Gerald Butts
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Climate and Geopolitics. Skeptical optimist. Vice Chair @eurasiagroup. Director @World_Wildlife. Born at 327 ppm. Priors: PMO, OPO, CEO @WWFCanada, @McGillU.
Cape Breton, or wishing I were
Joined November 2010
And so concludes my shameless promotion of the fabulous island I was lucky to grow up on. I hope it makes some of you consider a visit. Come on over. We’re friendly on #CapeBreton
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RT @CanadaTalks167: #ICYMI: #TheBridge w/ @petermansbridge an encore of former Conservative cabinet minister @honjamesmoore & former Libera….
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RT @CanadaTalks167: #ICYMI: 12pm ET/9am PT #TheBridge @petermansbridge . The crisis on tariffs and sovereignty looms large over the Canadia….
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RT @petermansbridge: How can you tell when a Parliament is off the rails? @honjamesmoore and @gmbutts are back with a frank assessment of t….
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RT @StevenOverly: Though the kicker is most troubling: "It kind of hasn't looked like that since the 1850s.". You can listen to that full i….
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RT @StevenOverly: .@EurasiaGroup games out political risk. And when it comes to tech, Vice Chair @gmbutts sees a lot of them. On @POLITIC….
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RT @jajmatheson: Is Big Tech too big to govern? . Compelling interview with @gmbutts on the threats of social media to democracy. As Gerry….
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RT @petermansbridge: What do politicians really think about the people who cover them? How do they prepare for the sometimes tense situatio….
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RT @petermansbridge: Democracy versus autocracy - why is it such an issue today? What are the real differences? Can democracies slide into….
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RT @CanadaTalks167: #ICYMI: Today on #TheBridge with @petermansbridge: an encore episode featuring a look back at Brian Mulroney's legacy @….
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RT @petermansbridge: When Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. But will some of the lessons of leadership t….
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Hearty +1 to this passionate defence of #McGill University. The whole world is trying to build what the Legault government is trying to tear down. Montreal, Quebec, and Canada will be poorer if he's successful. @mcgillu .
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La décision de hausser les droits de scolarité des étudiants hors Québec a fait beaucoup de vagues dans les universités, l’automne dernier. Mais ce geste irréfléchi de la Coalition avenir Québec...
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RT @annamgainey: What is at stake is not just about Concordia… It is truly unfortunate and deeply concerning when a university must ask the….
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RT @McGillPresident: L’Université McGill s’adresse à la justice, parce que nous croyons que ces mesures sont illégales et qu’advenant leur….
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I hope other universities in Canada and around the world support @mcgillu in its fight to defend itself. If there are any #acedemics left on this platform, this fight is your fight. #AcademicFreedom.
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Firing up this account briefly to support my alma mater and our President. Immensely proud to see @mcgillu dig in its heels to fight back against this bullying government.
We are undertaking this legal action because we believe that these measures are illegal and if upheld, will threaten McGill’s mission, its place as one of the world’s top universities and its vital role in Quebec.
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Back for one tweet to amplify this. Independent journalism at @thenarwhalca saved the #Greenbelt. Subscribe. Imagine the guts it took to conserve it back when every GTA developer had designs on it. Thank the visionary leadership of Dalton McGuinty. Politics matter.
After 11 months of dogged reporting from The Narwhal and beyond, Doug Ford has succumbed to public pressure and walked back his controversial Greenbelt plans. It highlights the role of independent journalism, @balkissoon writes in this week’s newsletter.
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