My IRL friends call me Chris
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Gardener. Current: flower mixologist. Former: flack. Fluent in spin. I media scan, therefore I am. Mister Rogers/Mary Oliver stan. Born at 326 ppm. Old married broad. Mom. Dogs' person. I*Am*Canadian. Ferenge. she/her #BlackLivesMatter #LFC #ElbowsUp
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After having strangers show up in my mentions with racism, xenophobia, grammar policing & nitpicking a simple post about joy this past week, I'm moving my default to only comments from people I follow. There's been much more of this lately. My apologies but it makes this place healthier for me.
I'll be off this app for the next week so there won't be any media scanning. Be well, good people. ❤️
February 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I'll be off this app for the next week so there won't be any media scanning. Be well, good people. ❤️
“These aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. This is real science being cut,” he said. "You can't cut public science or staff without increasing public risk.”
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“These aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. This is real science being cut,” he said. "You can't cut public science or staff without increasing public risk.”
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Carney’s auto strategy looks promising. But if, as suggested here, it depends on eliminating US tariffs & a new USMCA, that’s a huge red flag.
Any policy that depends on the return of an unattainable certainty in Can-US relations is based on hope, not reality.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Any policy that depends on the return of an unattainable certainty in Can-US relations is based on hope, not reality.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Carney’s auto strategy looks promising. But if, as suggested here, it depends on eliminating US tariffs & a new USMCA, that’s a huge red flag.
Any policy that depends on the return of an unattainable certainty in Can-US relations is based on hope, not reality.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Any policy that depends on the return of an unattainable certainty in Can-US relations is based on hope, not reality.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Canada’s problem is a now-hostile, untrustworthy US. This is not a problem you can fix simply by improving economic productivity. It requires intensive long-term efforts for which this prime minister has shown no inclination. Carney needs to start making better choices. Canada is more than a BIA.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Canada’s problem is a now-hostile, untrustworthy US. This is not a problem you can fix simply by improving economic productivity. It requires intensive long-term efforts for which this prime minister has shown no inclination. Carney needs to start making better choices. Canada is more than a BIA.
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Actions like signing trade agreements or strengthening the domestic economy are fine. But if you don’t also tackle basic, non-economic issues, you’re simply tinkering with a system designed for a world that no longer exists.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Actions like signing trade agreements or strengthening the domestic economy are fine. But if you don’t also tackle basic, non-economic issues, you’re simply tinkering with a system designed for a world that no longer exists.
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Last summer, Paul Wells noted that Mark Carney was more interested in doing things NOW than addressing structural problems. Firing a lot of civil servants to cut costs rather than reforming the bureaucracy to make it work better is a good example of that.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Last summer, Paul Wells noted that Mark Carney was more interested in doing things NOW than addressing structural problems. Firing a lot of civil servants to cut costs rather than reforming the bureaucracy to make it work better is a good example of that.
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Good points here pointing to a failure to focus on reforming fundamental governance processes. Left unsaid is that the federal government under Trudeau and now Carney has *chosen not to* addresses these issues for an entire year. This isn’t a failure of Canadians. It’s an ongoing policy choice.
Opinion: Canada is uniquely unprepared for the dire national-security crisis we are now in
Our complacency has led to an overburdened police force, a lack of foreign-intelligence capacity, a high dependence on the U.S. for trade and a paucity of internal political cohesion
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Good points here pointing to a failure to focus on reforming fundamental governance processes. Left unsaid is that the federal government under Trudeau and now Carney has *chosen not to* addresses these issues for an entire year. This isn’t a failure of Canadians. It’s an ongoing policy choice.
I do not like having to share Andrew Coyne's columns but this is such a clear-eyed assessment of where Canada stands in many ways. We, including our federal government, have to shake off our normalcy bias, which makes us uniquely vulnerable among countries.
#GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli
#GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
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This is fucking criminal. I can't believe Ontario keeps electing these malicious clowns who are openly and gleefully destroying health care in front of our eyes.
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
The metric was not included in the latest Ontario Health annual report, with one emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This is fucking criminal. I can't believe Ontario keeps electing these malicious clowns who are openly and gleefully destroying health care in front of our eyes.
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so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.
February 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.
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Amazing to see this story getting a lot of outrage and reach, as it should
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Amazing to see this story getting a lot of outrage and reach, as it should
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Study ties adult #RSV hospitalization to a higher risk of heart and lung problems in next 6 months
The most common event was arrhythmia, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and congestive heart failure exacerbation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
The most common event was arrhythmia, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and congestive heart failure exacerbation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Study ties adult #RSV hospitalization to a higher risk of heart and lung problems in next 6 months
The most common event was arrhythmia, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and congestive heart failure exacerbation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
The most common event was arrhythmia, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and congestive heart failure exacerbation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
How many provinces and territories will show us leadership on shunning the CSAM platform before the Carney government gets around to it?
February 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
How many provinces and territories will show us leadership on shunning the CSAM platform before the Carney government gets around to it?
So the Carney government has indeed cut $5 billion specifically earmarked for transit while not being transparent about it. This key message from the minister tries to get around that.
This would have been money to help get people out of their cars. This government is climate unfriendly.
#CdnPoli
This would have been money to help get people out of their cars. This government is climate unfriendly.
#CdnPoli
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
So the Carney government has indeed cut $5 billion specifically earmarked for transit while not being transparent about it. This key message from the minister tries to get around that.
This would have been money to help get people out of their cars. This government is climate unfriendly.
#CdnPoli
This would have been money to help get people out of their cars. This government is climate unfriendly.
#CdnPoli
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Being a chase producer is a hard, hard job. Most people have no idea.
It was easily one of the most stressful jobs I've ever had, and I was a server before. I'd get home and wonder how the hell I got through that day.
Then I'd be paralyzed with stress thinking "oh god, I have to do it again tomorrow."
That is how incompetent but always available men become famous~~
Then I'd be paralyzed with stress thinking "oh god, I have to do it again tomorrow."
That is how incompetent but always available men become famous~~
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Being a chase producer is a hard, hard job. Most people have no idea.
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When you're a 23-year-old making no money who finally got a foot in the door of your extremely competitive industry and really don't want to get screamed at or fired, your focus is on trying to get through the day.
The guy who is always available helps you do that.
But the new suffers for it.
The guy who is always available helps you do that.
But the new suffers for it.
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When you're a 23-year-old making no money who finally got a foot in the door of your extremely competitive industry and really don't want to get screamed at or fired, your focus is on trying to get through the day.
The guy who is always available helps you do that.
But the new suffers for it.
The guy who is always available helps you do that.
But the new suffers for it.
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If you failed, you'd get yelled at. The stress was unbelievable. You quickly learn who is ALWAYS available.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If you failed, you'd get yelled at. The stress was unbelievable. You quickly learn who is ALWAYS available.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
Ian Lee, for example, was ALWAYS available. To the point that it was kind of a running joke.
Sylvain Charlebois? Constantly pitching himself in our inboxes, always ready to hop on camera.
I used to tweet about this when people got frustrated seeing a physician who frequently and demonstrably got it wrong about Covid interviewed about Covid over and over and over again on broadcast news. It's because he picked up the phone for harried chase producers who are under incredible pressure.
I can tell you why, at least at CTV. I used to chase produce for Newschannel when Power Play was off air.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.
You'd show up for work, making (in my case) less than 50K a year, and you'd have like, two hours at a time to find someone to speak about XYZ, on national TV, with next to no notice.
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I used to tweet about this when people got frustrated seeing a physician who frequently and demonstrably got it wrong about Covid interviewed about Covid over and over and over again on broadcast news. It's because he picked up the phone for harried chase producers who are under incredible pressure.
I ordered my son a pair of left-handed kitchen scissors. They were made in China and, on the packaging, one of the product features reads as follows:
"Beautiful shape, firm construction, defending the rust enduring."
It's lyrical, really.
"Beautiful shape, firm construction, defending the rust enduring."
It's lyrical, really.
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I ordered my son a pair of left-handed kitchen scissors. They were made in China and, on the packaging, one of the product features reads as follows:
"Beautiful shape, firm construction, defending the rust enduring."
It's lyrical, really.
"Beautiful shape, firm construction, defending the rust enduring."
It's lyrical, really.
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The Clash - JFK, New York (1981)
📷 by Allan Tannenbaum
📷 by Allan Tannenbaum
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Clash - JFK, New York (1981)
📷 by Allan Tannenbaum
📷 by Allan Tannenbaum
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This voicemail prompts a number of questions, but one of the top ones for me is how does the Premier of Ontario not have anything better to do with his time than call people up at night and leave passive aggressive voicemails?
Here's Doug Ford's surprising voicemail message to a public servant who expressed concerns about the Ontario government's return to the office policy:
“You don’t like it, go get another job”
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
“You don’t like it, go get another job”
pressprogress.ca/public-serva...
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This voicemail prompts a number of questions, but one of the top ones for me is how does the Premier of Ontario not have anything better to do with his time than call people up at night and leave passive aggressive voicemails?
"Jonathan English, the founding principal of Infrastory Insights, told the board that overhauling streetcar speeds and signal rules would be one of the cheapest and most effective ways to revolutionize transit in the city."
#ToPoli
#ToPoli
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"Jonathan English, the founding principal of Infrastory Insights, told the board that overhauling streetcar speeds and signal rules would be one of the cheapest and most effective ways to revolutionize transit in the city."
#ToPoli
#ToPoli
The Carney govt's rhetoric and actions here directly feed into anti-immigrant sentiment, xenophobia and, ultimately, white supremacy. The govt's implicit message helps drive some really ugly momentum.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-... ‘The cuts to this program are not happening within a vacuum. They are taking place in a broader context of heightened anti-immigration rhetoric and policies like Bill C-12 that will make it easier for people to lose their status and be deported.’
As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
breachmedia.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Carney govt's rhetoric and actions here directly feed into anti-immigrant sentiment, xenophobia and, ultimately, white supremacy. The govt's implicit message helps drive some really ugly momentum.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.