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Christopher Waddell

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Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University Publisher - J-Source, senior editor Canada Press Freedom Project

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Interesting piece - might have noted impact of Quebec 33 pc tuition hike for out of province students, eight year tuition freeze in Ontario and made more of the fact SFU hasn't been part of the Canadian university athletics scene for a long time but the funding squeeze in real

25.02.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge - J-Source Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities and accounts online in the wake of a national tragedy. Newsrooms can make sure they’re following best practices and avo...

Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities in the wake of a national tragedy.

Media can ensure they’re following best practices & avoid stoking an increasingly emboldened hate movement.

@transjournalists.org guide + more resources for covering Tumbler Ridge:

13.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For sure - 4 is a very unlucky number for Chinese people

13.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resources for covering Tumbler Ridge - J-Source Vulnerable communities are being targeted by right-wing, bad faith personalities and accounts online in the wake of a national tragedy. Newsrooms can make sure they’re following best practices and avo...

j-source.ca/resources-fo...

13.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elly Alboim, former CBC parliamentary bureau chief and political consultant, dead at 78 | CBC News Elly Alboim, a former CBC parliamentary bureau chief, longtime political consultant and professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, has died at 78, his family tells CBC News.

Elly was a mentor and friend. An extraordinary intellect.

I’ll miss you old friend.

08.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

He had a huge influence on all he worked with and on political journalism and on politics and the media s through more than 40 years at Carleton, 23 at the CBC and 30 years doing public policy and strategic communications work - he was a friend and wise counsel on so many things - he will be missed

09.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...

I was also working on something about #HonestReporting but @jsource.bsky.social beat me to it. Impressive investigation by bsky.app/profile/spar... who has much more to report than I did. Read it here: j-source.ca/honestreport... #cdnmedia #journalism #cdnpoli #Israel #Gaza #Palestine

06.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V.s as It Pulls Away From the U.S.

Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V.s as It Pulls Away From the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...

05.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...

A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine.

Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a β€˜digital army for Israel:’

03.02.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

One of the most important stories published by @jsource.bsky.social. A comprehensive account of how so-called HonestReporting and its charitable organization have directed their power and money towards intimidating journalists in Canada. Brilliant reporting and writing by @sparksriley.bsky.social

04.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine - J-Source A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disi...

j-source.ca/honestreport...

04.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

all good points and the BQ became the official opposition n the 93 election

31.01.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite While the Trump administration targets Europe as a failed continent racked by violence, it’s actually experiencing a revival of economic, political and defence unity, and some of the lowest crime rate...

USA and Europe. One is an economically dysfunctional place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.

And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

30.01.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.

26.01.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee The free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities.

You can't make up what goes on in Alberta politics. One of the wildest stories I have ever reported.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

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Ottawa is subsidizing a tech firm that provides wiretapping tools to ICE - The Logic The $1-million contribution came after the U.S. agency showed up in force in Minneapolis

Canada's federal government is subsidizing an Ottawa tech company that provides wiretapping tools to ICE, the agency leading President Donald Trump’s violent mass-deportation campaign. thelogic.co/news/exclusi... Exclusive by @davidreevely.bsky.social in @thelogic.co #cdnpoli

26.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Algonquin College plans to cut 30 more programs, including its excellent journalism school. www.algonquincollege.com/operational-...

22.01.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiestβ€”and Left Others Behind | The Local Why a routine surgery offers a window into the possible future of care in this province.

How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiestβ€”and Left Others Behind - thelocal.to/cataract-sur...

22.01.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What seems like a disproportionately large number of Venezuelans signing with the only MLB team in Canada. Why is anyone's guess.

21.01.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 298 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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What is the cost of consultation? Toronto recreation centre that started as $40-million project in 2016 has ballooned to nearly $113-million before construction even starts

We have a consultation problem. I write about a Toronto rec centre that will have taken 14 years to plan, cost at least three times the original budget - and be a bad building.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

20.01.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12
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Canada won't ban X. But experts say it has few other options Elon Musk is applauding the federal government after Canada's minister of AI announced the country will not ban X or Musk's AI over the tech's snowballing "nudification" problem.

"We don't have the infrastructure to be able to take up an investigation, to be able to levy fines or to ban social media companies," said Kaitlynn Mendes, a professor in inequality and gender at Western University "This is a huge problem."

13.01.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8

(Gus Haynes stands up in the middle of the Wire's Baltimore Sun newsroom)
Folks, it's Monday! Gotta get your CAJ Award entries in by Tuesday, if you want to get one of those pretty little gold or silver certificates!!!!

12.01.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years Sweeping 2005 legislation, supposed to make the province accessible by 2025, is being called a failure

More than 20 years ago, MPPs across all parties pledged to make Ontario completely accessible to people with disabilities by 2025. With that date past, advocates say the process has been a failure, by @jeffreybgray.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

10.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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How They Did It: Chris Arsenault on unraveling an oil deal β€” from Guyana’s offshore blocks to a home in Ontario’s cottage country - J-Source A flagged footnote, an anonymous tip, and the question of whether Guyana’s oil boom could escape the β€˜black gold curse’ led journalist Chris Arsenault to Georgetownβ€”where he uncovered how a Canadian c...

j-source.ca/how-they-did...

10.01.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shift happens β€” A media guide for journalists covering the Downtown Eastside - J-Source From extraction to exchange: let’s get the full picture from journalism

j-source.ca/shift-happen...

10.01.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...

06.01.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s certainly consistent with everything i have read on the issue - and who would have thought so many new students would create a KW housing problem

20.12.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Larry you might add the Ontario government to that list for an apparent complete absence of oversight if not duplicity in looking the other way on the international student issue so it could freeze tuition for almost a decade

20.12.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI in Canadian newsrooms: media engaging cautiously - J-Source Canadian journalism's AI adoption reveals a patchwork of policies and gaps

j-source.ca/ai-in-canadi...

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