ÉLECTIONS MUNICIPALES ALBERTAINS : Le 20 octobre s’approche rapidement… si vous n’êtes pas certain des bases à connaître pour le jour du vote, voici un résumé.

The New York Times keeps making outrageous things seem ordinary. Is that normal?

Louise Otis & David Suzuki: Mediation could speed up global climate agreements. A new UN-led unit would help resolve disputes and build cooperation in time. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/medi...

William Riddell: Lessons from the American 1950s defence boom for Canada’s prosperity today policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/us-d...

Le constitutionnaliste Benoît Pelletier a défendu la clause dérogatoire dans nos pages en 2022. Première partie d'une série en deux volets : policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2022/08/l...

Constitutional scholar Benoît Pelletier defended the notwithstanding clause in our pages in 2022. First of two parts: policyoptions.irpp.org/2022/11/notw...

About 16 years ago, Projet Montréal took charge of the Plateau Mont Royal borough. Among its first, laudable projects was to get traffic off small side streets by turning them into one-ways that change direction, cutting them off, etc. +

What a mess. And knowing youth sports, I can predict with confidence that any exceptional girl with a short haircut and beefy shoulders is going to get "challenged" by some overhyped parent or coach.

Apologies to anyone who shared my previous post about Kathryn May's newsletter. I tagged the wrong K. May and she asked me to take it down. But here it is again. Very much worth your time: 44615331.hs-sites.com/attrition

I've gradually pared down my social media participation by about 80% over the past 4 years and I can't recommend it enough. It's still too much but I'm getting there.

Speaking of, the latest from Policy Options on industrial policy, by Kyle Briggs, David Durand & TJ Misra. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/ip-i...

🚨 Major IRPP report release today! Canada needs a bold industrial strategy to secure its future. This report lays out the roadmap, from housing innovation to trade diversification & Indigenous economic Reconciliation. Read our recommendations: tinyurl.com/72ees5fn

Heather Exner-Pirot: Canadian critical mineral policy has evolved. Now it’s time to level up. As Ottawa ramps up support for critical minerals it must balance public and private interests, and how much to rely on allies and how much to act alone. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/crit...

It's true and it also reminds me of a funny CBC Wiretap episode wherein Howard Chackowicz declares his living room a nation-state called Howardville

Misread a key sentence in the article in my last post, deleted, regret the error, etc.

Anybody know a good labour lawyer in Alberta?

Rachel Samson: AI, climate change and the energy transition are reshaping trade and investment. Canada needs bold but carefully designed industrial policy to compete. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/bull...

Really good piece by @stevelafleur.bsky.social as a prelude to a large conference and report on industrial policy. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/futu...

This is 100% correct. There's also little to indicate that industrial policy is on the federal Liberal agenda, and everything -- cutting government capacity, doubling down on resource extraction-led economic development -- to indicate that they're intent on doing the opposite.

Steve Lafleur: Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/futu... @stevelafleur.bsky.social

Jim Stanford: Only targeted industrial policy will fulfil Canada’s value-adding potential policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/targ... @jimstanford.bsky.social

Im at the age where every headline that starts like this gives me a fright.

The parsing between approved religious expression (funeral processions, no doubt) and other forms of religious expression is going to be a sight to behold.

The Quebec government is planning to pass a law to ban prayer in public, a move so blatantly unconstitutional I'm wondering if it's a joke. www.montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

A government ban on street prayer? What could possibly go wrong. www.journaldequebec.com/2025/08/28/p...

“Un peu comme un vieux groupe rock en panne d’inspiration, le gouvernement Legault rejoue un de ses vieux succès : la « laïcité ».” lp.ca/k3nq5t?shari...

L’école à trois vitesses décortiquée en 12 cases illustrées www.ledevoir.com/societe/educ...

« Le système québécois laisse tomber un grand nombre de jeunes…»

“Canadian government?”

A fascinating read on one of the first fields to really feel the brunt of AI: Translation.

Inu Manak & Victoria Fenton: Why no trade deal with Trump might be good for Canada policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au... @inumanak.bsky.social @policyoptions.irpp.org

"Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect." Read @inumanak.bsky.social & Victoria Fenton's latest piece 👇 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=117808

Ambiance carnavalesque (et joyeusement bordélique) au défilé en l’honneur de Luguentz Dort, sur la rue Charleroi, à Montréal-Nord.

Hear directly from leading voices in policy, trade, and international affairs as they tackle some of the biggest questions shaping Canada’s future! 📅 Full conference program & registration→ irpp.org?p=20760 🎟️ Spots are limited, secure yours today!

Aucun gouvernement n’a planifié un monde où une génération complète allait quitter le métier en masse. Un texte d'opinion de Jonathan St-Pierre, enseignant en histoire au secondaire et activiste pédagogique sur les réseaux sociaux

Like a great many commenters, I too like to think I would rise to heroically defend home and family. The case will no doubt make for some interesting philosophical and legal debates -- once we have the first clue about what actually happened.

A basic fact most people don’t understand about reporters is that the chance to report on the offer of the sac of chip-cash is way more enticing than the cash. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

The successfully completed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for two victims of a convicted serial killer cost $18 million — less than one-tenth of the original worst-case estimate, Premier Wab Kinew revealed Wednesday.

Halifax's own troisième lien!

Got caught in the WestJet outage but have to give Judy in customer service credit. She got us onto an AC flight to make our WestJet connection. Never seen that before.

While they’re at it, the Trans Canada west of Winnipeg needs more interchanges. I’m amazed more people don’t die every day as trucks try to turn left onto it.

We’re going to need a good name for the generation of teens of the pandemic lockdown who are going to enter the workforce in a recession.

I’ve never quite understood what Projet Montréal has against team sports. www.ledevoir.com/societe/9060...

I strongly recommend you check out this new article on how to measure poverty and whether poverty reduction policies actually make a difference. Did the new dental care plan really have an impact? Click and find out!

Richard Matern, Geranda Notten & Sofia Seer: Don’t miss the good news on poverty reduction in 2025 policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ju...

The death of Pierre Foglia reminds me of the time I happened to be in San Francisco for a night-time vigil for Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. I didn’t realize it then, in the 90s, but it was the beginning of the end of that type of newspaper, that kind of writer, and that sort of reader. +

"Pierre Foglia était le meilleur. Le maître incontesté de la chronique au Québec, au Canada et au-delà des frontières connues de l’homme et de sa fiancée. Souvent imité, jamais égalé." Pierre Foglia 1940-2025 | Bon vent, mon vieux www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lp_lapresse

How should we shape industrial policy amid global shocks, climate urgency & economic transition? Join us Sept. 16 in Ottawa for a conference devoted to the key issues facing Canada. With keynotes from @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev & Premier R.J. Simpson! Register now! shorturl.at/Ljmy8

This is one of those Quebec moments that will pass without much notice in the test of the country. One of the country’s great newspaper writers, Pierre Foglia, has died. lp.ca/g1klVQ?shari...

Tom has clearly seen my substack tally.