Jamie MacKinnon
@jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
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Let's reduce economic inequality & build a just, environmentally sustainable society. Joys include ale, good conversation, travel, literature & theatre. Interests include design, green engineering & international development.
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jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Green energy as a percentage of primary energy. Canada has made virtually no progress in 45 years.

Europe and UK, making rapid progress. The US, despite Trump, making progress.

Will the federal budget next month get Canada moving in the right direction?

#environment
#energy
#green
#Carney
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Doug Ford would rather pour Canadian whiskey on the ground than make Ontario an attractive place for investment.
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The greatest threat to Canadian unity – indeed to its viability – is the premiers. They ALL defend their anti-interprovincial-trade & anti-labour-mobility laws.

And Doug Ford attacking a CANADIAN whiskey made with CANADIAN ingredients.

The "enemy within."

#cdnpoli
aradwanski.bsky.social
I'm not an expert on current Newfoundland politics. But from a national perspective, the election of a new government that campaigned against a rare example of interprovincial cooperation on a major energy project seems unfortunate timing.
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon
noelreports.com
More footage from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade shows Ukrainian forces repelling a large-scale Russian assault near Pokrovsk. Russian troops attempted to breach Ukrainian engineering barriers but were caught in a deadly crossfire and suffered heavy losses.
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Elderly man eludes his keepers.

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robertbenzie.bsky.social
NEW: Premier Doug Ford says he threatened an alleged shoplifter at a Toronto @HomeDepotCanada store with a “beating” after apprehending him on July 19. Ford had eluded his @OPP_News security detail. He made the comments today in front of 1,000 people.

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford says he threatened Home Depot shoplifter with ‘a beating’
Premier Doug Ford said he personally stopped a shoplifter at a Home Depot in July and warned him he would "kick your ass all over the parking lot" if he
www.thestar.com
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
The "attack dealt a heavy blow to the peninsula’s energy supplies, though Kremlin-controlled media downplayed the incident, calling reports of damage “exaggerated” and assuring residents that fuel shortages and empty filling stations were “temporary.”

#ukraine
#russia

www.kyivpost.com/post/61953
SBU, Special Ops Drones Strike Feodosia Oil Terminal and Power Substations in Russian-Occupied Crimea
The same oil depot was also hit last week, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday, as part of a larger wave of drone attacks launched by Ukrainian forces against Russia.
www.kyivpost.com
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
André Picard on Doug Ford's barring international medical graduates from residency spots:

It will almost certainly mean fewer family medicine residents. That’s right: this change is likely to lead to fewer, not more, doctors in Ontario." Another day, another Ford disaster.

#ONpoli
#health
#doctors
unclear.in
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
"Removing the coca leaf from the dangerous-drug list would free countries that have signed a U.N. convention on drugs from their requirement to criminalize coca."

#agriculture
#Bolivia
#coca

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...
Coca Isn’t Just for Cocaine, Bolivia Wants the World to Know
www.nytimes.com
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Not sure. There have been initiatives within specific domains, such as law, and at the provincial level.
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon
hab3261.bsky.social
Rest of post in alt tag. If you had issues with the #AlbertaNext Surveys send an email using file number listed. CC your MLA, the opposition and media. #ABleg #ABpoli

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Subject: Support Submission – File No. 2025-0213 (Alberta Next Panel)
Dear Chief Electoral Officer,
I am writing as an Alberta resident to support the complaint under File No. 2025-0213 regarding the Alberta Next Panel.
During 2025, both the Government of Alberta and the United Conservative Party (UCP) promoted surveys branded as “Alberta Next.” The existence of a parallel, party-operated survey closely mirroring the government’s official consultation raises serious questions about whether public resources, communications staff, or web infrastructure were used to benefit a political organization.
I personally experienced confusion or issues while completing the survey process. [Add one or two sentences describing what happened and add any support documents or screenshots if you have any.]
I ask your office to review whether the survey’s administration or communications used public resources in a way that created partisan or misleading outcomes.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[City / Town], Alberta
[Email Address]
[Phone (optional)]
💡 Why It Matters
✅ It only takes a minute to make your experience count.
✅ Oversight offices act on evidence — not comments.
✅ The more first-hand accounts they receive, the stronger the case for accountability.
🗣 This isn’t about politics.
It’s about making sure every public process in Alberta is transparent, fair, and accountable. If something felt off — now’s your chance to put it on the record.
✅ Keep it respectful, factual, and focused on accountability.
This isn’t about politics — it’s about protecting public trust and ensuring Alberta’s processes stay fair.
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/hung...

Steve Harper's friend Viktor Orbán continues to cozy up to war criminal Putin.

#poilievre
#Putin
#Hungary
#NATO
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

"In what was probably a Scottish office there was an Iain, and another Ian known as “Cyclops” because he had an “i” missing."

#fun
#nicknames
Ever heard of the fella called ‘G-spot’ by workmates? He could never be found
In a Word ... Nickname
www.irishtimes.com
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
"The Financial Times reported on Sunday that the US has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months. The FT said US intelligence helps Kyiv shape route planning, altitude, timing" ... "coordinated push to weaken Moscow."

#Ukraine
#Russia
#Putin
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
October. Ottawa Valley.

The plant world loses its colour.

#photo
#photography
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

The “most widely used #offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of five to ten or more.” 5 out of 6 carbon credits issued “likely did not represent any real emissions reductions whatsoever…"

#carbon
#CO2
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...
www.annualreviews.org
jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
"In some rural areas of Mexico, alcohol is more readily available than drinking water."

Public policy should prohibit companies like #Heineken & #Nestlé from depleting water tables. Water is a PUBLIC resource.

#water
#environment
#Mexico
#agua

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Trouble brewing: Maya people in Yucatán fear new Heineken plant’s thirst for water
Indigenous groups in Mexico opposed to the planned brewery say families already have little access to water – and that their way of life is also under threat
www.theguardian.com
Reposted by Jamie MacKinnon
jamieb1000.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbNF...

You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Smith #FireSmith #FireTheUCP
#Canada #Country #Parody #Funny #Comedy #scandals #Country
You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
www.youtube.com
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www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Infrastructure Ontario awarded Bondfield, a small company, 5 contracts worth a combined $840-million. The results have been "nothing short of disastrous."

The Doug Ford gravy train is costing us billions.

#ONpoli
#corruption
#Bondfield
#DougFord
#hospitals