Ok if true. (Better to beat expectations that not. Better to add than subtract) Still, the U.S. job market currently employs 163 MILLION people, so this isn't even a rounding error.

Same article has clip of him saying the war will be over in the often invited and meaningless TrumpTimeline of of "2 weeks, maybe 3" www.bbc.com/news/live/c3... One explosion after another.

With the eloquent, brilliant, and supremely kind Stephen Lewis at the CBC, in 2012. In the 1980s, I produced Kierans-Camp-Lewis for Morningside, a highlight of my career. They are all gone now: Stephen, Eric Kierans, and Dalton Camp, a trailblazing political panel.

"We aren't building fast enough" (2023 www.conservative.ca/building-hom...) because I keep proposing that we stop building things. This is from 2024: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... when plans included scrapping the housing accelerator fund and $6B for infrastructure.

A giant of a human.

what a story

oh, so Friday's jobs numbers are gonna be BAD bad

Everyone can do something.

Not Farage Oil Since 2019, Spain has doubled its wind and solar capacity, adding over 40 GW - more than any other EU country except Germany, whose power market is twice the size of Spain’s. www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/s...

The law applies a 9.9% income tax on income over $1 million.

Italy and Spain too

“Go get your own oil!”

So much to requote in this short clip. Love the thoughtful pauses as she contemplates the questions. The answers are so coherent and articulate. And innate.

TRUMP: I told you about a present. Steve, can I reveal the present? WITKOFF: You can do anything you want, sir TRUMP: They said to show you the fact that we're real and solid and we're there, we're gonna let you have eight boats of oil. Eight big boats of oil. I think they were Pakistani flagged

i've got this one: he forgot the words "diego garcia" and the first thing that popped into his head was "ireland" because he'd been briefed on the it being an island in the *indian* ocean. this should not make you feel better about these comments.

Trump on energy prices: "It's not over, so maybe it'll go up a little bit more. It's all gonna come back down to where it was and probably lower. And my predictions have been right. Trump was right about everything. They have a new hat."

Trump: "I'm so disappointed in NATO, because this was a test for NATO. We're gonna remember. Remember this in a number of months from now. Remember my statements."

Trump: "NATO has done absolutely nothing ... we don't need them"

POLISH PM TUSK: POLAND IS WORKING ON WINDFALL TAX FOR ENERGY COMPANIES

POLISH PM TUSK: MAXIMUM FUEL PRICE WILL BE SET DAILY

who's on first? or hoo's on first.

Today is the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire: 148 workers killed, most of them young Jewish immigrant women. Survivors like Pauline Newman fought for child labor protections. The @forward.com asks what it means that those protections are eroding again. forward.com/opinion/8095...

Canada's best strategic alliance for the defence of the north is.... war-torn Ukraine? Wow. Talk about punching above your weight. Don't you dare complain about anything today, even if you're also helping since a problem.

This "bold move" was taken in 2015 by France. This year it will be EU wide www.europe-consommateurs.eu/en/shopping-... France also has a Repair Fund since 2022, which may be another pioneering idea taken elsewhere repair.eu/news/reformi... cc @vassb.bsky.social

In a bold move toward sustainability and consumer protection, taken a stand against the wasteful practice of Planned obsolescence. By legally banning this approach, the country is pushing manufacturers to create products that last longer, are easier to repair, and generate less environmental waste.

ICYMI

Trump on Iranian leaders: "They're gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing actually. They gave us a present, and it arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I'm not gonna tell you what that present is but it was very significant prize"

call and response to this observation

All new homes in England, not a geography known for its sunny clime. Wouldst the same idea overcame Canada.

> @scottmelkerr.bsky.social

This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.

FT Exclusive: Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting 'productive' talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling ft.trib.al/SVLeLoM

"Jurisdiction!" for me, not thee.

Apollo caps investor withdrawals from flagship private credit fund ft.trib.al/r4L4nDY

The number of child labor violations has risen fivefold in the last 10 years, but Republicans across the US are continuing to propose and pass legislation that rolls back protections or regulations for workers under the age of 18.

"Contemplative but not paralyzed...jazz chord changes like picking through debris to find what's still intact, still valuable, still worth saving...when you need music that understands: yes, things fell apart. No, that's not the end of the story." www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKr... Gorgeous

Last summer we were told (primarily by Conservatives) that newcomers were the reason for such high youth unemployment, so the Liberals again reduced intake last fall. This week Statistics Canada said our population shrank, 1st time since confederation. Fewer working aged, fewer kids, more seniors.

The consequences will hit the entire food system. A massive drop in corn acreage spikes feed prices, forcing ranchers to cull herds early. Expect a brief meat surplus now, followed by severe shortages and massive price spikes at the grocery store later this year.

Mid-April is the biological drop-dead date for US planting. The Hormuz closure choked off the fertilizer supply chain, making corn unviable. But shifting to soy just means crashing into retaliatory tariffs that have already handed our primary export markets to Brazil. 1/2

SPAIN'S LABOUR MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS PASSED MEASURES INCLUDING LIMITS ON BUSINESS PROFIT MARGINS, RENTAL CONTRACT EXTENSIONS TO CURB ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Qatar is about to cut helium exports which is used for chip production. China has been studying US tactical & operational responses to Iran and considering invading Taiwan. Taiwan makes 90% of the world’s high end chips. You want to talk about potential devastation, that’d be it

Highest 10y gilt yields since 2008, 2y yield up another 12 bps today. In total 2y yields have added 100 bps since the close on 2/27, taking BoE rate path from 2.1 cuts to 3.4 hikes. ECB rate pricing has gone from 0.6 cuts to 3.1 hikes. US has gone from 2.4 cuts to 0.2 hikes!

It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.

The war in Iran could trigger a global food shock • More than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs is currently stuck in the Gulf • Shortages are starting during northern hemisphere’s planting season, raising the risk of lower harvests for staples like rice www.ft.com/content/1054...

My wife, Martha was made an Officer of the Order of Canada today 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 So proud of all she accomplished for childcare in Canada

The plan includes continued economic/trade warfare against its allies.