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Kelsey Rolfe

@kelseyarolfe.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist and editor. Bylines in the Globe & Mail, Canadian Business, The Logic, BetaKit, etc. Previous stops at the Financial Post, Benefits Canada & CIM Magazine. she/her

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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Hi! Media request: I'm looking to speak with Canadian retirees who aren't downsizing because their adult children are still living at home, or they want to preserve their kids' ability to come back home if needed, due to the high cost of housing/rent. If this is you, pls email: kannerolfe@gmail.com
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Hi! Media request: I'm looking to speak with Canadian retirees who aren't downsizing because their adult children are still living at home, or they want to preserve their kids' ability to come back home if needed, due to the high cost of housing/rent. If this is you, pls email: kannerolfe@gmail.com
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
"What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Phenomenal piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social here. (Gift link)
If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he's engendered. Musk's sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character - a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he's seen for the rest of his public life
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Media call-out: I'm looking to chat with Canadians who love travelling and consider it a financial priority (i.e.: you're saving up for your next trip, you've got a long list of dream places to visit, etc) for a Globe story. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS going for a celebratory bike ride on Bloor this afternoon
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Call me crazy but I don't think the city should be plowing the streets at pedestrians' expense like this.
Toronto sidewalk that has massive overflow of snow from a street plow, which makes it difficult for able-bodied people to pass through, and impossible or near impossible for anyone with accessibility needs.Toronto sidewalk that has massive overflow of snow from a street plow, which makes it difficult for able-bodied people to pass through, and impossible or near impossible for anyone with accessibility needs.
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Josh Visser @joshvisser.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Some backseat editing. If you are going to mention Trump’s tariffs are supposedly over fentanyl and illegal immigration coming from Canada, you need to mention that’s bullshit and not supported by the data.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I've worked with Zoe Klein for years, she specializes in self-employed people and artists & is the best!! (Fair warning, the cost is a bit steeper; if you have a more straightforward tax situation it may not be worth it.)
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Me, after successfully writing a basic formula in excel: I am a woman in STEM
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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
new york's hottest club is! reader walkout pledge. it's got EVERYTHING: cole escola. labor solidarity. reading a gossipy list of names. ella emhoff. and ... you! nymagunion.org/reader-pledge
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READER PLEDGE — New York Mag Union
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Does anyone know of a good recording/transcription service (that's affordable for a freelancer)? Otter is such fucking garbage these days, the more gen AI features it shoves down users' throats the less it's able to actually record a conversation without garbling the audio. I'm losing my mind!
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
"Misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary. The internet may function not so much as a brainwashing engine but as a justification machine." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I spent the last couple of days speaking to Canadians who'd moved to the U.S. to build their creator careers about what the U.S.'s ban on TikTok would mean for them, and how they were preparing to weather the loss of their largest followings. My story for @thelogic.co: thelogic.co/news/tiktok-...
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They moved to the U.S. for TikTok fame and fortune. Now they’re worried - The Logic
Some Canadians bet everything on making it big on TikTok in the U.S. With the app facing a ban, they’re wondering how they’ll earn a living.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🚨Media request: I'm looking to chat with Canadians aged 65 and older who are renting on their own, for a story for @theglobeandmail.com. If that's you, please reach out! I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Last story from me for the year (a few days late posting because, well, the holidays) for @thelogic.co: Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors thelogic.co/news/tap-to-...
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‘Tis the season for (contactless) giving - The Logic
Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 26/12/2024
This is what you do when you are making something everybody wants
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Happy Globe Christmas Crossword season to all those who celebrate! ✍️🎄
A crossword the size of a full newsprint spread
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Also: at the end of October I marked my third year of full-time freelance. Feeling very grateful to be making it work, and having fun to boot. Here's to more of the same in 2025! 🍾
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Almost forgot about this last story because it came out in January. For the @theglobeandmail.com I tried to track down the origins of a sourceless but oft-cited housing stat. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... As my editor could attest, this was my vibe during the reporting process:
Still from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia of Charlie looking manic and gesturing wildly, in front of a conspiracy wall covered in papers and red string, and the words "PEPE EVIL" in frantic black lettering
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
For Globe Advisor, I really enjoyed profiling Conquest Planning, a fintech company that has become the dominant player in the financial planning software market. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/gl...
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How this financial planning platform’s investment in AI has led to rapid expansion
Within a few short years of launching, Conquest Planning has conquered a large share of the Canadian market
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I had so much fun writing this piece for the @theglobeandmail.com in the fall, about first-time buyers shunning today's shrinking condos. There were so many good quotes! www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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First-time home buyers are shunning today’s shrinking condos: ‘Is there any appeal to them whatsoever?’
Monthly fees, square footage and uncertainty around value appreciation has Canadian renters thinking twice about condo ownership
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Also for CIM Magazine, after the federal budget I dug a little deeper into the government's commitment to a $5-billion Indigenous loan guarantee program. magazine.cim.org/en/news/2024...
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A fairer future
Federal government promises loan guarantee program will enable Indigenous equity participation in natural resource, energy projects
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Back in February, I wrote a feature for CIM Magazine on the growing trends of resource nationalism and industrial policy as governments around the world seek to capitalize on the critical minerals rush. magazine.cim.org/en/technolog...
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Border control
The last few years has pushed a new wave of resource nationalism, and it is likely to grow as global demand for critical minerals continues to push countries to protect their supplies
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Also for @betakit.com, on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, I took a look at the impact of its absence on the tech lending space. betakit.com/svb-canadian...
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One year later, what filled the hole SVB left in Canadian tech lending?
Banks are growing their innovation banking practices, but macroeconomic conditions have slowed venture debt lending.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
For @betakit.com, I profiled Flinks, a Canadian API developer that wants to kill screen-scraping and become the primary infrastructure for tech companies looking to offer financial services in the country. betakit.com/middleware-l...
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Middleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs king
Flinks is looking to cement what co-founder and CEO Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf told BetaKit is a unique position in Canadian FinTech.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
In May, for @thelogic.co, I dug into the shutdown of a mining industry project that had won federal prize money. Insiders had questions about what happened to all of the funds. The episode also highlighted the lack of conditions attached to taxpayer-funded awards. thelogic.co/news/insider...
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Crushed: Insiders ask where $5M in federal prize money went after mining project cancelled - The Logic
Shutdown highlights lack of conditions attached to taxpayer-funded awards.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
1/ My favourite piece of the year was a mini-feature for @theglobeandmail.com on why a growing swath of Canadians are calling for a legal right to repair. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... It also had the very nice distinction of being my first B1 above the fold story!
The front of the Globe and Mail's business section. The main story on right to repair features a picture of two men at a repair cafe; one man is holding a light over a broken paper shredder so the second man can look more closely at it.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I almost never remember to promote my own work anymore (late-stage twitter really killed my inner poster), so here's a little year-end thread of my favourite stories of 2024 before I log off for the holidays! 🎁
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BetaKit @betakit.com · 19/12/2024
Koho rolls out #AI tool to investigate fraud and scams. #CDNtech
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Koho rolls out AI tool to investigate fraud and scams
Canadian FinTech startup Koho is using a generative AI tool it claims will speed up its investigations of money laundering and terrorism funding.
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Navneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 16/12/2024
I'm being told by sources close to the matter that I'm finding it hard to get enough work done today
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Alison Smiley @gwynskid.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
This is superb reporting by @ghadaa.bsky.social . The kind of important journalism that relies on people paying for newspaper subscriptions.
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Jill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
not writing is a big part of writing. walk away from your draft and that outline, that lede, that kicker will fall into your head.
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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This is so rude. He's just a little guy
Old newspaper article titled "Was most grotesque animal. Stegosaur, who lived in Utah ages ago, is a freak of nature" and there is a drawing of a perfectly normal and valid stegosaurus
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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Been impressed by the economist John Rapley's columns in the @theglobeandmail.com Report on Business. This piece is fundamental - economist inflation is not the same as people's inflation (it excludes food, fuel, housing), explaining a lot of current politics. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: The ‘vibecession’ is real, and economists must do some soul-searching
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called Canadians’ economic gloom a ‘vibecession’ – which had felled the Democrats in the U.S. election
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
"Journalism is in the public interest. OpenAI using other companies’ journalism for their own commercial gain is not. It’s illegal.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Canadian media companies sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT developer has unlawfully scraped articles and ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at the expense of news outlets
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Matt Bubbers @mattbubbers.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
My latest for @theglobeandmail.com. Doug Ford's government will have blood on its hands if it goes through with this www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
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Doctors warn Doug Ford that ripping out bike lanes will lead to more ‘brutal’ injuries
When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles and bicycles
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This is blatant life endangerment thru dangerous public policy I wouldn’t have thought possible until recently. In Ontario the Doug Ford Govt plans to BAN LAWSUITS against the Province WHEN people on bikes are hurt or killed after they rip out safe bike-lanes. “Stay off streets for your own safety.”
Screenshot of Toronto Star article title and subheading
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The fact Doug Ford is trying to pass legislation that would prevent him from being sued when someone is injured and/or killed because of his bike lane bill means he KNOWS that it’s likely to happen. This is premeditated, evil shit.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/11/2024
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Move by international criminal court puts Netanyahu at risk of detention if he travels to certain other countries The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the county’s former defence…
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I wrote this a few weeks ago & it's been on my mind now that google's gen AI summaries show up on searches in Canada. It doesn't sit right to know that every time I search something it requires more power (and likely produces more CO2) than before, and there's no way to opt out.
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The hidden cost of the AI revolution: carbon emissions
Generative AI models such as ChatGPT account for a growing share of global power use as well as carbon emissions. Find out more.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'm so sorry to hear that Jordan!! Loved the podcast. Hope you land somewhere great soon.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
thank you!!
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hey Mason!! Nice to see you on here :)
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hello! After an accidental year-long hiatus I am here now (and abandoning twitter, obv)! As a quick introduction, I'm a freelance business journalist, writing mostly about finance (personal and institutional), tech and mining, and also whatever else strikes my fancy. Who else should I be following?
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Jill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
the late matthew perry as chandler in friends clutching a lionel ritchie vinyl
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Feeling incredibly betrayed by the can of cold brew that says, and I quote, "shake well" on the front of the can and that, of course, erupted when I tried to open it after shaking well.
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Kelsey Rolfe @kelseyarolfe.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
Source request: I'm looking to chat with Canadian small/medium-sized business owners about how they're addressing employee mental health, for a Financial Post story. If that's you, please reach out — I'm at kannerolfe at gmail dot com.
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