Elizabeth Thompson
@lizt1.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, Parliament Hill reporter, mother & occasional baker of cookies.
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Elizabeth Thompson
@lizt1.bsky.social
· Jan 25
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"Welcome to the wild west." A new #ICIJ investigation in conjunction with CBC, Radio-Canada and the Toronto Star reveals significant problems with Canada's existing system to stop money laundering using cryptocurrency. #CoinLaundry #finance #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
Illicit crypto-to-cash deals are unlocking new ways to launder money in Canada | CBC News
Canada has long had a problem with dirty money in its economy, whether in banking or real estate, but the advent of anonymous crypto-to-cash services has opened new frontiers for potential laundering ...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Welcome to the wild west." A new #ICIJ investigation in conjunction with CBC, Radio-Canada and the Toronto Star reveals significant problems with Canada's existing system to stop money laundering using cryptocurrency. #CoinLaundry #finance #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government had three annexes in the digital version of the budget that don't appear in the print copy of the budget. Here are five nuggets buried there that affect the lives of Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
They're not the big-ticket items, but these 5 budget items could impact you | CBC News
They might not get the flashy headlines, but sprinkled throughout Tuesday’s budget and its digital-only annexes are several measures that could impact the lives of many Canadians. We take a closer loo...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government had three annexes in the digital version of the budget that don't appear in the print copy of the budget. Here are five nuggets buried there that affect the lives of Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
MPs urge Carney government to release governing documents for special agencies responsible for major projects, defence procurement & housing. Government says documents once considered public are now secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
MPs urge Carney government to release special agency governing documents | CBC News
Opposition MPs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to make public the documents that govern three special agencies it has created to manage billions of dollars for major projects, d...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
MPs urge Carney government to release governing documents for special agencies responsible for major projects, defence procurement & housing. Government says documents once considered public are now secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
How exactly will Prime Minister Mark Carney's new special operating agencies on major projects, defence and housing work? Government is keeping the framework agreements that govern them secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
How do Carney's special agencies work? Governing documents are out of public view | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has created three special operating agencies to review major projects, build homes and speed defence spending. However, the government refuses to reveal the fra...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
How exactly will Prime Minister Mark Carney's new special operating agencies on major projects, defence and housing work? Government is keeping the framework agreements that govern them secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
U.S. President Donald Trump says Ontario's anti-tariff ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan is "fake." Here's what three experts had to say. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics
ANALYSIS | Clever, effective and legally sound — experts laud Ontario's anti-tariff ad | CBC News
An Ontario government ad that attracted the wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump was successful — even if it didn’t produce the outcome provincial officials might have anticipated, say experts in poli...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump says Ontario's anti-tariff ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan is "fake." Here's what three experts had to say. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics
Ontario's anti-tariff ad that angered Donald Trump is clever, effective and legally sound, say experts. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Clever, effective and legally sound — experts laud Ontario's anti-tariff ad | CBC News
An Ontario government ad that attracted the wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump was successful — even if it didn’t produce the outcome provincial officials might have anticipated, say experts in poli...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ontario's anti-tariff ad that angered Donald Trump is clever, effective and legally sound, say experts. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
What exactly did former U.S. President Ronald Reagan say about tariffs. An Ontario government ad that included clips frm Reagan gets an angry response response from President Donald Trump. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
What exactly did Ronald Reagan say about tariffs? | CBC News
The Ontario government ad that has triggered President Donald Trump's wrath, uses excerpts of a 1987 speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Here's what the ad says and the text of Reagan's ori...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
What exactly did former U.S. President Ronald Reagan say about tariffs. An Ontario government ad that included clips frm Reagan gets an angry response response from President Donald Trump. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Could AI replace political pundits? This company is hiring a Conservative political analyst to help train AI. work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AA...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Could AI replace political pundits? This company is hiring a Conservative political analyst to help train AI. work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AA...
U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News
The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Interesting, particularly since Global Affairs has yet to respond to my questions about why they are updating the advisory now, months after Trump's executive order.
Canada drafted this language months ago and then never published it, for reasons that were redacted. www.reuters.com/world/us/can...
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Interesting, particularly since Global Affairs has yet to respond to my questions about why they are updating the advisory now, months after Trump's executive order.
The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., warning that those who have X listed as their gender on their passports could have problems at the border. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada issues new warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News
The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., warning that those who have X listed as their gender on their passports could have problems at the border. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Elections Canada's wall map of the last federal election is out and with the exception of the rather large riding of Nunavut which is NDP orange, it is striking how much of the map is dominated by Liberal red and Conservative blue with a sprinkling of Bloc Québécois ridings in light blue in Quebec.
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Elections Canada's wall map of the last federal election is out and with the exception of the rather large riding of Nunavut which is NDP orange, it is striking how much of the map is dominated by Liberal red and Conservative blue with a sprinkling of Bloc Québécois ridings in light blue in Quebec.
The Canadian government has quietly introduced new guidelines that could result in thousands fewer animals being used for regulatory chemical testing in labs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal government adopts new strategy to reduce animal testing | CBC News
The federal government has launched a new strategy to reduce the number of animals used in regulatory laboratory testing across Canada — a strategy that some experts estimate could result in thousands...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Canadian government has quietly introduced new guidelines that could result in thousands fewer animals being used for regulatory chemical testing in labs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A lovely tribute to a great Canadian (and Canadien..)
September 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A lovely tribute to a great Canadian (and Canadien..)
Interesting initiative to make the list available and searchable!
We’re making Edmonton’s full list of banned books completely searchable. Now, you can find all 221 books, including titles from Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley and more in one place. See which books will be removed from Edmonton school libraries this fall.
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Search Edmonton's full book ban list: 221 titles including Handmaid's Tale & Game of Thrones
The IJF is making the full list searchable by author and title
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August 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Interesting initiative to make the list available and searchable!
I have wanted to do a Wednesday yoga class on Parliament Hill for years and finally got around to it today. It was a good class and an even better feeling that the seat of Canada's government is a place that welcomes dozens of people doing yoga on the lawn. ♥
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I have wanted to do a Wednesday yoga class on Parliament Hill for years and finally got around to it today. It was a good class and an even better feeling that the seat of Canada's government is a place that welcomes dozens of people doing yoga on the lawn. ♥
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been at the forefront of Canada's Elbows Up campaign to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty. His elbow was up during a recent visit to a local humane society - in a very different way. 🙂 www.instagram.com/reel/DNs3rHw...
August 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been at the forefront of Canada's Elbows Up campaign to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty. His elbow was up during a recent visit to a local humane society - in a very different way. 🙂 www.instagram.com/reel/DNs3rHw...
A powerful story, beautifully told. Congratulations @dougsaunders.bsky.social and welcome to Canada Wazhma! Kudos to the Canadian diplomats and officials who made it possible. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: A young Afghan and her family were about to be deported back to the Taliban. One text changed everything
Wazhma Hamidi was hiding in Pakistan with her three siblings, unable to join her family in Canada, when the military rounded them up. A community of Canadians fought to free them
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August 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A powerful story, beautifully told. Congratulations @dougsaunders.bsky.social and welcome to Canada Wazhma! Kudos to the Canadian diplomats and officials who made it possible. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Quebec's liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that risks expiring after the government pulled American liquor off the shelves to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300K worth of American alcohol | CBC News
U.S. alcohol purchased before the boycott is being stored, but Quebec's liquor board says that unless the government changes its guidelines it will have to destroy some products when they expire.
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August 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Quebec's liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that risks expiring after the government pulled American liquor off the shelves to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada's first foreign interference watchdog will be named next month and a foreign agent registry will launch this fall, says federal public safety minister. Gary Anandasangaree denounces transnational repression from countries like China. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #ICIJ #ChinaTargets
Foreign interference watchdog to be named next month, public safety minister says | CBC News
The Canadian government will soon name a foreign interference watchdog and then launch a foreign agent registry in a bid to counter what Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree calls "unacceptable"...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Canada's first foreign interference watchdog will be named next month and a foreign agent registry will launch this fall, says federal public safety minister. Gary Anandasangaree denounces transnational repression from countries like China. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #ICIJ #ChinaTargets
Who controls the food supply? Proposed changes to seed reuse rules risks reopening a long dormant debate over the right of farmers to reuse some seeds. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #Agriculture
Who controls the food supply? Proposed changes to seed reuse reopens debate | CBC News
Proposed changes announced by the federal government regarding the rights of farmers to reuse some types of seeds risk reopening a long dormant debate and have the potential to pit some farmers agains...
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August 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Who controls the food supply? Proposed changes to seed reuse rules risks reopening a long dormant debate over the right of farmers to reuse some seeds. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #Agriculture
The number of Canadian-resident return car trips from the U.S. was down 36.9% in July 2025, compared with July 2024, reports Statistics Canada. "July 2025 marked the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines."
U.S. resident car trips to Canada down 7.4% in the same period.
U.S. resident car trips to Canada down 7.4% in the same period.
August 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The number of Canadian-resident return car trips from the U.S. was down 36.9% in July 2025, compared with July 2024, reports Statistics Canada. "July 2025 marked the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines."
U.S. resident car trips to Canada down 7.4% in the same period.
U.S. resident car trips to Canada down 7.4% in the same period.
Picked the first wild blueberries of the season. Perfect for pancakes.
July 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Picked the first wild blueberries of the season. Perfect for pancakes.
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A Canadian man died in ICE custody. Now, his family is searching for answers. Our story on what happened to Johnny Noviello:
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A Canadian man died in ICE custody. Now, his family is searching for answers
With the Trump administration ramping up its immigration crackdown, the concerns Johnny Noviello’s case raises about due process and detention conditions have become more pressing
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July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A Canadian man died in ICE custody. Now, his family is searching for answers. Our story on what happened to Johnny Noviello:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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