Dale Smith
@journodale.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Author. Nigellavangelist. Pedant about civic literacy and Star Wars/Trek. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column: The faux debate over Carney's future Senate plans #SenCA #cdnpoli
The faux debate over Carney’s future Senate plans - Loonie Politics
If Carney does start appointing more of his corporate friends to the Senate, they may clash with the activist senators that Trudeau appointed.
looniepolitics.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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New statement from PM Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
New statement from PM Carney.
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Pierre Poilievre’s Personal Assistant Explains Why He Supports Trump Invading Venezuela
youtu.be/NBrSxfzpSpI
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Pierre Poilievre’s Personal Assistant Explains Why He Supports Trump Invading Venezuela
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
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January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Pierre Poilievre’s Personal Assistant Explains Why He Supports Trump Invading Venezuela
youtu.be/NBrSxfzpSpI
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The JJ-Trek films are on at the gym today, and I’ll take it.
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The JJ-Trek films are on at the gym today, and I’ll take it.
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Not going to pretend to bring in a legitimate leader. At least not today
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Not going to pretend to bring in a legitimate leader. At least not today
Good/important thread.
A note for Canadians: export of Venezuelan heavy crude (similar to WCS from Cnd oilsands) was down to 100-200kbpd to Gulf Coast refineries.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
In absence of pipeline constraints, today will have little effect on differential between WCS and WTI.
Longer-term, it may depress price of WCS.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Good/important thread.
For the Saturday crowd, my Loonie Politics column: The faux debate over Carney's future Senate plans #SenCA #cdnpoli
The faux debate over Carney’s future Senate plans - Loonie Politics
If Carney does start appointing more of his corporate friends to the Senate, they may clash with the activist senators that Trudeau appointed.
looniepolitics.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
As people like Poilievre, Kenney and Chong line up to praise Trump.
There are many, many people still viewing world events like today's through an ideological prism, as if the Trump regime has coherent or principled worldviews.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
The sane among us realize Trump could just as easily "capture" the Canadian Prime Minister next month, on a whim.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
As people like Poilievre, Kenney and Chong line up to praise Trump.
As are all of the billions or "trillions" that Alberta thinks they're going to get from another pipeline anywhere else.
reviving Keystone XL seems a lot less likely this morning
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
As are all of the billions or "trillions" that Alberta thinks they're going to get from another pipeline anywhere else.
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column: The faux debate over Carney's future Senate plans #SenCA #cdnpoli
The faux debate over Carney’s future Senate plans - Loonie Politics
If Carney does start appointing more of his corporate friends to the Senate, they may clash with the activist senators that Trudeau appointed.
looniepolitics.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
For the evening crowd, my latest Loonie Politics column on the clues we're getting about Carney's future Senate appointments, and the faux debate over returning to a two-party Chamber #SenCA #cdnpoli
The faux debate over Carney’s future Senate plans - Loonie Politics
If Carney does start appointing more of his corporate friends to the Senate, they may clash with the activist senators that Trudeau appointed.
looniepolitics.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
From me:
With the daily barrage of news stories from the U.S., the assault on democracy in this country is going largely unnoticed by both the media and the public.
2025 brought the democratic backslide to Canada | Xtra Magazine
Mark Carney’s government needs to stand up for our rights or we’re headed in the direction of the U.S.
xtramagazine.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
From me:
New season of #RuPaulsDragRace is starting. I'm encouraged by the fact that all of the contestants seem to be over the age of 30 this season, and a lot of them are making their own outfits rather than just bragging about buying designer labels.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
New season of #RuPaulsDragRace is starting. I'm encouraged by the fact that all of the contestants seem to be over the age of 30 this season, and a lot of them are making their own outfits rather than just bragging about buying designer labels.
This used to be the kind of thing that the Canadian Secretary to the King would chair.
(To read more about that, check out my chapter in the book #RoyalProgress).
(To read more about that, check out my chapter in the book #RoyalProgress).
New post to clear up confusion:
The search for a new Canadian Governor General *should* be underway.
What should we be looking for?
A bilingual candidate who understands that being a viceregal representative is the last major public role one should perform.
The search for a new Canadian Governor General *should* be underway.
What should we be looking for?
A bilingual candidate who understands that being a viceregal representative is the last major public role one should perform.
January 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This used to be the kind of thing that the Canadian Secretary to the King would chair.
(To read more about that, check out my chapter in the book #RoyalProgress).
(To read more about that, check out my chapter in the book #RoyalProgress).
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Why this might be the year we take the threat that the US poses seriously...
January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Why this might be the year we take the threat that the US poses seriously...
That's literally how political organizations work. There is a whole cottage industry in the US of former campaign staff for each side who get paid big bucks to go to conventions around the democratic world to talk about "how they did it."
The IDU is not a backroom cabal pulling strings.
The IDU is not a backroom cabal pulling strings.
LOL
The "social club" just invited me to a two-day workshop to help anti-abortion candidates get elected...
#CdnMediaColludes
www.corruptario.ca/idu-harpers-...
The "social club" just invited me to a two-day workshop to help anti-abortion candidates get elected...
#CdnMediaColludes
www.corruptario.ca/idu-harpers-...
January 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
That's literally how political organizations work. There is a whole cottage industry in the US of former campaign staff for each side who get paid big bucks to go to conventions around the democratic world to talk about "how they did it."
The IDU is not a backroom cabal pulling strings.
The IDU is not a backroom cabal pulling strings.
FOR FUCK SAKES.
The IDU is not SPECTRE.
It's a social club for terrible people. That's it. Stop dreaming up conspiracy theories about its influence.
The IDU is not SPECTRE.
It's a social club for terrible people. That's it. Stop dreaming up conspiracy theories about its influence.
I really believe he's an IDU plant
January 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
FOR FUCK SAKES.
The IDU is not SPECTRE.
It's a social club for terrible people. That's it. Stop dreaming up conspiracy theories about its influence.
The IDU is not SPECTRE.
It's a social club for terrible people. That's it. Stop dreaming up conspiracy theories about its influence.
While depressing, a good point was made in here about how a number of those companies were only being performative in their reporting (which anti-greenwashing legislation helped to weed out, but Carney has since decided to water that legislation down).
The ESG and DEI backlash has caught up to corporate Canada - The Logic
Recent policy and market changes have prompted more Canadian companies to water down or remove social and environmental commitments
thelogic.co
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
While depressing, a good point was made in here about how a number of those companies were only being performative in their reporting (which anti-greenwashing legislation helped to weed out, but Carney has since decided to water that legislation down).
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The IBSF has the whole clip of the greenscreen for her headshot on IG.
IBSF | Bobsleigh | Skeleton on Instagram: "TV 🆚 Reality 😅
#IBSF #slidingtoMiCo2026 #skeleton #headshot #cortina"
680 likes, 21 comments - ibsfsliding on November 21, 2025: "TV 🆚 Reality 😅
#IBSF #slidingtoMiCo2026 #skeleton #headshot #cortina".
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January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The IBSF has the whole clip of the greenscreen for her headshot on IG.
There is certainly an element of learned helplessness around this that effectively turns a lot of municipalities into technocracies.
I find it interesting how elected officials say at times like this they are led around by City admin. I mean, you are elected officials.
January 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
There is certainly an element of learned helplessness around this that effectively turns a lot of municipalities into technocracies.
New column from me at Loonie Politics: The faux debate over Carney's future Senate plans #SenCA #cdnpoli
The faux debate over Carney’s future Senate plans - Loonie Politics
If Carney does start appointing more of his corporate friends to the Senate, they may clash with the activist senators that Trudeau appointed.
looniepolitics.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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“Grok says” - you might as well be quoting a Magic 8-Ball, what the fuck is wrong with you
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
“Grok says” - you might as well be quoting a Magic 8-Ball, what the fuck is wrong with you
What percentage of American politics is just coming up with cute acronyms? 50%? 60%?
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
What percentage of American politics is just coming up with cute acronyms? 50%? 60%?