For those of you who missed the CUI/Maytree Citytalk last week on scaling up government-built housing with @tylermeredith.bsky.social & Graeme Hussey, the recording is up! citytalkcanada.ca/discussions/...

The City Talk panelists were great, all three: – @cwhitzman.bsky.social – @tylermeredith.bsky.social – Graeme Hussey With @canurb.bsky.social's Mary Rowe.

🚨 Some cursing, some substance and a pretty rich discussion about housing from me, @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social and Ron Butler @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Modular 🏡 Immigration Build Canada Homes Development $ Taxes Moving beyond condos +more! 📺 youtu.be/Ee11JmcbpcI?... #cdnpoli #housing #cdnecon

GERMAN OFFICIALS—ONCE PUSHING FOR A SWIFT DEAL NO LONGER CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME.

Post “Big Beautiful Bill” ICE’s budget is almost as large as the Canadian Armed Forces.

Polls close in 99 ½ hours.

In America, health care is big business. In Canada, it’s a right. That's because workers like the women and men of SEIU provide that care every day. Together, we’ll build a better health care system — for workers and for patients.

The good folks at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy have put out their report cards on the major party fiscal plans. Liberals: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd... Conservatives: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd... NDP: ifsd.ca/2025/04/ifsd...

My day is booked solid after 9am, but I'm going to post a few things here that caught my eye in the CPC platform, available here: canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPC....

On the "heroic" growth assumptions that you'd need to underpin revenue growth in the CPC platform: Mike here has done the work to show what kind of growth you'd need to assume--growth would have to nearly double. Doubling growth would be great! Cutting EV mandates etc. isn't gonna get you there.

I’m guessing the delay for the CPC is trying to get the blue line under the red line. Math has always been hard for them.

We're pleased to see the Liberal party platform includes health-care plans that the CMA has been advocating for. 🧵👇  #Elxn45 #CDNpoli #FightingForCare

4) overall budget framework. - separating operating and capital expenditures is an interesting innovation. They're keeping human capital out of their capex definition, so it's just assets that someone can own. Infrastructure etc. - Can be useful if it disciplines and focuses spending decisions.

4) Overall budget framework. Will the operating/capital distinction discipline their spending decisions? Here is how the platform makes the case.

3) Defence. First, I'm glad to see that they plan a (hopefully fast) foreign policy review. If we are going to diminish ties to US defence establishment then it should be part of a plan and not ad-hoc. Arctic? Europe? Asia? Let's think it through. Spending more will be part of that, of course...

2) Growth measures (cont'd) Last one: I'm from the post-sec sector so I'd like to see the feds jump in with some $$ to rescue the researchers stranded by Trump's / DOGE's cuts. I think that $25MM a year is much too small. Would've liked to see more ambition here. bsky.app/profile/aaro...

2) Growth measures (cont'd) Housing - I like the focus on this not just in terms of helping families with housing but also as a growth opportunity. - supply focused. Good. - Some big ideas here. The MURB is a big one. It had some flaws in the 1970s, but it did get a *lot* of rental stock built.

1) How does this platform cushion the blow from tariffs? Several temporary supports: - relaxing EI rules for workers - support for affected businesses - $2B strategic response fund. It also books $20B in countertariff revenues this year to help pay for it. Seems like the right tools and scale.

I think the economic and sovereign aggression from the South is what should define our choices. It is epoch defining. That's the lens through which I'm assessing this platform. Four main points: 1--cushioning the blow from tariffs 2--growth measures 3--defence 4--overall budget framework.

A few comments on the @mark-carney.bsky.social platform released today. You can find it here: liberal.ca/cstrong/. I provided some 'sounding board' advice here and there to those working on the platform. As always: I disclose, but you can decide what weight to put on that. Thread below...

$15,000 for workers in sectors at risk or who want to go back and get longer education — is HUGE And it’s exactly what the country needs at this moment where we must build up our economic sovereignty, together. It’s time to build #cdnpoli #canadastrong liberal.ca/mark-carneys...

I’m not wearing green today because we celebrated #StPatricksDayWeekend But to all my relatives and fellow Irish citizens in Clare & Dublin Bíodh an ghaoth ar do dhroim i gcónaí agus go lasadh an ghrian go bog ar d’aghaidh Thankful my grandmother made the trek to 🇨🇦 years ago

Yesterday one of the final Orders in Council of Justin Trudeau’s government was posted. It includes the reg changes to cap NSF fees at banks. This stems from a measure launched in Budget 2024 to improve consumer protection and lower costs. Small but impactful change. #cdnpoli

🎙️ One last time with feeling Our final ep @airquotesmedia Race to Replace We dive into riding results, what it means for the general election and our shout outs And of course for all the fans we have a Mulcair Minute and more Ruby takes YouTube youtu.be/oAaerjcmnyw?... #cdnpoli #lpc2025 #lpcldr

If you’re in the car or love listening to the radio, you can hear me CBC Radio One with Catharine Cullen and others just before 5pm ET and onward for the next several hours as we break down the #lpc2025 results. Tune in: cbc.ca/listen #cdnpoli

My old blogging colleague @calgarygrit.bsky.social is doing podcasts these days. He's got one commenting on this week's developments in the Liberal Leadership race along with @tylermeredith.bsky.social and Vandana Kattar - all former Liberal staffers. youtu.be/rY19HXWYjp0?...

Less than 96hrs to go in #lpc2025 before we choose a new Leader and PM On this week’s @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race to Replace — Dan and V and I give our predictions for Sunday. Some new polling from Dan. YouTube: youtu.be/rY19HXWYjp0?... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r... #cdnpoli

I was quoted by @CNN fact checking Donald Trump’s claims about the 🇨🇦 banking sector. We need more competition. But 🇺🇸 banks aren’t restricted to operate here. And that’s probably not really what he means. His buddies want to buy something. #cdnpoli www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/p...

Youtube: youtu.be/QgtniNlPx0o?... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/79I0... #cdnpoli #lpc2025

🚨🎙️ NEW @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race to Replace - last night after debates “buffalo on cocaine” “Ruby Dhalla or Patrick Brown?” An actual Mulcair inspired Mulcair Minute And some very detailed analysis of how the candidates debated, what we learned, what missed, & much more #cdnpoli #lpc2025

NEW PODCAST: Once the economic policy advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau, and now a current senior fellow at the Munk School, @tylermeredith.bsky.social joins the program! Tune in to learn about his work, and his thoughts on this week’s Headline Topics! www.jakelandau.ca/p/episode-04...

Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky's affiliations with Trump amid tensions nationalnewswatch.com/2025/02/22/c...

One of the small but super important things in Bonnie Crombie’s #MoreForYou platform: Making economics and financial literacy a core part of the K-12 curriculum. We are an economically illiterate society. And it needs to be part of a lot of what we teach. #onpoli #cdnpoli

Banks' Balance Sheets Post-Pandemic Fueled by Higher Cash and Treasuries/Agencies Holdings #BankLending #econsky

Bingo. And build more homes faster. Read it all - costed, practical ideas to solve the real problems people are facing ▶️ ontarioliberal.ca/wp-content/u... #onpoli #cdnpoli #MoreForYou

Getting the Basics Right A costed and real plan to deliver immediate affordability support Fix our health crisis Build more homes faster Attract and retain capital to drive investment And bring tens of thousands out of poverty ontarioliberal.ca/bonnie-cromb... #cdnpoli #onpoli

Elon Musk is cratering in polls: WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup. On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in online after Canada beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

🚨 New @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race ro Replace just dropped The first fundraising data published yesterday and we’ve got a detailed deep dive Including some surprising names What to read from latest polls and prep for next wk’s debates YouTube: youtu.be/7prIoxPCDFY?... #cdnpoli #lpc2025

Listen Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Vcy... #cdnpoli #lpc2025

As we run through on today’s @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race to Replace It took Poilievre 64 days in 2022 CPC ldr to hit 11,000 donors. Carney did that in weeks. #cdnpoli is much more competitive than it was thought to be weeks ago. Watch: youtu.be/7prIoxPCDFY?... #lpcldr #lpc2025

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

As we run through on today’s @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race to Replace It took Poilievre 64 days in 2022 CPC ldr to hit 11,000 donors. Carney did that in weeks. #cdnpoli is much more competitive than it was thought to be weeks ago. Watch: youtu.be/7prIoxPCDFY?... #lpcldr #lpc2025

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Vcy... #cdnpoli #lpc2025

🚨 New @airquotesmedia.bsky.social Race ro Replace just dropped The first fundraising data published yesterday and we’ve got a detailed deep dive Including some surprising names What to read from latest polls and prep for next wk’s debates YouTube: youtu.be/7prIoxPCDFY?... #cdnpoli #lpc2025

I guess they got a fat thumb on the number pad?

“The $7.992 billion #mistake was discovered simply because it was the first item The Upshot reviewed, after sorting the list by the savings amount.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u... #Doge

Weird way to say people buy their games online now and you became an irrelevant tchotchke shop.

Wokeness! Wokeness everywhere!