Stephen Lautens
@stephenlautens.bsky.social
Writer, communications consultant, legal gadfly, velvet jacket enthusiast. Big believer in the rule of law. Desperately trying to remain optimistic against all the odds. Posts are clearly my own.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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The former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, sentenced to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. www.koreaherald.com/article/1...
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for leading insurrection
The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection. "It i
www.koreaherald.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, sentenced to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. www.koreaherald.com/article/1...
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Alberta's Ministry of Education says it is blacklisting CityNews unless it agrees to the UCP government's demand to unpublish a news article and publicly apologize to them
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Alberta's Ministry of Education says it is blacklisting CityNews unless it agrees to the UCP government's demand to unpublish a news article and publicly apologize to them
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JENEROUX: "Quite honestly it was the speech in Davos ... it felt disingenuous and quite simply wrong to be sitting on the sidelines anymore. So I reached out to the PM's office and will be joining his caucus and I couldn't be more proud to be here."
February 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
JENEROUX: "Quite honestly it was the speech in Davos ... it felt disingenuous and quite simply wrong to be sitting on the sidelines anymore. So I reached out to the PM's office and will be joining his caucus and I couldn't be more proud to be here."
Thanks Rudy. We get a kick out of it, even if we wander off topic from time to time. I often think the best part is the last 10 minutes.
February 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Thanks Rudy. We get a kick out of it, even if we wander off topic from time to time. I often think the best part is the last 10 minutes.
Canada has the best Olympic superfans.
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Canada has the best Olympic superfans.
Doug Ford attended Humber College for two months before dropping out with no diploma. web.archive.org/web/20181116...
Questioning Doug Ford’s Resume
After looking at Doug Ford’s Wikipedia page and reading his 2016 book Ford Nation, I have questions about three areas of his resume: his role in the family business, his lack of post-secondary educ…
web.archive.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Doug Ford attended Humber College for two months before dropping out with no diploma. web.archive.org/web/20181116...
Canada may not want to fully join the EU, but there are definitely advantages to being friends with benefits. #cdnpoli
New polling from Research Co finds nearly half of Canadians still support joining the EU, while a huge share oppose joining the United States
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Canadians Support EU Membership, While Rejecting American Statehood
Strong majorities support looking overseas for new trade opportunities in the face of American belligerence
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Canada may not want to fully join the EU, but there are definitely advantages to being friends with benefits. #cdnpoli
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Montreal this morning to unveil Canada's new defence industrial strategy. The plan is nothing short of standing up a massive new dual use industrial base, independent of the U.S.
File this under: America's allies are unplugging from the US with gusto.
File this under: America's allies are unplugging from the US with gusto.
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Montreal this morning to unveil Canada's new defence industrial strategy. The plan is nothing short of standing up a massive new dual use industrial base, independent of the U.S.
File this under: America's allies are unplugging from the US with gusto.
File this under: America's allies are unplugging from the US with gusto.
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www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Here it is #canada
We finally have a defence industrial national strategy
Please read it all - don’t depend on media that often omits or distorts sections
Here it is #canada
We finally have a defence industrial national strategy
Please read it all - don’t depend on media that often omits or distorts sections
Prime Minister Carney launches Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy to strengthen security, create prosperity, and reinforce strategic autonomy
To protect Canada’s sovereignty, build our prosperity, and strengthen our strategic autonomy, the Canadian government must change how we invest in defence.
www.pm.gc.ca
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Here it is #canada
We finally have a defence industrial national strategy
Please read it all - don’t depend on media that often omits or distorts sections
Here it is #canada
We finally have a defence industrial national strategy
Please read it all - don’t depend on media that often omits or distorts sections
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The low level of support among NDP supporters is surprising. A result of specific decisions (like back to work) or an ideological "courts are a tool of the oppressor" holdover? #cdnpoli
February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The low level of support among NDP supporters is surprising. A result of specific decisions (like back to work) or an ideological "courts are a tool of the oppressor" holdover? #cdnpoli
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Concerning, brought to you by sore loserism and a poisoned right-wing information ecosystem that tries to ape the American swamp as much as it possibly can (while legacy media both-sides it to death).
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Concerning, brought to you by sore loserism and a poisoned right-wing information ecosystem that tries to ape the American swamp as much as it possibly can (while legacy media both-sides it to death).
New Podcast - Feb. 16/26. The Tumbler Ridge tragedy - responsible reporting vs. those who would weaponize it. Demonizing Trans people. The myth of illegal voters. Trump planning to disrupt or invalidate US midterms. What's next? Autocracy or civil war? #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-sinz6-...
What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy says about us as Canadians - small L liberals
Stephen Lautens and Steven Kerzner discuss the ways in which Canadians, Canadian politicicans and Canadian media responded to the Tumbler Ridge tragedy - and the ways in which we didn't. Also - Trump ...
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February 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
New Podcast - Feb. 16/26. The Tumbler Ridge tragedy - responsible reporting vs. those who would weaponize it. Demonizing Trans people. The myth of illegal voters. Trump planning to disrupt or invalidate US midterms. What's next? Autocracy or civil war? #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-sinz6-...
And corporations cannot donate. Only individuals.
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
And corporations cannot donate. Only individuals.
The maximum donation to a political candidate or party in Canada is $1,775. The max a candidate can spend on a campaign is about $120,000 total. You guys are nuts.
February 17, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The maximum donation to a political candidate or party in Canada is $1,775. The max a candidate can spend on a campaign is about $120,000 total. You guys are nuts.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
The 20 Minute Workout has really gone downhill.
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The 20 Minute Workout has really gone downhill.
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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Heard Christie repeat the lie that China does nothing on climate change. The truth is they're way ahead of us.
The "But China" Myth: Why Everything You Think You Know About Their Emissions Is Outdated
If you’ve ever had a conversation about climate change, you’ve heard the ultimate conversation-stopper: “Why should we care about our carbon footprint when China is building a new coal plant every wee...
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Heard Christie repeat the lie that China does nothing on climate change. The truth is they're way ahead of us.
And apparently I am no longer seeing a movie. It is now "an escape"...
February 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
And apparently I am no longer seeing a movie. It is now "an escape"...
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Reposted by Stephen Lautens
Remember the articles written about the ON Home Care changes in its supply system in Sept 2024?
This article by @jackhauen.bsky.social documents the egregious supply issues in the Fall of 2024, with info obtained via freedom of information requests.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
This article by @jackhauen.bsky.social documents the egregious supply issues in the Fall of 2024, with info obtained via freedom of information requests.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
'Pain crisis': Inside the supply shortage that devastated Ontario’s home care system
Documents reveal how a cost-cutting merger led to palliative patients dying without medication or nutrition
www.thetrillium.ca
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Remember the articles written about the ON Home Care changes in its supply system in Sept 2024?
This article by @jackhauen.bsky.social documents the egregious supply issues in the Fall of 2024, with info obtained via freedom of information requests.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
This article by @jackhauen.bsky.social documents the egregious supply issues in the Fall of 2024, with info obtained via freedom of information requests.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...