None of Smith's referendum questions are likely to result in actual policy change. Because they require constitutional amendments (federal veto) or are plainly unconstitutional. Assuming "yes" votes carry, what then? Kenney's equalization referendum didn't soothe separatists. It emboldened them.

The U.S. is starting to feel more and more like a powderkeg

Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.

All roads lead to the Government paying private companies at a markup on what it would cost publicly. Just look at the Dynalife disaster.

#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social - White Identity Activation and Attitudes toward Diversity and Immigration in Canada - https://cup.org/44dXf5l - @fsnagovsky.bsky.social, @evanwalkerpolisci.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca#OpenAccess #FirstView

We are governed by the least serious people imaginable.

Take a bow, Brad Marchand! 😮

The lion does not concern himself with reliable transportation. 🙂‍↔️

What could go wrong?

“Finally plastic healthcare cards in Alberta!” *The Monkey’s Paw Curls* #abpoli

It’s a cool dataset folks.

Alberta is banning The Handmaid’s Tale in schools.

The government is seriously dropping the ball on how insurance operates here. And no the no fault thing won’t cure anything, a small bandaid at best.

The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province. Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.

the ai bubble is bursting soon thank god

Didn’t know Premier Smith was also doing stand-up at this thing… #abpoli

I’ve been an advocate for this approach for awhile. While leaving the CPP is a dumb idea, developing a made in Alberta pension that can be used to fill a gap for those who either aren’t covered by a DC/DB employment plan, or people who would want in addition to those instruments is a healthy idea

All I'm saying is, if you actually ask somebody with a PhD a question about their area of expertise, the response you get will be pretty much exactly the opposite of the experience of using ChatGPT.

Good therapy and counselling is prohibitively expensive.

🧵 1/ @brendanboyd.bsky.social and I have a new article in Governance 👇 Populist politicians love to bash bureaucrats. But does this actually erode public trust in the public service in Canada? Short answer: Yes. Link: doi.org/10.1111/gove...

I. Hate. My. O.C.D. Ugh

A journalist friend asked me to record something together talking about whether the feds can really cut red tape within 60 days (stay tuned). So to get ready, I wrote a blog. open.substack.com/pub/robsonj/...

#abpoli #ableg

This is why it’s good to have a thorough PR team.

My wife’s grandpa has received an unfortunate cancer diagnosis. While his wife grieves and muddles along, they are receiving unsolicited advice from a family member who…surprise..surprise…is recommending ivermectin on the advice of William Makis in Alberta. The damage this man spreads is appalling

Hey #abpoli #ableg Separatism is *again* making the rounds in the news. But how much support is there for the idea really? And what about joining the U.S.? Below is a teaser for some further analysis coming later this summer. You will find the answer to the above is “not much”.

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

Found and refreshed this Fujitsubo exhaust. Now just a matter of fitment :)

“Hey!! a dog can’t play basketball!” -American Democrats as a dog dunks on them repeatedly up and down the court.

You can buy potassium iodide online. Not a prepper but some things are useful to have on hand in case the dumbest timeline possible continues.

Tired

This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying

The Price is Right but just for boomers to guess modern housing prices.

The Alberta gov needs a measles api so I can graph the growth in real time.

The biggest endorsement I can make for Bluesky is that replacing Twitter with this app on my phone probably improved my general mood when I’m on my phone by 20-25%. I know there are better reasons but it is what it is!

It did not work.

"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...

The power of choosing a competent leader to turn electoral fortunes. I have to admit in the early days I was skeptical, but this complete pull up from a nosedive for the LPC is wild.

So the Pope passed of a stroke. Who can really blame him though after a conversation with JD Vance, who wouldn’t?

I might be biased, but this sounds like a cool event with two cool Political Scientists 😎

Anyone who complains about Canada Post has not had a package delivered by DHL.

Lol, I knew it.

Hey that’s my old geography prof laying it out.

Kinda feels like this right now

Learning to manage my obsessive compulsive disorder. But it’s proving tough. 🥲

it took me under 30 seconds to fact check this musk thing

I've lived my whole life on the Canadian prairies. Over the past decade, I've sensed new forms of western alienation and populism gripping the region. Here's what I'm seeing.🧵

Pierre Poilievre blows dust off old “he didn’t come back for you” attack ad DVD