Jeff Thompson
@thomjeff.bsky.social
Candidate for Fredericton City Council, Ward 10 – West Downtown, Town Plat & Sunshine Gardens.
🔗 Learn More: Ward10Together.ca
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A good read that underscore my views on the failure of public services and government abdication of their responsibility.
“Homelessness in this country as 2025 concludes is a public catastrophe composed of tens of thousands of private collapses.”
nationalpost.com/feature/cana...
“Homelessness in this country as 2025 concludes is a public catastrophe composed of tens of thousands of private collapses.”
nationalpost.com/feature/cana...
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A good read that underscore my views on the failure of public services and government abdication of their responsibility.
“Homelessness in this country as 2025 concludes is a public catastrophe composed of tens of thousands of private collapses.”
nationalpost.com/feature/cana...
“Homelessness in this country as 2025 concludes is a public catastrophe composed of tens of thousands of private collapses.”
nationalpost.com/feature/cana...
Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant. – Henri Queuille
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant. – Henri Queuille
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“The encouraging part: there is finally clarity emerging about who is responsible for which pieces of the system. The challenge now is ensuring that clarity translates into actual progress and outcomes.”
Have a read & share your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/ward10to... #Fredericton #nbpoli
Have a read & share your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/ward10to... #Fredericton #nbpoli
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The encouraging part: there is finally clarity emerging about who is responsible for which pieces of the system. The challenge now is ensuring that clarity translates into actual progress and outcomes.”
Have a read & share your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/ward10to... #Fredericton #nbpoli
Have a read & share your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/ward10to... #Fredericton #nbpoli
Searching for news about what this: "An announcement related to the retention and recruitment of teachers and allied health professionals will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11" #nbpoli www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/...
Education announcement
FREDERICTON: Thursday, Dec. 11 – 11 a.m.
www2.gnb.ca
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Searching for news about what this: "An announcement related to the retention and recruitment of teachers and allied health professionals will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11" #nbpoli www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/...
AG34 shouldnhave taken an offer of land and money for new buildings presented to them years ago. Having attended the AG34 AGM in 2023, Aiden’s reporting doesnt surprise me a bit. #Fredericton www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal department dashes N.B. Exhibition's hopes to relocate horse racing track | CBC News
Documents reveal how a failed attempt at relocating a harness racing track in Fredericton might have contributed to a breakdown in progress toward redeveloping the New Brunswick Exhibition grounds.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
AG34 shouldnhave taken an offer of land and money for new buildings presented to them years ago. Having attended the AG34 AGM in 2023, Aiden’s reporting doesnt surprise me a bit. #Fredericton www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Twitter 2.0? Operation Bluebird has requested that the US Patent and Trademark Office cancel trademarks for “Twitter” and “tweet” so that it can use them for a new social media platform, twitter.new.
Musk ditched Twitter’s original branding for “X” in 2023. www.reuters.com/technology/u...
Musk ditched Twitter’s original branding for “X” in 2023. www.reuters.com/technology/u...
US startup seeks to reclaim Twitter trademarks 'abandoned' by Musk’s X
A fledgling social media platform has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel trademarks for Twitter so it can take them for itself, contending that billionaire Elon Musk’s X Corp has aba...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Twitter 2.0? Operation Bluebird has requested that the US Patent and Trademark Office cancel trademarks for “Twitter” and “tweet” so that it can use them for a new social media platform, twitter.new.
Musk ditched Twitter’s original branding for “X” in 2023. www.reuters.com/technology/u...
Musk ditched Twitter’s original branding for “X” in 2023. www.reuters.com/technology/u...
Bell-Aliant’s chat is the worst.
The front-end ‘AI’ bot does nothing more than navigate a tree of reasons for the contact and does zero hand-off to a human agent.
Despite being logged into my account on their website, the chat doesn’t use this authentication.
I expect better. It’s not hard. #cx
The front-end ‘AI’ bot does nothing more than navigate a tree of reasons for the contact and does zero hand-off to a human agent.
Despite being logged into my account on their website, the chat doesn’t use this authentication.
I expect better. It’s not hard. #cx
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bell-Aliant’s chat is the worst.
The front-end ‘AI’ bot does nothing more than navigate a tree of reasons for the contact and does zero hand-off to a human agent.
Despite being logged into my account on their website, the chat doesn’t use this authentication.
I expect better. It’s not hard. #cx
The front-end ‘AI’ bot does nothing more than navigate a tree of reasons for the contact and does zero hand-off to a human agent.
Despite being logged into my account on their website, the chat doesn’t use this authentication.
I expect better. It’s not hard. #cx
Today’s Number?
1,000
Will hit the 1,000 volunteer hours today. Met a lot of super nice folks in every single hour and day at the 🏥
1,000
Will hit the 1,000 volunteer hours today. Met a lot of super nice folks in every single hour and day at the 🏥
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today’s Number?
1,000
Will hit the 1,000 volunteer hours today. Met a lot of super nice folks in every single hour and day at the 🏥
1,000
Will hit the 1,000 volunteer hours today. Met a lot of super nice folks in every single hour and day at the 🏥
🏠 Government can also help by not requiring new housing to solve every problem.
Impose enough demands on a building project, and the economics collapse.
Instead, Ottawa needs to focus on scale and speed.
The iceberg is rapidly approaching.
apple.news/AY07K9abzTvm...
Impose enough demands on a building project, and the economics collapse.
Instead, Ottawa needs to focus on scale and speed.
The iceberg is rapidly approaching.
apple.news/AY07K9abzTvm...
Opinion: How to head off the next housing crisis — The Globe and Mail
Construction of new homes in Canada’s biggest cities is projected to slow dramatically. Ottawa needs to act to bolster the private sector
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🏠 Government can also help by not requiring new housing to solve every problem.
Impose enough demands on a building project, and the economics collapse.
Instead, Ottawa needs to focus on scale and speed.
The iceberg is rapidly approaching.
apple.news/AY07K9abzTvm...
Impose enough demands on a building project, and the economics collapse.
Instead, Ottawa needs to focus on scale and speed.
The iceberg is rapidly approaching.
apple.news/AY07K9abzTvm...
Resident’s attempt to stall housing project on Forest Hills denied
The applicant “mentioned procedural unfairness, but what’s the procedure? There’s no duty upon the Crown to consult when it owns the property & intends to develop it in some way” GNB’s lawyer told the court. tj.news/fredericton-...
The applicant “mentioned procedural unfairness, but what’s the procedure? There’s no duty upon the Crown to consult when it owns the property & intends to develop it in some way” GNB’s lawyer told the court. tj.news/fredericton-...
Judge denies injunction to halt transitional housing project
An application to halt a provincial transitional housing project in Fredericton was denied in court on Friday.
tj.news
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Resident’s attempt to stall housing project on Forest Hills denied
The applicant “mentioned procedural unfairness, but what’s the procedure? There’s no duty upon the Crown to consult when it owns the property & intends to develop it in some way” GNB’s lawyer told the court. tj.news/fredericton-...
The applicant “mentioned procedural unfairness, but what’s the procedure? There’s no duty upon the Crown to consult when it owns the property & intends to develop it in some way” GNB’s lawyer told the court. tj.news/fredericton-...
Reposted by Jeff Thompson
Wonder why René Legacy is worried about NB Power & focused on that gas plant?
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Québec becomes net importer of power in reversal from past years — The Globe and Mail
Drop in water reservoirs and surging demand lead utility to buy more energy than it exports
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wonder why René Legacy is worried about NB Power & focused on that gas plant?
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Wonder why René Legacy is worried about NB Power & focused on that gas plant?
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Québec becomes net importer of power in reversal from past years — The Globe and Mail
Drop in water reservoirs and surging demand lead utility to buy more energy than it exports
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wonder why René Legacy is worried about NB Power & focused on that gas plant?
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Hydro-Quebec generates most of its electricity from hydro. Water levels 44% historic.
Made worse when 2 export contracts to NY & MA start in 2 weeks.
NB relies on power from HQ. #nbpoli apple.news/AAXSQKzKwSma...
Not a surprise, Lepreau maintenance work has gone wrong and not back on the grid.
Expect another variance charge on your NBPower bills, or a jump in the current amount, for ongoing Lepreau nightmares.
Oh, it’s going to be hellish 🥶 …so yeah, there is that too.
Time to sell. #nbpoli
Expect another variance charge on your NBPower bills, or a jump in the current amount, for ongoing Lepreau nightmares.
Oh, it’s going to be hellish 🥶 …so yeah, there is that too.
Time to sell. #nbpoli
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Not a surprise, Lepreau maintenance work has gone wrong and not back on the grid.
Expect another variance charge on your NBPower bills, or a jump in the current amount, for ongoing Lepreau nightmares.
Oh, it’s going to be hellish 🥶 …so yeah, there is that too.
Time to sell. #nbpoli
Expect another variance charge on your NBPower bills, or a jump in the current amount, for ongoing Lepreau nightmares.
Oh, it’s going to be hellish 🥶 …so yeah, there is that too.
Time to sell. #nbpoli
Reposted by Jeff Thompson
"All these white bales are not Christmas gifts from Santa." | Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addresses second strike controversy
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"All these white bales are not Christmas gifts from Santa." | Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addresses second strike controversy
📞 What if someone just called clinics to ask if they are taking new patients?
A small team in Ontario did just that by creating an AI voice agent to make the calls, collect the data and plot it onto a map. #AI #Healthcare
www.docmaps.ca
A small team in Ontario did just that by creating an AI voice agent to make the calls, collect the data and plot it onto a map. #AI #Healthcare
www.docmaps.ca
DocMaps – Find a Family Doctor in Canada
Search live listings of family doctors accepting new patients and access helpful healthcare resources across Canada.
www.docmaps.ca
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
📞 What if someone just called clinics to ask if they are taking new patients?
A small team in Ontario did just that by creating an AI voice agent to make the calls, collect the data and plot it onto a map. #AI #Healthcare
www.docmaps.ca
A small team in Ontario did just that by creating an AI voice agent to make the calls, collect the data and plot it onto a map. #AI #Healthcare
www.docmaps.ca
As a resident who pays attention to the details, I’m left with more questions than answers—especially with the government’s plan to create the NB Growth Office, announced in speeches to business groups but absent from the capital budget speech itself. #nbpoli open.substack.com/pub/jeffthom...
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As a resident who pays attention to the details, I’m left with more questions than answers—especially with the government’s plan to create the NB Growth Office, announced in speeches to business groups but absent from the capital budget speech itself. #nbpoli open.substack.com/pub/jeffthom...
📅 On this day: In 1992, engineer Neil Papworth used his computer to send the first SMS text message to a colleague. It said, “Merry Christmas.” www.history.com/this-day-in-...
First SMS text message is sent | December 3, 1992 | HISTORY
On December 3, 1992, the first SMS text message in history is sent: Neil Papworth, a 22-year-old engineer, uses a per...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
📅 On this day: In 1992, engineer Neil Papworth used his computer to send the first SMS text message to a colleague. It said, “Merry Christmas.” www.history.com/this-day-in-...
22 cents on the dollar sounds like a good deal —- except when you’re not responsible for the dollar.
Good for the recipient of the grant but terrible precedent for municipalities in New Brunswick.
Regionalization is so broken.
#nbpoli
Good for the recipient of the grant but terrible precedent for municipalities in New Brunswick.
Regionalization is so broken.
#nbpoli
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
22 cents on the dollar sounds like a good deal —- except when you’re not responsible for the dollar.
Good for the recipient of the grant but terrible precedent for municipalities in New Brunswick.
Regionalization is so broken.
#nbpoli
Good for the recipient of the grant but terrible precedent for municipalities in New Brunswick.
Regionalization is so broken.
#nbpoli
Did GNB consider all the available lands — like this one on Regent Street, next to the Forestry Centre?
Minister Hickey was asked at the ‘so-called’ community meeting last month and said it was UNB land.
Guess what?
It isn’t.
It’s been thinned — for some reason 🤷♂️ #Fredericton
Minister Hickey was asked at the ‘so-called’ community meeting last month and said it was UNB land.
Guess what?
It isn’t.
It’s been thinned — for some reason 🤷♂️ #Fredericton
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Did GNB consider all the available lands — like this one on Regent Street, next to the Forestry Centre?
Minister Hickey was asked at the ‘so-called’ community meeting last month and said it was UNB land.
Guess what?
It isn’t.
It’s been thinned — for some reason 🤷♂️ #Fredericton
Minister Hickey was asked at the ‘so-called’ community meeting last month and said it was UNB land.
Guess what?
It isn’t.
It’s been thinned — for some reason 🤷♂️ #Fredericton
📅 On this day: In 1959, Antarctica was made a military-free continent when 12 nations signed the Antarctica Treaty.
a black and white photo of a man and a penguin in the snow
ALT: a black and white photo of a man and a penguin in the snow
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December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📅 On this day: In 1959, Antarctica was made a military-free continent when 12 nations signed the Antarctica Treaty.
When did they clear the trees out along Regent St at Forestry Centre. This photo taken from the parking lot at Knowledge Park. #Fredericton
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
When did they clear the trees out along Regent St at Forestry Centre. This photo taken from the parking lot at Knowledge Park. #Fredericton
Reposted by Jeff Thompson
When did they clear the trees out along Regent St at Forestry Centre. This photo taken from the parking lot at Knowledge Park. #Fredericton
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
When did they clear the trees out along Regent St at Forestry Centre. This photo taken from the parking lot at Knowledge Park. #Fredericton
Reposted by Jeff Thompson
The end of an era. Soon, start of something new. #Fredericton
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The end of an era. Soon, start of something new. #Fredericton
The end of an era. Soon, start of something new. #Fredericton
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The end of an era. Soon, start of something new. #Fredericton
🥶 Cold air is forecast to overtake the mild air in the Maritimes, sending temperatures down.
It’s that time of year but the wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20 across the region, including cities like #Fredericton.
But -20 is more like January.
It’s that time of year but the wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20 across the region, including cities like #Fredericton.
But -20 is more like January.
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🥶 Cold air is forecast to overtake the mild air in the Maritimes, sending temperatures down.
It’s that time of year but the wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20 across the region, including cities like #Fredericton.
But -20 is more like January.
It’s that time of year but the wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20 across the region, including cities like #Fredericton.
But -20 is more like January.