Brad J Boudreau
@hipnautical.bsky.social
Director CPA Rugby, Metro Boys Rugby Coordinator. Teacher CPA HS. Sailor at DYC. NSTU Professional Committee BETA VP
Hip, Dead and Phish fan.
Bedford Nova Scotia.
Hip, Dead and Phish fan.
Bedford Nova Scotia.
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Boomers say they want to age in place, but few have a real plan. That gap between intention and reality is the single biggest opportunity for senior living in Canada.
I call it the next great transformation: abacusdata.ca/the-next-gr...
I call it the next great transformation: abacusdata.ca/the-next-gr...
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Boomers say they want to age in place, but few have a real plan. That gap between intention and reality is the single biggest opportunity for senior living in Canada.
I call it the next great transformation: abacusdata.ca/the-next-gr...
I call it the next great transformation: abacusdata.ca/the-next-gr...
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As a writer for The Beaverton, I realize that it's easy to read the headlines and move on, but this piece by my boss slash colleague Luke is very very funny and I highly endorse it.
Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As a writer for The Beaverton, I realize that it's easy to read the headlines and move on, but this piece by my boss slash colleague Luke is very very funny and I highly endorse it.
1995 at Great Woods. When I first heard this tune.
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
1995 at Great Woods. When I first heard this tune.
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Just my monthly reminder for music fans to download these two apps for their great music source! You will not be sorry that you did!
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just my monthly reminder for music fans to download these two apps for their great music source! You will not be sorry that you did!
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American owned paper in Canada presents us the "spokesman" to break up our country.
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Another Alberta separatist leader is courting U.S. conservatives in Washington and Mar-a-Lago
The Republican Party of Alberta’s leader says he's meeting with U.S. officials to advocate for Alberta independence and strengthen ties.
nationalpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
American owned paper in Canada presents us the "spokesman" to break up our country.
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
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This opinion piece is typical of the AI hype genre.
First, it makes huge assertions: AI increases productivity, that it "fosters innovation," and so forth, without citing any sources for those assertions.
Second, it ignore the enormous social and environmental costs of LLM and such.
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First, it makes huge assertions: AI increases productivity, that it "fosters innovation," and so forth, without citing any sources for those assertions.
Second, it ignore the enormous social and environmental costs of LLM and such.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This opinion piece is typical of the AI hype genre.
First, it makes huge assertions: AI increases productivity, that it "fosters innovation," and so forth, without citing any sources for those assertions.
Second, it ignore the enormous social and environmental costs of LLM and such.
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First, it makes huge assertions: AI increases productivity, that it "fosters innovation," and so forth, without citing any sources for those assertions.
Second, it ignore the enormous social and environmental costs of LLM and such.
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De Goede: Derby against Quins perfect chance to bounce back
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2558296...
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2558296...
De Goede: London derby against Quins perfect chance to bounce back
SOPHIE de Goede knows all about bouncing back and sees this weekend’s London derby clash with Harlequins as a golden opportunity for Saracens to…
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
De Goede: Derby against Quins perfect chance to bounce back
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2558296...
www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/2558296...
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Tim Houston can’t see the forest for the trees, just for the money
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Tim Houston can't see the forest for the trees, just for the money - Halifax Examiner
If you go out in Nova Scotia's woods today, you might get a big and scary surprise.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Tim Houston can’t see the forest for the trees, just for the money
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
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There was a mayor in Dawson City , who, during a citizenship ceremony once said, “Canadians are born all over the world. It just sometimes takes them a bit of time to get here.”
Now, every time a new citizen announces they have become Canadian, someone always quotes that.
And I nearly always cry.
Now, every time a new citizen announces they have become Canadian, someone always quotes that.
And I nearly always cry.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There was a mayor in Dawson City , who, during a citizenship ceremony once said, “Canadians are born all over the world. It just sometimes takes them a bit of time to get here.”
Now, every time a new citizen announces they have become Canadian, someone always quotes that.
And I nearly always cry.
Now, every time a new citizen announces they have become Canadian, someone always quotes that.
And I nearly always cry.
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First Nations rugby player Shalaya Valenzuela named recipient of national Tom Longboat Award
windspeaker.com/news/sports/...
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First Nations rugby player named female recipient of national Tom Longboat Award
Shalaya Valenzuela’s athletic career already includes an Olympic medal for play on Team Canada’s women’s rugby sevens squad that captured a silver in competition at last year’s Paris Olympics.Now the ...
windspeaker.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
First Nations rugby player Shalaya Valenzuela named recipient of national Tom Longboat Award
windspeaker.com/news/sports/...
windspeaker.com/news/sports/...
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What if—hear me out—we don't make ourselves dependent on digital asbestos to begin with? That way we don't need to fear anyone turning it off, because it won't be on in the first place. How does that sound?
Bell CEO says Canada must own AI to ensure nobody can ‘turn it off’ - The Logic
Governments and businesses need to build and use domestic infrastructure to keep data secure and seize the economic opportunity of the technology, Mirko Bibic claims
thelogic.co
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What if—hear me out—we don't make ourselves dependent on digital asbestos to begin with? That way we don't need to fear anyone turning it off, because it won't be on in the first place. How does that sound?
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Just a reminder that the USA owes a lot of its culture today — sports, Hollywood, and comedy, to name the key points — to Canadian innovators.
So, aside from this, there's also how the Warner Bros, etc, were all Canadians who set up shop in Hollywood, plus Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, etc.
So, aside from this, there's also how the Warner Bros, etc, were all Canadians who set up shop in Hollywood, plus Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, etc.
How Canada invented ‘American’ football, baseball, basketball and hockey - CBC Sports
North America's favourite sports all have Canadian roots
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Just a reminder that the USA owes a lot of its culture today — sports, Hollywood, and comedy, to name the key points — to Canadian innovators.
So, aside from this, there's also how the Warner Bros, etc, were all Canadians who set up shop in Hollywood, plus Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, etc.
So, aside from this, there's also how the Warner Bros, etc, were all Canadians who set up shop in Hollywood, plus Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, etc.
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At this point I think it’s fair to say that most of the criticisms being lobbed at Mamdani are not out of genuine anger or surprise at any new revelations about him but are rather a transparently bad faith smear campaign to punish him for being a successful politician while Muslim
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
At this point I think it’s fair to say that most of the criticisms being lobbed at Mamdani are not out of genuine anger or surprise at any new revelations about him but are rather a transparently bad faith smear campaign to punish him for being a successful politician while Muslim
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I hope that the Premier reconsiders her desire to invoke the “notwithstanding clause” in dealing with Teachers.
This very rarely used clause, stripping Canadians of civil rights, has no place in collective bargaining.
General strike would be a commensurate response.
#ableg
This very rarely used clause, stripping Canadians of civil rights, has no place in collective bargaining.
General strike would be a commensurate response.
#ableg
October 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I hope that the Premier reconsiders her desire to invoke the “notwithstanding clause” in dealing with Teachers.
This very rarely used clause, stripping Canadians of civil rights, has no place in collective bargaining.
General strike would be a commensurate response.
#ableg
This very rarely used clause, stripping Canadians of civil rights, has no place in collective bargaining.
General strike would be a commensurate response.
#ableg
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
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Ask me questions! I'll answer (some, maybe all) in tomorrow's Morning File.
I did this once before, here, and I thought it went well.
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I did this once before, here, and I thought it went well.
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Readers ask questions; I answer - Halifax Examiner
I was too lazy to think of something to write about myself.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ask me questions! I'll answer (some, maybe all) in tomorrow's Morning File.
I did this once before, here, and I thought it went well.
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I did this once before, here, and I thought it went well.
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This is a good, quick read on why decentralized social matters...
I wrote a piece for @bakerinstitute.bsky.social about how decentralized social media is the future, leading to a sector that is more global and with smaller players.
I probably should have run all this by someone like @mmasnick.bsky.social first, but hopefully I didn't botch things too badly!
I probably should have run all this by someone like @mmasnick.bsky.social first, but hopefully I didn't botch things too badly!
Is US Big Tech’s Dominance of Social Media Waning? | Baker Institute
Is the age of American Big Tech social dominance ending? In a new commentary for the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Simon Lester describes how the future of social media could be smaller and more glo...
www.bakerinstitute.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is a good, quick read on why decentralized social matters...
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🏆 DOUBLE CROWN WEEK! Congrats to Uzbekistan who won the Asia Rugby Emirates 7s Trophy, beating Iran. Also, Gold goes to Costa Rica at the Central American Games in Guatemala, with the hosts taking Silver! A huge week for international sevens rugby.
Read more: scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/10/27/w...
Read more: scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/10/27/w...
Scarratt Retires & WRU Invests Millions into Women's Game | WRR 221 % | Your Scrumhalf Connection - Women's Rugby News
Scarratt Retires & WRU Invests Millions into Women's Game | WRR 221 | News Your Scrumhalf Connection - Women's Rugby News
scrumhalfconnection.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🏆 DOUBLE CROWN WEEK! Congrats to Uzbekistan who won the Asia Rugby Emirates 7s Trophy, beating Iran. Also, Gold goes to Costa Rica at the Central American Games in Guatemala, with the hosts taking Silver! A huge week for international sevens rugby.
Read more: scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/10/27/w...
Read more: scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/10/27/w...