David Moscrop
Political Scientist, University of Ottawa and Contributor at Freelance
Politics writer, author, podcast host. Substack at https://t.co/Q418Q0RHdS. On Bluesky at: @https://t.co/Q418Q0RHdS.
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1 week ago |
time.com | David Moscrop
Canada waited with baited breath as Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped foot in the Oval Office on Tuesday in a meeting for the ages. Barely a week earlier, Carney, who had vowed to fight back against Donald Trump’s taunts and threats to make Canada the “51st state,” resurrected his Liberal Party against a MAGA-like opponent in a stunning 25-point election turnaround. Trump knew this. He opened the meeting by saying it was a “great honor” to have Carney visit. Then, he pivoted to himself.
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1 week ago |
nationalobserver.com | David Moscrop
Alberta premier Danielle Smith and her government are embarking on what you might call a live-ammunition exercise, and one that could quickly get out of hand. At the intersection of western populism and anti-Ottawa sentiment, Smith's government is proposing to lower the threshold for holding a referendum while stoking the fires of resentment in service of pursuing a new deal within the federation.
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1 week ago |
thewalrus.ca | David Moscrop
W e’ve officially reached the stage where, the election being over, we start to wonder how long the parliament it returned will last. If you’re a certain type of Conservative, you might be hoping and/or betting it won’t be so long, so that your side can have a shot at forming government. But I suspect most Canadians—the writer of this piece included—and even many Conservatives are hoping for a longer run.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | David Moscrop
Being left for dead is a bit of a hobby for the federal NDP. In the 1993 election, the party was crushed by the rising Liberals. It was left with 9 seats and 6.88 per cent of the vote. It was their worst showing since 1958, when the precursor to the party, the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation won a mere 9.5 per cent of the vote and 8 seats. The NDP had another weak showing in 2000 before starting on a path under leader Jack Layton that took it becoming the official opposition.
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1 week ago |
theglobeandmail.com | David Moscrop
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