Gregory Taylor 🇨🇦
@gregorytaylor.bsky.social
U Calgary associate professor. Communications policy and various random thoughts, usually music.
My Media Industries class has been giving some stellar presentations largely based upon reports from @mediamorphis.bsky.social and the terrific crew working at the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. Great resource.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My Media Industries class has been giving some stellar presentations largely based upon reports from @mediamorphis.bsky.social and the terrific crew working at the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project. Great resource.
This is excellent investigative journalism. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is excellent investigative journalism. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
A quick glance through the news and there are multiple scandals just today which would have brought down a president in previous eras. And I don't think anyone expects any of them to stick in 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A quick glance through the news and there are multiple scandals just today which would have brought down a president in previous eras. And I don't think anyone expects any of them to stick in 2025.
Great development for Canadian connectivity. The large incumbents have had ample time and we still have numerous dead zones, it is time to allow and encourage some smaller players to finish connecting Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
In Quebec, a small telco is taking on the challenge of bringing cell service to ‘dead zones’
When complete, Eeyou Mobility’s network will cover 550 kilometres of roadway
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Great development for Canadian connectivity. The large incumbents have had ample time and we still have numerous dead zones, it is time to allow and encourage some smaller players to finish connecting Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The Harder They Come is my all-time favourite soundtrack.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The Harder They Come is my all-time favourite soundtrack.
Dear Mr VP: I'm pretty sure our national public broadcaster dreams of having that sort of influence. Thank you for your concern.
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Dear Mr VP: I'm pretty sure our national public broadcaster dreams of having that sort of influence. Thank you for your concern.
This is a terrific piece of journalism (and not just because I'm in it). www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Why Canada’s roadways are studded with cellphone ‘dead zones’
Ottawa has not adequately pushed cellphone companies to increase coverage, experts say, preventing people in emergencies from receiving help
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is a terrific piece of journalism (and not just because I'm in it). www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
This absolutely should not be allowed to blow over, yet I fear it will. You know how "the coward" often precedes the name of Robert Ford in writings about the American west? How about that honorific for the entire Republican Party?
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This absolutely should not be allowed to blow over, yet I fear it will. You know how "the coward" often precedes the name of Robert Ford in writings about the American west? How about that honorific for the entire Republican Party?
@thestar.com hired @lizrenzetti.bsky.social and @justinling.ca, so I just subscribed. Now up the Alberta content please. There's all kinds of weird stuff happening out here.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@thestar.com hired @lizrenzetti.bsky.social and @justinling.ca, so I just subscribed. Now up the Alberta content please. There's all kinds of weird stuff happening out here.
"Ottawa still acts as if the country begins in Windsor and ends at Quebec City. The same decisions are made by the same people in the same rooms".
It's like the two terms of Stephen Harper (fierce Calgarian, and graduate of my west Toronto high school) never happened. macleans.ca/politics/how...
It's like the two terms of Stephen Harper (fierce Calgarian, and graduate of my west Toronto high school) never happened. macleans.ca/politics/how...
How to Fix Western Alienation - Macleans.ca
Ottawa feels out of touch. Spreading the federal government across the country would rebuild trust.
macleans.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
"Ottawa still acts as if the country begins in Windsor and ends at Quebec City. The same decisions are made by the same people in the same rooms".
It's like the two terms of Stephen Harper (fierce Calgarian, and graduate of my west Toronto high school) never happened. macleans.ca/politics/how...
It's like the two terms of Stephen Harper (fierce Calgarian, and graduate of my west Toronto high school) never happened. macleans.ca/politics/how...
Second use of the Notwithstanding Clause in the last month in my home province. Why bother having a Charter at all? calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Bill 9: Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on its three laws impacting transgender people
Alberta has tabled legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause for three controversial laws that affect transgender people
calgaryherald.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Second use of the Notwithstanding Clause in the last month in my home province. Why bother having a Charter at all? calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Superman himself would have said "forget it, I'm out of here".
Every day, a fresh, astounding obscenity from the trash that we elected to govern our nation and the filth that they've gathered around them to enjoy power. Every fucking day,.
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Superman himself would have said "forget it, I'm out of here".
Absolutely. The rest of Canada misses out on this great niche of Canadian journalism. My home is pulling for the Boss.
I would read an update on big bear drama every day if someone would only write one.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Boss vs. Split Lip: Big bears battle it out to rule Banff | CBC News
Bears No. 122 and 136, known as The Boss and Split Lip respectively, are arguably two of the most famous grizzlies in Canada. The Boss is currently considered Banff National Park's dominant grizzly be...
www.cbc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Absolutely. The rest of Canada misses out on this great niche of Canadian journalism. My home is pulling for the Boss.
Cheers to the Imperial Pub. My old Toronto rapidly ceases to exist. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
Imperial Pub closes after 81 years in downtown Toronto
Closure comes as Toronto Metropolitan University plans to build new student-housing and education complexes
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Cheers to the Imperial Pub. My old Toronto rapidly ceases to exist. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
"...a time when the public broadcaster is at the centre of a culture war over its relevance and mandate".
What war Mr. Yakabuski? Even the Conservatives dropped their anti CBC rhetoric last election campaign because it didn't resonate with Canadians. www.theglobeandmail.com
What war Mr. Yakabuski? Even the Conservatives dropped their anti CBC rhetoric last election campaign because it didn't resonate with Canadians. www.theglobeandmail.com
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November 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"...a time when the public broadcaster is at the centre of a culture war over its relevance and mandate".
What war Mr. Yakabuski? Even the Conservatives dropped their anti CBC rhetoric last election campaign because it didn't resonate with Canadians. www.theglobeandmail.com
What war Mr. Yakabuski? Even the Conservatives dropped their anti CBC rhetoric last election campaign because it didn't resonate with Canadians. www.theglobeandmail.com
agreed.
For me, this is at the crux of the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause.
By using the notwithstanding clause pre-emptively - which, again, they *can* but *need not* do - the UCP is not simply admitting that their laws are breaching Charter rights and bypassing the courts.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
They are further admitting that their laws cannot be justified in a free and democratic society.
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
agreed.
Wow. Refusing to properly fund their own policy initiative that has come back to bite them.
A UCP-majority committee refused to give Alberta’s chief electoral officer the funding he says he needs to administer recall and citizen petition applications.
Campaigners say it’s a political move to thwart their efforts to hold the government accountable. #AbLeg
Campaigners say it’s a political move to thwart their efforts to hold the government accountable. #AbLeg
Recall organizers say UCP MLAs limiting Elections Alberta funding thwarts their efforts | CBC News
The organizers of some grassroots campaigns to recall United Conservative Party MLAs say a refusal to properly fund Elections Alberta is interfering with democratic rights.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Wow. Refusing to properly fund their own policy initiative that has come back to bite them.
I wonder how much extra Rogers made with the Wold Series extending into November, so people across Canada delayed canceling Sportsnet subscriptions by a month?
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I wonder how much extra Rogers made with the Wold Series extending into November, so people across Canada delayed canceling Sportsnet subscriptions by a month?
already a game that will be discussed in hushed tones for years.
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
already a game that will be discussed in hushed tones for years.
Jays looking absolutely dominant.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Jays looking absolutely dominant.
Can now confirm that streaming the ball game is approximately one minute behind the OTA baseball broadcast on CityTV. Another reason to maintain the OTA sector.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Can now confirm that streaming the ball game is approximately one minute behind the OTA baseball broadcast on CityTV. Another reason to maintain the OTA sector.
And now some positive news...https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/results-petition-keep-alberta-in-canada-9.6956689
October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And now some positive news...https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/results-petition-keep-alberta-in-canada-9.6956689
Nenshi has been in the Alberta legislature exactly one day. He's going to have an impact.
Danielle Smith is using the notwithstanding clause to protect herself while crushing individuals' Charter rights.
That’s not freedom, that’s cowardice.
And Albertans won’t stand for it.
That’s not freedom, that’s cowardice.
And Albertans won’t stand for it.
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nenshi has been in the Alberta legislature exactly one day. He's going to have an impact.
Our UPC government would rather override the Constitution than properly fund public education in the Alberta.
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Our UPC government would rather override the Constitution than properly fund public education in the Alberta.
Reposted by Gregory Taylor 🇨🇦
Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.