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Jesse Brown
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Brown on his program Canadaland in 2013
Born1977 (age 48–49)[1][2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationMcGill University[3]
Occupationsmedia personality, businessperson
WebsiteCANADALAND

Jesse Benjamin Brown (born 1977)[1][2] is a Canadian media entrepreneur. He worked as a media hoaxster and a humour columnist, then in 2013, he launched the Canadaland podcast company focused on media criticism and current events, which he also edits, produces, and frequently hosts.

Early life

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Born to a Canadian Jewish family and raised in Toronto, Brown attended Northern Secondary School.

At sixteen, Brown interned at Q107 through his high school’s co-op program. A year later, inspired by punk zines and a movie called Pump Up the Volume,[4] he launched Punch, a student newspaper that stirred controversy by rating teachers. The backlash landed him on CBC’s Metro Morning and helped turn Punch into an underground paper.[5]

Media hoaxes

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Brown pulled his first media hoaxes while he was a student studying English at McGill University[6]—most notably tricking CTV Montreal into airing a segment on a fake startup, Babytalk.com, that claimed to teach infants to communicate with other babies in Japanese, Australian, and German.[7]

Between 2003 and 2004, Brown wrote a humour column in the Saturday Night magazine in Toronto. Simultaneously, he continued hoaxing media and that served as fodder for the column. In 2003, using a pseudonym Stuart Neihardt, Brown staged a media hoax that several Canadian publications fell for and reported on as news[8] by publicizing the launch of Stu, a "regular guy magazine for the adequate man" envisioned as an antidote to then popular lad magazines such as FHM and Maxim.[9]

Business career

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In 2007, together with a high school friend, cartoonist Jacob Blackstock, Brown started Bitstrips, an online app that allowed people to make cartoon-like avatars.[10][11][12]

Brown continued as a co-owner of Bitstrips and in November 2013 the company attracted a $3 million investment from Horizons Ventures, a venture capital firm owned by Sir Li Ka-shing.[13][14] In October 2014, the company announced new $8 million funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.[15] After it became available on iOS and Android, the application found immediate success in the Apple App Store, reportedly ranking consistently in the top 10 utility apps.[11]

He is reportedly worth millions of dollars, as a result of the sale of Bitstrips to Snapchat for $US 100 million.[16][17][18][19] Brown has never publicly disclosed his share of profits from the sale.[20]

Media career

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While still in university, Jesse Brown freelanced for Vice.[3]. In 2006, he hosted The Contrarians, a weekly CBC Radio One show that explored provocative arguments—including claims that feminism had achieved its goals and that multiculturalism was superficial.[21][22]

Brown landed in hot water with his producers after they discovered he had faked a scene in his pilot episode.[23][24]

Brown later hosted Search Engine, a program on technology and digital culture.[25] After CBC cancelled the show on its radio platform in 2008, the show continued as a podcast through CBC and then TVOntario until 2009. In 2011, Brown began a tech blog about media and technology for Maclean’s, though none of his work made the then weekly magazine's print issue.[26][27][28]

Canadaland

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According to Brown, he made four unsuccessful pitches to mainstream Canadian outlets for a media criticism show before launching his own independent, weekly podcast, Canadaland, in October 2013.[29] Initially sponsored by Toronto-based FreshBooks, then briefly by Audible.com and later Squarespace, the show struggled to cover costs, prompting Brown to launch a Patreon campaign in October 2014, revealing it drew about 10,000 weekly listeners.[30][31]

In March 2014, Brown learned of allegations of non-consensual violence and workplace harassment against CBC host Jian Ghomeshi,[2] and co-reported these with Toronto Star reporter Kevin Donovan.[32][33][34] In his book, Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation, Donovan credited Brown’s contributions but said they clashed over approach, describing Brown as having a habit of finishing interviewees’ sentences, and “reluctant to ask his sources tough questions.”[35] In the wake of the story, Canadaland grew in popularity, gaining crowdfunded financial support through Patreon.

Ghomeshi was acquitted in 2016 after the judge found major inconsistencies and “outright deception” in witness testimony. A remaining charge was later withdrawn when he signed a peace bond and apologized to the complainant without admitting guilt.[36]

Brown later expanded the brand with new shows, including Canadaland Commons on Canadian politics and The Imposter on Canada’s arts scene (both now discontinued).[32]

In April 2026, PressProgress reported that Brown was banned from Reddit after securing temporary moderator access to r/Canadaland to investigate anonymous users who had criticized him, the podcast and staff members including Sam Konnert, Noor Azrieh and Julian Abraham, who discussed their anger about the criticism on Canadaland’s own podcast.[37][38] Brown admitted to 'spear phishing' Reddit accounts that criticized him and staff, and sending IP-tracking links to lawyer and author Mark Bourrie, but denied sending the same phishing links to other journalists who also reported receiving them. Although Canadaland obtained a number of IP addresses, the effort failed to identify any of its anonymous critics.[39]

On October 8, 2026, Brown announced that he would no longer host Canadaland podcast episodes, but would "remain Canadaland’s editorial and business head," naming Harrison Lowman as Canadaland's new managing editor.[40]

Coverage of antisemitism and Israel-Gaza war

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Following the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas and the subsequent Gaza war, Brown began reporting more frequently on antisemitism in Canada. He criticized Canadian news organizations for their coverage of antisemitic incidents and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. In November 2023, he published an editorial podcast, "Is Jesse a Zionist?", addressing criticism of his commentary on Israel and antisemitism.[41]

In December 2023, the Canadaland Union issued a statement criticizing Brown's public comments about other journalists. The union described his statements as misleading and targeted and said they fell below the standards expected of a journalist whose work included media criticism.[42]

Brown gave a talk at Toronto's Adath Israel synagogue, in May 2024, titled "The Slow Pogrom: Antisemitism in Canadian Media". He accused Canadian journalists of failing to recognize antisemitism associated with some pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Writing in The Maple, Davide Mastracci criticized Brown's interpretation of the protests and questioned his use of historical comparisons, including references to Kristallnacht. Mastracci argued that Brown had treated incidents involving individual protesters as evidence of broader antisemitism within the pro-Palestinian movement. Brown disputed aspects of Mastracci's account of the talk.[43][42]

In October 2024, Brown intervened in the editing of an episode of Canadaland's Short Cuts podcast concerning Israel and Gaza. Among the changes was the removal of a statement about Canadian arms sales to Israel and the deaths of Palestinian children. Journalists Justin Ling and Paris Marx criticized the edits as politically motivated. Brown maintained that the changes improved the episode. Ling subsequently stopped contributing to the program. Other staff members also left Canadaland during this period, amid disagreements over Brown's editorial control.[42]

Brown interviewed Israel's ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, on the first anniversary of October 7. Following the interview, Canadaland journalists Noor Azrieh and Cherise Seucharan published an article identifying statements by Brown and Moed that they considered inaccurate, unsupported or lacking context. They challenged Brown's characterization of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, arguing that the presence of antisemitic rhetoric at some protests did not establish that such views represented the movement as a whole.[44]

Brown said, in September 2024, that Canadaland had lost approximately nine percent of its financial supporters since he began focusing more attention on antisemitism. He said he intended to continue covering the subject despite the loss of support.[45]

In November 2025, Brown released What Is Happening Here, a six-part podcast series about antisemitism in Canada following the October 2023 attacks. Co-produced by Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News, the series included interviews with Jewish Canadians, anti-Zionist activists and public figures. Among those interviewed were anti-Zionist activist Dave Meslin and Moez Zaman, a spokesperson for pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Toronto.[46]

The series was criticized by Scott Martin in a three-part series published by The Catch. Martin argued that Brown had approached the subject with a predetermined view of anti-Zionism, relied on insufficiently examined evidence and failed to adequately consider the influence of Israel's actions in Gaza on Canadian protests. Martin also questioned Brown's comparison of Canadian and American hate-crime statistics, arguing that the figures were not directly comparable. Brown defended aspects of his reporting in correspondence with Martin.[47]

Martin also criticized Brown's interview with Moez Zaman, arguing that Brown had not adequately addressed Zaman's explanation that demonstrations at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue were organized in response to pro-Israel demonstrations at the same location. Journalist and academic Blake Lambert characterized Brown's approach as "fear-based journalism" and questioned whether the series adequately examined views outside those of established pro-Israel organizations.[48][49]

Following the release of the third episode of the series, interviewee Dave Meslin accused Brown of misrepresenting his account of a pro-Palestinian demonstration by suggesting that antisemitic chanting had occurred during a Palestine Youth Movement march. Brown disputed the accusation.[50][51] However, on November 27, 2025, Canadaland corrected the third episode after incorrectly reporting that protesters who shouted racist slogans had marched with the Palestine Youth Movement during an October demonstration. The correction stated that the protesters had been at the advertised location of the event but had not participated in the march.[52]

In September 2026, during the 2026 Toronto mayoral election campaign, Brown moderated a mayoral candidates' forum on antisemitism and public safety organized by Jewish Lawyers of Canada at Adath Israel. His selection as moderator was criticized because of his previous public criticism of incumbent mayor Olivia Chow. Writing in August, commentator Jake Landau questioned Brown's ability to moderate the event impartially, citing his editorial disputes at Canadaland and his statements about anti-Zionism. Brown responded that he would treat Chow fairly if she participated.[53] Chow declined to attend, saying she would not participate in campaign debates before the formal launch of her re-election campaign on September 9. Brown said he would have stepped aside as moderator if his involvement prevented her participation. The event proceeded with candidates Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander.[54][55]

On October 8, 2026, Jesse Brown announced that he would step down as host of Canadaland’s flagship podcast while remaining editor and publisher, shifting his reporting and commentary to what he called “the Palestine issue.” His plans included a new investigative podcast about anti-Zionism, which he has described as a “hate movement.” In his commentary, Brown has linked pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist activism to antisemitism and argued that government concessions to protesters have worsened harm toward Canadian Jews.[56][57][58][59]

Reception

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In a piece in NOW Magazine, Vidya Kauri said that Brown had broken important stories, but that he was "...too quick to publish things that seem to be based on rumors or the bitter feelings of (ex-) employees with an agenda."[60]

Brown has been criticized by Simon Houpt in The Globe and Mail, who said that Brown defended controversial right-wing Canadian media personality Ezra Levant on a story about Ontario's Greater Essex County District School Board by claiming the school board had doctored a document, and that this proved to be false.[61] Houpt also quoted a Montreal Gazette blog stating that "Canadaland has a habit of sensationalizing and editorializing".[61]

In a blog post published by the Huffington Post, Jesse Ferreras described Brown as a "mistake-prone media critic who is perilously short on self-reflection."[62]

Lawsuits

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In 2020, Keean Bexte, a journalist then associated with Rebel News, sued Brown, claiming that Brown’s comments on a CANADALAND podcast unfairly damaged his reputation and standing among peers. Bexte alleged that the remarks were made without supporting evidence and were driven by malice and the goal of driving traffic to the outlet. Canadaland and Brown deny that Bexte suffered damages due to their comments and characterize their criticism as part of legitimate journalistic debate.[63]

In 2024, Canadaland settled a defamation lawsuit involving Calgary homebuilders Shane and Edith Wenzel. The outlet avoided paying damages after agreeing to issue a correction to the original story.[64]

Theresa Kielburger lawsuit

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In August 2021, Jesse Brown and Canadaland ran a podcast called The White Saviors which alleged that Theresa Kielburger, mother of WE Charity founders Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger, deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to Free the Children, later renamed WE Charity, into her own bank account. Mrs. Kielburger, a retired teacher in her late 70s, sued Brown and Canadaland, seeking three million dollars in compensation for damage to her reputation. Brown sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, calling it a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) which would be forbidden under Canadian law.[65]

In May 2024, Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Morgan rejected Brown's motion for dismissal, allowing the lawsuit to proceed. Justice Morgan concluded that Brown's allegations against Mrs. Kielburger were most likely false, that Brown had possessed strong evidence that they were false, and that Brown had failed to follow established journalistic practices to verify his reporting."The fact that he was speaking about the plaintiff”, Justice Morgan wrote, "and imposing personal pain on the plaintiff by repeating an allegation about her that he was aware had been seriously contested, if not established as entirely false, was seen by him as irrelevant".[65]

Justice Morgan found that Brown had failed to contact Mrs. Kielburger, depriving her of a chance to respond to Brown’s allegations as presented in the podcast. Brown had said that he didn't bother to do so "for the same reason why I didn’t seek comment from my own mother." Justice Morgan wrote, "The cynicism of Brown's explanation not only accentuates the defamatory sting of his words, but could be considered high handed and oppressive” and that Brown had proceeded as if "the Plaintiff's (Mrs. Kielburger's) feelings are worth nothing.”[65]

On June 9, 2026, Brown settled the lawsuit by reading out a public retraction and apology to Theresa Kielburger in court and agreeing to pay $775,000 in damages, in addition to a $110,000 payment for costs that had been ordered by the court when Brown's anti-SLAPP motion was dismissed. Brown said in court of the allegations made against Kielburger and WE, that he "wholly retracts" comments that Kielburger had deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to a family bank account and that the allegations were "unfounded".[66]

"Phishing" Admission

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In April, 2026, Brown admitted to using fake emails to trick four journalists and an author into revealing their Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Brown believed they were the authors of posts on Reddit that criticized him. Brown convinced the moderator of the Canadaland subreddit to give him temporary moderating powers. Both Brown and the Canadaland subreddit moderator were banned by Reddit.[67]

Personal

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Brown is married to Katie Minsky, and they have two children including a son named Isaac.[68][1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Amy van den Berg (4 June 2018). "Man in the Mirror". Ryerson Review of Journalism.
  2. 1 2 3 Paul Lungen (17 November 2014). "Web reporter broke Ghomeshi story, but his rabble-rousing goes way back". The Canadian Jewish News.
  3. 1 2 "The man behind Canadaland". McGill Alumni. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Liem, Simon (5 January 2015). "Jesse Brown punctures Canada's media bubble". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Ansari, Aeman (8 October 2014). "Jesse Brown dishes on Canadaland and why we need more media criticism". j-source.ca. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Mike (25 August 2021). "Noted McGill grad Jesse Brown's Canadaland series could be Trudeau's worst nightmare". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Milne, Vanessa (1 April 2005). "Chill Out". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Schram, Keri (1 March 2004). "Too good to be Stu". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "New "men's mag" has limited readership" (PDF). Jessebrown.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Korducki, Kelli (3 March 2010). "Kids Get Creative (and Hilarious) with Bitstrips for Schools". Torontoist.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 Tweedie, Steven (5 April 2015). "Meet the man who wants to turn you into your own emoji". Business Insider. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  12. ↑ @CanadalandUnion (14 December 2023). "A statement from Canadaland Union" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 February 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  13. ↑ WSJ staff (5 November 2013). "Bitstrips Gets High-Profile Backer". Wall Street Journal blog. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (17 December 2013). "Toronto-based Bitstrips gets $3 million investment". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Bader, Daniel (29 October 2014). "Bitstrips raises $8M Series B round with Horizons Ventures and Kleiner Perkins ahead of new emoji app launch". Betkit.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  16. ↑ Pearson, Jordan (29 March 2016). "Why Is Canadian Media Ignoring the $100M Sale of a Toronto Startup?". Motherboard. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Snapchat reportedly acquires Bitmoji maker Bitstrips for $100 million". TechCrunch. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Bitstrips | FreeThePressCanada". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  19. ↑ Crook, Jordan (25 March 2016). "Snapchat reportedly acquires Bitmoji maker Bitstrips for $100 million". TechCrunch.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Why Is Canadian Media Ignoring the $100M Sale of a Toronto Startup?". Motherboard.vice.com. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  21. ↑ Brown, Jesse (16 January 2015). "The time I "faked" a CBC scene". Canadaland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  22. ↑ "Our Public Airwaves Newsletter". 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Journalist Jesse Brown is quick to expose the failures of Canadian media. But what about his own?". The Globe and Mail. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "#9 Two Annoying Jerks". CANADALAND. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  25. ↑ Kaszor, Daniel (20 January 2009). "Solo Mission". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  26. ↑ Brown, Jesse (6 October 2016). "SHORT CUTS – Print Divas and Wankers on the Web". Canadaland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  27. ↑ Waiting for yesterday's technology;macleans.ca, 10 February 2011
  28. ↑ "Posts by Jesse Brown – Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  29. ↑ Brown, Jesse (June 2014). "Nobody's a Critic: Who holds journalists to account in Canada?". The Walrus. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  30. ↑ Mintz, Corey (11 December 2014). "Dining out on scandal with Canadaland's Jesse Brown: Fed". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  31. ↑ Brown, Jesse (5 October 2014). "patreon dot com slash CANADALAND". Canadaland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  32. 1 2 "Podcasts – CANADALAND". Canadaland.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  33. ↑ Brown, Jesse (26 October 2014). "CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi over sex allegations". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  34. ↑ Brown, Jesse (29 October 2014). "Jian Ghomeshi: 8 women accuse former CBC host of violence, sexual abuse or harassment". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  35. ↑ "Open secret: Kevin Donovan's account of the Ghomeshi investigation is comprehensive, but not revelatory". National Post. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  36. ↑ Gollom, Mark (24 March 2016). "Jian Ghomeshi found not guilty on choking and all sex assault charges". CBC.
  37. ↑ "#1346 Who Is Spoonkymonkey and why we Phished Reddit – CANADALAND". Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  38. ↑ PressProgress (2 April 2026). "Jesse Brown Insists He's Done Nothing Wrong". PressProgress. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  39. ↑ PressProgress (2 April 2026). "Jesse Brown Insists He's Done Nothing Wrong". PressProgress. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  40. ↑ Josh O'Kane (8 October 2026). "Jesse Brown steps back as host of Canadaland podcasts, will remain editor and publisher". The Globe and Mail.
  41. ↑ Brown, Jesse. "Is Jesse a Zionist? (editorial)". Canadaland. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  42. 1 2 3 Kropp, Owen (5 November 2024). "Editor, Publisher, Founder". The Review of Journalism. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  43. ↑ Mastracci, Davide (30 May 2024). "I Went To Jesse Brown's Talk On 'Antisemitism In Canadian Media'". The Maple. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  44. ↑ Azrieh, Noor; Seucharan, Cherise (7 October 2024). "A response to Canadaland's interview with Israel's Ambassador to Canada". Canadaland. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  45. ↑ "Jesse Brown lost 9% of his supporters after he began spotlighting antisemitism. Here's why he won't stop". The Canadian Jewish News. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  46. ↑ "What Is Happening Here". Canadaland. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  47. ↑ "Jesse Brown Doesn't "Feel Any Obligation" to Contribute to Propaganda... Is That True?". The Catch. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  48. ↑ "Final Verdict on Jesse Brown's Antisemitism Series? "Don't Waste Your Time"". The Catch. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  49. ↑ "Jesse Brown Doesn't "Feel Any Obligation" to Contribute to Propaganda... Is That True?". The Catch. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  50. ↑ Meslin, Dave (28 November 2025). "Earlier this week, the Canadaland podcast..." LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  51. ↑ "#3 "As a Jew"". Canadaland. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  52. ↑ "#3 "As a Jew"". Canadaland. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  53. ↑ Landau, Jake (18 August 2026). "The first Toronto Mayoral Debate is being moderated by an absolute buffoon". Jake Landau is Getting Tired. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  54. ↑ Jafri, Sidra (4 September 2026). "Olivia Chow skips Toronto mayoral debate focused on antisemitism". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  55. ↑ "Jesse Brown Reflects on Toronto's Antisemitism Mayoral Debate - and What Comes Next". The Toronto Scoop. 9 September 2026. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  56. ↑ Thiessen, Connie (8 October 2026). "Jesse Brown fires himself as host of flagship Canadaland podcast". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  57. ↑ "Social shaming for antisemitism is more effective than police crackdowns, says Jesse Brown". The Hub. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  58. ↑ "The next massacre of Jews is likely to occur in Canada | Opinion". Newsweek. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  59. ↑ Brown, Jesse (24 March 2026). "Canada's Polite Pogrom". The Atlantic. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  60. ↑ Kauri, Vidya (8 July 2015). "It's true: Sexism is alive and well in Canadian newsrooms". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  61. 1 2 Houpt, Simon (16 January 2015). "Journalist Jesse Brown is quick to expose the failures of Canadian media. But what about his own?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  62. ↑ "Think Jesse Brown Makes A Good Point? That's Canada Goosesh*t". HuffPost Canada. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  63. ↑ "Keean Bexte v. Canadaland et al – Statement of Claim". www.documentcloud.org. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  64. ↑ "Homebuilders agree to drop lawsuit against online news site Canadaland". calgaryherald. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  65. 1 2 3 Loriggio, Paola (17 May 2024). "Kielburger mother's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial". The Canadian Press.
  66. ↑ Loriggio, Paola (9 June 2026). "Canadaland host apologizes to Theresa Kielburger, mother of WE Charity co-founders". CityNews. Canadian Press. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  67. ↑ https://pressprogress.ca/jesse-brown-insists-hes-done-nothing-wrong
  68. ↑ "Weddings 2012: Jesse Brown's story of 21st-century matchmaking (offline)". Torontolife.com. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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