Lisette Lacroix
@lisettezlacroix.bsky.social
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paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
A first-rate speech.
In classical rhetoric "kairos" referred to the 'exact or critical time' at which a speaker's remarks are located.
This speech meets the moment--brilliantly.
#cdnpoli
#rhetoric
#Davos
#WEF
A first-rate speech.
In classical rhetoric "kairos" referred to the 'exact or critical time' at which a speaker's remarks are located.
This speech meets the moment--brilliantly.
#cdnpoli
#rhetoric
#Davos
#WEF
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
A first-rate speech.
In classical rhetoric "kairos" referred to the 'exact or critical time' at which a speaker's remarks are located.
This speech meets the moment--brilliantly.
#cdnpoli
#rhetoric
#Davos
#WEF
A first-rate speech.
In classical rhetoric "kairos" referred to the 'exact or critical time' at which a speaker's remarks are located.
This speech meets the moment--brilliantly.
#cdnpoli
#rhetoric
#Davos
#WEF
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“…women spend six to eight of their later years in poorer health, often cycling through unanswered symptoms, inadequate treatments and delayed or missed diagnoses.”
Yes, we do.
Yes, we do.
Longevity research is based on men's health. Women are diagnosed an avg of 4 years later across diseases & are 50% more likely to have adverse drug reactions. Women live 5 to 7 years longer than men, but far fewer of those years are spent in good health.
observer.com/2026/01/wome...
observer.com/2026/01/wome...
The Longevity Gap: How Aging Research Leaves Women Behind
Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy, and Kayla Barnes-Lentz, a leading expert in female longevity, examine how today’s longevity movement remains fundamentally male-coded, and why that imbala…
observer.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“…women spend six to eight of their later years in poorer health, often cycling through unanswered symptoms, inadequate treatments and delayed or missed diagnoses.”
Yes, we do.
Yes, we do.
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From Jan6 - ICYMI too because it’s quite good:
“We are not building the infrastructure we need, where we need it, and at a pace that responds to this moment and prepares us for the future.”
“We are not building the infrastructure we need, where we need it, and at a pace that responds to this moment and prepares us for the future.”
Canada’s Best Answer to Trump’s New World Order? Build Faster | The Walrus
Our race for sovereignty runs through housing, transit, pipes, and ports
thewalrus.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
From Jan6 - ICYMI too because it’s quite good:
“We are not building the infrastructure we need, where we need it, and at a pace that responds to this moment and prepares us for the future.”
“We are not building the infrastructure we need, where we need it, and at a pace that responds to this moment and prepares us for the future.”
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The Trump administration has been making headlines this year, but now that they have turned their attention towards Greenland, Arctic security has become a hot button topic.
We talk with Professor Ken Coates from the University of Saskatchewan about it.
We talk with Professor Ken Coates from the University of Saskatchewan about it.
How Canada fits into the conversations about Arctic security | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Reposted by Lisette Lacroix
Reposted by Lisette Lacroix
Reposted by Lisette Lacroix
Interesting changes within the senior ranks of the federal public service:
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Prime Minister Carney announces changes in the senior ranks of the public service
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service, to take effect early in the New Year:
www.pm.gc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Interesting changes within the senior ranks of the federal public service:
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Are We Getting Stupider?
Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think.
www.newyorker.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
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Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
The surprising countries pulling off stunningly fast clean energy transitions | CNN
Fossil fuel production is still increasing and the United States is in climate denial mode. But, globally, the use of renewable energy is on the rise — and several countries are shifting to solar fast...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Spoiler Alert: Canada is not one of them. At all. Quite the contrary #cdnpoli #MarkCarney www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/c...
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The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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“A botched French-language debate in Montreal exposed a shocking indifference to a core part of Canada”
Electorally, the NDP itself needs to recover. But beyond this, it needs to debate and reckon with more existential questions of policy and purpose. “That calls for a genuine process of renewal, not simply a rebrand,” writes Luke Savage. thewalrus.ca/the-ndp-cant-cal...
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“A botched French-language debate in Montreal exposed a shocking indifference to a core part of Canada”
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For Ottawa to become one of North America’s most dynamic mid-sized cities, we need a clear picture of where we stand.
The new Economic Scorecard provides it.
I contributed to this work to help drive a more ambitious conversation about growth.
Read more: www.ottawabot.ca/capital-adv...
The new Economic Scorecard provides it.
I contributed to this work to help drive a more ambitious conversation about growth.
Read more: www.ottawabot.ca/capital-adv...
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
For Ottawa to become one of North America’s most dynamic mid-sized cities, we need a clear picture of where we stand.
The new Economic Scorecard provides it.
I contributed to this work to help drive a more ambitious conversation about growth.
Read more: www.ottawabot.ca/capital-adv...
The new Economic Scorecard provides it.
I contributed to this work to help drive a more ambitious conversation about growth.
Read more: www.ottawabot.ca/capital-adv...
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"Smith’s concessions help advance his government’s #climate agenda far more than anything the previous federal government managed to achieve in, and with, Alberta. For a guy who wasn’t supposed to be a good politician, he’s turning out to be pretty good."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Smith’s concessions help advance his government’s #climate agenda far more than anything the previous federal government managed to achieve in, and with, Alberta. For a guy who wasn’t supposed to be a good politician, he’s turning out to be pretty good."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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This. ⬇️
6/6 If you are wealthy, well-connected, or have the luxury of time, you already receive superior treatment.
Canadian health care is currently two-tier; we just feel better about it when we pretend otherwise.
Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Canadian health care is currently two-tier; we just feel better about it when we pretend otherwise.
Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Canadians are protecting the mirage of single-tier health care. It doesn’t exist
Those with means already have access to a health care system that those without do not, and that’s not even accounting for the places in Canada where you can pay out of pocket
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This. ⬇️
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Glad this is being covered in English, it’s an absolute neoliberal nightmare in this province
“If this were to truly happen,” says Dr. Vincent, referring to Bill 2, “I wouldn’t want to get sick here in the next year.” thewalrus.ca/quebecs-new-...
Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks Province-Wide Clash with Doctors | The Walrus
Bill 2 has triggered strikes, resignations, and an unprecedented wave of physicians preparing to leave
thewalrus.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Glad this is being covered in English, it’s an absolute neoliberal nightmare in this province
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Reposted by Lisette Lacroix
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
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In a world fractured by violence, what does it really mean to protect human rights?
Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...
Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In a world fractured by violence, what does it really mean to protect human rights?
Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...
Author and human rights lawyer @alexneve.bsky.social reflects on the power of memory, witnessing, and collective action: thewalrus.ca/why-i-still-beli...
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Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0
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Approx 65% of students using AI to generate text.
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...university sector has an unbelievably heavy responsibility to society to be a counter voice that shapes the way that AI is deployed..."
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...university sector has an unbelievably heavy responsibility to society to be a counter voice that shapes the way that AI is deployed..."
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Approx 65% of students using AI to generate text.
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...university sector has an unbelievably heavy responsibility to society to be a counter voice that shapes the way that AI is deployed..."
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...university sector has an unbelievably heavy responsibility to society to be a counter voice that shapes the way that AI is deployed..."
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🚨 Very helpful list of sources!
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10... by @tarahaelle.bsky.social 🙏 via @healthjournalism.org 🙏 cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10... by @tarahaelle.bsky.social 🙏 via @healthjournalism.org 🙏 cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.
healthjournalism.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 Very helpful list of sources!
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10... by @tarahaelle.bsky.social 🙏 via @healthjournalism.org 🙏 cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10... by @tarahaelle.bsky.social 🙏 via @healthjournalism.org 🙏 cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
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America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
bit.ly
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argues.
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Why failing to reach a big, beautiful tariff-reduction deal is in fact a shrewd strategic move and so much better than having one — just ask the Europeans
(I write from Frankfurt-am-Main)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
(I write from Frankfurt-am-Main)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Carney’s better off without a big Trump trade deal. Just ask the Europeans
There has been plenty of buyer’s remorse in countries that signed hasty agreements with Washington. Canada would be wise to wait
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Why failing to reach a big, beautiful tariff-reduction deal is in fact a shrewd strategic move and so much better than having one — just ask the Europeans
(I write from Frankfurt-am-Main)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
(I write from Frankfurt-am-Main)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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There are many things not to like about Macron, but he is rising to become hands-down the most effective voice for European sovereignty and democracy.
(Original French text: www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...)
(Original French text: www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...)
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There are many things not to like about Macron, but he is rising to become hands-down the most effective voice for European sovereignty and democracy.
(Original French text: www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...)
(Original French text: www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...)
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Elsie MacGill, the first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering, and the first woman in Canada to earn a degree in electrical engineering—shattered barriers in science and engineering, while fighting for women's rights through government policy.
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Elsie MacGill, the first woman in the world to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering, and the first woman in Canada to earn a degree in electrical engineering—shattered barriers in science and engineering, while fighting for women's rights through government policy.