Global News has dumped Rachel Gilmore, a reporter who regularly attacked Freedom Convoy protesters and conservatives.
“Hi friends!,” Gilmore tweeted on Thursday.
“I’m heartbroken to share I have been laid off from Global News. I poured my heart and soul into the work I did alongside amazing colleagues, and I dealt with some horrifying backlash for it.”
“But I wouldn’t change a thing,” she added.
Gilmore regularly framed herself as a national hero while effectively serving as PR manager for the Trudeau Liberals.
She regularly talked about receiving hate mail, and would show anonymous accounts saying rude things to her.
“My work at Global News has led to threats against me, my friends, and my family. But I am so proud of myself — and so are they,” she said.
“I’m not sure what’s next. It’s a bit scary to be on my own, especially knowing how much hate is out there. But I know I’m not really alone.”
Earlier this year, Gilmore co-led a corporate media attack against Dr. Jordan Peterson, rallying up protesters to get his Ottawa speaking event canceled.
Replying to a woke sportswriter who called Peterson “anti-trans,” Gilmore tweeted “Glad to see this getting some coverage.”
“After @LiveNationON announced Peterson’s upcoming speaking gig at the @CdnTireCtr, the venue had to shut down replies on Twitter because Ottawa residents were so upset about it.”
Despite the apparent outrage, not one protester showed up outside Peterson’s event.
While no longer with Global News, Gilmore could still be on the outlet’s speed dial for legal reasons.
Last year, Canadian hero and veteran James Topp sent Global News a libel notice for calling him a white supremacist in an article published in August 2022.
The notice mentioned Gilmore, Global News and Corus Entertainment Inc. as defendants.
“The defamatory article, inclusive of the URL tag, referred to Mr. Topp as a white supremacist, among other things,” wrote lawyer David Elmaleh.
“(It was published) without providing any evidence supporting their statements.”
