Evan Scrimshaw
@escrimshaw.bsky.social
Political Writer | Freelance Sports Writer | Host Scrimshaw Show | Sports Enthusiast | Author, Salvation In The Storm | Professional Asshole
@escrimshaw.bsky.social on Alberta: Independence’s Cold And Broken Hallelujah #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli It's a fair and accurate assessment. Most of Alberta's ills stem from very bad provincial govt. Like terrible. open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Alberta: Independence’s Cold And Broken Hallelujah
On How We Got Here
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“If he can harness his propensity for proposing bold, new visions to break his party’s addiction to inertia and revive Canada’s left. If he can’t the NDP’s death knell will be delivered at the hands of its most famous son. No pressure, though” New @macleans.bsky.social macleans.ca/politics/whe...
Where Does the NDP Go From Here? - Macleans.ca
That’s for Avi Lewis to figure out
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@escrimshaw.bsky.social on the very uncomfortable pragmatism of Gladu, Floor Crossings, And The Demands Of Times Of Crisis Canada is at war. If someone like her understands this, and wants to help win it, that's pretty amazing really. #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Gladu, Floor Crossings, And The Demands Of Times Of Crisis
On Peace Time And War Time
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@escrimshaw.bsky.social on Terrebonne: Federal Liberals Show A Path To Provincial Revival #cdnpoli I am wondering if there is a lesson here for the ABNDP but it's probably not apples to apples quite. #ableg open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Terrebonne: Federal Liberals Show A Path To Provincial Revival
On A Federal Byelection With Big Implications
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Canadian Media’s Early Election Hype Is Bad Journalism and @escrimshaw.bsky.social explains why. #abpoli #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Canadian Media’s Early Election Hype Is Bad Journalism
On Failures Of The Fourth Estate
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A 10 seat loss of a disaster based on the latest polls. @escrimshaw.bsky.social breaks it down. #ableg #abpoli Nenshi’s NDP On Track For Disaster open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Nenshi’s NDP On Track For Disaster
Time To Treat This Like The Crisis It Is
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Wild day is an understatement. @escrimshaw.bsky.social explains. Scarborough Southwest: What On Earth Is Happening? #cdnpoli #onpoli open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Scarborough Southwest: What On Earth Is Happening?
On All The Implications
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Pierre Poilievre, you've just bought yourself more time by stacking a vote in your favour! What's next?! According to @escrimshaw.bsky.social probably nothing cuz he still can't pivot. Poilievre’s Confirmed As CPC Leader: What’s Next? open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha... #cdnpoli #abpoli
Poilievre’s Confirmed As CPC Leader: What’s Next?
On The Battle Reconfirmed
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@escrimshaw.bsky.social has some solid thoughts on Carney’s Revival Of Political Courage open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha... #cdnpoli
Carney’s Revival Of Political Courage
On Ambirion And Achieving Outcomes
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Good news for Quebec according to @escrimshaw.bsky.social - Legault Resigns: What’s Next For Quebec? open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Legault Resigns: What’s Next For Quebec?
On Today’s Shocking News
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Yep, all of this. Smith could lose but only if the NDP run a very good campaign, and there's no signs at this point that they will. @escrimshaw.bsky.social spells it out. #ableg #abpoli Alberta’s Likely Early Election: Is Danielle Smith Vulnerable? open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Alberta’s Likely Early Election: Is Danielle Smith Vulnerable?
Setting The Table On Alberta’s Plausible Snap Election
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Seeing a lot of seething about the Carney/Smith MOU today. I share the frustration because it's all politics and I don't think its going to translate into tangible nice things for us but if you want a good take or two, check out @escrimshaw.bsky.social and @djclimenhaga.bsky.social #ableg #cdnpoli
Riverbend is 100% takeable. 100% @escrimshaw.bsky.social has some sound ideas on how. #cdnpoli #abpoli Memo To The Liberals: How To Win Edmonton-Riverview open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Memo To The Liberals: How To Win Edmonton-Riverview
On The Upcoming Byelection
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FWIW, Edmonton-Riverbend projection in the model right now: LPC: 46.2 (+1.4) CPC: 44.6 (-5.7) NDP: 8.0 (+3.8) Others: 1.2 (+0.5) (Changes since 2025 election) Clearly a winnable target for the LPC and a high priority for the party
Xmas election glee in the media is unsettling, but it's not a given at all. @escrimshaw.bsky.social facting again. #cdnpoli Models, Polls, And The Liberals On Majority’s Edge open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Models, Polls, And The Liberals On Majority’s Edge
Pre-Budget Model Update!
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Do The Conservatives Actually Want An Election? @escrimshaw.bsky.social is not convinced. open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha... #cdnpoli
Do The Conservatives Actually Want An Election?
On Not Entirely Robust Assumptions
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Do The Liberals Want An Election? @escrimshaw.bsky.social explains it all. And he's right. open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Do The Liberals Want An Election?
Questions To Which The Answer Is No
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Election Timing: Still 2027 At The Earliest. And @escrimshaw.bsky.social is right on the nose. open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Election Timing: Still 2027 At The Earliest
Stop Buying Illogical Hype
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Yep, Robertson needs to find his spine and tell the Toronto city council to honour the deal or no money. @escrimshaw.bsky.social explains the details. Memo To Gregor Robertson: Toronto Can’t Be Allowed To Get Away With This open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Memo To Gregor Robertson: Toronto Can’t Be Allowed To Get Away With This
Time To Force Toronto’s Hand
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Been on the road socatching up on @escrimshaw.bsky.social today. The Alberta pundit take isn't this dire. But I think the Ellerslie result was not good. Sure, NDP held and I don't think they lose #yeg, but they won't capture Calgary if something doesn't change. open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Alberta Byelections: If You Think This Is Fine You’re Not Paying Attention
In Defence Of Standards
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@escrimshaw.bsky.social is right. Bill C - 5 is going to end up in endless, and long, legal battles, which will defeat the purpose. The need for speed shouldn't blind people to the necessity of avoiding the same thing issues that caused the problem in the first place.
@escrimshaw on how there's a better way to do this than C-5. Bill C-5: Well Intentioned Disaster open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Bill C-5: Well Intentioned Disaster
Where Good Intentions Go To Die
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@escrimshaw.bsky.social has the right of it here. There has to be room for criticism. Leaders shouldn't insulate themselves. The civil service needs to be proactive and responsive. Carney’s (Other) Needed Cultural Revolution open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Carney’s (Other) Needed Cultural Revolution
On How To Better Govern
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I want to be more optimistic but I agree with @escrimshaw.bsky.social that not much as changed. ABNDP is still crutching on "UCP bad", which everyone knows and few care about. We need a vision for the future. Nenshi’s Dangerously Nothing NDP Leadership open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Nenshi’s Dangerously Nothing NDP Leadership
On The Alberta NDP’s Crisis
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As @escrimshaw.bsky.social points out, we need a real plan and a serious discussion. Personally though, if it runs along the lines of anything other than "Canada is doing this for Canada", I won't be pleased. Canada’s Foreign Policy Crossroads open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Canada’s Foreign Policy Crossroads
On Missile Defence And Options
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And if you want to read about how stupid of an idea it is, I suggest this column from @escrimshaw.bsky.social scrimshawunscripted.substack.com/p/citizenshi...
Citizenship, And How To Fight Separatism
Lies Won’t Keep Alberta In Canada
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I don't disagree with @escrimshaw.bsky.social on this but I don't trust the UCP. Would we be allowed by Alberta to keep citizenship is the question. They lie to us all the fucking time. So, 🤷♀️. Citizenship, And How To Fight Separatism open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Citizenship, And How To Fight Separatism
Lies Won’t Keep Alberta In Canada
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The CPC learned nothing from their loss. Poilievre learned even less, if that's even possible, and @escrimshaw.bsky.social is right. This is very good news for the Liberals. Better than we cld've hoped for. Conservatives Are Gaslighting Themselves open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...
Conservatives Are Gaslighting Themselves
On The Big Mistake Conservatives Are Making
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