Les Perreaux
@perreaux.bsky.social
Editor. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/
Retired reporter. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/les-perreaux/
Retired reporter. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/les-perreaux/
The snow is extra sticky too. It wouldn’t come off the shovel!
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The snow is extra sticky too. It wouldn’t come off the shovel!
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Carney budget 2025: Industrial strategy and public service cuts
Carney budget 2025: Industrial strategy, public service cuts, and Canada’s trillion-dollar investment plan.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Anyway, I've been getting scolded for saying this was the least inspiring campaign I've seen in 34 years of voting at four levels of election in three provinces. I stand by my story.
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anyway, I've been getting scolded for saying this was the least inspiring campaign I've seen in 34 years of voting at four levels of election in three provinces. I stand by my story.
p.s. For those who don't know, Luc Rabouin was part of the Plante administration.
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
p.s. For those who don't know, Luc Rabouin was part of the Plante administration.
Only time will tell.
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Only time will tell.
You sound like a cheerleader. And a scold! Take responsibilty for what, exactly? For scintilating campaigns that sound like this?
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
You sound like a cheerleader. And a scold! Take responsibilty for what, exactly? For scintilating campaigns that sound like this?
This response speaks loudly about how they got here.
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This response speaks loudly about how they got here.
If a good idea was hatched out of this process I never heard it.
I knew la ligne rose never had a chance but at least it was a good and desperately needed idea.
I knew la ligne rose never had a chance but at least it was a good and desperately needed idea.
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If a good idea was hatched out of this process I never heard it.
I knew la ligne rose never had a chance but at least it was a good and desperately needed idea.
I knew la ligne rose never had a chance but at least it was a good and desperately needed idea.
That is indeed the fundamental hypocrisy of it all.
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
That is indeed the fundamental hypocrisy of it all.
I've been in despair about this antireligous crusade for so long I hardly have anything left to say about it. I can't imagine how alienating it feels for the people directly affected.
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I've been in despair about this antireligous crusade for so long I hardly have anything left to say about it. I can't imagine how alienating it feels for the people directly affected.
It not only costs money but takes a remarkable toll on the people who do it. Just monitoring newsroom inboxes is a disgusting ordeal these days. It's not worth it.
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It not only costs money but takes a remarkable toll on the people who do it. Just monitoring newsroom inboxes is a disgusting ordeal these days. It's not worth it.
A large majority of people working in most of the newsrooms I worked in agreed with you all the way back in the day, but we were overruled by our bosses who were listening to a handful of innovators who should have been figuring our Craig's List instead.
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A large majority of people working in most of the newsrooms I worked in agreed with you all the way back in the day, but we were overruled by our bosses who were listening to a handful of innovators who should have been figuring our Craig's List instead.