Ottawa bureau chief at the National Post. Formerly: The Hub, Edmonton Journal, Mayerthorpe Freelancer.
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If you're wondering how we got here, @CathLvesque has you covered: How the separatist Parti Québécois took back power in Quebec nationalpost.com/news/how-th…
This guy is pure class.
Sean McDermott predicts the Bills will play in the Super Bowl and shares the impact the organization had on his family 💙
(via @RichEisenShow)
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The world lost a great man today.
let's hear your Berry stories!! I will start
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NEW: Donald Trump’s Republican Party has revoked CBC/Radio-Canada’s press access to its upcoming major midterm convention, citing the public broadcaster’s now-reversed policy not to refer to 9/11 as “terrorism” without direct attribution.
Scoop from me and colleague Simon Tuck⬇️
A thought sent back in time from an undetermined moment in the future: If you dislike the Poilievre right, wait till you meet the post-Poilievre right.
My latest today in the National Post:
“There is a growing chorus of Conservatives who want Pierre Poilievre gone. They should be careful what they wish for.” #cdnpoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/ant…
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My farewell essay as an NYT columnist; pleased to see it sparked some vigorous disagreement:
nytimes.com/2026/08/08/opini…
This piece really nails it.
In the silence, you can hear society crumble
thetimes.com/article/212d0c4…
This is a wonderful ode to coffee from John Weissenberger nationalpost.com/opinion/bli…
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Group B math is simple: Canada wins the group if it beats or ties Switzerland, Switzerland finishes 1st if it wins. The model shows both teams as having clinched advancment in *some* form, though that isn't strictly deterministic (it means they advanced in 100k of 100k sims).
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Congrats to the wonderfully talented Sharon Kirkey @nationalpost : nationalpost.com/news/canada…
Some real public service journalism from Sam Kriss
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Interesting. Early signs that work-from-home could be devastating for young people, who are not getting trained or supervised properly.
Feels true to me. Most of my training came from eavesdropping on brilliant, older reporters in the newsroom.
