Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
@jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Let's reduce economic inequality & build a just, environmentally sustainable society.
Joys include ale, good conversation, travel, literature & theatre.
Interests include design, green engineering & international development.
Joys include ale, good conversation, travel, literature & theatre.
Interests include design, green engineering & international development.
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
When researchers learned that Polyphemus, a male humpback believed to be more than 21 years old, was found dead on Nov. 8, they feared the death may fit a worrying pattern. Polyphemus was the third known humpback whale found dead off the coast of British Columbia in less than two months.
After 3 Whale Deaths Off British Columbia, Researchers Fear a Pattern
A humpback whale known to locals since 2004 was found dead on Nov. 8. Vessel collisions have become a major threat to humpback whales in the region.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
When researchers learned that Polyphemus, a male humpback believed to be more than 21 years old, was found dead on Nov. 8, they feared the death may fit a worrying pattern. Polyphemus was the third known humpback whale found dead off the coast of British Columbia in less than two months.
Give up revenue
Then borrow to cover that
In so doing, injure / kill folks
The spend to mitigate that stupidity
The borrow more to cover that
The costly, lethal habit of the Ford government.
#ONpoli
#cycling
#safety
#children
#schools
#cars
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/o...
Then borrow to cover that
In so doing, injure / kill folks
The spend to mitigate that stupidity
The borrow more to cover that
The costly, lethal habit of the Ford government.
#ONpoli
#cycling
#safety
#children
#schools
#cars
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/o...
Ontario to spend $210M on non-speed camera road safety measures following ban
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is earmarking $210 million for municipalities to implement traffic-calming measures as its ban on speed cameras is set to take effect. Ford spent weeks railing a...
ottawa.citynews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
This *should be* the issue for the PLQ to beat the Bloc.
Mais au Québec, on ne sait jamais.
#qcpoli
#santé
This *should be* the issue for the PLQ to beat the Bloc.
Mais au Québec, on ne sait jamais.
#qcpoli
#santé
Nearly 300 Quebec doctors apply to get licence in Ontario in less than 1 month: CPSO
Nearly 300 doctors from Quebec have applied to get a licence to work in Ontario in less than one month’s time amid a law passed by François Legault’s government that will overhaul how physicians are c...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
This *should be* the issue for the PLQ to beat the Bloc.
Mais au Québec, on ne sait jamais.
#qcpoli
#santé
This *should be* the issue for the PLQ to beat the Bloc.
Mais au Québec, on ne sait jamais.
#qcpoli
#santé
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
Wow. Just wow. #onpoli
Last week, MPP Sol Mamakwa and I pressed the Ford government on why Ontario taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the legal fallout of their unconstitutional Bill 5. Ontarians shouldn’t pay for this government’s mistakes. #onpoli
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Wow. Just wow. #onpoli
corporateknights.com/perspectives...
Useful take on how green (and not) the budget was.
I think it's time for Carney to make a Where We Stand speech on climate change:
- initiatives
- objectives
- metrics
- implications
#environment
#cdnpoli
#Carney
Useful take on how green (and not) the budget was.
I think it's time for Carney to make a Where We Stand speech on climate change:
- initiatives
- objectives
- metrics
- implications
#environment
#cdnpoli
#Carney
Canada needs fast action on its new climate competitiveness strategy
OPINION | It's not perfect, but Prime Minister Mark Carney's new climate strategy is a useful step forward
corporateknights.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
corporateknights.com/perspectives...
Useful take on how green (and not) the budget was.
I think it's time for Carney to make a Where We Stand speech on climate change:
- initiatives
- objectives
- metrics
- implications
#environment
#cdnpoli
#Carney
Useful take on how green (and not) the budget was.
I think it's time for Carney to make a Where We Stand speech on climate change:
- initiatives
- objectives
- metrics
- implications
#environment
#cdnpoli
#Carney
"Elite" Marriott guests "unceremoniously booted from Sonder's properties on Monday."
Marriott's mission statement is "to enhance the lives of our customers by creating and enabling unsurpassed vacation and leisure experiences".
#USA
#tourism
#travel
www.businessinsider.com/marriott-son...
Marriott's mission statement is "to enhance the lives of our customers by creating and enabling unsurpassed vacation and leisure experiences".
#USA
#tourism
#travel
www.businessinsider.com/marriott-son...
Rage and ruined holidays: how the Marriott-Sonder meltdown unraveled into chaos for customers
Marriott ended its licensing agreement with Sonder, leading to travel chaos, panic, and financial fallout for many of its loyal guests.
www.businessinsider.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Elite" Marriott guests "unceremoniously booted from Sonder's properties on Monday."
Marriott's mission statement is "to enhance the lives of our customers by creating and enabling unsurpassed vacation and leisure experiences".
#USA
#tourism
#travel
www.businessinsider.com/marriott-son...
Marriott's mission statement is "to enhance the lives of our customers by creating and enabling unsurpassed vacation and leisure experiences".
#USA
#tourism
#travel
www.businessinsider.com/marriott-son...
TorStar:
"Forty-six inmates died in provincial jails last year, according to government data. It's a stark rise compared to 10 years ago when there were 14 inmate deaths across the province."
Doug Ford wants more people in jails for longer periods of time.
#onpoli
#justice
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"Forty-six inmates died in provincial jails last year, according to government data. It's a stark rise compared to 10 years ago when there were 14 inmate deaths across the province."
Doug Ford wants more people in jails for longer periods of time.
#onpoli
#justice
1/2
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
Doug Ford gave $100 million in your tax dollars to his campaign manager through his Skills Development Slush Fund. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #ontpoli #frankdomenic🍁
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Doug Ford gave $100 million in your tax dollars to his campaign manager through his Skills Development Slush Fund. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #ontpoli #frankdomenic🍁
Brain gain:
Manitoba: "The current number remains at 33 U.S. physicians in various stages of the recruitment process."
>260 U.S. physicians have moved to ON this year.
BC: 38 doctors and 90 nurses.
#health
#doctors
#nurses
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Manitoba: "The current number remains at 33 U.S. physicians in various stages of the recruitment process."
>260 U.S. physicians have moved to ON this year.
BC: 38 doctors and 90 nurses.
#health
#doctors
#nurses
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Why Canada is seeing an influx of U.S. doctors
After Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, this Michigan-based doctor said it was a wake-up call and decided to move to Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Brain gain:
Manitoba: "The current number remains at 33 U.S. physicians in various stages of the recruitment process."
>260 U.S. physicians have moved to ON this year.
BC: 38 doctors and 90 nurses.
#health
#doctors
#nurses
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Manitoba: "The current number remains at 33 U.S. physicians in various stages of the recruitment process."
>260 U.S. physicians have moved to ON this year.
BC: 38 doctors and 90 nurses.
#health
#doctors
#nurses
#cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
Bloomberg:
Quebec’s main separatist political party is on the rise, and it’s turning some investors away from the province’s bonds.
Thirty-year Quebec bonds are trading around six basis points wider than similar debt from Ontario, a spread not seen in almost a decade.
#economics
#cdnpoli
Quebec’s main separatist political party is on the rise, and it’s turning some investors away from the province’s bonds.
Thirty-year Quebec bonds are trading around six basis points wider than similar debt from Ontario, a spread not seen in almost a decade.
#economics
#cdnpoli
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Bloomberg:
Quebec’s main separatist political party is on the rise, and it’s turning some investors away from the province’s bonds.
Thirty-year Quebec bonds are trading around six basis points wider than similar debt from Ontario, a spread not seen in almost a decade.
#economics
#cdnpoli
Quebec’s main separatist political party is on the rise, and it’s turning some investors away from the province’s bonds.
Thirty-year Quebec bonds are trading around six basis points wider than similar debt from Ontario, a spread not seen in almost a decade.
#economics
#cdnpoli
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Guatemala (1954)
Cuba (1961–present)
Dominican Republic (1965)
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua & El Salvador (1980s)
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Venezuela (2002–present)
Honduras (2009)
Bad habits.
#democracy
Guatemala (1954)
Cuba (1961–present)
Dominican Republic (1965)
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua & El Salvador (1980s)
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Venezuela (2002–present)
Honduras (2009)
Bad habits.
#democracy
To influence Trump on Colombia, Sen. Bernie Moreno brought a fake image of the country's president
The president of Colombia recalled his ambassador from the U.S. when the image was spotted in a White House photo, intensifying a growing rift between the two countries.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Guatemala (1954)
Cuba (1961–present)
Dominican Republic (1965)
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua & El Salvador (1980s)
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Venezuela (2002–present)
Honduras (2009)
Bad habits.
#democracy
Guatemala (1954)
Cuba (1961–present)
Dominican Republic (1965)
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua & El Salvador (1980s)
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Venezuela (2002–present)
Honduras (2009)
Bad habits.
#democracy
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
Unbelievable provincial overreach.
"As a 20-something who moved to Toronto after graduate school my priorities included, among others, access to strong transit options to avoid a hefty car purchase that would strain my early-career income."
#OnPoli #ToPoli #BikeTO #GiftLink 🎁
"As a 20-something who moved to Toronto after graduate school my priorities included, among others, access to strong transit options to avoid a hefty car purchase that would strain my early-career income."
#OnPoli #ToPoli #BikeTO #GiftLink 🎁
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918): poet, physician, artist, soldier. Guelphite. Hero.
- in medical school, two of McCrae's students were among the first female doctors in Ontario
- member of the Royal College of Physicians
1/3
#history
#remembrance
- in medical school, two of McCrae's students were among the first female doctors in Ontario
- member of the Royal College of Physicians
1/3
#history
#remembrance
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918): poet, physician, artist, soldier. Guelphite. Hero.
- in medical school, two of McCrae's students were among the first female doctors in Ontario
- member of the Royal College of Physicians
1/3
#history
#remembrance
- in medical school, two of McCrae's students were among the first female doctors in Ontario
- member of the Royal College of Physicians
1/3
#history
#remembrance
Car repossessions in the US surged to their highest level since 2009 last year.
Corporate bankruptcy filings in the US hit a 15-year high in the first half of 2025.
Meanwhile. . .
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Corporate bankruptcy filings in the US hit a 15-year high in the first half of 2025.
Meanwhile. . .
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Defends 50-Year Mortgage Plan, Calling it ‘Not a Big Deal’
President Donald Trump downplayed criticism of the potential creation of a 50-year mortgage product, saying it would help more Americans afford monthly payments on homes.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Car repossessions in the US surged to their highest level since 2009 last year.
Corporate bankruptcy filings in the US hit a 15-year high in the first half of 2025.
Meanwhile. . .
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Corporate bankruptcy filings in the US hit a 15-year high in the first half of 2025.
Meanwhile. . .
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Szalay spoke of the freedom that writing novels affords authors to take creative risks.
“It can take aesthetic risks, formal risks, perhaps even moral risks ... All you need is keep one writer supplied with coffee and a few other essentials ... I mean, it's almost free.”
www.cbc.ca/news/livesto...
“It can take aesthetic risks, formal risks, perhaps even moral risks ... All you need is keep one writer supplied with coffee and a few other essentials ... I mean, it's almost free.”
www.cbc.ca/news/livesto...
Canadian-born author David Szalay awarded 2025 Booker Prize for Flesh | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Szalay spoke of the freedom that writing novels affords authors to take creative risks.
“It can take aesthetic risks, formal risks, perhaps even moral risks ... All you need is keep one writer supplied with coffee and a few other essentials ... I mean, it's almost free.”
www.cbc.ca/news/livesto...
“It can take aesthetic risks, formal risks, perhaps even moral risks ... All you need is keep one writer supplied with coffee and a few other essentials ... I mean, it's almost free.”
www.cbc.ca/news/livesto...
“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story."
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
#journalism
#BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
#journalism
#BBC
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story."
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
#journalism
#BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
#journalism
#BBC
"...blasting 200 feet below the water table (twice as deep as any existing one in the #Niagara #Escarpment) & hauling two million tonnes of aggregate annually."
The project risks degrading #water supplies in Shelburne, Alliston, Collingwood & Georgian Bay.
#ONpoli
farmtario.com/news/melanct...
The project risks degrading #water supplies in Shelburne, Alliston, Collingwood & Georgian Bay.
#ONpoli
farmtario.com/news/melanct...
Melancthon faces a new quarry fight over water, environment and farmland risks | Farmtario
A proposed Strada blast quarry in Melancthon, Ont., sparks regional debate over water protection, farmland sustainability, and Ontario’s aggregate policy.
farmtario.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"...blasting 200 feet below the water table (twice as deep as any existing one in the #Niagara #Escarpment) & hauling two million tonnes of aggregate annually."
The project risks degrading #water supplies in Shelburne, Alliston, Collingwood & Georgian Bay.
#ONpoli
farmtario.com/news/melanct...
The project risks degrading #water supplies in Shelburne, Alliston, Collingwood & Georgian Bay.
#ONpoli
farmtario.com/news/melanct...
Scotland is renewing its renewable energy infrastructure.
Scotland's first commercial wind farm will be able to deliver FIVE times more clean power than before after being upgraded . . . enough to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
#environment
#energy
#renewable
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scotland's first commercial wind farm will be able to deliver FIVE times more clean power than before after being upgraded . . . enough to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
#environment
#energy
#renewable
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scotland's first wind farm 'supercharged' after upgrade
ScottishPower said the new turbines could now generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Scotland is renewing its renewable energy infrastructure.
Scotland's first commercial wind farm will be able to deliver FIVE times more clean power than before after being upgraded . . . enough to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
#environment
#energy
#renewable
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scotland's first commercial wind farm will be able to deliver FIVE times more clean power than before after being upgraded . . . enough to power the equivalent of 57,000 homes.
#environment
#energy
#renewable
www.bbc.com/news/article...