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Correspondent, Reuters Canada, ex-USSR/Russia and London. Opinions mine, RT ≠ endorsement. Often in the kitchen. DM's open. Email me at david.ljunggren @tr .com

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4 years
Canada first country to name 'neo-fascist' Proud Boys a terrorist entity #cdnpoli
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Interesting line from Conservative MP @Eric_Melillo - "We are seeing people accusing the Prime Minister of being a communist dictator, which is ridiculous and untrue. We are seeing hate and polarization all across this chamber and across this country" 1/2 #cdnpoli
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A very unhappy Scotiabank takes out full page ad in Globe to say it is pausing its sponsorship of Hockey Canada over the way it handled allegations of player assault. Money will instead go to other programs and a charity backing women victims of gender-based violence #hockey
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"We have a Prime Minister who was democratically elected three times, who commands the confidence of this chamber, yet there are many people across the country who are not seeing it as legitimate and that is a very big problem in our democracy"
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4 years
Well that was embarrassing; @JustinTrudeau had to remind me to unmute my phone too. Sigh
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4 years
"The mute's on, Ray," says @JustinTrudeau as we wait for @filionrayTVA to ask his question over the phone
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"I disagree with the use of the Emergencies Act. I believe it is far-reaching, but it does not make the Prime Minister a dictator. He is within his right to invoke it."
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Canada would have reacted very very differently to the #COVID19 pandemic had Stephen Harper still been prime minister, says @JustinTrudeau
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"Canada is not the United States," @cafreeland reminds reporters #cdnpoli
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4 years
Globe and Mail runs two pages of upbeat stories on China; the content is produced by the China Daily
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6 years
For the second time in three town halls, @JustinTrudeau has to explain that there is no shariah law in Canada and won't be
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4 years
MOODY'S AFFIRMS CANADA'S AAA RATING; MAINTAINS STABLE OUTLOOK
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3 years
Nova Scotia radio host to @JustinTrudeau , talking about subsidised child care: "It sounds a little bit like we're borrowing money, or maybe more money printing, thus lowering our buying power. So is this Justin-flation?" #cdnpoli
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Happened across this line in an essay by George Orwell, who died Jan 21 in 1950: "A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats"
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"Unlike the member opposite, I am the finance minister, and I need to be very careful with my words," @cafreeland tells @PierrePoilievre . "I wish she were as careful with numbers," he fires back #cdnpoli
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3 years
I think TVA should be allowed to run the English debate next time #cdnpoli
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3 years
“We have had the most corrupt goverment in our history,” @erinotoole tells a Nanaimo rally #cdnpoli
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7 years
Trump doesn't appear too concerned about Canada. This conversation though took place months ago
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In the interests of transparency, a note to say we have corrected our story on what ⁦ @JustinTrudeau ⁩ said. Even though he was answering questions about reports of an Israeli strike, he did not actually accuse #Israel of having launched it #cdnpoli
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8 years
Canada's immigration minister says Canada will offer temporary residency to people stranded by Trump orders #cdnpoli
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"Where is your personal responsibility for this fiasco?" @JustinTrudeau is asked during an exchange on #Afghanistan #cdnpoli
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8 years
Great corrections of our time. If you're going to be wrong, you might as well be really really wrong
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3 years
Wow, terrible growth figures for the second quarter in Canada; Statscan says the economy shrank by 1.1% on an annualized basis compared to forecasts of a 2.5% gain #cdnpoli
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3 years
Oh yes
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4 years
Canada set to ban 11 categories of assault rifles, other weapons: source #cdnpoli
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6 years
So Kinder Morgan is holding a conference call: it says the events of the last 10 days confirmed its view that the Trans Mountain investment may be untenable #cdnpoli
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11 years
This is a shocking picture RT @BJMendelson : Look at all this technology making us anti-social http://t.co/qhn4VMD46k
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“SNC wasn’t my file,” @cafreeland tells @cbcasithappens as she is grilled on the government’s record over the last four years #cdnpoli
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3 years
Another absolutely blockbuster set of Canadian employment data for March: the economy created a whopping 303,000 jobs, three times what economists had forecast #cdnpoli
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3 years
"It is certainly not the concern of the Texas Attorney General as to how we in Canada go about our daily lives in accordance with the rule of law," @marcomendicino says when asked about the Republican official's comments #cdnpoli
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"Let me tell you, you're not stuck with these two," @theJagmeetSingh says of @JustinTrudeau and @erinotoole . "We can do better" #cdnpoli
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Canada’s economy expanded by 5.4% in the third quarter on an annualized basis, much more than expected
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Canada added 54,700 jobs in December, twice the amount analysts had forecast #cdnpoli
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Exclusive: Canada and the U.S. are set to extend border closure to end-July, sources from both nations tell Reuters #cdnpoli #coronavirus
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4 years
"The mute's on, Ray," says @JustinTrudeau as we wait for @filionrayTVA to ask his question over the phone
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4 years
Canada criticized for clean fuel rules that the government's own analysis shows are likely to hit poorest households hardest #cdnpoli
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3 years
When @erinotoole was asked about vaccinations for truck drivers he urged reasonable accommodations be made, comments which drew criticism from @JustinTrudeau , @jyduclos and @DLeBlancNB . Ottawa has now backtracked on the trucking mandate, which seems pretty accommodating #cdnpoli
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In Loblaws. Middle aged couple enter without masks. I ask them to please put on their masks. “Go f*ck yourself. I’ll knock you out,” snaps the man.
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"How does your presence here help restore power, sir?" a reporter asks @JustinTrudeau in Halifax, but the PM doesn't reply #cdnpoli
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1 am Pacific time and the ⁦ @JustinTrudeau ⁩ plane has just landed in Vancouver, marking the end of a 20-hour day #cdnpoli
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6 years
Exclusive: in Reuters interview, Pope criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation
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3 years
Canada adds a monster 157,100 jobs in September; market had expected a gain of 65,000
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3 years
Starting when? Because a huge amount of illegal activity has been tolerated up till now
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Ottawa Police
3 years
We want to be very clear, both for the current demonstrations and any planned demonstrations--illegal activity will not be tolerated. There will be consequences for anyone contravening City By-laws, Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code legislation. @ottawacity @OttawaBylaw
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MEXICO'S ECONOMY MINISTER GUAJARDO SAYS ESSENCE OF NAFTA IS TRILATERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRILATERAL
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Another day another window smashed at the Happy Goat on Elgin, which flies a big gay pride flag. “We have a lot of haters,” says one of the staff
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Reuters exclusive: the White House will announce today it is launching a series of expert working groups with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and the United Kingdom to determine how best to reopen travel safely #cdnpoli #COVID19
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Two-page open letter in front section of Globe to Bell Media says “unacceptable” decision to fire Lisa LaFlamme “struck at the heart of not only who we are as Canadians but who we aspire to be”. That must have cost a pretty penny
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"Intelligence and evidence gathering teams continue to collect financial, digital, vehicle registration, driver identification, insurance status, and other related evidence that will be used in criminal prosecutions"
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Ottawa Police
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450+ tickets issued since Saturday morning: The Ottawa Police Service and its partners worked through the night to reduce the impacts of demonstrators in the downtown core, respond to calls for service, and improve neighbourhood safety. #ottnews
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4 years
The Mondrian alone is worth scrolling through these -- Museum Asks People To Recreate Paintings With Stuff They Can Find at Home, Here Are The Results
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3 years
Canada jobs gain blew through forecast of just 35,000 more positions
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3 years
Big jump in Canada employment - economy added 154,000 jobs in November
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3 years
It’s been a long time since I have seen so many developments on a story in just a few hours. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to divest its #Russia holdings, Denmark to donate 2,700 anti tank weapons to #Ukraine , the headlines keep popping up
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From the office of @melaniejoly - It’s not a G7 statement. This is the grouping called the “Quint”, which we’re not a part of #cdnpoli
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“You needn’t worry about the Canadians. They’re just happy to be there. They always look surprised they’ve been invited.” Line from the satirical movie, In the Loop. It’s not satire anymore.
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Great tale from the indefatigable @RodNickel_Rtrs -- Canada feeds European corn appetite as tariff war shrinks U.S. sales
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@PierrePoilievre says the cost of living is driven by the cost of government, demands "Liberals must end their inflation tax" and "stop paying people not to work" and "stop printing money" #cdnpoli
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CANADA COURT GRANTS INTERIM INJUNCTION AGAINST ANTI-VACCINE PROTESTERS BLOCKING ROADS IN OTTAWA
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What has happened in the last few weeks in Canada represents "a terrible failure of governance", says University of Ottawa's Wesley Wark #cdnpoli
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4 years
Quote of the day from @cafreeland : "I have a Slavic background, so I am a fatalist, and I am always worried. I think that's a good approach, especially for a finance minister" #cdnpoli
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I feel seen
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BREAKING: Man decides to keep box of random cables he’s had since 2002 for another year.
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6 years
Minsk called. It wants its bus station back.
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6 years
Ghastly.
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John Oliver: "I guess that's a brawl by Canadian standards ... but in New York we call that shopping at Trader Joes"
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Canada says reopening the new USMCA trade pact could be a 'Pandora's box'
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11 years
Too funny. Canadian passport instructions do not impress Russian border control agents http://t.co/gz9725a2A4
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Russian retreat leaves trail of slain civilians in town near Kyiv - “A mass grave at one church ground was still open, with hands and feet poking through the red clay heaped on top” #Russia #Ukraine
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“The only farming the Conservatives care about is rage farming,” @JustinTrudeau tells @PierrePoilievre , who dismisses what he calls talking points by junior staffers #cdnpoli
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David Ljunggren
3 years
Interesting. Two weeks after @Reuters cited Liberal insiders as saying ⁦ @JustinTrudeau ⁩ would most likely not fight another election, and not long after the PM apologized for his Tofino trip, Globe runs a large and very positive piece on ⁦ @cafreeland #cdnpoli
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@NoContextBrits D, every time
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5 years
Flashback: after Stephen Harper loses the 2004 election, reporters on his plane demand to know whether he will quit #cdnpoli
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I complained to the staff at @LoblawsON who said there was nothing they could do, even though the company sets the rules for entering the stores and makes clear that you have to wear a mask to get in
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So a tip of the hat to @gmbutts , who in his second Macleans chat predicted all the parties would come within five seats of their 2019 result #cdnpoli
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The hands down winner of the Understatement of the Year So Far award goes to Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly for this effort: "I understand there is a wide range of opinions around the efficacy of our efforts to date"
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6 years
The boos and the catcalls from the crowd are so loud that we can barely hear @JustinTrudeau speak as he defends the U.N. pact on immigration
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3 years
Canadian stocks, loonie rise as Trudeau election win clears uncertainty #cdnpoli
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David Ljunggren
3 years
Abused women - especially abused women with children - are among the most vulnerable members of society. How do I know this? My mother was one of them. My father raped and assaulted her and subjected her to mental torture during their marriage and she could do little (m/f)
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These last six days have been extremely stressful for people experiencing homelessness and frontline staff working to support them in the downtown core. Read the full statement on the downtown protest's impact on Cornerstone’s emergency shelter here:
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SOUNDS OF MULTIPLE BLASTS ARE HEARD IN CENTRAL DONETSK IN UKRAINE'S EASTERN BREAKAWAY REGION - REUTERS WITNESS
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUCKERS' BLOCKADE POSES RISK TO SUPPLY CHAIN, AUTO INDUSTRY #cdnpoli
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"Trudeau’s office, asked whether he still had faith in Morneau, said it would respond later"... Canadian finance minister's job appears unsure, markets fret over distraction #cdnpoli
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I have literally covered *civil wars* in nations where the attitude towards the media was better than this
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MSM can’t deny the inevitable. When we’ve won, should MSM be dismantled?
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Hot off the Reuters wire: CANADA IMPOSING SANCTIONS AGAINST BELARUS PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO AND 10 OTHER OFFICIALS - OFFICIAL STATEMENT CANADA SAYS SANCTIONS ARE IN RESPONSE TO FRAUDULENT ELECTION AND REPRESSION OF PROTESTERS
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6 years
These lines from our story two days ago turned out to be smack on: A Liberal with close experience of working with the prime minister said a major shift in tactics was very unlikely. "He will always double down when under pressure," said the Liberal. "That's his way."
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6 years
@JustinTrudeau ⁩ makes the funny pages in Australia. Friend just emailed this cartoon
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3 years
So far no response from @PierrePoilievre or @CandiceBergenMP or @AndrewScheer as to whether they will speak to media today in any form
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Jabbed. Moderna
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I'd love to see the Liberals' internal polling figures. @JustinTrudeau campaigned last night in Brampton East, a riding they easily won in 2019. Mind you there was a big split - Libs 47.4%, NDP 26.3%, Tories 23.9% #cdnpoli
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Newsrooms in Canada right now
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"I haven’t seen this many journalists in a room since the last staff meeting at PMO," Scheer tells gallery dinner
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China to resume imports of Canadian canola - sources #cdnpoli
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3 years
Given what may happen in the days ahead, this is a remarkable photo. Quite remarkable
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Kevin Waugh
3 years
A few of our SK Caucus members went to show our appreciation for the hardworking, patriotic truckers who have kept our supply chains healthy & grocery shelves stocked for the past two years. It’s great to see Canadians championing freedom on Parliament Hill. #freedomconvoy22
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CPC insider: "We haven't recovered from the barbaric cultural practices hotline. We all know that. And now we're risking how many more of those disasters people will remember for 10 years?" #cdnpoli
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TVO Today | The Agenda
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'Anything to end the insanity': A Tory insider on O’Toole’s ouster — by @mattgurney #cdnpoli
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"Overall, it seems that the Canadian economy wasn't on as strong a footing as we had believed, and with the fourth wave now seemingly here, the economy faces another storm to navigate through," said Royce Mendes, senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets #cdnpoli
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Former Moscow colleague says: "I'm having flashbacks to the storming of the other White House, back in the Yeltsin days". I was there - Russian tanks shelled the parliament building where anti-Yeltsin legislators were holed up. Unforgettable #uspoli
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Canada GDP rises 4.5% in May on #COVID -19 reopenings
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