An anonymously uploaded YouTube video seemingly shot during Saturday’s “Stop C-51” Rally on Parliament Hill depicts an RCMP officer telling protesters that, as a result of the coming anti-terrorism bill, he “could be branded a terrorist…whenever you’re attacking the Canadian economy.”

The officer, whose identity is unknown at this point and whose badge number is not visible in the footage, goes on to answer that “when the demo’s down, you become citizens again,” to the question “are we considered differently when we are demonstrating?”

The women who accused Jian Ghomeshi of sexual assault, abuse and harassment took extraordinary risks and gained nothing. If Ghomeshi is guilty, their courage may have prevented others from being harmed by him, and it has certainly emboldened others to speak out about sexual assault and abuse. These women have changed the way people think and talk about domestic violence, workplace harassment and sexual assault.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

Or, in CBC News-speak, it’s the 100th anniversary of “what is widely referred to as the Armenian genocide except by the Republic of Turkey, which rejects the term.”

Here’s a memo that went out to CBC newsrooms this morning from the CBC Alert Desk:

Today at 12:30, CBC English boss Heather Conway will hold a conference call with reporters to present findings from the independent investigation of the CBC workplace, conducted by lawyer Janice Rubin. Here are some details you may not know, but should:

“I was given the choice to walk away quietly and to publicly suggest that this was my decision.”

That’s what Jian Ghomehsi said in his infamous Facebook post. CBC management offered to stand silently by while he hushed it all up- or so he claimed.

Today, CANADALAND finally had an opportunity to ask the two top executives at the CBC if this was true. Here’s how that went:

Desmond Cole and Andray Domise are the co-hosts of CANADALAND:COMMONS, our upcoming weekly politics show.

Both journalists are quick, opinionated and funny, and neither of them knows much about federal politics. This is a good thing.

CANADALAND:COMMONS will shatter the box of Canadian political coverage, discarding insider jargon and horse-race strategy talk for an open, inclusive, and curious exploration of the way our country works, and doesn’t.

The first episode will launch on Tuesday, May 5th.

But you can subscribe now right here, and hear a quick preview. Do it!

John Furlong has dropped his libel suit against Laura Robinson, the journalist who broke the story of extensive racial, physical and psychological abuse claims against former Vancouver Olympics head John Furlong. Over 45 aboriginal Canadians gave Robinson on-the-record statements about Furlong’s alleged abuse, and 8 of them gave sworn affidavits.

Aislin:

“Yesterday, a memo went out from head office in Toronto asking that all sites refrain from publishing commentary of any kind on the Postmedia Sun deal. The problem is, I didn’t get the memo – and I drew up this cartoon! Obviously, The Gazette can’t print it under these circumstances. Nevertheless, I am throwing it out there for Facebook friends amusement!”

CANADALAND has learned that former CBC employee Roberto Verì, the only person who has come forward to say he witnessed Jian Ghomeshi sexually abuse a woman, has refused to participate in CBC’s internal investigation of the disgraced host.

CANADALAND has acquired a copy of Volunteers Unleashed, the CBC documentary on the “dark side” of voluntourism that was yanked from the broadcast schedule and scrubbed from CBC.ca without explanation last Thursday, right before it was supposed to air nationally.