Didi Gregorius will always have my vote.
07.03.2026 19:58
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Didi Gregorius will always have my vote.
It's been a week of war in Iran. Where are we?
-The US & Israel have accumulated tactical successes. The Islamic Repubic is not on the verge of collapse, but it is much weaker.
-Again: how to translate this into sustainable strategic success is at best uncertain.
In the abstract — as many have argued — municipalities probably shouldn't be going out of their way to accommodate pro sports teams.
In practice — in this case and at this moment — I dunno if a wise political strategist would advise picking a fight with the Charge fanbase.
New from me in the Literary Review of Canada:
I wrote about A New Blueprint for Government (by Kevin Lynch and James Mitchell) and Statecraft (edited by Stephen Azzi and Patrice Dutil) and why Canada Strong has to include strong institutions.
I think Treasury Board records only go back to 1981, which is where the line graph started when I did my piece.
Canada created more jobs in 2025 (! year of the economic attack!) than the U.S., tho the U.S. job market is 7.5 times bigger.
"Health" generated 41% of the new jobs. "Care" (incl educ) almost 1/2.
Demographics guarantees that this job juggernaut will continue to dominate. Demand>supply everywhere.
The supposed explosion of the federal public service looks less explosive if you put it in per capita numbers and draw a line graph back to the mid-80s.
Headline: A 30-year high!
Story: Still smaller than it was before the austerity of the 80s, 90s and 2000s.
thehub.ca/2026/03/06/t...
How will strengthening Canada’s industrial carbon price affect costs for the oil sands sector?
Our new research shows it will still cost just a Timbit per barrel in 2030.
Get the facts ⬇️
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/03/06/n...
Anyway. SNL did this joke better 20 years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCu3...
"Aaron, is it possible you'll spontaneously turn into a tyrannosaurus rex tomorrow?"
"I mean, that seems unlikely—"
"So you're not ruling it out?"
"I just have a hard time seeing how—"
"But you can't say no?"
"I guess not?"
I think maybe we just need a near-total ban on "will you rule out?" questions for politicians.
The number of things anyone can honestly, but categorically, rule out is very limited.
Like do I think I'll ever go to the moon? No.
But can I rule it out?
I suppose there might be some value in laying down this marker — that the House should consider any deployment.
But also: There is no actual deployment on the table. There's not even a notion of a deployment.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
My new op-ed for The Globe and Mail. Canada needs a realist foreign policy, but the government also needs to be coherent and transparent about it.
To understand Carney's foreign policy, too many people focus on his words - look at his actions instead.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best
Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best
Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!
Spikes high?
"America will never be the 51st state"
Carney's handling of the transition from (and away) from Trudeau is interesting.
But on its own — if, say, Kamala Harris was president — would that have been enough to swing the last federal election?
I think that's a hard counterfactual to see.
Not sure what lesson Carney could provide for U.S. Dems.
Unless the lesson is "hope for an existential crisis brought about by a profound external threat and then find a candidate who seems uniquely suited to deal with that."
bsky.app/profile/dave...
This is a profound continental divide. Canadians overwhelmingly view other Canadians, even those unlike them, as being good people. Americans, more than any other country, view their neighbours and fellow citizens as bad people. Anti-Americanism flourishes in the United States
The president of the Treasury Board is seeking public engagement as part of the review of the Access to Information system.
I presume most people will have only good things to say.
www.canada.ca/en/treasury-...
Canadian Shield Institute Managing Director @vassb.bsky.social was on stage in Waterloo, talking with ThinkOn CEO Craig McLellan and Mozilla Foundation President Mark Surman.
Digital sovereignty is vital for Canada's future. Watch the whole discussion here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLxJ...
Vincent Gogolek: Yes, those Chinese EVs will be spying on us — just like all the other cars already do policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/03/ev-c...
Scotty will only do it if it's a lifetime appointment.
Imagine if someone told you in January 2025 that this is what a poll would show in March 2026.
leger360.com/in-the-news-...
Just 1 in 4 Albertans back independence (26%), while nearly two thirds oppose it (64%). Yet a majority (53%) think Premier Smith would vote to separate. The politics of perception may matter more than the numbers. #ableg
Details: abacusdata.ca/alberta-ind...
