Todd Julie
@toddjulie.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Advisor, Financial Policy and Research
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“You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
This week’s newsletter asks: if that’s true, what is Canada’s trade strategy now?
Read it here: app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...
This week’s newsletter asks: if that’s true, what is Canada’s trade strategy now?
Read it here: app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
This week’s newsletter asks: if that’s true, what is Canada’s trade strategy now?
Read it here: app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...
This week’s newsletter asks: if that’s true, what is Canada’s trade strategy now?
Read it here: app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...
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The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too
the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Purge the Public Servants
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too
the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Seeking American help for Alberta’s independence is ‘treason,’ says B.C. Premier David Eby
Seeking American help for Alberta’s independence is ‘treason,’ says B.C. Premier David Eby
Advocates will be seeking a $500-billion credit facility to “bankroll the province” if an independence referendum succeeds, The Financial Times reports.
www.thestar.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Seeking American help for Alberta’s independence is ‘treason,’ says B.C. Premier David Eby
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Minnesota shares an 880-kilometre border with Canada. If unrest in the US deepens, the consequences won’t stop at that invisible line. Former RCMP intelligence manager and author Patrick Lennox asks: Are we prepared for conflict on our own soil? https://ow.ly/GupM50Y4CLn
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Minnesota shares an 880-kilometre border with Canada. If unrest in the US deepens, the consequences won’t stop at that invisible line. Former RCMP intelligence manager and author Patrick Lennox asks: Are we prepared for conflict on our own soil? https://ow.ly/GupM50Y4CLn
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"India is not going to rescue the oil industry." ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
India’s electrotech fast-track: where China built on coal, India is building on sun | Ember
Cheap electrotech is enabling India to industrialise without the long fossil detour taken by China and the West.
ember-energy.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"India is not going to rescue the oil industry." ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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How long did Toronto drivers spend in traffic last year? New report highlights the city’s battle with gridlock
How long did Toronto drivers spend in traffic last year? New report highlights the city’s battle with gridlock
Everyone knows Toronto traffic is bad. A new report put a number on how much time you’re losing.
www.thestar.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
How long did Toronto drivers spend in traffic last year? New report highlights the city’s battle with gridlock
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Worth knowing.
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The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown
How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
popular.info
January 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Worth knowing.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...
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Apparently Carney’s plan to build a strong Canada that can stand up to a US that treats immigrants and refugees so terribly involves making the lives of Canadian refugees that much more miserable.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
This came in the same budget that axed a luxury tax on yachts. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada will require refugees and asylum seekers to co-pay for health care starting in May
They will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of services such as dental, optometry and physiotherapy and a $4 flat rate on each prescription.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Apparently Carney’s plan to build a strong Canada that can stand up to a US that treats immigrants and refugees so terribly involves making the lives of Canadian refugees that much more miserable.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
What a brave leader. What a moral abomination.
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ICYMI: In its alternative budget for 2026, @policyalternatives.ca laid out how a tax on Canada’s richest could be used to fund the federal public service and create new projects. [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-2026-taxation/] rabble.ca/labour/thous...
Thousands of public servants receive notices that their jobs could be cut
Two unions representing affected public servants warn that these cuts will affect services that Canadians rely on.
rabble.ca
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICYMI: In its alternative budget for 2026, @policyalternatives.ca laid out how a tax on Canada’s richest could be used to fund the federal public service and create new projects. [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-2026-taxation/] rabble.ca/labour/thous...
Carney’s Davos speech still making the rounds. Playing from 42:59 open.spotify.com/episode/5gZQ...
The Week the World Admitted the Truth About America
open.spotify.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Carney’s Davos speech still making the rounds. Playing from 42:59 open.spotify.com/episode/5gZQ...
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New child-care spots in Canada will fall short of target, report says
New child-care spots in Canada will fall short of target, report says
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives say Ontario is expected to come close or hit its goal under federal-provincial deal.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New child-care spots in Canada will fall short of target, report says
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Steve Bannon has plans for Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Steve Bannon has plans for Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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"Canada’s bet on AI, only if successful as an inflator of growth, would represent another manifestation of trickle-down economics."
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
Canada is Betting on AI for National Economic Growth: Here’s Why Working-Class Canadians Lose | Perspectives Journal
The impact of novel technologies are shaped by social and economic conditions, and AI designed around profit-driven commercialization will prioritize corporations over workers.
perspectivesjournal.ca
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"Canada’s bet on AI, only if successful as an inflator of growth, would represent another manifestation of trickle-down economics."
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
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As promised -- something quick on the GST Credit revamp and today's announcement on food affordability.
open.substack.com/pub/robsonj/...
open.substack.com/pub/robsonj/...
Something quick on the GST/HST Credit enhancements and today's federal announcement on food affordability
About a year ago (almost exactly to the day), I posted a long and data heavy blog about the various ways that the Trump administration and changes in Canada-U.S.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
As promised -- something quick on the GST Credit revamp and today's announcement on food affordability.
open.substack.com/pub/robsonj/...
open.substack.com/pub/robsonj/...
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Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Sunday, January 25, 2026, 9:05 pm.
Built for winter. ❄️
Built for Canada. 🇨🇦
Built for winter. ❄️
Built for Canada. 🇨🇦
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
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Cuts to the research & scientific expertise that guard public health - in this case food safety - are very troubling in light of Canada’s weakened ability to rely on US science.
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is closing seven of its research operations
Work force will be reduced by about 665 positions, organization says, as part of government’s effort to shrink public service
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Cuts to the research & scientific expertise that guard public health - in this case food safety - are very troubling in light of Canada’s weakened ability to rely on US science.
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Protecting Canadians requires more, not less, in these areas.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The disconnect between spending billions to attract international researchers while cutting research capacity at home.
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The disconnect between spending billions to attract international researchers while cutting research capacity at home.
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
Btw, the warning signs were always clear. We were told to be quiet, stop fearmongering, wait and see, etc.
From August 2025,
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Over at @thestar.com, @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social asks how cuts to Canada's public service, and Global Affairs Canada in particular, align with the visions and goals of the Carney doctrine:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney says we need a new global order. So why is he cutting Canada’s most vital tools to build one?
Cuts to the public service will weaken our capacity to build new alliances.
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Over at @thestar.com, @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social asks how cuts to Canada's public service, and Global Affairs Canada in particular, align with the visions and goals of the Carney doctrine:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The thing about Doug Ford, he’s only against the trump’s tariffs that hit Ontario. He has said he’s a trump supporter otherwise & continually shows that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The thing about Doug Ford, he’s only against the trump’s tariffs that hit Ontario. He has said he’s a trump supporter otherwise & continually shows that.
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New essay from me — we need to get creative with how to save $ if we are pay for ever increasing defence, housing, AI, infra + other critical investments.
One such idea: how to get better returns on $130 Billion USD in our fed govt investment portfolio.
www.mbpintelligence.com/blog/meredit...
One such idea: how to get better returns on $130 Billion USD in our fed govt investment portfolio.
www.mbpintelligence.com/blog/meredit...
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 AM
New essay from me — we need to get creative with how to save $ if we are pay for ever increasing defence, housing, AI, infra + other critical investments.
One such idea: how to get better returns on $130 Billion USD in our fed govt investment portfolio.
www.mbpintelligence.com/blog/meredit...
One such idea: how to get better returns on $130 Billion USD in our fed govt investment portfolio.
www.mbpintelligence.com/blog/meredit...
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That was quicker than maybe expected bsky.app/profile/jrob...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China reut.rs/4kh6kkF
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if the North American country makes a trade deal with China.
reut.rs
January 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
That was quicker than maybe expected bsky.app/profile/jrob...
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This is a symptom of an era where tech innovation and greed are prioritized over morals, ethics and values.
It can be traced back to universities, where programs on "innovations" and "startups" are spreading like weeds, replacing critical thinking, the arts, and humanities
It can be traced back to universities, where programs on "innovations" and "startups" are spreading like weeds, replacing critical thinking, the arts, and humanities
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This is a symptom of an era where tech innovation and greed are prioritized over morals, ethics and values.
It can be traced back to universities, where programs on "innovations" and "startups" are spreading like weeds, replacing critical thinking, the arts, and humanities
It can be traced back to universities, where programs on "innovations" and "startups" are spreading like weeds, replacing critical thinking, the arts, and humanities
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They're coming for us. We'd better be ready.
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
They're coming for us. We'd better be ready.
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Ontario maintains the distinction of the lowest per capital hospital in the country
There's nothing more Canadian than public health care for all
#onpoli #cdnpoli
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There's nothing more Canadian than public health care for all
#onpoli #cdnpoli
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January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Ontario maintains the distinction of the lowest per capital hospital in the country
There's nothing more Canadian than public health care for all
#onpoli #cdnpoli
cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
There's nothing more Canadian than public health care for all
#onpoli #cdnpoli
cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
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The Canadian 🇨🇦 govt, and its Minister of AI and Innovation, is rushing headlong into full blown AI.
All gas, no brakes, no real consultation
So we're launching the People’s Consultation on AI
You can find out more here 👇:
www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates/
All gas, no brakes, no real consultation
So we're launching the People’s Consultation on AI
You can find out more here 👇:
www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates/
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The Canadian 🇨🇦 govt, and its Minister of AI and Innovation, is rushing headlong into full blown AI.
All gas, no brakes, no real consultation
So we're launching the People’s Consultation on AI
You can find out more here 👇:
www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates/
All gas, no brakes, no real consultation
So we're launching the People’s Consultation on AI
You can find out more here 👇:
www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates/