Rebel News: Court dismisses bid to quash fines [Video]

OTTAWA –

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Rebel News Network’s latest bid to quash $3,000 in fines levied against the right-wing media outlet by the commissioner of elections.

The fines were imposed in 2021 after an investigation by the commissioner’s office into lawn signs erected by Rebel News during the 2019 federal election campaign, ostensibly to promote a new book by Rebel founder Ezra Levant.

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The signs urged people to buy the book, entitled “The Libranos: What the media won’t tell you about Justin Trudeau’s corruption.”

The signs featured the book’s cover art — a drawing of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, surrounded by some ministers and top advisers, that was made to resemble promotional art for “The Sopranos,” a popular TV …