For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on Danielle Smith cribbing from the Orbán playbook as she is turning Alberta into a similar illiberal democracy, complete with attacking queer and trans people #canqueer #cdnpoli
Thank god. Permanent daylight savings is one of the most universally popular policies and yet everyone refused to move on it. Now the rest of the country needs to follow suit!
You should also read @arshy.bsky.social long & deep research into the many more decades incidents of police intimidation & bullying. Including our new High Commissioner to the UK & former Liberal cabinet minister.
Absolutely. Over the last few years, the VPD especially has been a perfect example of the overwhelming political power that cops are able to wield in our cities.
this is true for every city and town in canada. and including the RCMP.
seems like a problem
(I’m very confused as to why my article is being promoted in German)
Ja. Das stimmt. Genau.
The Toronto Police Has Been a Rogue Agency for Too Long. Rein Them In.
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We’ve also got a written version that people can read on our Substack. open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
Excellent episode of The Hatchet with @arshy.bsky.social. The recent police scandal is not “a few bad apples,” the Toronto Police have been operating like organized crime for generations. They act with impunity, refuse reform, and target and punish their critics: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
I've put off watching it because I worry that I know too much about the real culture of hockey and I would end up hating it. But I might have to give it an honest shot.
It’s worse than the tulip bubble. At least tulips smell nice.
I liked Season 2, but I agree that it's the weakest. Season 3 is all about King Lear (my favourite Shakespeare play) and stars William Hutt, one of the great Stratfordian actors. You need to watch it.
Just the first season?? I think the third is the best of them all.
A Canadian Christmas Carol
SADDLE UP COWBOYS!
Whole lot of Conservative MLA's apparently not on side with this, and apparently it's not quite clear what "professionally incapacitated" here means.
Their bylaws reference "incapacitation:, but in legal terms, that's generally a specific thing.
I'm sure this is going to get even more spicy.
I am not a lawyer, but it sure seems like the BC Conservatives are trying to get rid of Rustad by using a clause in their constitution meant for a situation where the leader is, you know, in a coma or something
The BC Conservative Party just announced they have removed John Rustad as their party leader.
Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.
No surprise, but Carney's Liberals are down *fifteen points* in Metro Vancouver in just the last month. Alongside Quebec, the Lower Mainland is what led Carney to victory in the last election. angusreid.org/carney-smith...
He is, indeed, a business monster. And honestly, I think that’s what most Canadians want right now. The problem is, I’m skeptical that his policies are going to result with everyday Canadians having more of those dollars in their pockets. It might be a lot of sacrifice for little gained.
A few weeks ago, we put out an episode with @jmcelroy.bsky.social where we talked a lot about how the Rest of Canada tends to ignore or misunderstand BC. And the last few weeks of federal politics seem like a perfect encapsulation of that. hatchetmedia.substack.com/p/visions-of...
A potential pipeline is more popular amongst British Columbians today than it was during the last fight with Alberta. But excluding BC from the talks just seems utterly confounding.
It really is ridiculous. When it comes to trade talks, we act as if what’s good for Nutrien is good for Canada. If we’re going to act as if they’re an extension of the Canadian state, the least they can do is the same.
Potash is our most important commodity in any potential trade war escalation. And BC is also where any potential Carney majority government will be won. To me, this is just more proof that Ottawa thinks they can ignore BC.
It’s amazing how much BC is being pushed to the fringes right now. The Carney gov’t has been negotiating with Alberta & Sask on pipelines, without BC. All while Saskatchewan’s potash monopolist chooses the US over BC. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Thanks! I love movies and tv about the Vatican, so I’m excited to check this out.
What movie is this?
Really excited about The North State this week. Now that the dust has settled on Budget 2025, I felt now was the time to really dive into it. I had three great journalists on a panel, @karynpugliese.bsky.social, @arshy.bsky.social and @ianagp.bsky.social, to discuss the budget and coverage. #cdnpoli
Not only was it great to be on @youcaughtscott.com's show - but this dude ↪️ @arshy.bsky.social ↩️ and I used to work at ... 🤔...a podcasting company.. 😎 together. Reunited and it feels so goood🎵🎶 + I learned a cowload from @iangp.bsky.social about the #military also. #cdnpoli #indigenous #climate