Blair Crawford

Former reporter/editor at the Ottawa Citizen 2001-2025. Lover of kayaking. @getbac.bsky.social

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

Terrific column that pulls no punches.

[Gary Mason 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @garymasonglobe]

From me on the failed separatist referendum in Alberta: https://t.co/0qiPky60Q9

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

Great lede from Cathal Kelly in the Globe and Mail.

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@LifeAfloat Happy Thanksgiving from Canada. Enjoy!

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@thomasjuneau In fact, he was elected with a bigger majority after promising a “vengeance” tour.

[CSPAN @cspan]

Former Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien: "I have message for American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one."

[Nikhil saini @iNikhilsaini]

The closest footage of the Nepal floods. 💔
Looking at that Himalayan tsunami, it feels like there was almost zero chance the person behind the camera, or anyone there, could have survived.If you’ve seen 2012, this feels exactly like that movie. Except this is real. #Nepal

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@LifeAfloat Mine too! And I agree

[Brian Lilley @brianlilley]

This was the most interesting part of Carney's appearance this morning.
Asked what changes the Americans made that were unacceptable, he gave a clear and direct answer with concrete examples.
This was not a deal any PM should have signed with those auto tariffs on trucks.

[Paul Cherry @PCherryReporter]

In 2022, an 81-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in Montreal. The doctor called to the scene declared it an accident and told police not to investigate. The following day, the victim’s niece did her own sleuthing and learned the truth. https://t.co/xFaywBM6XS

[Michael @TheMG3D]

A parent discovered that her daughter’s middle school in Kentucky has been having their students use agendas that are ai generated

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@CraigBaird Maybe one day humans will colonize Marc.

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@LifeAfloat And I believe that’s on the cover of Strong Winds…
I was pleased to see it moored whe I visited Portree this spring.

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

The Ottawa Citizen’s @sofsilvamtl tries out a nightime paddle down the Rideau Canal. https://t.co/5TkWjCWJHa

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

My statement on the United States administration’s intention to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods:

[Blair Crawford @GetBAC]

@DonaldCSinclair @glen_mcgregor Exactly.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

OMGGGGG -- Clayton is reduced to sitting in silence instead of acknowledging Joe Biden won the 2020 election

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election?

CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you

OSSOFF: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election?

CLAYTON: I'm not gonna get into that with you

OSSOFF: You're not being honest or forthright

CLAYTON: ...

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump posts an image featuring a map showing the United States taking over Canada and Greenland

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

They actually said this on Fox news today. It's like another dimension 😵‍💫

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Mark Rutte

"You sit next to Donald Trump at moments when he talks about conquering Greenland, talks about lashing out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"