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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4h

'We should build pipelines in every direction,' says Poilievre.

A less-than-precise recommendation from the fella who's never worked in the private sector.

#cdnpoli
#poilievre
#environment

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Katherine DeClerq @katherinedeclerq.bsky.social · 21h

Some immigrants nominated for permanent residency under Ontario’s provincial program say they regret accepting their invitations, noting that year-long delays have left them out of a job and considering leaving the country.
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #onpoli

A year of waiting: Ontario immigrant nominees left jobless and in limbo

‘It’s like they took our $1,500 and told us to just like, kind of go to hell,' said one Ontario Immigrant Nomination Program applicant

www.thetrillium.ca

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 5d

A historic site with no displays.

A public hall that’s closed six days a week.

Surrounded by busted sidewalks and a park rebuild that hasn’t begun.

Toronto spent vast sums and 20 years on this project. It was very late and far over budget, yet it is a shambles.

spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto

The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

spacing.ca

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 20h

www.highspeed.blog/the-new-fren...

When the REM in Montreal is fully built out...26 new stations on three branches will be added to Montreal's rail transport network, which already includes the 68 stations of the metro, and the 52 stations of the EXO. Not bad, until you look at Paris.

#transit

The New French Revolution

Why the Grand Paris Express Is Next Level Urban Transport

www.highspeed.blog

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 23h

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

During the convoy occupation of #Ottawa, air quality was significantly degraded by idling vehicle emissions. Pollution levels were 4 times worse than Mexico City's average. Dangerous PM2.5 particles reached >80.

A dirty assault.

#ONpoli
#cdnpoli
#environment

‘Little lungs are paying’: 1.6m claimants head to high court as carmakers finally face punishment for Dieselgate

Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin

www.theguardian.com

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 1d

Carney says that:
- The National School Food Program will be made permanent.
- The Canada Strong Pass will be renewed for the holidays and for summer 2026.

#cdnpoli

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Are there any humans in America who are NOT suing the government or being sued by the government?

#litigation
#economics

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 1d

globalnews.ca/news/1147199...

Doug Ford now apparently believes in rehabilitation. Soft-on-crime, give the scofflaw a second chance, etc.

Either that or he's just a plain old hypocrite.

#onpoli

‘Won’t happen again’: Minister pledges no more speeding Ontario cabinet vehicles | Globalnews.ca

The identities of the ministries the speeding vehicles were assigned to have not been made public. The tickets racked up, however, have been repaid, the government said.

globalnews.ca

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 1d

☀️ Rooftop solar could power 530–730 homes in Kitchener via six proposed installations — and maybe charge EVs for millions of km! 💡

City council has backed the move unanimously: shorturl.at/OQRQZ

#onpoli #climatenews #climateaction #onclimate

Rooftop solar panels look to power hundreds of Kitchener homes

Each project would produce enough energy to power between 530 and 730 homes, or charge electric vehicles for millions of kilometres.

shorturl.at

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 1d

As the world teeters on the brink of collapse . . . the Guardian asks:

Should my boyfriend get rid of his laundry basket?

Anita thinks dirty clothes can go straight in the machine. Jayden believes the laundry hamper serves a purpose.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You be the judge: should my boyfriend get rid of his laundry basket?

Anita thinks dirty clothes can go straight in the machine. Jayden believes the laundry hamper serves a purpose. Who’s the basket case? You decide

www.theguardian.com

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 2d

The company that marketed infant formula unethically and that has undermined safe public access to water is at it again.

#babies
#breastfeeding
#water
#corporate
#ethics
#Nestle

farmtario.com/livestock/ne...

Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions | Farmtario

Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming.

farmtario.com

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 2d

I understand the appeal of nonstick pans ... Here’s the thing: Those pans aren’t even that good for cooking. For most of the foods we make at home ... a well-seasoned carbon steel or cast-iron pan performs better.

#environment
#health
#cooking

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

www.nytimes.com

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

3/3

More broadly, if the Trump administration succeeds in politicizing the BLS, TIPS won’t be protected against inflation. They’ll only be protected against inflation the administration is willing to admit is happening.

Have investors thought through the implications?

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

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Krugman:
TIPS are linked to the official Consumer Price Index. But the BLS won’t be issuing new reports during the government shutdown, which means that it’s highly likely that the next CPI report, due Oct. 15, won’t come out on time ... and it’s anyone’s guess when we’ll get fresh data.

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

The Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market is worth trillions of dollars.

TIPS are government securities that adjust payouts based on the official inflation rate. The US government shut-down & Trump shenanigans put this market (and financial stability) at risk.

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#inflation

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The last passenger train service between Ottawa and Sudbury was in 1990.

#transit
#Sudbury
#Ottawa

New commercial airline coming to Sudbury, with direct flights to Ottawa and Quebec | CBC News

A new air service is coming to the Greater Sudbury Airport. People looking for direct flights to Ottawa and Montreal will now have that option through Propair. The commercial flight will run 6 days a ...

www.cbc.ca

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

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"That means that, on average, the stuff at the top of an Amazon search results page is bad. It’s low-quality, high-priced junk."

Amazon needs to be brought to heel. That's what governments are for.

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

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Researchers ... call this “Amazon’s pricing paradox”. Amazon gets to insist that it has the lowest prices in the business, but no one can find those prices. Instead, we all pay a massive Amazon tax every time we shop there, and the merchants we buy from are paying an Amazon tax, too.

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 3d

Guardian:

"Amazon makes more than $50bn every year charging merchants for search placement. When you search for a product on Amazon, the top results aren’t the best matches: they’re the matches that pay the highest fees to Amazon to be top of the list.

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#economics
#shopping

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4d

Doug Ford, elected with 43% of the popular vote--and 20% of eligible votes--tells 20 municipal leaders from Brampton to Parry Sound that they CANNOT PROTECT children, cyclists, pedestrians from speeding drivers.

That ain't populism. It's lethal tyranny.

#onpoli

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

‘The answer is no’: Doug Ford rejects mayors’ plea to rethink banning speed camera ‘cash grab’

“The only thing municipal speed cameras are 100 per cent effective at is taking money from hard-working people,” Doug Ford wrote in his response.

www.thestar.com

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4d

"I think God is speaking to women,” she says. “But then the power holders, which tend to be white men and white middle-aged men ... they feel that power shift. And I don’t think they like that.”

www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

#feminism
#politics
#faith
#culture

Gen Z women say ‘no thanks’ to motherhood. Reasons range from practical to spiritual.

Polls show young liberal women prioritize financial independence, while young conservative men prioritize children. Those differing goals aren’t emerging in a vacuum.

www.csmonitor.com

Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4d

globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

The Doug Ford government is a lethal, scofflaw government parading as a caring, law-and- order government.

#ONpoli
#cyclists
#transit
#Toronto

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4d

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Succinct. Agonistic. Reasoned.

Eby emphasizes that Smith's fantasy pipeline (no private capital backers, no aboriginal support) puts REAL assets and REAL projects at risk.

David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 4d

BC is leading 🇨🇦 with major opportunities to deliver prosperity to all of Canada.

We have billions worth of private sector & First Nations led projects, that are ready to go and will create thousands of jobs.

Alberta’s fictional bitumen pipeline achieves none of these things.

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 4d

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed at record highs today.

Very exuberant.

#investing

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Jamie MacKinnon @jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 5d

Easy come, easy go.

Apparently, some traders think that "counterparty" means getting drunk in a kitchen.

#banking
#speculation

watcher.guru/news/citigro...

Citigroup, Goldman Burned in $2.6B Trade as Japan's MUFG Takes Hit

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and MUFG post major trading desk losses, fueling concern over global bank counterparty risk.

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