Emma Arkell

Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled what would have been his first press conference since his India trip began 5 days ago with his office citing lengthy meetings in New Delhi that have strained his schedule.
So far he has not taken 1 question from Canadian journalists on a trip that began Feb. 26.

Internet connectivity in Iran was never fully restored after the January protests, but is once again non-existent following US-Israel strikes

just love that every single fucking ad on crave is for the armed forces

so where does the next generation of talent come from? who are the young journalists, and how are they paid? every career incentive, both economic and prestige-wise, now points to the olivia nuzzi route

Carney backing regime change by a guy who keeps threatening to annex his country, suicide rightism has nothing on suicide neoliberalism

Carney's Davos speech appears to be the coup de grâce in a very effective PR campaign executed over the last few days. It's catalyzed the illusion that Canada's approach to foreign policy has fundamentally changed. It has also served as a rearguard action to cement the Liberals domestic support.

To this I'd add that Carney isn't just responding to Trump; he's showing the next US president -- Democratic or Republican -- that Canada, or at least Carney's Canada, has no red lines, no principles worth defending, and no guts for a real fight if push comes to shove (and it will).

This is the statement the Canadian government releases while Israel and the US bomb schools.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

White House officials believe 'the politics are a lot better' if Israel strikes Iran first As the administration mulls military action in Iran, officials argue it'd be best if Israel makes the first move.

The precise relationship btw US imperial interests and Israeli territorial expansion and regional hegemony is often complex and then, sometimes it’s v clear

also to be clear the relationship between Athena and Juicy is beautiful, queer family is a gift

at least the judging made more sense this episode

sacrificing a good lipsync in order to play up the drama, I guess

yeah just gonna skeet about drag race while ww3 starts I guess, we live in hell 👍

oh the producers are REVELING in putting Athena and Juicy against each other

like she way she dies when Holly Woodlawn is mentioned, you just know

Jane Don't is a lady and a scholar

Athena sounding like Dr Seuss is taking me out

A screenshot of Rachel Dratch from SNL. She's a white woman with short dark hair and blue eyes, and she's making an awkward expression that implies, "Sorry I have to tell you this and ruin your good time. But also I'm kind of not sorry about it." I've added a subtitle that reads, "That's AI."

an updated debbie downer sketch but it's friends showing her funny videos and she has to respond like this to every single one like this:

Americans vastly overestimate the strength of US civil society. Around the time Bolsonaro and Trump were elected I remember some Very Smart People saying that Brazilian society was doomed bc it's such a young democracy, whereas the established democracy of the US would withstand a fashy leader.

I'm working on a story related to Carney's trip to India/government officials recent claim that "India is no longer linked to violent crimes," and one thing that really frustrates me is the repeated erasure of Sikh Canadians lived experiences.

I hope that worker is feeling better now!

Last year, 800 workers in Edmonton voted to leave the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) and join the IUOE. Months later, CLAC was singled out by MP Heather McPherson’s bill to ban “company unions.”

But what is CLAC? I dug into the union’s history and operations for @pressprogress.ca

A photo of Vancouver mayor Ken Sim opening a door at city hall and looking back at reporters over his shoulder.

@kehyslop.bsky.social captured part of this exchange with this photo of Mayor Sim trying to get the hell out of there

“We go to workplaces because the workers call us,” said Biskar. “But in CLAC’s case, they go because the company calls.”

Last year, 800 workers in Edmonton voted to leave the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) and join the IUOE. Months later, CLAC was singled out by MP Heather McPherson’s bill to ban “company unions.”

But what is CLAC? I dug into the union’s history and operations for @pressprogress.ca

@emmaarkell.bsky.social on CLAC

As US-Cuba Tensions Rise, Carney Needs to Flex His ‘Middle Power’ | The Tyee Cubans are facing fuel, food and hospital supply shortages. Canadians can help.

"Until recently, Canadians provided a critical lifeline by bringing medical supplies down to Cuba... it’s been painful telling my Cuban medical friends that Canada’s flights to Cuba have been stopped for several months — right when they need us most." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

thorough and informed consent conversation?! in my province, pharmacists are allowed to prescribe and administer hormonal birth control because the risks are so low!

www.healthlinkbc.ca/find-care/ph...

The Union That Doesn’t Like Confrontation The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) prefers to work with, not against, employers. So what happens when workers want something different?

The CLAC prides itself on being a "different kind of union," in that it doesn't believe in confrontation.

Sooo… what happens when workers want something else?

pressprogress.ca/clac-christi...