Showy Lady Slipper time, Confederation Trail, Prince Edward Island

++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"

Always excellent

Senior Economist with @policyalternatives.ca, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, spoke to the Senate Finance Committee about Bill C-30—and about airport privatization, federal cuts, and how oil companies are profiteering off the Iran war. #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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🚨For the latest from Ukraine, I spoke to @euanmacdonald.bsky.social who joined me from Kyiv. Have a listen!🚨 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' @hadrianmk.bsky.social and @davidmaccdn.bsky.social calling for an oil and gas windfall tax. Their analysis is now live: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

He did not “escalate rhetoric” and he didn’t “taunt”. Taunting is saying someone is fat or weak. He gave an unhinged rant and threatened “hell” and widespread war crimes. How is this difficult, @nytimes.com?

No better than their Russian allies.

Proud of these singers!

I found this Guardian article by Rebecca Solnit tremendously cheering: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

This is from 1975.

Tonkin Gulf

Notable message from President Zelensky. The USA is clearly putting pressure on Ukraine to hand over more of its land to dictatorial Russia. Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.

Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger. I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca

Today I'm appearing before the Senate committee on finance about the upper income tax cut that the middle class happens to see a small benefit from. Here is my full analysis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... @policyalternatives.ca

I use to get freaked out about Trump's threatening posts towards Canada...now I just find them dumb.

i think they’re being overly optimistic regarding the canine literacy rate

In fact, he won this beautiful Cogswell Rowing belt so many times that it became his to keep. The belt was commissioned by Halifax alderman Charles Cogswell in 1858. It was made in England with additional decorative work by Halifax silversmith Julius Cornelius.

Competitive rowing has long been a popular sport in Nova Scotia. And there was no one faster than George Brown, a fisherman from Herring Cove, Nova Scotia. He dominated the sport during the 1860s and 70s.

Don’t forget to include Amazon in yr boycott of USA. #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite? Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...

Love Judy!

🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🥇🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 Congratulations to Gus the Gopher Tortoise for being the gold medal winner of best local character Best of Halifax 2026.

We have a special Iran episode on our sister podcast, Behind The Lines with @snellarthur.bsky.social, first thing tomorrow. Look out for it. A

In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?

Up to no good.

Antiwar organizations in US call for emergency nationwide protests on Saturday, Jan 3rd

By the time you've had your morning coffee today, Canada's best paid CEOs have made more than the average worker will make all year.

"The gap between average worker wages and Canada’s top-paid CEOs widened to a new record in 2024, according to a new @policyalternatives.ca report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest." Report by @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #inequality www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Happy Boxing Day!

Sources: Canadian Encyclopedia: buff.ly/4lwLBX8 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: buff.ly/TWTArfm Canadian War Museum: buff.ly/1dZPLHL Legion Magazine: buff.ly/anuZeuD

I remember every year as CBC radio would commemorate the day hearing the voices of elderly survivors who had been children on their way to school. Horrifying.

We received a very lovely, generous donation of knitted winter hats so we've made a Winter Warmer Tree to go along with our Winter Coat Rail. 🧶 Anyone needing a cosy hat can take what they need, and if anyone has any spare hats or gloves they can add them to the tree! ❤️ #LoveLibraries

That's the "ceasefire".

Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers: 📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop. 📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can. 📚 Who love audiobooks. 📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management. Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏

Moscow's guilty men in the White House are trying to destroy Ukraine and weaken Europe. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

November bird energy !

Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

They're on it

And then the thieves went on a two-hour long lunch break.

A reminder that change.org petitions have zero impact on politicians in Canada (or anywhere really). It's basically performative engagement. Only www.ourcommons.ca petitions have any weight whatsoever.

Yup

It's going to be a lot easier to decarbonize heating if we bring down electricity prices. That's the focus of Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)'s two papers out today: how to make electricity cheaper, especially for households. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve

Thank you @mark-carney.bsky.social for announcing Canada will recognize Palestine