Davide Mastracci

readthemaple.comDavide Mastracci - The MapleDavide Mastracci is the opinion editor at The Maple. He was previously the managing editor at Passage.

4 Nov 2024

Here’s a link to (almost) everything I’ve written since February 2020. www.readthemaple.com/author/david...

readthemaple.comConservative MP’s Tweet Amplified By Israeli Gov-Linked OrgCPC deputy leader Melissa Lantsman had tweet targeting pro-Palestine protester boosted.

NEW: A controversial tweet from the deputy leader of the Conservative Party was amplified by an organization linked to the Israeli government. www.readthemaple.com/conservative...

readthemaple.comHere Are The People Behind The Israel LobbyThese are the lobbyists working for pro-Israel groups in Canada.

NEW: Here are the names and profiles of the people who make up the Israel lobby in Canada. www.readthemaple.com/here-are-the...

readthemaple.comA List Of MPs CIJA Has Lobbied In 2026The pro-Israel group has lobbied at least 61 MPs, some multiple times.

NEW: I compiled a list of MPs the Zionist group CIJA has lobbied in 2026. Multiple MPs have been lobbied as many as at least 6 times already. Read to find out if yours has been... www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of-mp...

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readthemaple.comHow Pro-Israel Voices Warped The Belleville Shooting NarrativePro-Israel voices suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the attack.

NEW: Pro-Israel voices have suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the Belleville attack. There is no public evidence to support any of these claims. www.readthemaple.com/how-pro-isra...

readthemaple.comThere’s No Evidence Tying Palestine Movement To ShootingsPro-Israel groups have blamed shootings at schools and synagogues on anti-Zionists

NEW: There’s no evidence tying the pro-Palestine movement to shootings at synagogues and Jewish schools in Canada. I go through each case and outline what we currently know to prove my point. www.readthemaple.com/theres-no-ev...

readthemaple.comA List Of Gaza Genocide Deniers In CanadaThousands of people signed an open letter denying genocide in Gaza.

16 Sept

NEW: Here’s a list of Canadians who signed an open letter denying the genocide in Gaza. It includes people associated with Canadian institutions as well, such as professors. www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of-ga...

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readthemaple.comRemembering Canadian Media’s Post-9/11 BloodlustThe media was responsible for helping create an environment where people begged for war, racist laws and attacks on civil liberties.

11 Sept

I dug through Canadian media archives to pull out a sample of the bloodthirsty commentary that dominated pages post-9/11, including from: Christie Blatchford, Rosie DiManno, Margaret Wente, Mark Steyn, Andrew Coyne, Marcus Gee, Rex Murphy and Paul Wells. www.readthemaple.com/remembering-...

readthemaple.comRemembering Canadian Media’s Post-9/11 BloodlustThe media was responsible for helping create an environment where people begged for war, racist laws and attacks on civil liberties.

11 Sept

readthemaple.comFind Out If Your MP Is A Landlord Or Invested In Real EstateThe Maple examined and analyzed MPs’ disclosure forms and compiled the results.

9 Sept

NEW: Do you live in Canada? Are you impacted by pro-landlord policies? Want to know if your MP is a landlord or invested in real estate in some way? I’ve released the 2026 version of my landlord MP database. Find out if your MP is a landlord now! www.readthemaple.com/mp-landlords/

readthemaple.comCBC Just Humiliated Itself To Kiss American AssThe news org has announced only 9/11 can be called a terror attack without any attribution.

1 Sept

NEW: CBC just humiliated itself with a new 9/11 editorial policy designed to kiss American ass. www.readthemaple.com/cbc-just-hum...

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readthemaple.comB’nai Brith Canada Won’t Rent To Non-Jews, Reps SayIts Toronto apartments have received more than $30 million in government funding

25 Aug

NEW: B’nai Brith Canada won’t rent units in its Toronto apartment buildings to non-Jews, according to property management reps. I called pretending to be interested in their buildings. Here’s what they told me… www.readthemaple.com/bnai-brith-c...

readthemaple.comB’nai Brith Canada Won’t Rent To Non-Jews, Reps SayIts Toronto apartments have received more than $30 million in government funding

25 Aug

readthemaple.comI Asked People Trying To Get Me Imprisoned How It’s GoingMy journalism on Canadians who join the IDF has made me the target of pro-Israel forces.

28 July

NEW: I reached out to the pro-Israel forces who have been trying to get me imprisoned to ask how their campaigns are going. www.readthemaple.com/i-asked-peop...

readthemaple.comI Asked People Trying To Get Me Imprisoned How It’s GoingMy journalism on Canadians who join the IDF has made me the target of pro-Israel forces.

28 July

These efforts began in February 2025 after I published Find IDF Soldiers, a database that now contains profiles of 206 Canadians who have joined the Israeli military. It hasn’t stopped since. I detail what it looks like, and who is involved. www.readthemaple.com/i-asked-peop...

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27 July

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27 July

NEW: WestJet Flight Attendants Are Ready To Make History www.readthemaple.com/westjet-flig...

readthemaple.comWestJet Flight Attendants Are Ready To Make HistoryBy overwhelmingly voting to strike, the workers may finally force an airline to take the issue of unpaid work seriously.

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23 July

NEW: The Liberals have awarded up to $34 million to a U.S. defence giant they claim is Canadian, writes @emmapaling.bsky.social www.readthemaple.com/liberals-awa...

readthemaple.comLiberals Award Millions To U.S. Company They Say Is CanadianThe government funded Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of defence giant RTX, formerly Raytheon.

readthemaple.comHere’s How To Archive Online Content, And Why You ShouldArchiving is essential for researchers, journalists and activists to do their work, and all of us can play a role in it

10 July

NEW: I wrote a small guide explaining how to archive things you see online and why you should. Archiving is essential for journalists, researchers and activists, and the more of us who get in the habit of archiving what we find, the better. www.readthemaple.com/heres-how-to...

readthemaple.comZionism Is Canada’s Most-Successful Hate MovementThe Jewish-supremacist ideology motivating genocide has widespread support among Canada’s elites.

30 June

NEW: I wrote a piece arguing that Zionism is Canada’s most-successful hate movement. www.readthemaple.com/zionism-is-c...

readthemaple.comThe Zionist Narrative On ‘Antisemitic’ Shootings Is BullshitThe false claim that shooters were motivated by Palestine protests has been used to help strip civil liberties.

24 June

NEW: I took an in-depth look at the Zionist narrative on the shootings of Jewish institutions in Toronto, and came to the conclusion that it’s bullshit that has been used to restrict our civil liberties. Read my investigation to find out why. www.readthemaple.com/the-zionist-...

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readthemaple.comRabba, A Palestinian-Owned Chain, Is Selling Israeli ProduceThe BDS National Committee lists Israeli produce as a “priority boycott target.”

3 June

NEW: Rabba, a Palestinian-owned convenience store chain in the Greater Toronto Area, is selling Israeli produce. Israeli produce is a BDS “priority boycott target.” www.readthemaple.com/rabba-is-sel...

readthemaple.comRabba, A Palestinian-Owned Chain, Is Selling Israeli ProduceThe BDS National Committee lists Israeli produce as a “priority boycott target.”

3 June

readthemaple.comGlobal Affairs Canada Keeps Israel’s ‘Antisemitism’ Lobbying Secret“We regret to inform you that the records you requested are all withheld.”

28 May

NEW: Israel has been contacting the Carney government regarding alleged antisemitism in Canada this year, but Global Affairs Canada is keeping records of those communications secret, reveals @alex.readthemaple.com. www.readthemaple.com/global-affai...

readthemaple.comI Ranked Canada’s Provinces By Their Disclosure ReportsAll provinces require elected officials to submit disclosure forms. Here’s how useful they are

21 May

NEW: I ranked Canada’s provinces based on their disclosure-report systems, which I’ve become familiar with after years of publishing databases on elected officials who are landlords. Spoiler alert: some are inexplicably awful. www.readthemaple.com/i-ranked-can...

readthemaple.comFind Out If Your Provincial Rep Is A LandlordThe Maple examined hundreds of disclosure forms and then compiled and analyzed the results.

20 May

NEW: Find out if your provincial rep (MHA, MLA, MNA, MPP) is a landlord using the latest version of The Maple’s database. www.readthemaple.com/provincial-l...

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readthemaple.com54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDF

10 Apr

67 per cent of Canadians with an opinion on the question agree with banning citizens from serving in the Israeli military, according to a new Pollara survey. This is a greater percentage than those who support banning foreign military service in general. www.readthemaple.com/54-of-canadi...

readthemaple.com54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDF

10 Apr

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readthemaple.com55% Of Canadians Think Serving In U.S. Military Should Be IllegalNew poll shows a majority of Canadians want to ban citizens from serving in the U.S. military.

NEW: 55% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the U.S. military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/55-of-canadi...

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readthemaple.com54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDF

NEW: 54% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the Israeli military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/54-of-canadi...

readthemaple.com55% Of Canadians Think Serving In U.S. Military Should Be IllegalNew poll shows a majority of Canadians want to ban citizens from serving in the U.S. military.

NEW: 55% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the U.S. military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/55-of-canadi...

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readthemaple.com55% Of Canadians Think Serving In U.S. Military Should Be IllegalNew poll shows a majority of Canadians want to ban citizens from serving in the U.S. military.

NEW: 55% of Canadians think it should be illegal for citizens to join the U.S. Army, an exclusive poll commissioned by The Maple shows. Only 28% disagree with making it illegal. www.readthemaple.com/55-of-canadi...

readthemaple.com54% Of Canadians Agree With Banning IDF Service: PollAs of March 2025, more than 1,500 Canadian citizens were serving in the IDF

NEW: 54% of Canadians agree with banning citizens from serving in the Israeli military, according to a poll commissioned by The Maple. www.readthemaple.com/54-of-canadi...

readthemaple.comCanada’s Unions Should Mobilize Against The Iran WarAs the U.S. and Israel continue their illegal war on Iran, some unions and labour orgs are speaking out.

23 Mar

NEW: “Canadian unions and workers have nothing to gain from war in the Middle East or anywhere else. Their interests lie with workers in Iran and across the world,” writes Adam King in this call for unions to mobilize against the war in Iran. www.readthemaple.com/canadas-unio...

23 Mar

A Canadaland employee allegedly assisted in surreptitiously getting critics’ IP addresses. We don’t know which one, so it could be any of them. I feel like they’re all OK with it, otherwise they’d say something. A publication needs many people to function. They’re all helping.

toronto.citynews.caIsrael seeking 'significant change' in how Canada tackles antisemitismOTTAWA — Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public relations campaign to convince Canada to change the way it tackles acts of antisemitism. From the office of Israel’s president down to its ...

17 Mar

This is real foreign interference: “Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public relations campaign to convince Canada to change the way it tackles acts of antisemitism […] the country’s ambassador is suggesting Ottawa should limit certain ‘freedoms.’” toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/17/i...

readthemaple.comCanada’s Richest 1% Nearly As Wealthy As Poorest 80%Three recent reports provide the gory details about massive and growing wealth inequality in Canada

16 Mar

NEW: Canada’s richest 1 per cent have nearly as much wealth as its poorest 80 per cent combined. www.readthemaple.com/canadas-rich...

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readthemaple.comHere’s What Parliament Ignored About HonestReporting CanadaThe pro-Israel group recently spoke before a House of Commons committee on the state of Canadian journalism

12 Mar

HonestReporting Canada were invited to speak in Parliament this week about the “state of journalism.” Here's what MPs ignored about this organization 👇 Latest from @davide.readthemaple.com www.readthemaple.com/heres-what-p...

readthemaple.comHere’s What Parliament Ignored About HonestReporting CanadaThe pro-Israel group recently spoke before a House of Commons committee on the state of Canadian journalism

12 Mar

NEW: HonestReporting Canada continues employing a guy charged with allegedly spray-painting “FUCK GAZA” (charges were later dropped). That hasn’t stopped media from giving in to their demands. And it didn’t stop Parliament from inviting them to speak this week. www.readthemaple.com/heres-what-p...

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readthemaple.comMedia Shrugs As Canada’s Allies Slaughter Iranian ChildrenEditorial boards have endorsed the U.S.-Israeli war without even bothering to note its youngest casualties.

6 Mar

NEW: Canadian editorial boards watched U.S.-Israeli forces slaughter Iranian school children, and then endorsed the war anyways. www.readthemaple.com/media-shrugs...

readthemaple.comMedia Shrugs As Canada’s Allies Slaughter Iranian ChildrenEditorial boards have endorsed the U.S.-Israeli war without even bothering to note its youngest casualties.

6 Mar

NEW: Canadian editorial boards watched U.S.-Israeli forces slaughter Iranian school children, and then endorsed the war anyways. www.readthemaple.com/media-shrugs...

4 Mar

Editorial boards have supported Canada’s war and regime change efforts since the First World War 98 per cent of the time. www.readthemaple.com/newspaper-wa...

readthemaple.comDocumenting 25 Years Of Media Fearmongering On Iranian NukesCanadian media has warned Iran is weeks, months or years away from obtaining nukes for at least a quarter century.

3 Mar

NEW: Canadian media has been warning Iran is weeks, months or years away from nukes for at least 25 years, often in articles calling for war and sanctions. I’ve gone through the archives and pulled examples from each year. www.readthemaple.com/documenting-...

readthemaple.comDocumenting 25 Years Of Media Fearmongering On Iranian NukesCanadian media has warned Iran is weeks, months or years away from obtaining nukes for at least a quarter century.

3 Mar

Conrad Black in 2020: “Only a Trump victory will prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear military power within five years and North Korea from resuming its missile tests over Japan and South Korea.” www.readthemaple.com/documenting-...

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readthemaple.comDocumenting 25 Years Of Media Fearmongering On Iranian NukesCanadian media has warned Iran is weeks, months or years away from obtaining nukes for at least a quarter century.

3 Mar

NEW: Canada’s media class have been claiming Iran is weeks, months or a few years away from obtaining nukes for at least 25 years. @davide.readthemaple.com provides a timeline of these claims, which are frequently used to justify war and/or sanctions on Iran. www.readthemaple.com/documenting-...

readthemaple.comCanadians Should Stand With Iran Against The U.S. And IsraelThe Israelis and Americans pose a far greater threat to world peace and justice than Iran has or ever could.

28 Feb

“We must oppose this war, and stand with Iran as it fights an existential battle against the U.S., a Canadian enemy, and Israel, a state committing the worst crimes the world has seen in decades.” From June 2025. www.readthemaple.com/canadians-sh...

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readthemaple.comThe Crown Corporation Quietly Promoting Military Exports To The U.S.“This is just business as usual, despite the international geopolitical arrangement seemingly dismantling in front of us.”

26 Feb

NEW: As 🇺🇸 gets ready for more wars of aggression, a Crown corporation is quietly promoting more 🇨🇦 arms exports to the Americans. Last year, the Canadian Commercial Corp. more than doubled the value of contracts with the US DoD to $2.1 billion. www.readthemaple.com/the-crown-co...