Thomas Seal
@twseal.bsky.social
Vancouver bureau chief for Bloomberg News
tseal@bloomberg.net
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tseal@bloomberg.net
Signal: TSeal.01
https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS5AQQizNJE/thomas-seal
Long thread on X today in which Grok repeatedly says Carney is not the Prime Minister of Canada.
A search shows it's recently made this mistake in response to others' enquiries too, but has also answered the question correctly sometimes.
A search shows it's recently made this mistake in response to others' enquiries too, but has also answered the question correctly sometimes.
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Long thread on X today in which Grok repeatedly says Carney is not the Prime Minister of Canada.
A search shows it's recently made this mistake in response to others' enquiries too, but has also answered the question correctly sometimes.
A search shows it's recently made this mistake in response to others' enquiries too, but has also answered the question correctly sometimes.
Mark Carney's minority government passes budget on knife edge
The budget vote PASSES 170-168. If my live vote page is correct, there were 2 NDP absences, 2 CPC absences. CPC absent: Matt Jeneroux and Shannon Stubbs. The Speaker also didn't vote, of course.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mark Carney's minority government passes budget on knife edge
The FT reports the UK will ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The FT reports the UK will ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
New from me: British Columbia’s $210 Billion Pension Starts Quantum-Proofing (gift link)
British Columbia’s $210 Billion Pension Starts Quantum-Proofing
British Columbia Investment Management Corp., a pension fund managing C$295 billion ($210 billion) in assets, is stepping up preparations for the rewards and great risks of a world with quantum comput...
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New from me: British Columbia’s $210 Billion Pension Starts Quantum-Proofing (gift link)
Trump says he's asking the DoJ and FBI to investigate Epstein's links to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman and JP Morgan, saying it's a "scam" and a "hoax" and arrows point to Democrats.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump says he's asking the DoJ and FBI to investigate Epstein's links to Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman and JP Morgan, saying it's a "scam" and a "hoax" and arrows point to Democrats.
New: Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with the matter
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
Major Electricity Transmission Line to Be Fast-Tracked by Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with th...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New: Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a major electricity transmission line in British Columbia to his list of nation-building projects eligible to be fast-tracked, according to people familiar with the matter
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
From @brianplatt.bsky.social and me:
Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline says it's exploring ways to raise its capacity from 890k barrels per day system to 1.25m b/d over the next 4-5 years
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline says it's exploring ways to raise its capacity from 890k barrels per day system to 1.25m b/d over the next 4-5 years
Reposted by Thomas Seal
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Australia will require utilities to provide free power to some households during parts of the day to soak up excess solar generation, reduce power bills, and improve grid stability
Australia Mandating Three Hours a Day of Free Power for Households
Australia will mandate utilities to provide free power to some households during parts of the day in a bid to soak up excess solar generation, reduce power bills and improve grid stability.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Australia will require utilities to provide free power to some households during parts of the day to soak up excess solar generation, reduce power bills, and improve grid stability
Bloomberg reporter Matthew Campbell has written a BIG new feature which weaves together court evidence, interviews and new information to tell the inside story of the attempted and successful assassinations of Khalistan separatists in the US and Canada, and allegations of links to India:
The Attacks on Sikh Separatists That Rocked India’s Relations With the West
The inside story of how two alleged murder plots brought India, the US and Canada to a diplomatic crisis.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bloomberg reporter Matthew Campbell has written a BIG new feature which weaves together court evidence, interviews and new information to tell the inside story of the attempted and successful assassinations of Khalistan separatists in the US and Canada, and allegations of links to India:
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, according to internal documents reported by Reuters:
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, according to internal documents reported by Reuters:
President Trump's threat of increasing tariffs against Canada by 10% in retaliation for Ontario's TV commercials has been cited in the Supreme Court, as justices interrogate the legal basis for his tariff powers: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
President Trump's threat of increasing tariffs against Canada by 10% in retaliation for Ontario's TV commercials has been cited in the Supreme Court, as justices interrogate the legal basis for his tariff powers: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
Three conservative justices questioned Trump’s use of an emergency-powers law to collect tens of billions of dollars in tariffs a month - @gregstohr.bsky.social
Justices Question Legality of Trump’s Tariffs at Supreme Court
Key US Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism about the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, in a case that could undercut his signature economic policy.
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Three conservative justices questioned Trump’s use of an emergency-powers law to collect tens of billions of dollars in tariffs a month - @gregstohr.bsky.social
Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont defects to the Liberal Party
Statement from MP Chris d’Entremont | Liberal Party of Canada
Today, the Liberal Party issued the following statement from Chris d’Entremont, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Annapolis: “Earlier this afternoon, upon the presentation of the 2025 Budget, I informed...
liberal.ca
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont defects to the Liberal Party
Canada moves to "remove some aspects" of anti "greenwashing" rules, while promising to maintain "protections against false claims"
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Canada moves to "remove some aspects" of anti "greenwashing" rules, while promising to maintain "protections against false claims"
Canada's deficit is pegged at C$78.3 billion for the fiscal year that ends in March, representing 2.5% of gross domestic product.
That’s roughly in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists
via @brianplatt.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social in Ottawa
That’s roughly in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists
via @brianplatt.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social in Ottawa
Canada Plans to Add $119 Billion to Deficits as Growth Stalls
Canada is set to rack up larger deficits under Mark Carney, who used his first budget as prime minister to inject tens of billions of dollars into defense, housing and major projects intended to help ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Canada's deficit is pegged at C$78.3 billion for the fiscal year that ends in March, representing 2.5% of gross domestic product.
That’s roughly in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists
via @brianplatt.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social in Ottawa
That’s roughly in line with the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists
via @brianplatt.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social in Ottawa
Ahead of what promises to be a pivotal Canadian federal budget being unveiled in a couple of hours' time, read this detailed preview on the fiscal backdrop from @erikhertzberg.bsky.social:
Carney to Unveil Debt-Fueled Budget to Revamp Canada’s Economy
Mark Carney was elected prime minister with a mandate to transform Canada’s economy. Now he needs to assure markets about the price tag.
www.bloomberg.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ahead of what promises to be a pivotal Canadian federal budget being unveiled in a couple of hours' time, read this detailed preview on the fiscal backdrop from @erikhertzberg.bsky.social:
I wrote about a judgment in British Columbia which many see as a landmark, and which Canada's federal government says "has potentially significant nationwide implications, particularly relating to private property rights"
In Vancouver, A Court Ruling on Indigenous Land Triggers Real Estate Angst
A court ruling that granted an Indigenous group rights over some 800 acres of metro Vancouver is causing unease over private-property rights in Canada.
www.bloomberg.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I wrote about a judgment in British Columbia which many see as a landmark, and which Canada's federal government says "has potentially significant nationwide implications, particularly relating to private property rights"
Reposted by Thomas Seal
Canada is set to launch a C$50 billion ($35.5 billion) infrastructure fund to build projects in sectors such as hospitals, transportation and housing, as the government tries to boost an economy that’s being squeezed by US tariffs.
Canada to Start $36 Billion Building Fund as Carney Seeks Economic Growth
Canada is set to launch a C$50 billion ($35.5 billion) infrastructure fund to build projects in sectors such as hospitals, transportation and housing, as the government tries to boost an economy that’s being squeezed by US tariffs.
bloom.bg
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Canada is set to launch a C$50 billion ($35.5 billion) infrastructure fund to build projects in sectors such as hospitals, transportation and housing, as the government tries to boost an economy that’s being squeezed by US tariffs.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says "we won't be running the ads by ourselves," but will work together with federal government, after he previously said a digital campaign speaking directly to Americans about tariffs would be "unveiled" this month
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
British Columbia Premier David Eby says "we won't be running the ads by ourselves," but will work together with federal government, after he previously said a digital campaign speaking directly to Americans about tariffs would be "unveiled" this month
The US Senate votes against Trump's tariffs on Canada, following its vote against his Brazil tariffs yesterday.
Four Republicans joined Democrats.
It amounts to little more than a public rebuke, since to take effect it must also pass the House and then be signed by the president...
Four Republicans joined Democrats.
It amounts to little more than a public rebuke, since to take effect it must also pass the House and then be signed by the president...
Senate Rebuffs Trump on Canada Tariffs Amid GOP Dissent on Trade
The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed a bill to end Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, highlighting GOP divisions over the duties just days after the president threatened to increase them fu...
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The US Senate votes against Trump's tariffs on Canada, following its vote against his Brazil tariffs yesterday.
Four Republicans joined Democrats.
It amounts to little more than a public rebuke, since to take effect it must also pass the House and then be signed by the president...
Four Republicans joined Democrats.
It amounts to little more than a public rebuke, since to take effect it must also pass the House and then be signed by the president...
In July I visited the port of Prince Rupert, as far north from Vancouver as San Francisco is south, and Canada's third largest ocean gateway.
It's the result of a quixotic Edwardian railway whose 'founding father' died on the Titanic shortly before its bankruptcy (a key plot point in Downton Abbey)
It's the result of a quixotic Edwardian railway whose 'founding father' died on the Titanic shortly before its bankruptcy (a key plot point in Downton Abbey)
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In July I visited the port of Prince Rupert, as far north from Vancouver as San Francisco is south, and Canada's third largest ocean gateway.
It's the result of a quixotic Edwardian railway whose 'founding father' died on the Titanic shortly before its bankruptcy (a key plot point in Downton Abbey)
It's the result of a quixotic Edwardian railway whose 'founding father' died on the Titanic shortly before its bankruptcy (a key plot point in Downton Abbey)
President Trump posts he "didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada," though Mark Carney will be there
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Trump posts he "didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada," though Mark Carney will be there
Senator Mitch McConnell on voting to end emergency tariff authorities: Kentucky bourbon has been caught in the trade war crossfire, tariffs harm the economy, "and no cross-eyed reading of Reagan will reveal otherwise"
McConnell on Tariff Votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, released the following statement today on the Senate’s consideration of reso...
www.mcconnell.senate.gov
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Senator Mitch McConnell on voting to end emergency tariff authorities: Kentucky bourbon has been caught in the trade war crossfire, tariffs harm the economy, "and no cross-eyed reading of Reagan will reveal otherwise"
“The best ad that ever ran, I’ll tell you"
The leader of Ontario declined to apologize for sponsoring an anti-tariff television commercial that US President Donald Trump used as a reason to terminate high-stakes trade talks with Canada
with @melissagshin.bsky.social
The leader of Ontario declined to apologize for sponsoring an anti-tariff television commercial that US President Donald Trump used as a reason to terminate high-stakes trade talks with Canada
with @melissagshin.bsky.social
Ontario Premier Says He’s Not Sorry for Ad That Blew Up Trade Talks
The leader of Ontario declined to apologize for sponsoring an anti-tariff television commercial that US President Donald Trump used as a reason to terminate high-stakes trade talks with Canada.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“The best ad that ever ran, I’ll tell you"
The leader of Ontario declined to apologize for sponsoring an anti-tariff television commercial that US President Donald Trump used as a reason to terminate high-stakes trade talks with Canada
with @melissagshin.bsky.social
The leader of Ontario declined to apologize for sponsoring an anti-tariff television commercial that US President Donald Trump used as a reason to terminate high-stakes trade talks with Canada
with @melissagshin.bsky.social