Canadian Foreign Service Officer 1971 - 2015. RTs of news on international affairs, technology and other subjects.
Waterloo Region, Canada
Joined March 2009
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Congrats! Proud papa! Onwards and upwards! xitter.cf/andrea_macnab/status/8…
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BREAKINGNEWS; Secretary Pete Hegseth claims that only one or two countries contributed to Afghanistan war. This is a lie. 32 countries had two or more deaths. 16 countries had over 10 deaths. 3 countries had over 90 deaths. Canada 159, UK 457. 🚨
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In stock and perfect for Christmas gifts -- a stellar group of Canadian mystery authors (collectively shortlisted/won over 36 literary awards) provide Christmas twists and turns in this razor-sharp collection of short stories! Exclusively from reboundpress.com!
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Very interesting
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Business schools seek to legitimize an economic system focused on private gain while developing guardrails to tame it - the “win-win” story in which the conflict between private gain and public good simply evaporates. nytimes.com/2026/10/18/opini…
The horror that livestock and poultry often endure in their final moments on the way to our dinner plates. nytimes.com/2026/10/17/opini… (gift article)
I don’t follow wrestling but this is a smart, funny and informative short documentary on the role of the referees in wrestling and is well worth the one hour watch youtube.com/watch?v=URBL2ZkV…
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"Lutnick Throws the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Into Further Doubt" share.google/YCB36qc3EcCd3ow…
"A senior Mexican official said that every time both sides get close to a deal, the Trump administration brings up something else that it wants"
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Her interview with David Remnick, the editor of the New Yorker was even better. Half way through the audiobook which she narrates herself with great skill and aplomb. Fascinating stuff. No shrinking violet her!
Chrystia Freeland makes the big time - an appearance on Morning Joe youtu.be/VK8KMiUO-00?si=MAPI… via @YouTube
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When and where will auditions be held to chair Golden Retrievers for Carney? (Asking for a friend)
Scenes from the ground: Carney handed out samosas & pakoras to volunteers & organizers. He signed 🇨🇦 flags, petted golden retrievers & was given “Vote No” T-shirts. One man asked Carney to autograph his chest. He laughed and declined.
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Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci just can’t catch a break. Now we will be measuring short tenures by Zacharias. nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/po…
Thomas Friedman (gift article): Donald Trump, meet Neville Chamberlain. When future students search online for “sellout,” “appeaser” or “traitor to his country’s core values,” their two pictures will come up first, side by side. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/opini…
A brilliant piece from David French (gift article) Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/opini…
This is brilliant (gift article): Pablo Torre Finds Out : The Kelly Clarkson Tapes Revealed. Kelly Clarkson walks into a Brooklyn boutique, asks about a $15,000 mechanical bird and then riles millions of fans into a social media frenzy. nytimes.com/2026/10/14/podca….
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This is a very interesting - a model for other cities to follow: We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver. gift article nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opini…
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Toronto Star review of UMBRELLA MAN (sold exclusively through Reboundpress.com). In stock!
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Here's what Margaret Cannon of the Globe and Mail thought of UMBRELLA MAN! In stock now, and available through ReBoundPress.com (not sold in bookstores)!
The Norse arrived in Newfoundland in the year 1000, give or take a decade — half a millennium before a certain other European explorer first landed in the Bahamas. So why, on Monday, does the United States observe Columbus Day? gift article wapo.st/4jQfkia
