Brigitte Pellerin

Doug Ford says he rejected two Mark Carney requests to pull anti-tariff ad The Reagan ad caused a furious U.S. President Donald Trump to scuttle trade talks with Canada.

It’s a great ad. It achieved its purpose. Can we stop bickering about it please? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Champagne « fabrique » ses propres souliers à la veille du dépôt du budget fédéral Un geste en guise de clin d'œil au slogan électoral des libéraux : « Bâtir un Canada plus fort ».

I rolled my eyes so hard they fell out of my head. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...

Direct flight to heaven at Straight to Ale Good people, great beer, yummy food, it all adds up to a fantastic community.

Good people, great beer, yummy food -- it all adds up to one "ale” of a community. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/direct-fli...

Canada apologizes for Reagan tariff ad: Will that be enough for Trump? U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the goal is for the U.S. and Canada to return to the table after talks broke off.

Y’all! We made the news in Alabama! www.al.com/politics/202...

Chapter Six Excerpt from Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble recipe.

Would Poilievre defeat the budget for his own benefit? Reminder: "It’s a bit cynical to suggest that a politician would support the illegal occupation of the country’s capital for his own career advancement, but unless someone has a better explanation...”
www.brigittepellerin.com/p/chapter-six

Ottawa's new awful idea is a surcharge for paying our taxes on time | Opinion The city wants to charge us who are well-organized a $0.55 fee for paying our tax or water bills through pre-authorized payment. | Opinion

New from me in the Ottawa Citizen: how do you like paying a fee to pay your taxes on time? ottawacitizen.com/opinion/surc...

I Saw the Northern Lights Once, but This Play Took Me Deeper

Neat that the NYT covers stories like this: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

Who here remembers the bullshiterie ahead of the Harper prorogation? This is starting to feel like that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2...

Game Theory with Dummies Brigitte reads the tea leaves.

I don’t think it’s likely the budget will fail and we’ll be in an election before Christmas, but I don’t like that the likelihood ain’t zero… www.brigittepellerin.com/p/game-theor...

Game Theory with Dummies Brigitte reads the tea leaves.

Brigitte reads the political tea leaves. And how would you like another federal election? www.brigittepellerin.com/p/game-theor...

When deep red states compare you to Marie Antoinette… Resistance to MAGA excesses shows up in Alabama in interesting ways.

The latest with Taylor McLendon! www.brigittepellerin.com/p/when-deep-...

Trump announces additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over an ad by the Ontario government.

Behold, the Doug Ford Tariff. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Chapter Five Excerpt from Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble recipe.

Chapter Five of my book about Bruce Fanjoy is available to read or listen — free! www.brigittepellerin.com/p/chapter-five

Trump claims Canada 'CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT' with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade talks with Ottawa | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post, that he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement by the Ontario government that uses the late U.S. pr...

In fairness he would have used any excuse. Trump is more powerful before deals than after and he’s smart enough to know that. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Forget Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa's biggest crisis right now is hardscaping What's the city's brilliant solution to your neighbours putting some flagstone on their yard? Paperwork and more fees! | Opinion

Fearless reporting from yours truly. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/otta...

Thank you for the reminder.

a man with a beard is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin and the words `` good people & good things '' . ALT: a man with a beard is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin and the words `` good people & good things '' .

#YOW peeps: I am looking to interview small-medium business owners who do good things for their community. Send me your suggestions -- DMs or by email at bp -- at -- brigittepellerin -- dot -- com. Thanks!