Edison Stewart
@edison53.bsky.social
Non-partisan. Former ADM of public affairs at Department of National Defence. Former public servant with Citizenship and Immigration, Health Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat. Former reporter with The Toronto Star and the Canadian Press.
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
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The Economic Impact of Brexit
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November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Canada, India revive negotiations for comprehensive trade deal, after 15-year attempt nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/23/c...
Canada, India revive negotiations for comprehensive trade deal, after…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Canada, India revive negotiations for comprehensive trade deal, after 15-year attempt nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/23/c...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Clearest statement yet that US is de facto out of NATO
The plan says that "A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States." This implies that both Russia and the Trump administration don't see the US as part of NATO in any real sense. That should deeply alarm every other NATO state.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Clearest statement yet that US is de facto out of NATO
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The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
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This is fantastic. Make sure you stick around until the record scratch at the end.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is fantastic. Make sure you stick around until the record scratch at the end.
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The seemingly outsized cuts to Global Affairs Canada in Budget 2025 are hard to square with the government’s repeated call to expand and deepen Canada's international partnerships. Reinvesting in the military is welcome – but defence is just one tool of our international policy.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The seemingly outsized cuts to Global Affairs Canada in Budget 2025 are hard to square with the government’s repeated call to expand and deepen Canada's international partnerships. Reinvesting in the military is welcome – but defence is just one tool of our international policy.
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NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences in the context of possessing or accessing child pornography.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...
Unforgivable
Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/01/c...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Unforgivable
@mark-carney.bsky.social is this true? Trump says Carney apologized for Ontario’s anti-tariff ad www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Trump says Carney apologized for Ontario’s anti-tariff ad
U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an anti-tariff commercial featuring Ronald Reagan that led the president to cut off trade talks earlier this month.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social is this true? Trump says Carney apologized for Ontario’s anti-tariff ad www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand from Ukraine nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/29/s...
Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Saab considers Canada as site for Gripen jet assembly to meet demand from Ukraine nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/29/s...
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If we had real leadership in this country we'd send this shitbag home.
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say. Incident happened at Canadian American Business Council gathering in Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
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October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If we had real leadership in this country we'd send this shitbag home.
‘Canada burned the bridges’: U.S. ambassador doubts tariff deal feasible before new year
What a jackass
What a jackass
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
‘Canada burned the bridges’: U.S. ambassador doubts tariff deal feasible before new year
What a jackass
What a jackass
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David Eby says British Columbia's anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/27/d...
David Eby says British Columbia's anti-tariff ads, aimed at…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
David Eby says British Columbia's anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/27/d...
Oh come on. Jesus.
Carney: 'We stand ready' for Trump to resume trade talks nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/24/c...
Carney: 'We stand ready' for Trump to resume trade talks
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October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Oh come on. Jesus.
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NEW:Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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October 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW:Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
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Sources indicate that Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) is expected to take over the O-Train East Extension on Oct 27. News on Substantial Completion is anticipated soon to support this milestone. Pre-trial running is planned on Nov 03, one week after substantial completion.
October 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Sources indicate that Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) is expected to take over the O-Train East Extension on Oct 27. News on Substantial Completion is anticipated soon to support this milestone. Pre-trial running is planned on Nov 03, one week after substantial completion.
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India's new envoy pitches full trade deal with Canada, but urges business to act now nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/17/i...
India's new envoy pitches full trade deal with Canada, but urges…
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October 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
India's new envoy pitches full trade deal with Canada, but urges business to act now nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/17/i...
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Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
Alberta oil production has more than doubled since 2010. pressreader.com/article/2817...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Alberta oil production has more than doubled since 2010. pressreader.com/article/2817...
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Very good profile of Mark Carney, by @stephenmaher.bsky.social. Jives with what the Ottawa bubble says about him and the shoes memo too macleans.ca/politics/mar...
Mark Carney Is a Very Demanding Boss - Macleans.ca
His elbows-up enthusiasm won him the election. Now he’s governing like a Bay Street exec.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Very good profile of Mark Carney, by @stephenmaher.bsky.social. Jives with what the Ottawa bubble says about him and the shoes memo too macleans.ca/politics/mar...
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Is Mark Carney going to get tied up in pipeline politics? Danielle Smith wants a pipeline, but wants the prime minister held responsible, Aaron Wherry writes www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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ANALYSIS | Is Mark Carney going to get tied up in pipeline politics? | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's preferred framing for the issue of a new pipline creates a challenge and a potential trap for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Is Mark Carney going to get tied up in pipeline politics? Danielle Smith wants a pipeline, but wants the prime minister held responsible, Aaron Wherry writes www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The proliferation of drone warfare coupled with autonomous control systems should be viewed with the same alarm in the scientific community as was afforded to the atomic bomb program. The risks are immense.
October 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The proliferation of drone warfare coupled with autonomous control systems should be viewed with the same alarm in the scientific community as was afforded to the atomic bomb program. The risks are immense.