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Brigitte Pellerin

@brigittepellerin.bsky.social

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Writer, Ottawa Citizen columnist. Fighting toxicity for fun and profit. J’écris en français aussi des fois. https://www.brigittepellerin.com/

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 23h

New from me in the Ottawa Citizen: how do you like paying a fee to pay your taxes on time? ottawacitizen.com/opinion/surc...

Ottawa's new awful idea is a surcharge for paying our taxes on time | Opinion

The city wants to charge us who are well-organized a $0.55 fee for paying our tax or water bills through pre-authorized payment. | Opinion

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 1d

Neat that the NYT covers stories like this: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

I Saw the Northern Lights Once, but This Play Took Me Deeper

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 1d

Who here remembers the bullshiterie ahead of the Harper prorogation? This is starting to feel like that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2...

Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think it’s likely the budget will fail and we’ll be in an election before Christmas, but I don’t like that the likelihood ain’t zero… www.brigittepellerin.com/p/game-theor...

Game Theory with Dummies

Brigitte reads the tea leaves.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 2d

Brigitte reads the political tea leaves. And how would you like another federal election? www.brigittepellerin.com/p/game-theor...

Game Theory with Dummies

Brigitte reads the tea leaves.

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The latest with Taylor McLendon! www.brigittepellerin.com/p/when-deep-...

When deep red states compare you to Marie Antoinette…

Resistance to MAGA excesses shows up in Alabama in interesting ways.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 6d

Behold, the Doug Ford Tariff. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Trump announces additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over an ad by the Ontario government.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 6d

Chapter Five of my book about Bruce Fanjoy is available to read or listen — free! www.brigittepellerin.com/p/chapter-five

Chapter Five

Excerpt from Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble recipe.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 7d

In fairness he would have used any excuse. Trump is more powerful before deals than after and he’s smart enough to know that. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Trump claims Canada 'CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT' with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade talks with Ottawa | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post, that he is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement by the Ontario government that uses the late U.S. pr...

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 9d

Fearless reporting from yours truly. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/otta...

Forget Lansdowne 2.0. Ottawa's biggest crisis right now is hardscaping

What's the city's brilliant solution to your neighbours putting some flagstone on their yard? Paperwork and more fees! | Opinion

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for the reminder.

Greg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 10d

Spare a thought for Nathan Cirillo’s family today.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 10d

#YOW peeps: I am looking to interview small-medium business owners who do good things for their community. Send me your suggestions -- DMs or by email at bp -- at -- brigittepellerin -- dot -- com. Thanks!

a man with a beard is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin and the words `` good people & good things '' .

ALT: a man with a beard is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin and the words `` good people & good things '' .

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 10d

I have roamed many cities, counties and places and nowhere have I found a business group as successful at community-building as the Huntsville Committee of 100. www.brigittepellerin.com/p/vision-stu...

Vision + Stubbornness = Magic

Every city needs an organization like the Huntsville Committee of 100.

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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 10d

Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 11d

Do you think Blusky will let me write about a dissenting penis? Let's try it! www.brigittepellerin.com/p/crushing-d...

Crushing dissenting sex organs

Maybe, just maybe, treating Americans like shit is not the way to go.

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