Laurie Few
@lauriefew.bsky.social
Journalist. Colin and me forever. Dog mum to Abbie. Lover of gardening. Obsessive knitter.
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The notwithstanding clause is in the news in both Alberta and Ontario. So, what does it mean when a province uses this clause in a piece of legislation? Unravelled explains how it works, and what it means for Canadians.
What is the notwithstanding clause? | Unravelled
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The notwithstanding clause is in the news in both Alberta and Ontario. So, what does it mean when a province uses this clause in a piece of legislation? Unravelled explains how it works, and what it means for Canadians.
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Canada, the U.S., and Elbows Up Globalization: New York Times columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social joins @spaikin.bsky.social for a TVO Today Live event on Canada-U.S. trade relations.
Wednesday, May 28 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Get your free tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
Wednesday, May 28 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Get your free tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
TVO Today Live with Thomas L. Friedman
Host Steve Paikin (The Agenda) sits down with best-selling author and New York Times columnist, Thomas L. Friedman
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May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Canada, the U.S., and Elbows Up Globalization: New York Times columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social joins @spaikin.bsky.social for a TVO Today Live event on Canada-U.S. trade relations.
Wednesday, May 28 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Get your free tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
Wednesday, May 28 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Get your free tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
"The government was at great pains to emphasize that all they can do is try to forecast around the whims of U.S. president Donald Trump" @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social breaks down Ontario's 2025 budget
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TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
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May 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"The government was at great pains to emphasize that all they can do is try to forecast around the whims of U.S. president Donald Trump" @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social breaks down Ontario's 2025 budget
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Could the US actually annex Canada? Good question. The answer is muddy.
Former ambassador @snolke.bsky.social (@westernu.bsky.social) and Jane Boulden (Queen’s University Royal Military College of Canada) explain on Unravelled. #cdnpoli
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Former ambassador @snolke.bsky.social (@westernu.bsky.social) and Jane Boulden (Queen’s University Royal Military College of Canada) explain on Unravelled. #cdnpoli
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Can the United States really annex Canada? | Unravelled
YouTube video by TVO Today
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April 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Could the US actually annex Canada? Good question. The answer is muddy.
Former ambassador @snolke.bsky.social (@westernu.bsky.social) and Jane Boulden (Queen’s University Royal Military College of Canada) explain on Unravelled. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zam...
Former ambassador @snolke.bsky.social (@westernu.bsky.social) and Jane Boulden (Queen’s University Royal Military College of Canada) explain on Unravelled. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zam...
Special economic zones can fast-track infrastructure projects — but most of Ontario will be left out www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Special economic zones can fast-track infrastructure projects — but most of Ontario will be left out www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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Watch the English leaders debate, moderated by @spaikin.bsky.social, tonight at 7pm on TVO and streaming on YouTube #cdnpoli
Canada Election 2025: Federal Leaders' English-Language Debate
YouTube video by TVO Today
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April 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Watch the English leaders debate, moderated by @spaikin.bsky.social, tonight at 7pm on TVO and streaming on YouTube #cdnpoli
"... absolutely nothing is changing in Ontario except that other provinces or firms will now theoretically be able to challenge Ontario’s discriminatory policies under the CFTA’s dispute resolution mechanism." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social on Ontario's free trade announcement
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April 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"... absolutely nothing is changing in Ontario except that other provinces or firms will now theoretically be able to challenge Ontario’s discriminatory policies under the CFTA’s dispute resolution mechanism." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social on Ontario's free trade announcement
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Our latest TVO Today podcast raises serious questions about Ontario’s medical regulator: Can it be trusted to protect patients, and how does it handle potential cases of so-called “conversion therapy”? Hope you can take a listen to The Oath
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The Oath
True Crime Podcast · Weekly Series · Psychiatrists are held to a high standard for a reason: they see patients at their most vulnerable and are entrusted with their deepest secrets. So, what happens i...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Our latest TVO Today podcast raises serious questions about Ontario’s medical regulator: Can it be trusted to protect patients, and how does it handle potential cases of so-called “conversion therapy”? Hope you can take a listen to The Oath
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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"Trump didn’t create Canada’s economic vulnerability to tariffs, but he has certainly revealed it — and there’s no guarantee that future U.S. administrations are going to forget it." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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April 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Trump didn’t create Canada’s economic vulnerability to tariffs, but he has certainly revealed it — and there’s no guarantee that future U.S. administrations are going to forget it." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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"In Carney and Poilievre, the differences in character, ideology, and experience are stark. A political dilettante versus a career politician."
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TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
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April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"In Carney and Poilievre, the differences in character, ideology, and experience are stark. A political dilettante versus a career politician."
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Recession and the current trade wars. Here’s an explainer on how we know when we are in one and what it means for you and governments. In under 4 minutes.
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What is a recession? | Unravelled
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March 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Recession and the current trade wars. Here’s an explainer on how we know when we are in one and what it means for you and governments. In under 4 minutes.
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Recession and the current trade wars. Here’s an explainer on how we know when we are in one and what it means for you and governments. In under 4 minutes.
youtu.be/qjTQCi0EQ7M?...
youtu.be/qjTQCi0EQ7M?...
What is a recession? | Unravelled
YouTube video by TVO Today
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March 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Recession and the current trade wars. Here’s an explainer on how we know when we are in one and what it means for you and governments. In under 4 minutes.
youtu.be/qjTQCi0EQ7M?...
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Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit
Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit
President says plans for potential war with China would not be shared with billionaire due to his business interests
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump said on Friday that plans for possible war with China should not be shared with Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare admission that the billionaire faces conflicts of interests in his role as a senior adviser to the US president.
Trump rejected reports that Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a hypothetical war with China, saying: “Elon has businesses in China. And he would be susceptible, perhaps, to that.” Continue reading...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit
"Flack will need to figure out something that the premier’s office is willing to support that can move the needle on housing prices relatively quickly." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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March 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Flack will need to figure out something that the premier’s office is willing to support that can move the needle on housing prices relatively quickly." @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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"If transit is not consistent and reliable... then tolls are only viewed as a punishment." — Teresa Di Felice (CAA South Central Ontario). Is Toronto ready for congestion pricing? At 8/11pm with @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social, Matti Siemiatycki (@iiutoronto.bsky.social) & @spaikin.bsky.social #topoli
March 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"If transit is not consistent and reliable... then tolls are only viewed as a punishment." — Teresa Di Felice (CAA South Central Ontario). Is Toronto ready for congestion pricing? At 8/11pm with @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social, Matti Siemiatycki (@iiutoronto.bsky.social) & @spaikin.bsky.social #topoli
"We hear for 30 straight days during the campaign about how unfit Ford is to govern, and yet the opposition parties’ actions seem to ensure that Ford remains in the premier’s office." @spaikin.bsky.social
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March 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"We hear for 30 straight days during the campaign about how unfit Ford is to govern, and yet the opposition parties’ actions seem to ensure that Ford remains in the premier’s office." @spaikin.bsky.social
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Lots of questions about whether and how Canada should make trade deals with different countries. Here’s a quick explainer
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Can't we do trade deals with other countries? | Unravelled
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March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lots of questions about whether and how Canada should make trade deals with different countries. Here’s a quick explainer
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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🎙️On the #onpoli podcast @spaikin.bsky.social, @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social, @emgpelletier.bsky.social & @sabrinananji.bsky.social discuss:
• The final days of the election
• The French leader's debate
• Candidate controversies
🎧 On The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds
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• The final days of the election
• The French leader's debate
• Candidate controversies
🎧 On The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds
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February 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🎙️On the #onpoli podcast @spaikin.bsky.social, @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social, @emgpelletier.bsky.social & @sabrinananji.bsky.social discuss:
• The final days of the election
• The French leader's debate
• Candidate controversies
🎧 On The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
• The final days of the election
• The French leader's debate
• Candidate controversies
🎧 On The Agenda, YouTube & podcast feeds
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Early voting has begun in Ontario. You can find early voting locations in your riding with your postal code here: voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
Elections Ontario
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February 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Early voting has begun in Ontario. You can find early voting locations in your riding with your postal code here: voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
Lots of questions about rising and unaffordable rent in tonight’s #onpoli leaders’ debate. Here’s a great explainer on the state of rent in Ontario:
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What Happened to Rent? | Unravelled
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February 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Lots of questions about rising and unaffordable rent in tonight’s #onpoli leaders’ debate. Here’s a great explainer on the state of rent in Ontario:
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Milnes: In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And it’s a wonderful thing.
Thank you, former PMs, for standing up for Canada
In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And it’s a wonderful thing.
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February 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Milnes: In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his arrogant insults directed our way, Canada’s past prime ministers have sprung into action. And it’s a wonderful thing.
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The leaders of Ontario's major political parties face off in debate on Monday, February 17 at 6:30pm on TVO #onpoli
For more election coverage, go to: tvo.org/current-affairs/tag/ontario-election
For more election coverage, go to: tvo.org/current-affairs/tag/ontario-election
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The leaders of Ontario's major political parties face off in debate on Monday, February 17 at 6:30pm on TVO #onpoli
For more election coverage, go to: tvo.org/current-affairs/tag/ontario-election
For more election coverage, go to: tvo.org/current-affairs/tag/ontario-election
In 1987 critics of the newly minted US / Canada free trade agreement feared Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had sold Canada out to the Americans and left our future as an independent nation in question. tvo.org/article/noth...
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February 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In 1987 critics of the newly minted US / Canada free trade agreement feared Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had sold Canada out to the Americans and left our future as an independent nation in question. tvo.org/article/noth...