Alan T Perry
@alantperry.bsky.social
Priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. Canon lawyer. Amateur photographer, traveller. Views my own.
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The rules barring ownership of doctor/dentist clinics or accountancy firms by private equity are moot.
They've "become staples of private equity portfolios. The complex financial structure that provides private equity with a workaround is inevitably coming to law..."
Awful example to lead the story.
They've "become staples of private equity portfolios. The complex financial structure that provides private equity with a workaround is inevitably coming to law..."
Awful example to lead the story.
When Cohen & Gresser, known for defending white-collar criminals such as Sam Bankman-Fried and Ghislaine Maxwell, hired bankers to sell a stake in itself to private equity, it turned heads in the US legal profession.
How to buy a law firm if you’re not allowed to buy a law firm
Outside investors are barred from owning legal groups in most US states to keep advice free of commercial influence
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The rules barring ownership of doctor/dentist clinics or accountancy firms by private equity are moot.
They've "become staples of private equity portfolios. The complex financial structure that provides private equity with a workaround is inevitably coming to law..."
Awful example to lead the story.
They've "become staples of private equity portfolios. The complex financial structure that provides private equity with a workaround is inevitably coming to law..."
Awful example to lead the story.
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Alberta's new two-tier legislation encourages a private health insurance market for services covered under the Canada Health Act. It's a decisive shift towards U.S. health care based on greed+ profit-taking, not “European” health care @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Fact check: Alberta’s new two-tier system is not “European” health care - CCPA
The Alberta government is engaged in the most significant challenge to single-payer health care in Canada since the creation of public medicare
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Alberta's new two-tier legislation encourages a private health insurance market for services covered under the Canada Health Act. It's a decisive shift towards U.S. health care based on greed+ profit-taking, not “European” health care @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Ontario is spending less on education than in 2018, despite "historical" new funding from the provincial government. #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Ontario government shows up late and brings little to post-secondary education crisis - CCPA
Ontario is spending less on education than in 2018, despite "historical" new funding from the provincial government.
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Ontario is spending less on education than in 2018, despite "historical" new funding from the provincial government. #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The government is saying this brings Ontario in line with other provinces. How does this compare with other Canadian provinces because that seems bad?
Quebec supports their students more than this. Students are our next generation, critical to staffing the industries we need to build our future.
Quebec supports their students more than this. Students are our next generation, critical to staffing the industries we need to build our future.
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The government is saying this brings Ontario in line with other provinces. How does this compare with other Canadian provinces because that seems bad?
Quebec supports their students more than this. Students are our next generation, critical to staffing the industries we need to build our future.
Quebec supports their students more than this. Students are our next generation, critical to staffing the industries we need to build our future.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
This would fix do much that's wrong with current public discourse.
Once you hit a net worth of say, a billion, you should be forbidden from comment on public policy on the grounds that your wealth is the cognitive equivalent of being kicked in the head by a horse each day
February 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This would fix do much that's wrong with current public discourse.
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From an economists standpoint (👋), this extreme wealth accumulation can be argued as being a sign of a dysfunctional economic system. These proceeds are rents are unearned gains and should indeed be the subject of taxation in order to restore fairness. It is economics
Patriotic Millionaire Scott Ellis appeared on the @ricksmithshow.bsky.social to dispel the idea that requiring billionaires to pay their taxes is a punishment—rather, them paying their fair share is what we need for a healthy economy and democracy.
Millionaires Like Me Should Pay More, Why California’s Billionaire Tax Makes Sense for Workers
An interview with Patriotic Millionaire Scott Ellis
ricksmithshow.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
From an economists standpoint (👋), this extreme wealth accumulation can be argued as being a sign of a dysfunctional economic system. These proceeds are rents are unearned gains and should indeed be the subject of taxation in order to restore fairness. It is economics
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House of Ypres
A.Y. Jackson
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A.Y. Jackson
1917
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
House of Ypres
A.Y. Jackson
1917
A.Y. Jackson
1917
Yesterday I took a short trip on Line 5 that I would have taken otherwise by bus. Today, I rode Line 5 end to end. Jarrett Walker makes a number of good points here, not least about the need to extend lines 4 and 6 to make them proper grid lines.
Toronto's new Eglinton rail line shows the awakening of a new consciousness of what kind of city Toronto is. New from me: humantransit.org/2026/02/toro...
Toronto: What Eglinton Means — Human Transit
It’s been a long struggle, but Toronto’s Eglinton rail line is finally open. Now, the rapid transit network looks consists of the wide lines on this map, numbered 1-6. The internet is full of reviews...
humantransit.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Yesterday I took a short trip on Line 5 that I would have taken otherwise by bus. Today, I rode Line 5 end to end. Jarrett Walker makes a number of good points here, not least about the need to extend lines 4 and 6 to make them proper grid lines.
Subway map seen at Finch Station. Should I tell them?
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Subway map seen at Finch Station. Should I tell them?
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I was in Eglinton station for like 15 minutes, and completely unable to find the Next Train displays, because every time I looked at these boards they were giving these Stand Clear messages.
The issue is they have it programmed so that the literal screen that tells you when the next train comes changes over to warning you not to step on the yellow line every time someone does this.
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I was in Eglinton station for like 15 minutes, and completely unable to find the Next Train displays, because every time I looked at these boards they were giving these Stand Clear messages.
This morning's ride.
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This morning's ride.
Just a little early, but....
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Just a little early, but....
The point about a public enquiry isn't just, or even necessarily primarily, about finding out who is to blame or "holding them accountable." It's about documenting the problems encountered, and the errors made, and the lessons to be learned therefrom. In this case, it's essential.
No public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT woes, Doug Ford says: ‘Buddy, you’ve got to be a little more positive’
No public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT woes, Doug Ford says: ‘Buddy, you’ve got to be a little more positive’
The premier and Toronto’s mayor, along with other dignitaries, marked the opening of the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Friday with the unveiling of a plaque.
www.thestar.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The point about a public enquiry isn't just, or even necessarily primarily, about finding out who is to blame or "holding them accountable." It's about documenting the problems encountered, and the errors made, and the lessons to be learned therefrom. In this case, it's essential.
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Americans dealing with snow.
A+ replies.
A+ replies.
What if I simply went outside and shot the snow with a gun
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Americans dealing with snow.
A+ replies.
A+ replies.
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absolutely worth a read
Oren Cass uses serious economics to trash finance in the NYT cepr.net/publications... Why don't all economists?
Oren Cass Uses Good Economics in Attacking Finance in NYT
Oren Cass is right to criticize a bloated financial sector that drains the economy through excessive trading, private equity abuse, and financial waste.
cepr.net
February 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
absolutely worth a read
Wow!
"Companies controlled by private equity firms go bankrupt at ten times the rate of other companies."
cepr.net/publications...
"Companies controlled by private equity firms go bankrupt at ten times the rate of other companies."
cepr.net/publications...
Oren Cass Uses Good Economics in Attacking Finance in NYT
Oren Cass is right to criticize a bloated financial sector that drains the economy through excessive trading, private equity abuse, and financial waste.
cepr.net
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Wow!
"Companies controlled by private equity firms go bankrupt at ten times the rate of other companies."
cepr.net/publications...
"Companies controlled by private equity firms go bankrupt at ten times the rate of other companies."
cepr.net/publications...
This is a worrying exposé on the realities of corporate pharmacies, but we also need to recognize that the increasing use of pharmacists to prescribe drugs, assess minor ailments, and provide vaccines is a creeping privatisation of health care.
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
How Ontario’s Corporate Pharmacies Are Burning Out Their Pharmacists | The Local
At corporate pharmacies like Shoppers Drug Mart, pharmacists say they face overwhelming pressure from their parent companies to perform medically unnecessary tasks in the interest of profit.
thelocal.to
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 AM
This is a worrying exposé on the realities of corporate pharmacies, but we also need to recognize that the increasing use of pharmacists to prescribe drugs, assess minor ailments, and provide vaccines is a creeping privatisation of health care.
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
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The Eglinton Crosstown LRT heritage plaque unveiled.
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT heritage plaque unveiled.
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Chances are, you’re paying too much for groceries. 💸
Let’s take a look at why— and why it doesn’t have to be this way.
Watch to the end for just one of the ways the Ontario NDP will rein in these outrageous prices.
Let’s take a look at why— and why it doesn’t have to be this way.
Watch to the end for just one of the ways the Ontario NDP will rein in these outrageous prices.
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Chances are, you’re paying too much for groceries. 💸
Let’s take a look at why— and why it doesn’t have to be this way.
Watch to the end for just one of the ways the Ontario NDP will rein in these outrageous prices.
Let’s take a look at why— and why it doesn’t have to be this way.
Watch to the end for just one of the ways the Ontario NDP will rein in these outrageous prices.
So, setting aside the apparent fact that a US Senator thinks the Philippines is across the Atlantic Ocean from the US,
the man behind the curtain in this case turns out to be someone who is both undoubtedly underpaid and also working in the middle of the night.
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
the man behind the curtain in this case turns out to be someone who is both undoubtedly underpaid and also working in the middle of the night.
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
Waymo admits overseas human agents help guide robotaxis, alarming US lawmakers
Waymo revealed it uses live human agents overseas to assist self-driving cars, prompting US lawmakers to warn of cybersecurity and national security risks.
cybernews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 AM
So, setting aside the apparent fact that a US Senator thinks the Philippines is across the Atlantic Ocean from the US,
the man behind the curtain in this case turns out to be someone who is both undoubtedly underpaid and also working in the middle of the night.
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
the man behind the curtain in this case turns out to be someone who is both undoubtedly underpaid and also working in the middle of the night.
cybernews.com/news/waymo-o...
