BREAKING: Canada officially recognizes the State of Palestine and is doing so with international partners to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, according to a statement from PM Mark Carney's office released Sunday morning. #cdnpoli #canpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My analysis: Green bill on environmental rights hits Liberal wall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Child advocate slams Education Department over budget 'fiasco' that led to layoffs: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Every Monday morning, I send out a Substack newsletter with links to all the essential New Brunswick political stories of the past week. Subscribe now: substack.com/@jacquespoit...

Melissa Etheridge joins the Indigo Girls for the Michael Stipe part of a Gen X deep cut at Fredericton’s Harvest Festival.

Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous

My latest blog on what “proximity” looks like at CBC News: www.cbc.ca/news/editors... #local #journalism

For some context on Wind West & other potential "projects of national interest" in Atlantic Canada, check out this episode of CBC's The House we put together this summer. Audio: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... Story: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Province gets differing advice on updates to N.B. Clean Air Act: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

She's got beef - beef she wants to sell, and beef with the federal regulations that prevent her from shipping to other provinces. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I had a little technical error on my newsletter (I hit publish while drafting it on Saturday, two days early) so I reposted it this morning. You can read and subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/jacquesp...

Leaders who say they’re 100% sure no one will cross the floor usually believe it. But floor crossers don’t show their cards. Read more in "No I in Team" (out in October): partyloyalty.ca

Dryden Serge Lemoyne 1975

A great book for New Brunswickers who want a deeper understanding of our Maine neighbours:

Caraquet, Tracadie court closures didn't violate language rights, court rules: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Miramichi West byelection scheduled for Oct. 6. Hat tip to @lyleskinner.bsky.social for spotting this on the government website early this morning.

“Proof that defiance can still surface, and survive, even in one of the world’s most surveilled states.”— A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...

N.B. Premier announces a cabinet change on a holiday Monday. Townsend had stepped back from post-secondary education, training and labour in February for health reasons. Jean-Claude D’Amours has been acting in the role & retains PSE&T after this change.

September Glads Alexandrya Eaton 2014

Report: Entire world refreshing newsfeed for no particular reason

Okay so based on further reading, the court ruling as it applies to Canada: - does affect the fentanyl related tariffs (35% on goods not covered by USMCA) but those can stay in place pending further appeal - does not affect sectoral tariffs: steel, aluminum, autos, lumber

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. #TradeSky #Tariffs #CanadaUS www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The appearance of Olympic Stadium in the Major Projects Office's graphics is a good reminder that the ultimate nation-building project would be bringing back the Expos.

Analysis: Premier faces legal and political pressure in lieutenant-governor case. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Miramichi West waits, and waits, to choose a new MLA: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

No universal school lunch program this year, despite Holt promise: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Speaking in the White House just now, Trump praised Carney's move to drop counter-tariffs and said "We are working on something, we want to be very good to Canada. I like Carney a lot. I think he's a good, good person, and we had a very good talk yesterday." Full quote:

Christian conservative activist and broadcaster Faytene Grasseschi, the defeated PC candidate in Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins last fall, says she has sold her Quispamsis home and moved to Alberta. "We are so excited to turn the page," says Grasseschi, who plans to write a book about her time in N.B.

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No Mi'kmaw ownership in gas plant yet, despite company claims: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"In June, 81% of 🇨🇦 exports qualified as USMCA-compliant, up from 56% month before. 🇲🇽 saw a similar move, with 77% of shipments clearing the bar versus just 42% in May. .. helped blunt ... tariffs that technically set rates at 35% for Canada and 25% for Mexco." www.tradingview.com/news/gurufoc...

No, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading order. My latest, for @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/45LiCLf

Holt Liberal government projects $668.7M deficit this year, almost $120 million more than forecast in March budget, Q1 update says. That’s due to $60 million in extra spending, $59.6 million less in revenue.

Unusual summers like this will become less and less unusual: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How a long U.S. border headache came to an end for a New Brunswick golf course: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"At the end of the day it is academic conjecture about how a different electoral system would operate in Canada. It is usefully discussed in academic and policy development settings, but it is hardly the stuff of constitutional law."

"Today is forecast to be the second hottest Aug. 11 ever recorded in Fredericton. ... The total amount of precipitation is lower than average this summer so far ... Over the next few days, the maximum temperature will be 35 C, which is 9 C above average ..." newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

1925 New Brunswick election, 100 years ago today, featured 1) Controversy over public ownership of hydro dam, 2) 1st Acadian premier failing to win his own mandate, 3) Populist third party shut out, 4) 1st-in-Commonwealth health minister (& social distancing pioneer!) losing his seat.

Les Bleuets de Pre d’en Haut Yvon Gallant 2017

New Brunswickers will "experience" the province's $10-per-day child care target differently, depending on income: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

At some point down the road, these subsidies will be used as the basis for higher US countervailing duties on Canadian lumber. Sigh.

Need more Canadian energy? Atlantic Canada has a plan for that. I am the guest host on CBC Radio's The House this weekend, looking at the opportunities and challenges that come with the "projects of national interest" that premiers in the region are pitching to the Carney government.

Trump signs executive order increasing tariffs on Canada to 35% from 25% This White House summary says: "Canada has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and it has retaliated against the United States" Confirms USMCA goods are exempt

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The longest-ballot folks balloted so hard they end up creating the shortest ballot. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

‘1984’ Hasn’t Changed, but America Has www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Breaking News: The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on goods from the European Union, ending months of tense talks with America’s biggest source of imports. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4kZP8ia