I've said it before but just let the opposition leader live in 24 sussex for a cycle and give them a budget to fix it up

As someone who loves to follow a good leadership race, it's hard not to notice the huge gender disparity in the candidate list for the vast majority of these contests. So I made a database of recent federal leadership candidates to see what we can learn. #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/northpol...

If you find yourself logging into your company's Slack to ask whether the 120 kids your company killed over the weekend was on purpose or by accident it's probably past time that you quit your job.

I'm not overly superstitious but the sens hit the post on an empty net everytime this ad airs.

New dream job: coming up with fake ad copy for The Onion's takeover of Info Wars These are great

ghoulish

NHL playoff matchups (seeded by league standings): 1 vs. 20 2 vs. 9 3 vs. 7 4 vs. 8 5 vs. 6 10 vs. 11 13 vs. 15 14 vs. 17 Gotta fix this playoff format 🫠

If this holds, Doly Begum would be the first federal Liberal candidate to receive more than 70% of the vote in any election since 2015. #cdnpoli

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

Here's why I'm not celebrating Marilyn Gladu's floor crossing to the Liberal Party today: northpoll.substack.com/p/the-grim-r... #cdnpoli

Gladu has consistently championed causes that are harmful to people in the Liberal coalition. I hope she's changed, but she needs to clarify her stance on conversion therapy and other social issues ASAP or a lot of Liberals will feel unsafe and unsupported with her in the party.

No thank you

Imagine being born before the US Civil War and living long enough to be the victim of a crypto scam

It's a Taco Bell. It's the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library. It's a combination Taco Bell/Donald J. Trump Presidential Library

I ranked the 5 biggest challenges facing Avi Lewis as he takes over a fragmented federal NDP that is confronted with both opportunities for growth and existential risks. northpoll.substack.com/p/ranking-th...

I went on CPAC this weekend to talk about the NDP leadership race and I'm sharing it now after results because my predictions weren't wrong 😂 youtu.be/xZfimDuZ0xo?...

Heaven forbid we allow young people to engage in politics! Students should have the same rights as everyone else to use their voices to advocate for change. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A comparison that would surprise a lot of people: The federal NDP earned 6.3% of the vote in 2025. The federal Green Party earned 6.6% of the vote in 2019.

Self-regulation cannot be an option when the industry openly shows no interest in self-regulation.

Always the best stories of the olympics when we get firsts like this!

The sheer volume of ads on the CBC opening ceremony broadcast is starting to get ridiculous

This speech also gets to a phrase @alexjkohut.bsky.social termed “Schrodinger’s Elbows”to tease me in another place where the elbows are both up and down. Carney is establishing a set of predictable principles of engagement that do not prevent US cooperation but refuse to rely on US benevolence…

Some polling and thoughts on the upcoming Ontario Liberal leadership! northpoll.substack.com/p/survey-dat...

As 2025 draws to a close, I'm unlocking some of my favourite and most popular posts from the year and offering a discount for new subscribers: northpoll.substack.com/p/my-end-of-... A big thank you to everyone who has read along as I launched this newsletter this year!

If anyone needs a good first date question to determine if someone might be into the manosphere, Andrew Tate fans are way more confident that they could win a point against a professional tennis player.

Essential reading for campaign professionals: I collected data that proves signs do matter in political campaigns, with some sign designs being measurably more impactful at swaying voters to support a candidate. #cdnpoli northpoll.substack.com/p/the-best-l...

New polling on the state of the NDP leadership race! I explored what party supporters think of the leadership contenders, purity tests, Zohran Mamdani, Palestine and more: northpoll.substack.com/publish/post... #cdnpoli

There’s been a lot of chatter about Pierre Poilievre’s leadership recently so I surveyed Canadians to explore his growing brand challenges and ask Conservative supporters who have soured on him why they are having second thoughts about the CPC leader: #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/northpol...

An update on how Canadians evaluate the Carney and Ford reactions to Donald Trump, including concrete data on how standing up to Trump is the key vote driver for Carney-Ford crossover voters in Ontario. open.substack.com/pub/northpol...

New #onpoli polling on vote intention in Ontario. The Doug Ford PCs hold on to a comfortable lead, but there are indicators the Ontario Liberals have the potential to grow their support under a new leader. northpoll.substack.com/p/ontario-vo...

Canada will have another federal election if the federal Budget fails to pass the House of Commons. My new polling suggests it would be a tight contest between the Liberals and Conservatives #cdnpoli northpoll.substack.com/p/federal-vo...

The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better? HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!

There's a tough decision upcoming for the NDP when they vote on the federal government budget - my polling shows the NDP supporter base is almost evenly divided between excitement and anger at the prospect of a federal election. northpoll.substack.com/p/ndp-mps-fa...

I happened to be in field with a survey when the Blue Jays suffered one of the most painful World Series losses ever, so I checked in with Canadians across the country to see how they're processing things the day after. The results reminded me why I'm proud to be Canadian 🧵

so shohei ohtani will be on a plane to toronto

Vlad Guerrero Jr, Hazel Mae, the city of Toronto, and a cameraman create an all-time baseball moment. #BlueJays #LightsUpLetsGo

What happened last night in Newfoundland? #nlpoli My full analysis of yet another provincial election showing a growing urban/rural divide in Canada and what it means for the federal parties watching: open.substack.com/pub/northpol...

Working on an analysis of Tony Wakeham's extraordinary PC majority result of the Newfoundland and Labrador election for my newsletter - here's some things that stand out in my first look through the data: 🧵 #nlpoli

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

Have you ever had an idea for a better design for political signs? I'm polling to find out the most effective and persuasive sign designs and crowd-sourcing ideas for what to test: open.substack.com/pub/northpol...

In the wake of Bonnie Crombie's resignation, I wrote about why the next Liberal leader will need to embrace a comprehensive party rebuild and show Ontarians the OLP is a changed party before it can sell itself as a party of change. #onpoli northpoll.substack.com/p/an-open-le...

This week, Parliament is back from summer recess. But what does an MP do all summer?

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...

The big dichotomy in American politics right now is that Republicans are saying what they believe without regard for consequences while Democrats are trying not to talk about the things they believe in and subsequently losing elections for being perceived as inauthentic and unprincipled.

Privilege - used way more by Republicans

Would love to know why the NYT reporters didn't think it was newsworthy the first three times they saw the Adams campaign giving cash to reporters at events. You would think that a serious news organization would want to investigate that

We are on the cusp of AGI, definitely for real

This is my favourite post I’ve written on Substack so far! It answers many questions including: - Does it matter if a candidate is listed first on the ballot ? - Do candidates with longer names win more votes? - Is the Ford name cursed in federal politics? northpoll.substack.com/p/alphabetic...

Tells you a lot about the current state of the online crypto community that this group thinks throwing sex toys at female athletes will make their community *less toxic*