Thomas Seal
@twseal.bsky.social
Vancouver bureau chief for Bloomberg News
tseal@bloomberg.net
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tseal@bloomberg.net
Signal: TSeal.01
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US Ambassador to Canada reposts opposition leader Pierre Poilievre's praise for Trump's actions in Venezuela.
He hasn't yet reposted Prime Minister Carney's statement
He hasn't yet reposted Prime Minister Carney's statement
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
US Ambassador to Canada reposts opposition leader Pierre Poilievre's praise for Trump's actions in Venezuela.
He hasn't yet reposted Prime Minister Carney's statement
He hasn't yet reposted Prime Minister Carney's statement
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during his visit to Paris tomorrow, his office says
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during his visit to Paris tomorrow, his office says
*DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
*DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
Home sales in Metro Vancouver finished the year down 10% with the lowest annual sales total in more than 20 years, according to the Greater Vancouver Realtors association
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Home sales in Metro Vancouver finished the year down 10% with the lowest annual sales total in more than 20 years, according to the Greater Vancouver Realtors association
Zelenskiy appoints Canada's former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as an advisor on economic development
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Zelenskiy appoints Canada's former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as an advisor on economic development
A weekend exploring beautiful mountains
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A weekend exploring beautiful mountains
Bet Against Christ’s Return Pays 5.5% Annual Gain on Polymarket
Bet Against Christ’s Return Pays 5.5% Annual Gain on Polymarket
Alas, Jesus Christ did not return to Earth in 2025. This might not come as particularly surprising or noteworthy to most people. But for a certain crowd of bettors, it was terrific news.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Bet Against Christ’s Return Pays 5.5% Annual Gain on Polymarket
Hours before they were due to take effect on January 1st, Trump postponed tariff increases on furniture for a year
Trump Delays New Tariff Hike on Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets
President Donald Trump delayed tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities, easing the pace of his levies as voter frustration over price levels continues to simmer.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Hours before they were due to take effect on January 1st, Trump postponed tariff increases on furniture for a year
Of course... Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey
December 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Of course... Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson pushes for board changes, after the CEO stepped down and activist investor Elliott built a stake of more than $1 billion in the Vancouver apparel company
Lululemon Founder Nominates Three New Board Candidates
Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder Chip Wilson is pushing for changes to the board before the yogawear company selects a new chief executive officer.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson pushes for board changes, after the CEO stepped down and activist investor Elliott built a stake of more than $1 billion in the Vancouver apparel company
Carney and Zelenskiy embrace in Halifax, where the Ukrainian president has stopped for a bilateral with the prime minister, and a virtual meeting with European leaders, en route to meeting Trump in Florida.
Carney said Canada is today announcing C$2.5b further economic assistance for Ukraine.
Carney said Canada is today announcing C$2.5b further economic assistance for Ukraine.
December 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Carney and Zelenskiy embrace in Halifax, where the Ukrainian president has stopped for a bilateral with the prime minister, and a virtual meeting with European leaders, en route to meeting Trump in Florida.
Carney said Canada is today announcing C$2.5b further economic assistance for Ukraine.
Carney said Canada is today announcing C$2.5b further economic assistance for Ukraine.
Some work-related reading
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Some work-related reading
Conservative filmmaker and recently-elected MP Aaron Gunn has decided not to run for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservative Party, earning him praise from party leadership.
December 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Conservative filmmaker and recently-elected MP Aaron Gunn has decided not to run for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservative Party, earning him praise from party leadership.
"When everyone is digging for gold, sell shovels"
Last week, I wrote about how Finning enjoyed one of its best years on record during a mining boom that relied on its heavy equipment. $FTT
Analysts say that run can continue next year given the federal infrastructure funding push. More in my latest:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Analysts say that run can continue next year given the federal infrastructure funding push. More in my latest:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada’s Building Push Puts Caterpillar Dealer on a Record Run
The Canadian dealer of Caterpillar Inc.’s massive earth movers and bulldozers is benefiting from a construction boom that’s powered its stock into an epic rally.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"When everyone is digging for gold, sell shovels"
The flow of asylum-seekers arriving in Canada via upstate New York has plunged.
Migrants now face a greater chance of being sent back to the US, where they can wind up being detained by ICE
Important data-driven story here by Paula Sambo and @mathieudion.bsky.social
Migrants now face a greater chance of being sent back to the US, where they can wind up being detained by ICE
Important data-driven story here by Paula Sambo and @mathieudion.bsky.social
Migrants’ Dash for Canada Slows as More Are Sent Back to US
The flow of asylum-seekers arriving in Canada via upstate New York has plunged, a sharp reversal from the summer months when a surge of thousands of people tried to get through the Canadian border.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The flow of asylum-seekers arriving in Canada via upstate New York has plunged.
Migrants now face a greater chance of being sent back to the US, where they can wind up being detained by ICE
Important data-driven story here by Paula Sambo and @mathieudion.bsky.social
Migrants now face a greater chance of being sent back to the US, where they can wind up being detained by ICE
Important data-driven story here by Paula Sambo and @mathieudion.bsky.social
President Trump has now appointed Louisiana's governor as his special envoy "to make Greenland a part of the US"
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
President Trump has now appointed Louisiana's governor as his special envoy "to make Greenland a part of the US"
Canada is considering changes to its ban on foreign home buyers starting in 2027, housing minister Gregor Robertson said
Exclusive from Bloomberg Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Exclusive from Bloomberg Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada Weighs Opening Its Housing Market to More Foreign Capital
Canada is considering changes to its ban on foreign home buyers starting in 2027, its housing minister said, as the government looks for ways to increase the supply of affordable places to live.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Canada is considering changes to its ban on foreign home buyers starting in 2027, housing minister Gregor Robertson said
Exclusive from Bloomberg Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Exclusive from Bloomberg Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Epstein Files Released After Years of Political, Legal Acrimony:
Epstein Files Released After Years of Political, Legal Acrimony
The US Justice Department released files from investigations into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a push that has had repercussions for prominent business leaders and politi...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Epstein Files Released After Years of Political, Legal Acrimony:
Trump Media & Technology, the company behind Truth Social, announced a merger worth more than $6 billion with a... nuclear fusion developer
Trump Media Targets Nuclear Fusion Through Merger With TAE
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the company behind Truth Social, is getting into nuclear fusion.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump Media & Technology, the company behind Truth Social, announced a merger worth more than $6 billion with a... nuclear fusion developer
Mark Carney's reaction as Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his Reagan ad, which Donald Trump used as the reason to terminate trade talks, was "the best ad that's ever been run"
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Mark Carney's reaction as Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his Reagan ad, which Donald Trump used as the reason to terminate trade talks, was "the best ad that's ever been run"
BC Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social with a pipeline gag:
"The kids have all these ideas about really expensive, impractical gifts that are just never gonna happen.
But they've been watching the news, and they think they have a loophole.
They've suggested that they enter into an MOU with Santa"
"The kids have all these ideas about really expensive, impractical gifts that are just never gonna happen.
But they've been watching the news, and they think they have a loophole.
They've suggested that they enter into an MOU with Santa"
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BC Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social with a pipeline gag:
"The kids have all these ideas about really expensive, impractical gifts that are just never gonna happen.
But they've been watching the news, and they think they have a loophole.
They've suggested that they enter into an MOU with Santa"
"The kids have all these ideas about really expensive, impractical gifts that are just never gonna happen.
But they've been watching the news, and they think they have a loophole.
They've suggested that they enter into an MOU with Santa"
Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter to stand at 41.6 million — the only quarterly decline on record outside Covid-19, and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic immigration growth
From @ldhillonkane.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social
From @ldhillonkane.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social
Canada Population Drops 0.2% in Third Quarter in First Decline Since Pandemic
Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the third quarter to stand at 41.6 million, marking the only quarterly decline on record outside the Covid-19 era and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic ...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter to stand at 41.6 million — the only quarterly decline on record outside Covid-19, and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic immigration growth
From @ldhillonkane.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social
From @ldhillonkane.bsky.social @erikhertzberg.bsky.social
NEW: I interviewed Canada fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Seeks Chinese Help to Stop Precursors
Canada wants to work more closely with China to stop the chemicals used to create the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl from reaching North America, said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point person for f...
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: I interviewed Canada fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
* Canada looking to work with China to stop precursors
* "There's very little north-south movement of produced fentanyl" across borders
* Is he aware of a target that would end the fentanyl emergency used by Trump to justify tariffs? "I'm not"
Canada has approved the deal, Teck says
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Canada has approved the deal, Teck says
The US Supreme Court begins a four-week holiday recess, meaning the window has all but closed for a ruling this year on challenges to Trump’s sweeping tariffs
Importers Await Tariff Relief as Supreme Court Adjourns for Year
Companies eager for relief from President Donald Trump’s tariffs are likely to have to wait until at least January.
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The US Supreme Court begins a four-week holiday recess, meaning the window has all but closed for a ruling this year on challenges to Trump’s sweeping tariffs