💪🏼🫎🛶🦫🌲💨🪨🌊 @grannycanuck.bsky.social Lots of (mostly) serious links for those who seek facts beyond headlines
(Apparently that’s bad)
often delivered with wry, dry 🇨🇦Canadian humour
CBA/ABC National @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social Canadian Bar Association magazine covering legal news and practice / Magazine de l’Assoc. du Barreau canadien couvrant l’actualité juridique et la pratique du droit
American Society of International Law @asilorg.bsky.social The mission of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.
Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca Liberal MP representing Calgary Confederation in the 45th Parliament. Dad, husband, former university executive and Alberta government official. Working to unite, secure, protect and build this country. http://www.coreyhogan.ca
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Darin Self @darinself.com Assistant Professor of Political Science -- Researching democratization, autocracies, the military, and political parties.
Chair of Utah County Democratic Party -- making democracy work locally:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/utcountydems
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com Canada's national newspaper, but on Bluesky
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social An Urban Planner taking the World on one bite at a time.
Director, SFU City Program + Assoc Prof of Professional Practice, Urban Studies
My thoughts are my own.
IG: publicyan | Twitter: ayan604
https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/about/city-program
Jennifer Koshan @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social Law Prof @UCalgaryLaw, Research Excellence Chair in Family Violence @UCalgary, Blogger @ABlawg. She/her. Feminist. Equality and Human Rights. All opinions are my own.
Christine Nayler 🇨🇦 @chrisnayler.bsky.social Trauma‑informed journalist, documentary storyteller,writer, artist & advocate. Writing and witnessing from systems of failure, grief & lived experience. #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #4Ryan https://substack.com/@christinenayler nationalapology.ca
Michael Janz @michaeljanz.bsky.social Love your neighbour(hood).- S Sonia Lawrence @sonialawprof.bsky.social
No Context BC Gov @nocontextbcgov.bsky.social Not a real Office of the Legislative Assembly of B.C.
Dr. Andrea Sereda @andreasereda.bsky.social Physician caring for people marginalized from healthcare & community. Substance use health & harm reduction expert. Working hard to bring the human right of housing to all of my patients. Often feel like Dr. McCoy. All views my own.
Chris Waters @chriswaters1864.bsky.social International humanitarian law, city diplomacy, borderlands, cycling.
https://www.uwindsor.ca/law/cwaters/
Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social Law Professor, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa
www.michaelgeist.ca
Law Bytes Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iDUCcDrkzGai0OdTgoucv
http://mgeist.substack.com
Kyle Kirkup @kylekirkup.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Constitutional law, criminal law, gender and sexuality law. 
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social Public education advocate, Vancouverite and Gulf Islander. I have some opinions.
Bruce B Ryder @bbryder.bsky.social Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Constitutional law, human rights.
Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca Connecting people to exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue.
📚 Special Events Year-Round
💡 Books & Ideas series January–June
📖 2026 Festival Oct 18–25
Leslie Hurtig @lesliehurtig.bsky.social Artistic Director Vancouver Writers Fest; New Yorker cartoon aficionado; fast walker. Views are my own but you could consider adopting them. Canadian made.
Ian Stedman @istedman.bsky.social Assoc. Professor, York University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. University Research Chair in Law, Policy and Personalized Healthcare.
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. 
Kirsten Scrimshaw @kirstenscrimshaw.bsky.social Founder and Partner, Ally Workplace Law; employment & labour lawyer; investigator; West Coast-er; Meme Historian; and grammar pedant. She/her. (Skeets are not legal advice.)
Anoush F. Terjanian (elle/she/ան) @anoush-ft.bsky.social Fellow @uOttawaHRREC.bsky.social | ‘Commerce and Its Discontents’ @CambridgeUP | via @SSHRC_CRSH Governing Council, @SSRCanxieties, @PIP_PSP | Mes opinions
Dr. Robert Maunder @boiby.bsky.social Psychiatrist, writer. I write about coping, attachment, health, trauma… University of Toronto Press. 🇨🇦 Away from the office, I post pictures of birds. https://linktr.ee/bobmaunder
Matthew Polevoy @mattpol.bsky.social Dad and senior producer at 60 Minutes ⏱️
Catherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social Reporter with allAlberta covering provincial politics from the legislature.
#ABpoli #ABleg
Reach out to catherine (at) allAlberta dot com for news releases/news tips.
I don't post anymore.
Cheryl Misak @cherylmisak.bsky.social Philosopher, Univ of Toronto
Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca Investigative journalist
llebrun[at]thewatchdog[dot]ca | @thewatchdog.ca
Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social Reporter for The Tyee covering health and biodiversity. I write about local research, sex, salmon, toxic drugs, bats, what your grandmother is up to, and all the different ways you can (but haven't yet) become dead in B.C.
AlikaMD @alikamd.bsky.social In a world full of anger and outrage, human connection is more important than ever. Posts about medicine, tech, culture and the future of healthcare.
Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social Emmy-winning journalist and
senior culture editor @wired.com | VICE News final girl (RIP) | tips: manisha_krishnan@wired.com or mkrishnan.79 on Signal
Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social Toronto Star columnist, nice guy, jump shooter. 
Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social Writer and producer (mostly Doctor Who-related things).
Winchester City Councillor for St Barnabas ward. 🔶
For council enquiries email: jmorris@winchester.gov.uk
Bobby Hristova @bobbyhristova.bsky.social Journalist with CBC Marketplace https://www.cbc.ca/1.4863852 • I like hard-hitting, accountability journalism • I believe your story can help others • #cdnfoi enthusiast • #HamOnt
Andy Nguyen @andytruc.bsky.social Digital research analyst for PolitiFact. Previously: Burbank Leader/Glendale News-Press, Thousand Oaks Acorn, Patch.
The furball was Catsby.
Nikki Hill @nikkihill.bsky.social Public Affairs and publicly opinionated. 🍊 #bcpoli #cdnpoli commentator and strategist.
www.hilltoppublicaffairs.ca
WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social 🇪🇪 Estonian blogger focusing on Russia/Ukraine | 18+ version: https://t.me/wartranslated | Glory to #Ukraine!
Jas Johal @jasjohal.bsky.social 730 CKNW Radio Host. Former Global National East Asia Bureau Chief (Beijing), Former South Asia Bureau Chief (New Delhi), former MLA, and former Director of Communications, BC LNG Alliance
Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social Stubbornly sesquipedalian, just not at work
B.C. politics reporter with The Narwhal
She/her
Recent work: https://thenarwhal.ca/author/shannon-waters/
🏳️🌈 🐈⬛ 📚 🌊 🌱
Simi Sara @simisara730cknw.bsky.social Host, Mornings with Simi 5:30-9AM Monday to Friday on 730 CKNW. simi@cknw.com 
Tim Abray, PhD 🇨🇦 @timabray.bsky.social PhD (politics), comms pro, sometime journo. I study democracy, voters' brains. Yeah. Weird time for me. Some things I wrote: ottawacitizen.com/author/tim-abray
Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite
newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/
books: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/brian-merchant/
kofi link: https://ko-fi.com/brianmerchant
Jenn Jefferys @jennjefferys.bsky.social larry david trapped in the body of a protestant woman in her thirties. mostly on twitter still due to masochism.
(personal account)
Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social Higher Education. All of it. All around the world. Also: snark, sumo, Winnipeg Jets triumphalism and bitching about Toronto FC.
I blog here: https://higheredstrategy.com/blog/
I podcast here: https://worlded.transistor.fm/
Andrew Porter @andrewporter01.bsky.social Author of THE DISAPPEARED (Knopf), THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER (Vintage), IN BETWEEN DAYS (Knopf), and THE IMAGINED LIFE (Knopf, forthcoming 2025) CW Prof.
www.andrewporterwriter.com
Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social Professor @UofSCLaw; Blog Editor, EvidenceProf Blog; Co-Host, @Undisclosedpod
Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social Senior researcher & political economist @policyalternatives.ca
Health services, public finance, care economy, privatization, policy solutions
SFU PhD candidate. Views mine
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/author/andrew-longhurst/
Stuart Benson @lefthandstu.bsky.social Reporter http://HillTimes.com; Canadian Press Pedant; He/Him; “wannabe Jake Gyllenhaal cosplayer” | Send me your tips: sbenson@hilltimes.com
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Ben Spurr @benspurr.bsky.social City hall bureau chief at the Toronto Star
Drew Yewchuk @drewyewchuk.bsky.social Phd student researching government information management, public interest lawyer, advocate for access to government information laws, cold war history enthusiast.
Morgan Godvin @morgangodvin.bsky.social Drug policy. Prisons and jails. Journalism. Research. Harm reduction. Veterans. Heart in Portland, skin under San Diego sun.
Chris Campbell @shinebox44.bsky.social Writer and Editor. Obsessed with the Boston Celtics and Film Noir.
Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social Independent journalist covering tech, culture, and politics @spitfirenews.com. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/kattenbarge
Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD PhD @nilikm.bsky.social #Canadian | Family doctor | Assistant Prof #UOttawa | mother | medical #anthropology | #McGill | #UCL | #Yale | writer | RxAdvocacy | Fulbright Scholar | Commonwealth Scholar | #Ottawa | #MedSky | nilikm.gander.social | personal account (she/her) 🇨🇦
Tai Huynh @taimhuynh.bsky.social Editor-in-chief, The Local @thelocal.to
Engage Barrie Organization @engagebarrie.bsky.social Creating an EQUITABLE community. Mobilizing EMPOWERED people. Building an ENGAGED local democracy.
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!)
Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
Vincent Wong @vwlegal.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Windsor Law.
Duncan McHugh @duncanmm.bsky.social media producer, college radio DJ, baseball fan & happy eater
Vancouver, BC, Canada
duncanmchugh.com
Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social Professor of Poli Sci. Drawer of Flow Charts. Walker of dog. Proud Canadian. Nostalgic for the liberal world order.
Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca ㅤ
Public-interest tech person • former Founding Editor, Canada Healthwatch
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nicktsergas.ca
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Mike Ellis @theonlymikee.bsky.social Married. Box wine enthusiast. Technology Savant. Probably the finest chef in the entire universe. My views represent your employer. King of Ketchup.
Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social Instructional designer and instructor of Disability Studies. Neurodiversity history and applications to teaching, UDL, feminist pedagogy. (she/her) www.sarahemilysilverman.com
Barry Friedman @barryfriedman1.bsky.social Professor @nyulaw. Director @policingproject. Litigator, author (and dad). Author - Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission; The Will of the People; Open Book
Mandi Gray @mandigray.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Sociology/Criminology. Author of Suing for Silence (UBC Press). Co-host Diva Voce podcast. Formerly known as Doctor Sassy Pants on that other website.
Mark Ramzy @markramzy.bsky.social I cover federal politics for the Toronto Star in Ottawa. Here to share my/colleagues' stories and other interesting things I come across. Egy/Can. Send tips: mramzy@thestar.ca. 
Martin MacMahon @martinmacmahon.bsky.social Journalist at CTV Vancouver. Please send tips and story ideas to: martin.macmahon@bellmedia.ca
Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus at Dalhousie/King's in Halifax, NS. Canadian history (with sources), public finance, pix of woodland and coast. Slow to anger. Stage IV MBC https://ukings.ca/people/shirley-tillotson/
Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack.bsky.social Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Suciidologist, and researcher.
Science, Astrophotography, Japan, and Data geek. (he/him)
Please subscribe: suicidology.substack.com
Chris Rodgers @chrisinvt.bsky.social Filmmaker Writer Dad to twins and a corgi and collie
Chrisrodgers.blog
isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social journalist @CTVVancouver | @USCAnnenberg alum | IG @imzav11
Isabella.zavarise@bellmedia.ca
Adam P Olsen @adampolsen.bsky.social Practicing Constituent
The American Fifth Estate @americanfifthestate.org A Member Organization for citizen-led ballot measures.
Write, vote, and fund state-level laws you want on the ballot.
Powered by regular people, not political insiders.
AmericanFifthEstate.org
Adsum for Women & Children @adsumforwomen.bsky.social shelter. housing. services. support, advocacy
because everyone has the right to a safe secure home.
Yves Faguy @yvesfaguy.bsky.social Advocacy, Canadian Bar Association
Montreal
linktr.ee/yvesfaguy
Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com Husband & dad / Director of SafeSpot Overdose Hotline/ Paramedic from This American Life Ep809 The Call / Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor Boston University School of Public Health / VIEWS MINE!
http://stephen-murray.com
Mick Sweetman @micksweetman.bsky.social Photographer in Nanaimo, British Columbia / Snuneymuxw Treaty territory.
Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social History, STS, human rights documentation, deaths in custody, criminal legal system, etc.
New Book: https://deathincustodybook.com
Podcast: https://officialignorance.com
Matt Wiebe @mattwie.be Overall ardent generalist. ex-WordPress.com. Dad. Winnipegger. Here to play.
Mark Holland @markholland.dev Switch Mall Grab
www.markholland.dev
Jess Smith @smithjess.bsky.social Writer / Assistant Prof of Practice at Texas Tech / Editor / www.jesselizabethsmith.com
Invisible People @invisiblepeople.tv Changing the story of homelessness through storytelling, education, journalism, and advocacy ➤ http://invisiblepeople.tv ➤ http://youtube.com/invisiblepeople
Jody Vance @jodyvance.bsky.social 30 years in local and national media. 1st woman in 🇨🇦 TV to host her own sports show in primetime. Now: TV/radio news/current affairs. Emcee. Moderator. Media training & consultant. 🚫 DM
UBC Press @ubcpress.bsky.social Canada’s leading social sciences publisher. Established in 1971.
Taylor Lambert @taylorlambert.ca Investigative journalist at CBC Edmonton • Author of Darwin's Moving & other fine-ish books • he/him • taylorlambert.ca
Tips welcome! Contact me securely on Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/uX+mBaJwF75zOw0nJ1vWbuHW4iZmjOPIWgaSTWlXkvIC05g03+hNyKap2dVjMcF7
Colton Praill | CTV News @coltonpraill.bsky.social Reporter: CTV National News
On Parliament Hill and around Ottawa.
Colton.Praill@BellMedia.ca
Mickey Djuric @mickeydjuric.bsky.social Politics + policy reporter at POLITICO 🇨🇦
📍 Ottawa
📧 mdjuric@politico.com
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
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