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Andrew Winstanley

@andrewwinstanley.bsky.social
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🇨🇦🇯🇲🇲🇽, B.A., LL.B. (Dalhousie), LL.M. (Harvard). Living in Vancouver, B.C. (au Pays de Voyageurs). Long in the tooth but still capable of scepticism and wonder, except when watching “footie”

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Presidential power and the Supreme Court’s own stature ride on this case
The momentous tariffs case will undermine or buttress the Constitution’s separation of powers.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
theguardian.com
More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn
Expert panel says report on gap in global wealth between rich and poor highlights need for intervention by G20
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
cepa.org/article/chin...
cepa.org
China Trade Truce: Beijing Boosts Its Leverage
China decouples from American and European tech suppliers, while Western allies are divided on how to respond.
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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I don't know, people with non-Anglo-Saxon names, who don't look exactly the same as me, coming over here, risking their lives for others, sustaining life-threatening injuries when others ran to hide, stealing our headlines...
Picture of the Huntingdon train hero, Samir Zitouni, 48, on the website of Railnews.com
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
corporateknights.com/clean-techno...
corporateknights.com
The fight against wildfires is getting increasingly high-tech
Experts say that AI-enabled technology is essential to controlling wildfires before they get too big to put out
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
scientificamerican.com
The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme
A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
nationalobserver.com
Trump's 10 per cent bus tariffs are about to pinch city budgets across North America
A transit advocacy group is warning new US tariffs on buses coming into effect this weekend are going to upend the budgets of cities across North America — and eventually residents and riders.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
nationalobserver.com
Canada announces first G7 critical minerals investments, plans stockpile
Canada announced on Friday the first round of projects under a G7 critical minerals production alliance envisioned as a counterweight to China's dominance in the sector. The 25 initiatives include pur...
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca
‘Forever Canadian’ Results Shock the UCP Government | The Tyee
Thomas Lukaszuk delivers petitions signed by over 456,000 citizens, upsetting separatist referendum plans.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
No bar too low…
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Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
www.canada.ca/en/immigrati... I am proud to note that we are on track to meet our 2025 admissions target of 8.5% for French-speaking permanent residents outside Quebec.
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Let's celebrate National Francophone Immigration Week - Canada.ca
The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement to recognize National Francophone Immigration Week.
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
1/12 🇨🇦 TAKING CONTROL OF THE #SEPARATIST NARRATIVE 🇨🇦 In a pivotal moment for Alberta, former Deputy Premier Thomas #Lukaszuk turned in a #citizen #petition with more than 456,000 signatures, all urging the province to unapologetically remain a part of Canada. #AbLeg
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/03/o...
nationalobserver.com
A Category 5 correction to climate complacency
Around the same time as Melissa terrorized and killed people across the Caribbean, Bill Gates was publishing his own self-proclaimed “tough truths about climate.” Even setting his arguments aside for ...
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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Notwithstanding all this...
As luck would have it, today I’m scheduled to teach my first-year class about … constitutions.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
How a Calgary geothermal company is making its mark across the Atlantic | CBC News
A Calgary geothermal company, Eavor Technologies Inc., has been awarded a grant from the European Innovation Fund (EIF) in support of the Canadian firm's geothermal project in Geretsried, Germany — ab...
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones
We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
www.thestar.com/news/gta/ins...
thestar.com
Inside the deal that’s making geothermal heat go mainstream in Toronto
Over the past decade, geothermal has gone from being installed in less than one per cent of new homes in Toronto to nearly 30 per cent this year, according to the Ontario Geothermal Association.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/n...
nationalobserver.com
Young, proud, online: Quebec's next generation of sovereigntists hope to revive an aging movement
The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and TikTok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier François Legault.
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The Anti-Sycophant @leinsterlad.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Picture showing America has been at war with others for 230 years of its 250 year history
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/29/n...
nationalobserver.com
New NL premier promises to launch review of Hydro-Québec deal within weeks
As he was sworn into office Wednesday, Tony Wakeham said he and his cabinet will discuss who will be involved in the process and what it might entail.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
nationalobserver.com
Canadian power must serve people before tech bros and crooks
All provinces should follow BC's example and ban power allocation for cryptocurrency mines and set electricity allocation priorities for businesses they believe matter most
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
investingnews.com/senate-rebuk...
investingnews.com
US Senate Votes to Terminate Trump's Emergency Tariffs on Canadian Imports
The US Senate voted 50-46 to end Trump's national emergency tariffs on Canadian imports, with four Republicans joining Democrats. Is this bipartisan rebuke a sign of shifting attitudes on Capitol Hill...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
UN assessment of 60 countries' submitted plans for climate action show only a 10% cut in greenhouse gas emissions Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 07/05/2025
Why yes! 🔗 www.commongroundpolitics.ca/albertan-ori...
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Traditional submarines work great when it comes time for our navy to strut their stuff overseas; when it comes time to defend Canada against an actual aggressor, they will prove as useless as tits on a bull.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Why is Canada contemplating buying expensive submarines to be manned and maintained at even greater expense when they will ultimately prove to be highly vulnerable to these inexpensive unmanned underwater drones? Sometimes, it is imperative to think ahead of the curve.
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Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution. @witwarrior.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
And now, even though America’s ludicrous, dangerous predicament is apparent to the whole world, there’s actually talk of Farage (Farage!) becoming Prime Minister.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures #Alberta Thomas Lukaszuk needed 294,000 signatures for the 'Forever Canadian' petition www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures | CBC News
Former deputy premier of Alberta, Thomas Lukaszuk, started his campaign as a counter to separatists wanting a referendum on Alberta independence.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/02/n...
nationalobserver.com
Supreme Court clears path for youth-led climate case against Ford government
The climate lawsuit will proceed in Ontario after Canada's Supreme Court declined to hear the Ford government's appeal, clearing the way for a full hearing that could redefine governments’ legal oblig...
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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The project by #AustrianPowerGrid and its partners imagines turning ordinary #power-line pylons into giant animal sculptures 🦅🦌🐘, one for each of Austria’s nine states 🇦🇹, to make everyday infrastructure more creative 🎨, eye-catching 👀, and socially friendly ⚡🏗️.
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Power lines go wild with giant animal pylons
Nobody likes to see the view being spoiled by power lines, but they're often a necessary part of modern infrastructure. Perhaps if they could be turned from an eyesore into a focal point, even the sta...
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 27/10/2025
ICE is finished in China. Sales of petrol & diesel cars peaked in 2017 — the same year EVs started their takeoff. In 2020, only 1 in 18 new cars was electric. By 2024, it’s 1 in 2. This year it’s tracking for 60%. This isn’t a fad — it’s the world’s biggest industrial shift in motion. #EV #Lithium
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Plugged in or left behind?
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Came across this post and thought to myself this new Saab production centre might find a ready home in southern Ontario. Perhaps, an abandoned auto assembly plant…
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Want to see what a state-of-the art, yet affordable, Chinese EV looks like?
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Ellen Prager, PhD @elprager.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
We are very worried for #Jamaica, please share this update and information on catastrophic impacts and need to prepare now if you know anyone in Melissa's path.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Also North America’s fastest growing city…
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
nationalobserver.com
Canada's first 'nation-building' nuclear project relies on US suppliers
Canada’s first major “nation-building” investment is going toward a small modular reactor project that depends heavily on US suppliers for key technology and components.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
theintercept.com/2025/10/14/c...
theintercept.com
The Right Wing Desperately Wants to Make Charlie Kirk Its MLK
On Charlie Kirk’s “National Day of Remembrance,” white supremacists want to replace a tradition of justice with their own manufactured myth.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/10/2025
In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges
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In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges
Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea mining for critical minerals
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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Oh, Dougie. Not so puffy-chested tonight, are we? Sometimes matters that require delicate diplomacy are best left to those who know the definitions of “delicate” and “diplomacy”.
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
thenarwhal.ca/chalk-river-...
thenarwhal.ca
Appeal in Chalk River nuclear waste case tests limits of First Nations consent | The Narwhal
A court found consultation was inadequate on plans for an Ontario nuclear waste site near Chalk River. The company wants the ruling overturned
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
thenarwhal.ca/bill-31-bc-n...
thenarwhal.ca
Bill 31: B.C. plans energy overhaul to court major projects | The Narwhal
Bill 31 aims to advance the North Coast transmission line and prioritize power for resource industries in northwest B.C.
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Picture This Post @picturethispost.com · 21/10/2025
Donald Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality -click the link to read the story-- A favorite sign at the recent Manhattan NO KINGS protest-- "Make Orwell Fiction Again"... amen!
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Donald Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality
And it’s getting worse. When will we acknowledge the obvious?
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Andrew Winstanley @andrewwinstanley.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Here’s looking at you, Ontario!
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Oil and Gas Finally Have a Worthy Competitor: Electrotech How technology change works: *ICE cars, gas furnaces were better than horses, coal heating *Now, EVs, heat pumps are better yet. The world is changing. Canada must change with it. @mark-carney.bsky.social youtu.be/IeIi4lLC6hY
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Oil and Gas Finally Have a Worthy Competitor: Electrotech
YouTube video by Energi Media
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