Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦
@jrobson.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. MPM @Carleton; parent; gardener & sometime tradesperson; social & tax policy; worried about details
The unheated greenhouse did good this year. Came so close, but the snow and cold has arrived and I’m not prepared to pay the added electric bill to heat it. So, down to the basement in hopes of off-vine ripening.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The unheated greenhouse did good this year. Came so close, but the snow and cold has arrived and I’m not prepared to pay the added electric bill to heat it. So, down to the basement in hopes of off-vine ripening.
So I asked AI (Chat GPT 5.0) to look at the published list of projects and map them against federal ridings and the sitting MPs for the riding. I hear the cool kids are using AI... It returned results for 13 out of 25 projects on the list. Here's what it found:
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
So I asked AI (Chat GPT 5.0) to look at the published list of projects and map them against federal ridings and the sitting MPs for the riding. I hear the cool kids are using AI... It returned results for 13 out of 25 projects on the list. Here's what it found:
Still going back through the budget to find new things I hadn't spotted before. Like this, on page 103, where a list of 25 sample projects are listed for a proposed new infrastructure fund (whose funding and conditions are a bit fuzzy).
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Still going back through the budget to find new things I hadn't spotted before. Like this, on page 103, where a list of 25 sample projects are listed for a proposed new infrastructure fund (whose funding and conditions are a bit fuzzy).
No more Under-used Home Tax...
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
No more Under-used Home Tax...
If you were thinking of buying a boat or private plane, tomorrow will be a good day to go shopping....
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
If you were thinking of buying a boat or private plane, tomorrow will be a good day to go shopping....
Still trying to finish reading the #budget (I was teaching & grading, & had meetings & had to parent today, don't @ me!!!).
This is interesting:
This is interesting:
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Still trying to finish reading the #budget (I was teaching & grading, & had meetings & had to parent today, don't @ me!!!).
This is interesting:
This is interesting:
Finally, this abstract from her March op-ed in the same outlet may give you additional perspective.
Canada has things the US needs. We can either get to an arrangement that leaves us sovereign, trading and a bit safer, or they will continue to set us up for extraction and diminishing choice. -30-
Canada has things the US needs. We can either get to an arrangement that leaves us sovereign, trading and a bit safer, or they will continue to set us up for extraction and diminishing choice. -30-
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Finally, this abstract from her March op-ed in the same outlet may give you additional perspective.
Canada has things the US needs. We can either get to an arrangement that leaves us sovereign, trading and a bit safer, or they will continue to set us up for extraction and diminishing choice. -30-
Canada has things the US needs. We can either get to an arrangement that leaves us sovereign, trading and a bit safer, or they will continue to set us up for extraction and diminishing choice. -30-
Raquel’s thoughtful piece continues in the attached screenshots. 3/
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Raquel’s thoughtful piece continues in the attached screenshots. 3/
If you and others liking your posts haven’t yet done so, I would encourage you to read her piece, as she wrote it, not as @davidpugliese.bsky.social reported she wrote it. For convenience, I’m posting the screenshots below. Her views and mine are not so far apart and not hard to reconcile. 2/
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you and others liking your posts haven’t yet done so, I would encourage you to read her piece, as she wrote it, not as @davidpugliese.bsky.social reported she wrote it. For convenience, I’m posting the screenshots below. Her views and mine are not so far apart and not hard to reconcile. 2/
My fav bit of my commute these days
October 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My fav bit of my commute these days
Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
Flowers on Friday.
Rose “Mr. Lincoln”
Most amazing damask scent.
Rose “Mr. Lincoln”
Most amazing damask scent.
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Flowers on Friday.
Rose “Mr. Lincoln”
Most amazing damask scent.
Rose “Mr. Lincoln”
Most amazing damask scent.
Things are grim but there a spots of light. Like this amazing (and replicable!!) project to capture & share the life advice of the residents of Misericordia Place (by the Maryland Bridge) in my hometown of Winnipeg. We called from the dinner table. It’s SO GOOD. No notes
apple.news/AnvN-h5GDQKu...
apple.news/AnvN-h5GDQKu...
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Things are grim but there a spots of light. Like this amazing (and replicable!!) project to capture & share the life advice of the residents of Misericordia Place (by the Maryland Bridge) in my hometown of Winnipeg. We called from the dinner table. It’s SO GOOD. No notes
apple.news/AnvN-h5GDQKu...
apple.news/AnvN-h5GDQKu...
They emphasize that there has to be clear policy *intent*.
And then they suggest that the *effects* of the tariffs can be ruled to be consistent with that intent *if the target countries clearly take action in the hoped-for direction*.
Get it?
And then they suggest that the *effects* of the tariffs can be ruled to be consistent with that intent *if the target countries clearly take action in the hoped-for direction*.
Get it?
August 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
They emphasize that there has to be clear policy *intent*.
And then they suggest that the *effects* of the tariffs can be ruled to be consistent with that intent *if the target countries clearly take action in the hoped-for direction*.
Get it?
And then they suggest that the *effects* of the tariffs can be ruled to be consistent with that intent *if the target countries clearly take action in the hoped-for direction*.
Get it?
Some gardening pics.
Despite the near-drought, the allotment continues to provide.
Also, the backyard smells amazing right now. Thank you nicotiana sylvestris.
Despite the near-drought, the allotment continues to provide.
Also, the backyard smells amazing right now. Thank you nicotiana sylvestris.
August 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Some gardening pics.
Despite the near-drought, the allotment continues to provide.
Also, the backyard smells amazing right now. Thank you nicotiana sylvestris.
Despite the near-drought, the allotment continues to provide.
Also, the backyard smells amazing right now. Thank you nicotiana sylvestris.
Thought I’d try it out for myself.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thought I’d try it out for myself.
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Cold comfort if you are an autoworker in Windsor or otherwise employed in sectors hit harder by tariffs, but this chart from @piie.com reinforces the fact that, even without a deal, Canada as a whole is in a relatively advantageous spot.
We still need to look after each other 🇨🇦. 1/2
We still need to look after each other 🇨🇦. 1/2
August 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Cold comfort if you are an autoworker in Windsor or otherwise employed in sectors hit harder by tariffs, but this chart from @piie.com reinforces the fact that, even without a deal, Canada as a whole is in a relatively advantageous spot.
We still need to look after each other 🇨🇦. 1/2
We still need to look after each other 🇨🇦. 1/2