Chris Neill 🐧
@chrisneill.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Economics (education, labour, public econ, policy) at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, 🇨🇦.
Originally from 🇦🇺, I tend to prefer rivers that I can swim away in, rather than skate away on.
Originally from 🇦🇺, I tend to prefer rivers that I can swim away in, rather than skate away on.
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A thoughtful piece by @alexboyd.bsky.social in the @thestar.com, exploring difficulties trying to legislate the difference between the inevitable distortions and exaggerations in political debate, versus the systemic denigration of public life through endless propaganda and chronic bullshitting.
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A thoughtful piece by @alexboyd.bsky.social in the @thestar.com, exploring difficulties trying to legislate the difference between the inevitable distortions and exaggerations in political debate, versus the systemic denigration of public life through endless propaganda and chronic bullshitting.
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Clara Immerwahr (1870 -1915)
First female Doctor of Chemistry from University of Breslau, Immerwahr was married to another chemist, Fritz Haber. Haber developed chlorine & mustard gas for battlefield use in WWI. Immerwahr opposed chemical weapons. Immerwahr committed suicide with her husband's gun.
First female Doctor of Chemistry from University of Breslau, Immerwahr was married to another chemist, Fritz Haber. Haber developed chlorine & mustard gas for battlefield use in WWI. Immerwahr opposed chemical weapons. Immerwahr committed suicide with her husband's gun.
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Clara Immerwahr (1870 -1915)
First female Doctor of Chemistry from University of Breslau, Immerwahr was married to another chemist, Fritz Haber. Haber developed chlorine & mustard gas for battlefield use in WWI. Immerwahr opposed chemical weapons. Immerwahr committed suicide with her husband's gun.
First female Doctor of Chemistry from University of Breslau, Immerwahr was married to another chemist, Fritz Haber. Haber developed chlorine & mustard gas for battlefield use in WWI. Immerwahr opposed chemical weapons. Immerwahr committed suicide with her husband's gun.
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End of Autumn (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
End of Autumn (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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Maybe if mandatory voting was brought into the USA it would make Americans think about issues & who they would prefer to lead them.
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Maybe if mandatory voting was brought into the USA it would make Americans think about issues & who they would prefer to lead them.
On buying a thing last night: "Sure you don't want a receipt, just in case it's sketch?"
Seriously don't know how English as a second language speakers manage.
Seriously don't know how English as a second language speakers manage.
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
On buying a thing last night: "Sure you don't want a receipt, just in case it's sketch?"
Seriously don't know how English as a second language speakers manage.
Seriously don't know how English as a second language speakers manage.
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Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Definitely respect the sea lions' preferences.
‘I was scared’: Lunging sea lion interrupts cold plunge on Vancouver Island #Vancouver #Video
“He didn’t want us in the water,” Titarenko said. “We respected that. We got out pretty quickly.”
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
“He didn’t want us in the water,” Titarenko said. “We respected that. We got out pretty quickly.”
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
‘I was scared’: Lunging sea lion interrupts cold plunge on Vancouver Island
A pair of swimmers off Vancouver Island got more than a blast of cold Pacific Ocean water when a large sea lion suddenly surfaced beside them, and a few minutes later, lunged.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Definitely respect the sea lions' preferences.
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Wondrous kelp forests harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future.
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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
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November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Wondrous kelp forests harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future.
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The stats are insane in Victoria. By current predictions, the amount of solar & battery uptake in Vic is so massive that we should be be in "Grid energy decline". 🤔
cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news-resourc...
cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news-resourc...
Rooftop solar and storage biannual report | Clean Energy Council
More than 300,000 rooftop solar systems were installed across Australia last year, bringing the total number to more than 4 million.
cleanenergycouncil.org.au
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The stats are insane in Victoria. By current predictions, the amount of solar & battery uptake in Vic is so massive that we should be be in "Grid energy decline". 🤔
cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news-resourc...
cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news-resourc...
Really this is very impressive but also why.
British explorer Felicity Aston is the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica 😮 --from coast to coast, relying only on her own strength. ⛷️
#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
startupsmagazine.co.uk/index.php/ar...
#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
startupsmagazine.co.uk/index.php/ar...
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Really this is very impressive but also why.
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my guy really was tweeting tips at Shane Warne on how to spin a cricket ball and we all got to watch, we were blessed and we didnt even know it
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
my guy really was tweeting tips at Shane Warne on how to spin a cricket ball and we all got to watch, we were blessed and we didnt even know it
Any opportunity to transfer surplus to parents should be seized. Only issue I see here is how binding the contract is, but having the loser to point to is helpful.
Just got to the airport with the kids and was pleasantly surprised to have gotten one kiddo upgrade. Problem: I have two kids.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Any opportunity to transfer surplus to parents should be seized. Only issue I see here is how binding the contract is, but having the loser to point to is helpful.
How on earth is this a question someone could ask and be permitted to keep their licence?
This "driving concern" is actually a very rarely acknowledged major pedestrian safety concern. Drivers whipping around from behind you as you start crossing turning right on green is lethal
www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
Is it illegal to stop before turning right at a green light?
When you’re turning right at a green light, it’s right to slow down or even stop to make sure it’s safe, expert says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
How on earth is this a question someone could ask and be permitted to keep their licence?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Our @ubcvse.bsky.social application deadline is coming up soon for next year's MA and PhD entrance cohorts. Full details in the QT below!
The Vancouver School of Economics is still accepting applications to its MA and PhD programs. We would encourage anyone who is interested in the techniques used for addressing important economic questions.
Learn more at: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/
Learn more at: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Our @ubcvse.bsky.social application deadline is coming up soon for next year's MA and PhD entrance cohorts. Full details in the QT below!
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I helped with @envirocentre.bsky.social's "extend your cycling season" #OttBike Tour this afternoon. We welcomed cyclists looking to try #WinterBiking for the first time and some new to Ottawa residents with hands-on tips and tricks about year-round cycling and the winter maintained network. 1/2
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I helped with @envirocentre.bsky.social's "extend your cycling season" #OttBike Tour this afternoon. We welcomed cyclists looking to try #WinterBiking for the first time and some new to Ottawa residents with hands-on tips and tricks about year-round cycling and the winter maintained network. 1/2
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our labor gov here is drastically capping the number of intl students instead (at a much lower cap than current numbers), which may be even stupider since it doesnt raise them any revenue
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
our labor gov here is drastically capping the number of intl students instead (at a much lower cap than current numbers), which may be even stupider since it doesnt raise them any revenue
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I've never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and I think it's about time. So, it will likely be the March 2026 #BannedBookSkyClub book, for Women's History Month. And I'm thinking of something by Toni Morrison for February. #BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I've never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and I think it's about time. So, it will likely be the March 2026 #BannedBookSkyClub book, for Women's History Month. And I'm thinking of something by Toni Morrison for February. #BookSky
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My grandfather had to walk with like a bunch of children to the hospital in a blizzard to sign the paperwork for a needed C-section because obviously my grandmother didnt have the right to
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My grandfather had to walk with like a bunch of children to the hospital in a blizzard to sign the paperwork for a needed C-section because obviously my grandmother didnt have the right to
Of the many people I have seen in the past couple of days at airports who have been holding conversations while holding their phones at arms length, exactly one should have been.
Carry on, signing guy!
The rest of you suck.
Carry on, signing guy!
The rest of you suck.
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Of the many people I have seen in the past couple of days at airports who have been holding conversations while holding their phones at arms length, exactly one should have been.
Carry on, signing guy!
The rest of you suck.
Carry on, signing guy!
The rest of you suck.