David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 22hCreative differences with Geddy Lee, whom he considers insufficiently punk. 0212
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It was AFTER Confederation, took 10 years of stop-and-start planning first, and the 1881-1885 construction phase went HALFWAY across Canada—just Ontario to B.C.—without labour standards or consideration of Indigenous people. This mythologizing of the CPR is in itself a mark of unseriousness. 1013044
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Jean D'Austérité" just gives me the giggles, I don't know why. 010
Reposted by David ReevelyReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every French presidential poll LADY HITLER - 35% JEAN D'AUSTÉRITÉ - 18% CHUD COMMUNISTE - 17% 132638478
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A 15-minute city conspiracy theorist who lives in *Somerset* ward is the wildest thing. Like a flat-Earther astronaut. Just look outside your door! That’s the whole idea! The entire thing! 4605
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Defence startups are not like other startups, and mostly, Canadians who can finance them don't understand them. Here's how two organizations that work with founders are trying to bridge these very different worlds. thelogic.co/news/mars-pa...thelogic.coMaRS joins forces with accelerator Vimy Forge to help defence startups - The LogicNew partnership aims to connect investors with promising military and dual-use companies as Ottawa starts spending big on defence 010
Reposted by David ReevelyMichael Connors @mikeconnors.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The House of Assembly voted 21-18 in favour of the Churchill Falls deal. #nlpoli 022
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 17/09/2026You'd think getting into the "deal book" for this week's investment summit in Toronto would come with an invitation to the summit. It did not. Here's how Alberta's JR Cox hustled to take advantage of late word that his proposal for an explosives plant had made the cut. thelogic.co/news/alberta...thelogic.coWhat it was like to pitch a project in the hurly-burly of the Canada Investment Summit - The LogicGetting into Canada’s deal book led to many meetings for Alberta defence entrepreneur JR Cox—even if he was excluded from the main event 110
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Whoever the Prime Minister’s Office hired to plan the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, they’re pretty good. 2332
Reposted by David ReevelyThe Logic @thelogic.co · 15/09/2026We analyzed the 167 projects in the official summit prospectus by sector, province and capital expenditure, then boiled them down into a handful of charts. thelogic.co/news/investm... 022
Reposted by David ReevelyThe Logic @thelogic.co · 14/09/2026Draft provincial deal books The Logic obtained reveal projects and financing details that don’t appear in Ottawa’s federal investment prospectus for the Canada Investment Summit. thelogic.co/news/exclusi... 052
Reposted by David ReevelyChristy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I promised my readers transparency and honesty, so here it goes: 094
Reposted by David ReevelyJoanna Smith @joannasmith.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What's up with all this talk about a deeper relationship between Canada and the European Union? Read my interview the EU's top envoy to Ottawa in @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canada-... More to come at the Canada-EU summit (Oct. 29-30) #TradeSkythelogic.coMajor partnership between Canada and EU on track for October reveal, says envoy - The LogicWith Trump ratcheting up tensions, Canada and the EU are working on a new strategic arrangement to strengthen trade and security 033
Reposted by David ReevelyGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 08/09/2026I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean 49761242
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 08/09/2026apple.news/ANzLy63TXR5S...apple.newsOttawa mayoral candidate vows to remove paid on-street parking — Ottawa CitizenAlex Lawson says his plan to remove all on-street parking metres is unconventional, but for him, that's part of the appeal 521
Reposted by David ReevelyAmanda Guinzburg @guinz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Surely one thing the Google AI can do is find a train for a specific date in the afternoon from Grand Central to a stop in Connecticut, she thought, more than a year after her viral ChatGPT debacle... Yeah, no. cc: @garymarcus.bsky.social 232
Reposted by David ReevelyAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026One-year change in institutional revenue, by institution, Ontario colleges, 2025-26 (note: Humber and Loyalist have yet to publish financials). 041
Reposted by David ReevelyThe Logic @thelogic.co · 03/09/2026Ottawa taps Patrick Pichette to lead new digital transformation agency, a new office that takes over running and buying technology for the federal government. thelogic.co/news/patrick... 021
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The sculpture Donald Trump is having removed from the Kennedy Center grounds— thehill.com/blogs/in-the... — is by the same artist, Joel Shapiro, as created the very prominent sculpture outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...thehill.comKennedy Center removing landmark sculpture from groundsThe Kennedy Center is set to take down a towering sculpture from the center’s grounds on Wednesday. The artwork’s removal comes amid a wave of changes at the renowned Washington performing arts cen… 092
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In Canada, it’s still Lake Ontario, but the placements of the labels tell a story, too. 3156
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A lot more Americans probably ought to view Canada as unfriendly, tbh. Why that is—ah, now we’re getting to the nut of it. 2112
Reposted by David ReevelyStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Shared Services Canada is going to go through some things tomorrow 713235
Reposted by David ReevelyJohn Elliott @velcroski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I think you mean “canal de 43 kilomètres”. 091
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I saw a version of this graph for Greece as its economy nearly collapsed and the EU sent boatloads of money to save it and Greeks almost rebelled. WTF? was the question. Outsiders see the whole graph, while Greeks (or, here, Albertans) had the most vivid experience of just the last bit. 1115
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Not to mention the oppressed Iranians and the Canadians. 3204
Reposted by David ReevelyErin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 14/08/2026About to publish an investigation into stolen art that is the greatest possible demonstration of this core research principle: 201724271
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Data centres are vital to a modern economy, their opponents are usually hypocrites or misinformed or both, we can either have them or just send all our data to Donald Trump, and FOLKS, we’re going to make their developers pay big time to build them. So says Doug Ford. thelogic.co/news/ontario...thelogic.coOntario to charge new data centres more for power and make them invest in communities - The LogicDoug Ford says data centres are vital to the modern economy but insists the province will make their backers “pay a pretty penny” 374
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 12/08/2026General Dynamics appears to have made a total hash of cranking up production of 155mm artillery shells in the United States, after a hurried procurement meant to supply Ukraine. www.propublica.org/article/gene...propublica.orgFiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made NothingGeneral Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a... 142
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans does an enormous amount of maritime science in all kinds of waters, and it can offer unique access to Canadian innovators. It's given up much of its capacity to actually do so, it warned its DM in May. thelogic.co/news/dfo-oce...thelogic.coThe Fisheries Department is losing its ability to back maritime innovations, documents warn - The LogicIt has ships, the Arctic and the deep sea. Internal documents obtained by The Logic show it no longer has dedicated funding to test inventions. 084
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It’s not clear to me whether the “certain hours” would be when it’s busiest (that is, most dangerous) or less busy (that is, least needed). 362
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper is offering a "Transit Service Guarantee" that isn't really a guarantee. It's just a promise to tell you whether transit sucks: www.leiper2026.ca/priorities?a... Which OC Transpo does, with observable results: www.octranspo.com/en/about-us/... 281
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is obviously not OK, but anybody who's ever had anything to do with theatre can probably understand the temptation. 2186
Reposted by David ReevelyLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/08/2026Hey everyone, I have some news: I'm creating a new project today called @thewatchdog.ca The Watchdog's editorial mission is to protect the public and defend democracy through original public interest watchdog journalism. Sign up here as it gets ready to launch: www.thewatchdog.ca/p/sign-upthewatchdog.caSign Up For The WatchdogThe Watchdog protects the public and defends democracy through original public interest watchdog journalism. 20548215
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Sutcliffe’s public persona is that he’s a nice, reasonable, middle-of-the-road business guy. This is quite at odds with that, though consistent with the campaign he ran four years ago. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mayor… 3257
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Canada Goose would take a hit if new Trump tariffs kick in on Aug. 19, but not a terrible one, CFO Neil Bowden said today. Fall and winter are pivotal for sales, the U.S. accounts for only about a quarter of Canada Goose's business. thelogic.co/news/canada-...thelogic.coCanada Goose shrugs off Trump’s 50% tariff threat - The LogicNew duties on Canadian exports would hit its parkas, but Asia is a much bigger market for the luxury clothier 130
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The likeliest next premier of Quebec is against Alto because it’s a big federal project and the current premier of Ontario might be against it out of spite. Rail lines, like pipelines and airports, are federal jurisdiction. They’re a lot easier with provincial cooperation, but they don’t *need* it. 35613
Reposted by David ReevelyNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The difference between Andy Rooney and whatever Ross Douthat is going to be doing on '60 Minutes' is that Andy Rooney saw the bodies at Normady and the horror of the concentration camps, because he was a honest to god war correspondent before he became 'Andy Rooney' -- www.salon.com/2011/09/28/i...salon.comIn defense of Andy Rooney - Salon.comYes, he's grumpy, often way off-base and very easy to parody. But Andy Rooney's also a terrific American writer 16584133
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Canada's newfound focus on defence investments is great news for the national cyberspying and cyberdefence agency, according to internal documents. Also, it shouldn't have to buy from Canadian suppliers. thelogic.co/news/cse-buy...thelogic.coCanada’s cyberspy agency exempts itself from Buy Canadian rules - The LogicDocuments show the head of the Communications Security Establishment signed off on an exemption covering everything the agency buys, even as its budget climbs past $2 billion 245
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Thousands and thousands of real live humans work in the city government, yet somehow they’ve collectively decided they should speak publicly in the voice of an evil robot. 020
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 25/07/2026And I thought Jill Dunlop's staffer was having a bad week. 030
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Liberals just named a dairy farmer and director of the Dairy Farmers of Canada as their candidate in the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection. www.facebook.com/LiberalCA/po... 3194
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I’ll take the giant, the guy with the spear, the round thing that smashes through walls, and the colonel (who I assume has a brigade at his command). 160
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I suspect most Americans are barely aware this is happening. 2203
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Mark Carney wants $500B in foreign direct investment in the Canadian economy. Internal docs from Invest in Canada, the agency most responsible for getting it done, say that Job One is stopping the myriad departments involved from stepping on their own feet. thelogic.co/news/investm...thelogic.coCanada needs an investment ‘hub’ as Carney steps up push for foreign money, says federal agency - The LogicThe prime minister wants $500B in private investments but the government keeps tripping over itself, warns an internal plan obtained by The Logic 011
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 22/07/2026How I wish my editors had the same understanding of a "deadline" as governments agencies and departments do. 170
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is a whole new level of removing human agency. 2304