Lisette Lacroix
lisettezlacroix.bsky.social
Lisette Lacroix
@lisettezlacroix.bsky.social
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Interesting changes within the senior ranks of the federal public service:

www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Prime Minister Carney announces changes in the senior ranks of the public service
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service, to take effect early in the New Year:
www.pm.gc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Are We Getting Stupider?
Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think.
www.newyorker.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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“A botched French-language debate in Montreal exposed a shocking indifference to a core part of Canada”
Electorally, the NDP itself needs to recover. But beyond this, it needs to debate and reckon with more existential questions of policy and purpose. “That calls for a genuine process of renewal, not simply a rebrand,” writes Luke Savage. thewalrus.ca/the-ndp-cant-cal...
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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For Ottawa to become one of North America’s most dynamic mid-sized cities, we need a clear picture of where we stand.

The new Economic Scorecard provides it.

I contributed to this work to help drive a more ambitious conversation about growth.

Read more: www.ottawabot.ca/capital-adv...
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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"Smith’s concessions help advance his government’s #climate agenda far more than anything the previous federal government managed to achieve in, and with, Alberta. For a guy who wasn’t supposed to be a good politician, he’s turning out to be pretty good."

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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This. ⬇️
6/6 If you are wealthy, well-connected, or have the luxury of time, you already receive superior treatment.

Canadian health care is currently two-tier; we just feel better about it when we pretend otherwise.

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canadians are protecting the mirage of single-tier health care. It doesn’t exist
Those with means already have access to a health care system that those without do not, and that’s not even accounting for the places in Canada where you can pay out of pocket
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Glad this is being covered in English, it’s an absolute neoliberal nightmare in this province
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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In a world fractured by violence, what does it really mean to protect human rights?

Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Approx 65% of students using AI to generate text.

Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"...university sector has an unbelievably heavy responsibility to society to be a counter voice that shapes the way that AI is deployed..."
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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🚨 Very helpful list of sources!

Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10... by @tarahaelle.bsky.social 🙏 via @healthjournalism.org 🙏 cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social

#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.
healthjournalism.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
bit.ly
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Why failing to reach a big, beautiful tariff-reduction deal is in fact a shrewd strategic move and so much better than having one — just ask the Europeans

(I write from Frankfurt-am-Main)

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Carney’s better off without a big Trump trade deal. Just ask the Europeans
There has been plenty of buyer’s remorse in countries that signed hasty agreements with Washington. Canada would be wise to wait
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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There are many things not to like about Macron, but he is rising to become hands-down the most effective voice for European sovereignty and democracy.

(Original French text: www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...)
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Elsie MacGill, the first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering, and the first woman in Canada to earn a degree in electrical engineering—shattered barriers in science and engineering, while fighting for women's rights through government policy.
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Canada just signed a new trade deal with Indonesia – "Canada’s first-ever bilateral trade agreement with an ASEAN country."

Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country.

#trade
#Asia
#ASEAN
September 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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From the PMO:

"Canada co-chairs, with Ukraine, the Int'l Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children. The Coalition co-ordinates joint efforts & co-operation between #Ukraine & partner states to address the issue of the unlawful deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian #children by #Russia.
September 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking at a news conference in New York City, responds to a reporter’s question re: Canada’s recognition of the state of Palestine and possible implications for Canada–U.S. relations.

Watch the full news conference: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

#cdnpoli
September 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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"We need a turnaround from Trump that's visible and public and gives Canadians a reason to stop being so angry. So far, there hasn't been anything. . . "

Canadians are reasonable – and rational. That seems to puzzle the American ambassador to Canada.

#elbows
#travel

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it | CBC News
In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s "old relationship" with the U.S. would be "over" soon — and now ...
www.cbc.ca
September 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM