In a time of political uncertainty, Canada’s ability to adapt depends not just on public confidence, but also on governments’ trust in citizens & across their own institutions. @bboyd18.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca call for a “government trust ecosystem” to strengthen democracy in uncertain times.

In our new piece in @policyoptions.irpp.org, @jaredwesley.ca and I argue that trust in government involves more than just society's trust of government. It includes government's trust of society and different parts of government's trust in each other. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...

@jaredwesley.ca and I study the impact of populist attitudes on trust in the public service in our new article in Governance doi.org/10.1111/gove....

Canada will be full of losers tonight. And winners. That's the way it goes after every election. But with disinformation, factionalism, and separatism in the air, this one feels different. Some things to keep in mind: open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

In a new article, Brendan Boyd and I map how trust flows (or doesn't) among citizems, politicians, and public servants in Canada.🧵 Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...