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David Harrison 🇨🇦

@dharrison.bsky.social
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Canadian father of adult twins, software InfoSec program manager, progressive, Covid-cautious, climate-concerned. Trying to be optimistic but struggling sometimes. Ajax ON Canada Mastodon: cosocial.ca/@david

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 6h
I’ve been saying for months that federal climate policy should focus on supporting and stimulating demand for clean technology, not pricing or regulating supply. Lo and behold: apple.news/Ao0r-K-C-QAa...
apple.news
$2B heat pump rebate program unveiled by federal government — CTV News
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that his government is investing $2 billion into a new national heat pump rebate program, with the goal of incentivizing Canadians to retrofit more energy...
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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90. MIT legend. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yep. The PM should quite clearly communicate to Quebec residents that Alto is happening, and the federal government will simply have to prioritize the other segment if their provincial government gets in the way of construction.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ontario - "The government is spending $4b to plan Alto, a new 300 km/hr high-speed rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City. With an estimated cost of $60-$90b and a completion date of 2041 or later, do you oppose or support this project?" Support: 55% Oppose: 31% Mainstreet / Sept 29, 2026
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David Harrison 🇨🇦 @dharrison.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Interesting discussion on climate policy in Canada. Despite all the focus on the pipelines, there's so much more going on. For example, did you know that we dropped duties on Chinese solar panels? overcast.fm/+AA9le9iWxRU/20:17
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta is unlikely to separate, polls suggest, but there is a certain irony in the scenario that they leave Canada only to become a US vassal
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Canada a bit unusual in that it is legal to advocate for breaking up the country via a province seceding. But when you do so by cozying up to the country engaged in a trade war with Canada that starts to look close to treason Great reporting by my colleagues www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every accusation is a confession.
Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms
Peter Navarro said Canadian lobbyists should 'get the hell out of our country'
-CBC, Sep 29 2026
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They would sell themselves, and their province, to the Trump administration for pennies on the dollar. The question I keep asking: why has the business community been so willing to go along with this charade for so long?
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Because he’s calling her bluff and she knows it.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada…” Can we stop both siding this yet? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Joshua Schwartz @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of note
dailyhive.com
Canadians face phone searches without suspicion at U.S. border | Daily Hive | National
A recent U.S. court ruling has affirmed that border officers can conduct searches of travellers’ cellphones without warrant or suspicion.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I get where these mayors are coming from, and one can feel sympathy for individual tourism providers, but these pols really should be working to change their own country. Canadians are reacting to some extreme provocation. Pleading with us to come for a visit doesn't change what the US has become
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Come for a weekend, get a free trip to Eswatini. No thanks globalnews.ca/news/1208422...
globalnews.ca
U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Some American mayors are trying to encourage Canadians to reconsider boycotting travel across the border.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
oh my
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 01/10/2026
Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
thebeaverton.com
Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
"Canadians will say they’re sorry, in that particular Canadian pronunciation, to literally anything, but they won’t say it to Donald Trump."
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s so weird how when you tell the rest of the world to go fuck itself and fill your nation’s streets with gangs of armed, masked, and unaccountable armed thugs and terrorize people at the border…that people will decide to vacation elsewhere. Who could have guessed?
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is Trump admitting that Canada has stood up to him.
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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📊B.C. provincial voting intentions from Angus Reid: 🔵CPBC 43% 🟠NDP 35% 🟢GPBC 12% 🟡ONE 4% → 338canada.com/bc/20260923-... [Angus Reid, September 22-24, 2026, n=801]
338canada.com
338Canada British Columbia | Angus Reid poll, September 2026
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
hahahahahahaha angusreid.org/ballot-backl...
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 24/09/2026
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Oil sector questions economics of Alberta’s West Coast pipeline
As Ottawa prepares to release decision on fast-tracking project next week, industry players are wary
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#BlueJays #ClassicCartoon
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Look how fast he folds. Look how strong our cards are. Maybe it's time we played them. #cdnpoli
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A month after this, the Conservatives did not lead question period with any questions about trade talks.
cbc.ca
Poilievre asks Carney to recall Parliament to discuss collapsed U.S. trade deal | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament to get details on the proposed U.S. trade deal he rejected, and answers on how Canadians will be ...
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My fellow Canadians: they have a “War of 1812” candle. It depicts exactly what you think it does.
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David Harrison 🇨🇦 @dharrison.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A new documentary on Terry Fox is premiering at TIFF today, I'm looking forward to eventually seeing it.
theguardian.com
‘It’s almost impossible not to feel inspired’: how the story of Terry Fox fired up Canada’s patriotic spirit again
Canada’s citizens are finding unity again in the story of the man who ran cross-country on one leg to raise awareness for children’s cancer research
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
nytimes.com
U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Breaking: The United States has reached a security agreement with Denmark over Greenland that consists of exactly what the situation has been for the last eight decades and not a thing more
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🔥 Mark Carney officially has the highest approval rating in Canadian history - a 70% approval rate. Carney’s EU moves have gone down well!
cultmtl.com
Mark Carney officially has the highest approval rating in Canadian history
Prime Minister Mark Carney now holds the highest recorded approval rating in Canadian history, achieved earlier this month in a study by Spark Insights.
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Opinion Haver @asinmarx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm seeing a lot of attempts to dunk on this through the America-centric lens of what a "mandate" means exactly. Sorry, but not everything is about US political narratives. If the US political system can produce Trump twice, then the rest of the world has to plan around knowing that system.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is, on the whole, a more extraordinary speech than Carney’s Davos speech, in that it articulates a vision of the future and a concrete path: a protective alliance that emphasizes peace, self-sufficiency, and prosperity. A bulwark in a dangerous world.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Text of Carney's speech is now online, if you're more of a reader. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
pm.gc.ca
Prime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European Parliament
Thank you for granting me the honour of addressing you all at the beginning of this decisive session.
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Club Announcement Spurs 🤦‍♂️ @markscrivens.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I expect that there will be an overwhelming focus on Carney’s speech today, so most Canadians will miss this flattery from MEP Boeselager, which, uh, was quite something.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not beating that “telling Canada who we can trade with” accusation is he?
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David Harrison 🇨🇦 @dharrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here in Ontario, Doug Ford did it to both Ontario Place and the Science Centre. Ford is trumpier than he pretends.
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 15/09/2026
When Australia privatized their airports, their Competition Bureau found that consumers paid $1.6 billion in extra fees.
abc.net.au
Lack of airport regulation costs consumers up to $1.6b in fees: ACCC
Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator...
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Anyway my position is that full, formal EU membership is bad for Canada and we shouldn't do it but if people want the regulatory hack to allow it: France cedes sovereignty over the Vimy Ridge Memorial to Canada; presto, Canada is a country with unquestionable European territory.
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seriously. (Glad to know I wasn’t alone in thinking that latest WSJ article was a bit overheated, as was the reaction to it.) paulwells.substack.com/p/carneys-eu...
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Carney’s Euro-vision: could everybody please calm down
If the French take over, can I get a decent omelet?
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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Latest 🇨🇦 polls from active firms since end of trade negotiations: 🔴LPC +11, Ipsos 🔴LPC +14, Abacus Data 🔴LPC +14, Angus Reid 🔴LPC +14, Liaison Strategies 🔴LPC +16, Léger 🔴LPC +16, Nanos Research 338 Sunday Update: Carney Liberals Hit a New High www.338canada.ca/p/338-sunday...
338canada.ca
338 Sunday Update: Carney Liberals Hit a New High
With the U.S. trade dispute dominating the landscape, government approval jumps as the Liberals open their largest lead in the 338Canada aggregate.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Probably end up writing about this for TVO but keep in mind that a) the federal Parliament cannot by treaty reorder the constitutional division of powers and b) the vast majority of economic regulation is provincial, not federal. So c) any EU deal needs formal provincial buy-in.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh man, this story is big, and kinda wild. Too much to excerpt out but I think my favourite detail is that Trump's idiotic antagonism of Italy's Meloni has been to Canada's direct advantage.
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Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
God he's so good at this role
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It took four reporters at the Financial Times to put this Trump campaign press release together and none of them could bother to note that this proposal is wildly illegal.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
He’s sweating www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Canadians should watch this. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAw...
youtube.com
Forward Guidance: A Stronger Canada
YouTube video by Mark Carney
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Aniline Applications @anilineapps.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Indigo 1.3 is available now! We've got a bunch of great new features I'll get to in a sec, but first up is a new pricing option. Indigo was great value if you used both Bluesky and Mastodon, but a little pricy if you just used one. Now there's a $19.99 plan for single-network use 😀
A marketing image showing a screenshot of Indigo’s new paywall with a single-network option
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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Lake Ontario is not suffering. It’s a lake.” The wily old coot’s still got it.
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VassB @vassb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This trade war is missing merch and good art. www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4...
etsy.com
No, Eh. Canadian Political Button – Reissue of 1988 Free Trade Design - Etsy Canada
This Pins & Pinback Buttons item by CavanaughArtStudios has 2 favourites from Etsy shoppers. Dispatched from Canada. Listed on 30 Aug, 2026
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Tariff Eve of the world’s dumbest trade war, fellow Canadians.
static.klipy.com
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Tariffs Damn It!
ALT: Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Tariffs Damn It!
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