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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Former but legendary CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson has died at 92. I had the pleasure of working for CTV as their London Bureau reporter in 2000. Lloyd was a true newsman and gentleman. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92

Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Carney says Alberta referendum question can backfire spectacularly - just like Brexit did www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/w...

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‘A Dangerous Bluff’: Carney Likens Alberta Referendum to Brexit

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

So Trump complains that Canada agrees to import some EV cars from China, then he does a deal with China to let TikTok continue to operate in U.S. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

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The TikTok Deal Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

The TikTok deal encapsulates every abusive practice of the Trump administration—secrecy, unprecedented claims of executive power, and noncompliance with the law.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Of course they’ll be “missing details”. Did anyone really think otherwise? Did anyone think “important” people - public personas - were going to be named as child abusers? The “files” will be thousands of pages - boring details and huge black lines of redactions.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Trump’s unhinged and disgusting remarks about Reiner - and turning the narrative to himself - are really an indication (if any more are needed) that this guy is a narcissistic lunatic and the American people must find a way to get him out of the Presidency. It’s now beyond urgent for the whole world

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...

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‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Frankly speaking, it’s time to get these premiers to shut up and let Carney’s team do the adult’s work.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It was very poorly thought through by Ford. The Canadian commercial, played solely to a U.S. audience, was tantamount to telling Americans how to run their economy and the guy in charge doesn’t know what he’s doing. As true as that is, the reaction by Trump should be expected. Own goal.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What a genius. I guess the Chinese were buying the soya beans for their own consumption including cooking oil. Why would China process it into cooking oil and send it back to the U.S. when America has canola and cottonseed - and soya - lots of it!!

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Was he required to surrender his passport? Or will he be in the Bahamas this time next week?

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Like Chile. There was zero reason for US or UK to support Pinochet’s coup. The country had elected a stable populist and moderate leftist leader.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Argentina has been unstable for as long as I can remember - and that’s a long time. Has its currency ever stabilized? Has its politics ever stabilized? Maybe a bit under leftist populists. But Trump focuses on this basket case, & fights Brazil and Lula of Brazil - a much more important country.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

That’s what shadow teachers are for - to help develop IEPs for students who need them and work with them to achieve the IEP objectives. Every teacher should have some understanding of these, but a separate shadow teacher with specialized skills is needed too. If costs an issue then 1 per 2/3 classes

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Reminds me of the iconic Bloody Sunday photo where a priest holds a white kerchief while trying to get wounded unarmed protesters to safety.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It was always pretentious anyway - like everyone wanted to fly to the U.S.- uh, no, and U.S. travelers to Canada can’t pre clear Canadian customs or immigration at LAX or JFK can they.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Good. Shut them down. I never liked the idea of US Customs officials working out of Canadian airports. Get back onto your side of the border and do your job there where you belong.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I have less problem with the CBC covering the funeral to see/hear what Trump and the other whackos say than I do with the Canadian PARLIAMENT holding a standing ovation for Kirk, the American preacher of hate. WTAF was THAT??

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

So let’s see. Hmm. Leak a story like that on the weekend, after shorting Tylenol stocks for Monday or Tuesday just before closing bell Friday? I smell a rat.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Did Canada’s King discuss Trump’s threat to take over the king’s nation 🇨🇦? Just wondering. The silence from Buck House has been deafening more months. To ignore it - especially during a face to face meeting - is the highest form of whimper. Was the Canadian High Commissioner invited to the dinner?

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I sympathize with your point. However Timothy McVeigh’s truck bomb was quoted by FBI at the time as worst case of “domestic terrorism”. But in legal terms, yes, the law itself might have a different definition. In any case the killing of one guy doesn’t compare to McVeigh and his conspirators

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

RFK Jr says he has been friends with Charlie Kirk since 2001 when he first followed his podcasts. In 2001 Charlie Kirk was 7. What a joke place MAGA USA has become.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

….so expect this to be just the tip of the iceberg. Nothing hold Trump back because no admin either Dem or Republican has ratified either of these core human rights labor standards in 80 years

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

ILO Convention C87 is the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 and ILO Convention C98 is the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949. Both are fundamental ILO standards on workers' rights. United States has not ratified either of them.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

U.S. Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington’s biggest wildfire

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

You gotta wonder why they needed to use a hotel’s business center to print. It suggests no advance team had set up a closed door US Secretariat room to work in with a few printers and a separate secure WiFi. Like my own home printer. I can press “print” and it doesn’t come out until 3 hours later!!

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I really think Robert is on to this. Scary but probably the real reasons behind deploying troops in major U.S. cities like LA and DC and taking over the latter with troops calling the shots over police. Just. A. Trial. Run.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

They all bow to Trump. In Canada, where many/most Canadians are trying to avoid American products in protest of the 51st State comments, all Canadian supermarkets highlight Canadian foods/products with a 🍁. All except Walmart which ignores that trend - and so can f-off.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Is the the word “conflicted” the editors’ word-pick of the year for 2025? It’s already cliche

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Is the the word “conflicted” the editors’ word-pick of the year for 2025? It’s already cliche

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

His Website states: […] “the simple truth (is) that it’s totally misguided to put ANY drug into drinking water.” So my question: should we not be chlorinating our drinking water either? (I’m not dismissing his contention about fluoride). But come on..choose your words more carefully

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

NYT editors must have been wringing their hands over whether to publish this… I wonder if this is only for international online subscribers or whether it also appeared in the local NY/US edition. The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...

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The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

That’s right. US needs multi party democracy - at least four major parties and runoff presidential elections to reach common representation. Won’t happen though will it.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The U.S. needs multi party democracy. Has needed that for decades. With run off ballots in presidential elections like other countries. This outcome is as much a fault of democrats as it is of the MAGA knuckleheads. Dems turned their backs on working class 20 years ago and this is a consequence

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Seems 94% of Canada’s trade with US falls into the CUSMA free trade agreement so none of that can be touched by Trump’s whims until 2036 (allegedly). But BC’s lumber, and Eastern Canada’s steel, aluminum and part of auto sectors are facing 36%

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Right. Subsistence Farmers across the world live crop to crop and hand to mouth, often can’t afford to rent the existing old machines to bring in a crop, but some AI robot is going to show up soon outside their shack. I think Elon needs to have more kids - and miss a meal or two.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

While only a small and very belated gesture, Western countries are now set to recognize Palestine as a State, including 3 of the G7 members (Canada, France, UK) meantime the rest of the world, particularly young generations see clearly what’s going on, they hate Israel for it, and will never forget.

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Allan Dow @allandow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

No, it’s because all the politicians’ campaign money from rich US Jews would dry up. They are cowards obviously, but that’s the simple truth of it. Not remaining silent on any principle that’s for sure.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The BBC didn't broadcast Kneecap at Glastonbury but they did broadcast Bob Vylan and his "Death, death to the IDF" chant. Oops BBC, better hope no one spreads their mistake.

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