Kian Malekanian

Kian Malekanian is a Toronto-based writer with North99.

Study of COVID-19 drug pitched by Kenney results in 52 deaths

Right-wing politicians who promoted the drug are now toning down hype

Harper Trade Deal Could Allow Chinese Corporations to Sue Canada over COVID-19

Conservative leadership candidate, Erin O’Toole defended the deal

Andrew Scheer joins Trump in criticizing World Health Organization

Scheer also supports Kenney’s plans to disregard Health Canada guidance

Conservative MP calls for end to COVID-19 measures, pushes misinformation about Trump-promoted drug

Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu was the Conservative Party’s health critic

Kenney wants to use drugs approved by Trump’s FDA. One of those just killed 11 test subjects.

Kenney attacks Canada’s top doctor and Health Canada as poll shows his support plunging

Conservative MP suggests reopening businesses since COVID-19 deaths mostly impact seniors

Rhetoric of prioritizing business over the elderly injected into Canadian discourse

Fraser Institute defends price-gouging amidst COVID-19 pandemic

The right-wing think tank argues that the practice is “socially beneficial”

Canada’s biggest banks refuse to cut credit card interest despite making $46.5 billion in profit last year

Big Six banks signal that profitability will not be sacrificed for relief

Kenney opposed corporate bailouts. Now he’s giving $1.5 billion to a company that made $4.4 billion in profit last year

Kenney has become the very sort of politician he derided a few years ago