Shachi Kurl
@ShachiKurl
President @angusreidorg 🇨🇦's public interest pollster. I ask ppl q's & tell u their a's. Opinions mine, unless they're yours. Chair, @JackWebsterFdn.
It's been a tough summer. I needed this.
I never realized how much I needed to see bunnies jumping on a trampoline
who’s gonna tell the yimbys?
WOW: New California Home Ownership Data - Nearly 20% of homes in California are owned by investors - Investors purchased 26.8% of all residential property sales during the first quarter of 2025 - Sierra County has a whopping 82% of single-family houses owned by investors -…
“What America is witnessing is a remaking of the American presidency into something closer to a dictatorship,” @petermshane argues. That project is the work of Chief Justice John Roberts: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Trump, E.U. reach contours of trade deal with 15% tariffs. Trump's hair. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
A wise female friend said to me this morning that every woman knows someone who has been raped. Yet somehow no man knows a rapist. We’ve got a long way to go.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia has started reading her decision in the Hockey Canada trial. She says she cannot find E.M.'s testimony "credible or reliable."
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opens banking conference x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
So true
Sometimes, carers who are most in need of respite are so mentally exhausted that they struggle to think of what to do when they get a break. We can help each other and ourselves. #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
“In 47 years, I’ve never seen my father doodle.”
My father has a very specific way of speaking. People all over the world have mimicked it for decades. The insanity written in the Wall Street Journal, AIN’T IT and everyone knows it. Also in 47 years I’ve never seen him doodle once. Give me a break with the fake “journalisming’
ICYMI new from us today.
Head Down or Elbows Up? Canadians divided whether Carney can deliver a trade deal with Trump angusreid.org/canada-united-…
I remember inhaling the plum cake from Elloras brought especially for me and mom by my late cousin, now departed. Happy memories of 2010. thebetterindia.com/462867/dehradu…
So the U.S. has fires, Canada sends waterbombers and crews. When Canada has fires the U.S. sends letters of complaint. This sums everything up perfectly. “Canadian wildfire smoke ruining Americans' summer, says letter from Congress” @MeidasTouch cbc.ca/news/world/can…
The is all so unserious. But political clown show eruptions are frequent and cyclical in the long sagas of BC politics.
NEW - 9. A letter from Surrey–Serpentine River riding president Todd Holowchak to party leadership reveals deep concerns over how the leadership vote was run in Surrey. Serious issues are being flagged. #bcpoli #vanpoli
This is a totally under studied and under reported issue. But that's okay because newsrooms are going to bring you another story on Gen Z slang.
When Celina welcomed her mother-in-law into her home, she didn’t expect to feel so overwhelmed + isolated. She’s one of 1.3m Canadian sandwich caregivers. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Explore resources + support: ca.style.yahoo.com/this-canadian-… @LivMendelsohn #CdnCaregiving
When Celina welcomed her mother-in-law into her home, she didn’t expect to feel so overwhelmed + isolated. She’s one of 1.3m Canadian sandwich caregivers. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Explore resources + support: ca.style.yahoo.com/this-canadian-… @LivMendelsohn #CdnCaregiving
Oh yes. This will fix what ails America
NEWS: I just got the name struck off this bill with a move on the floor of the Senate. It is no longer named “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is a BIG, UGLY BETRAYAL of the American people by the Republicans. And the American people will remember it.
Happy Canada Day from 4/5 of the Kurl-Wouters clan with special guest star Joey.
