Subhead:Rebel News stared down Mark Carney, and he blinked. Hopefully, we’ve deterred Carney from trying to censor us—or any other independent journalists—in the future.#
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Mark Carney banned Rebel News from attending the G7 Summit that starts this weekend in Alberta. He refused to accredit us—and he had no reason other than political spite and a thin skin.
So we did what few people know how to do: we rushed to court. And I mean rushed! Our legal eagle, Sarah Miller, drafted the lawsuit very quickly. If you haven’t read it, it’s an easy read—you can see it at www.LetUsReport.com.
In my bones, I knew we were right — Carney’s foreign affairs department had no justification whatsoever for keeping us out, and unlike Trudeau’s debates commission, which tried to ban us twice, this time they didn’t even try to come up with excuses.
Carney just refused to accredit us. But that doesn’t cut it when you’re a government violating freedom of the press.
I knew we had a good chance, given that the Federal Court of Canada has already—twice—slapped down the Liberals for trying to block our journalists.
Still, I was a bit nervous. You never know what’s going to happen in court. You never know what judge you’re going to get; there’s always a risk.
My main concern was: could the justice system move fast enough? Trials often take years.
We were asking the Federal Court to have an emergency hearing the next day at 9:30 a.m., and to give us their ruling that same afternoon! That’s faster than 99.9% of all court cases!
