Jeff Roach
@jeffroach.ca
🇨🇦 Cutting through digital noise since '99. I help leaders build trust when everyone's shouting. Strategy: own your narrative, engage authentically, grow deliberately. Founder @sociallogical.ca, co-founder @ustation.ca. Proud dad. Partner to @kellylawson.ca
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COVID-19 should have brought us together. Instead, it accelerated our turn towards toxic hyper-individualism.
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
In the age of selfishness, let’s rediscover our sense of shared sacrifice
Remembrance Day is a reminder of what we were willing to fight for in the past — and how much it mattered that we fought together.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
COVID-19 should have brought us together. Instead, it accelerated our turn towards toxic hyper-individualism.
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
On Remembrance Day, let's rediscover the importance of values like shared sacrifice and mutual interest -- and remember why it mattered.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/10/o...
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Change comes from relentless advocates, @haleyflaro.bsky.social & others pushing for real change because progress here matters for so many people. Many families are watching for action and results. sologi.co/499whPn #NBpoli
N.B. promises to remove accessibility barriers through five-year plan
New Brunswick has launched a five-year accessibility plan for the province, meant to improve resources and break down existing barriers for people with a disability.
sologi.co
November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Change comes from relentless advocates, @haleyflaro.bsky.social & others pushing for real change because progress here matters for so many people. Many families are watching for action and results. sologi.co/499whPn #NBpoli
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Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
💡"When people feel the sense of existential anxiety about the world they're in, they tend to move right culturally not left economically..."
"The right is better at addressing cultural anxiety, a politics of cultural nostalgia, than the left, which just wants to throw more money at you." - FareedZ
"The right is better at addressing cultural anxiety, a politics of cultural nostalgia, than the left, which just wants to throw more money at you." - FareedZ
Spoke with the always smart and insightful Fareed Zakaria on the pod today. link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
💡"When people feel the sense of existential anxiety about the world they're in, they tend to move right culturally not left economically..."
"The right is better at addressing cultural anxiety, a politics of cultural nostalgia, than the left, which just wants to throw more money at you." - FareedZ
"The right is better at addressing cultural anxiety, a politics of cultural nostalgia, than the left, which just wants to throw more money at you." - FareedZ
What if, anytime a province invoked the notwithstanding clause, a provincial election was immediately triggered?
If you want to take away anyone's rights, which is what what the notwithstanding clause is for, the public gets to have their say about that immediately.
If you want to take away anyone's rights, which is what what the notwithstanding clause is for, the public gets to have their say about that immediately.
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What if, anytime a province invoked the notwithstanding clause, a provincial election was immediately triggered?
If you want to take away anyone's rights, which is what what the notwithstanding clause is for, the public gets to have their say about that immediately.
If you want to take away anyone's rights, which is what what the notwithstanding clause is for, the public gets to have their say about that immediately.
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Prioritizing cars over people is brain dead stupid.
"Giving so much space to cars also precludes other businesses setting up in the immediate vicinity. The result is that most of the economic value of games is captured by the team, with local merchants getting less of a slice"
#peoplecity
"Giving so much space to cars also precludes other businesses setting up in the immediate vicinity. The result is that most of the economic value of games is captured by the team, with local merchants getting less of a slice"
#peoplecity
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Prioritizing cars over people is brain dead stupid.
"Giving so much space to cars also precludes other businesses setting up in the immediate vicinity. The result is that most of the economic value of games is captured by the team, with local merchants getting less of a slice"
#peoplecity
"Giving so much space to cars also precludes other businesses setting up in the immediate vicinity. The result is that most of the economic value of games is captured by the team, with local merchants getting less of a slice"
#peoplecity
"It is that time again. Time to wonder: Why do we turn the clocks forward and backward twice a year" #cdnpoli #nbpoli
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
sologi.co
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
“batteries, not gas turbines, are the way to go to support N.B. Power's future renewables plans.” sologi.co/42Z67ej
“You could end up with a plant that will be obsolete before it even has a chance to pay for itself”
“You could end up with a plant that will be obsolete before it even has a chance to pay for itself”
2 energy experts question N.B. Power plans for large gas plant | CBC News
Sustainable energy advocate Ralph Torrie says N.B. Power is making a mistake with plans for a new gas plant in Tantramar, which the utility says is needed to meet growing demand for electricity. Queen...
sologi.co
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“batteries, not gas turbines, are the way to go to support N.B. Power's future renewables plans.” sologi.co/42Z67ej
“You could end up with a plant that will be obsolete before it even has a chance to pay for itself”
“You could end up with a plant that will be obsolete before it even has a chance to pay for itself”
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A bicycle “turns humans into this hyperefficient terrestrial locomotor because they make being on land more like swimming.” #peoplecity
Bicycle Still the World’s Most Efficient Way to Travel — 52 Years After It Was First Proven.
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Bicycle Still the World’s Most Efficient Way to Travel — 52 Years After It Was First Proven
Half a century after Scientific American first declared the bicycle 'the most efficient form of human transport.'
momentummag.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A bicycle “turns humans into this hyperefficient terrestrial locomotor because they make being on land more like swimming.” #peoplecity
Canada burnt our relationship with China on behalf of the USA.
The USA no longer considers Canada a friend and we need to stop being pathetic about this relationship. Sell them stuff but take no more risks on their behalf.
Canada needs to invite South Korea and China to build cars here.
The USA no longer considers Canada a friend and we need to stop being pathetic about this relationship. Sell them stuff but take no more risks on their behalf.
Canada needs to invite South Korea and China to build cars here.
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Canada burnt our relationship with China on behalf of the USA.
The USA no longer considers Canada a friend and we need to stop being pathetic about this relationship. Sell them stuff but take no more risks on their behalf.
Canada needs to invite South Korea and China to build cars here.
The USA no longer considers Canada a friend and we need to stop being pathetic about this relationship. Sell them stuff but take no more risks on their behalf.
Canada needs to invite South Korea and China to build cars here.
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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French President Macron speaking on German reunification:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
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“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇺
October 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
French President Macron speaking on German reunification:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇺
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇺
Canada is going to have to keep our eye on border crossings for different reasons in the future...
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.pbs.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Canada is going to have to keep our eye on border crossings for different reasons in the future...
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Saint John Energy is showing what’s possible when innovation meets community purpose.
Thanks to NRCan, MP Long, Deloitte , Awesense, Mariner Partners for helping us advance clean energy with ambition & discipline.
With modernized provincial legislation, @sjenergy.ca could go further faster.
Thanks to NRCan, MP Long, Deloitte , Awesense, Mariner Partners for helping us advance clean energy with ambition & discipline.
With modernized provincial legislation, @sjenergy.ca could go further faster.
Last week, Zero30 was awarded a 2026 #Clean50 Top Project Award as one of Canada's most innovative sustainability projects. "Zero30 represents a new standard for how smaller Canadian utilities can approach decarbonization."
Learn more: sj.energy/clean50
#Zero30 #GreenEnergy #PoweringOurFuture
Learn more: sj.energy/clean50
#Zero30 #GreenEnergy #PoweringOurFuture
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Saint John Energy is showing what’s possible when innovation meets community purpose.
Thanks to NRCan, MP Long, Deloitte , Awesense, Mariner Partners for helping us advance clean energy with ambition & discipline.
With modernized provincial legislation, @sjenergy.ca could go further faster.
Thanks to NRCan, MP Long, Deloitte , Awesense, Mariner Partners for helping us advance clean energy with ambition & discipline.
With modernized provincial legislation, @sjenergy.ca could go further faster.
Canada’s mixed signals on international students echo at the worst time. While Americans look abroad for stability, many of the brightest minds leaving the U.S. for safer, fairer opportunities might have found them here. A reminder that reputation matters more than rhetoric. sologi.co/49iachB
Canada Held the Door Open for International Students. Then Slammed It in Their Face | The Walrus
They contributed more to the GDP than the entire auto industry. Now the country doesn’t want them anymore
sologi.co
October 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Canada’s mixed signals on international students echo at the worst time. While Americans look abroad for stability, many of the brightest minds leaving the U.S. for safer, fairer opportunities might have found them here. A reminder that reputation matters more than rhetoric. sologi.co/49iachB
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Proud to see our MMEUA community growing, now stronger with Lunenburg onboard! Another step forward in building a smarter, more resilient energy future for our region.
As a founding member, we know partnership unlocks innovation for local utilities. #MMEUA #Zero30 #CommunityPower
As a founding member, we know partnership unlocks innovation for local utilities. #MMEUA #Zero30 #CommunityPower
Stronger together: Nova Scotia, NB, and PEI municipal utilities join forces to “drive innovation in ways that would be harder to achieve individually.”
More capacity and cleaner energy for our communities. “It’s needed. It's the only way the town can grow”
Learn more: bit.ly/48ExVIJ #MMEUA
More capacity and cleaner energy for our communities. “It’s needed. It's the only way the town can grow”
Learn more: bit.ly/48ExVIJ #MMEUA
N.S. municipal electric utilities say Maritime alliance brings big benefits | CBC News
Nova Scotia municipalities with their own electric utilities say a new Maritime alliance will strengthen their sector, which is the province’s only alternative to Nova Scotia Power.
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Proud to see our MMEUA community growing, now stronger with Lunenburg onboard! Another step forward in building a smarter, more resilient energy future for our region.
As a founding member, we know partnership unlocks innovation for local utilities. #MMEUA #Zero30 #CommunityPower
As a founding member, we know partnership unlocks innovation for local utilities. #MMEUA #Zero30 #CommunityPower
The solution is obvious, isn't it? That's what's so upsetting about this article. It's obvious to anyone you explain the program to. As is, this program is designed to produce these outcomes.
Seafood processing company fined $1M, banned from hiring temporary foreign workers for 10 years
End closed permits to stop abuse, says Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre
nbmediacoop.org/2025/10/07/s...
End closed permits to stop abuse, says Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre
nbmediacoop.org/2025/10/07/s...
Seafood processing company fined $1M, banned from hiring temporary foreign workers for 10 years
The feds have imposed a historic $1 million fine against a New Brunswick seafood company and banned it from hiring
nbmediacoop.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The solution is obvious, isn't it? That's what's so upsetting about this article. It's obvious to anyone you explain the program to. As is, this program is designed to produce these outcomes.
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Saint John could soon make it easier to build #solar. Andrew Ahearn of SJE presented to #SJCouncil this week on zoning updates aimed at growing solar with strong neighbour protections.
Modern solar is quiet, safe, low impact. A smart move. More here: sj.energy/4718sGW #Zero30 #solarenergy
Modern solar is quiet, safe, low impact. A smart move. More here: sj.energy/4718sGW #Zero30 #solarenergy
Amendments would make solar projects easier in Saint John
As renewable energy gains popularity, the City of Saint John is attempting to make certain projects easier to ...
sj.energy
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Saint John could soon make it easier to build #solar. Andrew Ahearn of SJE presented to #SJCouncil this week on zoning updates aimed at growing solar with strong neighbour protections.
Modern solar is quiet, safe, low impact. A smart move. More here: sj.energy/4718sGW #Zero30 #solarenergy
Modern solar is quiet, safe, low impact. A smart move. More here: sj.energy/4718sGW #Zero30 #solarenergy
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Peak oil (valuation) happened in 1985.
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Peak oil (valuation) happened in 1985.
🇨🇦 As a genXer, this was the product that got me excited about computers, not a Mac or a PC. I never understood why this company and this product, the best selling computer in history, has been left out of that story.
And it was a Canadian company, based in Toronto. youtube.com/shorts/I0CY6...
And it was a Canadian company, based in Toronto. youtube.com/shorts/I0CY6...
The Best Selling Computer of All Time | 17 Million Sold
YouTube video by We Fix Stupid Computers
youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
🇨🇦 As a genXer, this was the product that got me excited about computers, not a Mac or a PC. I never understood why this company and this product, the best selling computer in history, has been left out of that story.
And it was a Canadian company, based in Toronto. youtube.com/shorts/I0CY6...
And it was a Canadian company, based in Toronto. youtube.com/shorts/I0CY6...
💯 “It is time to change the time change” 💯
"Lalonde cited the negative impacts of the twice annual time change, such as health issues and a spike in the number of vehicle accidents. She also said the practice impedes trade between provinces and with U.S. states."
"Lalonde cited the negative impacts of the twice annual time change, such as health issues and a spike in the number of vehicle accidents. She also said the practice impedes trade between provinces and with U.S. states."
Liberal MP says it’s time to stop the clock on daylight time
Liberal member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde wants to call a halt to the annual ritual of springing forward and falling back.
sologi.co
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
💯 “It is time to change the time change” 💯
"Lalonde cited the negative impacts of the twice annual time change, such as health issues and a spike in the number of vehicle accidents. She also said the practice impedes trade between provinces and with U.S. states."
"Lalonde cited the negative impacts of the twice annual time change, such as health issues and a spike in the number of vehicle accidents. She also said the practice impedes trade between provinces and with U.S. states."
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If crisis is opportunity, this year's record drought is a perfect time to develop good water conservation habits – habits that make sense not just during dry spells, but all year, every year. Tips here: changeyourcorner.com/a-drought-is...
October 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If crisis is opportunity, this year's record drought is a perfect time to develop good water conservation habits – habits that make sense not just during dry spells, but all year, every year. Tips here: changeyourcorner.com/a-drought-is...
This is very disappointing @govnb.bsky.social : sologi.co/472Ia89
If early testing and diagnosis is the secret to the most frightening diseases, the labs should be the last place to find a bottleneck, no? Expand the labs so they can handle greater demand?
If early testing and diagnosis is the secret to the most frightening diseases, the labs should be the last place to find a bottleneck, no? Expand the labs so they can handle greater demand?
'Fragmenting care': How a pilot project in N.B. pharmacies fell apart | CBC News
In the summer of 2022, Higgs, New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative premier, made sweeping changes to the senior management of the province’s health care system, vowing to find new ways to improve ...
sologi.co
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is very disappointing @govnb.bsky.social : sologi.co/472Ia89
If early testing and diagnosis is the secret to the most frightening diseases, the labs should be the last place to find a bottleneck, no? Expand the labs so they can handle greater demand?
If early testing and diagnosis is the secret to the most frightening diseases, the labs should be the last place to find a bottleneck, no? Expand the labs so they can handle greater demand?