Aaron Adamack

@CoastGuardCAN a few photos of the CCGS Jaques Cartier from Petty Harbour, NL this afternoon during crew changeover for the capelin acoustic survey

@wallylayman @ray_vautier Why are we even talking about the MOU when it is now out of date after the several months of negotiation that happened after the MOU was released? Seems like we should be discussing the current form of the agreement instead.

@ray_vautier about and the financial situation each of us face. So in my opinion we are more likely to get the best deal possible for this province if we rely on those negotiating the deal rather than putting it to a referendum. #nlpoli

I’m not too sure a referendum on a hydro deal is good or not. wtf do ordinary people k ow about that stuff.

@johnarnold Isn't this study looking at degenerative meniscus damage whereas you're describing experiencing acute meniscus damage?

... the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the British Association for Surgery of the Knee have continued to endorse the surgery,” he added. “This effectively illustrates how difficult it is to give up inefficient therapies.” theguardian.com/science/2026/a…

Many years ago I hurt my knee playing sports. I was referred to the orthopedist for one of the local pro teams. After keeping me waiting for 2.5 hours, he diagnosed a cartilage tear and recommended surgery. I was so mad at his manner and tardiness I left without scheduling. The next week I got a second opinion from a much younger doc who was likely more current on the recent medical literature. He looked at the same MRI. He said he could do surgery now but his advice was to wait 30 days and see if it healed on its own. It did. Medical reversal is when a practice that became widely used is later shown to be ineffective or even harmful. Examples like meniscus surgery show the need to keep gathering evidence. A not immaterial part of the practice of modern medicine doesn't improve health, and may be net harmful.

@andrew_leach @AndieWinnipeg @SSHRC_CRSH @jackmintz @UCalgary @nationalpost A useful stat on the screenshot you share is that women received grants at roughly the rate they applied for them e.g. 59.xx% of applicants and 61.xx% of recipients.

@AndieWinnipeg @SSHRC_CRSH @jackmintz @UCalgary @nationalpost Just go through their EDI site and then their dashboard.

Hi @SSHRC_CRSH @jackmintz @UCalgary @nationalpost Can we get a fact check on only 24.8% of SSHRC grants going to men? We can’t seem to verify this number reported in the Financial Post that was published across Canada.

@barefootyoga3 @ColMoeDavis @MDJD2 The US population is 349 million...

@ColMoeDavis @MDJD2 77 million support every trip, every decision that POTUS makes. The rest of you should just GTFO

Billionaire Donald Trump left DC aboard Air Force One on Friday afternoon for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Less than 24 hours later, he’ll fly from Florida back to DC at taxpayer expense to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. Meanwhile, millions of ordinary Americans have to choose between paying for food, gas, rent, or healthcare. It’s time to end the fraud and stop the waste and abuse.

@DrSarteschi No worries

@AaronAdamack I greatly appreciate this!!

@DrSarteschi here's one for you... #607004" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">castanet.net/news/Vernon/60…

@mynlcorner I use AI a fair amount in my work and it's definitely a concern that it could eventually affect my job. The thing that comforts me a bit is seeing how often it screws up. It does a lot well, but it gets a lot wrong.

@LukeEpplin @DSRacer I've met a couple of authors who've explicitly asked people to let them know about typos as they'd like to correct them in future editions. I know some textbooks have a website or email address where they ask you to submit typos.

@DSRacer "Mine is a minority view"? I see.

It never fails: you publish a book and within weeks the emails come in: "Hey, I liked your book and all, but on page 257, there's a typo that I want to call your attention to...." I don't understand this impulse to contact authors in this way.

@ricedelman @CNBC Why would adoption be expected to grow substantially at this point? It seems like there are a lot of alternatives that are much easier to use. What's the angle for selling this as a must use currency to new users?

Bitcoin was $126,000 a few months ago. Now it’s about $70,000. Many investors see a warning sign. I see opportunity. Adoption remains under 5% globally and supply is fixed. That’s why I continue recommending 10–40% crypto allocations. Full @CNBC convo: hubs.li/Q046W21v0

@VOCMOpenline I think the caller was talking about a new hospital in addition to St. Clare's rather than as a replacement. Isn't the $10 billion to build and run for 30 years? I was hearing about a similar hospital elsewhere and it was only $2 to 4 billion, not $10.

@spjohnson2025 @sfmcguire79 Do you mean the illusion of merit? Wealthy kids have private tutors training them for the tests and helping many get extra time due to "learning disabilities". Poorer kids often have to prep on their own with little supplemental help compared to wealthy kids..

Dartmouth President Sian Beilock: “Assuming that most Americans value our mission is a recipe for irrelevance and decline. We must demonstrate to students and families—and to the broader public—that we’ve heard their criticisms and will address them.” Five steps: 1. “Make college affordable” 2. “Return on investment matters…there must be an undeniable return.” 3. “Re-center higher education on learning rather than political posturing.” 4. “Emphasize equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.” 5. “Testing is important.”

@VOCMOpenline I think you're going to be busy shoveling snow this afternoon. Good luck!

@VOCMOpenline Sorry to hear. I've really enjoyed listening to you.

Some personal news coming off the top of the show this morning.

@dcniel @Acyn Note that France has islands closer to Maine than Greenland.

@Acyn Very biiiiiiiiig stretch to say it's off the Coast of Maine, as it's not even in the Atlantic Ocean. I had to zoom out so much I could only include the southern tip of Greenland in this to be able to also include Maine.

Watters: And we have dominion over the entire western hemisphere. Europeans cannot just have colonies right off the coast of Maine. We let the British have bermuda because it's cute but if we needed bermuda, we would take it. And the British would let it happen

@VOCMOpenline more problems with AI... theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…

@VOCMOpenline also, on the equalization payments, don't other provinces get the same breaks on hydroelectric power as Quebec? So if we went forward on the MOU or got better rates after 2041, we'd be treated the same if we started makingvastly more on our power?

@VOCMOpenline the claim that Americans are paying less than we are for electricity seems to be false based on this. electricchoice.com/electricity-pr… Cheapest state is Louisiana at 12.93 cents/kWh which is 17.83 cents/kWh Canadian. We're paying 15.21/kWh.

@rpaulblazek @rupasubramanya @PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney Pierre got to see the same things happening as Carney did and he chose to make a partisan political post rather than defend Canada.

That’s loser talk. I’ve said this repeatedly over the last few months: there are no medals for "doing your best." Politics is about recognizing the moment you’re in and rising to it. Right now the stakes are far bigger than the usual partisan skirmishes. Today, Poilievre was still railing about the carbon tax while Trump was sharing a doctored map showing Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as part of the U.S. Even if you choose to ignore Carney’s speech at Davos, how does the Leader of the Opposition miss that? It took Poilievre two full weeks to issue a strong statement on Greenland, and only after it became clear that most Americans themselves opposed the idea. He’s still playing by the old playbook, treating Carney as if he were just another version of Trudeau. He leans on a small circle of braindead online grifters who may excite the base but alienate almost everyone else, people who mock ordinary voters (boomers), sneer at law abiding immigrants, and see every issue as part of some cartoonish global conspiracy. By indulging these morons, he’s pushed away centrists and reasonable voices who might broaden his appeal. Remember, the median voter in Canada is in the centre. The result is obvious: he can’t seem to unite the country. He’s got the base, but not much beyond it. I understand he may be the best the Conservatives have right now, but how many reinventions does a career politician get? "If only Poilievre did this, if only he said that..blah blah." It's getting old!

The huge swing in electrical costs is clearly weather related. I turn the heat on because it's cold out. Baseboard heaters use a lot of electricity. Just using the heat occasionally causes my bill to double in the fall. People need to compare power usage across years not months.

@VOCMOpenline I'm listening to your chat with Dennis Brown from Thursday. I don't understand his claim that a $300 swing in my power bill can't just be the weather. My bill swings between $100 or less in summer when I don't use heat to over $400 in winter when I'm using heat.