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David Paddon

@DavidPaddon

Covered business news for The Canadian Press from 2000 to 2021.

 Toronto, Canada
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Joined July 2011
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Jody White@JodyJodyWhite9 Jun 2021
If you're a current or former restaurant worker, we'd like to speak to you for a story we're doing on staffing shortages. My DMs are open.
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Dave Jamieson@jamieson7 Jun 2021
.@NewYorker staffers are preparing for a strike and their requests to writers and contributors, if honored, would make for a nightmare of magazine production. Among other asks, "Do not submit edits to forthcoming stories."
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love to see this collective action from the AP staff buzzfeednews.com/article/tas…
AP Staffers Demanded To Know Why Emily Wilder Was Fired After A Conservative “Smear Campaign” Over...

AP Staffers Demanded To Know Why Emily Wilder Was Fired After A Conservative “Smear Campaign” Over...

“Wilder was a young journalist, unnecessarily harmed by the AP’s handling and announcement of its firing of her.”

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Valuable details outlining the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), to help those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. buff.ly/3buuLq8 By @gilllivingston
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.@MRenwick and I are so honoured to receive this award from the @ilo for our @TorontoStar series on migrant work, made possible by the Travers fellowship and most importantly by workers who were so generous in sharing their stories thestar.com/news/canada/2019… #canlab #canpoli
Every spring, he left Mexico to pick crops in Canada. One year he didn’t come home. We expose the...

Every spring, he left Mexico to pick crops in Canada. One year he didn’t come home. We expose the...

Artemio Rodriguez joined thousands of Mexicans who journey north each year to toil on Canadian farms. What his experience tells us about Canada’s migrant worker scheme.

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@ilo18 Dec 2019
On #MigrantsDay, we're proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration. ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo…
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DavidP@DavidP_TM7 Aug 2019
Competition Bureau study says Canadians benefit from independent Internet service providers, says regulated wholesale access to phone, cable networks allows small ISPs to compete. By CP’s David Paddon. thestar.com/business/2019/08…

Canadians benefit from independent ISPs competing with big internet networks: study

Smaller internet service providers play an important, positive role in Canada’s telecom market even though only a minority of consumers chose one of them over a major phone or cable company, the...

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Cartoon by: @deAdder Subscribe here: news.yourcounterpoint.com/
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Ministry inspections of Fiera Foods left out a partner factory. Months later, another temp worker died #onlab #canlab #onpoli thestar.com/news/investigati…
Ministry inspections of Fiera Foods left out a partner factory. Months later, another temp worker...

Ministry inspections of Fiera Foods left out a partner factory. Months later, another temp worker...

A ministry spokesperson said “affiliated companies did not fall within the scope of the initiative.” A workers’ advocate said it was “shocking” the ministry conducted such a “shallow” investigation.

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BREAKING: A court of Quebec judge has ruled that SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is headed to trial.
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The @financialpost is launching a weekly podcast! I am hosting! (!!!) Down to Business launches on Wednesday. Give us a listen. We hope you'll enjoy. business.financialpost.com/b…
Down to Business: A new weekly podcast from the Financial Post

Down to Business: A new weekly podcast from the Financial Post

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Siemens' global venture arm @next47 has invested in @Avidbots, a cutting-edge Canadian company that utilizes AI and robotics for commercial cleaning. Sounds boring, but this is so #cool Love seeing Canadian #innovation bit.ly/2UOtEcB
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Jody White@JodyJodyWhite7 Mar 2019
Here's what a 10-year ban on federal contract bids would mean for SNC-Lavalin bit.ly/2TxqXiy
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In 1967, the future of telephony involved you inserting a punched card in the phone to automatically dial a number without having to use the keypad. :-) . Bell used punched cards for bills for a LONG LONG time well into the 1980s (if not 1990s).
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Trans Canada Telephone System (which became Telecom Canada) Pavillion at Expo 67. (français) youtu.be/KaF3s947m6U They gave courses on this newfangled thing called the telephone. :-) If #CRTC existed then, it probably would have mandated a “Expo67 Fee” on all phone bills :-)
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The Guardian has a scoop out today about how Facebook allegedly strong armed Canadian officials, using promises of a data centre to influence decisions. theguardian.com/technology/2…
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CDN_tele@CDN_tele11 Feb 2019
Introducing Ian Scott as a keynote speaker at #CTS2019! Join Ian for his keynote presentation at #CTS19 – June 3rd – 5th, 2019 #CDNtech #CTSTOR #Toronto #summit #telecommunications ow.ly/tSKR50kjBN4
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Good piece by @tara_deschamps on why Gillette's socially conscious message is likely to get a warm reception in Canada, particularly among women. bit.ly/2FEQNti
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BREAKING - Imperial Metals is shutting down #MtPolley mine due to declining copper prices, 4 years after the massive tailings pond spill polluted nearby waterways. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c… #bcpoli #mining
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Replying to @stuartathompson
This is incredible. Thanks for sharing!
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