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IRPP @irpp.org · 29/01/2026

International students are an underutilized source of startup talent in Canada, but immigration pathways aren’t delivering. A new IRPP policy brief by Nelson Graham & @ypsherm.bsky.social calls for redesigning pathways to better match early-stage entrepreneurship. centre.irpp.org/research-stu...

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 27/01/2026

New from @policyalternatives.ca: Days before Canada’s ministers meet to talk about child care, a new report reveals that provinces are significantly off-track in meeting their promises for new non-profit child care spaces. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline - CCPA

Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

There is no way in hell the United States under the Trump regime can host the World Cup in a few months. They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state. The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

1000s of Newfoundland & Labrador families are on waitlists for child care. If this is you or someone you know, add your voice to this click-to-email campaign: Child Care Can’t Wait. It takes 30 seconds to send a letter now. win.newmode.net/childcarenow...

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Dan Cohen @dancohen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

New article: Valuing a new “good”: Debates over the value of the social good in Canada's Social Finance Fund. It explores how different groups in the social finance system struggle over competing valuations of the 'social' in relation to financial returns. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Jim Clifford @jimclifford.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Every answer to maintain quality in university education in an age of Gen AI involves smaller classes, more human TAs, and deeper connections between professors and students. The constant budget crisis and reduced resources suggest that there is no clear plan or vision from the leaders or funders.

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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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Amanda Bittner @bittner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Are you worried about the future of the state of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador? I am. Education is everything and it's not being taken seriously at all. #nlpoli

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AMANDA BITTNER: The math doesn’t add up on NL's education system

Current education funding is failing NL kids from kindergarten right up to Memorial University students, says MUN political scientist

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Amanda Bittner @bittner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Some folks at MUN have started a petition to raise the issue of chronic de-funding of education with the government. Sign it!

A poster that reads Memorial University at a Crossroads: 100 Years later, with a QR code that leads to a petition to protect Memorial University as a comprehensive university.

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Peggy March @rebelgeo.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

75% of US scientists responding to Nature poll have considered leaving for Canada: t.co/X21dnVjWkB5

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Jim Dinn @jimdinn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I had a great meeting this morning with Dr. Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Dr. Amanda Bittner, Dr. Maria Mayr, and Susan Forward to discuss our university, and how we must adequately #FundMUN so it can maintain a comprehensive curriculum.

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Robin Whitaker @rgwhitaker.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The NL government attitude to @memorialu.bsky.social is heartbreaking, but also puzzling. Our university contributes so much to our social & economic well-being. How many of us, including Andrew Furey and his cabinet, would be where we are without Memorial? #FundMUN vocm.com/2025/03/26/p...

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Province Won’t Commit to Increased Funding for MUN despite Calls to Do so

The provincial government says it has a "constructive working relationship" with Memorial University, but it w...

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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Election discussion earlier today with @rgwhitaker.bsky.social , @ypsherm.bsky.social , @ptitroch.bsky.social & me. Hosted by @adamfwalsh.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Canadian immigration minister, Mark Miller, makes surprise address to #MetropolisCanada2025 conference this morning on what may be his last day in the position

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I’m in Toronto this week for the 27th Metropolis Canada Conference: "Resetting Canada’s Immigration Plan & Program for a New Era." Looking forward to participating in 2 workshops on: how frontline organizations are responding to anti-immigrant attitudes; and the immigrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Big news for child care in Canada! Today, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the federal government is extending Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding agreements until 2031, and will investing more to build a nationwide system of early learning and child care. buff.ly/pBjWBCq

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Trudeau announces $37B in child care deals with 11 provinces and territories | CBC News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has signed agreements totalling almost $37 billion over five years with 11 provinces and territories that will extend the federal child-care space program…

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Some good news! Very reassuring to see 11 provinces & territories sign-onto an agrmt with feds to extend the Canada-Wide Early Learning & Child Care Agreement. This agreement allowed Newfoundland and Labrador to bring down parent fees for regulated child care to $10/day. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Trudeau announces $37B in child care deals with 11 provinces and territories | CBC News

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Sarah J. Martin @eatingpolitics.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Great presentation by @ypsherm.bsky.social on the barriers to finding work for international students. @munlgeog.bsky.social

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

While many of you are likely yelling "GO USA" or "GO CANADA!" I'm yelling "GO literally any elected member of congress and the rule of law, please, anyone or a single check or a solitary balance or—

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Okay so you know I like to remind everyone how the American immigration system has been cruel for a very long time. But loading people on flights to deport them to countries that they are not from, like Iranians to Panama, is not business as usual.

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🇨🇦 Mike S @gnuwf.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#nlwx my residential street is wide enough for 3 cars but its sidewalks are buried in a meter of snow.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I keep seeing people post that Canadian universities should scoop up all the American academics who are losing their research funding. I’m guessing these people have no idea what’s going on in Canadian universities after decades of deliberate underfunding.

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Trump paused 25% tariff on Mexico, after Mexico agreed to further border militarization. Mexico already has one of world's largest immigration detention systems. I repeat myself, but pay attention to migration policy! It's almost always compass for what's happening in both domestic & foreign policy

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/01/2025

OpenAI right now

Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

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Tristan Sturm @tristansturm.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

"Geographers" in top 10 of highest paying with least stress job (Remote sensing also in the top 10 so arguably two spots). www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...

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The top 10 highest-paying jobs with the least amount of stress in 2025

The highest-paid job on the list had an annual median salary of $157,740

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Carolyn Whitzman @cwhitzman.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Want a great 20 page introduction to the past, present and future of Canada's infrastructure, with housing well integrated in the discussion? Run, don't walk (unless your sidewalk is lousy *infrastructure joke*) to this report: stateofcitiessummit.ca/report

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UofT Report - State of Canada's Cities Summit

The State of Canada’s Cities Summit by the Canadian Urban Institute brings together the most influential Canadians each year to address global, regional, and local challenges facing our cities. This y...

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Call for papers (RGS-IBG 2024, London): Everyday Economic Geographies of International Students. Abstracts due Feb. 19. Details at: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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Area @areajournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Introducing Area!🌍 Area publishes concise 5000 word papers that shape key debates within and beyond the discipline of Geography. Many Area papers focus on the methods and ethics of geographical research & we are committed to helping early career researchers navigate the publication process. #geo

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

New research on newcomer transit experiences in Canadian mid-sized cities by ⁦Tolulope Akerele of MUNL Geography ft on CBC. “Akerele said the increased ridership is positive but the next step should be finding ways to make the experience better.” @munlgeog.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Yolande Pottie-Sherman @ypsherm.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Interested in small & mid-sized cities? consider submitting an abstract to the special session we are proposing for the Urban Affairs Conference in NYC this spring. Please share.

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