Andrew Thomson
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2X JEOPARDY! champ who can, in fact, recognize Tom Hanks. CPAC journalist covering Canadian politics. Left defence, Bills fan, history nerd.
Ottawa, ON
Joined January 2010
Please note: this will be retweeted hourly until Christmas.
A note about Monday’s show: an audio issue with one of the clues erroneously left the impression that our contestants could not recognize the highly recognizable Tom Hanks. We apologize for the misunderstanding.
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Green participation "would not be consistent with the Commission’s mandate and his inclusion would detract from the informativeness and effectiveness of the debates" and impact on Charter rights is "outweighed based on the Commission’s mandate to act in the public interest."
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Leaders' Debate Commission: "because the Green Party of Canada has intentionally reduced the number of candidates running in the election for strategic reasons, it no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria to justify inclusion." https://t.co/VHVVHAilBv
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at Rideau Hall to set in motion the transfer of power that will see Mark Carney sworn in as Prime Minister shortly. Andrew Thomson reports from Rideau Hall. Watch our special : https://t.co/bu6IHVrolk
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Canada's premiers are about to meet with PM Justin Trudeau on tariff threats ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House. CPAC's Andrew Thomson sets the stage. Watch our special coverage: https://t.co/bu6IHVrWaS
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NSICOP Chair David McGuinty, a Liberal MP, talked to reporters today in Ottawa. Security expert Stephanie Carvin weighs in on McGuinty's comments: https://t.co/D51TgCqfCa
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We held a six-round competition to identify the geekiest nerds around the Hill. Some 50 teams took part in the friendly contest hosted by @MetroBrasserie_ Behold the winners of the First Annual POLITICO Canada Trivia Cup: @CPAC_TV Brainiacs! 🏆 https://t.co/Z7bbkMaMyB
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Economists Pedro Antunes (@ConfBoardofCda) and Mostafa Askari (@IFSD_IFPD) tell @thomsonian what they expect to see in the federal budget next Tuesday. Watch our full panel: https://t.co/15ZOZuatqW
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Official ceremonies to commemorate Brian Mulroney began in Ottawa on Tuesday. The former PM will lie in state in the capital until Wednesday afternoon, when his funeral procession travels to Montreal for his state funeral. @thomsonian reports: https://t.co/MH5Kp731BE
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And not clearly advertised on the street. And not announced by the “helpers” to the scores of people waiting at the wrong stop. Solid work all around.
DETOUR: R1 in both directions near Queen street.
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It's election day in Alberta. Watch the Alberta Votes 2023 election preview, with special coverage from @michaelserapio in Calgary. ⬇️ And tune in tonight for live results at 8 pm MT/ 10 pm ET on https://t.co/bth7aVLHNL.
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Alternatively…
This finished 10th in the ranked voting -- the top 15 become official Liberal Party of Canada policy for eight years.
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This finished 10th in the ranked voting -- the top 15 become official Liberal Party of Canada policy for eight years.
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About that #Lib2023 convention resolution on "combatting disinformation in Canada" -- I spoke with a sponsor yesterday about its rationale and its wording.
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About that #Lib2023 convention resolution on "combatting disinformation in Canada" -- I spoke with a sponsor yesterday about its rationale and its wording.
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Editor-in-chief of @RawStory @davelevinthal joined CPAC's @thomsonian with the latest from the U.S. on former president Donald Trump's indictment by a Manhattan grand jury. Watch the full interview: https://t.co/e723oJEm4G
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The federal government's latest budget outlines measures to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. Alberta Finance Minister @TravisToewsAB joined CPAC's @thomsonian with his reaction. Watch the entire interview: https://t.co/7Yk0ijFRlR
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What does Canada's first parliamentary budget officer think of the latest federal budget? CPAC's @thomsonian asked Kevin Page from the @IFSD_IFPD Watch the entire interview: https://t.co/lcuwNX98W4
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In 2020, at the end of his final year at Pitt, Damar Hamlin organized a toy drive for kids in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa. This is the young man who went down on the field tonight in Cincinnati. He is a man; not a number on a jersey. Prayers for Damar.
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LIVE @CPAC_TV coverage of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's testimony on the Emergencies Act: https://t.co/oiK3TkypSQ
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From CSIS director David Vigneault's in-camera testimony: he told PM one day before emergency declaration that it was "indeed required" because of "everything he had seen to that point" and the Emergencies Act's broader definition of a security threat compared to the CSIS Act.
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