Jacques Poitras
@poitrasj.bsky.social
CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick. Publicly funded & independent. Author of five non-fiction books. My newsletter: https://jacquespoitras.substack.com?r=o9a37&utm_medium=ios
Steven Guilbeault, May 14, 2017, during our interview for my pipeline book, on mainstream political and regulatory processes: “We thought it was better for us to participate in a deficient process while demanding changes than to not be there at all. … We don’t like the strategy of the empty chair.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Steven Guilbeault, May 14, 2017, during our interview for my pipeline book, on mainstream political and regulatory processes: “We thought it was better for us to participate in a deficient process while demanding changes than to not be there at all. … We don’t like the strategy of the empty chair.”
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November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A beautiful and wise little book.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A beautiful and wise little book.
Also in the package was this gem: that McKenna's economic development team argued that amid uncertainty over potential disintegration of Canada, "there may never be a better time" to poach jobs & employers from Quebec.
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Also in the package was this gem: that McKenna's economic development team argued that amid uncertainty over potential disintegration of Canada, "there may never be a better time" to poach jobs & employers from Quebec.
What if? Long ago, I requested through RTI, and reported on, Premier Frank McKenna's speaking notes in the event of a Yes vote in the Quebec referendum, which was 30 years ago today. I dug them out recently to show younger colleagues.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What if? Long ago, I requested through RTI, and reported on, Premier Frank McKenna's speaking notes in the event of a Yes vote in the Quebec referendum, which was 30 years ago today. I dug them out recently to show younger colleagues.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Peak pre-Halloween dew-on-web on security gate at the New Brunswick legislature.
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Peak pre-Halloween dew-on-web on security gate at the New Brunswick legislature.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The assembly chamber at Stormont includes this portrait of MLAs (yes, they are called that there too) after the Good Friday agreement paved the way for elections and power-sharing between Unionists and Republicans — an uneasy but functioning miracle of politics over violence.
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The assembly chamber at Stormont includes this portrait of MLAs (yes, they are called that there too) after the Good Friday agreement paved the way for elections and power-sharing between Unionists and Republicans — an uneasy but functioning miracle of politics over violence.
Outside the Scottish Parliament is a wall of aphorisms that warmed my heart.
October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Outside the Scottish Parliament is a wall of aphorisms that warmed my heart.
Back from a vacation that included tours of two stunning Parliaments — the bright and modern Scottish one in Edinburgh (with equally modern mace) and the older, more classical Stormont in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
October 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Back from a vacation that included tours of two stunning Parliaments — the bright and modern Scottish one in Edinburgh (with equally modern mace) and the older, more classical Stormont in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Foggy Friday at the New Brunswick legislature.
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Foggy Friday at the New Brunswick legislature.
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September 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Melissa Etheridge joins the Indigo Girls for the Michael Stipe part of a Gen X deep cut at Fredericton’s Harvest Festival.
September 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Melissa Etheridge joins the Indigo Girls for the Michael Stipe part of a Gen X deep cut at Fredericton’s Harvest Festival.
Miramichi West byelection scheduled for Oct. 6. Hat tip to @lyleskinner.bsky.social for spotting this on the government website early this morning.
September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Miramichi West byelection scheduled for Oct. 6. Hat tip to @lyleskinner.bsky.social for spotting this on the government website early this morning.
Christian conservative activist and broadcaster Faytene Grasseschi, the defeated PC candidate in Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins last fall, says she has sold her Quispamsis home and moved to Alberta. "We are so excited to turn the page," says Grasseschi, who plans to write a book about her time in N.B.
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Christian conservative activist and broadcaster Faytene Grasseschi, the defeated PC candidate in Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins last fall, says she has sold her Quispamsis home and moved to Alberta. "We are so excited to turn the page," says Grasseschi, who plans to write a book about her time in N.B.
1925 New Brunswick election, 100 years ago today, featured 1) Controversy over public ownership of hydro dam, 2) 1st Acadian premier failing to win his own mandate, 3) Populist third party shut out, 4) 1st-in-Commonwealth health minister (& social distancing pioneer!) losing his seat.
August 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
1925 New Brunswick election, 100 years ago today, featured 1) Controversy over public ownership of hydro dam, 2) 1st Acadian premier failing to win his own mandate, 3) Populist third party shut out, 4) 1st-in-Commonwealth health minister (& social distancing pioneer!) losing his seat.
Need more Canadian energy? Atlantic Canada has a plan for that. I am the guest host on CBC Radio's The House this weekend, looking at the opportunities and challenges that come with the "projects of national interest" that premiers in the region are pitching to the Carney government.
August 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Need more Canadian energy? Atlantic Canada has a plan for that. I am the guest host on CBC Radio's The House this weekend, looking at the opportunities and challenges that come with the "projects of national interest" that premiers in the region are pitching to the Carney government.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Ottawa House By-The-Sea, the onetime summer home of Charles Tupper, Canada’s shortest-serving prime minister, in Parrsboro, N.S.
July 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ottawa House By-The-Sea, the onetime summer home of Charles Tupper, Canada’s shortest-serving prime minister, in Parrsboro, N.S.
A little gem of a book that I discovered only recently. Dishy, but with lots of Crown-executive nerdery. Authored by everyone’s favourite press baron, who was in the room where a lot of it happened.
June 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A little gem of a book that I discovered only recently. Dishy, but with lots of Crown-executive nerdery. Authored by everyone’s favourite press baron, who was in the room where a lot of it happened.