Meera Nair
@meeranair.bsky.social
Formerly @FairDuty at the other place.
Places where I scribble down thoughts:
https://fairduty.wordpress.com/
https://june231985.wordpress.com/
Places where I scribble down thoughts:
https://fairduty.wordpress.com/
https://june231985.wordpress.com/
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I wonder if Canada will bring up Franklin-related Intellectual Property Issues during the USMCA review.
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I wonder if Canada will bring up Franklin-related Intellectual Property Issues during the USMCA review.
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2025 was the darkest for Alberta democracy.
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
2025 was the darkest for Alberta democracy.
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
In May I had the honour of participating in a memorial conference marking 40 years since Canada's worst instance of domestic terrorism: the bombing of Air India 182. My contribution spans 15:35-31:00 of: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpS...
Air India Narratives in Teaching, Media, and Government Discourse | Remembering Air India Flight 182
YouTube video by McMaster Humanities
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December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In May I had the honour of participating in a memorial conference marking 40 years since Canada's worst instance of domestic terrorism: the bombing of Air India 182. My contribution spans 15:35-31:00 of: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpS...
"Over the past decade, Canada’s labour productivity growth has fallen well behind the U.S. and other advanced economies. Had we simply kept pace with our earlier trajectory, Canada’s economy today would be roughly 20 percent larger—that’s well over $600 billion in foregone annual income."
Waiting for a return to “normal” is a mistake. A new era for Canada’s economy has already begun.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on what the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's future: thehub.ca/2025/12/11/... #cdnpoli #cdnecon
My latest for @TheHubCanada on what the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's future: thehub.ca/2025/12/11/... #cdnpoli #cdnecon
Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy
What the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's fiscal future
thehub.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Over the past decade, Canada’s labour productivity growth has fallen well behind the U.S. and other advanced economies. Had we simply kept pace with our earlier trajectory, Canada’s economy today would be roughly 20 percent larger—that’s well over $600 billion in foregone annual income."
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🎂 E. H. Shepard was born on this day in 1879. A titan among British illustrators, he’s best remembered for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 🧸
The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎂 E. H. Shepard was born on this day in 1879. A titan among British illustrators, he’s best remembered for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 🧸
The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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Am I calling out conservatives for being complicitly silent over Danielle Smith's authoritarian drift?
Damn straight.
youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0...
Damn straight.
youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0...
Alberta Small-c Conservatives Should be Appalled by Smith's Attacks on Judges
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Am I calling out conservatives for being complicitly silent over Danielle Smith's authoritarian drift?
Damn straight.
youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0...
Damn straight.
youtube.com/watch?v=wjr0...
Compelling editorial from Globe and Mail.
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Compelling editorial from Globe and Mail.
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Did you know that the Canadian government issued Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Canadian citizenship?
In fact, there is some evidence to say that Santa is indeed Canadain.
This is the story of Santa's Canadian connections!
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In fact, there is some evidence to say that Santa is indeed Canadain.
This is the story of Santa's Canadian connections!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know that the Canadian government issued Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Canadian citizenship?
In fact, there is some evidence to say that Santa is indeed Canadain.
This is the story of Santa's Canadian connections!
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In fact, there is some evidence to say that Santa is indeed Canadain.
This is the story of Santa's Canadian connections!
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TODAY, Court of King’s Bench, after hearing submissions from First Nations, ruled that the separatists’ (Alberta Prosperity Project) proposed referendum question is unconstitutional. It violates all Albertans Charter and First Nations’ treaty rights.
Premier, what now?
#ableg
Premier, what now?
#ableg
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
TODAY, Court of King’s Bench, after hearing submissions from First Nations, ruled that the separatists’ (Alberta Prosperity Project) proposed referendum question is unconstitutional. It violates all Albertans Charter and First Nations’ treaty rights.
Premier, what now?
#ableg
Premier, what now?
#ableg
"Alberta's cavalier disregard..."
Good reading here.
Good reading here.
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Alberta's cavalier disregard..."
Good reading here.
Good reading here.
@linkletter.org: "Over 50,000 UBC students were forced to use Proctorio during the pandemic & it was really upsetting to them. They felt like they weren’t being trusted. They felt creeped out by the eye tracking & head movement tracking that it does, and they were asking for help getting rid of it."
I spoke with The Globe and Mail about the lawsuit being over and the concerns that caused me to speak out.
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
Former UBC employee and exam monitoring software company settle lawsuit
Ian Linkletter says he was trying to help students who felt ‘creeped out’ by software designed to monitor for signs of cheating
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@linkletter.org: "Over 50,000 UBC students were forced to use Proctorio during the pandemic & it was really upsetting to them. They felt like they weren’t being trusted. They felt creeped out by the eye tracking & head movement tracking that it does, and they were asking for help getting rid of it."
From @dougsaunders.bsky.social
"It is time now for democracies to provide maximum support to Ukraine, including legislation to seize and employ frozen Russian bank assets... It is time to build better protections against the barrage of political interference that would [ensue from] Vladimir Putin."
"It is time now for democracies to provide maximum support to Ukraine, including legislation to seize and employ frozen Russian bank assets... It is time to build better protections against the barrage of political interference that would [ensue from] Vladimir Putin."
Got that right @dougsaunders.bsky.social "peace is to be feared " www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #NATO #slavaukraini
Opinion: There may be a peace deal for Ukraine. We should act as if there isn’t
The deal would empower, rather than constrain, Russia in all arenas other than its current war
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
From @dougsaunders.bsky.social
"It is time now for democracies to provide maximum support to Ukraine, including legislation to seize and employ frozen Russian bank assets... It is time to build better protections against the barrage of political interference that would [ensue from] Vladimir Putin."
"It is time now for democracies to provide maximum support to Ukraine, including legislation to seize and employ frozen Russian bank assets... It is time to build better protections against the barrage of political interference that would [ensue from] Vladimir Putin."
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He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
Trump: "We've had a tremendous relationship, working relationship, with Canada"
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He should definitely go do a public event in Canada where he says this exact thing.
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Sure I’d seen the FIFA Peace Prize before.
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sure I’d seen the FIFA Peace Prize before.
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The last thing we need south of the border at this point is millions of elite Americans who’ve just tried to quit caffeine
Most offensive headline yet in the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/d...
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Quit Caffeine
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The last thing we need south of the border at this point is millions of elite Americans who’ve just tried to quit caffeine
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If you intended it to be used only in the case of ethical or illegal behaviour, then why didn’t you put that in the legislation?
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused | CBC News
The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or une...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you intended it to be used only in the case of ethical or illegal behaviour, then why didn’t you put that in the legislation?
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
Sloppy drafting is not a defence to the use of the law.
One could argue that the notwithstanding clause was also never meant for the purposes to which it’s being put.
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It’s like people who always say “utilize” when they mean “use.” But worse, because in this case it’s an imported French fake word
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s like people who always say “utilize” when they mean “use.” But worse, because in this case it’s an imported French fake word
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Once again, folks: any deal between Alberta and Ottawa that requires a) BC's approval, and b) significant support from coastal First Nations is a deal for a pipeline that will never happen.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
a man in a suit and tie is holding a pencil and says just saying
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a pencil and says just saying
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Once again, folks: any deal between Alberta and Ottawa that requires a) BC's approval, and b) significant support from coastal First Nations is a deal for a pipeline that will never happen.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
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Friends, we gather to honor the dearly departed icons of the early web. 🖥️⚰️ Though they have vanished from our screens, their spirit endures both in our memory & in the Wayback Machine, preserved across 1 trillion pages of web history.
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Friends, we gather to honor the dearly departed icons of the early web. 🖥️⚰️ Though they have vanished from our screens, their spirit endures both in our memory & in the Wayback Machine, preserved across 1 trillion pages of web history.
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
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I hate the word “impactful” - but otherwise, I am quite tickled with this honour from my Senate colleagues! #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada @senindepend.bsky.social #Alberta
'Storytime with Paula': Simons named Most Impactful Speaker in the Senate
Alberta Sen. Paula Simons, recipient of iPolitics' Most Impactful Speaker in the Senate award, said the best Senate speeches require "careful research, political passion and strong story-telling – wit...
www.ipolitics.ca
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I hate the word “impactful” - but otherwise, I am quite tickled with this honour from my Senate colleagues! #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada @senindepend.bsky.social #Alberta
From Maria Popova, @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy:
"To dream is to dare traversing the roiling ocean between what is and what could be on a ramshackle raft of determination and luck. The price we pay for dreaming is the possibility of drowning; ... 1/2
"To dream is to dare traversing the roiling ocean between what is and what could be on a ramshackle raft of determination and luck. The price we pay for dreaming is the possibility of drowning; ... 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
From Maria Popova, @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy:
"To dream is to dare traversing the roiling ocean between what is and what could be on a ramshackle raft of determination and luck. The price we pay for dreaming is the possibility of drowning; ... 1/2
"To dream is to dare traversing the roiling ocean between what is and what could be on a ramshackle raft of determination and luck. The price we pay for dreaming is the possibility of drowning; ... 1/2
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
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On Nov. 21, 1950, two trains collided near Valemount, British Columbia.
The crash killed 21 people and sparked a manslaughter trial against a CNR dispatcher.
The dispatcher was defended by a lawyer named John Diefenbaker, and this trial changed Canadian history.
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The crash killed 21 people and sparked a manslaughter trial against a CNR dispatcher.
The dispatcher was defended by a lawyer named John Diefenbaker, and this trial changed Canadian history.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On Nov. 21, 1950, two trains collided near Valemount, British Columbia.
The crash killed 21 people and sparked a manslaughter trial against a CNR dispatcher.
The dispatcher was defended by a lawyer named John Diefenbaker, and this trial changed Canadian history.
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The crash killed 21 people and sparked a manslaughter trial against a CNR dispatcher.
The dispatcher was defended by a lawyer named John Diefenbaker, and this trial changed Canadian history.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
" Annual surveys have highlighted the extent of the problem, with the most recent showing rural municipalities are owed $254 million in back taxes. What especially frustrates municipal representatives is that many of the tax dodgers are active and profitable companies."
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
" Annual surveys have highlighted the extent of the problem, with the most recent showing rural municipalities are owed $254 million in back taxes. What especially frustrates municipal representatives is that many of the tax dodgers are active and profitable companies."