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Philippe Lagassé

@plagasse.bsky.social

Academic working on defence policy/procurement and executive power in Westminster states. I'm aware of the typos.

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Philippe Lagassé@plagasse.bsky.social · 2w ago

The decision to set up Canada's capital in Ottawa has proved prescient. Would be invaders will either face mountains of snow, rivers of slush, smoke filled air, monsoon rains, or tornadoes. Really the only window for plausible attack is October.

Stephanie Carvin@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you are interested in learning more about Canadian National Security but don't know where to start, I'll be teaching the Practical Certificate in National Security with @npsia-ptd.bsky.social this August 19-20 (online!) carleton.ca/npsia-ptd/ca...

Canadian National Security - NPSIA-PT&D

The Practical Certificate in Canadian National Security National security is the condition achieved when a country is able to protect its social, economic

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Alex Thomas@alexgathomas.bsky.social · 2w ago

Major machinery of govt changes including - finally! - the creation of an Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Long overdue and excellent news that the Burnham govt has grasped this nettle questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

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Philippe Lagassé@plagasse.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm seeing similar patterns as a journal editor. The number folk who can't be bothered to check if their citations are real is stunning. It's the first thing I look at now. Also, if there's more than a couple of "it's not X, it's Y" in a manuscript, you're not editing very well.

Ben Williamson@benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 3w ago

The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 2mo ago

Thrilled to share my latest scholarly article, co-authored with @minhdo.bsky.social, and published in Publius: "Treaty Federalism, Legislative Reconciliation, and Informal Constitutional Change in Canada" academic.oup.com/publius/adva...

Treaty Federalism, Legislative Reconciliation, and Informal Constitutional Change in Canada

Abstract. Canada’s constitution is often viewed as a barrier to transformational political change. In the context of Indigenous-state relations, the federa

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Philippe Lagassé@plagasse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hot take on the SCC finding the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick must be bilingual: The majority gets the nature of the LG's office right, but overstates the functions. The minority gets the office wrong, but gets the functions right.

Philippe Lagassé@plagasse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Of course, the alternative is hoping that cutting the F-35 buy and rapidly acquiring Gripens won't run into a slew of predictable problems. philippelagasse.substack.com/p/going-for-...

Dr Argue@whatsthepointsk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delaying Gripen decision till later is a typical CAF bureaucratic tactic to kill a decision they don’t agree with. Would some in the CAF prefer this, no doubt. However, it is the role of the CAF to advise-not decide. The Canadian public has little stomach for buying the whole tranche of F-35s.