Anchor and Executive Editor of
@GlobalNational
. Prairie farm kid, former NBC foreign correspondent, mom. Fine-tuning my garden and my bullshit detector.
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@GlobalNational
and
@globalnews
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@LisaLaFlamme_
Oh my this is a shocker. I am so sorry, my friend.Since we started working together years ago at CTV I’ve watched you work your butt off and earn the respect of colleagues,competitors and viewers.None of us last in these gigs forever but seems to me you deserve better than this.
Not to pile on when a province is in such a crisis, but given how badly
@jkenney
has handled the pandemic, ignored advice, ignored alarms bells from doctors and nurses and cost lives (24 deaths in last 24 hours) can he survive politically?
Here's a (completely non-partisan) simple question. If
@JustinTrudeau
is so confident in his leadership and the strength and smarts of his government, why not continue with the mandate Canadian voters gave him 17 months ago? Is this election call a sign of strength or weakness?
Please forgive a rare personal moment…this is my dad. He would have turned 100 today (or maybe 101, we’re not exactly sure. His birth certificate got lost on the way to Canada). Look at that smile.❤️ (Hug your dad, if he’s still around.)
So, I am confused. They keep demanding freedom, right? They look pretty free to me. How many other countries would let this go on for more than 2 weeks, right next to the seat of government?
Our latest dispatch from Ottawa's nightlight
Convoy organizer and newly minted Wellington St. VIP Pat King came to enjoy Ottawa's Second Hottest Club.
King danced a jig on stage, while fireworks went off in the crowd in the background
#cdnpoli
#ottnews
Life is full of endings and beginnings. I slipped away from funeral coverage in 🇬🇧 to perform the wedding ceremony in Ontario for these beautiful souls,my step-daughter Erin and her wife Alex. ♥️ Blessed to have them in my life. (Back in London for the Queen’s funeral Monday.)
Hey there-a little update from me. I’ve been off over the summer after a family bereavement, an illness (all better now!), much needed rest plus dropping off my son for his first year of university. (Grateful he’s happy/healthy/launched but the nest feels very empty 😢)
Bestselling🇺🇸 author gives up writing novels, switching gears to take on Trumpism, which he believes is a cancer that has metastasized and a more dangerous form of it will emerge after the November midterms. 👇
This will be my focus now.
"Democrats have better ideas, better candidates, and a better vision for tomorrow. What they don't have is BETTER MESSAGING and I'm going to try and change that."
I will be paying for everything myself and not accepting any donations.
Don Winslow
Journalism seems more precarious today. I feel for all those good, committed journalists who lost their jobs. In an already shrinking industry, more cuts hurt all of us, diminish how Canadians get their information, and reduce the ability to pursue complex stories.
A little update about
@GlobalNational
We’re adjusting how we work. I am no longer in the studio, but on a balcony in North Van with a crew of 2, keeping our distance from each other and the public. Also, much of the rest of our team is working from home. (Thanks you guys!)
Every day on
@GlobalNational
we try our level best to clearly communicate public health messages about the pandemic so Canadians can make informed decisions. Today, the messaging from NACI about vaccines was so muddled I didn’t know what to tell our viewers.
#mixedmessages
“I know it’s not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue. It’s not partisan to stand up to demagogues.” I couldn’t agree more,
@brianstelter
The world needs reliable sources.
#vaccinated
It is not lost on me how fortunate I am. In May of 2020, the first human clinical trials of mRNA Covid vaccines were starting, built on decades of research. An mRNA vaccine had never been approved before. Now, one year later, I am one of millions to get it.
As a young reporter, I quietly put up with this kind of crap from some men in positions of power for years. Thought it had stopped by now. Good for you
@MariekeWalsh
for calling him out. Keep asking smart, tough questions.
I don't want to sound too dramatic...but why do these flames destroying 700 years of history feel like a representation of the times we are living it? Notre Dame Cathedral is collapsing, and it doesn't look like firefighters can do anything to stop it.
Must watch moment! Motherhood and multitasking on live TV (also, some real-time set decoration. Where is the best spot for a unicorn picture,
@ratemyskyperoom
?)
We’re all set for election night. Here’s the tone I hope we hear from whoever forms government. Collaborate more. Cooperate more. Work on humility instead of hubris. Find solutions that work for the whole country. No party or leader has a monopoly on good ideas.
#CDNvote2019
I find it revealing when people mock where I came from, & say they’re going to “send me back to waitressing,” as if that is bad or shameful.
It’s as though they think being a member of Congress makes you intrinsically “better” than a waitress.
But our job is to serve, not rule.
I was deeply honored to accept the Walter Cronkite Award today, and ask my fellow journalists an important question:
The next time someone asks you to couch the truth with a lie pushed by a powerful person, what will you do?
Will you help that liar? Or will you fight?
They complain they don't get coverage, then complain and try to intimidate journalists who do try to cover them. 🤔As
@GlobalGraeme
points out, reasonable people in the crowd are allowing their message to be hijacked. It's all so pointless.
Here’s some of the crap we had to deal with this morning.
I will say, many were respectful and glad to see we were up early to cover it, but these dudes made it extremely difficult to accurately portray the message they were trying to send.
Between Poilievre federally and Smith provincially I can’t even pretend to call myself a conservative anymore. I’m politically homeless. I feel sad as conservativism was my connection to my grandfather, to my family, how I grew up. But I’m done. I want no part of this.
All the congratulations and love to our amazing
@GlobalNational
anchor
@DFriesenGlobal
who just won Best Anchor at the Canadian Screen Awards. Dawna is a journalist of tremendous integrity who is also smart and compassionate with incredible news sense
#CSA
#CanadianScreenAwards
I don’t know what Mark’s job description was. To those of us who relied on him he was a wizard. He always answered our calls for help,always had our backs. I told him many times, including the night before he died, that I never wanted to go on the road without him. RIP my friend
Our show,
@GlobalNational
wrapped tonight by remembering a friend, colleague and as
@DFriesenGlobal
put it… a member of our work family.
Every trip, anywhere, for 2 decades,
@newsmark
was our 911. The guy you could call at any time — for any problem — and he would ALWAYS help.
As I watch my teenage son play soccer today, my heart is on the prairies, with all the parents who will never watch their sons play a game again. ❤️
#PrayersForHumbolt
This is Robin Gill’s final Global National. She’s leaving the network after 21 years an anchor/reporter. New adventures.
Robin gives one of the classiest TV good-byes I’ve ever seen. I’m in tears, too. (Watch to the end.)
Godspeed Robin.
@GlobalNational
with
@Robin_Global
@kyliestanton
@GlobalBC
@shakyblurryblue
They are loud and noisy and attempting to intimidate, but probably have not thought for a second about what it would be like to live in a country with no freedom of the press. You are right, Kylie, keep doing your work. 🙏
This narrative, that reporters like
@ConsumerSOS
who are covering the protests/listening to people, are the enemy of the people (where have we heard that before?) and should be executed is a tactic autocrats use to try to silence those who don't agree with them. That's freedom?
This fellow called for me to be tried and executed along with other journalists. But, on the more positive side, he said “you’re the SOS guy!” and added that our team had “a lot of guts” to cover the Toronto protest.
It’s what we do.
#journalism
@GlobalGraeme
Crap is right. It's embarrassing this happens in Canada. Don't let the loud, angry minority intimidate you. The respectful, reasonable voices have a right to be heard.
Every political leader needs to condemn this and make it clear small-minded, insecure misogynists have no place in politics in Canada. Strong women do.
#cndpoli
A visibly shaken McKenna held a news conference to respond to the incident, saying it sends the wrong message to the women and girls of all ages who worked on her campaign.
#ottnews
On the air with the first edition of
@GlobalNational
And for those who care (I'm talking to you
@AKimCampbell
!) I'm wearing a sleeveless dress under a jacket. Not that I give a damn, because it's 2018!
The best part of my job are the days I get to meet remarkable people. Today was one of those days, thanks to Wing Commander James Francis ‘Stocky’ Edwards, Second World War fighter ace and living legend. 97 years young, and a joy to talk to.
“It is breathlessly stupid for a group that wants to inspire people to join their movement, to put those same people out of work.” -Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
Reporting from Point Edward, Ontario: a bridge too far. With the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor disrupted by anti-mandate protesters, the Blue Water Bridge near Sarnia is backlogged with incoming shipments to Canada.
@GlobalNational
with
@DFriesenGlobal
Wednesday.
One would have been enough, but two Canadian Screen Awards??!! Honoured to accept Best National Newscast and Best National Anchor on behalf of my esteemed colleagues who make everything possible.
@GlobalNational
@globalnews
#CanadianScreenAward
Kudos to my colleague
@amandacconn
for cutting through the PM’s talking points and asking a key question. Is he apologizing for anything related to the SNC file? Paraphrased answer-No. Why does sorry always seem to be the hardest word? (Apologies to Elton John😂)
Had a chance to chat with Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK
@RalphGoodale
just after he met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. What he said about that meeting, the new King and the future of the monarchy tonight on
@GlobalNational
So many stunning scenes...and such perfect weather. But it's the picture of the Queen's fell pony, Emma, really touched me. (maybe it's my farm upbringing)
Lots of transitions. It was good to step off the churning hamster wheel of daily news.I thank my bosses at Global News for allowing me to do that. I’m back to work today, a little older, hopefully a little wiser, my hair a little greyer. (Shocking at my age! 🤣🤣)
Happy Tuesday! I’m back on the
@GlobalNational
anchor desk tonight (and back from a self-imposed social media break) Good thing August was a slow news month. 😂😂 Didn’t miss anything, did I?
As we wait for the English language debate to begin (assuming you’re waiting) here’s a little moment of zen from spectacular from
#CapeBreton
. One of the blessings of this job is the chance it gives me to travel this glorious land. 🇨🇦
This father, Scott Thomas, taught his kids to forgive. Then lost his son in the
#humboldtbroncos
crash. Now, that the driver has pleaded guilty, listen to Scott talk about healing and forgiveness. It will lift your ❤️
Eleven years ago, I was just starting this anchor gig
@GlobalNational
and
@nenshi
had just been elected Mayor of Calgary (I still have the white hat he gave me!)
Very sad news about John Mann. I interviewed him and his partner Jill Daum 3 years ago (video below).Both were gracious and open about his diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. They wanted to erase the stigma and fear. Such strength and love. ❤️
Every leader can learn from this...how to coach, parent and live life from Christina Haugan, paying tribute to her husband Darcy who coached the Humboldt Broncos.
#humboldtstrong
I am confused. What, exactly, has changed in our democratic fabric? We have democratically elected political leaders and free and fair elections. We have laws and by-laws. They just have to be enforced.
Chief Sloly: “This is not a police-only, city of Ottawa-only challenge. It is in fact a national challenge.”
"There’s something that’s changed in our democratic fabric.”
Those of us fortunate enough to live in Canada won the lottery of life. Our political leaders are about to hit the campaign trail for the second time in 17 months. In Afghanistan, they’re wondering if they’ll survive the night. Listen to the Minister of Education:
“I might face consequences… I guess that’s the price we pay for trying to make the world a little better”
Afghanistan’s Minister of Education Rangina Hamidi says she is fearful "like every woman in Afghanistan"
The joy of my years in journalism is meeting people like this. Stocky Edwards- a kid from the farm-turned 23 on the eve of D Day, and lead his squadron providing air cover during the Normandy invasion. Today is his 98th birthday.
#DDay75thAnniversary
#DDay
“I’ll tell you a little secret: I am a religious fellow. And I always said a little prayer in my cockpit and my guardian angel looked out for me.”
@DFriesenGlobal
interviews veteran 'Stocky' Edwards for
#DDay75
.
My bull***t detector just went off. If he didn't know (hard to believe) he certainly should have been briefed on what his justice minister said that made news across the country.
Kenney says he hasn't seen Madu's comments accusing feds, Alberta NDP and media of wanting health-care system to collapse, won't say if apology is necessary
#COVID19alberta
What's in a name?
Global BC reporter
@NeetuGarcha
explores that question as she describes how she’s been saying her own name wrong most of her life, why she’s decided to stop and how to say it correctly.
"On the one hand you have an attorney general who you embrace in your cabinet, and the next day she's a liar?" My conversation with Prof. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond from UBC's
@AllardLaw
Always love returning to my home province of
#Manitoba
So sad that, this time, it’s under such tragic circumstances. We’re live from the Trans Canada Highway tonight on
@GlobalNational
After repeated, loud warnings what was coming
@jkenney
declares public health emergency, and brings in a version of a vaccine passport. And he finally states the obvious: “it’s now clear we were wrong.”
BREAKING: Government of Alberta is declaring a state of public health emergency. Kenney says we’re running the risk of running out of care beds in the next 10 days.
#YYC
#COVID19AB
@GlobalCalgary
I agree no wise politician should get cornered into putting a date on when this will end...BUT, there are public health disease models used for policy planning, and those could/should be released. In fact, PM said last week they WILL be made public. Still waiting.
Do people really believe the PM can put a date on when this will end? Be real people. It is what it is. It is constantly evolving. No one really knows with certainty how this will all play out or how much time it will take (other than it will take a long time).
#COVID
ー19
@lraitt
Obviously he’s a low-life who likes to sit in the shadows and insult people. He should be publically shamed and then ignored. Stay strong, Lisa...and give my regards to your husband.
Hello 2019! I took a little social media/TV cable news break (highly recommend it! ) and am back on the air with
@GlobalNational
tonight. (Sorry, but we’re still talking China/pipelines/hacking/Trump. Maybe by 2020 the storylines will change?)
Scorching heat, then devastating wildfire. What
#Lytton
has endured should be a wake-up call about climate change. Here’s a thread based on my chat with
@KHayhoe
, a climate scientist and top-notch communicator who also happens to be Cdn. (It’s a smidge long, but worth it!)
Happy Birthday Craig! He hired me for the CTV parliamentary bureau back in the ‘90’s. I was a next-to-know-nothing kid-from-the-farm (via Winnipeg, Brandon, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon, and Vancouver) and he taught me how to be tough/
fearless/direct/fair. And he made me laugh!😂
@Bnkr_Chk2
@JustinTrudeau
The minority government did not fall. The opposition could have toppled it, but didn’t. Isn’t it the role of the opposition, no matter the political stripe, to ask questions-sometimes uncomfortable-of the government?
Counting down to
#CanadaDebates2019
This is a chance for voters to listen to the leaders debate their policies. Tonight is about hearing from them, not the moderators. I'm hoping for smart, concise, clear and respectful debate.
@lraitt
@steeletalk
You’re right
@lraitt
.It’s exhausting. You’d think in 2022 we’d moved past this s**t. At times it feels like women’s progress is as fragile as democracy. IMHO there is no alternative but to stand strong and forge ahead with civility,respect,strength, grace.(Not saying it’s easy!)
Anyone claiming Canada’s handling of protestors was ‘tyrannical’ needs to look to Russia to learn what tyranny really is. Protest in Russia is illegal. Political opposition leaders are poisoned, shot, or in jail.
At least 829 detained at antiwar protests in Russia today. The numbers don't seem that impressive, but consider that people are coming out for the 4th day now despite facing almost certain arrest & having no way to coordinate or even gather in one spot
Ok. I get it. There are people who believe only THEY are ‘true’ conservatives. And by asking a question I am obviously a Liberal shill. 🙄 It’s all so tiresome and infantile. (Thanks to those of you who gave reasoned, polite responses. I see you and appreciate you)
I feel for Chris Wallace. He tried to remain professional and assume Trump would rise to the occasion and play by the rules he agreed to. Should Wallace have shouted and berated them more? I don’t think so. There was already one bully in the room.
“I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did,” Chris Wallace told our media reporter,
@grynbaum
, in his first interview since Tuesday night’s Trump-Biden debate.
Hi Andie. I think you meant ‘vomit’.
If I make you feel sick, you are welcome to get your news elsewhere. Peace to you, too. (BTW, what’s with the shamrocks? So many people criticizing me use them. )