Director, Issues Management and Crisis Communications for Enterprise Canada. Defender of the Leafs, and other lost causes.https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ll5qoypihc2yFor a party that likes to talk about removing “gatekeepers,” Conservatives today seem to have a lot of opinions about who is or isn’t Canadian enough to opine on the election.24 Mar 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5qoypihc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ll2knpuhck2qIt’s a “Carnavan.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2knpuhck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lko6wpzsmc2lHot take: A reporter can press a Prime Minister hard for an answer, question the sincerity of his answer, and the PM can push back on the reporter in his response, without anyone involved having done anything wrong.18 Mar 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko6wpzsmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lkiqwusthk23My latest for the Toronto Star talks about the importance of narratives, and why if Poilievre loses the next election it will because the election narrative changed, not because the Liberal leader did. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/pierre-poilievre-has-a-bigger-problem-than-mark-carney-much-bigger/article_2ef457fa-fdeb-11ef-85b1-7bc1cb6e4274.html16 Mar 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkiqwusthk23https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lkbp5wcab227Conservatives are attacking Mark Carney’s record as Governor of the Bank of England. Here’s the part they keep leaving out. The UK voted to leave the EU in the middle of his term. Carney repeatedly warned that voting for Brexit would have a negative impact on the economy. He was right.13 Mar 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbp5wcab227https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ljocktkjpc27Canada, I think we are setting our sights too low. Instead of asking the U.S to drop tariffs in exchange for dropping ours, we ask for Trump’s resignation. Americans want to sell a drop off bourbon up here, get potash from Saskatchewan, or build a car together again? No problem, tell him to quit.06 Mar 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljocktkjpc27https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3liny4ks26k2pWinner take all game, in Boston, and the visiting team with Maple Leafs on the jerseys wins it. Anything is possible kids.21 Feb 2025 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3liny4ks26k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3liihsvn5ws2cBecause when countries start annexing other sovereign nations, they’re famous for still continuing with free and fair elections. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3liihsvn5ws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lib32eiyr22aHonestly Montréal, I’m disappointed. I’ve heard you boo the Leafs way louder than that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lib32eiyr22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lhfrt2tmqc2iGreat to see a kid from Calgary come home and light up the Flames. https://media.tenor.com/Y0ziYxI5ERMAAAAC/wink-nylander.gif?hh=270&ww=48005 Feb 2025 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfrt2tmqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lh7uc3jyn22vIf the economic explanations, impacts and analysis aren’t clear to you, there’s a simpler framing to consider. There are two sides to this dispute, and one them is Canada’s. If you’re Canadian and that is not the side you’ve chosen, be prepared to be remembered for it.02 Feb 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7uc3jyn22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lh3iifatoc2aOn day eleven, a reminder that he said he’d only be a dictator on day one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3iifatoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lg7pxh5k4c2mShorter headline: New President legalizes political violence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7pxh5k4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ldhedupez22zIn fairness, when a crisis scenario requires a resignation, the person who needs to resign is usually the last one to reach that conclusion.16 Dec 2024 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhedupez22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ldgnoiqibk2wFun fact, the Liberal Laurier Club holiday party is tonight. Might be the most exciting holiday party since Nakatomi Plaza.16 Dec 2024 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgnoiqibk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3ldeihmdcxk2jI knew eventually I’d feel personally attacked by content on Bluesky. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2024 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldeihmdcxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lby5yaz4zs2yReminder that TVO is funded by the Ministry of Education. This didn’t happen because corporate media bosses weren’t making enough money. The Ontario government decided what a world filled with misinformation needed, was fewer journalists. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lby5yaz4zs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lbrnthkfuc2iMorning, Did a quick scan through the other place this morning. We’re not missing anything.25 Nov 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrnthkfuc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb7z54dsj222Last I checked, the constitution doesn’t allow for inciting a violent mob to retain power after losing an election either. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7z54dsj222https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb4fit3ii22xI could 100% get behind this emerging trend of teams blowing leads when they’re playing the Leafs, instead of the other way around. https://media.tenor.com/rVwF8lIQod8AAAAC/toronto-maple-leafs-mitch-marner.gif?hh=277&ww=49817 Nov 2024 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4fit3ii22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb4fb4a56k2xThere go the Oilers. https://media.tenor.com/1w3TVsynNgQAAAAC/toronto-maple-leafs-carlton-the-bear.gif?hh=498&ww=49817 Nov 2024 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4fb4a56k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb4ald62kc24Currently explaining the NHL concussion protocol to my 10-year old daughter.17 Nov 2024 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4ald62kc24https://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb3xt4y2l22tIn the weeks and months following Trump’s Inauguration, there will be stories coming out of America which sound awfully similar to those from the UK post-Brexit. People are going to find out exactly what they voted for and be unpleasantly surprised that they are affected by the outcomes.16 Nov 2024 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3xt4y2l22thttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lb36iyaum22sWoke up to quite a few more followers. Apologies in advance for those who came for engaging political takes, and don’t know how much of this feed will be me spouting off about the Leafs.16 Nov 2024 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb36iyaum22shttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lazcq4kuzk2jSaw a cyber truck out in the wild today, and I have to admit I was surprised. I didn’t think it was possible for it to be uglier in-person than the pictures. I was wrong.15 Nov 2024 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazcq4kuzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3laxkzj35uk2qHow you know Blue Sky is already going better.15 Nov 2024 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxkzj35uk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/atumilty.bsky.social/post/3lauaukvdos2rLike many here, I have left that other site behind. I will only occasionally post there to promote work by me or my colleagues. I will be posting here more regularly, and in a much more conversational way. Please say hi, ask for a follow, suggest a follow, or if all else fails please follow me. https://media.tenor.com/ny2kroyiSI4AAAAC/hi-everybody-simpsons.gif?hh=360&ww=48013 Nov 2024 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:wecc47ikth63cmdkgb7c5mlv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lauaukvdos2r