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As the article notes, it's pretty wild that the U.S. tourism numbers are crashing like this in a year when they literally hosted the World Cup. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 27/09/2026

Perfect day out on Lake Ontario. Probably the final sail of 2026, before the club starts putting the boats in storage.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 24/09/2026

The emo album "Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot" released this week by the Wendy's fast food restaurant corporation is ... about what you would expect.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 24/09/2026

The Canada Pension Plan only has 12 per cent of their assets in Canada. The share of investments in Canada has been steadily falling for years.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 24/09/2026

Canadian pension funds should be mandated to invest 3 per cent of assets into high-growth Canadian companies. Some of my @canadianshieldinstitute.ca colleagues and I wrote a policy paper on this. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/reports/wort...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 22/09/2026

shot chaser etc thehill.com/policy/inter...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 21/09/2026

I wonder what your relationship with your coworker is like when this is your workplace.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 21/09/2026

Not sure what it's going to get out of analyzing 0.82% of my posts, but sure ok.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 20/09/2026

Before they close the pool for the year, the dogs get to wreck house.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 19/09/2026

I would say that the way Trump treats other countries is the dictionary definition of chauvinistic.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 18/09/2026

A fun fact about the tiny French territory of Saint Pierre et Miquelon off the Newfoundland coast is that it has an oddly shaped marine territory. The elongated rectangle of French ocean territory is referred to as "the baguette" and I am not kidding about this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 17/09/2026

Well, the if you look up the word mandate in the dictionary, it's defined differently, and Max's usage was perfectly correct. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/m... dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/e...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 17/09/2026

For the record, this is what I was reacting to.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 17/09/2026

Phrases from Carney's speech at the European Parliament that really caught my ear, as a digital policy nerd. The notion that Big Tech companies are seeking to act as sovereign actors in their own right is an astute observation. (A bit contradicted by the idea that they are "national" actors.)

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 17/09/2026

What is it with Canadian prime ministers and selfies?!?

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 15/09/2026

I don't think L'Affaire Macklemore is a watershed moment or anything. But it is a good illustration that in the politics of 2026, there is no "safe" option to stay out of it. Everything is political. (Always has been.) apnews.com/article/ed-s...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 15/09/2026

If you can look at this shoreline and see a gulf, you should have your eyes examined, or consult a dictionary.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 15/09/2026

Huh. www.cppinvestments.com/newsroom/cpp...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 15/09/2026

A double rainbow over Toronto at sunrise has to be an omen for... idk... Mark Carney's investment summit or something?

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 15/09/2026

A good sunrise this morning.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 14/09/2026

Seven years ago. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 13/09/2026

Name a non LOTR character who could resist the one ring.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 10/09/2026

Cancel culture strikes, yet again.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 10/09/2026

One helluva night out sailing on Lake Ontario, and then Mother Nature decided to put on a show as I got back to the wharf.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 09/09/2026

What a country. www.9news.com/article/news...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 09/09/2026

Really interesting chart from my colleagues at the @canadianshieldinstitute.ca. Canada has some of the highest rates of foreign investment in the world. We treat foreign direct investment like it's good for the economy. But if it's so good, how come Canada isn't doing 3x better than Germany?

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 09/09/2026

I will now drink non-alcoholic beer out of a sense of patriotic duty. (And also because I have been 15 years sober but I still enjoy refreshing beverages.) www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 07/09/2026

The cool thing about Toronto is that this could be, like, 800 different places in the city.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 07/09/2026

I feel like this image is going to get a lot of usage as a reaction meme. (By me)

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 06/09/2026

New body armour for the infantry? \

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 05/09/2026

Pretty sure that this is the Snowbirds stuck in a jam behind a WWII era Lancaster bomber? Goes to show that in Toronto you can get stuck in traffic literally ANYWHERE.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 05/09/2026

Tonight we sing for Dr Frank N Furter

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 05/09/2026

In case there was any doubt that Google, Apple and (lol) Bing (lmao) were supporting the fascistic kleptocracy...

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 03/09/2026

After a big rain storm, you can see where the Humber River runoff arrives in Lake Ontario.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 01/09/2026

They're doing some sort of a business photoshoot in the grimy alleyway outside my office window. They've had at least four or five different people in blazers, taking pictures in this spot. Sometimes the stylist puts a bit of powder on them.

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