Greg MacEachern
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social
Nova Scotian in Ottawa. Comms guy: crisis, govt and otherwise. I talk about politics on CBC's Power and Politics with David Cochrane, the Arlene Bynon Show etc. Former municipal/provincial/federal advisor, two national elections East Coast media/advance
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What will Freeland's departure mean for Carney's minority government? | Power & Politics
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Our CBC Power and Politics with David Cochrane week-in-review #PoliticalPulse panel on what Freeland's departure mean for Carney's minority government, the PM’s trip to China, and the upcoming Conservative Leadership Review vote:
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"When the Prime Minister is invited to China, it is not for window dressing.”
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Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for China on Tuesday, where he will discuss trade and international security at a time when Canada faces uncertain relations with the U.S. due to a trade wa...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"When the Prime Minister is invited to China, it is not for window dressing.”
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Legal experts smacked down Stephen Miller’s ominous message to ICE agents that they enjoy “federal immunity” and argued that he might have just opened himself up to impeachment proceedings.
Stephen Miller’s Dark Message to ICE Agents Immediately Backfires
The deputy White House chief of staff’s ignorance about the law was on full display.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Legal experts smacked down Stephen Miller’s ominous message to ICE agents that they enjoy “federal immunity” and argued that he might have just opened himself up to impeachment proceedings.
Poilievre criticized for saying he'd fire Bank of Canada governor
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January 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Canadians took 28% fewer trips to the United States last year as President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state angered many in the northern nation.
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Canadian trips to U.S. plunged in 2025 amid tariffs, 51st state jabs
January 2025 marked the first of what is now 12 consecutive year-over-year declines in visits starting when President Donald Trump took office again.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Canadians took 28% fewer trips to the United States last year as President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state angered many in the northern nation.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Reposted by Greg MacEachern
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just hired an extremely aggressive law firm in his criminal fight against Donald Trump.
The firm is known for going “scorched earth” and fighting until the very end without settling.
The firm is known for going “scorched earth” and fighting until the very end without settling.
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just hired an extremely aggressive law firm in his criminal fight against Donald Trump.
The firm is known for going “scorched earth” and fighting until the very end without settling.
The firm is known for going “scorched earth” and fighting until the very end without settling.
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How about we just go ahead and release the rest od the Epstein files as required by law
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
How about we just go ahead and release the rest od the Epstein files as required by law
CBC News : Another murder prosecution falls apart and frees accused, this time in bounty killings of 2 brothers
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Another murder prosecution falls apart and frees accused, this time in bounty killings of 2 brothers | CBC News
For the second time in his life a first-degree murder case against an Ottawa man has collapsed before he ever got to trial because of problems in the management of the prosecution against him.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
CBC News : Another murder prosecution falls apart and frees accused, this time in bounty killings of 2 brothers
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Our CBC Power and Politics with David Cochrane week-in-review #PoliticalPulse panel on what Freeland's departure mean for Carney's minority government, the PM’s trip to China, and the upcoming Conservative Leadership Review vote:
youtu.be/5oD-Wrai7NM
youtu.be/5oD-Wrai7NM
What will Freeland's departure mean for Carney's minority government? | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Our CBC Power and Politics with David Cochrane week-in-review #PoliticalPulse panel on what Freeland's departure mean for Carney's minority government, the PM’s trip to China, and the upcoming Conservative Leadership Review vote:
youtu.be/5oD-Wrai7NM
youtu.be/5oD-Wrai7NM
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THE TRAIN TO NOWHERE - The fight for Ottawa's LRT (Full Documentary)
YouTube video by GioTV1
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January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Reposted by Greg MacEachern
On Power & Politics tonight, @davidwcochrane.bsky.social asked what to make of Conservative leadership results arriving after midnight in the east.
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social and Fred DeLorey disagreed.
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social and Fred DeLorey disagreed.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
On Power & Politics tonight, @davidwcochrane.bsky.social asked what to make of Conservative leadership results arriving after midnight in the east.
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social and Fred DeLorey disagreed.
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social and Fred DeLorey disagreed.
Meanwhile at the other place
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Meanwhile at the other place
Reposted by Greg MacEachern
Good of them to catch on. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
OC Transpo acknowledges recent uptick in undelivered bus trips | CBC News
OC Transpo says there have been mounting problems with bus reliability and is now assuring city councillors that it has a plan to deal with the problem.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Good of them to catch on. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Greg MacEachern says the speculation surrounding more MP's defecting to join the Liberals "probably prevented a floor crossing or two."
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Greg MacEachern says the speculation surrounding more MP's defecting to join the Liberals "probably prevented a floor crossing or two."
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So an officer has his phone out recording obviously distracted, shoots a woman and calls her a “f’ing Bitch” and they think that HELPS the case?!?
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
So an officer has his phone out recording obviously distracted, shoots a woman and calls her a “f’ing Bitch” and they think that HELPS the case?!?
What time’s Happy Hour?
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
What time’s Happy Hour?
How Trump and Vance's accounts of Minneapolis ICE shooting differ from video evidence
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ANALYSIS | How Trump and Vance's accounts of Minneapolis ICE shooting differ from video evidence | CBC News
The official White House narrative of what lead a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to shoot and kill a U.S. citizen in her vehicle in Minneapolis is bumping up hard against what can be s...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
How Trump and Vance's accounts of Minneapolis ICE shooting differ from video evidence
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...
THE TRAIN TO NOWHERE - The fight for Ottawa's LRT (Full Documentary)
YouTube video by GioTV1
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January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Reposted by Greg MacEachern
The eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan has died at age 80.
Ronald Reagan's Eldest Son Dies at 80
The eldest son of the former president was best known as a conservative commentator.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan has died at age 80.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog
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Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog | CBC News
This year, two things will happen to Canada's fiscal watchdog: Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will be replaced or made permanent, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog
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Our week-in-review CBC Power and Politics Political Pulse panel with the political year-in-review, on the state of the Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat Parties, and what stories we think will influence Canadian politics in 2026:
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Political Pulse panel on stories to watch in 2026 | Power & Politics
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December 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our week-in-review CBC Power and Politics Political Pulse panel with the political year-in-review, on the state of the Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat Parties, and what stories we think will influence Canadian politics in 2026:
youtube.com/watch?v=6eka...
youtube.com/watch?v=6eka...