force to resign in disgrace
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ezra-levant-applies-to-resign-from-alberta-law-society/article28861945/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.222.147.184 ( talk) 16:08, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Report of russioan funding and ties and support in MacronGate / macronleak , lead to Ezara Levant and The Rebel behing at the center of the failed russian attempt to disrupt the French election as they reportly did and participated in the USofA
http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/4ee753a2-f99b-473a-bcd9-95e85b7359ff%7C_0.html
http://www.canadalandshow.com/rebel-media-macronleaks/
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-far-right-american-nationalist-who-tweeted-macronleaks
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/06/macronleaks-french-election-campaign-hackers
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCAKBN1820QO-OCATC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.222.147.184 ( talk) 13:13, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
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Someone is trying to deny that the man is Jewish. I have no idea why. Please explain why you feel he is not Jewish, and cite a reliable source. 192.171.39.199 ( talk) 04:24, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
You can't state an opinion as if it were fact, especially not in lede. Rebel Media is already mentioned in a neutral fashion.-- יניב הורון (Yaniv) ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
== Edits of the Bio "of Canada" instead of Canadian explained.
Due to Ezra Levant repeated illegal sedition, with terrorism if necessary ( his words at many conference ) demands and ties to Wexit, I suggest that he cannot be stated as a Canadian as his wish is to Steal rental Alberta lands and ressource that belong to Quebec who purchased (the land and ressource to include in it's property and creation the Canadian Democracy we know today from the ashed of the Canadian Collony /British Dominion ) it and first Nation who the court recognised as shared owner's as well on part of that same territory. Due to their lack of legality and lack of choice on the future name of their attempt at steal Quebec and First nation land that they won't keep calling Wexit if they eventually succeed he enter a path of is own choosing of being appatride who reside inside Canada. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.159.46.12 ( talk) 07:54, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Just curious when does a person get the label of an anti-Muslim?
He owns RebelNews and RebelNews has been accused of Islamophobia https://www.dawn.com/news/1493641
He sent RebelNews staff (Faith Goldy and Gavin McInnes) to Bethlehem, Israel where they called for a new crusade against Muslims. https://www.therebel.media/it_s_crusade_o_clock_in_bethlehem
Or can we say that RebelNews may be accused of Islamophobia but it does not automatically imply the owner is an Islamophobe?
Levant has a history of hate speech and slander against Muslim individuals. Here https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ezra-levant-loses-hate-speech-case-must-pay-80000-to-man-he-defamed-as-illiberal-islamic-fascist and here https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/13/nenshi-calls-ezra-levant-creepy-obsessed_n_3921261.html and here http://beaconnews.ca/calgary/2012/01/sun-columnists-anti-muslim-trash-talking-has-no-place-in-canada/
He clearly crossed the line on anti-Muslim hatred by publishing a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. https://sul-swap-prod.stanford.edu/20090418064234/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=232073
Calgary alternative newspaper and conservative activist Merle Terlesky said, "Ezra looks for any opportunity to poke a Muslim in the eye." [See: Brean, Joseph (October 17, 2013). "In 2007, Ezra Levant sued a Calgary newspaper and letter writer for libel". National Post. Retrieved October 20, 2013.]
Some Muslims have already labelled his hate speech and fear mongering as Islamophobic https://muslimdebate.org/2014/06/16/ezra-levants-hypocrisy-revealed/
But this is my opinon that he is an outspoken anti-Muslim and an Islamophobe. Wikipedia should be based on facts not my opinions. What factually is considered anti-Muslim? And has Levant crossed the line here long time ago?
See other secondary sources on Levant and his anti-Muslim actions: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjz73q/inside-rebel-medias-big-money-anti-islam-crusade https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-christchurch-islamophobia-far-right https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/ezra-levant-good-jews https://www.canadaland.com/david-walmsley-ezra-levant-globe-oped/ https://globalnews.ca/news/5919069/trudeau-brownface-blackface-canada-election/
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Posting a cartoon, drawing or similar graphics of any religious leader, does not necessarily make you anti-whatever religion it is. You are entitled to not like Ezra posting the cartoon, however Wikipedia is supposed to be a neutral unbiased source, not personal opinions. MiroslavGlavic ( talk) 06:44, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
Out of curisoity, the article refers to Ezra as Far-Right. For me Far-Right is more Right than Right-Wing.
So question...the 2013 Macleans section above uses Right-Wing, yet the article uses Far-Right. I have seen articles from different sources over the years using Right-Wing and Not Far-Right. Yes I seen some sources refer to him as Far-Right and other terms too but mostly I have seen Right-Wing.
Can anyone justify Far-Right over Right-Wing? credible sources please. MiroslavGlavic ( talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
O.K. the writer of the article thinks Mr Levant is "far right" - and that thinks that verbal opposition to jihad is "dangerous" to "marginalised groups" (the Frankfurt School of Marxism doctrine, from Herbert Marcuse, that Freedom of Speech is "Repressive Tolerance"). But how about giving us basic factual information on Mr Levant such as when he was born? Surely the writer could take a few seconds off from smearing propaganda to actually give readers such basic information? 2A02:C7E:1CC3:8A00:9D52:7D91:BE50:A764 ( talk) 17:23, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
He is called "Far right" citing Source 4, which cites 2 and 3 as it's sources, which both link to pdf documents that do not mention the subject whatsoever. How is that considered acceptable? Him being "Far right" is nothing more than an opinion, and not based in fact.
How about a source proving he advocates for Ultra nationalism? Authoritarianism? against free speech? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4pp4r1t ( talk • contribs) 03:20, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Reportedly, Donald Trump’s Ambassador for International Religious Freedom even raised Lennon’s case with the British ambassador in Washington. Lennon also received vocal support from fringe North American figures like Gavin McInnes of the “Western chauvinist” fraternity the Proud Boys, and Ezra Levant of the Canadian Rebel Media, for whom Lennon worked after leaving the EDL
To analyse the actants involved in the mediation process, let’s start by providing a precise description of each one. First, Lauren Southern. Born in 1995 in Canada, she is a central fgure in Canadian farright populist activism as well as an Internet personality and infuencer. At the age of 20, she ran as candidate for the federal Libertarian Party in a district in British Columbia, getting 0.9% of the vote. Until 2017 she worked as a journalist for Rebel Media — a copycat version of Breitbart6 — founded in 2015 by Ezra Levant, another important fgure in Canadian far-right populism.
Canadian pundits Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley, both of whom worked for the now defunct Sun News Network (Little 2017; Warnica 2017; Markusoff 2017), originally founded Rebel News which presents "a seamless mix of farright activism and commentary" (Warnica 2017). [Note: the article cited is here: "After Ezra Levant launched Rebel Media — a platform with deep ties to Canada's Conservative mainstream — he became a major player in the international far-right movement"]
The article is just a list of negative claims against Levant. It barely mentions any of his work. Where's all the detail on 'The China Files' for example. The article is an utter disgrace to Wikipedia. Hontogaichiban ( talk) 13:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
How can you be CEO of a political stance? Wikipedia is no place for jokes. 89.100.127.214 ( talk) 00:25, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
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I've just edited the article in several places. I probably made some mistakes, so please feel free to improve my work. Here's a few points for discussion:
Until recently, the "Recent activities" section of the article said that:
User 99.232.22.101 ( talk · contribs) deleted it with no explanation (which is perfectly OK, since it was that account's first edit). I mention it here in case anyone thinks we should say something about Mr Levant and the Canadian culture war. Any comments? Cheers, CWC 17:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Wow this guy got screwed left and right by everyone. Glad he's still fighting. 24.42.89.106 ( talk) 19:10, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
why nothing about his support of Israel and zionist views? I guess the Israel lovers scrubbed any info of that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.56.96.179 ( talk) 23:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Regarding claims of "original research" and "POV" w.r.t. the links between Harper and Levant, see this [1]
It clearly refers to Levant's projects as "Tory-linked" and provides the analysis that is referred to as "original". Modify the language if required, but bald reverts with false claims that this research is "original" or "POV" are clearly biased. There are sufficient research links in this article to justify all of the claims made.
The Brian Topp mockery of Levant's position is clearly documented by the Globe and Mail as originating with a Sun media source. Topp is a major NDP figure and may be the Leader of the Opposition in Canada soon, so his position is notable. [2]
The fact that the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada is also extremely significant and notable. Removing the link to The Globe article referencing the Guardian is unwarranted. [3]
I've read this article. It states that several British media sources do not agree with the term "ethical oil." Using this to reach the conclusion that ""the "ethical oil" terminology/propaganda has been ignored or refuted outside Canada" (in particular, your use of the term propaganda) is ridiculous.( Hyperionsteel ( talk) 03:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC))
Removed the following statements for now, pending some neutral sources that explore the link between Harper and Levant.
"This reflects the close personal link between Harper and Levant, probably dating back to Levant's standing down in Calgary."
"Harper uses Levant's front groups for astroturfing support for extremely controversial private sector projects such as Keystone XL and Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, while publicly denying that he or the "Harper government" takes any position on these projects, which is clearly false."
One link on this relationship is already included [4] but evidently pro-Harper pro-Levant commentators are determined to keep that link out. Suggests a clear pro-Harper bias.
Very simple : Wikipedia is not a soapbox to push an agenda. It's fairly clear that 142.177.46.232 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) is not here to build an encyclopedia but to push their specific viewpoint, possibly with an undeclared conflict of interest, therefore they are urged to stay away from this article which they obviously feel strongly about. While additions may certainly be factual, they may also be undue. For example, "Kathryn Marshall has ties to the PMO" has nothing to do on the encyclopedic biography of Ezra Levant, nor does her husband's alleged activities. If you want to prove a point and/or "shame" a living person, please do so elsewhere than on Wikipedia. CharlieEchoTango ( contact) 05:12, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
While Levant definitely has a history as a Reform and Canadian Alliance activist I don't see any sourcing for his being active on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada. I don't doubt he's a member and a supporter but I think at this point he's more of a small "c" conservative ideologue than a big C Conservative Party activist ie he doesn't work for the Conservative Party or any MPs, he isn't a Conservative Party volunteer (at least not visibly) and doesn't represent the Conservative Party formally or informally in the media and occasionally he takes issue with the Conservatives for allegedly not being conservative enough. I think the lede might be more accurate to refer to him as a "conservative" activist. Vale of Glamorgan ( talk) 22:31, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Macleans published Ezra Levant: Love him or hate him, he keeps winning, a "profile of the right-wing gadfly who loves to offend" by Jonathon Gatehouse on 12 January 2013. It probably would be a good source for the article, as long as we note the author's obvious and predictable hostility to the subject. CWC 06:54, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
In the interest of open dialogue, here are the rationale behind my recently reverted changes: 1) The huffington post source does not contain the direct quotation it is being used to support, unlike the journalism project source 2) The title of the section is POV, and not at all neutral 3) The section is already over-long, and needs to be reduced in length per WP:UNDUE. The fact that there was a protest against him which said insulting things about him isn't all that relevant to the main facts of the case which are already detailed at length. If you insist on including it, we should then cut the length of the rest. Peregrine981 ( talk) 08:31, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
--Added a a better quote from the National post, where they mentioned: it is a full quote. now for the point of neutral point of view (Idle no more) natives. I though I was doing that (PLEASE read the lines where I wrote, that the natives were all in his face, SURPRESSING him before he had a chance to ask them for what racist statements they were accusing him of), I wrote that he was actually supporting them. But then they began chanting that he was racist, (it's all in the video you know the part there they go "hey hey ezra you can't hide. We can see your racist side", and at the end the native was saying to the negro protestor something Jewish media conspiracy. They kept on chanting illrelevantly about Palastine-Isreal... And that again Ezra hadn't the chance to explain himself.
And I though I was just extending the Roma section, to now include Levant's controversial statements as the ongoing saga of his "journalism", so I was just upgrading the section with the extension of these rent a cop protestors. The That's my rationale, that I was moving up the "roma" section to include crazy shit that people think he said. And that in this case defending him.
>>> Odd I though he did. But thanks for spliting it off like that. I'll scrutinize other sources. But in the video, the protestors were saying that though.
Some strong allegations in this article on CBC and Greenpeace press release. ...Greenpeace Canada is asking Elections Canada to investigate whether the Ethical Oil Institute is colluding with the Conservative Party in order to get around rules that limit donations to political parties. Keith Stewart, the climate and energy campaigner for Greenpeace, has written a letter to the commissioner of Canada Elections complaining that Ethical Oil is using money raised from individuals and companies to attack government critics. As well, the letter alleges, "mirrored messaging" is going on between Ethical Oil spokespeople and Conservative cabinet ministers. The complaint also alleges "multiple crossovers" between Ethical Oil spokespeople and Ottawa ministerial staff. Stewart repeated the complaints at a press conference in Ottawa... http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/greenpeace-calls-for-elections-canada-probe-of-ethical-oil-1.2602284 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurt Dundy ( talk • contribs) 17:05, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Since this has hit the fan, I think that it should be included in the main article. However, I can't find a place in the existing sections to slip it in.
Summary: on the eve of Remembrance Day, Levant wrote a column and did a monologue claiming that the Greater Essex County District School Board had notified its schools to grant exemptions to Muslims from Remembrance Day ceremonies. He then launches into a rant that Muslims are traitors, bigots, terrorists, etc. Sources: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/10/lest-only-some-of-us-forget & http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/prime-time/867432237001/objecting-to-remembrance-day/3884869891001
He further started a petition site: http://www.loveitorleave.ca
Of course, Ezra totally made this up: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/ezra-levant-wrongly-accuses-ontario-school-board-of-allowing-exemptions-for-muslim-students-on-remembrance-day/article21537390/ , http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ontario-students-exempt-from-remembrance-day-ceremonies-1.2831167 & http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-essex-school-board-responds-to-toronto-sun-s-remembrance-day-commentary-1.2097307
Given that this hasn't made it to the CRTC or CBSC, it can't be added to those sections (yet) — Preceding comment added by BordenRhodes whose signature was swallowed by HTML gremlins ( talk • contribs) 18:33, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
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People keep reverting my changes to this article. Here's what I did.
It said that Ezra believed in the "Eurabia conspiracy theory". I removed that because there are were NO sources to suggest/confirm that he believes in a "conspiracy theory" of an organised group of people trying to Islamise the West. The source that was given only showed that Ezra had used the WORD "Eurabia" - and as the Wikipedia page for "Eurabia" describes, the word is merely a neologism which refers to the area of Europe and Arabia. Using the word does not necessarily imply, or confirm, belief in an organised conspiracy of people trying to Islamise the West.
He clearly used the term to draw attention to the fact of increasing immigration from the Arabic world to Europe. Does this imply/confirm that he believes a CONSPIRACY is at work to achieve this? No it doesn't. If you want to claim that he believes in such a conspiracy then you must provide SOURCES to substantiate your claim.
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I removed a paragraph about the Law Society of Alberta in section "Libel cases". It depended on a cite to National Post February 7, 2010, which I couldn't find at nationalpost.com, or on mementoweb, or on the internet archive ("This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine.") and I couldn't find it in a search of ProQuest, a database that includes National Post articles. The nearest two mentions in the National Post, both reports by Joseph Brean, were: on February 6, 2010, where Levant said there was a finding of a "minor violation"; on March 11, 2010, where Levant complained that a blogger had improperly referenced a letter from the law society with "scandalizing" result, and filed another Law Society letter saying the discipline matter was "dismissed". So: it seems something trivial happened, but it's poorly sourced. Peter Gulutzan ( talk) 16:33, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
Please add this portion : Force to resign in disgrace
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ezra-levant-applies-to-resign-from-alberta-law-society/article28861945/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.222.147.184 ( talk) 16:08, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Report of russioan funding and ties and support in MacronGate / macronleak , lead to Ezara Levant and The Rebel behing at the center of the failed russian attempt to disrupt the French election as they reportly did and participated in the USofA
http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/4ee753a2-f99b-473a-bcd9-95e85b7359ff%7C_0.html
http://www.canadalandshow.com/rebel-media-macronleaks/
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-far-right-american-nationalist-who-tweeted-macronleaks
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/06/macronleaks-french-election-campaign-hackers
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCAKBN1820QO-OCATC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.222.147.184 ( talk) 13:13, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
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Someone is trying to deny that the man is Jewish. I have no idea why. Please explain why you feel he is not Jewish, and cite a reliable source. 192.171.39.199 ( talk) 04:24, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
You can't state an opinion as if it were fact, especially not in lede. Rebel Media is already mentioned in a neutral fashion.-- יניב הורון (Yaniv) ( talk) 14:05, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
== Edits of the Bio "of Canada" instead of Canadian explained.
Due to Ezra Levant repeated illegal sedition, with terrorism if necessary ( his words at many conference ) demands and ties to Wexit, I suggest that he cannot be stated as a Canadian as his wish is to Steal rental Alberta lands and ressource that belong to Quebec who purchased (the land and ressource to include in it's property and creation the Canadian Democracy we know today from the ashed of the Canadian Collony /British Dominion ) it and first Nation who the court recognised as shared owner's as well on part of that same territory. Due to their lack of legality and lack of choice on the future name of their attempt at steal Quebec and First nation land that they won't keep calling Wexit if they eventually succeed he enter a path of is own choosing of being appatride who reside inside Canada. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.159.46.12 ( talk) 07:54, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Just curious when does a person get the label of an anti-Muslim?
He owns RebelNews and RebelNews has been accused of Islamophobia https://www.dawn.com/news/1493641
He sent RebelNews staff (Faith Goldy and Gavin McInnes) to Bethlehem, Israel where they called for a new crusade against Muslims. https://www.therebel.media/it_s_crusade_o_clock_in_bethlehem
Or can we say that RebelNews may be accused of Islamophobia but it does not automatically imply the owner is an Islamophobe?
Levant has a history of hate speech and slander against Muslim individuals. Here https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ezra-levant-loses-hate-speech-case-must-pay-80000-to-man-he-defamed-as-illiberal-islamic-fascist and here https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/13/nenshi-calls-ezra-levant-creepy-obsessed_n_3921261.html and here http://beaconnews.ca/calgary/2012/01/sun-columnists-anti-muslim-trash-talking-has-no-place-in-canada/
He clearly crossed the line on anti-Muslim hatred by publishing a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. https://sul-swap-prod.stanford.edu/20090418064234/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=232073
Calgary alternative newspaper and conservative activist Merle Terlesky said, "Ezra looks for any opportunity to poke a Muslim in the eye." [See: Brean, Joseph (October 17, 2013). "In 2007, Ezra Levant sued a Calgary newspaper and letter writer for libel". National Post. Retrieved October 20, 2013.]
Some Muslims have already labelled his hate speech and fear mongering as Islamophobic https://muslimdebate.org/2014/06/16/ezra-levants-hypocrisy-revealed/
But this is my opinon that he is an outspoken anti-Muslim and an Islamophobe. Wikipedia should be based on facts not my opinions. What factually is considered anti-Muslim? And has Levant crossed the line here long time ago?
See other secondary sources on Levant and his anti-Muslim actions: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjz73q/inside-rebel-medias-big-money-anti-islam-crusade https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-christchurch-islamophobia-far-right https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/ezra-levant-good-jews https://www.canadaland.com/david-walmsley-ezra-levant-globe-oped/ https://globalnews.ca/news/5919069/trudeau-brownface-blackface-canada-election/
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Posting a cartoon, drawing or similar graphics of any religious leader, does not necessarily make you anti-whatever religion it is. You are entitled to not like Ezra posting the cartoon, however Wikipedia is supposed to be a neutral unbiased source, not personal opinions. MiroslavGlavic ( talk) 06:44, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
Out of curisoity, the article refers to Ezra as Far-Right. For me Far-Right is more Right than Right-Wing.
So question...the 2013 Macleans section above uses Right-Wing, yet the article uses Far-Right. I have seen articles from different sources over the years using Right-Wing and Not Far-Right. Yes I seen some sources refer to him as Far-Right and other terms too but mostly I have seen Right-Wing.
Can anyone justify Far-Right over Right-Wing? credible sources please. MiroslavGlavic ( talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
O.K. the writer of the article thinks Mr Levant is "far right" - and that thinks that verbal opposition to jihad is "dangerous" to "marginalised groups" (the Frankfurt School of Marxism doctrine, from Herbert Marcuse, that Freedom of Speech is "Repressive Tolerance"). But how about giving us basic factual information on Mr Levant such as when he was born? Surely the writer could take a few seconds off from smearing propaganda to actually give readers such basic information? 2A02:C7E:1CC3:8A00:9D52:7D91:BE50:A764 ( talk) 17:23, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
He is called "Far right" citing Source 4, which cites 2 and 3 as it's sources, which both link to pdf documents that do not mention the subject whatsoever. How is that considered acceptable? Him being "Far right" is nothing more than an opinion, and not based in fact.
How about a source proving he advocates for Ultra nationalism? Authoritarianism? against free speech? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4pp4r1t ( talk • contribs) 03:20, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Reportedly, Donald Trump’s Ambassador for International Religious Freedom even raised Lennon’s case with the British ambassador in Washington. Lennon also received vocal support from fringe North American figures like Gavin McInnes of the “Western chauvinist” fraternity the Proud Boys, and Ezra Levant of the Canadian Rebel Media, for whom Lennon worked after leaving the EDL
To analyse the actants involved in the mediation process, let’s start by providing a precise description of each one. First, Lauren Southern. Born in 1995 in Canada, she is a central fgure in Canadian farright populist activism as well as an Internet personality and infuencer. At the age of 20, she ran as candidate for the federal Libertarian Party in a district in British Columbia, getting 0.9% of the vote. Until 2017 she worked as a journalist for Rebel Media — a copycat version of Breitbart6 — founded in 2015 by Ezra Levant, another important fgure in Canadian far-right populism.
Canadian pundits Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley, both of whom worked for the now defunct Sun News Network (Little 2017; Warnica 2017; Markusoff 2017), originally founded Rebel News which presents "a seamless mix of farright activism and commentary" (Warnica 2017). [Note: the article cited is here: "After Ezra Levant launched Rebel Media — a platform with deep ties to Canada's Conservative mainstream — he became a major player in the international far-right movement"]
The article is just a list of negative claims against Levant. It barely mentions any of his work. Where's all the detail on 'The China Files' for example. The article is an utter disgrace to Wikipedia. Hontogaichiban ( talk) 13:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
How can you be CEO of a political stance? Wikipedia is no place for jokes. 89.100.127.214 ( talk) 00:25, 3 February 2023 (UTC)