Stephano🍁Barberis

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Everyone is giving credit to @PierrePoilievre for acting like an adult for two hours on the @joerogan podcast. Don't forget, he's tried to be Mr. Nice Guy before, and it never lasts. Here's what #PierrePoilievre is like in the HoC when he's working "for the people." #cdnpoli

With “good relations” like Poilievre, who needs enemies?

"You live in the f*** frozen communist s***hole of Canada...that place needs 100% an overhaul of government." Joe Rogan slams Justin Trudeau and says Canada is sliding down the road of communism.

The viral story suggesting a massive $500 million "bribe" involving Prime Minister Carney and an MP’s husband is a classic case of taking a real, historic housing announcement and twisting the names to fit a corruption narrative. Here is the context behind the numbers, the real players involved, and the sources that set the record straight. The Scene: January 30, 2026 👉 On this day, the federal government officially moved from "planning" to "building" in the North. Standing in Ottawa, federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, alongside Nunavut Housing Minister Cecile Nelvana Lyall and NTI President Paul Irngaut, announced a joint investment of $480 million to build 750 new homes across Nunavut. This project was a flagship for Prime Minister Carney’s newly launched Build Canada Homes (BCH) agency. The funding was split: $250 million from the federal government and $230 million from the Government of Nunavut. Who is actually building the homes? 👉The logistics of building in the Arctic are brutal. You cannot simply hire a small local firm to build 750 homes in one go; you need industrial scale. The Southern Partner: The primary contract for the modular units was awarded to Caivan, an Ottawa-based leader in large-scale modular manufacturing. Their role is to build high-performance, climate-resilient home sections in their Ottawa factory and ship them north via sealift. The Northern Partner: The Inuit-led portion of the project is managed by Igluvut Corporation, the construction arm of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI). The Distribution: As of mid-March 2026, the first units—manufactured by Caivan—had already begun arriving in communities like Baker Lake. Where the "Bribe" Claim Fell Short 👉The social media claim targets Allan Mullin, the husband of Nunavut MP Lori Idlout, and his company Nunavut Holdings Inc. While Mr. Mullin is indeed a local contractor in Iqaluit, there is a massive gap between a local renovation firm and a $480 million territorial housing rollout. Public procurement records and the official 👉"Agreement in Principle" do not list Nunavut Holdings as a lead contractor or recipient of the $480 million. In fact, a search of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s public registry shows that while Lori Idlout has correctly disclosed her husband's business interests, there are no reported contracts of this magnitude. The "scandal" appears to have been manufactured by substituting the actual industrial contractor (Caivan) with the name of a politician’s spouse to create a viral headline. The Conclusion 👉The $480 million is real ✅, and the 750 homes are real, but the "payoff" is not❌. ‼️The money is being funneled through the Build Canada Homes agency into a complex partnership between the federal government, the territorial government, and Inuit organizations. Rather than a secret bribe, the project is a highly public, multi-government effort to solve a decade-long housing crisis using modern manufacturing. The viral posts effectively took the "what" of a government success story—the much-needed housing for the North—and fabricated a "who" to turn it into a political scandal. Sources👇 Canada. ca (News Release): "Delivering on more homes for Nunavut" (January 30, 2026) – Details the $480M funding and the 750-home target. Nunatsiaq News: "Ottawa lines up partners to build 750 Nunavut homes" (January 30, 2026) – Identifies Caivan and Igluvut Corp as the primary partners. Nunavut News: "GN and feds agree to $480 million for 750 new homes in Nunavut" (January 30, 2026) – Breaks down the $640,000 per-unit cost. CTV News Ottawa: "Federal government announces plans to ship Ottawa-built modular homes to Nunavut" (January 30, 2026) – Video report showing the Caivan factory manufacturing the homes. Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner: Public Registry for Lori Idlout, MP (2026) – Shows disclosures for Allan Mullin/Nunavut Holdings with no $480M contract listed.

I just sat through the entire 2-hour and 23-minute @joerogan Experience interview with @PierrePoilievre you don't have to. ⏱️ Yes, I survived the deep dives into Russian kettlebell history, 90s kickboxing, and Bobby Orr's knees to extract the actual political substance. Between the MMA tangents, Poilievre dropped a bunch of claims. Some are actually spot-on (yes, it happens even with Poilievre), some are missing massive context, and a couple directly contradict his own record. I’m bringing the receipts. 🧾 Over the next 5 posts, we are going to reality-check: 🔍 The Top 3 biggest testable claims 🩴 2 major political flip-flops Buckle up. Thread below 🧵👇

That's because he has an Order of Canada. Something Pierre will never have. Keep coping losers.

🟥 WOW... This is the most awkward, CRINGIEST two minutes in the history of the political internet. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Pierre Poilievre, reduced to a gushing fanboy who finally meets his HERO, Joe Rogan... 😬 This clip alone is DISQUALIFYING – this guy is completely unfit to be the Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, let alone Prime Minister of our proud nation! 🤷🏻‍♂️ Pierre is an embarrassing abomination and needs to resign as SOON as he sets foot back in Canada. He should be freed to pursue his obvious REAL passion – fitness videos. 🏋🏻‍♂️

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre just found a way to alienate even more potential female voters: he went on Joe Rogan. The sweeping two and a half hour conversation covered everything from kettle bells to seed oils. I know, because I watched the whole thing. Now you don’t have to:

@Tintie4 Thank you! They played the full song live heheh. You can hear it wherever you stream your music. ☺️

@HelloStephano Stephano!! What a pleasure to hear your voice and learn about your many accomplishments! Am so proud of you! And what an extraordinary move to help other artists. I just wish your song had played. I loved the story of how you were noticed too. The Death stare!, haha.👏👏👏👏♥️♥️

If anyone is interested in listening to my interview today on CBC, you can listen to it here:  cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Even a restrained Poilievre on his best behaviour (inauthentic to his true self) is 1000x more inferior to PM Carney. It’s just a fact that can’t be changed.

I'm starting to think Pierre Poilievre is a liberal secret agent tasked with taking down the conservative party from the inside.

So much of Canada’s military capability, and nearly 20% of our economy, relies on satellites. We’re making an historic investment toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit — strengthening the @CanadianForces, our sovereignty, and our economic security.

Rogan mentions cannabis being legal in Canada. Poilievre replies, “been legal for 10 years, yeah.” Rogan applauds Canada for voting to legalize marijuana. He says it's about "personal freedom." Poilievre agrees it’s about personal choice. (Poilievre voted against cannabis legalization lol)

@MacklemDarlene Yes. So typical and bland. A high school speech stating obvious points.

@HelloStephano I can’t watch this press conference are you watching it ?

Why is it whenever Poilievre makes a speech he sounds like he’s making a high school speech stating obvious fact snippets and performative platitudes? He’s always grasping for approval. That grating nasal fry, which is shared by others like Michael Cooper, is hair-raising cringe.

Poilievre farewell tour.

“Poilievre and Alberta: there is no upside to courting America, no sharing power with a fascist kleptocracy. We are in a shitshow not of our own making so let’s not contribute to it by making bad decisions of cravenness or selfishness!” youtu.be/HhKWj0Xpnns?si… #Cndpoli #Rogan

Ugh. Just came across this, "Podcaster Joe Rogan has identified the manosphere’s greatest contribution to the culture: the return of the disability slur “r[*]tard," (Daily Beast April 11, 2025) (Square brackets = my change to the quote, to avoid showing R word fully spelled out)