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By #CarolineBoudakian via #Substack May 16, 2026
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#CANADA IS HAVING A HUGE MOMENT. YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT FROM OUR #MEDIA
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FYI: Canada is the only #G7 country with a #FreeTrade agreement with every other G7 nation

#Economy #Canadian #MarkCarney #ForeignDirectInvestment #FDI #Tariffs #GDP #Postmedia #NationalPost #OttawaCitizen #VancouverSun #CalgaryHerald #EdmontonJournal #MontrealGazette #TorontoSun #ChathamAssetManagement #PrivateEquity #CanadianJournalism

https://carolineboudakian651916.substack.com/p/canada-is-having-a-huge-moment-youd

CANADA IS HAVING A HUGE MOMENT. YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT FROM OUR MEDIA.

The biggest Canadian economic stories in nearly two decades. Canada's own media ignored the news.

Caroline Boudakian

M. Grégoire Jan 1

"[M]ixing meticulous research with personal stories from the [Temporary Foreign Workers] migrants themselves, he also reveals a modern system of poorly policed programs and confusing bureaucracy that often seems to be in a constant state of flux. It enables vulnerable workers to be routinely exploited. Many are underpaid, physically abused, sexually harassed and forced to live and work in overly crowded, filthy and unsafe conditions."

https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/ive-written-an-unpatriotic-book-in-a-very-patriotic-time-marcello-di-cintio-explores-precarious-lives-of-migrant-workers

#CanPol #cdnpoli
#CalgaryHerald

'I've written an unpatriotic book in a very patriotic time:' Marcello Di Cintio explores precarious lives of migrant workers

'The migrant-labour structures that we have in this country allow bad bosses to act badly. It aids and abets abuse and exploitation.'

Calgary Herald

TheGentYYC Jul 4, 2024

A shout out to my fellow Calgarians that resisted #CalgaryHerald & #RickBell's craven daily incitements for rage in the face of adversity & instead stepped up with the same #CalgaryStrong can-do spirit of the 2013 floods. A proud day for all but the rage-farmers. #yyc #yyccc

https://livewirecalgary.com/2024/07/04/calgary-water-main-state-of-local-emergency-has-now-ended/

Calgary water main state of local emergency has now ended

Calgary’s State of Local Emergency (SOLE) has ended as the conditions that require it to be in place are no longer there, according to Calgary’s Emergency Management Agency Chief Sue Henry. That wa…

LiveWire Calgary

TheGentYYC Jan 17, 2023

"Proximity to Power: The oilpatch & Alberta’s major dailies

In essence, this is a study of the political role of newspaper editors, which can be distilled by carefully analyzing the choices made by editors at #Postmedia News, the #OttawaCitizen, #EdmontonJournal, and #CalgaryHerald."

#CdnMediaFailed #cdnpoli #abpoli

https://capitalaspower.com/2023/01/proximity-to-power-the-oilpatch-albertas-major-dailies/

Proximity to Power: The oilpatch & Alberta’s major dailies – Capital As Power

Regan Boychuk The bias of Alberta’s media in favour of our dominant industry is both pervasive and obvious to any careful observer. But how to prove it? Studies of media bias are notoriously difficult and significant media analysis can easily become a gargantuan and subjective task. This novel study uses a small sample size while […]

Capital As Power