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Investigative Journalism Bureau @ijbstories.bsky.social Canada's leading non-profit, investigative newsroom. Based at the University of Toronto's (@uoft.bsky.social) Dalla Lana School of Public Health (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social).
Winnipeg Folk Festival @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social Winnipeg Folk Festival - July 9-12, 2026 #FolkFestHappy
CBC's At Issue videos @atissuecbc.bsky.social CBC's At Issue videos feed // Maintained by @sikander.bsky.social ... not affiliated with CBC, just a fan
Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social Reporting on the thinkers, builders and problem-solvers shaping Canada's future. Non-profit. Non-partisan. Sign up for our weekly newsletter: begiant.ca/newsletter
Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, Author, Lover of Sicily. Purveyor of a “righteous-but-rational vibe”
🇨🇦 Stephen Wickens 🇨🇦 @stephenwickens.bsky.social Retired after 47 years at four Toronto papers.
Transportation researcher and author of Station to Station (a report on the soaring costs of subway building in the Toronto area). https://rccao.com/research/files/RCCAO-STATION-TO-STATION-REPORT-APRIL2020.pd
Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social Globe and Mail reporter in Ottawa bureau
stevenchase.ca
@stevenchase on Twitter
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social Host, Gloves Off youtube.com/@Gloves-OffPod
Jim Rankin @jleerankin.bsky.social Reporter-photographer, Toronto Star, www.thestar.com
Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social Senior reporter, provincial affairs. CBC Calgary. Formerly: Toronto Star investigations. Interested in: Misinformation, politics, culture.
Signal: alexboyd.56
alex.boyd@cbc.ca
Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social NDP MP/Députée NPD Edmonton Strathcona
https://www.heathermcpherson.ca
Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social Journalist. Beat reporter covering the court, prison and other aspects of life at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay. Former Miami Herald Middle East correspondent.
Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social Reporter at The Local @thelocal.to
Pronounced "wen-see," she/her. 
Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social Comics and things
Stephen Kimber @skimber.bsky.social Author of 15 books. The latest: "Traitor's Game: A Mick Blackwell Mystery" will be published by Vagrant in October 2026. Inglis Professor, University of King's College MFA.
Dean Jobb - True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social Strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime.
A Gentleman and a Thief • The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream • Empire of Deception (Algonquin Books/HarperCollins Canada)
Website: www.deanjobb.com
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y935u82h
Adrienne Mason @toughcitywriter.bsky.social Freelance writer & editor, book author, biologist, occasional collage artist, sometime flower and veg grower. Past managing editor of Hakai Magazine.
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book available now.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/naomiklein
John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social I write about collisions between human ambition and the natural world: The Golden Spruce, The Tiger, The Jaguar's Children,
FIRE WEATHER: @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
10 Best Books: @nytimes.com
https://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/john-vailla
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Heather Scoffield @hscoffield.bsky.social Senior vice-president, strategy, at the Business Council of Canada. Former Ottawa bureau chief and economics columnist at the Toronto Star. 
Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social Canada's leading voice of the independent left since 1963 | https://canadiandimension.com
JE Fred Wilson @fwilson2.bsky.social Retired, Unifor. Author, A New Kind of Union, Lorimer, 2019
The Canadian Shield Institute @canadianshieldinstitute.ca Developing public policy to fortify Canada's sovereignty for the 21st Century. Learn more at canadianshieldinstitute.ca
MeidasCanada @meidascanada.ca Canada’s frontline in the fight for democracy and the rule of law. Amplifying resistance at home and abroad. This is resistance without borders.
Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social Queen's Park reporter for @theglobeandmail.com. E-mail: jgray@globeandmail.com. You can also contact me and other Globe journalists confidentially via SecureDrop: https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/securedrop/
Ethan Lou @ethanlou.bsky.social Opinion editor in the Globe and Mail's business section. Pitch me: elou@globeandmail.com.
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca Leader of Canada’s NDP / Le chef du NPD fédéral
https://linktr.ee/avi.lewis
Emma McIntosh @emmamci.bsky.social Investigations @thestar.com. Formerly @thenarwhal.ca. Fan of FOI and lake swims. Hosted Paydirt, a podcast miniseries about the Greenbelt scandal. Signal: emmamci.76
Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social Freelance journalist. Author. Nigellavangelist. Pedant about civic literacy and Star Wars/Trek. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
Kimberley Noble @kimberleynoble.bsky.social Journalist, teacher, gardener. Following in the footsteps of Lily Tomlin in the search for signs of intelligent life, including my own.
Derek DeCloet @decloet.bsky.social Executive editor for Canada at Bloomberg News. Opinions are mine; likes are often bookmarks. Facts matter.
Work email: ddecloet@bloomberg.net
Also: decloet@protonmail.com
Project Liberty @projectliberty.io Project Liberty builds solutions that help people take back control of their lives in the digital age by reclaiming a voice, choice, and stake in a better internet. Find out more at https://projectliberty.io. 
Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social Non-profit committed to the equitable ownership, governance, and regulation of revolutionary tech.
thedrcenter.org
Newsletter: https://drc.beehiiv.com/subscribe
David Skok @dskok.bsky.social CEO & Editor in Chief, The Logic
Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver, Canada (https://centreforfuturework.ca/). He/him. Harold Innis Industry Professor, Economics Dept., McMaster University, and Honorary Prof. of Political-Economy, University of Sydney
Linwood Barclay @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social Writer, former trailer park operator
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute 
Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social CBC Sports Senior Reporter. The Curling Group. Plant dad. Coffee lover. Born in Saskatoon. Live in Toronto. Taking you to the heart of the story.
Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social Editorial cartoonist for the Globe and Mail and the Hill Times.
Substack: https://substack.com/@deadder
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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social Ontario reporter for The Narwhal. Vice-president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Springsteen, space, sports, sweets
Kady O'Malley @kadyo.bsky.social Chronicler of parliamentary antics, procedural shenanigans and associated other critical elements of Canadian democracy. Writer at iPolitics.ca, political musings on CBC and elsewhere. 
ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com president of @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com political scientist, author.
if you're not following some people you dislike, you're doing it wrong. i'm happy to help.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin.bsky.social I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit 
Indicator @indicator.media Indicator.media publishes original reporting, in-depth investigations, and practical tutorials on OSINT tools & techniques. We provide engaged citizens and professionals with the knowledge they need to fight digital deception.
Great Lakes Commission @glcommission.bsky.social The Great Lakes Commission is a binational government agency established in 1955 to protect the Great Lakes and the economies and ecosystems they support.
📍Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: Intelligent Machines, AI Inside. Author of Hot Type, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social "Above all, we loved this country and loved exploring and painting it." ~ Lawren Harris
Peterborough Examiner @ptboexaminer.bsky.social Daily newspaper and web site (www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com) covering Peterborough, Ont. Part of Metroland Media. Sign up for newsletters and alerts. News tip? Email news@peterboroughdaily.com
Deborah Dundas @debdundas.bsky.social Toronto Star Opinion Editor, former Books Editor; author "On Class"; Book #2 "Relative Truths: Stories of Adopton, families, and belonging" out February 2027. Interests: books, social justice, class, politics. Make me laugh! Pitch me ddundas@thestar.ca.
Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief 338Canada丨Rédacteur en chef Qc125丨Chroniqueur @ L'actualité, The Walrus & Politico Canada丨Co-host The Numbers podcast丨Prof astronomy & astrophysics丨Occasional cat pictures🤍丨📍Montréal
Jeff Keay @jkeay.bsky.social Journalism and communications guy; vaguely Irish. Proud Canadian ex-CBCer, current flâneur. Opinions mine only. (Btw, check out @Curiouspblc)
Bob Rae @bobbyrae48.bsky.social Canadian citizen activist, university teacher, writer, husband, father, grandfather
Eugene Ellmen @eugeneellmen.bsky.social Business and financial journalism for the climate, people and communities. https://muckrack.com/eugene-ellmen
Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social Author, lawyer, trilobite hunter.
@robyndoolittle.bsky.social @robyndoolittle.bsky.social 
Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social Ahora, jubilado. Formerly, School of Journalism and Communication & Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. 🇨🇦 Writing on disinformation, the twilight of the news media, and politics.
John CP King @johncpking.bsky.social Skip of the 65th Toronto Sea Scouts. Former reporter, foreign correspondent and editor at The Globe and Mail, CBC and Toronto Star.
Robert Rotenberg @robertwriter.bsky.social Novelist. Criminal Lawyer. Writing teacher. They call me Canadas John Grisham. Check out robertrotenberg.com.
Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. MPM @Carleton; parent; gardener & sometime tradesperson; social & tax policy; worried about details
Brittlestar @brittlestar.com Social Media Darling. International Bestselling Author. Occasionally funny. Brittlestar.com
Craig Silverman @craigsilverman.bsky.social Cofounder of https://indicator.media, your essential guide to understanding and investigating digital deception. Sign up for free! Investigative journalist and OSINT trainer.
https://craigsilverman.ca
Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social Journalist, novelist. Nova Scotian. 
Pabàmàdiz @karynpugliese.bsky.social Personal account. Thoughts & opinions are mine and do not reflect my employer(s). Journalist & #DifficultIndigenousWoman Pikwàkanagàn; @niemanfdn 2020 @caj @cjfe @aptnnews #cdnpoli #Indigenous #cdnmedia
Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social Health Journalist 🇨🇦 Contributor CTVNews
Host Canadian Institute for Health information Podcast, contributor to Santis Health
But mostly a professional hypochondriac
Jesse Hirsh @jessehirsh.com Futurist farmer
Martin Patriquin @patriquin.bsky.social Journalist
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-patriquin-0a1b84140/
Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
ryan.mac@nytimes.com
rmac18@protonmail.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
Chantal Hébert @chebert18.bsky.social Journaliste politique/CBC At Issue/Les Coulisses du pouvoir et C est bien meilleur le matin-SRC/Good Talk-Sirius XM & YouTube- A alex himelfarb @alexhim.bsky.social Former federal public servant and academic, NGOs, writer. Most recent book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump times:Canada’s Challenge
Joanna Smith @joannasmith.bsky.social Political journalist in Ottawa covering trade and Canada-U.S. relations for The Logic | Director at World Press Freedom Canada | Amateur Fiddler | Here to learn and share about the craft, business and protection of the press and its people.
Frazey Ford @frazeyford.bsky.social #obadiah11 singer of things frazeyford.com
Charlie Pinkerton @charliepinkerton.bsky.social Journalist with The Trillium. “One of the best names of any reporter that I can think of,” according to a media critic.
Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social Executive editor @thenarwhal.ca. Still hate gum. The lakes, they are Great.
(Illo by Andrea Bell, from The Leak, a kid's graphic novel about a girl that does environmental journalism!)
J-Source @jsource.bsky.social News, research and commentary about journalism in Canada.
https://j-source.ca/
Canada Press Freedom Project: http://canadapressfreedom.ca
Sign up for the J-Source newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4ex9nhfp
Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social Former national security analyst, Associate Professor, Senior Fellow Centre for Strategic Statecraft. Research on national and international security based in Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social Author of At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage --"an instant #1 bestseller."
It's the story of how political words have been weaponized and who weaponized them.
caroloff.ca
Substack.com/@caroloff
Stephanie Kelton @stephaniekelton.bsky.social Author of the NYT bestseller The Deficit Myth. Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University. Writer of newsletter https://stephaniekelton.substack.com/
Toronto Star @thestar.com Canada's biggest daily newspaper thestar.com
Nieman Storyboard @niemanstoryboard.org A publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Nieman Storyboard explores the art and craft of narrative nonfiction—across all genres and platforms.
https://niemanstoryboard.org/
David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social Logic reporter, Ottawa Citizen and Canadian Press alum. I cover Ottawa, cybersecurity and defence, telecom, space, health, infrastructure and whatever else needs doing. Signal: @davidreevely.68
Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics @uoftpandemics.bsky.social Transforming the future of public health emergency research through interdisciplinary collaboration, building capacity, and driving action.
Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social Toronto Star business columnist
Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social Local tosser
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Mike Hager @mikehager.bsky.social Journalist at @theglobeandmail.com covering the political, economic and social issues that affect us all.
News tips, please: mhager@globeandmail.com
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/mike-hager/
Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social The CAJ is the voice of Canadian journalists, committed to the public's right to know. Become a member: http://bit.ly/3GqvXNR
L'ACJ est la voix des journalistes canadiens, engagé au droit de savoir du public. Devenez membre : http://bit.ly/3GqvXNR
Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social Mom. Leader of the Official Opposition, Ontario NDP. Proud MPP for Davenport.
Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social Author, journalist. New book: What She Said: Conversations About Equality. Quill & Packet mysteries with Kate Hilton. Bury the Lead (2024); Widows and Orphans (2025) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lizrenzetti
Jennifer Keesmaat @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social 
Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social Professor of Economics, Vancouver School of Economics
Jason Kirby @jasonkirby.bsky.social Reporter at The Globe and Mail
Denise Hearn @denisehearn.bsky.social Director of Strategic Initiatives, Long Now Foundation
Fellow, Berggruen Institute
Co-author Myth of Capitalism 🇺🇸 and The Big Fix 🇨🇦
www.denisehearn.com
Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social Columnist at GuardianUS. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack: https://substack.com/@sulliview?r=1yc91&utm_medium=ios) 
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com North America’s Trusted Source Of News
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