Jeff Thompson

Candidate for Fredericton City Council, Ward 10 – West Downtown, Town Plat & Sunshine Gardens.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

Wording matters: “if local governments adopt the new rate stabilizer,” but Bill 49 does not read like municipalities get to opt in/out. Minister sets the stabilizer, and councils must explain if their rate exceeds the benchmark.

That is not what was promised in 2024. #nbpoli

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

More coming this weekend at https://t.co/OR3aPBf28w #nbpoli

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

Why taxpayers deserve answers on cost, targeting, and outcomes — so every child has the tools to learn.

Nobody should object to making sure a hungry child gets breakfast or lunch at school.

The numbers raise obvious questions and likely another failed promise. #nbpoli

[Adam Huras @adamhuras]

NEW: After 14 years with the top job, David Coon is stepping down as Green party leader.
He will remain as leader until the party holds a leadership convention to choose his successor.

The party will make an announcement on a leadership convention in the coming weeks.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

@ElsiesWoke I heard the comment was not well received by many who protested yesterday.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

A senior died and the only response from the minister is we’ve sent a survey? 🤦‍♂️ ffs

“Boudreau noted a survey about security sent to nursing homes in the last month, but she didn't say whether the department would do anything else in response...” https://t.co/Al3iKzTxqf #nbpoli

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

I believe we now have evidence of FIFA's World Cup ticketing shell game: FIFA is colluding with third-party resale platforms for its own supply management.

Look at this SeatGeek map (secondary market!) for Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde. The circled areas are not random single resale tickets, but large, contiguous blocks of seats: entire rows and swaths in sections 101/102, 112/113, 119/120, 134–137, 139, ...

The blue circles appeared weeks ago, then the purple blocks suddenly showed up a day or two ago, and the red blocks seem to have appeared recently too.

That's not what ordinary fan or even commercial scalper resale looks like who resell pairs, fours, and scattered seats. Instead, this looks like inventory being dumped in bulk onto secondary markets, at prices below FIFA's official site.

Why doesn't FIFA just lower prices on its own site Probably because official price cuts could trigger refund demands, chargebacks, or consumer-protection headaches from fans who already bought at much higher prices.

Instead FIFA keeps official prices high, avoids openly admitting the market-clearing price is lower, and moves unsold inventory through third-party resale platforms instead.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

Fredericton’s newest build…soon home to many in Ward 10. #Fredericton

[cbcwatcher @cbcwatcher]

Trump’s “51st state” Truth Social hit right after Canada reported two straight quarters of GDP contraction — a technical recession

Even CBC’s Peter Armstrong admitted a rare truth spoken on CBC:

“Canada’s economy is weak. It has been weak. It is weak… forecasted to be weak for the rest of this year.”

He noted the problems predate Trump tariffs, have lasted over a decade, and that government spending helped pad last year’s numbers. Debating the “technical” label is pedantic — the real issue is broad, sustained weakness

Canadians need real fixes on productivity and competitiveness, not just CBC Trump blame games
@armstrongcbc

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

This is really more about poor design that requires a warning to the end user

[Duncan Dee 🇮🇱🇺🇦 @duncandee]

But they said that things couldn't get much worse for Canada than they were under Justin Trudeau?!?
👎Canadian universities fall in global rankings
👎Canadian economy slips into recession
👎Historic capital exodus with $1 Trillion leaving Canada from 2015 to 2024
👎Canada falls to its lowest levels ever in the World Happiness rankings
👎Canada’s top-skilled workers are leaving for the U.S. in droves

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

@jernalistNB Point taken but a different point.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

Not surprising and likely just with this PM who, like other who came before, is just fine with concentration of power in the PMO #cdnpoli

[cbcwatcher @cbcwatcher]

"Some lobbyists have become so disillusioned with certain ministers that they are circumventing those offices entirely and taking their concerns directly to Carney’s staff. Meanwhile, journalists are hearing from bureaucrats and political staffers who question whether their own ministers have a real grasp of their portfolios, or the management skills necessary to get policies moving. These are the people who work alongside these ministers every day.

Even foreign ambassadors posted in Ottawa are talking about it. When diplomats from other countries are quietly snickering at the weakness of the government’s front bench, we may have a serious problem.

Several names keep surfacing. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, Immigration Minister Lena Diab, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson are all mentioned regularly." @RoyceKoop

[Telegraph-Journal @TJProvincial]

Opinion: Opportunity missed in N.B.'s long-term care crisis https://t.co/3TTIDao6pe

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

Belledune has advantages, but “closest port to the Arctic in Canada” doesn’t pass the smell test. Churchill is much farther north and already in the Arctic logistics conversation.

If the claim is “closest year-round ice-free Atlantic industrial port,” say that. #nbpoli

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

@DominicCardy Where is the accountability, good governance, a commitment to excellent public service and one’s own pride of work…let alone reputation. The U.N. seems to operate without any regard to what I just asked. Shameful.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

@duncandee It’s you. Not us
We got your backs
You’re experiencing it differently.
🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Steven Guilbeault is leaving federal politics, and not a moment too soon.

He may go down as one of the ministers who most aggressively weaponized science, funding questionable research groups like the Canadian Climate Institute and other pet projects to reinforce a single “climate crisis” narrative.

Anyone claiming Guilbeault truly believed in science is fooling themselves. He treated science like a buffet — picking only what supported his agenda. That’s not science.

He even misquoted me in the House of Commons, attributing claims to me that I have never said or published. That alone tells you everything you need to know about how evidence and dissent were handled under his watch.

Good riddance.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

So let me get this straight...

Canada is in a recession—the only G7 country currently in one. Unemployment is up. Inflation is rising. Food insecurity is at a record high.

Yet the highest proportion of Canadians since 2017 now say the country is on the right track.

That's either a remarkable display of optimism—or a sign that many Canadians aren't getting the full economic story from the news they consume.

[Jeff Thompson @thomjeff]

I sent an open letter asking if Downtown #Fredericton is being considered for a supervised consumption/safe injection site. I hope the concerns are unfounded. But if true, residents deserve to know now, not after plans have quietly advanced. https://t.co/9a7YWmUCzl