# On the Trail
> Holding Power Accountable - Award winning investigative & gonzo journalism
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## Pages
- [About this site](https://www.onthetrail.info/about.md) - On the Trail is an independent publication launched in March 2026 by Isaac Peltz. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows On the Trail to continue to exis…
- [Auth Bridge](https://www.onthetrail.info/auth-bridge.md)

## Posts
- [Top investments by elected officials reveal major conflicts of interest](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/elected-officials-overwhelmingly-invest-in-big-banks-big-tech-and-big-oil.md) - It's "not surprising" that governments fail to stop abuses by big banks, expert on democratic institutions says.
- [Le vent de l'Est](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/le-vent-de-lest.md) - Une nouvelle publication pour nos lecteurs francophones
- [A never ending conversation about trade - The News Roundup](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-never-ending-conversation-about-trade-the-news-roundup.md) - The past week of headlines for 31/08/2026
- [The Death of the Liberal Party of Quebec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-death-of-the-liberal-party-of-quebec.md) - From a modernizing force to a defacto grievance party
- [“Mom and pop” landlords: a political cover for financialized housing](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mom-and-pop-landlords-a-political-cover-for-financialized-housing.md) - But not in the way you think. These landlords hardly exist, yet are the center of discussions across the country. Instead, they’re a myth propagated to create a more favourable tax system for corporate dominance.
- [A little survey to help the future of indie journalism](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-little-survey-to-help-the-future-of-indie-journalism.md) - If you wouldn’t mind filling it out, I’m reading 100% of responses and taking them very seriously— even if you just signed up today.
- [The final flat tire was your entire body (free)](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-final-flat-tire-was-your-entire-body-free.md) - The next project for On the Trail, and some questions for you to answer to help me define the future of the platform!
- [Should Canada Break Up?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/should-canada-break-up-2.md) - The trip ends with the same question asked again.
- [The great provincial cross-examination.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-great-provincial-cross-examination.md) - What really ties us together? Well, here’s a bunch of weird cultural developments that made us laugh.
- [The Great Canadian Selloff](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/thegreatcanadianselloff.md) - Canada looks to become more capitalist
- [Newfoundland’s failing carrying capacity](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/newfoundlands-failing-carrying-capacity.md) - Two populations locked in a deadly spiral
- [Prince Edward Island is a big potato farm](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/prince-edward-island-is-a-big-potato-farm.md) - And the rest of the east is a big fishery
- [Is democratic socialism innately racist?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-democratic-socialism-innately-racist.md) - Correlation isn't causation, but like, why are all these democratic socialist places kinda racist?
- [The Fabric of Quebec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-fabric-of-quebec.md) - Something just isn't sitting right in my gut
- [The Canadian Great Barrier Reef](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-canadian-great-barrier-reef.md) - What we will lose in fire and time; what we’ve seen will never be seen again.
- [Ontario is Canada's Soul](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ontario-is-canadas-soul.md) - It's 1/3 of the country's width, and more than 1/3 of the population. Let's talk about this behemoth of a province.
- [How Canada Keeps the Conservatives Shut Out of Power](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/how-canada-keeps-the-conservatives-shut-out-of-power.md) - First-past-the-post has failed our democracy. Here’s a way to make it truly representative
- [Willing to die](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/willing-to-die.md) - The harrowing life of being a firefighter, and the irresponsible government which propagates these disasters
- [Blood on the province’s hands](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/blood-on-the-provinces-hands.md) - When the state should be held responsible for the darkest things in our society
- [Anatomy of a Revolution](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/anatomy-of-a-revolution.md) - Louis Riel, the last prophet of Canada and the revolutions he inspires
- [Liberal return to office order a “handout” to banks: CAPE](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/liberal-return-to-office-order-a-handout-to-banks-cape.md) - Internal documents reveal that they could save up to $40 billion over ten years if they cut up to 70% of in person work.
- [Not built to last](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/not-built-to-last.md) - We aren’t as far from colonization as we’d like to pretend
- [What is left of union strength?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-is-left-of-union-strength.md) - We aren’t living in the 20th century anymore.
- [Canada Has No Identity](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canada-has-no-identity.md) - And that’s just fine.
- [Opinion: Avi Lewis needs to get a seat in the house](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/avi-lewis-needs-to-get-a-seat-in-the-house.md) - Enough of this excuse of movement building.
- [Western Ontario Just Keeps Going](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/western-ontario-just-keeps-going.md) - And we rank the prairies.
- [The Parti Quebecois; from Social Democratic to right wing dog whistles](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-ruins-of-a-social-democracy.md) - The history of the Parti Québécois, the end of the Quebec Model, and the beginning of the Neo Noirceur.
- [The birth of a ghost town](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-birth-of-a-ghost-town.md) - As traditional income dies, so does the community
- [A&W Is Canada’s Culture](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-w-is-canadas-culture.md) - It’s a beautiful thing
- [Family Farms are disappearing forever](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/family-farms-are-disappearing-forever.md) - Every person leaving the farm is a step towards a single corporation running all of Canada’s agriculture.
- [A socialist in the Badlands](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-socialist-in-the-badlands.md) - The reality of an isolated person in an isolated community
- [We got honourable mentions at the Digital Publishing Awards](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/we-got-honourable-mentions-at-the-digital-publishing-awards.md) - We’re super happy about it too
- [The only solution to separation is proportional representation](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-only-solution-to-separation-is-proportional-representation.md) - Everyone we speak to feels unrepresented. Seems justified.
- [Liberals reject transparency in election spending](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/liberals-reject-transparency-in-election-spending.md) - Another blow to Canada’s democracy quietly being swept under the rug
- [Albertans are failing both to build towards or resist separation](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/albertans-are-failing-to-both-build-or-resist-separation.md) - People’s arguments are not founded in realism, principles, or ideas.
- [We made a profit staying at a saloon](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/we-made-a-profit-staying-at-a-saloon.md) - We also review Alberta.
- [Getting F*cked](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/getting-f-cked.md) - When cynicism becomes our dominant political culture
- [Searching for squats in Salmon Arm](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/searching-for-squats-in-salmon-arm.md) - Government implemented solutions that perpetuate misery
- [Reviewing BC: Is the Province good or bad?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/reviewing-bc-is-the-province-good-or-bad.md) - Let’s do an objective review of the west most province.
- [Property, not people.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/property-not-people.md) - What remains from the ashes of a community burned to the ground
- [Bound together by democracy](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/bound-together-by-democracy.md) - The sovereignty we defend is a sentence of perpetual co-existence— no matter how deep the chasm grows, we will remain connected.
- [Broken tires and Broken Hearts](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/broken-tires-and-broken-hearts.md) - What’s happened since we last talked?
- [No more trout in Trout Valley](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/no-more-trout-in-trout-valley.md) - The fish are gone. The people remain.
- [The Journey Begins](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-journey-begins.md) - The first episode of the podcast— don’t miss out on the behind the scenes conversations we’re having that will never be published.
- [Should Canada Break Up?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/should-canada-break-up.md) - What is Canada? And should we call it quits?
- [BREAKING: THERE IS NO ARTICLE TODAY, FOR NO REASON, DON’T WORRY — THERE IS NOTHING SUSPICIOUS BEHIND THE SCENES](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/breaking-there-is-no-article-today-for-no-reason-dont-worry-there-is-nothing-suspicious-behind-the-scenes.md) - Isaac Peltz, journalist from Montreal, is not writing anything today. There is definitely no reason for anyone to think that there would be a cause for this.
- [Ubisoft Took the Subsidies. Workers in Quebec and Halifax Took the Fall](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ubisoft-took-the-subsidies-workers-in-montreal-and-halifax-took-the-fall.md) - The video game titan has received as much as $2 billion in incentives. Maybe we should change where we put our money
- [Le procès qui pourrait redéfinir l'avenir des services de police](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/le-proces-qui-pourrait-redefinir-lavenir-des-services-de-police.md) - Quarante-cinq personnes qui ont été arrêtées pour avoir organisé un sit-in comparaissent devant la cour de justice après une attente de deux longues années. Le verdict de cette affaire influencera la façon dont la police traitera les militants et les manifestants à l’avenir.
- [Will Canada survive the global disintegration of liberal democracy?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/will-canada-survive-the-global-disintegration-of-liberal-democracy.md) - Or will we lose what we believe in?
- [Separatists may have shown Whitehouse officials Albertan voters' private information](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/separatists-may-have-shown-whitehouse-officials-albertan-voters-private-information.md) - There is a court injunction instructing the group not to use the information that they illegally obtained from the Republican Party of Alberta
- [The court case that will determine the future of policing in Canada](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-court-case-that-will-determine-the-future-of-policing-in-canada.md) - 45 protesters arrested for conducting a sit-in are facing the courts after two long years. The outcome of the case will determine how police will deal with activists and demonstrators in the future.
- [We’ve been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/weve-been-nominated-for-a-digital-publishing-award.md) - does it matter? Yes. Here’s why.
- [Defending Canadian Sovereignty… By Funding American Billionaires](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/defending-canadian-sovereignty-by-funding-american-billionaires.md) - Under the veil of “Canadian Sovereignty”, Mark Carney’s Liberal government looks to sell off Canadian resources to the highest bidder.
- [The Liberal government (v2.0) hits 1 year old!](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-liberal-government-v2-0-hits-1-year-old.md) - What a year it’s been.
- [A Landmark Recommendation to secure democracy in Canada](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-landmark-recommendation-to-secure-democracy-in-canada.md) - The ethics committee has recommended that Prime Ministers should have to sell assets and divest from tax havens. But they recommended far more than just that.
- [Carney gets a majority without a general election!](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/carney-gets-a-majority-without-a-general-election.md) - Plus women don’t like Poilievre!
- [Forward Guidance... into what?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/forward-guidance-transcript-mark-carney.md) - Forward Guidance Transcript, and preliminary thoughts.
- [Changing the slavery conditions of coffee production](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/changing-the-slavery-conditions-of-coffee-production.md) - Brendan Adams and Pat Latreille are trying to change how coffee producers are paid. Can the system be changed?
- [It’s time for a revolution](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/its-time-for-a-revolution.md) - A data revolution. “On the Trail” style. We have developed the most comprehensive tool in Canada to do keep the government accountable.
- [Homelessness is exploding in Quebec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/homelessness-is-exploding-in-quebec.md) - More than 12000 people are living on the streets in Quebec as a new prime minister takes power in the province.
- [The Community Sector Stands Up](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-community-sector-stands-up.md) - As the foundations of Quebec’s social systems crack underfoot, the government has pushed community workers to pick up the slack.
- [How could a social conservative become a Liberal?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/how-could-a-social-conservative-become-a-liberal.md) - Let’s look at generational trauma & psychology, and grasp a fundamental flaw at the heart of our system that allows politicians to claim they care about human rights while creating an economic system that benefits the few over the many.
- [Minister returns to a disgraced party after messy break up](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/minister-returns-to-a-disgraced-party-after-messy-break-up.md) - Despite returning to the party, Lionel Carmant won't be running for office again this fall.
- [These people are "not deserving of safety"](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/these-people-are-not-deserving-of-safety.md) - Migrants, activists fear impact of massive immigration legislation overhaul in the Liberal's Bill C-12
- [Is Poilievre being lobbied off the rails?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-poilievre-being-lobbied-off-the-rails.md) - Public data shows that Poilievre has been repeatedly lobbied over the past six months by car dealers, insurance brokers, and oil companies.
- [Avi Lewis' Socialism is doomed to fail (Or is it?)](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/avi-lewis-socialism-is-doomed-to-fail-or-is-it.md) - What is socialism in a post-industrial world? Why are industrial unions less inclined towards it than before? Ludvic is about to break it down for us.
- [Can Avi Lewis reinvent socialism, or is he doomed to fail?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/can-avi-lewis-reinvent-socialism-or-is-he-doomed-to-fail.md) - Is there a future for socialism? What is socialism without industry? Ruminations by Isaac Peltz
- [The Notwithstanding Clause; Authoritarian? Or Democratic?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-notwithstanding-clause-authoritarian-or-democratic.md) - Here is every use of the Notwithstanding clause in Canadian history, as well as the entire context of the debate.
- [Taxes and Income Transparency Report](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/taxes-and-income-transparency-report.md) - Here is the amount I made last year, and the amount I paid in business expenses, taxes, along with my total taxable income.
- [Canada will never be the same after this week](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canada-will-never-be-the-same-after-this-week.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show
- [30 Years of resistance in Montreal](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/marching-against-police-violence-in-montreal.md) - Last week, 250 people marched in an annual demonstration. It was peaceful, despite trends of escalating violence on the part of Quebec police.
- [Le dernier budget de Legault poursuit le lent déclin du Québec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/le-dernier-budget-de-legault-poursuit-le-lent-declin-du-quebec.md) - Il suffit d’affirmer que certaines actions doivent être entreprises dès maintenant au Québec, et non pas plus tard : un système de santé défaillant, des routes inadéquates, une crise mondiale et un recul de la démocratie peuvent rapidement se transformer en une véritable situation d’urgence.
- [The last Legault budget continues the slow decline of Quebec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-last-legault-budget-continues-the-slow-decline-of-quebec.md) - Suffice to say, something needs to be done in Quebec now, not later– a failing health care system, roads that don’t work, all while being in a global emergency and a backsliding democratic state– these could snowball into a true state of emergency.
- [The EMSB Helping to send children into active war zone](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-emsb-helping-to-send-children-into-active-war-zone.md) - Some members of the staff are donating to the trip.
- [Goodbye Substack](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/goodbye-substack.md) - I'm switching website hosting.
- [Exclusive: Will Canada survive the next pandemic?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/exclusive-will-canada-survive-the.md) - We aren't ready. Progress is slow, our medical system is splintering, and we might not be able to produce enough vaccines.
- [How can democracy survive this new era?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/how-can-democracy-survive-this-new.md) - Reflections on the book "Democracy's Second Act."
- [Mark Carney had a bad week](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mark-carney-had-a-bad-week.md) - With no good messaging around Iran and constant waffling, his overseas trip was overshadowed with bad press.
- [The blind spots of the NDP are gonna hurt them.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-ndp-has-a-lot-of-blind-spots.md) - Let's talk about the debate, and some serious flaws that I remarked upon. This is an op ed/analysis.
- [February in review (woops it’s March!)](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/february-in-review-woops-its-march.md) - Please read this and answer the poll questions! This is helping me shape the direction of the work I'm doing.
- [2 partielles et une guerre](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/2-partielles-et-une-guerre.md) - Plancher des Vaches
- [The US Attacks Iran illegally, western leaders don't condemn it](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-us-attacks-iran-illegally-western.md) - Gab and Isaac talk about this week's news
- [Will Poilievre abandon his base, or ignore most Canadians?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/will-poilievre-abandon-his-base-or.md) - Let's look at Poilievre's legacy, and the corner he's painted himself into.
- [The Liberals are definitely gonna call an election* Updated](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-liberals-are-definitely-gonna.md) - Gabrielle will not win our bet.
- [Danielle Smith looks to create an independent country while keeping Canada's cash](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/danielle-smith-looks-to-create-an.md) - Plus, SAAQ Clic, Quebec Independence, floor crossers and every big headline from the past week
- [Exclusive: The end of Canada's public healthcare on the horizon](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-end-of-canadas-public-healthcare.md) - Alberta is set to either have a massive confrontation with the government, or to break open a dam that can't be fixed.
- [9 Lives taken in Tumbler Ridge](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/9-lives-taken-in-tumbler-ridge.md) - Christopher Curtis hops on to discuss it with Isaac
- [Federal MP landlord update 02/2026](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/federal-mp-landlord-update-022026.md) - Here's where we're at with the most recent parliament.
- [Is this the end of Canadian press freedom?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-this-the-end-of-canadian-press.md) - Or the beginning of a better age for the indies?
- [Snooty intellectualism VS the future of journalism](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/snooty-intellectualism-vs-the-future.md) - Washington Post writers are showing up in droves on Substack, and tons of intellectuals are excited
- [Bypassing nostalgia: was Stephen Harper’s record good, or bad?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/bypassing-nostalgia-was-stephen-harpers.md) - Right now the media is having a nostalgia party about Harper, and suddenly all of his actual policies are forgotten. Well, let’s take a serious, non partisan, critical view of his legacy
- [Who's to blame for the rise of the far right?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/whos-to-blame-for-the-rise-of-the.md) - Plus all the top headlines from the past week, from Poilievre getting 87 per cent on his leadership review to Paul St Pierre Plamondon ruining good opportunities to say something cogent.
- [Substack Exclusive: January in Reflection](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/substack-exclusive-january-in-reflection.md) - Our monthly reflection
- [EXCLUSIVE: More than $3 billion dollars in ongoing federal contracts with Garda World](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/exclusive-more-than-3-billion-dollars.md) - Garda World was awarded a $138 million dollar contract with ICE, and yet the only MP to speak up about it is Heather McPherson
- [*updated twice: These Federal MPs are spending money on companies that work with ICE](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/exclusive-these-federal-mps-are-spending.md) - Almost $300 thousand to Jim Pattison, and tens of thousands more to Hootsuite and Garda world. Here are the MPs have spent public money on companies now associating with ICE
- [American Fascism](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/american-fascism.md) - Is America fascist? What does that have to do with Canada? Let's do some historical journalism.
- [Another Execution in Minnesota + Carney Changes the World + Quebec politics are heating up](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/another-execution-in-minnesota-carney.md) - It's time for another G&I show.
- [Ethics Commissioner’s office fails to produce nearly half of MP disclosures after 9 months, no end in sight.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ethics-commissioners-office-fails.md) - Duff Conacher believes that the Ethics Commissioner does not care about the public’s right to see politicians’ conflicts of interest.
- [Mark Carney Wakes up the world with epic speech - 45 minute analysis & Transcript](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mark-carney-wakes-up-the-world-with.md) - But it might not be as cut and dry as it seems.
- [2026 arrive dans le chaos](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/2026-arrive-dans-le-chaos.md) - Ça n'arrêtera pas.
- [Will the USA invade Canada?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/will-the-usa-invade-canada.md) - Maybe not, but we live in a reality where we need to consider this as a possibility.
- [Better to be in jail than on the streets](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/better-to-be-in-jail-than-on-the.md) - This is the story of the unhoused in Montreal during a frigid cold. This is the story of Resilience Montreal, and David Chapman’s daily grind. This is the story of a society in decline.
- [Francois Legault leaves Quebec worse off than when he started](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/francois-legault-leaves-quebec-worse.md) - Let's look at the legacy this government is leaving behind, by the numbers.
- [Renee Good Murdered in Cold Blood, Maduro Kidnapped by Trump Regime](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/renee-good-murdered-in-cold-blood.md) - As well as all the top headlines of the last week. There were many.
- [Canada's CEOs are making 248 times more than the average worker, a new record.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canadas-ceos-are-making-248-times.md) - Inflation has resulted in a net decrease to the average Canadian's wealth. Meanwhile, wealth is continuing to be accumulated in the hands of the top 0.1 per cent.
- [Is Nate Erskine Smith the next leader of the Ontario Liberals?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-nate-erskine-smith-the-next-leader.md) - He just might be!
- [Here's what to expect from On the Trail (Isaac Peltz) in 2026](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/heres-what-to-expect-from-on-the.md) - This year is going to be insane, politically. Here's what you can expect from me.
- [My favourite albums from 2025](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/my-favourite-albums-from-2025.md) - Post 2 of 3 for 2025 in review!
- [Here's some books!](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/heres-some-books.md) - My top five that I read in 2025! Also maybe the worst book I've ever read.
- [What has your support produced this year?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-has-your-money-produced-this.md) - Here is a statistical breakdown of the work I did this year across every media. Your $5 went incredibly far.
- [What does the country look like under proportional representation? Here's the math.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-does-the-country-look-like-under.md) - I created an algorithm and recalculated every election in Canada under proportional representation. It would be cool having a democracy that represented everyone!
- [La fin de l'année du chaos](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/la-fin-de-lannee-du-chaos.md) - Une année intense et riche en événements s'achève. Ici, au plancher des vaches, nous revenons sur cette période.
- [Another floor crosser, Rodriguez is toast, Paul St Pierre Plamondon is a bully.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/another-floor-crosser-rodriguez-is.md) - The Gab and Isaac Show Episode 15
- [Union Wars: The CAQ Strikes Back](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/union-wars-the-caq-strikes-back.md) - The Coalition Avenir Québec declared war on unions and doctors. They're clapping back.
- [What do we do when AI starts lying to us?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-do-we-do-when-ai-starts-lying.md) - On the Trail with Etienne Brisson
- [Le Québec érode la démocratie par le biais de sa fausse constitution](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/le-quebec-erode-la-democratie-par.md) - On the Trail avec Fréd Bérard
- [Worse than the Grande noirceur; the Quebec constitution threatens the whole province](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/quebec-chipping-away-at-democracy.md) - On the Trail with Fréd Bérard
- [Ethics and Journalism](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ethics-and-journalism.md) - On the Trail's Code of ethics in both French and English - Code de déontologie d'On the Trail en français et en anglais
- [Quitting Spotify - A Guide on how to do it](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/quitting-spotify-a-guide-on-how-to.md) - This is one of my obsessions. I'm an audiophile and musician with an actual degree. Wow! I've tried every single streaming platform, and here are my recommendations.
- [Correction: image found from the last email, I was the one spreading rumours.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/correction-image-found-from-the-last.md) - Correction on my email from literally thirty minutes ago
- [A counterweight to constantly rising prices](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/a-counterweight-to-constantly-rising.md) - Fuck Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
- [Governments running to the right, while unions turn out to bring down the government!](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/governments-running-to-the-right.md) - And ruin Carney's chances of being elected again, seeing as the Bloc and NDP potentially just won back all of the support they lost to the liberals last time.
- [Le débat néo-démocrate « français » n'a pas été français](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/le-debat-neo-democrate-francais-na.md) - Seulement 19 % du débat s'est déroulé en français.
- [The "French" NDP debate did not live up to its namesake](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-french-ndp-debate-did-not-live.md) - A mere 19 per cent of the debate was in French.
- [Rob Ashton is out to completely transform Canada's society through systemic change](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/rob-ashton-is-out-to-completely-transform.md) - An interview with Rob Ashton
- [Une semaine pas plate](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/une-semaine-pas-plate.md) - Saison 6 - Episode 6
- [Scandal in the Liberal Party of Quebec! The Parliament isn't gonna last much longer! AI in journalism!!!!!](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/scandal-in-the-liberal-party-of-quebec.md) - The Gab and Isaac Show Episode 13
- [Another year of International impotence around climate change, with massive police presence suppressing indigenous voices, as well as mass lobbying derailing the project.](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/another-year-of-international-impotence.md) - Is there a future to COP?
- [Fossil Fuel Lobbyists given ‘official Canadian delegate’ status at COP30 while experts sidelined](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-given-official.md) - Albert Lalonde explains how climate change “doomism” is reinforcing the rise of fascism, and hope is the only way through this moment– rebutting against the idea that hope is akin to denial.
- [Canada's National broadcaster is inept](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/cbc-and-radio-canada-are-failing.md) - They are not practising journalism, and they do not pursue an agenda that currently has purpose in our society. If they don't change, they are not long for this world.
- [La loi 2 menace les soins pour les personnes LGBTQ+, itinérantes et vulnérables](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/la-loi-2-menace-les-soins-pour-les.md) - À cause des changements à la rémunération des médecins, au moins dix cliniques offrant des soins aux communautés marginalisées risquent de mettre la clé sous la porte.
- [Bill 2 Threatening Care for Quebec LGBTQ+, Homeless, and Vulnerable Populations](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/bill-2-threatening-care-for-quebec.md) - Because of Bill 2’s changes to the way doctors will be paid, at least 10 health care clinics taking care of LGBTQ+ people, the homeless, and community sexual health are likely to close in the New Year
- [The First Taste of Liberal Promises](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/preliminary-election-promises-breakdown.md) - I'm only half done, but so far, 91% of promises go unfulfilled or failed
- [Can Avi Lewis Win, and Fight the Rise of Fascism? On the Trail with Avi Lewis & Isaac Peltz](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/can-avi-lewis-win-and-fight-the-rise.md) - On the Trail with Isaac Peltz & Avi Lewis
- [The Conservative Party of Canada Is Splitting In Two](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-conservative-party-of-canada.md) - Gab & Isaac Show episode 12
- [Chris D'Entremont interview and the culture of the conservative party](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/chris-dentremont-interview-and-the.md) - This interview was very revealing of the culture within the conservative party.
- [An Earnest, Heartfelt Update](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/an-earnest-heartfelt-update.md) - My Létat des lieux, Isaac Peltz real and raw.
- [The 2025 Budget is My Least Favourite Literature That I've Read in Years](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-2025-budget-is-my-least-favourite.md) - This much hyped budget merits a collective shrug. Let me break down some of the highlights.
- [What's up with AI and Andrew Cuomo?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/whats-up-with-ai-and-andrew-cuomo.md) - The weirdest thing about the New York Mayoral race has been the use of AI all over the place. What's up with AI in our society? What's going to happen?
- [Is Canada Going to Enter Another Election?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-canada-going-to-enter-another.md) - Gab & Isaac Show Episode 11
- [GO VOTE YOU QUEBS](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/go-vote-you-quebs.md) - Please today get out there and vote! Go to elections Quebec and go vote! Let's see real change, this will affect your daily life!
- [Corruption & Democracy Review Oct 31](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/corruption-and-democracy-review-oct.md) - The first in a series intended to document the growing corruption in political institutions across Canada, as well as backsliding democracy.
- [Chute poilievresque, première femme japonaise au pouvoir et grèves néo-zélandaises](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/chute-poilievresque-premiere-femme.md) - Balado français
- [Canada’s democratic deficit can no longer be ignored](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canadas-democratic-deficit-can-no.md) - Declining trust, economic inequality, and institutional failures have left the door open to reactionary anti-system politics
- [Breaking: Government of Quebec Ignored Explicit Wishes of Feminist Groups In New Law](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/breaking-government-of-quebec-ignored.md) - The CAQ using women as a tool for political gain. The FQPN responded. The history of women's rights in Canada and Quebec are two stories of great struggle that was often paved with suppression and violence . Most of Canada saw women voting because of WWI, but women in Quebec got the right to vote i…
- [The Worst Avoided, but the Bad Still to Come ](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-worst-avoided-but-the-bad-still.md) - Doug Ford is going ahead with many horrible reforms to Ontario's rental system. He stepped back from the brutal destruction to rent control because of public backlash, but he is going forward with several other things that are bound to increase homelessness in the province. From 2022 to 2024 , home…
- [Is it Over For Poilievre?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/is-it-over-for-poilievre.md) - Gabrielle and Isaac Show Episode 10
- [Mayoral Liberal Taking The Mask Off](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mayoral-liberal-taking-the-mask-off.md) - These past weeks of election coverage have been really interesting to take part in. When I started, i was looking at the proposals made by each candidate and they all seemed , at least by Canadian standards, left of center. Sauve was obviously left but the other two were left leaning. As this elect…
- [Can Luc Rabouin and Projet Montréal Fix the Housing Market](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/can-luc-rabouin-and-projet-montreal.md) - After eight years under Projet Montréal, rent across the city has more than doubled. Why should voters believe things will change in a third Projet mandate?
- [Will justice be found in Longueuil?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/will-justice-be-found-in-longueuil.md) - I would love to see some action from those in power. Here in Longueuil, a 15 year old was killed. Today a short press conference and vigil was held as a month has passed , with barely any acknowledgement from the city and the institutions of power. As I spoke to people within the community there is…
- [Should We Even Vote?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/should-we-even-vote.md) - Our system sucks. Why would I vote?
- [Quebec's Disastrous Government Makes... A Constitution?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/quebecs-disastrous-government-makes.md) - Meanwhile, Paul Saint Pierre Plamondon makes some huge mistakes.
- [Renters Will Be Paying Renovation Costs for Their Landlord In Quebec](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/renters-will-be-paying-renovation.md) - In an article published by Pivot, it was revealed that as of October 18th, landlords will be able to pass off the majority of their maintenance and renovation costs on to renters. This new annual calculation will allow the landlord to look at the money they've used on their building every year and…
- [Mayoral Candidate’s Social Media Posts “Extremely Disconcerting”](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mayoral-candidates-social-media-posts.md) - New posts show Thierry Daraize referring to Muslims as “bearded radicals”, spreading disinformation about Gaza and calling a prominent Canadian Muslim advocate “a dangerous woman.”
- [Municipal Election: Will Ensemble Montreal Fight for Tenants or Developers?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/municipal-election-will-ensemble.md) - Soraya Martinez Ferrada wants to be “the housing mayor” while surrounding herself with Montreal’s biggest developers
- [Liberal cabinet ministers, PC MHA have not filed public disclosures: Commissioner](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/liberal-cabinet-ministers-pc-mha.md) - N.L. Commissioner for Legislative Commissioner Ann Chafe says Liberal MHAs Elvis Loveless and Lisa Dempster and PC MHA Lloyd Parrott are non-compliant with their public disclosure statements, which we
- [IA, banques, et manifestations de la génération Z](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ia-banques-et-manifestations-de-la.md) - Le plancher des vaches episode 3
- [Belonging Under the Strain of Secularism](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/belonging-under-the-strain-of-secularism.md) - The English version of my French piece.
- [AI Journalists Running the Newsroom](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/ai-journalists-running-the-newsroom.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show Ep 8
- [The NDP Identity in Flux](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-ndp-identity-in-flux.md) - Who will win the debate on the future of the NDP?
- [Social Media is Giving us PTSD](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/social-media-is-giving-us-ptsd.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show Ep 7
- [This Month On the Trail](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/this-month-on-the-trail.md) - État des Lieux for September, 2025.
- [Les glissements dangereux](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/les-glissements-dangereux.md) - Le Plancher des vaches episode deux, seulement en français.
- [Only Province in the Dark: Inside Newfoundland and Labrador’s broken ethics system](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/only-province-in-the-dark-inside.md) - Full article available on the Independent.
- [Former Coalition Avenir Quebec Minister Tells Legault to Step Down](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/former-coalition-avenir-quebec-minister.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show Episode 6
- [The UN’s Gaza Genocide Report Summarized](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-uns-gaza-genocide-report-summarized.md) - I have read the 70 page document and given you most of the facts.
- [Repressive Secularism / La laïcité répressive](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/repressive-secularism-la-laicite.md) - A first person article from a Muslim Quebecer. / Un article à la première personne d'une Québécoise musulmane
- [Post Charlie Kirk Assassination, Carney Loves AI, Quebec Government Attempts a Facelift](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/post-charlie-kirk-assassination-carney.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show, Episode 5
- [Violence & Failure During Grand Prix Cycliste Montréal](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/violence-and-failure-during-grand.md) - Violence by the numbers.
- [Doug Ford VS Toronto Bike Lanes: The True Story](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/doug-ford-vs-toronto-bike-lanes-the.md) - On the Trail with Isaac Peltz and William Wilson
- [Quebec Media Failing at International Coverage / Les médias québécois échouent dans leur couverture internationale](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/quebec-media-failing-at-international.md) - Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours bi-weekly op-ed / L'éditorial de Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours bi-hebdomadaire.
- [Canadian Media Ownership and Boards (2)](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canadian-media-ownership-and-boards-499.md) - Part two of the PRELIMINARY research.
- [The Quebec Government is Falling Apart](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-quebec-government-is-falling.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show Episode 4
- [Canadian Media Ownership and Boards](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canadian-media-ownership-and-boards.md) - Here is the preliminary overview of an innovation I am launching into media ownership in Canada. These are only the large players. A second report will be released this week on medium players.
- [Punk Rock to Fixing Montreal's Chronic Illnesses](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/punk-rock-to-fixing-montreals-chronic.md) - Sergio Da Silva - Montreal Municipal Election
- [Full Time Work No Longer Pays the Rent](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/full-time-work-no-longer-pays-the.md) - Full time work at minimum wage is only affordable in 8 cities in the country according to the CCPA.
- [Media's Ineffective, the States are Fascist, Journalists in Palestine, and Quebec is Banning Prayer](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/medias-ineffective-the-states-are.md) - The Gab & Isaac Show - Episode 3
- [Media Blackout September 1st](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/media-blackout-september-1st.md) - I will join the IFJ, Reporters without border, and Avaaz in their action
- [Journalists Need to Get Back Outside](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/journalists-need-to-get-back-outside.md) - An Op-ed by Gabrielle Brassard Lecours
- [État des lieux- Isaac Peltz Real and Raw](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/etat-des-lieux-isaac-peltz-real-and.md) - Fuck finances for a minute- let's talk about my brain and health.
- [The Gab & Isaac Show Ep. 2](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-gab-and-isaac-show-ep-2.md) - Gabrielle & Isaac break down Air Canada's Strikes, Poilievre, and Tariffs
- [From Controversial Activist to Potential NDP Leader](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/from-controversial-activist-to-potential.md) - Today's interview with Yves Engler
- [Police Brutality at RadPride Unprovoked, and Relentless - Investigations for the Illiterate](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/police-brutality-at-radpride-unprovoked.md) - Here is the entire story in detail through a 20 minute video precisely laid out by Isaac and William
- [THE ROVER x ISAAC PELTZ: Union Reaches Deal With Air Canada, Potentially Changing the Future of Strikes Across the Country](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-rover-x-isaac-peltz-labour-unions.md) - A behind-the-scenes look at the abusive working conditions of Air Canada, and the overreach of the federal government, in collaboration with The Rover!
- [The Gab & Isaac Show Episode 1](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-gab-and-isaac-show-episode-1.md) - We explain where Gab has been, the Quebec by-election, militarized Canada, and fascism in the United States-- EXCLUSIVE on Substack!
- [QUEER, GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE VIOLENTLY BEATEN BY POLICE](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/queer-gay-and-trans-people-violently.md) - An interview with Celeste Trianon
- ["No pride in genocide" - Montreal's first-ever 'Wild Pride' draws a crowd of 10,000](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/no-pride-in-genocide-montreals-first.md) - As a rift splits between the queer community and Fierté, head of queer, Jewish Zionist group that is the cause of these tensions isn't even Jewish.
- [CANADA EXPOSED: Supporting a Genocide in Palestine](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/canada-exposed-supporting-a-genocide.md) - with Samira Mohyedden
- [The Names of Palestinian Children - 17,930 Gazan Children Dead - Montreal](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-names-of-palestinian-children.md) - On Saturday August 2nd, people in Montreal came together to read out the names of the 17,930 Gazan children who were killed between October 7th until March.
- [McGill University is Complicit in the Genocide](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/mcgill-university-is-complicit-in.md) - Here is a documentary by the Rover.
- [Emily Lowan - Running for BC Green Leadership; Can Leftism Work in Canada - On the Trail](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/emily-lowan-running-for-bc-green.md) - Isaac Peltz Interviews a bold candidate for the leadership of BC Greens
- [Adapt or Choke: The Urgent Need for a National Strategy on Wildfires](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/adapt-or-choke-the-urgent-need-for.md) - “Anyone who tells you that this can be solved even in a matter of years lives in lala land. Especially politicians.”
- [Choked Out by Wildfires- Who Lit the Match?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/choked-out-by-wildfires-who-lit-the.md) - “People have always felt, in Canada, that they are not going to die from a forest fire. But sometimes they are now. This is the canary in the coal mine,” Timothy Lynham said.
- [The 2026 Quebec Election Looks SPICY](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-2026-quebec-election-looks-spicy.md) - Expect a turbulent year in the polls.
- [It's Unserious To Believe That Mainstream Media Isn't Relevant](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/its-unserious-to-believe-that-mainstreem.md) - It’s also unserious to believe that indies aren’t legit.
- [Join the new subscriber chat](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/join-the-new-subscriber-chat.md) - A different place to chat because I forget constantly that we have a giant discord.
- [What happens if Poilievre loses again?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-happens-if-poilievre-loses-again.md) - Polling analyst calls it "unfathomable" that Poilievre could lose.
- [Carney's First Huge Failure](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/carneys-first-huge-failure.md) - Summit on resource development went disastrously for the Liberal government this week. Will it move the dial?
- [Your News Curation/Votre curation d'actualités](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/your-news-curationvotre-curation-9b1.md) - Week of Jul 7th/Semaine du 7 juillet
- [Big Thanks and Updates on Projects](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/big-thanks-and-updates-on-projects.md) - Here's the projects currently underway, and a big thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- [What is Going on With Canada's Leaders?](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/what-is-going-on-with-canadas-leaders.md) - What's Carney's Strategy? Why is Poilievre hiding in a car?
- [Housing differently: sustainable solutions to the housing crisis](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/housing-differently-sustainable-solutions.md) - Who is proposing what to improve housing? And are the proposed solutions viable?
- [When Having a Roof Over Your Head is Considered a Luxury](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/when-having-a-roof-over-your-head.md) - Many sacrificing buying food to afford rent, says spokesperson for Moisson Montréal.
- [Your News Curation/Votre résumé de l’actualité](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/your-news-curationvotre-resume-de-5ef.md) - Week of June 23/Semaine de 23 juin
- [The Final Episode](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-final-episode.md) - The series is over. In French and English.
- [Episode 6 - Fallout](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-6-fallout-800.md) - Episode 6 - Fallout0:00/2001× Who are the people suffering during this crisis? Yes, we've talked about statistics and seen the political world behind all this-- but practically. Who is it that is suffering? Well, it's just people like you and I. Beyond the stats, real people are going through hard…
- [Landlords In Power](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/landlords-in-power.md) - Part three of our Housing investigation articles translated to english.
- [Everything is Now Free](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/everything-is-now-free.md) - I removed all the paywalls and made a special discount for Saint Jean-Baptiste
- [Isaac Peltz and the Search for Literally Any Fulfilment](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/isaac-peltz-and-the-search-for-literally.md) - Have I contributed to everyone's brain rot?
- [Your News Curation/Votre curation d'actualités](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/your-news-curationvotre-curation-d93.md) - Week of / semaine de 16 june/juin
- [Episode 5 - Those Who Fight](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-5-those-who-fight-bdd.md) - Episode 5 - Those Who Fight0:00/2001× Today we dive into the types of people who are really, REALLY doing the lords work in the institutions which count. We have Catherine Fournier on (and mention Andres Fontecilla) and she's one of the rare people in power doing work in her city. And then we talk…
- [The Death of Modern Democracy](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-death-of-modern-democracy.md) - What comes next?
- [Your news curation / Votre revue de l'actualité](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/your-news-curation-votre-revue-de-799.md) - Week of June 9 / Semaine du 9 juin
- [Episode 4 - Political Will/Volonté politique](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-4-political-willvolonte-politique.md) - Écoute des maintenant!/Listen now! Subscribe Today we finally talk to the people in power. You have a comprehensive understanding of the problems, the successes, the people who are on the ground with their boots, activists who want to do better for the country. Now let's talk to the leaders in powe…
- [Episode 4 - Political Will](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-4-political-will-c19.md) - Episode 4 - Political Will0:00/2001× Today we finally talk to the people in power. You have a comprehensive understanding of the problems, the successes, the people who are on the ground with their boots, activists who want to do better for the country. Now let's talk to the leaders in power, the p…
- [Carney is About to Have a Rude Awakening](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/carney-is-about-to-have-a-rude-awakening.md) - Canada's powerful and independent judiciary, and the decentralized nature of the country is going to be an impassable wall for the unitary-minded leader-- and he doesn't seem to be aware of it.
- [Your news curation / Votre revue de l'actualité](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/your-news-curation-votre-revue-de.md) - Week of June 3 / Semaine du 3 juin
- [Episode 3](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-3.md) - Échos du terrain/Boots on the Ground
- [Episode 3 - Boots on the Ground](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/episode-3-boots-on-the-ground-ed5.md) - Episode 3 - Boots on the Ground0:00/2001× In episode one, we laid the groundwork for what's been going on in the housing crisis. In episode two we set up the solutions on a policy level, having Francis Cortellino and Marie José Houle on to discuss what they're doing within the system. However, poli…
- [The Political Labyrinths of the Housing Crisis](https://www.onthetrail.info/latest/the-political-labyrinths-of-the-housing.md) - What are the powers and responsibilities of different levels of government regarding housing?

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