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Jacques Poitras

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CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick. Publicly funded & independent. Author of five non-fiction books. My newsletter: jacquespoitras.substack.com?r=o9a37…

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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 10h
A veteran of the New Brunswick legislature press gallery.
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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 15h
Mark Carney photo by Justin Tang / CPZooropa cover by Shaughn McGrath
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Full round-up of coverage of last week’s public accounts action in my newsletter tomorrow morning — subscribe tonight: substack.com/@jacquespoit...
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Poitras on Politics | Substack
A weekly email newsletter by CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick with links to stories on N.B. politics.
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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
a nobel prize is cool i guess but Anne Carson also received a Sappho finger puppet from yours truly and just look at that smile
anne carson with a Sappho finger puppet next to a bearded bookseller
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The legislature's public accounts committee was asking questions about collaborative care clinics www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... following this recent report by the auditor-general: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I was asked to explain how this whole Alberta separatist saga began. So I had to start in 2020 with COVID: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement | CBC News
They fought vaccines and public health restrictions. Over time, their push for freedom shifted to independence.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dog, Boy, and St. John River Alex Colville 1958
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a great book.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
👋
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UPDATE: Megan Mitton is the only approved candidate for the N.B. Green Party leadership. The party vetted & approved a second candidate, Matt Toner, who later withdrew. Mitton's acclamation must be ratified by party members at the Dec. 5 leadership convention.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 28/09/2026
These are what the clouds on Jupiter look up close. The small patches of white are cloud tops, soaring above the main, colourful cloud layer. Image from NASA's Juno spacecraft during its 38th close approach to Jupiter on 29 November 2021, processed by Kevin Gill (@kevinmgill.bsky.social)
A complex, swirling pattern of lighter and darker clouds. One large system, angled to the upper left in this scene, is a tawny brown colour and is elongate. Another, more circular storm system is at lower centre, and is a grey–greenish colour. The background swirls are various shades of grey to blue; small, white features dot the scene.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Lawpassers?"
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 27/09/2026
harvest moon! everyone go reap what you have sown
big moon rising over buildingsfull moon at dusk
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The solar panels, electric vehicles, EV batteries and wind turbines exported by China in 2025 will avoid annual emissions equal to those of the UK and Portugal combined, according to my new estimates. Avoided emissions increased 30% compared with 2024 exports.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Data centre partner pushed for carbon tax “fix” in May: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Data-centre partner asked province to ‘fix’ carbon tax | CBC News
The company planning to power a proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John pushed the New Brunswick government earlier this year to “fix” the industrial carbon taxes it would be paying.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
your periodic reminder
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I return to my contention that the real benefit of Canadian federalism is that at any given moment there's always one province whose political situation can provide entertainment for everyone else.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Long-time Moncton sportswriter Eddie St. Pierre has died — one of the great characters in the city’s journalism world. Here’s a piece I wrote about him and another famous Eddie back in 1994:
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Jean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Traveled to the Swissair 111 memorial today after seeing new film “111 Echoes from Halifax”. Powerful and touching retelling of those events 28 years ago. It’s a feature film rather than a documentary but no less compelling. Kudos to cast and crew for remarkable storytelling. #aiff
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Atholville, too? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Atholville pulp mill is facing same challenges as Nackawic mill, AV Group says | CBC News
AV Group says its Atholville pulp mill in northern New Brunswick is facing "the same external challenges" as the company's Nackawic mill in the southwest.
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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I've known @maxfawcett.bsky.social for many years and admired his work and sometimes worried a bit about his willingness to pick fights with randos on the internet, so I'm startled to learn that it's his mildly colloquial use of the term "mandate" that has seemingly all of US Bluesky in a tizzy
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
No shortcuts on Sisson Mine environmental conditions, CEO promises: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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No shortcuts on meeting Sisson Mine conditions, CEO promises | CBC News
The CEO of the company behind the proposed Sisson Mine says there will be no shortcuts in complying with the New Brunswick government’s environmental conditions.
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Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On airports it’s probably worth a point of clarification for folks new to all this. A 🧵 1/n #cdnpoli Govt doesn’t “own” airports today. It created a series of non-profit concession corps (who can do profit making things) who run on top of land Canada owns.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Further precision: bsky.app/profile/rose...
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1604 was St. Croix Island, which ended in disaster. 35 of 79 settlers died. Port Royal was 1605. There still could be a workable analogy in that.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It is a curious choice. They have a process to vet & officially "register" all candidates who apply. They say they'll announce who is registered by Sept. 28 at the latest. None of that prevents them from saying now how many people *applied* by the Saturday deadline.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New Brunswick Green Party is refusing to say whether it received any additional applications from prospective leadership candidates by Saturday’s 12 noon deadline.
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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 started here in Portland, Maine. For the 20th anniversary, five years ago, I wrote this feature-and-oral-history of Atta's final night and morning in the bland environs of The Maine Mall for the @pressherald.com (Gift link). www.pressherald.com/2021/09/05/2...
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From the archives: 20 years after the attacks, they’re haunted by their encounters with 9/11 hijackers
Those who crossed paths with two of the World Trade Center terrorists reflect on what happened in Maine in the hours leading up to the worst attacks on American soil.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New Brunswick Green Party MLA Megan Mitton confirms she has filed to be a candidate for the party leadership.
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David Gordon Koch @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Scoop from @poitrasj.bsky.social -- note: when i asked the Environment Minister about New Brunswick's emissions last week during a media conference, he said: "I can assure you, that right now we are on target with our net zero objectives."
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Province not on track for net-zero goal as it warms to natural gas | CBC News
A new blueprint document from the province says New Brunswick will have to close policy "gaps" to meet its emissions goals for 2050.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I see new followers via some starter packs. 👋 I cover New Brunswick politics. You can find links to more of my stories at my weekly Substack newsletter, every Monday morning. substack.com/@jacquespoit...
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Blue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're proud Canadians, folks!
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Tantramar gas plant gets green light from N.B. government | CBC News
A gas and diesel power plant proposed for the Tantramar area of eastern New Brunswick has received approval from the provincial Environment Department.
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When Is Trump Gone? @daysleft4trump.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
2 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 56 seconds ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 40.03%
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
From June 2025: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada | CBC News
When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, took notice.
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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump may be just trolling Canada with stuff like this, but it has the very real effect of hardening public opinion and making it politically impossible for Carney to give further concessions in trade talks
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Barry Blitt, The New Yorker
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
STORY: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Holt Liberals will review lifting natural gas moratorium | CBC News
The Holt government has announced the first steps toward lifting a 12-year moratorium on shale gas development in New Brunswick.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Breaking: Holt Liberals will review whether to lift 12-year-old moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New Brunswick.
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Silas Brown @silasbrown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
CBC New Brunswick will have live coverage of the upcoming "resource development" announcement, including reporter analysis with @poitrasj.bsky.social. Tune in here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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New Brunswick to make resource development announcement
Tune in live as Premier Susan Holt, Natural Resources Minister John Herron and Indigenous Affairs Minister Keith Chiasson make a resource development announcement.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 25/08/2026
[in a @sharonk.bsky.social voice] fascinating Full retreat.
Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I love French Canadians! President DONALD J. TRUMP



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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Harvest Alexandrya Eaton 2020
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
• a list of all of the supposed trade demands the US made to Canada goes viral with 900 shares • the list gets tracked back to the original source • turns out it's just an AI-hallucinated summary of a bunch of media rumours God damnit guys
Someone named fede shares a list on bsky earlier today: "The USA demanded Canada's capitulation as if it had lost a war"Someone named Nils Gilman says: "it's an AI synthesis of all publicly reported demands"
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Word of warning: There seem to be some purported lists of US demands floating around the Internet that may not be entirely accurate. As always, look for an original source.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Follow that thread’s discussion on sourcing. Some of those points may be AI hallucinations.
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Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlines the changes that U.S. President Donald Trump's negotiators introduced at the last minute that prompted Canada to suspend talks and call its negotiating team back home. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Carney outlines the last-minute changes U.S. tacked onto trade deal terms
Asked for specifics of the Americans' last-minute changes to terms of a trade deal, Carney outlined three examples: he said Americans looked to change to the scope of tariffs on Canadian auto content,...
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I guess I don’t need to spend another minute trying to sort this out. bsky.app/profile/poit...
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Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Not so emotionally confusing now. Wow.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks collapse | CBC News
The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute tr...
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