Looks like Jane Philpott’s ideas are working in Ontario. “the number of people registered on Health Care Connect (the waiting list) has fallen by 42% since the government began a concerted effort to expand access to primary care”

As we head into Rosh Hashanah, a very important point of order from Canadian Senate Hansard (1984) :p

Marit Stiles has reportedly earned only 68% in her leadership review, setting the stage for a potential leadership election Read it here -> canadianpolling.substack.com/p/marit-stil...

The takeaway from this is to ask why there was no safe infrastructure (crosswalk, light, etc.) for pedestrians at or near this spot; not why a pedestrian chose to cross there.

Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. . Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.

I don't have an opinion here as to the merits, legal or political, of the federal government's intervention in the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada hearing as to whether or not there should be constraints on a legislature's ability to invoke s. 33 (the notwithstanding clause) of the Charter. But...

Dearest Martha It has been a truly trying week here on the battle lines. A high-ranking insurgent perpetrated such vile disrespect for our great Commander-in-Chief on a comedy show, I cannot begin to describe the gruesomeness of it all, dear Martha.

There seems to be considerable overlap of the Venn diagrams for those who argue for inalienable rights and for those who argue that provinces should have no constraints on their use of the notwithstanding clause that overrides those rights.

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

Advice I should live by.

Or else.

Stephen Miran's dissent on the Fed vote had no effect on interest rates, but was surely intended to send a signal. What signal? We don't know what he intended, but we do know that it's the sort of statement you would make if you want the world to know that you're Trump's boy at the Fed.

Oh, new mandate letters from Premier Smith to 4 ministers! Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration minister Joseph Schow now tasked with amongst other things using every legal and policy tool to gain greater provincial control over immigration.

An update to this story: Alberta's privacy commissioner has now weighed in: "The government would have to demonstrate how any benefit of having that information included on a driver's licence would outweigh the privacy risks," McLeod wrote. She said she also had no notice of this change. #AbLeg

Love this dataviz (and hate the trend it shows) on smoke days in Calgary from @robsonfletcher.com. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Thank you, Chrystia, for your dedication, many contributions to Canada, friendship, and continued partnership.

Me too. *No followup questions about Starbucks, please*

Production in Ontario/Quebec #Canada #MadeInCanada #cdnpoli 🍁 Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine is both approved and ‘made in Canada’ globalnews.ca/news/1134908...

Facebook thoughtfully served up memories of our July 2016 trip to China today - a heritage trip for Kid3, who was born there. I was reminded that for a bunch of communists, China has a very keen eye for separating rubes from their money. /1

“But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery”. (Matt 5:32 NIV)

NDP (even some Liberals) could learn a lot in how to bring back the working class (but I don’t think either party’s establishment wants to listen or even win them).

Sea pandas show kindness to researchers. No sign of peace towards yachts. Nature is healing. Billionaires shouldn’t exist.

I think this is really important. We need to take back the phrase “common sense” in city-building, from those who have weaponized it against actual common sense and pragmatic ideas for better cities.

This is constitutionally correct (with the nuance that municipal responsibility is delegated from the province).

<Sob laugh>

A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source. In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up. @ember-energy.org

NEW Janet Brown/CBC poll: 28% of Albertans would vote to separate, 67% would vote no. *Number of ppl who feel Alberta would be better off separate hasn't risen in since 2020, but feeling has intensified. *More Albertans feeling attachment to Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This headline, and lots of the article itself seems to be just straight up wrong (by sales down they in fact mean sales up). I can find one other reference that talks about *interest* via a survey being down. But sales are up. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...

✅Clean holding that Trump violated due process ✅Classwide relief for targeted migrants ✅Bristling skepticism that this administration can be trusted to keep its word ✅Frustration that the conservative lower courts failed to intervene Yes, this ruling is a big deal. slate.com/news-and-pol...

"Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates. Moody’s held a perfect credit rating for the United States since 1917." www.cnn.com/2025/05/16/b...

The correct answer is E. Ontario under Doug Ford is now spending 35% more AFTER INFLATION than was the "spendthrift" Wynne regime. It's not austerity. It's piss-poor spending choices and an inability to manage the public sector.

Said it before, I will say it again. Whatever the Premier says, this is not transportation policy. It's an dogmatic position on who has the right to use public space and how. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

A few of Carney’s cabinet choices raised my eyebrows. But something I’ve tried to keep in mind when covering governments is that those of us on the outside see maybe 10 percent of how ministers do their jobs. So beware pundits confidently proclaiming who is or isn’t a strong one, relative to others.

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Screams pandantically.

filling time on air until the new pope is announced is known as "pontiffication"

SMDH!!!!

If the o & g industry thinks that the feds are impairing their commercial free speech they are well able to protect themselves by bringing a Charter case to the Courts. It is not the job of the GoA to protect a well-heeled industry - if they do so they assume the mantle of petrostate. #canpoli

TBF, I only see Barron with four different toy cars total in these pictures.

"Do you trust that the 2025 Canadian election results are accurate?" All: Trust: 65% Don't Trust: 29% Don't Trust Among (X) Voters: CPC: 52% NDP: 21% BQ: 11% LPC: 3% Leger / May 1, 2025 / n=1502 / Online

Possibly unpopular opinion: Only the voters in Battle River-Crowfoot should have a say as to whether their MP should live in their riding or even in Alberta. It’s not up to the rest of us, and no laws or rules should be changed to mandate where candidates must live. 1/

How the polls did in the 2025 election: www.thewrit.ca/p/how-the-po...

This morning, CBC is doing a special on the Liberation of the Netherlands 80 Years. Canada lost 7,600 young people. Most of the lost are buried at the Groesbeak Canadian War Cemetery. My uncle is buried at Holten, Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery. We must never forget. 🇨🇦 🇳🇱

everything but.

Dear Team Yukon - help me to welcome to BlueSky your very own Senator, Pat Duncan. Please follow her, as I trust she will follow many of you! @pjdyukon.bsky.social

Absolutely horrific. Thankfully, the person who did this has been found and charged. Grateful to have @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social on the case & on the board of @velocanadabikes.bsky.social #RoadViolence www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Here's some explanations of what Alt text is used for and a very basic how-to. bsky.app/profile/alis...

"The UCP’s reforms reflect... the strategies pioneered by Trump Republicans: leveraging dark money, undermining trust in elections, weaponizing recalls, disenfranchising opponents, suppressing voter turnout, & empowering radical populist movements." New from me. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...