Mine’s going in today!

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

Yeah, we did. We ruined it for misogynists and sexual predators and office lotharios and drunks and lazy loafers who had their secretaries and assistants do their actual work.

Alberta is calling! "So far this year, Alberta has recorded nearly 2,000 cases...and the United States nearly 1,700. Canada is set to be the first Western country since the coronavirus pandemic to lose its elimination status, according to W.H.O. data." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...

Kneecap to the PSE sector - TOTAL temporary resident target (TFWs plus international students) to be roughly halved, from 670K to 370K. That's minimum a $2 Billion hit to the sector. Probably more. Will work this out later

So, which 3 opposition MPs will be swayed by joining Eurovision??

Canadian academics, take note!

Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications: Applicant names, profiles, demographics Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores

"The preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause cannot be allowed to normalize. Neither should the curtailment of legislative debate become routine...We cannot take the Rule of Law for granted; if we do, it may not be there to protect our rights when we most need it." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

The Alberta Next exercise may have moved the needle on the Alberta Pension Plan. In the other direction! leger360.com/wp-content/u...

Remarkable!

Alberta teachers say the fight has just begun but they will obey forced-work legislation. In related news, Alberta will modify their new license plate motto to read 'Strong and Indentured' #abpoli #yyc #yeg #yql #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

They came for the teachers. You know the rest, #abpoli

But preemptively invoking the notwithstanding clause is to cede the moral high ground right from the start. The government would be admitting that it does not believe it had earnestly bargained in good faith, and failed to reach an agreement despite that. 3/

If the govt can just dictate the terms of a contract—skipping past binding arbitration and legislating away recourse rights—and the public accepts that, well, then what reason would govt have to bargain in good faith with any public sector employees going forward? Dark day indeed. Not acceptable.

What's the hurry? In just 6 years, the UCP has been responsible for nearly half of all time allocation motions in Alberta history. They're promising to do it again today, this time ramming through a bill that removes Charter rights in a matter of hours.

Edgy Notwithstanding-Eve vibes tonight. If the government goes through with it, the next few days are going to be a lot.

Looking ahead to next week and the prospect that the UCP will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the teachers' strike... Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause. Here's why that's doubly dubious.+

The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs

David King delineates the choice Albertans face. An education system that fosters community & solidarity Or an education system that favours individual freedom/liberty But you must make this choice assuming the veil of poverty - not wealth What say you now? #abpoli #ableg

There will be fine print at print at the bottom of the new license plates: * Some exceptions may apply. See Alberta.ca for details.

This is probably the best thing I've read on Calgary's new mayor and his path from "ideological jackassery" to top job. ("Has Farkas actually changed??" has been a BIG talker here lately.) If you're interested in Alberta, new Hub staffer Falice Chin is as sharp as it gets. thehub.ca/2025/10/22/w...

Fun fact about Calgary's new City Council: there are as many councillors-elect named Mike/Myke as there are women.

This season of American politics is so badly overwritten.

Calgary city council will go from 5 women (including the mayor) to 2.

For the past year, I've been doing an embedded "ethnographic" study of Calgary's election. As a consequence, I've mostly kept quiet about it. It'll still be months before I have qualitative results to share, but in the meantime, here are some results from our pre-election survey. #yyccc #yycvote

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Those of you standing in long lines for municipal elections in Alberta today: 1) stay in line; your voice matters 2) the long lines are a direct consequence of the conspiracy-driven policy changes brought forward by the UCP government (and not your beleaguered election workers); be kind

Got so annoyed while waiting to vote that I wrote a substack post. open.substack.com/pub/lisayoun...

Our polling places need (1) democracy sausages and (2) complimentary dog sitting. Preferably not co-located. (In addition to more staff and smoother processes). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democra...

Meh-election??? 1:30 in Ward 1

I’ve jumped through all the hoops required to book a COVID shot (a month from now). At no point did I have to demonstrate that I had ‘reserved’ a shot back in stage 1 of the process. What was the point of that exercise, exactly??

Next level administrative burden stimpunks.org/glossary/adm...

The UCP wants to replace "Wild Rose Country" with "Strong and Free" on provincial license plates. The minister responsible said caucus, alone, decided on the change. And that the move was "clearly non-partisan". Here's the official party logo. You be the judge.

🎥Pulling back the curtain✨Meet the section heads who are crafting an unforgettable #CPSA_ACSP26 experience-They're ❤️beat of the conference! 👉🏽 shorturl.at/AgUow @devoncantwell.bsky.social @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @randybesco.bsky.social @jlisayoung.bsky.social @amyjanzwood.bsky.social

Question for my fellow Albertans: if your gravy is described as being ‘a bit like bitumen’ in texture, is it a compliment??

Quebec is asking Alberta to hold its beer…

New publication, from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, Bianca Jamal and me - trying to make sense of recent events in Canadian federalism: Defiance: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Shifting Dynamics of Canadian Federalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The war on Christmas continues!

The teachers' strike signs all have such lovely handwriting.

If you go back to the 1950s, there were earnest debates around the world re: whether growing public funding of universities was a Good Thing because government might one day try to dictate what univesities could teach. By the 90s this was considered laughable. No one is laughing now.

We're looking for a new colleague in the Political Science Department at the University of Lethbridge. Please forward to anyone you think may be interested. uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8640

And @carrietait.bsky.social has unearthed more evidence of procurement irregularities at AHS

We have always been at war with Tylenol

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

So pleased to see the announcement that the Canadian Political Science Association will be holding its annual meeting in June at University of Ottawa mycpsa-cpsa-acsp.ca/cfp/cfp_index

Because they’re paying attention??

This time APSA is not on fire but the world is

“ there will be dire policy consequences from Kirk’s assassination, regardless of the actual ideology of his killer, because his death fits a pre-existing narrative about left-wing campus radicalism that is already the driver of federal policy” www.chronicle.com/article/char...