At a time when official statistics are under political pressure elsewhere, Canada has an opportunity & a responsibility to strengthen its own commitment to open, reliable labour relations data. Adam King & I explain why: theconversation.com/why-canada-n... #cdnpoli #canlab

This increasingly incoherent rhetoric is going to collapse in onto itself before much longer… #Cdnpoli

Very happy to share a new article I co-authored in Perspectives - A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy published by @broadbent.bsky.social The new @ndp.ca leader will need to make sense of the strategy employed during the SACA #cdnpoli perspectivesjournal.ca/confidence-s...

A Christmas Childhood by Patrick Kavanagh "My father played the melodion Outside at our gate; There were stars in the morning east And they danced to his music."

On this day in 1919, Joe Weider was born in Montreal. Inspired by French-Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, he and his brother Ben created the International Federation of Bodybuilders. He and his brother brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to California in 1968.

New article from me in @macleans.bsky.social - it’s a heterodox moderate defence (two cheers, at best) of the notwithstanding clause from a leftist perspective in the aftermath of Alberta’s Bill 2 invoking it to end the teachers’ strike (boo!) macleans.ca/politics/how...

I spoke with @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social about new polling data showing a further decline in public in institutions. A few hot takes in here 😬 www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

A good analysis and warning by @donalgill.bsky.social: mainstream politicians take note, we *really* do not want to be going down the UK’s path.

Suggested reading in this week's Critical State: - @donalgill.bsky.social on US-Canada ties @thedialmag.bsky.social - @nickturse.bsky.social on Trump's deadly Yemen strikes @theintercept.com - @hrw.org on excessive force in Chicago - @hurwitz.bsky.social on the Boeing strike - And more:

With Isaac Peltz, I wrote about how persistent and pervasive democratic deficit in Canada is setting the table for an insurgent reactionary populism to rise. The UK provides a cautionary example!

The rise of reactionary anti-system populism in Canada will be difficult to prevent unless the centre and left actively confront the deepening gaps in our democratic system before further economic turbulence intensifies the crisis.

It was a great pleasure to work with this great team at @thedialmag.bsky.social on this piece, something of a love letter to Canadian cultural nationalism interspersed with political and economic history. It all reverberates in Canada’s terrible position vis-a-vis the Trump admin. today 🇨🇦🍁

Ottawa’s bid to restrict the notwithstanding clause is framed as rights protection, but it risks undermining democracy. The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.

New piece from me in @canadiandimension.bsky.social, something that’s deliberately polemical and provocative. A major backlash to the harms caused by AI is undoubtedly coming. This is a political opportunity - no other party has it on their agenda. tinyurl.com/mvryfjuj #CdnPoli #NDP #AI

The NDP doesn’t need to chase tech boosterism to stay relevant. It needs to take a principled stand against the unchecked rise of AI—and in doing so, reclaim its purpose as a voice for human dignity and democratic control, says @donalgill.bsky.social.

New episode of my Canadian politics podcast @gristle-and-bone.bsky.social is out now! 🇨🇦🍁🎙️🇨🇦🍁 We talk the throne speech, Carney vs Trudeau on Canadian identity, and the LPC not adopting the Reform Act. Feedback welcomed! Listen here: linktr.ee/gristleandbo... #Cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics

May 25, 1870: The Battle of Eccles Hill was fought near Frelighsburg and Saint-Armand, Quebec. Part of the Fenian Raids, the Fenians crossed the border into Canada and were met by the Canadian home guard and armed citizens. It was a victory of the Fenians that left two dead.

New article from me in @macleans.bsky.social The “Poet of Confederation” Thomas D’Arcy McGee helps us understand why not being American IS at the heart of being Canadian. I’m very proud of this. Please share if you enjoy! #CdnPoli #Election2025 #polQc macleans.ca/politics/the...

There’s an old Chinese proverb: If you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. You’d be sitting and waiting by Liffey or Lee for a long time, waiting for Fianna Fáil to float by. #GE24 www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/fianna-fail

Fianna Fáil are poised yet again to take the reins of government. Their longevity is remarkable. #GE24 #Ireland #FiannaFail open.substack.com/pub/tull/p/f...

#GE24 polling day is today! Could be a hugely consequential election for Ireland. History doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Will this election rhyme with 1977 or 2007, I wonder 🤔 Lots to dig into and consider as we start to step back from an unusual campaign.

Read my latest. I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. They all believe that. www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/meet-your-... #GE24