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Reporter for @CBCSask. Data, politics & #cdnfoi. Formerly w/ @globalhalifax and @global_nb, @CBCNS I-unit. Cat dad. He/him. DMs open
Jun 17 11 tweets 2 min read
New: Welcome to Saskatchewan’s most well attended committee meeting.

Government MLAs are here at this morning’s House Services committee.

That includes Greg Ottenbreit, Darryl Harrison and Paul Merriman

Background here:
cbc.ca/news/canada/sa… Speaker Randy Weekes recuses himself as chair of this committee. NDP MLA Nicole Sarauer is sitting as the chair.

Mowat is presenting her letter and motion that she is proposing.
Jun 9, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
A few months ago I wrote about how the Sask. Health Ministry had the Roughriders weigh in on issuing a PSA over COVID-19 cases at the team's 2021 home opener.

A 🧵on why it took so long for me to publish the story for @CBCSask #cdnfoi #SKpoli
cbc.ca/news/canada/sa… #cdnfoi requests take time.

But the story was delayed because the Ministry of Health failed to comply with @SKGov's own legislated timelines in responding to my request.

It's not just me saying that. A @SaskIPC report set to be released next week agrees.
Aug 18, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
It would be prudent for people who haven’t covered/are unfamiliar with Nova Scotia to not attempt to extrapolate tonight’s result and apply it to the upcoming federal election. .@nspc’s, especially its Leader Tim Houston, have repeatedly and forcefully tried to distance themselves from the CPC.
cbc.ca/news/canada/no…
Aug 12, 2021 6 tweets 1 min read
Never check your inbox. Sometimes people call you racial slurs and other times, like today, you get called a minority hire.

Slurs are worse but I'd like to talk about countering imposter syndrome and the concept of being hired just because you're a minority in media. First thing first. Everyone should acknowledge that media has historically been and continue to be overwhelmingly white.

It needs to change and get better at representing the diverse audience it covers.
Aug 11, 2021 35 tweets 6 min read
Good afternoon #yqr and followers of #yqrcc it's Wednesday and that means City Council is meeting at 1 p.m.

On the agenda today is the third and final reading of the bylaw banning conversion therapy. Background can be found linked below. @CBCSask
cbc.ca/news/canada/sa… Another topic of interest on the agenda. The flouridation of Regina's water. @HeidiAtter has that teed up here:
cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…
Aug 11, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
I think the most remarkable thing about the latest episode of #TedLasso is the way it grapples with redemption.

Both Rebecca and Jamie are forced to accept that apologizing isn’t enough.

A 🧵 with spoilers There are two sides to this.

1) You have to change yourself

2) Accept that apologizing might not be enough.

As Nora says:
“Sometime you have to do the right thing, even if you lose.”