Carole Therrien
@chmtherrien.bsky.social
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Academic in disaster anthropology; news and political junkie; I like pets, photography, food, and reasonable, polite people. Pepe the Prawn's mood reflects mine.
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cpdesrosiers.bsky.social
Cette lettre ouverte dans Le Devoir m'a touchée. C'est exactement ça la préoccupation de milliers de médecins. Cette patiente et citoyenne l'a parfaitement résumé - et avec raison. #polqc #pl106
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davidfrum.bsky.social
Once you correctly recognize Trump's tariffs as a way to fund his intended upper-class tax cut with an immediate tax increase on poor and working Americans ... you can't see the tariffs any other way. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Ultimate Bait and Switch of Trump’s Tariffs
How to understand the phony trade deals with Britain and China
www.theatlantic.com
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markmackinnon.bsky.social
“Many Americans don’t take Trump’s threats to Canada seriously — or seriously enough — and dismiss them with the same exhausted shrug that too many of Trump’s words inspire…. In Canada, he doesn’t sound like a troll. He sounds like a threat.”
What Canadians Heard—and Americans Didn’t
The Canadian federal election, on Monday, which culminated in Mark Carney’s retention of the Prime Ministership, was won by defying Trumpism.
www.newyorker.com
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philmarfisi.bsky.social
@caroloff.bsky.social writes with both urgency and clarity on the importance of the CBC: "What does the CBC even mean? It means a glimpse into something unknown, a chance to take stock of another Canadian’s struggles, and maybe to care a little bit more."

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What does the CBC even mean?
...to the price of eggs?
substack.com
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rbreich.bsky.social
The White House Easter Egg Roll is sponsored by Amazon, Google, and Meta — who are all being sued by the federal government for antitrust violations.

It's the first time the event has had corporate sponsors.

Everything is for sale under Trump — and Big Tech wants to cash in.
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dtkmelissa.bsky.social
"Therme falsely presented itself as an industry player that operated as many as half a dozen spas in Europe.
In fact, it had built and operated just one, outside Bucharest, Romania. Auditors found Therme was losing money and had less than 1 million euros (about $1.1 million) in equity."
A Wellness Company With False Claims, Global Aims and a Toronto Island (Gift Article)
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
www.nytimes.com
chmtherrien.bsky.social
Fair point.
nolore.bsky.social
Also, I am EAGER to see if this international affairs debate in English will be similar. You can mention Gaza in French in a way that you cannot mention it in English.
chmtherrien.bsky.social
The Commission has had a busy 24 hours: moving the French debate forward by two hours so that the Habs hockey game broadcast is not impeded, and excluding the Green Party leader(s) from participating.

I agree with both decisions.

www.debates-debats.ca/en/news/2025...
Leaders’ Debates Commission issues decision on the Green Party of Canada | Leaders' Debates Commission
www.debates-debats.ca
chmtherrien.bsky.social
I do love being Canadian. ❤️😘❤️
justinling.ca
In maybe the Most Canadian story ever, two political parties (the NDP and Bloc Québécois) are asking that tomorrow's French language election debate be postponed because it conflicts with a Montreal Canadiens game.
chmtherrien.bsky.social
They're pretty fabulous at pulling out the nuances!
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hilltimes.com
Unlocked | Michael Harris: Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war
Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war
www.hilltimes.com
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bernicecb.bsky.social
“I think this is the first time a politician in Canada has crossed that line to officially say they want to interfere to control research topics,” says Madeleine Pastinelli, president of the university professors’ union in the province of Quebec.
#cdnpoli www.science.org/content/arti...
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election
www.science.org
chmtherrien.bsky.social
The penguins are safe!! Thanks be to jay-sus! 🙄
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