Katherine Janson
@katherinejanson.bsky.social
Former investigative journalist l Strategic communications l Brand building l Social impact l Proud Canadian 🇨🇦
Director of Communications at @scpartners.bsky.social
Director of Communications at @scpartners.bsky.social
I love words.
There's a new term out there, bubbling into the lexicon. It describes the pattern of the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer.
Welcome to the K-shaped economy.
Prediction: 2025 word of the year.
#WordNerd #EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
theweek.com/business/eco...
There's a new term out there, bubbling into the lexicon. It describes the pattern of the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer.
Welcome to the K-shaped economy.
Prediction: 2025 word of the year.
#WordNerd #EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
theweek.com/business/eco...
Why has America’s economy gone K-shaped?
The wealthy are doing well. Everybody else is scrimping.
theweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I love words.
There's a new term out there, bubbling into the lexicon. It describes the pattern of the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer.
Welcome to the K-shaped economy.
Prediction: 2025 word of the year.
#WordNerd #EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
theweek.com/business/eco...
There's a new term out there, bubbling into the lexicon. It describes the pattern of the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer.
Welcome to the K-shaped economy.
Prediction: 2025 word of the year.
#WordNerd #EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
theweek.com/business/eco...
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As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth.
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada’s economy? | The Hub
As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth. Falice Chin writes in The Hub that it’s no coinciden...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth.
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
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When U.S. tariffs threaten creativity, Canada must defend its filmmakers and cultural sovereignty.
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When U.S. tariffs threaten creativity, Canada must defend its filmmakers and cultural sovereignty.
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
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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 national security bathroom vanity. Got it.
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The national security bathroom vanity. Got it.
Reposted by Katherine Janson
🚨New explainer🚨
Levels of Foreign Direct Investment don't actually tell us much about the state of the economy.
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social's Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social unpack what FDI is, when it is and isn’t beneficial and why these nuances matters.
tinyurl.com/2s3p57w7
#CdnPoli #EconSky
Levels of Foreign Direct Investment don't actually tell us much about the state of the economy.
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social's Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social unpack what FDI is, when it is and isn’t beneficial and why these nuances matters.
tinyurl.com/2s3p57w7
#CdnPoli #EconSky
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨New explainer🚨
Levels of Foreign Direct Investment don't actually tell us much about the state of the economy.
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social's Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social unpack what FDI is, when it is and isn’t beneficial and why these nuances matters.
tinyurl.com/2s3p57w7
#CdnPoli #EconSky
Levels of Foreign Direct Investment don't actually tell us much about the state of the economy.
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social's Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social unpack what FDI is, when it is and isn’t beneficial and why these nuances matters.
tinyurl.com/2s3p57w7
#CdnPoli #EconSky
A great day for employee ownership in Canada. #CdnPoli #CanadaSky #EconSky #EOTs #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A great day for employee ownership in Canada. #CdnPoli #CanadaSky #EconSky #EOTs #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts
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As Minister Champagne says, employee ownership is a "game changer" for companies like Taproot, for the broader Canadian economy and for frontline workers like Kam.
Congratulations to Kam and all 750 Taproot employees on becoming owners - and Canada's largest EOT!
#OwnershipMatters
Congratulations to Kam and all 750 Taproot employees on becoming owners - and Canada's largest EOT!
#OwnershipMatters
September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As Minister Champagne says, employee ownership is a "game changer" for companies like Taproot, for the broader Canadian economy and for frontline workers like Kam.
Congratulations to Kam and all 750 Taproot employees on becoming owners - and Canada's largest EOT!
#OwnershipMatters
Congratulations to Kam and all 750 Taproot employees on becoming owners - and Canada's largest EOT!
#OwnershipMatters
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Thank you for your continued leadership on #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts,
@turnbullwhitby.bsky.social at a crucial time for economic sovereignty.
Especially with an enduring tax incentive, EOTs can keep companies Canadian, keep jobs local and build wealth for workers.
#OwnershipMatters
@turnbullwhitby.bsky.social at a crucial time for economic sovereignty.
Especially with an enduring tax incentive, EOTs can keep companies Canadian, keep jobs local and build wealth for workers.
#OwnershipMatters
September 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thank you for your continued leadership on #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts,
@turnbullwhitby.bsky.social at a crucial time for economic sovereignty.
Especially with an enduring tax incentive, EOTs can keep companies Canadian, keep jobs local and build wealth for workers.
#OwnershipMatters
@turnbullwhitby.bsky.social at a crucial time for economic sovereignty.
Especially with an enduring tax incentive, EOTs can keep companies Canadian, keep jobs local and build wealth for workers.
#OwnershipMatters
Reposted by Katherine Janson
The wealthiest Canadians pay lower tax rates than what the average worker pays.
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
August 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The wealthiest Canadians pay lower tax rates than what the average worker pays.
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Ownership matters.
4 ways employee-owned companies are better.
#EmployeeOwnership #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
4 ways employee-owned companies are better.
#EmployeeOwnership #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
August 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ownership matters.
4 ways employee-owned companies are better.
#EmployeeOwnership #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
4 ways employee-owned companies are better.
#EmployeeOwnership #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Reposted by Katherine Janson
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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"Inequality — be it economic, racial or political — erodes social trust, diminishes belief in democracy and can create openings for demagogues."
@rbreich.bsky.social in the NYT Interview.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtC...
@rbreich.bsky.social in the NYT Interview.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtC...
Robert Reich: How Bullies Drive Economic Inequality | The Interview
YouTube video by The Interview
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Inequality — be it economic, racial or political — erodes social trust, diminishes belief in democracy and can create openings for demagogues."
@rbreich.bsky.social in the NYT Interview.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtC...
@rbreich.bsky.social in the NYT Interview.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtC...
June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Through years of coalition building and political advocacy, we helped bring #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts to Canada.
EOTs are poised to explode in popularity in Canada – securing entrepreneurs’ legacies, preserving local jobs and keeping companies Canadian-owned.
#OwnOrBeOwned #Never51 #EconSky
EOTs are poised to explode in popularity in Canada – securing entrepreneurs’ legacies, preserving local jobs and keeping companies Canadian-owned.
#OwnOrBeOwned #Never51 #EconSky
June 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Through years of coalition building and political advocacy, we helped bring #EmployeeOwnershipTrusts to Canada.
EOTs are poised to explode in popularity in Canada – securing entrepreneurs’ legacies, preserving local jobs and keeping companies Canadian-owned.
#OwnOrBeOwned #Never51 #EconSky
EOTs are poised to explode in popularity in Canada – securing entrepreneurs’ legacies, preserving local jobs and keeping companies Canadian-owned.
#OwnOrBeOwned #Never51 #EconSky
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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The question was never if they would turn on each, but after how much damage had already been done.
Unfortunately, the answer is "immeasurable."
Unfortunately, the answer is "immeasurable."
June 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The question was never if they would turn on each, but after how much damage had already been done.
Unfortunately, the answer is "immeasurable."
Unfortunately, the answer is "immeasurable."
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TACO Belle, the least-worst new-new-NAFTA and the grift that keeps on grifting.
All this and more in our biweekly newsletter.
Come for the strategy, stay for the snark. Come for the snark, stay for the strategy.
Read + subscribe: mailchi.mp/f5cac23d4b16... #CanadaSky #CdnPoli
All this and more in our biweekly newsletter.
Come for the strategy, stay for the snark. Come for the snark, stay for the strategy.
Read + subscribe: mailchi.mp/f5cac23d4b16... #CanadaSky #CdnPoli
June 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
TACO Belle, the least-worst new-new-NAFTA and the grift that keeps on grifting.
All this and more in our biweekly newsletter.
Come for the strategy, stay for the snark. Come for the snark, stay for the strategy.
Read + subscribe: mailchi.mp/f5cac23d4b16... #CanadaSky #CdnPoli
All this and more in our biweekly newsletter.
Come for the strategy, stay for the snark. Come for the snark, stay for the strategy.
Read + subscribe: mailchi.mp/f5cac23d4b16... #CanadaSky #CdnPoli
When I hit 6' in grade 8, I looked up to my own mother, who still had an inch on me.
"You're not tall. Everyone else is just short," she used to say.
It stuck.
I will not shrink. I do not want to. ❤️ Thanks, Mom.
And thanks, @susan-swan.bsky.social. Worth a read! 👇
"You're not tall. Everyone else is just short," she used to say.
It stuck.
I will not shrink. I do not want to. ❤️ Thanks, Mom.
And thanks, @susan-swan.bsky.social. Worth a read! 👇
When @susan-swan.bsky.social’s mother measured her height, she was confronted with a problem. “I’m six-foot-two, and I’m only twelve,” she writes. “The measuring contest has presented me with something unfixable: I’m big. Maybe, god forbid, I will get bigger.” thewalrus.ca/in-defence-of-bi...
June 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I hit 6' in grade 8, I looked up to my own mother, who still had an inch on me.
"You're not tall. Everyone else is just short," she used to say.
It stuck.
I will not shrink. I do not want to. ❤️ Thanks, Mom.
And thanks, @susan-swan.bsky.social. Worth a read! 👇
"You're not tall. Everyone else is just short," she used to say.
It stuck.
I will not shrink. I do not want to. ❤️ Thanks, Mom.
And thanks, @susan-swan.bsky.social. Worth a read! 👇
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Happy World Bicycle Day.
June 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy World Bicycle Day.
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Reposted by Katherine Janson
Our richest 1% own a quarter of Canada's wealth.
We get a new billionaire every 12 weeks.
It ain't fair, and it's not solving the productivity crisis, either.
Employee-owned companies are 8-12% MORE PRODUCTIVE than those not owned by workers.
When working people win, Canada wins.
#CanadaSky
We get a new billionaire every 12 weeks.
It ain't fair, and it's not solving the productivity crisis, either.
Employee-owned companies are 8-12% MORE PRODUCTIVE than those not owned by workers.
When working people win, Canada wins.
#CanadaSky
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our richest 1% own a quarter of Canada's wealth.
We get a new billionaire every 12 weeks.
It ain't fair, and it's not solving the productivity crisis, either.
Employee-owned companies are 8-12% MORE PRODUCTIVE than those not owned by workers.
When working people win, Canada wins.
#CanadaSky
We get a new billionaire every 12 weeks.
It ain't fair, and it's not solving the productivity crisis, either.
Employee-owned companies are 8-12% MORE PRODUCTIVE than those not owned by workers.
When working people win, Canada wins.
#CanadaSky