Dale Smith
@journodale.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Author. Nigellavangelist. Pedant about civic literacy and Star Wars/Trek. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
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Dundurn
Established in 1972, Dundurn Press is one of Canada’s largest and leading independent trade publishers.
www.dundurn.com
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Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Check out my book #UnbrokenMachine, or the book I contributed a chapter to, #RoyalProgress.
Someone needs to log the fuck off and go touch some grass.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Someone needs to log the fuck off and go touch some grass.
Just accelerating the death spiral even more.
FFS, this city...
FFS, this city...
OC Transpo is missing its reliability targets, but fares are still set to rise ottawacitizen.com/news/oc-tran...
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Just accelerating the death spiral even more.
FFS, this city...
FFS, this city...
For the late/west coast crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social : Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnlaw
Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications
Prisoners now have the option to use habeas corpus
nationalmagazine.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
For the late/west coast crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social : Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnlaw
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column: The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation #cdnpoli
The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation - Loonie Politics
Albertans are angry because their provincial government has been spoon-feeding them grievances to distract them from their incompetence.
looniepolitics.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column: The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation #cdnpoli
New episodes released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I talk about why it's a Very Bad Idea for a committee to interview PBO candidates #cdnpoli
Appointing a New PBO | Dale Smith aka @journo_dale
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November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
New episodes released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I talk about why it's a Very Bad Idea for a committee to interview PBO candidates #cdnpoli
But can he achieve Level 3 meditation?
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But can he achieve Level 3 meditation?
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnpoli
Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications
Prisoners now have the option to use habeas corpus
nationalmagazine.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnpoli
For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column on why the things Albertans are mad about aren't because of so-called "Laurential elites" #cdnpoli
The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation - Loonie Politics
Albertans are angry because their provincial government has been spoon-feeding them grievances to distract them from their incompetence.
looniepolitics.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
For the evening crowd, my Loonie Politics column on why the things Albertans are mad about aren't because of so-called "Laurential elites" #cdnpoli
The line was "inflationary taxes."
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The line was "inflationary taxes."
www.routineproceedings.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Conservatives trying to build conspiracy theories around the investment in the European Space Agency…as astronaut Jeremy Hansen is in the Gallery. #QP
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Conservatives trying to build conspiracy theories around the investment in the European Space Agency…as astronaut Jeremy Hansen is in the Gallery. #QP
THAT’S NOT HOW INFLATION WORKS!
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
THAT’S NOT HOW INFLATION WORKS!
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
Carbon capture project.
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Carbon capture project.
For the Monday crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnlaw
Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications
Prisoners now have the option to use habeas corpus
nationalmagazine.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
For the Monday crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court clarifies options for inmates to challenge security reclassifications #SCC #cdnlaw
For the Monday morning crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: The tyranny of clichés about "Western Alienation" #cdnpoli
The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation - Loonie Politics
Albertans are angry because their provincial government has been spoon-feeding them grievances to distract them from their incompetence.
looniepolitics.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For the Monday morning crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: The tyranny of clichés about "Western Alienation" #cdnpoli
The timeline in the Bad Place had the perfect take on this:
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The timeline in the Bad Place had the perfect take on this:
But he won't properly fund the court system, or bail monitoring, or community services that do bail enforcement.
One effect of "cash bail," which Ontario is herewith seeking to institute, is that poorer people stay in jail awaiting trial—losing housing, work and so on—even on petty charges while richer people don't. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
But he won't properly fund the court system, or bail monitoring, or community services that do bail enforcement.
Roundup post: Confusion over who authored the "peace plan" #cdnpoli
www.routineproceedings.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Roundup post: Confusion over who authored the "peace plan" #cdnpoli
Cost + additional personnel, which they are currently short on.
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cost + additional personnel, which they are currently short on.
This is who Carney outsourced his innovation policy development to.
Shopify rocked by sales fraud scandal that led to ultimatums and firings - The Logic
Shopify salespeople were inflating the value of the deals they were closing. When management found out, they told staff to own up or face the consequences.
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is who Carney outsourced his innovation policy development to.
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column on things Albertans are actually mad about, and it's not the so-called "Laurentian Elites." #cdnpoli
The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation - Loonie Politics
Albertans are angry because their provincial government has been spoon-feeding them grievances to distract them from their incompetence.
looniepolitics.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
For the late/west coast crowd, my Loonie Politics column on things Albertans are actually mad about, and it's not the so-called "Laurentian Elites." #cdnpoli
Apparently the government decided to outsource its innovation policy development to Shopify.
Ottawa is 'rebooting' its relationship with the tech industry, advocates say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business crowd in Montreal recently that the federal government got a bit of outside help on a major piece of innovation policy
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Apparently the government decided to outsource its innovation policy development to Shopify.