Greg MacEachern
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social
Nova Scotian in Ottawa. Comms guy: crisis, govt and otherwise. I talk about politics on CBC's Power and Politics with David Cochrane, the Arlene Bynon Show etc. Former municipal/provincial/federal advisor, two national elections East Coast media/advance
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Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met in private. What could it mean for trade talks? | Power & Politics
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As Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met in private in the backdrop of FIFA our Power and Politics #PoliticalPulse panel responded on what that might mean, and also discussed new polling numbers on the pipeline MOU and the political implications:
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
Satisfaction with Carney government up 3 points to 62% - as voters think differently about economic challenges.
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Satisfaction with Carney government up 3 points to 62% - as voters think differently about economic challenges.
Normally if people are down about the economy they are angry at government. It’s more complicated right now, as people see economic pressures from outside our borders.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Satisfaction with Carney government up 3 points to 62% - as voters think differently about economic challenges.
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open.substack.com/pub/bruce728...
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
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December 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
“We are identifying who he is.”
Said by a man masking his own identity.
Said by a man masking his own identity.
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“We are identifying who he is.”
Said by a man masking his own identity.
Said by a man masking his own identity.
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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BASH: The president said very clearly this week he doesn't want Somali immigrants in America. He called them 'garbage.' Is that the real reason this operation is happening?
HOMAN: No. I think President Trump is referring to public safety threats & natl security threats
BASH: He didn't say that
HOMAN: No. I think President Trump is referring to public safety threats & natl security threats
BASH: He didn't say that
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
BASH: The president said very clearly this week he doesn't want Somali immigrants in America. He called them 'garbage.' Is that the real reason this operation is happening?
HOMAN: No. I think President Trump is referring to public safety threats & natl security threats
BASH: He didn't say that
HOMAN: No. I think President Trump is referring to public safety threats & natl security threats
BASH: He didn't say that
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The 62nd annual Christmas Daddies Telethon raises more than $751,000 for children in need
#NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
#NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador
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The 62nd annual Christmas Daddies Telethon raises more than $751,000 for children in need
With the help of many generous donors, the telethon raised more than $751,000 by the end of the broadcast at 6 p.m. Saturday, with a promise of more to come before donations close on Monday.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The 62nd annual Christmas Daddies Telethon raises more than $751,000 for children in need
#NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
#NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
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The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance
A memorial service was held Saturday morning to mark the 108th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Halifax Explosion: Remembering the ‘unimaginable destruction’ and perseverance #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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My point is that you have to be careful with premises like, "I didn't know about it, so they've been hiding it and being sneaky."
Tech businesses have been calling for regulatory sandboxes for *years,* there've been public consultations, and it was promised in two successive budgets.
Tech businesses have been calling for regulatory sandboxes for *years,* there've been public consultations, and it was promised in two successive budgets.
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My point is that you have to be careful with premises like, "I didn't know about it, so they've been hiding it and being sneaky."
Tech businesses have been calling for regulatory sandboxes for *years,* there've been public consultations, and it was promised in two successive budgets.
Tech businesses have been calling for regulatory sandboxes for *years,* there've been public consultations, and it was promised in two successive budgets.
As Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met in private in the backdrop of FIFA our Power and Politics #PoliticalPulse panel responded on what that might mean, and also discussed new polling numbers on the pipeline MOU and the political implications:
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met in private. What could it mean for trade talks? | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met in private in the backdrop of FIFA our Power and Politics #PoliticalPulse panel responded on what that might mean, and also discussed new polling numbers on the pipeline MOU and the political implications:
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
youtu.be/yMU3v-pAUfY
National Post: “Liberals hold slim lead over Conservatives: survey”
The “slim lead” in the Postmedia-Leger poll is 7 points.
Yet on election day the Liberals won, over the Conservatives, by 2.45 points.
Headline writers like this do a disservice to both polling and to the reporter.
The “slim lead” in the Postmedia-Leger poll is 7 points.
Yet on election day the Liberals won, over the Conservatives, by 2.45 points.
Headline writers like this do a disservice to both polling and to the reporter.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
National Post: “Liberals hold slim lead over Conservatives: survey”
The “slim lead” in the Postmedia-Leger poll is 7 points.
Yet on election day the Liberals won, over the Conservatives, by 2.45 points.
Headline writers like this do a disservice to both polling and to the reporter.
The “slim lead” in the Postmedia-Leger poll is 7 points.
Yet on election day the Liberals won, over the Conservatives, by 2.45 points.
Headline writers like this do a disservice to both polling and to the reporter.
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The Globe and Mail published an editorial warning that Lansdowne 2.0 might not be a great plan, nearly a month after council voted to do it and with a photo of LeBreton Flats, which is not mentioned in the editorial. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The City of Ottawa’s Hail Mary plan for redevelopment
The Lansdowne 2.0 plan depends on rosy assumptions, leaving taxpayers potentially on the hook if ambitions fall short
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Globe and Mail published an editorial warning that Lansdowne 2.0 might not be a great plan, nearly a month after council voted to do it and with a photo of LeBreton Flats, which is not mentioned in the editorial. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Coming up tonight our week-in-review panel where rumour has it David Cochrane will be awarding me the inaugural CBC Power and Politics Political Pulse Peace Prize.
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Coming up tonight our week-in-review panel where rumour has it David Cochrane will be awarding me the inaugural CBC Power and Politics Political Pulse Peace Prize.
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Last night, @seanfraser.bsky.social Fraser ‘06 announced a potentially transformational private sector panel for the Atlantic Canadian economy. As Minister of Justice and minister responsible for ACOA Sean is a trusted minister in the Carney government. Well done Sean!
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Last night, @seanfraser.bsky.social Fraser ‘06 announced a potentially transformational private sector panel for the Atlantic Canadian economy. As Minister of Justice and minister responsible for ACOA Sean is a trusted minister in the Carney government. Well done Sean!
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🎬 Get some background on Hamnet’s hidden history and listen to StFX’s Dr. Laura Estill on CBC’s Day 6 as she spills the Bard tea on what we really know about Shakespeare and his son. 📻🔥 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🎬 Get some background on Hamnet’s hidden history and listen to StFX’s Dr. Laura Estill on CBC’s Day 6 as she spills the Bard tea on what we really know about Shakespeare and his son. 📻🔥 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Federal appeals court rules Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey. https://cnn.it/4pairkP
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Federal appeals court rules Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey. https://cnn.it/4pairkP
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@gregmaceachern.bsky.social as a long time Liberal, Martin-Chretien Liberal, thank you for your clarity re: centre, right, JTs minority left move comment. Too many forget where Liberals have always been, centre-economically right. Thats the fact! #PnP #cdnpoli
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
@gregmaceachern.bsky.social as a long time Liberal, Martin-Chretien Liberal, thank you for your clarity re: centre, right, JTs minority left move comment. Too many forget where Liberals have always been, centre-economically right. Thats the fact! #PnP #cdnpoli
Steven Guilbeault has resigned from cabinet over the Carney government's MOU with Alberta that sets a path for an oil pipeline to B.C.'s coast. The CBC Power and Politics week-ending panel discusses the politics around the deal and possible risks to Liberal seats:
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Is Carney's pipeline deal with Alberta worth the political risk? | Power & Politics
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November 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Steven Guilbeault has resigned from cabinet over the Carney government's MOU with Alberta that sets a path for an oil pipeline to B.C.'s coast. The CBC Power and Politics week-ending panel discusses the politics around the deal and possible risks to Liberal seats:
youtu.be/xstiN3kGUMY?...
youtu.be/xstiN3kGUMY?...
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The week-ending CBC Power and Politics #PoliticalPulse panel with me, Fred DeLorey and Anne McGrath (in for Mel Richer) on the passing of the Budget and Opposition tactics (“it’s curtains for you!”); and reacting to comments from the US Ambassador and the VP:
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How will Canadians view the passage of Carney's first budget? | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The week-ending CBC Power and Politics #PoliticalPulse panel with me, Fred DeLorey and Anne McGrath (in for Mel Richer) on the passing of the Budget and Opposition tactics (“it’s curtains for you!”); and reacting to comments from the US Ambassador and the VP:
youtu.be/pF8EgOezTIc?...
youtu.be/pF8EgOezTIc?...
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Greg MacEachern breaks down the Conservatives' faltering opposition tactics: “They’re on small‑potatoes kind of stuff… ‘The job of the opposition party is to oppose.’ No—it really is to give an alternative and to say, ‘If we were in power, we’d be doing things differently.’”
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Greg MacEachern breaks down the Conservatives' faltering opposition tactics: “They’re on small‑potatoes kind of stuff… ‘The job of the opposition party is to oppose.’ No—it really is to give an alternative and to say, ‘If we were in power, we’d be doing things differently.’”
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MacEACHERN: “You’ve got the Vice President talking about this, mentioning the CBC. You wonder who he talks to—Jamil Jivani and he are supposedly old friends… I am curious about the level of detail… Who are you talking to in Canada that would give you that impression?”
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
MacEACHERN: “You’ve got the Vice President talking about this, mentioning the CBC. You wonder who he talks to—Jamil Jivani and he are supposedly old friends… I am curious about the level of detail… Who are you talking to in Canada that would give you that impression?”
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Great stuff @gregmaceachern.bsky.social 👍 #cdnpoli
MacEACHERN: “You’ve got the Vice President talking about this, mentioning the CBC. You wonder who he talks to—Jamil Jivani and he are supposedly old friends… I am curious about the level of detail… Who are you talking to in Canada that would give you that impression?”
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Great stuff @gregmaceachern.bsky.social 👍 #cdnpoli