Mack Male
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Mack Male
@mastermaq.ca
Edmontonian. Co-founder of Taproot Publishing.
Fascinating story from @canadaland.com about finance and Canadian media. Worth a listen!

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The Company Making Millions From Dying News
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unsure who to vote for? There's still time to make an informed decision! The Taproot Survey can help:

edmonton.taproot.vote/2025/surveys...

#yegvote #yeg
Take the Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
edmonton.taproot.vote
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As a long-time #yegdt resident, I'm looking forward to the park opening. It should be a fantastic amenity for my family. Thrilled to hear it is encouraging growth in housing nearby too!
September 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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We’re excited to launch our tool that helps you find out how the candidates running for mayor and city council in Edmonton align with you on the issues that matter most. blog.taprootpublishing.ca/2025/09/26/t... #yegvote #yegcc #yeg
Take the Taproot Survey to see how the candidates align with you
We’re excited to launch our tool that helps you find out how the candidates running for mayor and city council in Edmonton align with you on the issues that matter most.
blog.taprootpublishing.ca
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So many tears from council members during this final #yegcc meeting! Thank you for your service.
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Time to support not just news media that has reporters in a community but news media that's built out of that community and *sees its profits kept in that community*.

I'll go first. For Edmonton, here's locally built and based news: edmonton.taproot.news
Taproot Edmonton
Taproot Edmonton publishes curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on i...
edmonton.taproot.news
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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2. Local news matters.

The FIRST thing I read every morning: THE PULSE from Taproot Edmonton: 

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https://edmonton.taproot.news/r/5txon1
t.co
December 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM
As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton’s budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry forward learning from the work for future grants.

edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/11...

#yeg #yegcc
City says participatory budgeting experiment was challenging but taught lessons
As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton's budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry fo...
edmonton.taproot.news
November 26, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Political aspirations for the 2025 election are surfacing as council's work on the fall budget adjustment gets underway as I covered in episode 285 of Speaking Municipally with
@stephanieswensrude.bsky.social

edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/11...

#yeg #yegvote #yegcc
Council tensions emerge as fall budget adjustment begins
Political aspirations for the coming 2025 election are surfacing both inside and outside City Hall as council's work on the fall budget adjustment gets underway, the co-hosts of Episode 285 of Speakin...
edmonton.taproot.news
November 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Taproot events are *always* the room to meet interesting people doing interesting things for interesting reasons. I hope to see you there. Let's talk housing. Let's talk #yeg. Let's talk #yegcc.

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Taproot presents: A conversation about housing · Luma
An evening of conversation inspired by Housing Complex, Taproot's project exploring what works, what doesn't, and what can be improved about Edmonton's housing…
lu.ma
November 14, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Might as well check all these new social platforms out. Thanks for hooking me up @laurby.bsky.social!
July 16, 2023 at 12:20 AM
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