Elizabeth Thompson

U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year | CBC News United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as sm...

U.S. customs officers searched a record number of electronic devices last year and recent changes to the rules now allows them to search devices like flash drives and smart watches. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

'It's not easy, let's be clear': Carney speaks frankly about dealing with Trump at an event in Australia | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled back the curtain on his relationship with his American counterpart Wednesday evening in Australia saying it's not easy dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump and he...

"It's not easy, let's be clear." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks frankly about what it has been like dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump and the difference between what happens in public and what happens in private. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadian passports are about to get more expensive | CBC News The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise and plans by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to overhaul the way it sets prices could result in them being even more expensive in the future.

Canadian passports are about to get more expensive. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Foreign influence commissioner could monitor an Alberta referendum on separation | CBC News Canada's new foreign influence watchdog says his mandate will include attempts by foreign agents to interfere at the provincial and municipal level across Canada, including any attempt on behalf of a ...

Canada's new foreign interference watchdog says his mandate could include monitoring any attempt by foreign interests to interfere in a possible Alberta referendum on separating from Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My heart is with U.S fact checkers tonight. From Canada, I say bon courage. Looks you will have a long night and much work. #journalism

The Conservatives seem a bit feistier than usual today and there is a lot of heckling. Wonder if it has anything to do with the front row view of three of their MPs who crossed the floor.

Sitting next to him is another Conservative turned Liberal MP Chris D’Entremont. Three seats over is Michael Ma, another Conservative MP who crossed the floor to the Liberals. They will soon be back to their seats on the back benches but meanwhile it looks like the Liberals are sending a message.

Question Period in the
House of Commons. Conservative turned Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux sitting in the front row with the cabinet ministers, two seats down from Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Look how much Canadians hate the United States now It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.

An eye opening poll from Politico about how Canadians currently view the U.S. and President Donald Trump. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Canada should do more to screen visitors from China: former CSIS analyst | CBC News A new report outlines how several countries are engaging in transnational repression in Canada. As Canada increases economic ties with some countries, like China and India, experts say it should guard...

As Canada opens to more trade with China, it should do more to screen people coming from China to Canada to prevent transnational repression, says a former analyst with Canada's intelligence service.
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Great digging that takes readers behind the headlines to the impact on average people who found themselves in a situation that was anything but average.

Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects | Power & Politics YouTube video by CBC News

Powerful interview on CBC's Power & Politics with longtime political organizer Anne McGrath who shared her experience being in the middle of one of Canada's first school shootings 50 years ago and then, years later, on Parliament Hill when it was attacked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBfy...

Faces of fakery: More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media New research from Press Gazette has uncovered a fresh tranche of likely fake and AI-generated experts making their way into UK publications.

Interesting investigation by the U.K's Press Gazette into "experts" generated by PR companies using AI making their way into news stories in U.K. publications. A good reminder for all of us in journalism to always double check your sources and their credentials. pressgazette.co.uk/news/faces-o...

More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...

A new investigation by CBC News reporters Julie Ireton, Valerie Ouellet and @sylveneg.bsky.social finds more than 600 RCMP officers have faced disciplinary charges related to gender-based violence.
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#journalism

ANALYSIS | How is Carney's government filling high-level jobs? | CBC News In 2016, former prime minister Justin Trudeau overhauled the way appointments are made to make them more open and transparent. However, recent appointments by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government r...

How is Prime Minister Mark Carney's government filling top job appointments? Several recent appointments haven't followed former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reform and it won't say how it plans to appoint senators or the next governor general. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada poised to name its first foreign interference commissioner | CBC News Canada is set to name its first foreign interference commissioner. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he informed opposition leaders Monday of the government's proposed candidate.

Canada is about to name its first ever foreign interference commissioner. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say | CBC News In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.

An interesting deep dive by @jonmontpetit.bsky.social into some of the messaging ICE is using in its recruiting ads that resonate with members of the far right. www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...

Wow. Stay warm!

Let's see. So far this morning:
- ICE shoots a second person in Minneapolis.
- Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs.
- Trump praises the contribution of U.K. soldiers only two days after belittling the contribution of U.K. and Canadian soldiers to the Afghan mission.
It's barely noon Eastern.

Welcome from icy Ottawa. -30C.

As I am watching from afar as events unfold in the U.S., why does it seem like citizens with cellphones are accomplishing more to check what is going on than the U.S’s traditional system of checks and balances like Congress and government departments and agencies? #politics #RuleOfLaw

Former MP Charlie Angus planned a quiet retirement. Now, he'd rather 'kick at the darkness' | CBC News Earlier this year, former New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus was preparing to wrap up a two-decade-long career in the House of Commons, retire and write a book. Then U.S. President Donald Trump was...

A few months ago, former NDP MP @charlieangus104.bsky.social was planning a quiet retirement and to write a book. Then U.S. President Donald Trump was elected and it all changed. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon are continuing what has become a Canadian government tradition - short, fun, Christmas eve videos tracking Santa. They look like they had fun doing it.
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New study finds AI chatbots can influence some Canadians to change their vote | CBC News Talking with an AI chatbot can successfully convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a newly published study. However, Canada has few, if an...

Can an AI chatbot persuade someone to change their vote? A newly published study found it can. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics

Yes, I would. Please send me an e-mail at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca

Canadian boycott of U.S. hitting border states hard: Congressional report | CBC News The drop in Canadian tourism to the United States in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions is hurting American businesses in several border states, a new report by a congressional committe...

Canadian travel boycott is hurting U.S. border states, says a new congressional report. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Cost of Carney's Egypt summit flight ballooned to $736K with no air force plane available | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute trip to a Gaza peace summit in Egypt in October cost Canadian taxpayers over $736,466 — more than three times higher than it would have been if the Royal Canad...

This story about Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Egypt in October sparked a few fireworks during Question Period today. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Cost of Carney's Egypt summit flight ballooned to $736K with no air force plane available | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute trip to a Gaza peace summit in Egypt in October cost Canadian taxpayers over $736,466 — more than three times higher than it would have been if the Royal Canad...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's last-minute trip to Egypt in October for the Gaza peace summit cost Canadian taxpayers more than $736,466 to charter a Bombardier business jet. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli

How a 'tough on crime' push collides with more overcrowding in Ontario jails | CBC News Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate bail reforms that could lead to a further influx of accused behind bars, da...

An analysis by Julie Ireton and Valerie Ouellet of data obtained under Freedom of Information reveals that Ontario jails are about to hit an overcrowding record just as the federal government wants tighter rules regarding bail. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...