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📣#CPSA_ACSP26 Call4Proposals Pols of Division: Conflict Community Curriculum 👉 shorturl.at/AgUow @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @jfdaoust.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social

Why don't more people run for office and how can we change the political environment to encourage the best and brightest in Canada to pursue public service? I talked to @angeliawagner.bsky.social about her book, "The Candidacy Calculation" for my newsletter: northpoll.substack.com/p/why-qualif...

This is a great addition to the literature on political candidates! Congratulations Angelia!

Great work being done on LGBTQ+ candidates in Canada!

Explaining Canada Day To Americans

Thrilled to have a new article in PRQ in time for the end of Pride month. doi.org/10.1177/1065... It demonstrates that having 2SLGBTQI+ candidates running in an electoral district is correlated to higher turnout among 2SLGBTQI+ voters - even in a relatively accepting place like 🇨🇦. #affinityeffects.

[colleague]: hey rob, I hope this email finds you well - just wanted to check how you're getting on with the first draft how your email finds me:

Finally got my physical copy of the edited book Elections in Canada, which features a chapter on 2SLGBTQ+ candidates and voters by @joannaeveritt.bsky.social‬ and myself.

Thanks Hamish - I just checked and all of mine are in there. 😟

Getting closer to seeing my book published. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Comparing 40 years of studies on gender stereotyping, Susan Banducci, @joannaeveritt.bsky.social & Elisabeth Gidengil find "no evidence of any consistent diminishing of the gender stereotyping of candidates over time." ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ doi.org/10.1332/2515... gendersky polsky

So excited to see this paper finally out! It has a long history that began over 20 years ago. It is a testament to publishing persistence. Susan Banducci and Elisabeth Gidengill are amazing collaborators!

Congratulations to Richard Johnston (@rgcj.bsky.social) on his appointment to the American Academy!

New article out in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social. We look at affinity attitudes, asking if Chinese Canadians become more politically engaged and interested when they see candidates of Chinese background running for office. 1/4

This chart was made in America by skilled artisans. It also provides important context for understanding our current tariff situation.

The Candidate Identities team has found evidence of some affinity between Chinese candidates and voters in Canadian elections, but in interesting ways. See our pub in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social. I should have 50 free online copies here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UJSAQ...

New publication! In @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social, we examine Chinese Canadian affinity on political engagement outcomes. Do Chinese Canadians feel better represented by and more interested in candidates of Chinese ethnicity, compared to other candidates and voters? 1/3

New publication in PGI about affinities between Chinese Canadian voters and Chinese Canadian electoral candidates. @kennywilliamie.bsky.social @karenlynnbird.bsky.social @angeliawagner.bsky.social @mireillelalancette.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This is worisome and sounds too much like what is going on south of the border.

51st state? This Canada-US poll finds more Americans would like to join Canada than vice-versa. Still a low % but US respondents were more than 2x as likely to say they’d like their state to join Canada. 20% versus 9% in Canada who are pro-annexation. /

If cabinet size is on your mind today I wrote about it ten years ago - www.revparlcan.ca/en/vol38-no3...

Hey, anyone got a contact at CBC? There's a Facebook scam ad complete with fraudulent website running: cbc-politics.com/carney/.

The president basically re-enacting the 1988 Liberal ad about erasing the border is really quite a thing. bsky.app/profile/atru...

“This is the story of how Mr. Trudeau went from thinking Mr. Trump was joking … to publicly stating that Canada’s closest ally and neighbor was implementing a strategy of crushing the country in order to take it over.” (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%. While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired. Let's learn more. 🧵1/10

youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg Nice updated version.

A good piece on historical tariffs between US and Canada. time.com/7212675/tari...

What’s happening in the US is starting to feel more like a hacking than an election, with Trump basically cast as the idiot who clicked on the phishing email that let the ransomware guys in. Struck by how crucial tech not politics reporters are to us understanding it

Canadians are basically pretty bad at returning unwanted goods…

The White House is saying Canada misunderstood the tariffs as a trade war & it feels eerily similar to when men hit on women relentlessly- then act like they didn't mean it when women do not reciprocate. Huge "It was just a joke, it's not that serious" vibes. Canada did not misunderstand anything.

The Atlantica Centre for Energy just put out a press release with some statistics for our New England friends. #ME #CT #MA #NH #RI #VT

The UN Charter was drafted in 1945 by people who had learned the lessons that the aggression, isolationism and tariff barriers of the 20’s and 30’s had led the world into a conflagration. Article One makes it clear: threats of annexation are illegal. So are unilateral tariffs.

Here's a fact most Americans don't know: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world. The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits. We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.

If you missed it, here’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s, quite sincerely, historic speech. It’s for, and is galvanizing, Canadians but he also speaks very directly to our allies in the US. Please hear us out. I do find myself thinking how much I’d give up, and do, for this imperfect country.

Thinking about my fall sabbatical & looking to go somewhere fun to continue work on candidate-voter affinities (gender, SOGIE, race) & their impact on political engagement. Due to conferences etc. looking at visitorships of 2-3 week in Oct/Nov. Thoughts or suggestions as to where I should go?

Thinking about my fall sabbatical & looking to go somewhere fun to continue work on candidate-voter affinities (gender, SOGIE, race) & their impact on political engagement. Due to conferences etc. looking at visitorships of 2-3 week in Oct/Nov. Thoughts or suggestions as to where I should go?

I've got 3 funded studentships for oustanding applicants to join Acadia University's 12-month MA in Political Science program for 2025-26. Students will write a thesis on Canadian political leadership. Apply by February 1! #Leadership #CanadianPolitics #MAProgram #GraduateFunding #AcadiaUniversity

For the Bluesky community that does not know this great Canadian in the Yukon. Follow him for renewing faith in human kind.

Remember ‘grab ‘em by the pussy’? Trump’s comments today are geopolitical version of that: ‘Grab ‘em by the economy.’

I'd like to invite applications to do an MA or PhD in Political Studies with me at @queenspols.bsky.social (deadline: January 22). I work on Canadian politics, gender & politics, 2SLGBTQ+ politics, the representation of marginalized groups, political parties, and political behaviour.

Based on what I've heard, our financial offers are competitive for the PhD, and they're especially competitive for the MA, which is a 12-month program. We offer substantial faculty support in applying for SSHRC. We give MA and PhD students office space.

Well deserved Sylvia!

Just brought this beautiful stray in from the cold to join my clutter of cats. She had been on the streets for some time and it was getting cold. Now she’s warm and well fed. #caturday

From the one and only Canadian @brittlestar.com

This is great! I can’t wait to get a copy for my shelves.

Reposting this for the day crowd!