Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦
@patrickjohnston.bsky.social
Canadian boomer. Former non-profit CEO & political hack. Current hospital board director. Member Order of Canada.
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Buy Canadian! But show some love for Costco — a courageous, beloved retailer taking on Trump #Opinion
'Buy Canadian,' for sure, but show some love for courageous, beloved Costco that is actually taking on Trump in court
While Canadians are being urged to 'Buy Canadian' as a counterpunch to Trump's tariffs, writes Éric Blais, U.S.-owned Costco is in court defending predictable trade rules and economic stability.
www.thestar.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Buy Canadian! But show some love for Costco — a courageous, beloved retailer taking on Trump #Opinion
Stop doom scrolling, put your phone down, get involved in your community and meet others in-person. angusreid.org/community-in...
Strong Links? Community-minded Canadians more satisfied with life, more trusting of institutions and others - Angus Reid Institute
Three-in-five say Canada’s current divisions can be overcome; more connected are most likely to agree December 4, 2025 – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute in partnership with Cardus fi...
angusreid.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Stop doom scrolling, put your phone down, get involved in your community and meet others in-person. angusreid.org/community-in...
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Two comrades in bullying - the U.S. and Russia - collude to beat up on Ukraine.
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Two comrades in bullying - the U.S. and Russia - collude to beat up on Ukraine.
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With Canada and top international student destinations curtailing intakes, emerging markets are filling the gaps, offering students more options. Non-Anglophone countries have stepped up & invested in their international education programs to draw talent
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada is losing international students to other countries. Here’s where they’re going instead — and why
New destinations are taking the place of traditional anglophone markets, says a new report by ApplyBoard on global trends.
www.thestar.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
With Canada and top international student destinations curtailing intakes, emerging markets are filling the gaps, offering students more options. Non-Anglophone countries have stepped up & invested in their international education programs to draw talent
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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The CMA is deeply disappointed that the Alberta government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to interfere in the clinical care of patients.
Our statement ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i3bOxY
Our statement ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i3bOxY
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The CMA is deeply disappointed that the Alberta government has invoked the notwithstanding clause to interfere in the clinical care of patients.
Our statement ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i3bOxY
Our statement ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4i3bOxY
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Among the nice surprises in today's 🇨🇦 jobs report: Manufacturing added 9K jobs in Oct despite Trump's attacks. That puts us above 0 on a year/year basis. Compare that to the self-inflicted LOSS of 78K manufacturing jobs in the US. Trump's trade war backfires for US workers. #cdnecon #canlab
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Donald Trump just sabotaged trade negotiations with Canada because of this ad featuring Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs.
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Donald Trump just sabotaged trade negotiations with Canada because of this ad featuring Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs.
Trent McClellan, N.I.C.E. agent
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great “good-news” story by @kkirkup.bsky.social Wish we saw more like this about health care successes.
Closer to the heart: Doctors had to perform open-heart surgery on Julia Morris after she had a heart attack while 23 weeks pregnant. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
In groundbreaking procedure, Ontario doctors perform rare heart surgery on pregnant woman
Surgeons had to operate on Julia Morris at 23 weeks without endangering the fetus. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada in the second trimester
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Great “good-news” story by @kkirkup.bsky.social Wish we saw more like this about health care successes.
A 40 year old woman who is 23 weeks pregnant has a heart attack. She needs open heart surgery. The outcome could have been tragic. But the skilled health care professionals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre defied the odds and mom and baby are doing fine. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
In groundbreaking procedure, Ontario doctors perform rare heart surgery on pregnant woman
Surgeons had to operate on Julia Morris at 23 weeks without endangering the fetus. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada in the second trimester
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A 40 year old woman who is 23 weeks pregnant has a heart attack. She needs open heart surgery. The outcome could have been tragic. But the skilled health care professionals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre defied the odds and mom and baby are doing fine. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
At a time when almost all of the news is negative, I'm going to start focusing on the positive. Here's a great example. A doctor is surprised by a group of patients whose lives were saved as a result of research she undertook 30 years ago. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
#TheMoment patients surprised the doctor who saved their lives
Dr. Lori West tells The National about the moment several past patients surprised her to celebrate 30 years of her breakthrough research that saved their lives.
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
At a time when almost all of the news is negative, I'm going to start focusing on the positive. Here's a great example. A doctor is surprised by a group of patients whose lives were saved as a result of research she undertook 30 years ago. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Canada wide: In 2024, 4.4 million (21.2%) Canadians earn their living from a job in the care economy. In the entire Canadian industrial sector that mines, quarries, drills and extracts, there were 264K jobs. The care economy generates 13.6% of GDP. The entire mining, etc. sector generates 5.1%.
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Canada wide: In 2024, 4.4 million (21.2%) Canadians earn their living from a job in the care economy. In the entire Canadian industrial sector that mines, quarries, drills and extracts, there were 264K jobs. The care economy generates 13.6% of GDP. The entire mining, etc. sector generates 5.1%.
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Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @globeandmail #IMGs #MedEd
Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so
New policy has huge implications and could lead to fewer doctors practising in Ontario
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @globeandmail #IMGs #MedEd
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Casting a wide net- any US researchers looking at moving to Canada?
Or did you investigate opportunities and found the pathway challenging?
DM me.
Or did you investigate opportunities and found the pathway challenging?
DM me.
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Casting a wide net- any US researchers looking at moving to Canada?
Or did you investigate opportunities and found the pathway challenging?
DM me.
Or did you investigate opportunities and found the pathway challenging?
DM me.
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Pierre Poilievre sure had himself a time this week after the White House visit, blaming Mark Carney for everything under the sun - including sunburn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Opinion: After Trump visit, Poilievre blames Carney for everything under the sun, including sunburn
The Conservative Leader isn’t stupid. He just thinks the people listening to him are
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Pierre Poilievre sure had himself a time this week after the White House visit, blaming Mark Carney for everything under the sun - including sunburn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
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I wrote about the state of Canadian rage for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
The piece is a kind of capstone to all the work of Gloves Off. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
The piece is a kind of capstone to all the work of Gloves Off. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I wrote about the state of Canadian rage for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
The piece is a kind of capstone to all the work of Gloves Off. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
The piece is a kind of capstone to all the work of Gloves Off. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
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Canada has borne the brunt of the damage from US tariffs so far, with its long-run economy -2.1% smaller in real terms. China’s economy is -0.2% smaller, about 1/2 as large as the hit to the US. The UK’s is 0.2% bigger thanks in part to the benefits of US-UK trade deal.
8/10
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August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Canada has borne the brunt of the damage from US tariffs so far, with its long-run economy -2.1% smaller in real terms. China’s economy is -0.2% smaller, about 1/2 as large as the hit to the US. The UK’s is 0.2% bigger thanks in part to the benefits of US-UK trade deal.
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Ontario hospitals lead in efficiency — and @KingstonHSC is showing how. An AI-assisted triage tool cut mental health wait times by 50%, delivering faster, personalized care. Innovation is driving better outcomes.
Read more: www.oha.com/news/usi...
#HeretoCare
Read more: www.oha.com/news/usi...
#HeretoCare
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ontario hospitals lead in efficiency — and @KingstonHSC is showing how. An AI-assisted triage tool cut mental health wait times by 50%, delivering faster, personalized care. Innovation is driving better outcomes.
Read more: www.oha.com/news/usi...
#HeretoCare
Read more: www.oha.com/news/usi...
#HeretoCare