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Tom Blackwell

@tomblackwellNP

Freelance reporter with a penchant for random rants. Formerly at the National Post and others, repeat National Newspaper Awards finalist etc.

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“As we deliberate on this vote, you have to ask yourself this question: ‘Am I Chamberlain or Churchill?’”

Good question.
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I wonder which re-education camp the technicians who conducted the positive doping tests are languishing in now …

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Amazing story by ⁦Hannah Beech⁩ … Thank God for journalists of the much-maligned mainstream media who continue to tell us what’s really happening in the world.
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Coupled with our falling per-capita GDP, this is troubling “…could see this Canada overtake France in terms of bureaucratic bulk.”

How a ballooning public sector is reshaping Canada’s economy theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

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What the new American isolationism means …

Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

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Especially important today given the support that autocrats like Putin receive from powerful politicians and media figures in the U.S.

Don’t lose sight of the other Navalnys washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

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“Ontario ranks just ahead of Alabama. B.C poorer than Kentucky” (in per capita GDP). Why is this not the #1 political obsession, instead of wedge issues and culture wars? ⁦Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱

Canada is no longer one of the richest nations on Earth. ⁦ theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

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Terry Glavin: Canada is losing the fight against foreign interference, via @NationalPost nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-…

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Very dispiriting to see the comments below my story today on anti-lockdown lawyer Rocco Galati being sued for alleged negligence in handling a doctor-client's case. Anti-vax disinformation and racism proliferates from readers. Time for National Post to turn off comments?

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Once again, I’m dumbfounded. How can Americans be OK with this? How can they be poised to elect the guy who - deliberately or not - triggered most of it?
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A very interesting analysis. Let’s hope the White House is paying attention.

via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opi…

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To state the obvious, the Israeli government is a legit target of Gaza-related protest. Jews, or God forbid a Jewish-founded hospital, absolutely not.

Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital targeted by Pro-Palestinian protesters nationalpost.com/news/mount-sin…

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Here’s an idea, US Democrats:

“… if Mr. Biden were to announce his retirement after a single term and free his delegates to vote their conscience, there would be a wide open race for the nomination.”

A Tipping Point on Biden’s Decline wsj.com/articles/joe-b…

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Kudos to Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for speaking out on this important issue. They have far more scruples than the leaders of pro tennis, golf and other sports.

We did not help build women’s tennis for it to be exploited by Saudi Arabia washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

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What’s truly mystifying is why over half of American voters don’t recognize the deep flaws that ⁦Donald J. Trump⁩ ‘s own cabinet members pointed out.

via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Almost as troubling as the effect on the economy, this deluge is also undermining support for immigration itself, which in the past has brought the country great benefit.

Canada stuck in ‘population trap,’ needs to reduce immigration, bank economists say theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Almost as troubling as the effect on the economy, this deluge is also undermining support for immigration itself, which in the past has brought the country great benefit. Canada stuck in ‘population trap,’ needs to reduce immigration, bank economists say theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
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This is deeply disturbing, but also reminiscent of how Donald J. Trump and supporters have tried to rewrite history of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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I know nothing will stop trolls from spreading lies about me and my colleagues. Still, for the record:

- I'm not & never have been a 'gov lawyer'. Sigh. I've been a researcher & professor for over 30 yrs!
- I've never received a dime (from industry, gov, etc) to spread a

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Come on Tristin Hopper, if you write opinion, label it as opinion. Don’t dress up editorializing as a news story. That’s an insult to us reporters who strive for fairness and balance.

Roads blocked, flags stomped by ‘cancel Christmas’ protests nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca…

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