Jacques Poitras
@poitrasj.bsky.social
CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick. Publicly funded & independent. Author of five non-fiction books. My newsletter: https://jacquespoitras.substack.com?r=o9a37&utm_medium=ios
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N.B. won’t be part of Supreme Court case on suspending Charter rights | CBC News
The New Brunswick government is taking a pass on one of the biggest legal cases on Charter rights in Canada in years. The province quietly withdrew in August from a Supreme Court of Canada case that w...
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New Brunswick is taking a pass on one of the biggest Charter rights cases in years: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Expos documentary on Netflix is very good. ⚾️
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Expos documentary on Netflix is very good. ⚾️
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Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
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Who wants a very detailed poll-by-poll map of the last election you can go scour?
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Who wants a very detailed poll-by-poll map of the last election you can go scour?
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
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While researching my current column, I had trouble finding something PM Carney said in a speech in either Factiva or Google, so I tried asking ChatGPT-5 to search for it. This was its internal response.
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
While researching my current column, I had trouble finding something PM Carney said in a speech in either Factiva or Google, so I tried asking ChatGPT-5 to search for it. This was its internal response.
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
One year after policy change by Holt Liberals, surgical abortion access in New Brunswick remains a work in progress. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.B. abortion access a work in progress one year after policy change | CBC News
A year after the New Brunswick government eliminated the last legal limit on access to surgical abortions, the same three hospitals are the only places where the procedure is offered, and doctors are ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
One year after policy change by Holt Liberals, surgical abortion access in New Brunswick remains a work in progress. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Goodbye oil and gas cap? Ottawa signals it’s gone, with some caveats | CBC News
After months of speculation, the federal government is signalling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But it comes with some strings attached.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
A beautiful and wise little book.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A beautiful and wise little book.
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Pretty sure that’s a new - though very fitting - cover for Orwell’s masterpiece…
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pretty sure that’s a new - though very fitting - cover for Orwell’s masterpiece…
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
The Art of the Impersonal Essay www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Art of the Impersonal Essay www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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We are proud to announce that the new Anderson Bridge will open to all traffic by 6 PM tonight.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are proud to announce that the new Anderson Bridge will open to all traffic by 6 PM tonight.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
Holt government eliminating 8-cent-per-litre “cost of carbon adjustor” effective Dec. 1. Story to come.
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Holt government eliminating 8-cent-per-litre “cost of carbon adjustor” effective Dec. 1. Story to come.
What if? Long ago, I requested through RTI, and reported on, Premier Frank McKenna's speaking notes in the event of a Yes vote in the Quebec referendum, which was 30 years ago today. I dug them out recently to show younger colleagues.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What if? Long ago, I requested through RTI, and reported on, Premier Frank McKenna's speaking notes in the event of a Yes vote in the Quebec referendum, which was 30 years ago today. I dug them out recently to show younger colleagues.
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Today in Canadian parliamentary history - October 29, 1925: Incumbent Liberal PM King wins 100 seats, Meighen's Conservatives win 116 but King does not resign. Cue the King-Byng affair of 1926!
Nerds: What are we doing to mark King-Byng at 100? Conference on vice regals/reserve powers? Cake? Both?
Nerds: What are we doing to mark King-Byng at 100? Conference on vice regals/reserve powers? Cake? Both?
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today in Canadian parliamentary history - October 29, 1925: Incumbent Liberal PM King wins 100 seats, Meighen's Conservatives win 116 but King does not resign. Cue the King-Byng affair of 1926!
Nerds: What are we doing to mark King-Byng at 100? Conference on vice regals/reserve powers? Cake? Both?
Nerds: What are we doing to mark King-Byng at 100? Conference on vice regals/reserve powers? Cake? Both?
Higgs haunts them still: former PC premier weighs in on party’s direction, leadership, and even its name. Analysis from me. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | A year after defeat, Higgs haunts debate over PC Party’s direction | CBC News
In New Brunswick politics, most defeated premiers exit quietly, staying out of debates within their parties about what future direction to take or who should be the next leader.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Higgs haunts them still: former PC premier weighs in on party’s direction, leadership, and even its name. Analysis from me. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hear me out (niche maritimer post)
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hear me out (niche maritimer post)
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In slightly more positive news, Trump also left the door open to not following through on the 10% tariff hike. “We’ll see,” he said when asked about an implementation date.
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In slightly more positive news, Trump also left the door open to not following through on the 10% tariff hike. “We’ll see,” he said when asked about an implementation date.
New Brunswick is taking a pass on one of the biggest Charter rights cases in years: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.B. won’t be part of Supreme Court case on suspending Charter rights | CBC News
The New Brunswick government is taking a pass on one of the biggest legal cases on Charter rights in Canada in years. The province quietly withdrew in August from a Supreme Court of Canada case that w...
www.cbc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New Brunswick is taking a pass on one of the biggest Charter rights cases in years: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Great time to subscribe to get tomorrow's weekly newsletter compiling the week's N.B. political coverage: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great time to subscribe to get tomorrow's weekly newsletter compiling the week's N.B. political coverage: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?
Peak pre-Halloween dew-on-web on security gate at the New Brunswick legislature.
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Peak pre-Halloween dew-on-web on security gate at the New Brunswick legislature.
More than half of the gas stations the New Brunswick government inspected this year were violating provincial environmental rules: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More than half of inspected N.B. gas stations broke rules, province says | CBC News
More than half the gas stations inspected by the New Brunswick government this year after a major leak at a Woodstock station were violating provincial regulations that apply to their storage tanks.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
More than half of the gas stations the New Brunswick government inspected this year were violating provincial environmental rules: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Here's my look at the Holt Liberal government's Throne Speech, and some interesting comments the premier made to protestors opposing the proposed Tantramar natural gas plant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Holt lays out legislative agenda, has ‘questions’ about gas plant | CBC News
The Liberal government laid out a vague agenda for a new session of the New Brunswick legislature on Tuesday, after the premier addressed protesters from the Tantramar area who are angry about a propo...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Here's my look at the Holt Liberal government's Throne Speech, and some interesting comments the premier made to protestors opposing the proposed Tantramar natural gas plant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Post-vacation, my weekly N.B. political newsletter returns to its normal rhythm tomorrow morning. Subscribe now: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?
October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Post-vacation, my weekly N.B. political newsletter returns to its normal rhythm tomorrow morning. Subscribe now: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?