Verifying what’s real & what’s wrong takes humans w/critical thinking skills. BC newsrooms are responding in kind. Tonight as @jackwebsterfdn.bsky.social celebrates the best of their work, I make the case for local reporting in @vancouversun.bsky.social: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Opinion: For those who ask why journalism matters, here’s why

Shachi Kurl: Verifying what’s real and what’s wrong takes humans with critical thinking skills. B.C. newsrooms are responding in kind.

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New from us @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social, our independent, self commissioned poll showing on which side of the aisle Canadians sit when it comes to the Air Canada vs flight attendants dispute. Key graph below, read the whole thing here: angusreid.org/air-canada-s...

RN: Brand new from us @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social: overnight polling shows Canadian resolve hardening on trade negotiations and Trump's comments on Cda's Palestinian statehood stance: angusreid.org/trump-carney...

Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs - Angus Reid Institute

Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA p...

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A thread 🧵... C.S. Lewis wrote, "the death of a beloved is an amputation”. Ghost pain follows: the ache a love gone. Reminders of existences obliterated. After 40 years it's also a reflection on how Canada has, and hasn’t, reckoned with the worst terror attack on its own people

If you need more politics after the results are in tomorrow, I'll be on the CBC After the Vote election special tomorrow with @shachikurl.bsky.social and a bunch of great CBC BC people. Looking forward to being the Scott Oake of Canadian politics! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

After the Vote: Tune in to CBC's extended Federal Election coverage | CBC News

Don't miss After the Vote – CBC’s extended Federal Election coverage on Apr. 28 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Visit cbc.ca/bc for details

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New, now. Election 2025: Incumbent lead holds as CPC edge among men dwarfed by Liberal advantage among women angusreid.org/canada-elect...

Election 2025: Incumbent lead holds as CPC edge among men dwarfed by Liberal advantage among women -

CPC leads by two points among men, Liberals lead by 19 points among women March 31, 2025 – In a campaign that has been remarkable for its volatility and dynamism, a new element enters the race: relati...

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We're looking back on the end of an era this morning: angusreid.org/trudeau-lega...

Trudeau Legacy: Majority say he took on the country’s biggest problems, but split over whether he made progress -

Marijuana legalization, social safety net seen as positives; stances on immigration, inflation negatives March 7, 2025 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not getting much wind down time before he ends...

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Pleasure joining @adriearsenault and Rob Russo on @CBCTheNational as we unpacked last night's debate, public opinion, and the impact on a looming election call. Watch here: youtu.be/ZWX0-p-e4vM?...

Breaking down key moments from the Liberal leadership debate

YouTube video by CBC News: The National

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What a difference six years & a trade war makes. Look at the increase in support for Energy East, particularly in QC. New data from us today @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social. Full story here: angusreid.org/canada-oil-p...

@338canada.bsky.social has inexplicably lumped in our survey from before Trudeau stepped down with the other surveys that were taken after that period. We recently reported a 10 point closing of the gap with Carney as Liberal leader.

New from us today

Angus Reid Institute@angusreidinstitute.bsky.social · 2y ago

Leadership race renews interest in Liberals – particularly under Carney – but CPC still leads comfortably angusreid.org/liberal-lead...

He needed to go harder if he is to succeed in a general election. There is very little time for him to effectively take the fight to Poilievre if the Liberals mean to close a 30 point gap with the CPC. One mention was not enough to break through.

Want to know what's happening in Canada? Ask Shachi.

Shachi Kurl@shachikurl.bsky.social · 2y ago

My latest op-ed, this one for U.S. News & World Report: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

My latest op-ed, this one for U.S. News & World Report: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

One more quarter. We'll get his late March numbers

Dave Korzinski@davekorzi.bsky.social · 2y ago

And with that... the Trudeau Tracker comes to its end. angusreid.org/trudeau-trac...

Just in case you missed this: angusreid.org/the-freeland...

The Freeland Factor: Among potential Trudeau replacements, can ex-minister save a sinking Liberal ship? -

Electoral recovery hinges on large group of undecided & NDP voters who “might” still support Liberals January 3, 2025 – Just days into the new year the future of the governing Liberal Party remains ob...

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Well. If it all kicks off tomorrow, or even later this week, at least we managed this moment of Zen.

The story of New York City’s most famous women-only hotel is also a story of class and sexual politics in the 20th century.

When the Barbizon Gave Women Rooms of Their Own

The story of New York City’s most famous women-only hotel is also a story of class and sexual politics in the twentieth century.

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I am real person with goods feeling to my friend Jessie for giving me first good out-loud laugh of 2025.

Jessie Bahrey 🇨🇦🇭🇷🇺🇦🌻@jessiebahrey.bsky.social · 2y ago

So he slides into DMs. Now, the person assigned to my “case“ isn’t quite as polished as whoever made the profile. However, he gets all the information right away to me so if I were to check it out, there is indeed a person by that name in the profession, he says he is in.

Brand new data from us @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social. Liberal vote intention drops to 16%. Justin Trudeau's approval hits a nadir at 22%. The whole story here: angusreid.org/liberals-pri...

The Federal Liberals’ New Year’s Eve Nightmare: Party vote intent sinks to 16%, Trudeau approval at all-time low -

46% say PM should resign, prorogue House for leadership race; two-in-five want a Feb. 2025 election December 30, 2024 – At the end of what has already been a bruising year for federal Liberals, they a...

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Brand new data from us @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social. Liberal vote intention drops to 16%. Justin Trudeau's approval hits a nadir at 22%. The whole story here: angusreid.org/liberals-pri...

The Federal Liberals’ New Year’s Eve Nightmare: Party vote intent sinks to 16%, Trudeau approval at all-time low -

46% say PM should resign, prorogue House for leadership race; two-in-five want a Feb. 2025 election December 30, 2024 – At the end of what has already been a bruising year for federal Liberals, they a...

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TIL the *real* lyrics of Wham's iconic song should actually be "Last Christmas I gave you a brooch" .

Damn girl, he was SO HOT when he tortured and murdered people, but now he’s quit and i just don’t feel it, so yeah we’re splitting. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Kremlin denies reports Asma al-Assad is seeking divorce and a return to London

UK-born wife of ousted Syrian leader is a divisive figure around world and, like her husband, is under sanctions

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Let me lyrically explain the sitrep. JT is Kanye circa 2007. You can't tell him nothing. Or, he's Adele circa 2011. He won't go.

From our late October poll:

In what's probably the most John Horgan-esque aspect of the late premier's service, John's best childhood friend also has the gift of the gab and has been talking for almost an hour. A measure of how much he was loved. Many had to slip away. Ferries and helijets will be missed. #bcpoli

Midway through a piece about aging @newyorker.com drops: "The Democratic Party ... is prone to shipwrecking on the shoals of unretiring seniors. One thinks of the octogenarian Ruth Bader Ginsburg gambling on her own longevity and losing." Long live long form. Long live good writing. Long live words

The Hunt | She wanted an opulent Moscow palace that could remind her of home back in Damascus. He wanted a pied-à-terre on a low floor with no windows and a built-in Geiger counter. Which did they choose?

New from us today. The data also show, we freaking do NOT want to be the 51st state. (Well, 5% of us do) angusreid.org/trump-tariff...

Tariffs, border demands & defence: Half of Canadians say this country should play hardball against Trump’s threats -

On the president-elect’s musings over Canada as 51st U.S. state, a mere five per cent are interested December 5, 2024 – From Truth Social posts deriding the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, to this cou...

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This place is just going to break your heart all over again my friend