Shannon Proudfoot
@sproudfoot.bsky.social
Feature writer covering federal politics at The Globe and Mail. I love great beer, old art, all cheese, The Golden Girls and Gritty. I have too many cats, which is the correct number.
ICYMI, my latest. Say the Alberta referendum result is as expected today - then what? This is almost certainly not the end of the story. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Opinion: Alberta’s separation referendum is coming. What happens in the days and weeks and months after?
The public attention and energy is fixated on what happens Monday at the polls. But close observers of Alberta politics say it will not be the end of the story
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Okay so I guess I’m immigrating to the UK then.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
A few months ago Michael Wernick posed an interesting question to me: if the Alberta separation referendum fails as expected - what then? It’s not like all that energy will evaporate, so what does everyone do next? Here’s an attempt to answer that. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Opinion: Alberta’s separation referendum is coming. What happens in the days and weeks and months after?
The public attention and energy is fixated on what happens Monday at the polls. But close observers of Alberta politics say it will not be the end of the story
theglobeandmail.com
Transit in Ottawa is broken. Four times in the last two weeks a bus has blown by my stop, busy but not packed, and you wait 10-15 minutes for the next and hope it’s not too overloaded to stop. No one cares. You can complain to OC Transpo but you might as well write a message in a bottle.
Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Pierre Poilievre seems to live in the banker man’s shadow these days, so I took a lot at the last month of his interviews and speeches to see what he’s focused on right now. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Opinion: Here’s what Pierre Poilievre is focused on these days
Recent speeches, press conferences and interviews offer a sense of what the Conservative leader is focused on, even while the spotlight is elsewhere
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I know ”Hang it in the Louvre” is overused shorthand but…you could hand this in the Louvre and make some pretty solid (if unsubtle) commentary about the world today.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3w agoTrump refuses to turn his camera on at the G7 summit
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
I have a weird emotional reaction to this. It’s always been my favourite Hip song, but I also thought it was a somewhat obscure choice. And then it turns out everyone agrees.
Dave Breakenridge@davebreakenridge.bsky.social · 3w agoWe have arrived at the end of the Tragically Hip Best Song Bracket. Based on your votes the winner is: Nautical Disaster. The Day For Night single defeated Ahead By A Century 89-81.
This is a spectacular story - intricate, grounded in history, weaving together the personal and political - on the two separatism movements Canada is currently facing, and why they've always been with us. By Eric Andrew-Gee: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
A country with its elbows up faces separation threats on two fronts
In Alberta and Quebec, Canada’s national unity paradox hits home
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It looks like the very important Cat Content didn’t load, so here’s Lille enjoying the wonders of the clarinet by trying to turn her ears inside out.
This kid also plays the piano quite beautifully, but learning curve on the clarinet appears to begin with parakeet homicide.
Shannon Proudfoot@sproudfoot.bsky.social · 4w agoOne of my kids had just started playing the clarinet. This is a cat with a permanently annoyed ear angle.
One of my kids had just started playing the clarinet. This is a cat with a permanently annoyed ear angle.
Excellent, smart and intricate profile of PSPP by @mauraforrest.bsky.social in today's Globe. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
The persistence of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brings the PQ to a critical point
The promise of a referendum put the Parti Québécois Leader on centre stage. He might just get the chance to deliver
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Tired: "L'etat, c'est moi." Wired: "I am the code." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last mo.The White House ballroom's first architect reportedly quit the project after he warned Trump that he was bypassing emergency exit routes and fire safety codes. Trump's response to the architect: "I am the code."
This is a thoroughly delightful story about John and Spencer van Roessel, a father and son from Calgary who were rejected from The Amazing Race Canada and decided to plan their own adventure across Canada instead. What a lovely bond they seem to have. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/t...
After missing out on Amazing Race Canada, Alberta father and son make their own
The duo travelled nearly 16,000 kilometres in 17 days, visiting 19 cities, towns and parks on their cross-country adventure
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This is masterfully argued, attempting to extricate the personal from the societal.
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last mo.PSA: if you, like me, are a bit late to Trump's UNGA speech and want to see it, but also not burn an entire hour of your precious time on earth on it, you can watch it here sped up: www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses 2026 United Nations General Assembly
President Donald Trump returns to the General Assembly nearing the seven-month mark of a new war against Iran that he insists is necessary to address a nuclear threat posed by Iran.
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Hey Ottawa: the most amazing festival you probably don't know about is happening this week. It's the 50th anniversary of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and it is an absolute bacchanal of brilliant, moving, strange and profound art in motion. www.animationfestival.ca
Ottawa International Animation Festival |
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“We don’t think that it’s going to get fixed fast. We actually think that Trump’s the spearhead,” Mr. Colledge said. “But I think deep down we’re like, ‘Mmmm, you elected him.’”
Shannon Proudfoot@sproudfoot.bsky.social · last mo.In late July, I started working on a feature trying to figure out where Canadians’ heads were at. Then came another Trumpquake, and a late-breaking story that changed everything. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9bc9b25...
That's a great way to describe how I felt, and I was never even a hockey player.
Shannon Proudfoot@sproudfoot.bsky.social · last mo.In late July, I started working on a feature trying to figure out where Canadians’ heads were at. Then came another Trumpquake, and a late-breaking story that changed everything. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9bc9b25...
In late July, I started working on a feature trying to figure out where Canadians’ heads were at. Then came another Trumpquake, and a late-breaking story that changed everything. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9bc9b25...
"NPR sat down with this solar calculator and asked it to explain this poem about God"
Gianmarco Soresi@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · last mo.These newscasters should be so fucking embarrassed
Petition to legally require a "FUCK OFF" button on every AI tool that asks if you'd like it to summarize an email or blow your nose for you. People went nuts when U2 shoved an album onto their phones against their will, and now this crap is rammed down our throats everywhere. Rise up, people!
One of my most fervent beliefs is that all the other grotesquerie of Trump has obscured the fact that he is really, really not a bright dude. It's like that old Herman cartoon with the doctor who treats a headache by smacking your hand with a hammer so you're not thinking about the headache anymore.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
Springfield, Ohio is once again in the news for horrific reasons that have little to do with the real lives of people there. Springfield is where I chose to spend election night in 2024, here's my feature on the city I found: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...
At the campaign finish line in Springfield, the city that became an accidental main character
In an instant, the Ohio city was transformed from a real place full of real people – with real problems, though not of the pet-eating kind – into cannon fodder
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This is superb, nearly flawless - except that Northern Ontarians know about the stag & doe too.
ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 2mo agoI've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from
