Jon Shell
@jonshell.bsky.social
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You know what’s easier than making a generational investment and building a bunch of new things? Not selling the things we already have.
An investment strategy without an ownership strategy from the federal government is not good enough.
@jonshell.bsky.social
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An investment strategy without an ownership strategy from the federal government is not good enough.
@jonshell.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ca...
You can’t be sovereign if you don’t own anything
Canada needs an ownership strategy, not just an investment strategy The day before the Canadian federal budget was introduced, a Canadian gold mining company called New Gold announced that it would be...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You know what’s easier than making a generational investment and building a bunch of new things? Not selling the things we already have.
An investment strategy without an ownership strategy from the federal government is not good enough.
@jonshell.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ca...
An investment strategy without an ownership strategy from the federal government is not good enough.
@jonshell.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ca...
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Canada’s wealth gap is way worse than official data show.
The PBO just confirmed the top 1% own nearly 25% of all wealth—which StatsCan missed because it doesn’t even count the richest families in its surveys.
🔗 Read more: socialcapitalpartners.ca/wealth-inequ...
#CdnPoli #BillionaireBlindspot
The PBO just confirmed the top 1% own nearly 25% of all wealth—which StatsCan missed because it doesn’t even count the richest families in its surveys.
🔗 Read more: socialcapitalpartners.ca/wealth-inequ...
#CdnPoli #BillionaireBlindspot
Wealth inequality in Canada is far worse than StatsCan reports
Our government’s best available data on Canada’s wealth gap excludes, by design, the wealthiest families in the country. As SCP Director of Policy Dan Skilleter writes, if we didn’t have the Parliamen...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Canada’s wealth gap is way worse than official data show.
The PBO just confirmed the top 1% own nearly 25% of all wealth—which StatsCan missed because it doesn’t even count the richest families in its surveys.
🔗 Read more: socialcapitalpartners.ca/wealth-inequ...
#CdnPoli #BillionaireBlindspot
The PBO just confirmed the top 1% own nearly 25% of all wealth—which StatsCan missed because it doesn’t even count the richest families in its surveys.
🔗 Read more: socialcapitalpartners.ca/wealth-inequ...
#CdnPoli #BillionaireBlindspot
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🚨New video🚨
As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🚨New video🚨
As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
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The Parkland (🍁) sale to Sunoco (🗽) offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty.
Ottawa should say no.
Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.
#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Ottawa should say no.
Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.
#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Canada should reject Sunoco’s US$9-billion takeover of Parkland
The Parkland sale to Sunoco offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty. Ottawa should say no.
policyoptions.irpp.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Parkland (🍁) sale to Sunoco (🗽) offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty.
Ottawa should say no.
Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.
#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Ottawa should say no.
Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.
#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Build, baby, build? Or sell, baby, sell?
Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland is a bad deal for Canada, and should be rejected.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland is a bad deal for Canada, and should be rejected.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Canada should reject Sunoco’s US$9-billion takeover of Parkland
The Parkland sale to Sunoco offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty. Ottawa should say no.
policyoptions.irpp.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Build, baby, build? Or sell, baby, sell?
Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland is a bad deal for Canada, and should be rejected.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland is a bad deal for Canada, and should be rejected.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...
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Today's meeting with @jonshell.bsky.social , chair of @scpartners.bsky.social , @danskilleter.bsky.social, Gene Chartier, Taylor Seek hon, and Lee Chitiz, all representing Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), was productive and insightful.
#employeeownershiptrusts
#employeeownershiptrusts
September 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Today's meeting with @jonshell.bsky.social , chair of @scpartners.bsky.social , @danskilleter.bsky.social, Gene Chartier, Taylor Seek hon, and Lee Chitiz, all representing Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), was productive and insightful.
#employeeownershiptrusts
#employeeownershiptrusts
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For @guardian I wrote about how the world is separating from America this Independence Day.
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This Fourth of July, the world declares its independence from America | Stephen Marche
America is turning away from itself, and the rest of the world must follow
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For @guardian I wrote about how the world is separating from America this Independence Day.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...
We can't win this trade war with the US, but we can win the next one.
Appeared on @stephenmarche.bsky.social's new podcast Gloves Off (lnkd.in/gtc3qFRa) to talk about whether free trade with America has really been good for Canada and what a pivot toward a Middle Power Alliance could look like.
Appeared on @stephenmarche.bsky.social's new podcast Gloves Off (lnkd.in/gtc3qFRa) to talk about whether free trade with America has really been good for Canada and what a pivot toward a Middle Power Alliance could look like.
July 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We can't win this trade war with the US, but we can win the next one.
Appeared on @stephenmarche.bsky.social's new podcast Gloves Off (lnkd.in/gtc3qFRa) to talk about whether free trade with America has really been good for Canada and what a pivot toward a Middle Power Alliance could look like.
Appeared on @stephenmarche.bsky.social's new podcast Gloves Off (lnkd.in/gtc3qFRa) to talk about whether free trade with America has really been good for Canada and what a pivot toward a Middle Power Alliance could look like.
How long until the MAGA cover of "Not Like Us" about Elon?
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
How long until the MAGA cover of "Not Like Us" about Elon?
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Growth that widens inequality will weaken, not strengthen our economy.
Canada Strong means putting economic sovereignty and broad access to wealth-building at the heart of our agenda.
Read Matthew's piece: socialcapitalpartners.ca/as-the-feder...
#CanadaSky #CdnPoli #AlwaysCanada #Never51
Canada Strong means putting economic sovereignty and broad access to wealth-building at the heart of our agenda.
Read Matthew's piece: socialcapitalpartners.ca/as-the-feder...
#CanadaSky #CdnPoli #AlwaysCanada #Never51
As the federal government sets out to “build, baby, build,” do we want to own or be owned?
As our new government pursues growth and a nation-building agenda, we should remember this lesson from history: too often, we build and invest, only to sell off our assets and resources to the highest...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
May 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Growth that widens inequality will weaken, not strengthen our economy.
Canada Strong means putting economic sovereignty and broad access to wealth-building at the heart of our agenda.
Read Matthew's piece: socialcapitalpartners.ca/as-the-feder...
#CanadaSky #CdnPoli #AlwaysCanada #Never51
Canada Strong means putting economic sovereignty and broad access to wealth-building at the heart of our agenda.
Read Matthew's piece: socialcapitalpartners.ca/as-the-feder...
#CanadaSky #CdnPoli #AlwaysCanada #Never51
Sunoco's deal to buy Parkland is as clear a decision as the government is going to face. @mendelmatt.bsky.social and I write that it needs to be killed.
No new investment, lost good Canadian jobs and lost energy infrastructure to an American company. All for a small premium.
Embows up = no deal
No new investment, lost good Canadian jobs and lost energy infrastructure to an American company. All for a small premium.
Embows up = no deal
Canada should kill the Sunoco deal that would see the TX-based energy giant take over AB-based Parkland Corp.
Elbows up means using all available tools to protect Canadian sovereignty.
Read our op-ed in today's Star:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#ICA #AlwaysCanada #CdnPoli #Never51 #EconSky
Elbows up means using all available tools to protect Canadian sovereignty.
Read our op-ed in today's Star:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#ICA #AlwaysCanada #CdnPoli #Never51 #EconSky
May 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sunoco's deal to buy Parkland is as clear a decision as the government is going to face. @mendelmatt.bsky.social and I write that it needs to be killed.
No new investment, lost good Canadian jobs and lost energy infrastructure to an American company. All for a small premium.
Embows up = no deal
No new investment, lost good Canadian jobs and lost energy infrastructure to an American company. All for a small premium.
Embows up = no deal
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PM Carney met Trump at the White House last week and passed his first real test.
Now he faces a different kind of test.
Will Canada be willing to go "elbows up" in the Sunoco/ Parkland energy takeover and kill the deal?
@mendelmatt.bsky.social, @jonshell.bsky.social 👇
#Never51 #CanadaSky
Now he faces a different kind of test.
Will Canada be willing to go "elbows up" in the Sunoco/ Parkland energy takeover and kill the deal?
@mendelmatt.bsky.social, @jonshell.bsky.social 👇
#Never51 #CanadaSky
Mark Carney passed a tough test in Washington. He now faces an even tougher one at home
Canada cannot afford to cede further control of its infrastructure to foreign interests.
www.thestar.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
PM Carney met Trump at the White House last week and passed his first real test.
Now he faces a different kind of test.
Will Canada be willing to go "elbows up" in the Sunoco/ Parkland energy takeover and kill the deal?
@mendelmatt.bsky.social, @jonshell.bsky.social 👇
#Never51 #CanadaSky
Now he faces a different kind of test.
Will Canada be willing to go "elbows up" in the Sunoco/ Parkland energy takeover and kill the deal?
@mendelmatt.bsky.social, @jonshell.bsky.social 👇
#Never51 #CanadaSky
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As the threat to Canada’s sovereignty intensifies, we need policies that keep Canadian companies owned by Canadians.
Employee-ownership is growing in 🍁 for good reasons:
- more wealth for workers
- more resilient in recessions
- more productive
🔗 goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
#EOT #CdnPoli
Employee-ownership is growing in 🍁 for good reasons:
- more wealth for workers
- more resilient in recessions
- more productive
🔗 goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
#EOT #CdnPoli
May 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As the threat to Canada’s sovereignty intensifies, we need policies that keep Canadian companies owned by Canadians.
Employee-ownership is growing in 🍁 for good reasons:
- more wealth for workers
- more resilient in recessions
- more productive
🔗 goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
#EOT #CdnPoli
Employee-ownership is growing in 🍁 for good reasons:
- more wealth for workers
- more resilient in recessions
- more productive
🔗 goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
#EOT #CdnPoli
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Corporate leaders are obsessing over GDP per capita.
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Corporate leaders are obsessing over GDP per capita.
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
At PPF growth summit. Starting with a classic orthodox economic speech by a bank economist. Manufacturing isn't important, invest in services, we have educated people. Yawn.
April 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
At PPF growth summit. Starting with a classic orthodox economic speech by a bank economist. Manufacturing isn't important, invest in services, we have educated people. Yawn.
Yesterday, America had their “Liberation Day.” Now it’s time for the rest of us to plan our own.
The world needs a new Alliance, independent of the US or China.
Here's one way to do it. It's wrong and incomplete. But maybe it can help get the ball rolling.
jonshell.medium.com/manifesto-fo...
The world needs a new Alliance, independent of the US or China.
Here's one way to do it. It's wrong and incomplete. But maybe it can help get the ball rolling.
jonshell.medium.com/manifesto-fo...
Manifesto for the Rest(o)
Middle Powers Unite! It’s time to plan our own Liberation Day
jonshell.medium.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yesterday, America had their “Liberation Day.” Now it’s time for the rest of us to plan our own.
The world needs a new Alliance, independent of the US or China.
Here's one way to do it. It's wrong and incomplete. But maybe it can help get the ball rolling.
jonshell.medium.com/manifesto-fo...
The world needs a new Alliance, independent of the US or China.
Here's one way to do it. It's wrong and incomplete. But maybe it can help get the ball rolling.
jonshell.medium.com/manifesto-fo...
The bravest person in know, being awesome.
Rich tech leaders are sharing their ideas about how political decisions should be made. Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society, has to wonder: Is a Canadian version of DOGE in our future? thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of...
April 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The bravest person in know, being awesome.
Reposted by Jon Shell
Rich tech leaders are sharing their ideas about how political decisions should be made. Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society, has to wonder: Is a Canadian version of DOGE in our future? thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of...
April 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rich tech leaders are sharing their ideas about how political decisions should be made. Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy in digital society, has to wonder: Is a Canadian version of DOGE in our future? thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of...
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From fighter jets to TikTok, satellites to steel, nothing is off the table when it comes to creative-even-crazy ideas to secure Canada's sovereignty.
Fired up? Focused on the future? Full of ideas?
Read ours: tinyurl.com/ycxkfn82/
Add yours: 👇
#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky #EconSky
Fired up? Focused on the future? Full of ideas?
Read ours: tinyurl.com/ycxkfn82/
Add yours: 👇
#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky #EconSky
March 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
From fighter jets to TikTok, satellites to steel, nothing is off the table when it comes to creative-even-crazy ideas to secure Canada's sovereignty.
Fired up? Focused on the future? Full of ideas?
Read ours: tinyurl.com/ycxkfn82/
Add yours: 👇
#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky #EconSky
Fired up? Focused on the future? Full of ideas?
Read ours: tinyurl.com/ycxkfn82/
Add yours: 👇
#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky #EconSky
Canada didn't "steal" American auto jobs. We didn't even take them nicely.
Some facts about Trumps' latest lie in the trade war:
* As a % of population, Canada has underperformed the US in auto manufacturing jobs since 1992
* Both countries have about the same # of jobs as 1992
#Canadasky #elbowsup
Some facts about Trumps' latest lie in the trade war:
* As a % of population, Canada has underperformed the US in auto manufacturing jobs since 1992
* Both countries have about the same # of jobs as 1992
#Canadasky #elbowsup
March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Canada didn't "steal" American auto jobs. We didn't even take them nicely.
Some facts about Trumps' latest lie in the trade war:
* As a % of population, Canada has underperformed the US in auto manufacturing jobs since 1992
* Both countries have about the same # of jobs as 1992
#Canadasky #elbowsup
Some facts about Trumps' latest lie in the trade war:
* As a % of population, Canada has underperformed the US in auto manufacturing jobs since 1992
* Both countries have about the same # of jobs as 1992
#Canadasky #elbowsup
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Worker ownership is an effective model for local ownership and democratic control. Rather than having businesses shut down or sold to distant shareholders and corporate entities, they can be transferred to the workers themselves, allowing for jobs and profits to remain in their communities.
Opinion: How employee ownership can help secure Canadian sovereignty
As the threat to Canada’s sovereignty intensifies, we need policies that keep Canadian companies owned by Canadians.
calgaryherald.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Worker ownership is an effective model for local ownership and democratic control. Rather than having businesses shut down or sold to distant shareholders and corporate entities, they can be transferred to the workers themselves, allowing for jobs and profits to remain in their communities.
Employee Ownership can be an important tool in the fight for Canadian sovereignty. Current policy isn't up to the task. Michael Ras and my take in today's @calgaryherald.com. It's time to move this issue into the front and centre of the Canadian economic agenda.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: How employee ownership can help secure Canadian sovereignty
As the threat to Canada’s sovereignty intensifies, we need policies that keep Canadian companies owned by Canadians.
calgaryherald.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Employee Ownership can be an important tool in the fight for Canadian sovereignty. Current policy isn't up to the task. Michael Ras and my take in today's @calgaryherald.com. It's time to move this issue into the front and centre of the Canadian economic agenda.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
A few hundred workers at a company in Vermont are about to share in about $1B. They will get over $1M each on average. Some will get as much as $10M. Most of these will 𝒏𝒐𝒕 be executives - they will be receptionists, salespeople, analysts, etc.
#Thread #ESOP #Employeeownership
#Thread #ESOP #Employeeownership
February 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A few hundred workers at a company in Vermont are about to share in about $1B. They will get over $1M each on average. Some will get as much as $10M. Most of these will 𝒏𝒐𝒕 be executives - they will be receptionists, salespeople, analysts, etc.
#Thread #ESOP #Employeeownership
#Thread #ESOP #Employeeownership
I've had a reasonably long career and never cared about whatever title I happened to have. It just never mattered to me.
But now that you can be a "czar" it's the only thing I want in the world. I'd do anything to be a czar of something.
But now that you can be a "czar" it's the only thing I want in the world. I'd do anything to be a czar of something.
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've had a reasonably long career and never cared about whatever title I happened to have. It just never mattered to me.
But now that you can be a "czar" it's the only thing I want in the world. I'd do anything to be a czar of something.
But now that you can be a "czar" it's the only thing I want in the world. I'd do anything to be a czar of something.
A solid Canadian troll would be to hire someone from McKinsey as the fentanyl czar
February 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A solid Canadian troll would be to hire someone from McKinsey as the fentanyl czar