Anne MacDonnell

PhD in P3 & Real Options; MBA in municipal economic development. BComm in finance. Post re: Cdn politics. I’m autistic, queer, & a Green Bay Packers fan.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Anyone else remember this? Throwing bricks, wheel of destiny, & so much hair. I like how seriously they don’t take themselves; in the background you know they were thinking, “I hope this works, I gotta make rent”

Test Pattern March 13, 1989 https://t.co/hsOOe50ig3 via @YouTube

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@malavai00x Sometimes, books have answers.
Remember to support your local library :-)

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Anyone else hear the fasten seatbelt bell in this song? Or is it just me?
@zachlanebryan
Zach Bryan - Say Why https://t.co/amf4nVVyte via @YouTube

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Goals are important.

[Bruce MacKinnon @CH_Cartoon]

https://t.co/fDvhD0EmrT
#IranWar #Trump #mideastconflict #StraitOfHormuz #GasPrices #economy #Ceasefire

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Trump would argue that war has no rules. Imagine if he makes similar arguments at home. Anyone who thinks this doesn’t end with him claiming oil & pursuing Arctic is dumb.

No matter what happens tonight, Trump is bluffing | About That https://t.co/cOCvzN8UNy via @YouTube

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Been listening to the new @zachlanebryan album, With Heaven on Top, on repeat since getting the CD last Friday. Without doubt, I think Say Why is the best song on the album. Just my opinion though.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@NovaScotiaESM Despite not being in your riding, I appreciate these videos and thank you for posting it. Wishing you a pleasant day.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

The bluntness is appropriate given the current climate. Another banger from my mom’s favourite political commentator (& mom has great taste; you should meet my dad— he’s almost as awesome as mom, and she’s up there with Mr MacKinnon!).

[Bruce MacKinnon @CH_Cartoon]

PNI Atlantic News https://t.co/3uwLGoR8Gi
#NovaScotia #nspoli #Budget2026 @TimHoustonNS #budgetcuts #Arts #ArtsFunding #CultureIsCritical

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@CraigBaird I don’t think I could take it if Gordon Korman didn’t end up in the top ten authors. My poor childhood.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

This man’s pictures say 1,000 words. Only thing missing is a lumberjack being chased by Chender.

[Bruce MacKinnon @CH_Cartoon]

PNI Atlantic News https://t.co/yLYv5an8yd
#NovaScotia #nspoli #budget2026 @TimHoustonNS #NSPC #CultureIsCritical #BudgetClearcutting

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

It’s situations like this that prompt questions around “the law” and “the spirit of the law”. Lately, a lot fewer people are spiritual. Sad.

The Ryanair Taxi Company #funfact https://t.co/3VQRCEmIlC via @YouTube

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@CraigBaird Well done! That is a pretty feather in your cap!

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@NovaScotiaESM I’m not in your riding, but I very much appreciate these fulsome and unbiased updates. Thank you for posting them, and I hope you have a pleasant day.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Premier’s heckling—his offer to talk outside— illustrates his fear of the Legislators. When privacy is supplanted as “confidentiality”, well, we have a problem. Happens often in municipalities via closed in-camera sessions with no notes. But that’s no respectful way to govern.

[CTV News Atlantic @CTVAtlantic]

N.S. premier will not waive confidentiality so former minister can talk police probes https://t.co/N2EOLfZEw6

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Big fan of Rachel Maddow. A very sensible and highly intelligent person. Her comments in this 13 minute piece are worth hearing.
@maddow @CBCNews

Rachel Maddow says Americans have a lot to answer for https://t.co/6wclzrA0u6 via @YouTube

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Worth reading.

He highlights forfeited previously current but presently past tense bridge toll revenue as well as unproven future wind and natural gas revenues as not necessarily being sound business decisions.

Then he says that an accountant should know that.

[Steve Murphy @CTVSteveMurphy]

My latest “Murphy’s Logic”, exclusively for https://t.co/JHiaqcqIcf. ⁦@CTVAtlantic⁩. https://t.co/2IGdMFtX0U

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@CTVAtlantic Easiest way to fix this is to have the doors lock and only reopen with a receipt. If no receipt, then an employee can open the door if asked.

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

Just a little trim from the top by an accountant playing barber.

[Bruce MacKinnon @CH_Cartoon]

PNI Atlantic News https://t.co/W1HejnCmJz
#NovaScotia #NSPoli #NovaScotiaPublishing #TimHouston #Budget #BudgetCuts #grants #Students #StudentTransitPass #CommunityPrograms #CivilService #PublicSector

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@thetrews I like how you guys walk into & around your audience. You did it at the Jube & it was awesome. Pictou was a tough crowd but you guys were still pros & kept going. I think you’re all awesome for doing it (sorry not sorry, JA is my favourite Trew, so he’s slightly more awesome)!

[Anne MacDonnell @anne_macdonnell]

@CraigBaird Nice one! Well done you!