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Rachel Wasserman

@rwasserman.bsky.social
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Business Lawyer for Entrepreneurs Advocate for a more equitable economy Ex-Bay Street Corporate Law and Finance Lover of dogs, mockumentaries and democracy

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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What DOESN'T Canada need? More ways to gamble. @rwasserman.bsky.social was on CKNW 730 Radio in Vancouver this morning to talk about prediction markets, Polymarket betting and all things problematic about this new form of gambling. 🎧 Listen to the interview at 19:10 here 👇 #CdnPoli
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Canada's role in the Strait of Hormuz - Crypto donations to political parties - Prediction markets coming to Canada
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Prediction market execs in the U.S. are calling this exploding form of betting on just about anything "financial innovation." @rwasserman.bsky.social challenges that, calling it what it is: gambling. She joined @globalnews.ca to explain 🎧 Listen to the clip: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r...
Screenshot of Global News The dangers of prediction-market gambling coming to Canada on Shaye Ganam show, Radio in Calgary and Edmonton
Rachel Wasserman is the founder of Wasserman Business Law and is a fellow at Social Capital Partners and CAMP
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Prediction markets have made it possible to bet on almost anything in the U.S. and now @wealthsimple.bsky.social wants to bring it to Canada. It looks like finance, but acts like gambling - with all its addictive harms. Read @rwasserman.bsky.social on stopping the scourge 👇 #CdnPoli #EconSky
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Opinion: We must stop the scourge of prediction-market gambling coming to Canada
Prediction markets use the language of finance but rely on the economics of gambling
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Just because most people have never heard the term "extractive practices," doesn't mean they haven't felt the effects. As @rwasserman.bsky.social explains on BNN Bloomberg, private equity is a common example. Here's how it works: #PE #Extraction #CdnPoli #EconSky
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
What might seem like "getting in on a good deal" might actually leave everyday investors holding the bag. More from @rwasserman.bsky.social on why the OSC should reconsider their dangerous path to opening up PE markets to retail investors. Short story: bad idea. 🔗 👇 #PE #EconomicSecurity
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- BNN Bloomberg
Rachel Wasserman, founder of Wasserman Business Law, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the risks and benefits of private markets.
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The OSC wants to give retail investors access to private markets. Sounds good!? But look closer, and it starts to look like offloading risk onto people with the least power to absorb it. By Ed Waitzer and @rwasserman.bsky.social in today's @theglobeandmail.com 🔗👇 #CdnPoli #PE #WealthEquality
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Opinion: Should retail investors really get access to private markets?
Narrative that retail investors are unfairly excluded from superior investment opportunities doesn’t hold up
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Economist and #SCPFellow @kaylietiessen.bsky.social on how Canada's 2025 jobs numbers mask uncertainty and growing disparities. 📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca
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2025 Jobs Numbers Mask Uncertainty, Growing Disparities: Economist | The Tyee
Part-time working is up and more Canadians hold more than one job, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
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Mat Germain @matgermain.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This is Pierre Poilievre declaring war on Europe & Canada who both use many socialist labelled elements to help their populations. That alone should be enough to remove him from #CPC leadership, let alone the fact that he still doesn't have any security clearance. #cdnpoli
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Once they get Venezuelan crude, ours is the only other suitable oil for their refineries…
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
2026 will be a pivotal year for democracy and ordinary people. I’m optimistic that humanity will prevail, however we must act together. We starve the machine that extracts from us and offers little in return. Try to rely on new networks to meet your needs. #democracy #freedom #happynewyear
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
That's good, from the excellent Hampton Institute (named in honour of Fred Hampton), so I have added #AltText so that more folk can appreciate it.
Screenshot of a tweet from @HamptonThink, the Hampton Institute:
"The rich can no longer be tamed. 
They are way too far gone in their own worlds, too entitled, too convinced they've "earned" (and therefore *deserve* their wealth) & would rather burn the entire planet & kill off 5 billion people than give up that wealth. We need to realize this."
The logo at the top says "Bury Capitalism"
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Clever Concept - 'Parasiti-Capitalism' - from @rwasserman.bsky.social guest post on @graceblakeley.substack.com substack. #Financialisation #ExtractiveCapitalism #Enshitification graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
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Parasiti-capitalism: How Investors Drain Companies and Call It Growth
How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker.
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Peter Nowak @peternowak.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Oligopolies get all the attention when it comes to competition problems, but there's also a silent killer: private equity. @rwasserman.bsky.social joins the Do Not Pass Go podcast this week to discuss how to rein them in and avoid the death of entrepreneurialism www.donotpassgo.ca/p/death-by-a...
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"Death by a thousand cuts:" How private equity is killing small businesses
From vets to dentists, Canada is heading toward entrepreneurial extinction – but there's a way for consumers to fight back, lawyer Rachel Wasserman explains
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Private equity firms are buying up dental clinics, vet practices, and other small businesses. What do new owners mean for costs and the quality of services? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, tonight at 8pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social walks James Li of Breaking Points through Trump's plan to open 401(k)s to private equity and: 💲how PE works 💲why to be wary about the buyout-PE model 💲who might get left holding the bag #PE #Retirement socialcapitalpartners.ca/trump-pumps-...
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Trump pumps private equity with 401k changes | Breaking Points podcast
Breaking Points podcast correspondent James Li sits down with corporate lawyer, economic analyst and SCP Fellow Rachel Wasserman to discuss Trump's executive order opening up 401k plans to private equ...
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Our richest 1% own a quarter of Canada's wealth. We get a new billionaire every 12 weeks. It ain't fair, and it's not solving the productivity crisis, either. Employee-owned companies are 8-12% MORE PRODUCTIVE than those not owned by workers. When working people win, Canada wins. #CanadaSky
We believe big financial and corporate interests have been winning too much and we want them to start losing more.
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
“No one’s breaking the law. But the economics are upside down." SCP Fellow @rwasserman.bsky.social on how continuation funds distort valuations, mask losses and edge dangerously close to Ponzi-like dynamics. www.investmentofficer.lu/en/news/crit... #EconSky #PrivateEquity #WealthEquality
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Private equity wants law firms… just like they rolled up vets, dentists, HVAC technicians and more! But we don’t have to let it happen. Read my op-ed in @bloomberglaw.com to see why I think it’s a bad idea and why decentralization is a better alternative.
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The 2025 Forbes Billionaires List is out, and their are 76 Canadians on it, up from 44 in 2020. Extreme wealth (🤢) makes us more vulnerable to exploitation, polarization and economic attacks. When working people win, Canada wins. #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky www.forbes.com/billionaires/
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Forbes 2025 Billionaires List - The Richest People In The World Ranked
Forbes presents the 2025 World's Billionaires List. View the richest people in the world and learn their net worth, age, country of residence, source of wealth and more.
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
In long-term care homes owned by private equity firms, there’s a 50% ⬆️ likelihood of patient sedation. Yikes! The latest Serenity Now for Entrepreneurs pod features #SCPFellow @rwasserman.bsky.social on how PE affects you and the broader 🍁 economy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/25whanfv #Never51 #CanadaSky
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Matthew Mendelsohn @mendelmatt.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@rwasserman.bsky.social and I on how to stop the hidden takeover by American investors of Canadian businesses. #never51 #alwayscanada #elbowsup socialcapitalpartners.ca/the-hidden-t...
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The hidden takeover of our economy—and 5 things we can do about it | Social Capital Partners
Today, Canada’s main streets are more likely to feature American chains and less likely to be locally owned. We already face economic assault from the south—SCP's CEO Matthew Mendelsohn and Fellow Rac...
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
These days, 🍁 Canada’s main streets are more likely to feature American chains. The latest in our #Never51 series on why we cannot accept unchecked serial acquisitions as a tactic in this economic war against us—and 5 things we can do about it. Read the ideas: tinyurl.com/mr3kxhmp #CanadaSky
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The hidden takeover of our economy—and 5 things we can do about it | Social Capital Partners
Today, Canada’s main streets are more likely to feature American chains and less likely to be locally owned. We already face economic assault from the south—SCP's CEO Matthew Mendelsohn and Fellow Rac...
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Canadians are more vulnerable to Trump’s economic warfare because our housing system is in crisis. Some of our own bad policy choices have put us in this position of vulnerability. 💡Our CEO @mendelmatt.bsky.social with 3 things we can do: Read: tinyurl.com/bddfna5x #EconSky #CdnPoli #Housing
Blog post: three ideas to make home ownership more affordable that aren't getting the attention they need.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I hope this can bring us together. Country over party.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Whether people like him or not, that was a fantastic speech and great leadership. 🇨🇦
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I hope our current and aspiring leaders have the spines to have a united front. I’m very curious to see what Pierre Polievre has to say. He may have to say something nice about Trudeau for once in his life. He’s been quiet for too long.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Really impressed with what Trudeau is saying right now. Like him or not, this is great leadership. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #tradewar #cdnecon
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I wish I knew about this sooner! Hopefully it’s recorded!
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
From mom and dad
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Ghost Gurney @ghostgurney.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Yeah, yeah, only an OHIP card, never a credit card to pay for healthcare in ON. 🙄BUT OHIP pays extra to for-profit healthcare providers. And often they are Private Equity “vultures.” #VoteFordOut #SavePublicHealthcare
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I’m honoured to be an inaugural fellow at @scpartners.bsky.social We cannot fix the economy if we ignore and further exacerbate many of its problems.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Breaking News! KKR is alleged to have committed SERIAL violations of US antitrust laws! More PE more Problems! #privateequity #doj #usecon #uspoli #cdnecon #cdnpoli #antitrust #faireconomy
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Justice Department Sues KKR for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law
The Justice Department today filed a civil lawsuit against KKR & Co. Inc. and over a dozen of its investment advisors and funds (collectively, KKR) for repeatedly flouting the premerger antitrust revi...
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Thank you! That means a lot to me! You may also enjoy this podcast appearance I did www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/lat...
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The rise and rise of private equity
Lately, investment firms are buying up vast swaths of Canadian businesses, including vet practices, drug stores and retirement homes. Are profits their only measure of success?
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
PE makes its money through extraction, not investment. It’s a zero sum game and they’re making the rules. @scpartners.bsky.social
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Thanks for sharing!
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Looks like Elon has been sharing the ketamine. WTF is this nonsense?!? #financialtimes #peterthiel #ketamine #broligarchy
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A time for truth and reconciliation
Trump’s return to the White House augurs the ‘apokálypsis’ of the ancien regime’s secrets
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Oedipus called; even he thinks this is a bit much #elon #mamasboy #presidentmusk #broligarchy
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
More PE more Problems
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age. It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.
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From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
We’re now in the Second Gilded Age. As in the first, America’s wealth is in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption exists alongside homelessness and hun...
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Does Elon have any actual friends? Asking for a friend… because I have them.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Now that Zuck has gone full Elon, can we just all agree for a not-for-profit to create one or two universal social media platforms so we don’t have to keep switching? I’ve now reached the age where technology changes annoy me. Windows 11? No thanks.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Facts are dead. Cooool. And you thought the tabloid press was bad? Get ready for a biblical flood of moronic rubbish in 2025… courtesy of an imploding America.
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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Spoiler alert! Join great peeps like @mendelmatt.bsky.social @agenestgregoire.bsky.social @cheryllcase.bsky.social @kaylietiessen.bsky.social @rwasserman.bsky.social @lprochon.bsky.social @robin-shaban.bsky.social @silasxuereb.bsky.social @danrohde.bsky.social @aechallinor.bsky.social
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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Overbooked flights, lost luggage, endless delays. Holiday travel chaos isn’t bad luck—it’s corporate greed in action. Airlines want you to believe this is normal. It’s not. It’s the result of deregulation & corporate greed.
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Holiday Travel Is Plagued By Corporate Power
Consolidation comes home with you for the holidays.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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Elliott Lusztig @elliottlusztig.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
This is the real story of the destruction of American democracy.
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
What a quote! Can’t wait to read Bad Company by @greenwell.bsky.social!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 16/12/2024
“I can’t believe anyone would vote for Trump,” says smug Canadian man planning to vote for Poilievre
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"I can't believe anyone would vote for Trump," says smug Canadian man planning to vote for Poilievre
OTTAWA - A smug man from Canada wasted no time this morning chastising Americans for re-electing terrifying liar and felon Donald Trump, despite the fact that he plans to vote for terrifying liar and ...
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Rachel Wasserman @rwasserman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
So excited you’re coming to Toronto!!!
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🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃 @shoshana.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
This is a ridiculous attempt to keep Infowars in the hands of right-wing nutjobs
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Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion
The Onion’s bid was supported by the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting and Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit focused on ending gun violence.
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