Raisa Patel

Come work with us in Ottawa! We like candy and friendship. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/744000…

My wife just made a really interesting point about Canadian politicians doing interviews on American platforms, whether Trudeau, Carney or Poilievre: “Why can’t they speak like humans when they talk to us here?”

My weekend piece:

Canada’s Conservative leader needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late?  dlvr.it/TRRhXp

@deece89 Hey Deece! My colleagues and I at the Star have written the most comprehensive coverage of any media outlet about Mr. Jeneroux’s floor crossing. I invite you to go read it!

@mario4thenorth @alex_n_boyd @R_SPatel 2 hideous women. No surprise. In another time in history it would be journalists looking to hold politicians accountable, instead they are focusing only on stifling dissenting voices. Matt said he was donating his salary to charity, backs out of that and MSM is silent.

‼️ CONFIRMED: the Toronto Star working on an Influencer hit piece. And I think I’m the main feature 😍 They ask if thought my posts on Jeneroux, crossed any lines. Well, I will double down. And I will triple down: If you’re an elected official, and you got the name “Honourable” in front of it, I damn well expect you to behave that way. Any other workplace, would fire you. Don’t believe me? Ask Mark Wiseman, our Ambassador to the US who was fired for acting not-so-honourably with a staffer. Companies literally have morality clauses, and our MPs get a pass? You should read how The Star framed their question: as though I’m the one in the wrong! What a joke. Then they ask about me “misleading people” during the election, by telling them to bring pens to vote. And how I verify my info. Well, it’s called the Elections Canada. And it’s called the law. It’s not hard. And maybe they don’t know this, but you’re litter allowed to do what I said in my video that you could do: ✅ bring your own pen ✅ don’t let anyone touch your ballot If MSM wants to call that misinformation, it says more about them than it does about me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

In a fascinating interview, @PierrePoilievre told @petermansbridge a LOT. He'd rather work with @MarkJCarney than fight an imminent election with him, ie. I got a listen and wrote about in today's @TorontoStar: thestar.com/politics/polit… #cdnpoli

Full letter here: cdn.openai.com/pdf/8e938d69-0…

OpenAI has released a letter after meeting with Cdn officials. 2 key reveals: 1. Company made changes to its law enforcement referral process & would have referred Tumbler Ridge case if it happened today. 2. Shooter created a second ChatGPT account after the 1st one was banned.

And here are my colleagues on how the path to a Liberal majority now runs through a single riding, won by a single vote, in last spring’s campaign: thestar.com/politics/feder…

Our story on a former Tory MP’s floor crossing, which Liberals say was in the works for weeks. But the Conservatives, caught off guard, say he was helping them find a Conservative candidate to succeed him in a byelection that’s no longer happening. thestar.com/politics/feder…

Tfw your bff is actually affected by the news of the day #cdnpoli

@agalbraith It is not, PMO has confirmed.

Actual question: is this a paid position or not?

Sad news for his family, friends and anyone who had the good fortune to work with Elly when he was at the CBC. He was a force. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

@fatimabsyed 😡!!!!!

@R_SPatel THEY'RE SO ANNOYING

I wonder what the #MilanoCortinaOlympic2026’s opening ceremony looks like. No one in Canada would ever know because of these incessant ads.

West of Centre with Kathleen Petty - The road ahead for the CPC with @irbrodie @aruddy Recorded Sunday after all of us spent the weekend at the #CPC2026 in Calgary. #cdnpoli #abpoli cbc.ca/listen/cbc-pod…

'It's too little, too late:' Alberta separatism simmers at Conservative convention after Pierre Poilievre leadership victory. By @R_SPatel, files fr @alex_n_boyd thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

@RitaKarakas If you're referring to the proposal to delete existing policy that a “Conservative government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion" -- it was defeated in an earlier round yesterday.

Have they voted on the anti choice motion?

The vote was close and a double majority was not achieved, so the proposal was defeated.