Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Hamish Buchanan @hamishb@mstdn.ca

1/26/2026, 4:27:00 PM

Public

Health Canada is cutting almost 20% of its workforce.

Officially this is: "modernizing and streamlining its programs and operations, focusing resources on its core mandate and high-impact activities. The work of the department will be guided by science and evidence to uphold its core mandate of protecting the health and safety of Canadians....
“The Department is also consolidating administrative functions, adopting digital and automation tools, and modernizing service delivery to enhance agility and client service.”

Language like this has been repeated by every administration for decades. It will do nothing to reassure anyone. Let alone better serve the country.

Text via CTV.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/30-federal-departments-have-issued-job-cut-notices-here-is-the-latest/

A federal government building in downtown Ottawa is seen in this Sept. 11, 2024 image.

30 federal departments have issued job cut notices: Here is the latest

Approximately 18,000 federal public servants have received a notice over the past two months that their jobs may be cut as part of the government’s comprehensive expenditure review.

www.ctvnews.ca · CTVNews

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