Marsha Faubert

This thread. Thank you for pointing out that today’s referendum is a continuation of sentiment that has existed for decades. Plus ça change…

“He does not view the world as a collection of sovereign nations; he sees it instead as territories run by mob bosses.” Weaker nations, especially America’s allies, can be abused and threatened; the godfathers, historically enemies, are peers to be treated with respect. Have we hit bottom yet?

Well that’s not good.

Very good summary of the troubling changes for federally-regulated workers (and two good ones, tbh) in the omnibus legislation tables in parliament this week. www.thestar.com/business/why... "federally regulated" = the ~10% of the job market in transportation, ports, telcom, banking.

So, can we do this without the union busting?

Good morning from Lake Huron. Flaming sunrise and a rainbow to the west for good measure.

Burns.

After Ontario replaced the Endangered Species Act, ministry biologists were told they couldn't review developers' plans. We found that over 12 have since left, feeling their jobs "stopped feeling meaningful." Here's our latest investigation: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-endan... #onpoli

Flavio’s gonna be busy.

This is how we do it - bit by bit. #TeamCanada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/chapman-s-ice-cream-ontario-shifting-from-u-s-suppliers-9.7322487

At the top, Lac Ontario identified on a map from 1688. On the bottom, the announcement in February 1867 that the new province would take its name from Lake Ontario.

We’re not changing it.

Lake Ontario's name comes from the Wyandot word Ontarí'io, which is typically translated as "beautiful lake". The Kanienʼkéha called it Katarokwi. Samuel de Champlain called it Lac de St. Louis. The name Lacus Ontario was first recorded in 1660 by Francis Creuxius.

Visit www.bea.gov/data/intl-tr... and get the trade x country data. Biggest U.S. deficit in merchandise trade in 2025 was with Mexico: -$203B China: -$202B Vietnam: -$178B Taiwan: -$146B EU as a whole: -$223B Ireland alone: $115B CANADA: -55B We're the ones ripping them off? It's not about trade

Clearly a mistake to put so many eggs in the US basket. But can diversification be accomplished on the backs of small to medium enterprises? It’s hard for this non-economist to see that multinationals and foreign-owned businesses care at all about Canada’s economic independence and sovereignty.

“But it must do so within a context in which the question “is it legal?” no longer makes sense. Instead, the question confronting Canada is: “How can a liberal-democratic nation survive next to a much more powerful country with no respect for the rule of law?”

50% tariffs JFC "regardless of USMCA" www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

It's giving

Canadian politics in a nutshell: imitating an unhinged American war criminal while dressed like a fancy bag of milk.

Sinclair draws a line from Tecumseh in 1812 to today’s Wab Kinew to remind us of the “inherent value in this 159-year-old project, imperfectly designed by the ancestors of Indigenous Peoples and Canadians and complicatedly handled by all of us today.”

Stephen Lewis was the finest example of public servant. He had a huge impact on public life in Canada for many years. I miss the days when politicians conducted themselves with the integrity, passion, respect, intellect and gravitas that he possessed. RIP to one of the great ones.

Why I won’t be crossing the Bluewater Bridge any time soon. So many elements of this story are disturbing. Seriously, a DNA sample from a guy travelling to a demonstration in the US with nothing more seditious than a Canadian flag in his car? open.substack.com/pub/phoebewa...

These days are dark but the full Snow Moon (peaks tomorrow) is shining some much needed light in my world. Taken at around 7:15 in my yard.

"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."

This is a big deal. Eighty-two year old Helen Garner wins the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/05/im-never-surprised-when-i-read-about-a-woman-murdering-a-man-helen-garner-on-her-baillie-gifford-prize-winning-diaries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Cathal Kelly writes about Toronto processing the loss of a game that was more beautiful and nuanced than the result. And the opening anecdote is just vintage Toronto. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b2889d8f29a2af3d83126e8ac1d9c93cdb68260caf566c91091603721ba45bd3/W34O3DRRLNDQDC2SQBXVWROORY

Guerrero will not be denied.

TIRED: pitchers plunking batters WIRED: batters plunking pitchers

This thread by Justin Ling says it all. “In Trump’s gangster economics, you never shake down a mark just once: You keep coming back.” We need to walk away from these “negotiations” and steel ourselves for some tough times to ensure our independence.

Love my city.

May this be the last visit Zelensky makes to the White House until the regime change (I mean in America but Russia would work too.)

What a rich & evidence-based review by @ghadaa.bsky.social for @thestar.com of recent wild claims about the TFW program: www.thestar.com/news/canada/.... Yes, it was unduly expanded (under both Harper & Trudeau) and needs big changes. But blaming TFWs for the labour market's funk is a lie. #canlab

Laura MacGregor, my former colleague on the CNFC board, is now shortlisted for the CBC books nonfiction prize. Her story, of a mother’s invisible sacrifice for a profoundly disabled son, will move and trouble you.

“Last week, Marco Rubio imposed sanctions against noted Canadian jurist Kimberly Prost, stating that her work with the International Criminal Court represented a "national security threat" to both the United States and Israel.” The idea that we can negotiate with these gangsters is frankly nuts.

He’s wrong about everything, and thinks he’s right about everything. Hard to tell which is worse. The war will end when Russia decides no longer to fight. The US could make that happen with a few simple policies. Instead the Trump administration offers ridiculous analysis and pathetic excuses.

Dear American taxpayer: you are paying -- a LOT -- for this cosplaying. And paying for the tariffs. And paying with your health. You done with this foolishness yet?

This incredible project is coming to fruition. The Portlands are returned to nature and human activity. Nice to see such a well considered and designed infrastructure project.

Canada: checks under the covers for the bloody horse’s head.

The always informative Sarah Taber on the trouble with raw milk. It’s about the cow poop!

“People started playing with: “Well, what would it feel like to just not give a shit if people die?” And once you play with that, you’re playing with fire. And it starts spreading. And it becomes, “Well, who else could we say it’s OK if they die?”” Great interview. Hope she’s wrong about Carney.

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.

One thing that I was thought was revealing about the divisions within Canada: When Carney acknowledged Poilievre's hard work on his campaign in his victory speed, the crowd of Liberals cheered. When Poilievre mentioned Carney in his concession speech, there was loud booing.

Low info big mad voters - a recipe for disaster exploited by leaders who like to mirror the big mad back at them and feed them disinformation. We escaped this time but next time?

I can’t wait to never hear PP’s voice again. #cdnpoli #elxn45