Jörg Broschek 🇨🇦
@jbroschek.bsky.social
Political Science Prof and Laurier Research Chair | Federalism/Multilevel Governance | Political Economy | (Active) Transportation and Infrastructure Policy | Kitchener/Waterloo Region More at https://tinyurl.com/4pzjpykm
Former Clerk of the Privy Council under Chrétien, Martin, and Harper:
We are looking for Canada’s future in the policies of the 1990s and 2000s - commerce over the common good, private over public, and feeding a homegrown plutocracy trying to be as vile as their US counterparts. this doesn’t strike me as a wise plan
The Ford government caused a governance crisis in Waterloo Region by forcing Regional Council to sign NDAs over the Wilmot land assembly, and eviscerated the countryside line that had protected prime agricultural land for decades. Their "concern" for farmland affected by Alto is a complete sham.
Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social · last wk.The Ford government is escalating its infrastructure fight with Ottawa, threatening to rescind support for a federal high-speed rail line after the Carney government said it would block the expansion of Toronto’s island airport. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1200172...
Important piece by @maxfawcett.bsky.social here. I made a similar point some time ago. The peripheral, vulnerable position of municipalities in Canadian federalism is neither fair nor functional - and it can be changed. www.therecord.com/opinion/cont...
It’s past time to furnish municipalities with revenue required for 21st-century challenges
The current system is neither fair nor functional.
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Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · last wk.Canada's premiers have a bad habit of bigfooting their biggest cities on everything from bike lanes to airports -- and denying them the economic and political autonomy they deserve. It's past time to fix that. And Ottawa can help. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/29/o...
All options have always been on the table, it just depends on who you ask on "Team Canada" at any given point in time. For example, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources versus.... globalnews.ca/news/1181583...
Canada will use energy sector as leverage in CUSMA talks, minister says - National | Globalnews.ca
In his second year as energy minister, Tim Hodgson said he will focus on creating a 'coherent strategy' for electricity and nuclear energy.
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I have been writing about this almost to the point of ad nauseam: Team Canada is an empty signifier, and it is certainly not co-operative federalism. This is not surprising at all.
Mickey Djuric@mickeydjuric.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 NEW: Behind the public “Team Canada” messaging, premiers are increasingly being left in the dark on U.S. trade talks. Provincial officials tell me Mark Carney’s briefings on negotiations have waned — a sharp shift from the collaborative approach premiers praised early on.
Carney's decades-old schema of leadership means that he sees himself as CEO of Canada Inc. and the premiers simply as division heads. #CdnPoli
Mickey Djuric@mickeydjuric.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 NEW: Behind the public “Team Canada” messaging, premiers are increasingly being left in the dark on U.S. trade talks. Provincial officials tell me Mark Carney’s briefings on negotiations have waned — a sharp shift from the collaborative approach premiers praised early on.
A few weeks ago, I was chatting with one of my smartest colleagues in the department, pondering to what extent Canada still has something like “state autonomy” and “state capacity”. He started to laugh out loud (which he usually doesn’t).
Charles Smith@profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2w agoCanada's extractivist injuries are really calling the shots these days, perhaps they always have.
Another example of short term thinking having long term consequences (or in this case, short term consequences)
Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 2w agoMARK CARNEY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Without downplaying the US administration and other issues: the country is literally on fire (again), the economic, social and ecological costs are on full display. Yet the most existential threat remains - entirely - absent from the agenda. canadaspremiers.ca/canadas-prem...
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Canada’s Premiers support a strong and united Canada. Premiers are working together to build a prosperous country for Canadians by taking action on [...]
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New from me, in which I invite the federal government and others to abandon the belief that the way to deal with a bad-faith partner who ripped up your trade agreement is another, better trade agreement. Canada needs a reality-based strategy. And a Royal Commission is the best way to develop it.
In order to face the reality of Trump, Mark Carney will have to abandon his magical thinking
Prime Minister Mark Carney has thus far behaved as if President Trump is a rational actor. He is not, and it is costing Canadians.
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Look, tackling climate change would be nice sure, but in these tough economic times, we have to stay laser focused on the 3.8% of global GDP contributed by the oil and gas industry
Jonas Waack@jonaswaack.bsky.social · 2w ago“But with temperatures exceeding 38C for weeks on end, everything is breaking down. I’m expecting yield losses of at least 50 per cent, or even 70 per cent, for certain crops, such as soya. We’re no longer heading for a crash — we’re already there.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
À votre santé, M. Comeau. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
9 premiers to allow wineries, distilleries, breweries to sell directly to consumers across provinces | CBC News
Provinces across Canada will introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales — a step forward in breaking down interprovincial trade barriers that prevent the free movement of alcohol across Canada.
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New from me: Carney's US strategy continues to wish away the implications of the fact that Trump can't be trusted to keep his word. Trump's latest anti-Canada tariffs raise serious questions about Carney's strategy, and should force a discussion on the actual cost of Canadian autonomy.
It’s past time to start questioning Mark Carney’s economic strategy
For the better part of a year, Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued that, in the United States Canada Mexico Agreement (USMCA), Canada has “the best deal of any major U.S. trading partner.” Excuse the academic jargon, but this claim has always been bullshit. US President Donald Trump’s decision at the time not to impose tariffs on USMCA-compliant goods (we’ll ignore the illegal fentanyl tariffs loitering in front of the school) had nothing to do with the agreement because he doesn’t respect agreements, laws or treaties.
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German political scientist Peter Lösche once described the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as “loosely coupled anarchy”. In Canadian federalism, we call this “Team Canada”. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Decision to lift U.S. alcohol ban should be part of broader deal, Carney says
Prime Minister also says it will be up to the provinces to decide whether to put the goods back on the shelves
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For those who believe in the merit of big picture analysis, it may also be a good moment to re-read the NSS, which is less than a year old. It lays out the premise for any attempt to build Fortress North America. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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B/c Carney has ignored these contradictions, Canadians have been denied the very, very hard conversation we need about the cost of maintaining a liberal democracy. This is EXACTLY why my colleagues & I have been begging for a Royal Commission. These are hard problems. We need to think them through.
Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future
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Of course she wouldn’t The entire federal government believes nothing is ever its fault because it has no mandate to plan for future crises If it’s only ever reactive, it can always say the reaction was appropriate, irrespective of what happens #cdnpoli
David Pugliese@davidpugliese.bsky.social · 3w ago
It was only a question of time. And people still talk about reviewing/renegotiating the USMCA as if it mattered. With this latest announcement, the Trump administration put the last nail in the agreement’s coffin (at least with respect to the Canada-U.S. part of it). RIP CUSMA!
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2w agoCNBC Daily Open: Trump revives his tariff playbook with Canada
tl;dr: The United States has repeatedly violated the USMCA. In order to address this problem, Canada stands ready to renegotiate the USMCA, which the United States has repeatedly violated.
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 2w agoMy statement on the United States administration’s intention to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods:
This is what Fortress North America and "Canada Strong will make America great again" gets you: bad deals with bad actors that can't help but turn Canada into a vassal state. Appeasement doesn't work with bullies.
While Canada continues to deal with existential threats on all fronts, the PM and the premiers come together for their - second - in-person meeting for one day - on Thursday - this year. After the two-day Council of the Federation meeting....
Europa sollte sich auf ähnliches gefasst machen — freilich beschäftigt man sich in Brüssel gerade eher mit einem möglichen Handelskrieg mit China. Einige sind dabei besonders eifrig, letzteren herbeizusehnen und übersehen dabei regelmäßig Trumps irre Aktionen.
Dustin Johnson 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸@warandcoffee.eurosky.social · 2w agoThis is a blatant attack on the Canadian economy, and seems like a clear abandonment of any attempt at continuing CUSMA. We need a very strong response or the US will just keep attacking us over and over again www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Barry Appleton on June 30: "We are bracing for a meeting on July 1, acting as though the review itself holds the danger. The real risk lies in the 23 days that follow, and in whatever instrument Washington picks when its temporary power expires." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Canada is set to negotiate with Trump’s U.S. We’re getting one key thing wrong
Canada is laser-focused on July 1 in negotiations with Trump. That is a mistake, writes a former NAFTA negotiator.
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Sounds familiar: "...where executive dominance over parliament, extreme centralisation, and a growing reliance on political communication strategies systematically undermine responsiveness. Decisions are increasingly packaged as matters of efficiency and performance...."
C🅰️S Ⓜ️UDDE@casmudde.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is a very rich and thought-provoking piece and is relevant far beyond France. Can be great start for a discussion about the future of democracy and, particularly, what we can and should do ourselves.
Alan Cairns 1979: Federalism "can best be understood in terms of the tendency of each government to seek to minimize the policy contradictions in its own jurisdiction and reduce the environmental uncertainty emanating from the conduct of other governments." www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Pipelines and separatist threats testing Canada’s national unity as premiers meet in Charlottetown
Health care, affordability, public safety, economic growth, sovereignty and national security are also on the agenda at the annual conference this week.
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The new era of cooperative federalism in Canada is going strong. "The criticism has raised a larger, big-picture question: is Ontario — and is Canada — ready for a new normal of raging seasonal fires? For Linda Debassige, the answer is a resounding no." www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Doug Ford visits evacuees, first responders as wildfires — and questions about Ontario and Ottawa’s response — rage
Evacuated communities forced to flee say they didn’t get enough warning as 191 wildfires burn in the province. At least 10 communities have been evacuated and three are on alert.
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Which is why political scientists highlight the importance of intergovernmental relations in federations as the key institutional mechanism to address such constraints - and resulting de facto and de jure interdependencies among jurisdictions. Different disciplines, different perspectives....
Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦@tammyschirle.bsky.social · 3w ago"one of the key constraints that influences policies to address climate change is the division of powers in the Canadian Constitution" - @aleach.ca utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
6 years ago today 💔 The amazing Mr. Chi Pig, founder and vocalist of legendary Canadian punk rock band SNFU passed away on July 16, 2020, at the far too young age of 57 📸 Alison Braun (Fenders Ballroom, March 7, 1987) #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #SNFU #chipig #punkrockhistory #otd
“So, if #Canada now has money to invest, why sink it where the returns are comparatively poor? The #globaleconomy is #decarbonizing, all while diversifying away from #oil and #gas imports.” #pipelines www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/24ca038... 🧵📎
Canada has been sold a false promise of being an ‘energy superpower’
Oil’s relative weight in the world economy diminishes with each passing year
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Polisci hates contingency & the intertwining of social & power logics. Why not start w/Gramsci/3rd face of power on why wildfires & searing heat don't produce decarbonization.? Polisci suffers from a severe lack of imagination, seeing preferences as fixed or materially derived--when they aren't./