Greg MacEachern
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social
Nova Scotian in Ottawa. Comms guy: crisis, govt and otherwise. I talk about politics on CBC's Power and Politics with David Cochrane, the Arlene Bynon Show etc. Former municipal/provincial/federal advisor, two national elections East Coast media/advance
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That thing when a Premier crashes FredDeLorey’s Power and Politics taping 😂:
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s latest statements to a Senate committee fail to add clarity to his various dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily:
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s latest statements to a Senate committee fail to add clarity to his various dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily:
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Latest The AmberMac Show has Taylor Owen from the Machines Like Us podcast on our 2nd chance to protect Canadians online. Plus a social network exclusively for AI bots, America’s wobbly TikTok takeover, Amazon Ring's tool to find lost dogs & lots more! Audio/video/links: ambermac.com/the-ambermac...
The AmberMac Show Ep052: Canada’s 2nd Chance + WTH is Moltbook?
In this week’s episode, we speak with Taylor Owen from the Machines Like Us podcast about Canada’s second chance to protect Canadians online. Plus, we tell you about a new social network called…
ambermac.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Latest The AmberMac Show has Taylor Owen from the Machines Like Us podcast on our 2nd chance to protect Canadians online. Plus a social network exclusively for AI bots, America’s wobbly TikTok takeover, Amazon Ring's tool to find lost dogs & lots more! Audio/video/links: ambermac.com/the-ambermac...
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The US is gearing up for its 250th anniversary celebrations and World Cup hosting duties later this year, but the country has also seen a decline in international visitors. What are your plans?
Planning or reconsidering a trip to the United States? We want to hear from you | CNN
The United States is gearing up for its 250th anniversary celebrations and World Cup hosting duties later this year. But the country has also seen a decline in international visitors. What are your pl...
cnn.it
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US is gearing up for its 250th anniversary celebrations and World Cup hosting duties later this year, but the country has also seen a decline in international visitors. What are your plans?
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Oh hey, the house votes to end Trump's tariffs on Canada, with 6 Republicans joining Democrats.
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Oh hey, the house votes to end Trump's tariffs on Canada, with 6 Republicans joining Democrats.
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It reads like satire, but it really isn’t anymore.
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
It reads like satire, but it really isn’t anymore.
From Kyiv to Paris and beyond, Tumbler Ridge mass shooting prompts grief, condolences - thestar.com
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Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | The Star
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February 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
From Kyiv to Paris and beyond, Tumbler Ridge mass shooting prompts grief, condolences - thestar.com
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“Laying low and staying quiet is no longer a good option”
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Conservatives built the Alberta separatist movement. Now they have to break it
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire he helped start. Will any of his Conservative coll...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM
“Laying low and staying quiet is no longer a good option”
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
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Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump, how do Americans feel about Canada? Well, they actually like Canada! ... even among Republicans, it's +30 ... Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country"
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump, how do Americans feel about Canada? Well, they actually like Canada! ... even among Republicans, it's +30 ... Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country"
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That thing when a Premier crashes FredDeLorey’s Power and Politics taping 😂:
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
That thing when a Premier crashes FredDeLorey’s Power and Politics taping 😂:
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
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Fewer than one in seven of those arrested by ICE since Donald Trump returned to office had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s own data.
Secret ICE Arrest Data Blows Up Trump’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Claim
Four in 10 people detained by masked goons since last January have never even been charged with a crime.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Fewer than one in seven of those arrested by ICE since Donald Trump returned to office had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s own data.
Front Burner with Jayme Poisson: Is MAGA weaponizing Alberta separatism? www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Is MAGA weaponizing Alberta separatism? | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on the separatism movement in Alberta. Bessent has said that the province is a “natural partner” to the U.S., and that it has “great resources”.
...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Front Burner with Jayme Poisson: Is MAGA weaponizing Alberta separatism? www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Has “Board of Trade” met “Ottawa public transit”?
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
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Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance #Canada
Link for petition in thread below, please sign if you haven’t yet signed.
/1 thread
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Link for petition in thread below, please sign if you haven’t yet signed.
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance #Canada
Link for petition in thread below, please sign if you haven’t yet signed.
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Link for petition in thread below, please sign if you haven’t yet signed.
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
We could talk about the bad timing coincidence, delivering this message this week, but in reality it goes to judgement: at what time would have it been good to trust this message?
Donald Trump just sent Canada a Valentine via Conservative MP Jamil Jivani
torontolife.com/city/donald-...
Donald Trump just sent Canada a Valentine via Conservative MP Jamil Jivani
torontolife.com/city/donald-...
Donald Trump just sent Canada a Valentine via Conservative MP Jamil Jivani - Toronto Life
Trump says, “I love you.” Is this gaslighting?
torontolife.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We could talk about the bad timing coincidence, delivering this message this week, but in reality it goes to judgement: at what time would have it been good to trust this message?
Donald Trump just sent Canada a Valentine via Conservative MP Jamil Jivani
torontolife.com/city/donald-...
Donald Trump just sent Canada a Valentine via Conservative MP Jamil Jivani
torontolife.com/city/donald-...
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Thank you @gregmaceachern.bsky.social for raising the repugnant racist post Trump made last night. And you’re right - what Canadian wants affection from that man - it’s what I’d call tainted love.
#pnpcbc #cdnpoli
#pnpcbc #cdnpoli
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Thank you @gregmaceachern.bsky.social for raising the repugnant racist post Trump made last night. And you’re right - what Canadian wants affection from that man - it’s what I’d call tainted love.
#pnpcbc #cdnpoli
#pnpcbc #cdnpoli
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@gregmaceachern.bsky.social on Jamil Jivani relaying Trump messages to Canadians, Conservative reluctance to criticize Trump, and why unity matters now. He also noted that Stephen Harper’s effect on the Conservatives seemed to differ from his effect on Pierre Poilievre.
Source: Power & Politics
Source: Power & Politics
February 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social on Jamil Jivani relaying Trump messages to Canadians, Conservative reluctance to criticize Trump, and why unity matters now. He also noted that Stephen Harper’s effect on the Conservatives seemed to differ from his effect on Pierre Poilievre.
Source: Power & Politics
Source: Power & Politics
That thing when a Premier crashes FredDeLorey’s Power and Politics taping 😂:
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
That thing when a Premier crashes FredDeLorey’s Power and Politics taping 😂:
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
The #PoliticalPulse Panel reviews Harper’s comments on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and his urging for co-operation among all parties amid America’s aggression.
youtu.be/F2CsYtwyzTw?si…
U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next
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ANALYSIS | U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next | CBC News
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta's separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington's possible intention...
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Tom Homan’s predictions of a swift détente in Minnesota “seem to underestimate how much ill will the Trump administration’s actions have caused,” @toluseo.bsky.social reports. He spoke with law-enforcement officials in the state:
‘Trust Has Been Breached’
The broken relationship between Minnesota and the federal government
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Tom Homan’s predictions of a swift détente in Minnesota “seem to underestimate how much ill will the Trump administration’s actions have caused,” @toluseo.bsky.social reports. He spoke with law-enforcement officials in the state:
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Alberta separatists kicked us out of their event after asking about American support.
“It’s not coziness. We have mutual interests."
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
“It’s not coziness. We have mutual interests."
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support
As they inch closer to triggering a referendum, the movement's leaders have been facing new scrutiny
pressprogress.ca
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Alberta separatists kicked us out of their event after asking about American support.
“It’s not coziness. We have mutual interests."
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
“It’s not coziness. We have mutual interests."
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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They moved the event, they stacked the room, delegates had to swear they were supporting PP to get invite. I kept saying he'd get 80+% so no surprise. But you're right after that speech he is their problem. They wouldn't change. As a Lib I'm glad. He & CPC wont win! Hooray! #cdnpoli
The CPC party has 600,000 members.
Only 2,500 voted.
This is not a landslide!
There are problems in the party!
Only 2,500 voted.
This is not a landslide!
There are problems in the party!
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
They moved the event, they stacked the room, delegates had to swear they were supporting PP to get invite. I kept saying he'd get 80+% so no surprise. But you're right after that speech he is their problem. They wouldn't change. As a Lib I'm glad. He & CPC wont win! Hooray! #cdnpoli