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Jason Markusoff
@markusoff.bsky.social
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I write and yak for CBC in Calgary. DMs open, Signal, WhatsApp, and such [email protected]
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · Jan 3
When you look at the totality of all the Alberta institutions and programs Danielle Smith has begun to reinvent or reshape… it’s a lot. And a lot of risk.
By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Danielle Smith reworking Alberta's everything, everywhere all at once | CBC News
The premier makes no apologies for an ambitious reform agenda. But the more a government dismantles and rebuilds, the more risk there is for road bumps, growing pains and outright mistakes.
www.cbc.ca
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 3h
Without Dildo to deal with, Butt pulled it out. An 18-vote win!
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 17h
Argh I got the wrong riding for Dildo; it's in Placentia-St. Mary, where punny candidate names are less obvious.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 17h
arrrr you are correct.
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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 21h
Whether you currently have school-aged children is largely irrelevant. What matters most is partisanship.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 21h
New Angus Reid polling on Alberta teachers' strike, private school funding, etc.:
"Teachers make enough money as it is": 15% strongly agree 24% agree 31% disagree 25% strongly disagree 5% not sure / can't say Do you think private schools should... 10% receive more public funding than they do now 23% receive about the same 25% receive less public funding than they do now 35% receive no public funding at all 8% not sure / can't say "Do you think the provincial government under Danielle Smith has done a good job or a poor job handling public education?" 10% very good job 22% good job 14% poor job 48% very poor job 7% not sure / can't say (Among those aware of the teachers strike): In this dispute between the Alberta government and the teachers, would you say your sympathies are more with ... 58% the teachers 21% the government 18% neither 3% not sure / can't say
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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 22h
Excellent overview of the pro/anti sides on this - the map of increased development caught my eye. For those that argue the blanket approach isn't targeted or transit-oriented enough - a large majority of the impacted neighbourhoods are Red and Blue Line adjacent (and future Green Line North).
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 23h
Why zoning is a big deal in Calgary's election: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
To these Calgarians, ‘repeal’ is more than an election slogan. Here’s why zoning is a big deal | CBC News
The debate is on and residents watch from the sidelines — some anxious a row house development will destroy the tranquility of their home, others because they dream of a postage stamp yard they can af...
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 23h
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Israel to halve number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza over slow return of hostages’ bodies
Israeli military agency to declare a ‘violation’ of the truce agreement
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 1d
DEADLINE TODAY: Apply for a CAJ mentorship, the program i wish wish wish existed when I was getting my feet under me in journalism.
Fall mentors include:
💥Kristin Nelson (Boston Globe's Spotlight podcast)
💥Michelle Cyca (The Narwhal)
💥Nathan Vanderklippe (Globe and Mail)
caj.ca/programs/men...
Mentorship - Fall 2025 - Canadian Association of Journalists
Fall 2025 Mentor Bios Below you will find an alphabetic list of mentors for the Fall 2025 round of the mentorship program. Each mentor has their bio, who they are looking to mentor, the languages they...
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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 1d
'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike

From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
EDMONTON - Many Alberta students are sleeping in these days, struggling with the feeling they should be doing something else instead.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 2d
A reporter asks Trump whether Sisi will be on the "Board of Peace" governing post-war Gaza.

"I'd like that," Trump replies, before adding "we'd need a translator, but that's ok."

So... Trump's vision had Gaza being governed by a "board" speaking only in English?
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 3d
Bracing for bleak election turnout.
Is everyone distracted? Too busy? Are people turned off by the candidates? Or do all of the above contribute to Calgary voters' current none-of-the-above mindset? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Calgary's 2025 meh-lection: how low can turnout go? | CBC News
With a mix of inattention and indecision tamping down excitement, advance voting has plunged. Will Calgarians' decision be to not bother?
www.cbc.ca
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Travis 🇨🇦 @travisfigures.bsky.social · 3d
It's not good.
A year from now if someone complains about any city gripe, the first question they should be asked is did they vote.

If they didn't, end of conversation.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 3d
Bracing for bleak election turnout.
Is everyone distracted? Too busy? Are people turned off by the candidates? Or do all of the above contribute to Calgary voters' current none-of-the-above mindset? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Calgary's 2025 meh-lection: how low can turnout go? | CBC News
With a mix of inattention and indecision tamping down excitement, advance voting has plunged. Will Calgarians' decision be to not bother?
www.cbc.ca
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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 4d
"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"
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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 4d
Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Dave Breakenridge @davebreakenridge.bsky.social · 7d
The @edmontonjournal.com teamed with students from
@macewanu.bsky.social's journalism program on a six-month investigation looking at issues with the food inspection system. #yeg #yegfood
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 6d
Ortiz was absolutely loving this sitting between AROD and Jeter
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 7d
Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd
Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News
If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 7d
Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 8d
Coca-Cola Coke Zero
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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 8d
School body has gotten younger at MRU. Kids of faculty and students, disrupted by the teachers strike, are on campus today.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 8d
If it makes you feel any better, you weren't the only reader to hallucinate like that
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 9d
Calgary’s suddenly a few years away from a population milestone planners had expected to come by mid-century. I don’t think ppl realize we’re already a 1.6M city.
By me:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Calgary is racing to 2 million people. Will next council prepare for it? | CBC News
City's population has hit 1.6M far faster than expected. City hall will face pressure to manage continued growth and the strains that come with it.
www.cbc.ca
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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 9d
This made me laugh for ~40 seconds.
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
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