Craig Johnson

Chantal Hébert knows what she's talking about. Her analysis of #cdnpoli is always spot on.

Last Leaves
J.E.H. MacDonald
c. 1920

Call me old-fashioned, but being adept at telling people off at public events isn't exactly a diplomatic skill. Perhaps unqualified for the job? #cdnpoli

Government MLAs defeat motion focused on preserving protected areas | CBC News Progressive Conservative MLAs used their majority on a legislative committee to vote down an opposition motion to recommend the government not remove, downgrade or alter the protected status of any de...

This government must be defeated. | PC MLAs used their majority on a legislative committee to vote down an opposition motion to recommend the government not remove, downgrade or alter the protected status of any designated coastal protected area in Nova Scotia. #nspoli #cdnpoli #novascotia

Lonely Village on the Saint Lawrence
Clarence Gagnon
1922

Executive Director. Deadline: November 15, 2025. #cdnhist #archives cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...

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Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...

Public services aren’t “bailouts”—they’re infrastructure. Rural mail and home delivery are services we depend on, not corporate handouts.

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CBC headline from Sep 29 2025: Imperial Oil to cut 900 jobs, will mostly leave Calgary. Subheading: Company says changes to come by end of 2027.

When Canada needed oil during WWII, Imperial was under Crown control serving the public interest.

Now it's 70% owned by ExxonMobil.
Billions in profits, cutting 1 in 5 jobs.

The biggest enemy of fossil fuel workers is not climate activists. It's the industry itself.

The Circle Remains

Today’s small #joy: a big pot of coffee, eggs and bacon in the pan, and the new Deep Dark Woods. #newmusic #canada

Oceans have crossed 'safe' acidic threshold, scientists warn | CBC News The latest Planetary Health Check report says ocean acidification has reached risky territory. Experts say it will reduce our oceans’ ability to absorb the carbon we emit and also weaken the shellfish...

“oceans have seen acidification before — such as 65 million years ago, when volcanic activity spewed carbon dioxide into the atmosphere […] But even then, the rate of change was about 10 times slower than what we're seeing today” #cdnpoli #climate

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Suddenly, when it benefits resource extraction, these two believe in the idea of Canada and shared ownership. 🙄 #cdnpoli

Citizens speak out against removal of uranium ban during Province House visit | CBC News Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on Friday tried to assure a group of people concerned about potential natural resource development that they will be consulted if a project is proposed.

“NDP Leader Claudia Chender said it's important for Houston to recognize that the voices speaking out are not special interest groups, as the government suggested when it was removing the ban” #nspoli #cdnpoli @claudiachenderns.bsky.social

Unreal.

And the Premier isn't even in the legislature. This government proved when they called an early election, producing a dismal voter turnout, that their primary concern is wielding power to their liking. Not a functioning democracy.

Every Child is a Universe
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025

Ocean floor off N.S. warming twice as much as surface, report finds | CBC News A new report by the European Union's marine monitoring service has found that the waters off Nova Scotia have been gradually warming due to longer, more intense marine heat waves and fewer cold spells...

The impact of this can be felt. In my lifetime (42), winters in #NovaScotia have become much milder and the amount of sea ice we see each year (observationally) appears to be greatly reduced. #climate #ocean

A sun cloud mix today; spotty showers in the east. With a northerly flow, 20C most likely Fundy & Atlantic coasts.
More cloud and higher chances of showers Wednesday to start October. Cooler north winds: lucky to reach the teens.
Clears up and gradually back into the low-mid 20's thru the weekend.

"Wilson shows how the material affordances of paper shaped the work of readers, writers, and critics of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries." I look forward to reading this one!

Hills in Autumn
A.J. Casson
1980

Today's small #joy: reflecting on the life of my dear friend, Lee, who passed three years ago today. The "Mayor of George Street" in #Fredericton, Lee and I shared a love of books, CBC Radio 2, and a good drink. Cheers Lee! There is good music on "the 2" and there will be a G&T later.

Ellen has realized I was up to something sneaky for her big day! If you'd like to help me celebrate an awesome Sis, #indiebookstoreca owner, & #CanLit lover, please give her & Tidewater a shout out, a quick email of "congrats on 30 years!," or even just a like, share, or follow! 💕🇨🇦📚🎉🎂💙

Autumn Woods
Tom Thomson
1915

Fall is here! 🍂🍁

Today's small #joy: a new arrival from one of my favourite independent booksellers, @tidewaterbooks.bsky.social, carefully delivered by Canada Post. #nblit #canlit

Rain Clouds
A.J. Casson
1976

The Marshall Decision @ 25: Honouring the Future of Peace and Friendship Treaties In 1999, the Marshall decision raised questions about Mi’kmaw treaty rights, Indigenous fisheries, and settler colonialism that remain persistent today. Our featured forum, drawn from a L…

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We built our economy on American dreams. Shame on us for allowing that to happen. Now what that the 1980s are but a distant dream?

Interesting dynamic with the PQ riding high in the polls. Their leadership should take note. Clearly, support for their party is diverse and separation is not a unifying issue in that movement.

University of New Brunswick - Department of Historical Studies

MA Fellowship

Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time

The application deadline is December 15, 2025.

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