Celebrating 1K Subscribers on Substack. Thank you!

by Dan Fournier, Commentary, published Thursday, June 1, 14:35 EDT on fournier.substack.com

Hi all.

Due to my recent appearance on SGTReport, my subscribership has finally broken through the 1K mark.

This interview alone brought me over 200 more subscribers. So, I am very grateful to both Sean from SGTReport and also Dr. William Makis (who also appeared on his show) for helping me get in touch with Sean.  

So, I just wanted to make a quick post to share some highlights of my nine months on this platform, in my new vocation as an independent investigative journalist.

You can find out more about my personal background, press credentials, and how to get in touch with me on my About page.

I will also do an informal survey at the end of this interview to see what topics my subscribers would like me to investigate and write about.

Quick Stats & Most Viewed articles

• I’ve published 60 posts thus far, including news, opinion, and commentary articles.

• As of today, June 1, 2023 after nine months, I have 1,044 subscribers, including 6 paid ones. (I know the latter is a bit low; so, I am hoping it will increase in the following months since this is now my main source of income)

• My Top 6 Most viewed articles are:
  
  1) Ten Inconvenient Truths about Ukraine largely ignored by the MSM with 10,738 views
  
  2) Massive Covid-19 Data Manipulation Revealed: Highlights from the National Citizens Inquiry in Quebec City with 9,647 views
  
  3) Seasoned Police Investigator Veteran calls for a ‘National Covid19 Forensic Task Force’ to investigate crimes committed against Canadians during the Pandemic with 4,075 views
  
  4) Why society needs Conspiracy Theories & Conspiracy Theorists with 3,874 views
  
  5) Chrystia Freeland’s Conflicts of Interests with the WEF & Ukraine with 2,253 views
  
  6) The Covid-19 – Holocaust Comparison, Part 1 with 1,872 views

Republished in …

So far, several of my articles have been republished in the following outlets:

• The Counter Signal, where I was a regular contributor until January of 2023.

• Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), better known as GlobalResearch.ca
  note: I was very honored that their editor-in-chief, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, said the following of my second article published Why society needs Conspiracy Theories & Conspiracy Theorists: “Brilliant article, fabulous analysis.”

• Activist Post in the United States

• ZeroHedge with over 100k views for my article published there

• Jim Quinn’s The Burning Platform

• NEWSPASTE, created by the brilliant investigative journalist Johnny Vedmore

• And now, SGTReport where I hope to be a returning guest.

Though a bit biased, I think that is not too bad for one who has been doing journalism in a formal capacity since only nine months now.

Highlights from some of my articles

I’ve written on a variety of topics ranging from Canadian affairs, Covid-19, CBDCs, MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying), the Russia-Ukraine War, the World Economic Forum (WEF), Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories, and more.

As a Canadian who also has family in the United States, I care deeply about the key issues facing our great countries – particularly the bad actors wishing to destroy our Judeo-Christian, freedom-loving values and institutions. 

I have thus made it my mission to expose the “Inconvenient Truths” which is the name of my Substack in order to help awaken those who know things are really starting to get messed up and completely out of hand. Truth is sometimes ugly, but…

Here are some of my personal favorite articles which I think you should have a look at if you are new to this Substack.

The Covid-19 – Holocaust Comparison

My 6-part series The Covid-19 – Holocaust Comparison is my longest. You can skip directly to the Conclusion (Part 6) if you want to get a taste of the series. I also assembled the whole series into a free 188-page eBook.

How NATO is committing Cyber Warfare against the global masses

This is a post that I think is one of my most important. Fifth-generation warfare is being employed on citizens all around the world. And, we don’t even realise it. Found out how NATO, NATO Canada, and the Canadian Armed Forces are waging war on our minds and thoughts. After reading this piece, you will never view the internet and your online interactions – especially on social media – in the same way.

Canada’s dangerous escalation in the Russia-Ukraine War is based on lies and deception

Don’t let the title fool you, for this article also about how the United States got fooled by one of the world’s greatest con artists, Bill Browder who sparked the Magnitsy Acts in both the U.S. & Canada and launched Russiagate. This piece will show you how our politicians get manipulated into introducing and passing legislation that prove destructive to our respective nations.

The Canadian Government cannot be allowed to add vulnerable groups such as infants 0-1 years of age to its assisted-suicide program

What is more precious than life? This article reveals the true ugliness that lies in the halls of our political institutions in Canada. See how certain politicians despise God’s creatures and wish nothing else but to eliminate them as unwanted pests. Sadly, this post showcases the most shocking and disgusting things I’ve been since my return to Canada in late 2021 after having lived and worked in China since 2008.

Why society needs Conspiracy Theories & Conspiracy Theorists

Did the Americans actually land on the moon? Really? If you still think so after reading this post, then I have a bridge I’d like to sell you. In all seriousness, though this was only my second ever post, it was the one that was published in the greatest number of outlets.

The UN, WHO, & WEF seek to Sexualize, Exploit, & Decriminalize Sex with School-Aged Children

This is without a doubt my most important article ever published. If we cannot protect our precious and innocent children, then we are completely lost as a society. I am actually very disappointed in the viewership of this article, for it only has 1,320 views at the moment. If ever there was one article I wished could have gone viral it is this one. So, please have a look and share it widely. Innocent childrens’ lives depend on it!

Proudest moment…

There’s one article in particular, actually a pair of articles, that marked me the most as a journalist, for it proved that the pen can indeed make a powerful difference.

Here’s is a brief account of the story behind the story.

The story is called Fashion retailer Simons criticized for promoting assisted-suicide video.

I had found out about how Simons, a major fashion retailer in Canada, had produced a video glorifying assisted-suicide.

I was stunned, and had to find out the rationale and reasoning behind a corporation wanting to promote assisted-suicide, almost as though it was a product to be advertised.

Although the original 3-minute video, called All is Beauty has been removed (or at least made private) by YouTube, there still exists the 30-second spot on Twitter. All is Beauty was the story of a middle-aged woman named Jennyfer who had chosen to end her life by MAiD (medical assistance in dying), a legalised medical process that certain Canadians can apply for.

Having watched the video, I knew that besides its disturbing nature in glorifying assisted-suicide (regardless of one’s stance on the issue), there was something else terribly off about it.

This took the form of a blue whale symbology which kept appearing in the video. I knew something was really not right about it, as either my intuition or subconscious was somehow trying to alert me.

Not long after my post, a commenter named Gabriel (check out his excellent Libre Solutions Network Substack, by the way) pointed out to me the work of a very gifted writer on Substack named Igor Chudov who had previously made a post which explained how the blue whale symbology was associated with a very sick and twister online game that lured vulnerable teens into participating in self-mutilation activities and committing suicide after 40 days – which, sadly, hundreds had already done.

Having previously contacted Simons for a media request for comment, I contacted them a second time to ask them whether they knew about the blue whale symbology and its implications in their video, and also whether they knew that they were in clear violation of a specific YouTube policy to this effect.

Well, it only took about 2 hours and Simons had pulled the video from YouTube.

With the help and guidance of a gifted fellow journalist named Mike Campbell from the Counter Signal – where I was also publishing articles at the time, we published a follow-up article called Simons removes controversial assisted suicide video from YouTube on the matter.

That was a very proud moment for me, for I knew that my instincts and the power of the Substack community could be a catalyst for change. Who knows? Maybe it prevented some other teens of being exposed to this sick and twisted game. If it prevented even one soul from being sucked in, then this was definitely worth it.

In addition, regardless of where one stands on the assisted-suicide issues, glorifying the terminal act leaves much to be questioned and contemplated.

My [failed] attempt at satire …

On a lighter note, in December of 2022, I attempted a little satirical piece – Justin time for a Castreau Christmas – to make good fun of our beloved Crime Minister, Justin Castreau.

As the viewership was quite low (it was December 22, after all) with a measly 206 views, I guess I should stick to more serious reporting. Lesson learned!

Quick informal Survey on which topics you’d like me to cover …

Here are some topics I am contemplating writing about and for which I have already done some research:

• What’s coming after Bill C-11 (in Canada) in terms of online censorship and narrative control.

• The BIS’ Project Icebreaker (a One World Digital Currency System)

• DEI & Woke origins and how they have infiltrated (and are infiltrating) our institutions

• Digital IDs (a follow-up)

• Transhumanism (what’s already here and where it’s headed)

• The Chemtrail Conspiracy (I’ve been researching this one for years and the evidence is monumental)

• The Great ESG Con

• The Declaration of North America

These are just some of my ideas. Please indicate your preference in the comments section. Or, feel free to add some new topic ideas (along with a few key related links/resources).

This will be one way in which I can get to better know my subscribers and what they’d like to read/learn more about.

Final Thoughts & Asking for your continued Support

Independent investigative journalism has been my new vocation as of late last year.

As a long-time educator, I was never in any line of work for the money, but rather the gratification and intrinsic rewards.

I am lucky enough to have some, modest, savings and a lovely, hard-working and supportive wife who lets me spend the bulk of my time on what I love to do – which is searching for truth and honesty and reporting it, no matter who it offends or exposes.

To me, truth is what is most important.

From the onset of the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, or Scamdemic as many have called it, we’ve seen an unprecedented amount of lies propagated by even the once most trusted news outlets such as the CBC, but to pick only on one (I am Canadian, after all).

These outlets have really dug their own graves and have greatly damaged their brands, for trust in them has waned significantly over the past few years – not just in Canada, but also worldwide.

Once trust is lost, it takes monumental efforts to regain it.

As a journalist, I strongly believe in its 5 Core Values/Principles of journalism, namely:

1. Truth and Accuracy

2. Independence

3. Fairness and Impartiality

4. Humanity

5. Accountability

These principles were so eloquently presented and explained by Aidan White from the Ethical Journalism Network (from which I took the courses The art of storytelling and The Ethical Journalist’s Toolkit) in the following video:

I do my best to integrate all 5 principles in all of my articles, with the exception of Opinion and Commentary pieces where I can tend to be more subjective and critical. I always label the type of article in the byline of my articles; if none are stated, it is a News article, by default.

Perhaps my weakness lies in #3 (Fairness & Impartiality), for I think I need to do a better job at presenting all sides of a story more evenly even though that is difficult to do at times.

Please feel let me know what areas you think I should improve upon in the comments section.

I also espouse what is called Solutions Journalism for which I took a course on and try to include in some of my articles. For example, in my recent article, The UN, WHO, & WEF seek to Sexualize, Exploit, & Decriminalize Sex with School-Aged Children, near the end I call upon readers to take action.

One reason I am passionate about writing is that it can spark action which can lead to change.

Anyway, independent journalism is the area in which I wish to spend the rest of my working career. I am now 55 years old and will turn 56 at the end of this month. There’s still a lot left in the tank.

It would be great if I can get more paid subscribers to help support myself and my family. Currently, I have a $5/month or $50/year subscription plan to choose from if ever you like what your read.

Other ways you can support me and my work is by simply sharing my articles on your social media feeds with others. I am also on Twitter and Substack Notes if you’d like to join and exchange with me there.

Thanks again for your kind support and attention.

Looking forward to exposing many more Inconvenient Truths.

God bless.

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