Four children who inherited their wealth and a crypto entrepreneur who went to prison. That’s…a look.

The Mark Carney government can find billions in “aid” to prolong a brutal proxy war but is cutting assistance for global health. Ukraine highlights how Canadian “aid” is principally a geopolitical tool. Enroute to meet Donald Trump

54% of Canadians say the system is rigged to benefit Canada's elites at the expense of averages Canadians Read it here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/a-shared-d...

Absolutely horrifying. "A temporary foreign worker did not have any personal protective equipment and had no training, experience or qualifications to work in construction when he was killed by a collapsed wall at a construction site in Montreal in 2023" www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

TSX year-to-date: ⬆️ 27.5% S&P500 year-to-date: ⬆️ 16.5%

NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social was among the 30-person delegation Israel turned away from visiting the West Bank. But when she called me, I Iearned why her staff told me the incident was worse than what's been reported -- and that TWO Israeli officials laid hands on an MP. Here's what happened:

Countries with strong democracies don’t gut state capacity. They invest in it. That’s why Canada ranks near the top globally — and why “cut the bureaucracy” is the wrong answer. 👇 www.makeusgreat.ca/p/canadas-fe... #cdnpoli #canlab #canpoli #abpoli

Oxford ranked Canada’s federal public service 3rd best in the world—out of 120 countries. Crucially, this ranking was compiled during years when the federal public service was expanding. Growth did not undermine effectiveness. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/canadas-fe... #cdnpoli #canpoli #GoC #canlab

“Cut the bureaucracy” is an easy slogan. It’s also mostly wrong. Canada’s federal public service is effective, efficient, and modest in size by international standards. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/canadas-fe... #cdnpoli #canpoli #GoC #Canada

Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social can find billions of dollars to buy American bombs but wants to a cut a modest program that helps Canadians who are blind. #cdnpoli #canpoli #abpoli #onpoli

Smith finally said it out loud... She doesn't believe that government should be providing any services to Albertans, she believes that private companies should be used universally to provide services. Faith groups should take care of the vulnerable. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Despite our reputation for having a strong social safety net, Canada has long lacked key national programs that could adequately support its citizens. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/canadas-so... #bcpoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

While Carney has spoken repeatedly about nation-building, it appears he’s perfectly comfortable with ditching a key Liberal nation-building initiative in the realm of health and social services. Full story: www.makeusgreat.ca/p/carney-vs-... #cdnpoli #canpoli

2/ I'm running to lead the NDP so we can finish what Tommy started. That means enforcing the Canada Health Act. Expanding Medicare to cover pharmacare, dental, and mental health. And never backing down to privatizers like Danielle Smith.

CANADIAN MEDIA: Unbalanced reporting relating to China and Russia makes rational foreign policy discussion in public sphere nearly impossible. CBC’s Arctic Reporting Reads More Like Military PR Than Journalism: www.makeusgreat.ca/p/cbcs-arcti... #cdnpoli #canpoli

In the 1970s, an Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier created a public train company so successful it had $1.5B in orders and made millions in profit. Then it was privatized into oblivion. 🔗 Full story: www.makeusgreat.ca/p/ontario-bu... #cdnpoli #ONpoli #TOpoli

This needs to change. #cndpoli #abpoli #bcpoli #onpoli #econsky

Norway started its oil fund 14 years AFTER Alberta. Today, it sits at $2.4 trillion — 100× larger than our Heritage Fund. Same-sized populations. Higher-value oil explains some of the gap. But the real story? Alberta stopped saving. Imagine what we could have built. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Three years ago, the Canada Dental Benefit began. In that short time, we’ve gone from no national coverage to a full Canadian Dental Care Plan that’s already helping millions smile without fear of the bill. 🦷🇨🇦 How we got here: www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-rise-o... #cdnpoli #canpoli @jagmeetsingh.ca

Alaska’s oil dividend in 2024: $9,531 CAD for a family of four. Alberta’s? The ghost of Ralph Bucks — $400....in 2006. They saved. We squandered. They pay citizens. We shrug. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t...

Almost 50 years ago, Canada signed the 1976 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, committing to higher-ed that is “equally accessible to all” and “in particular by the progressive introduction of free education.” www.makeusgreat.ca/p/whatever-h... #canada #GenZ #cdnpoli

From @nikiashton.bsky.social‘s leadership campaign proposal to the Liberal commitment, the dental care plan took just five years to go from an opposition proposal to government program—an extraordinarily short timeline for a major social program. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-rise-o... #cdnpoli #ndp

In 2022, Canada’s 5 largest oil sands producers had profits of $35B. And to be sure, excess profits continue: Imperial Oil reported its best ever quarter in 2025. How is it, then, that Alberta can't properly fund its public health care system? www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t... #abpoli #cdnpoli

Alberta could have saved its oil wealth and used its dividends to build the world’s best public health care system. Instead, it mismanaged and squandered resource revenues—and Albertans are paying the price. www.makeusgreat.ca/p/the-fund-t... #cdnpoli #abpoli

We’re basically dealing with a madman #cdnpoli

Alternate headline: Today Canada bought $3.6 billion worth of bombs from the U.S. What the hell are we doing? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Mark Carney is playing Canadians for fools. While people panic about Trump, he’s pushing pipelines and buying U.S. weapons — all while freezing pharmacare, cutting foreign aid, and slashing housing spending by 50%. Another broken promise in a worsening crisis. #cdnpoli

I wrote up a rare Saturday column about the NDP leadership French-language debate. And osti de marde c'étiat merdique. noraloreto.substack.com/p/is-the-ndp...

Jason Kenney ultimately got toppled by his own party's base because he took some tepid steps, belatedly, on COVID-19. Based on the crowd reaction at the UCP convention this weekend, Danielle Smith might get turfed because she tried to co-operate, however reluctantly, with Ottawa.

liberal talking heads proving they have absolutely no convictions other than power and consulting contracts with how quickly they turned around on oil pipelines and climate policy

Two men who occupy prominent positions in Canada’s media landscape just travelled to Israel, where they received a briefing from the Israeli government. Yeah. What are journalism ethics anyway? Those men were TVO’s Steve Paikin and Global News’ Ben Mulroney:

New National Pharmacare Committee of Experts report: "The committee rejects the idea of a limited "fill-the-gaps" model and instead advocates for universal, single-payer, publicly administered pharmacare based on human rights."

Around 80 per cent of the people in Canada support pharmacare, but the insurance industry and American pharmaceutical companies profiting from the current bloated system do not. Pharmacare is a test of who is driving, and what we really mean by, nation building. #cdnpoli

⚠️ Premier Danielle Smith announced the end of universal health care in Alberta this week. On this week's episode of 'Whatever This Is', @zainvelji.bsky.social breaks down what it means — and why things will get much worse if she succeeds. Follow us for more. #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.” “Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.

Explainer threads…out Explainer videos…in!

Canada’s politicians & media talk about the exploding military budget like it’s gravity—a natural law you don't question. As @nolore.bsky.social nails in this needed rant, we’re all sleepwalking into a forever-militarized country without real debate. #cdnpoli @sandela.bsky.social sandyandnora.com

Nutrien is building its next potash export terminal… in Washington, not Canada. Irony: its predecessor was a crown corp meant to keep Canadian interests first. Mark Carney claims private capital will flow in? We need public ownership + strong government action to serve Canadians. #cdnpoli

I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause

In April 2009, the Washington Post asked 10 writers to make the case for something that deserves to be tossed out as part of "spring cleaning." I chose Larry Summers. Better late than never. Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below. naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...

Hearing #AI pendant founder Avi Schiffmann say on CNN he wasn’t aware of data-centre environmental impacts until protest graffiti on ads for his #Toronto made product told him is… something. The AI boom isn’t just reckless—it’s built on greed and a shocking lack of awareness. #cdnpoli

The AI bubble may be about to bust. Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock. We all need to say this very clearly: NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH! Expropriate their asses instead. They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet. They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3

Mark Carney’s government is already looking uncomfortably close to the Poilievre nightmare most Canadians thought they dodged. #cdnpoli

From pharmacare to military spending levels to cuts to foreign aid, Mark Carney has repeatedly lied to Canadians over just a few months of being on the federal scene. As @lindamcquaig.bsky.social argues, there’s now a compelling opportunity for an unapologetic leftist populist. #cdnpoli

Avi Lewis, NDP Leadership Candidate, responds to what I call one of my radical political takes. #canada #cdnpoli #frankdomenic🍁

Mark Carney is about to announce more of his “elbows up” major projects. But under the surface, one that’s being sold as an Indigenous-led LNG project is actually — spoiler — American as hell. That’s not even the worst part! @emilylowan.bsky.social joined me to discuss:

More of that rules based international order the Liberals used to pretend to care about.

Avi Lewis is not shy to call himself a Democratic Socialist. #canada #cdnpoli #canadian #canadianpolitics #frankdomenic🍁