Shannon Proudfoot

Anyway, if everything is going to hell, here’s a void in a black shopping bag definitely knowing how cute she is.

Getting really tired of having absolutely no idea what the worst-case scenario is for what comes next.

I’m reading Superfudge to my eight-year-old and it’s still a terrific book, but Peter Hatcher’s parents should really have been arrested for calling their kids Fudge and Tootsie.

we finally reached the end of this calendar event i accidentally made 12 years ago

The State of the Union was a zoo – and Team USA the monkeys Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during the address

Cathal Kelly: "They talk about sea-doos, watches and stick tape. A lot of them went to college, but none of them actually *went* to college. They went to hockey. I’d be shocked if more than a handful of them had ever read a book that wasn’t Harry Potter." www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic...

Still very true, and very weird.

My god, this man is boring. Even when he’s being banana sandwiches, he is just so boring.

really remarkable how trump seems to relish sharing this lurid stories about the terrible pain people have experienced, and he does it exclusively to score some partisan points

Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd

Talk about the corruption plundering America

Opinion: Donald Trump’s tariff game show live from the Rose Garden For the rest of the world, Trump’s liberation day will be the day they found out how many walls of their house the neighbour was about to smash

I still stand by this argument: if someone just gives him another game show, it will save everyone else a lot of trouble. Look at how sad and thirsty he is - big fella just wants another game show. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

You can see JD Vance’s remaining soul leaking out of his ears as he sits up there chortling obediently at Papa.

I only wish the women’s team had said “we can’t, we’re washing our hair.” Otherwise 10/10

That constant erosion of normalcy strikes me as one of the most dangerous and corrosive things right now. As appalling as Trump's behaviour is, we're all reacting to it at 30% volume because of how much we've been forcibly habituated to. Of course Trump operates like Tony Soprano, are you new here?

Chaos, Confusion and Defiance: The Global Fallout From the Tariff Ruling

Two things leap out in this discussion on Trump's tariff meltdown: Canada is not mentioned - a reminder of the asymmetry of it all - and everyone talks casually about companies and countries deciding their next moves based on fear of White House retribution.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/p...

You can smell loser energy from a mile away here. And it‘s not the goose.

My most hockey-obsessed kid has retired to the basement for mini sticks because he can’t take the tension. I am administering a therapeutic breakfast beer to myself.

We did! I completely forgot about Elgin Street Diner. Breakfast with poutine en route!

Weeping through the opening montage, this is going well.

I feel like I’m going to barf with nervous nationalism.
GO CANADA GO! 🇨🇦❤️🏒

Important question: who in Ottawa delivers a great breakfast? Say, around 8 am on Sunday? 🇨🇦🏒🙀

'The Interview': The Woman at the Center of the French Rape Trial That Shocked the World Podcast Episode · The Daily · 2026-02-14 · 1h 4m

This is the most extraordinary interview I have ever heard - Gisele Pelicot is a hero, though she should not have had to be. Her courage, strength, insight and backbone are awe-inspiring. Kudos to the NYT for giving this conversation the space and time it deserves. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times.

Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

There have been a few moments when being choked up has caught me off guard over the last year because of...well, you know. One was hearing O Canada at the start line at Ottawa Race Weekend, and another was about eight minutes ago.

Did not have this one on my bingo card. Fascinating times.

PSA for anyone with grandparents living in another city: Pick an Olympic event or a broadcast, put on the simultaneous live broadcast in both houses, and set kids up to cheer with grandma and grandpa over Facetime. We spent half the weekend like this, it was amazing.

New from me: everyone in Ottawa is talking about a snap election possibility, but no one - no one, I tell you! - is thinking about anything so crass. So now they’re locked in a game of co-operation chicken.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

Heh, thank you! That’s very kind. I couldn’t figure out how to sum up the game they’re playing right now and I was very pleased when I landed on that idea.

He is SUCH a blockhead. Even qualifies as a meatbead. He’s pretty much Moose from the Archie comics. But so pretty! It’s very confusing.

This is Gus. Gus is exceptionally handsome, muscular and glossy. Gus is also as dumb as a box of rocks. There is not one single thought in his big gorgeous anvil of a head, at this or any other moment in time. We love Gus.