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Dr Lindsay Tedds

@lindsaytedds.bsky.social

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Policy prof. Feminist. Gender, Policy, Taxes, Life, Equity, intersectionality. Personal account. TBI survivor. Government-funded. Difficult/Immodest/Condescending. 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪www.lindsayTedds.ca

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 14d

Seems a good day to announce INCLUSIECON answering the question:How can researchers, policy practitioners, and civil society partners we transform Canada’s tax-and-transfer system into a more fair, inclusive, and effective foundation for reducing inequality and addressing complex “wicked problems”?

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 14d

'Wake Up': Bank CEO Urges Carney to Fight US With Radical Tax Cuts financialpost.com/pmn/business...

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'Wake Up': Bank CEO Urges Carney to Fight US With Radical Tax Cuts

National Bank of Canada’s top executive called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to consider bold tax cuts and deregulation for strategic sectors to boost the country’s…

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 21h

The econ PhD market will be difficult this year. The exact same thing happened when I went on the market years ago: I sent out 150 applications...and got 1 interview! Then I wrote a paper about it! ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...

Both sides of the market responded. Is this happening now too?

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 1d

New episode released early for C$7+ subscribers. This week I talk to @lindsaytedds.bsky.social about the things we're not talking about when we talk about austerity #cdnpoli

The Problems with Austerity | Dale Smith aka @journo_dale

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

And doesn't tackle the question of "how many years should a once in a hundred year fiscal shock to take to burn through the system when followed by a shocks generated by an Oompa Loompa?"

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

Well, it reminds me of the saying Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

Demographics are a bitch. Demographics are also temporary because we will evenutally die

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

What to know what is the real long-term driver of federal spending? Ahem, Canada's Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) pension spending is projected to rise significantly, from approximately $80 billion in 2024-25 to about $234 billion by 2055-56, a near-threefold increase.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

Two weeks ago the PBO came out with the Economic and Fiscal update and release the graph on the left. What happens if you set the axis to 0 (as one should) and how it is historical context. That is the graph on the right (reproducing only the dark blue line because that is the numbers they gave).

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve suddenly realized you are overwhelmed by all the things and not sure you can manage Thanksgiving dinner on top of it all, there is still some options to order prepared dinners. Here is one option but stock is low shop.atco.com/collections/...

Thanksgiving Dinner 2025

Let us take care of Thanksgiving Dinner this year! We won't mind if you take all the credit! Place your order by 5pm on October 7 for pick up on October 10 or 11.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

Well i mean we all hate change but I think this makes sense and helps everyone’s budgets that are heavily reliant on transfers better, no? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Liberal government to deliver all future budgets in the fall as part of new framework | CBC News

The Liberal government is ending a long-held tradition of presenting a spring budget and will instead adopt a relatively new tradition borrowed from the U.K. that will see all future budgets delivered...

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 2d

It is World Teachers’ Day. The theme this year is advancing the teaching profession through empowerment, support, and collaboration. A theme Alberta has forgotten #redfored

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s be honest. Who knew what the symbolism of the green light of the end of the peer was without the Coles notes. Yet our simple brains could solve problems regarding the Collatz conjecture

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

If the position was carved out for people with conservative ideologies, what would Peter MacKinnon write? I mean he certainly cleaned house of not conservative ideologies when he was in leadership of academic institutions…

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

Who might have an extremely meritocratic insight on AI? PWD sigh

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

27% of the population has disabilities. 1.7% of academia identifies as PWD. Peter MacKinnon feels that is the result of merit and not barriers. 🤔 nationalpost.com/opinion/an-a...

Peter MacKinnon: An AI researcher who must be disabled? Bring meritocracy back

Males and other able-bodied individuals barred from applying to Dalhousie University position

nationalpost.com

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

OMG. Yah been there with math homework!

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

The generational trauma ends with me. English homework OTOH….

We don’t talk enough about the generational trauma of crying at the kitchen table overmatch homework

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

Hmmmm remind me on surface and sub surface rights again

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

You know what is interesting? To square this circle with these provinces complete court challenges of the carbon tax, arguing about provincial jurisdiction 🤷🏻‍♀️

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

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

www.cbc.ca

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

It has definitely been six months of smooth talking of the part of our premier 🙄

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

Want to learn more about why teachers are striking in Alberta? Read @iandoktor.bsky.social to learn how Alberta Government went from having to convince 12% of teachers to sign up for their deal to now 90% of teachers voting against the governments deal www.parklandinstitute.ca/disrespect

When Disrespect Becomes Policy: How Government Neglect Sparked Labour Unrest

As Albertans brace for the first teacher strike in nearly 25 years, a new opinion piece on Parkland’s blog gives a frontline perspective on the government’s long war against public education.

www.parklandinstitute.ca

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 4d

Here we go.

Alberta Teachers' Association say they are going on Monday, but add they have resumed exploratory conversations with the province.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

The article is behind a paywall but it is Danielle smith telling the teachers to call off the strike, come back to the bargaining table, tell them what they want, then saying there is no money for anything anyway so…🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 4d

“There just simply isn’t more money. We have to respect taxpayers.” Smith said.

That is a manufactured budget constraint.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Bell: A frustrated Danielle Smith wants Alberta teachers back at the bargaining table

Premier Danielle Smith wants Alberta Teachers' Association to get back to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal before a Monday strike

calgaryherald.com

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