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
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N.B. won’t be part of Supreme Court case on suspending Charter rights | CBC News
The New Brunswick government is taking a pass on one of the biggest legal cases on Charter rights in Canada in years. The province quietly withdrew in August from a Supreme Court of Canada case that w...
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New Brunswick is taking a pass on one of the biggest Charter rights cases in years: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Those Sisson conditions are in …
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N.B. government says none of 40 Sisson Mine conditions met so far | CBC News
Environmentalists are concerned that the conditions for approval of the Sisson Mine north of Fredericton were too weak when they were issued in 2015, and now many are a decade out of date.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Those Sisson conditions are in …
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More on Pierre Poilievre's N.B. visit & other big political stories of the week in my newsletter tomorrow morning. Subscribe now: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
More on Pierre Poilievre's N.B. visit & other big political stories of the week in my newsletter tomorrow morning. Subscribe now: substack.com/@jacquespoit...?
My full interview with Pierre Poilievre is now online: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Watch Pierre Poilievre’s entire interview with CBC New Brunswick
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre answered questions about the Sisson Mine and forestry.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My full interview with Pierre Poilievre is now online: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
N.B.’s Sisson Mine on the federal fast track? Pierre Poilievre isn’t convinced. Story + video: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal Conservative leader questions Ottawa’s Sisson Mine process | CBC News
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says New Brunswickers shouldn’t get their hopes up about progress on the Sisson Mine.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
N.B.’s Sisson Mine on the federal fast track? Pierre Poilievre isn’t convinced. Story + video: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The prevailing ethos of smart phone software updates seems to be, “We’re gonna put that convenient function one additional click away from you.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The prevailing ethos of smart phone software updates seems to be, “We’re gonna put that convenient function one additional click away from you.”
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November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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N.B. budget deficit projected to reach $834.7 million in fiscal 2025-26; Liberal finance minister won’t rule out it surpassing $1 billion.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
N.B. budget deficit projected to reach $834.7 million in fiscal 2025-26; Liberal finance minister won’t rule out it surpassing $1 billion.
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On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - November 14, 1953 - President Eisenhower addresses Canada's parliamentarians. Random trivia: Eisenhower is the US President whose remarks to Parliament included the most words spoken in French.
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - November 14, 1953 - President Eisenhower addresses Canada's parliamentarians. Random trivia: Eisenhower is the US President whose remarks to Parliament included the most words spoken in French.
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments today on whether the Constitution requires New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor to be bilingual. No decision today, but here's the rundown: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Ironic’ that N.B. had unilingual lieutenant-governor, chief justice says | CBC News
Canada’s top court spent Thursday grappling with whether the Constitution requires New Brunswick’s lieutenant-governor to be bilingual — and what will happen if the answer turns out to be yes.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments today on whether the Constitution requires New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor to be bilingual. No decision today, but here's the rundown: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Did you catch Mark Carney’s smile and body language when he was asked on Monday about the Sisson Mine? Here’s what that project is all about and what “national project” status could mean: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sisson Mine in running for Carney’s national projects list | CBC News
On Monday, during a visit to Fredericton, Prime Minister Mark Carney grinned at a question about a mine proposed for the province more than a decade ago, but on Thursday, New Brunwickers will find out...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Did you catch Mark Carney’s smile and body language when he was asked on Monday about the Sisson Mine? Here’s what that project is all about and what “national project” status could mean: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Proposed N.B. data centre would gobble up equivalent of nearly half of Tantramar gas plant’s electricity: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Proposed data centre would need almost half of Tantramar gas plant’s power | CBC News
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar ar...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Proposed N.B. data centre would gobble up equivalent of nearly half of Tantramar gas plant’s electricity: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Expos documentary on Netflix is very good. ⚾️
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Expos documentary on Netflix is very good. ⚾️
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Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
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Who wants a very detailed poll-by-poll map of the last election you can go scour?
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Who wants a very detailed poll-by-poll map of the last election you can go scour?
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...
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While researching my current column, I had trouble finding something PM Carney said in a speech in either Factiva or Google, so I tried asking ChatGPT-5 to search for it. This was its internal response.
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
While researching my current column, I had trouble finding something PM Carney said in a speech in either Factiva or Google, so I tried asking ChatGPT-5 to search for it. This was its internal response.
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?
One year after policy change by Holt Liberals, surgical abortion access in New Brunswick remains a work in progress. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.B. abortion access a work in progress one year after policy change | CBC News
A year after the New Brunswick government eliminated the last legal limit on access to surgical abortions, the same three hospitals are the only places where the procedure is offered, and doctors are ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
One year after policy change by Holt Liberals, surgical abortion access in New Brunswick remains a work in progress. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Goodbye oil and gas cap? Ottawa signals it’s gone, with some caveats | CBC News
After months of speculation, the federal government is signalling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But it comes with some strings attached.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
A beautiful and wise little book.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A beautiful and wise little book.
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Pretty sure that’s a new - though very fitting - cover for Orwell’s masterpiece…
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pretty sure that’s a new - though very fitting - cover for Orwell’s masterpiece…
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
(Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)
The Art of the Impersonal Essay www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Art of the Impersonal Essay www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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We are proud to announce that the new Anderson Bridge will open to all traffic by 6 PM tonight.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are proud to announce that the new Anderson Bridge will open to all traffic by 6 PM tonight.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.
We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.