As President Trump meets with Prime Minister Carney, here's a fact check of 11 false claims Trump has made about Canada in 2025. For one, that "$200 billion" figure he just used again in a social media post is imaginary. cnn.com/2025/05/06/pol…

Acadia basketball legend Steve Pound remembered for immense talent, big heart saltwire.com/nova-scotia/ha…

Elections have consequences.

Thanks Pandora

JOHN DeMONT: Measles is here, so it's time to get vaccinated saltwire.com/nova-scotia/ha…

My 4th book, coming in October from ⁦Penguin Books Canada⁩ An unprecedented inside look at running a global bank. Available for pre-order wherever books are sold.

Leaving a post-cabinet party for staff at the Met, PM Mark Carney stops to greet a tour group from Buffalo, apologizes that they had to scrub their planned visit to Rideau Hall this morning.

I'm no fan of Netanyahu. I joined thousands of Israelis who marched against him in Tel Aviv. I think he's a crook. He hurts Israel. That said, I say this: INDIVIDUAL JEWS ARE NOT TO BLAME FOR THE DECISIONS OF ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT. Disagree? That's antisemitism. Simple.

The suffering in Gaza is a moral crisis alicerothchild.substack.com/p/the-sufferin…

Their union has their backs! ✊🏼

President Trump is using repeated dishonesty to sell his big domestic policy bill - falsely saying it’ll leave Medicaid “the same” (it makes big changes and cuts), end tax on Social Security (it doesn’t), and prevent a 68% tax hike (fiction). Fact check: cnn.com/2025/06/28/pol…

Amazing journalism by Ted Koppel CBS Sunday Morning 🌞. Profiles 2 Americans who will likely die if their clinical trials are ended by Trump's massive NIH funding cuts, including a young mom of 3 kids. Puts a human face on what's at stake. cbsnews.com/news/when-is-c…

Recording audiobook version of “Gimme a Crisis: In the Room with Global Banker Rick Waugh”. Coming in October from ⁦PenguinRandomHouseCA⁩ ⁦Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚⁩ Available for pre-order wherever books are sold.

Yes, I correctly said DC homicide plunged 32% last year and has also fallen this year, contradicting Trump’s “getting worse, not getting better.” The existence of prior better years does not disprove the existence of a 2024 plunge. This isn’t complicated. x.com/pfeiffer47/sta…

Doug Ford is seen as Captain Canada, and his poll numbers are high, but when you look at what the PCs have done in 8 years, there's not much to talk about. On the negative ledger: Ontario Place, highways that no one wants, and weaker environmental rules.

The president won't stop saying the US has sent Ukraine $350 billion in aid and Europe has sent just $100 billion. These figures remain not only imaginary but a reversal of reality. Europe has provided Ukraine with more aid than the US has. Fact check: cnn.com/2025/08/15/pol…

RFK Jr decided 30 years ago that vaccines cause autism. No scientific data or evidence will ever change his mind..and now he's going to announce this to the world - but this time as US Health Secretary. The consequences could be catastrophic.

President Trump keeps repeating debunked lies. Here’s a fact check of 10 he repeated in the last week alone. There can’t possibly be a 1,500% reduction in drug prices. The US hasn’t sent Ukraine $350 billion in wartime aid. Trump’s dam-opening in January didn’t send extra water

President Trump’s speech to the UN was one of those “where do you even start” addresses from a fact-check perspective. Here’s a non-comprehensive look at some of his claims: Inflation hasn't been "defeated" by Trump; it's been rising since the spring and is now, at 2.9%, just

Frequent entry in Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh’s calendar during financial crisis & aftermath. Major bank CEOs met often w/ then Bank of Canada Gov ⁦Mark Carney⁩ & finance minister Jim Flaherty. My new book, “Gimme a Crisis”, out in Oct. Available for pre-order now. #banking