Bruce MacKinnon

@mackinnonart.bsky.social

Editorial Cartoonist for The Chronicle Herald sharing his interpretation of local and world events from Nova Scotia, Canada.

2,976 Followers | 531 Following | 284 Posts | Joined: 03.02.2025 | 1.9911

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'Take this seriously': Albertan independence, Trump's interference and Nova Scotia's addiction to equalization payments As Albertans line up to sign an independence petition and its separatist leaders meet with senior members of the Trump administration, Nova Scotia is acutely vulnerable.

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10.02.2026 00:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Alberta separatists are catnip to some Americans Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald.

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#Canada #USA #AlbertaSeparation #EqualizationPayments

10.02.2026 00:28 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Nova Scotia and Massachusetts sign offshore wind export memorandum Premier Tim Houston characterized the MOU, which doesn’t commit either party to any investments, as a step toward Nova Scotia supplying electricity generated from offshore wind to the state.

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06.02.2026 00:40 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Trump huffs, puffs against offshore windmills Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#Canada #NovaScotia #USA #Massachusetts
#TimHouston #Trump #IwoJima #Wind #energy #electricity #CleanEnergy

06.02.2026 00:40 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Brutal ICE keeps skiers north of the border Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

Bruce MacKinnon: Brutal ICE keeps skiers north of the border
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05.02.2026 11:30 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Snowstorms, Arctic air and American aggression boost ski hill business in Nova Scotia People are flocking to Nova Scotia's ski hills this season thanks to the cold and snow so far this winter

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04.02.2026 23:24 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Brutal ICE keeps skiers north of the border Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#Canada #USA #ICE
#Martock #CapeSmokey #Wentworth #skiing #MontTremblant #montsainteanne

04.02.2026 23:23 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Nova Scotia Power defends proposed rate hikes as province, opposition urge rejection Utility cites rising costs for application to raise average rates by 1.8 per cent in 2026, 2.4 in 2027

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03.02.2026 22:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Nova Scotia Power rate request goes for the gold Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#NovaScotia
@nspowerinc
#poweroutage #service #profits #rates #cyberbreach

03.02.2026 22:10 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

#MelaniaMovie

03.02.2026 21:59 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

PAM FRAMPTON: ‘Melania’ movie gives critics a field day Critics tough on film about U.S. First Lady, but it also had one of the best box office opening weekends ever for a documentary

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02.02.2026 23:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Amazon's cosying up to Trump family documented Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#Melania #MelaniaMovie #Amazon #MelaniaTrump #MelaniaDocumentary

02.02.2026 23:20 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 1

Bruce MacKinnon: Nova Scotia cold snap tests utility of some renewable energy sources Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

Bruce MacKinnon: N.S. cold snap tests utility of some renewable energy sources
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30.01.2026 11:00 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The Wrap: Nova Scotia Power downed, Craig’s Cookies hit town and Newfoundland’s Queen of McDonald’s Nova Scotia Power asked customers to cut back Sunday as temperatures plummeted. The culprit wasn’t oil or coal.

The Wrap: Nova Scotia Power downed, Craig’s Cookies hit town and Newfoundland’s Queen of McDonald’s
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30.01.2026 17:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Wind turbines failed Nova Scotia during the weekend cold snap; what that means for the grid as our reliance on electricity grows When the mercury plummeted over the weekend and Nova Scotians needed electricity the most, wind generation dropped out.

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30.01.2026 01:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Nova Scotia cold snap tests utility of some renewable energy sources Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#NovaScotia @nspowerinc.bsky.social
#NSPower #electricity #PolarVortex #cold #WindTurbines #RenewableEnergy

30.01.2026 01:57 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Wrong kind of ICE at the Winter Olympics Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

MacKinnon: Wrong kind of ICE at the Winter Olympics
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29.01.2026 11:00 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

U.S. plans to deploy ICE at Winter Olympics prompting Italian officials to protest The ICE agents will be in Italy as part of the security details for Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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29.01.2026 01:19 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Wrong kind of ICE at the Winter Olympics Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#USA #Trump #ICE #Olympics #Italy

29.01.2026 01:19 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0

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28.01.2026 00:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Nova Scotia's 'return to balance' seen as a bit unsteady Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#NovaScotia #TimHouston #StandardnPoors #budget #deficit

28.01.2026 00:20 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Trump has unbalanced view of trade imbalances Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

MacKinnon: Trump has unbalanced view of trade imbalances
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27.01.2026 10:30 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Trump threatens 100% retaliatory tariffs against Canada over China deal China will eat Canada alive, including "the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” Trump said.

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27.01.2026 00:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Trump has unbalanced view of trade imbalances Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#tariffs #Canada #USA #Trump #Carney #China @mark-carney.bsky.social

27.01.2026 00:48 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1

Full text and video: Mark Carney tells World Economic Forum 'the old order is not coming back' Read the full text or watch the video of Prime Minister Mark Carney's full speech delivered at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

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23.01.2026 15:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: World leaders' remarks aren't created equal Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#Carney #Trump #Davos26 #WorldEconomicForum2026 #speechwriting

23.01.2026 14:59 — 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: The world is easily wrapped up by Trump Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald for Jan. 21, 2026.

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#Trump #Carney #WorldPolitics #Davos2026 #WorldEconomicForum #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

22.01.2026 14:02 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bruce MacKinnon: Trump puts personal spin on AI Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

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#Trump #ArtificialIntelligence

20.01.2026 22:04 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

#Trump

20.01.2026 13:21 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

GWYNNE DYER: Trump is overcommitted Does U.S. President Donald Trump understand that he will have no triumph in the ‘war on drugs’ in Venezuela. Probably not, says Gwynne Dyer.

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19.01.2026 23:17 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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@thestoicbuddhist

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