Economics professor at Université Laval.
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US Democrats think Donald Trump's abuse of Canada is funny.
Canadians don't.
I mean, look at an electoral map. Quebec and Alberta rednecks are all in rural areas where anyone who speaks the local language with a non-local accent is treated like an exotic creature.
Claim: The only people who want to give more power to provinces to control and restrict immigration are people who hardly ever come across a real live immigrant in their daily lives.
The poeple who *do* interact regularly with immigrants don't have any problem with them.
I bet Danielle Smith thinks she handled things perfectly, because she thinks that by giving the UCP separatists the referendum they wanted, they will now be grateful and leave her alone.
The definition of "whiny loser" is yours to keep.
Before the votes are tallied, I wanted to be clear about something that they're going to try and take from us.
The definition of victory.
If as much as 25% elect for option 2 on the only question that matters... this is not a win for "remain."
It's a victory for independence.
1/4 of the province (of which had doubled in size since this bs immigration scheme) is on board with cutting ties.
That's not 2 crazy dudes in Didsbury. That's every 4th person.
Maybe we won't get to further the process... but we will get to make our point clear: a huge chunk of us are so dissatisfied with the present status quo that we want to walk away from it all.
From this day forth, politicians will see that number on the page and know that it they don't find a way to bring those people into the discussion, they've lost them.
Don't let them redefine victory and marginalize our struggles.
But of course, I want option 2 to pass.
Claim: All Americian pundits who claim to oppose Trump believe he was imposed on them by an occupying army.
It's all "how could this be happening?!?" and never any attempt to learn from their own goddam mistakes.
Oh, for pete's sake: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
YOU broke shit up, YOU fix it.
Opinion: US companies wanted a president who would cut taxes and rules. They got one who has blown holes in free trade and global alliances. ft.trib.al/X5x91ee
FWIW, the 1995 Quebec referendum was FAR more civilised than what I see emanating from Alberta, even if you include Parizeau's referendum night speech.
Ah, that does add some useful context.
Hm. Just made an unpleasant discovery while updating my slides for Tuesday's class. This is a chart of long-term yields for nominal and real bonds (the latter's payoffs are indexed to inflation).
The gap represents financial markets' expectations for inflation.
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You can see the increase in long-term bond yields that everyone is talking about (the red line), but what concerns me is the recent widening of the gap between nominal and real bod yields: financial markets seem to be expecting an increase in inflation.
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I approve of this take.
Among other things, it illustrates just how far the CPC has disappeared so far into the RageAddicts4Trump death spiral that Stephen Harper's views are more in line with Mark Carney's than they are Pierre Poilievre's
Not sure what the PQ expects to gain by picking fights with Ottawa: LPC support in Quebec is almost 20 ppts higher than that of the PQ or BQ.
(Models Available For Subscribers)
Federal - Quebec Polling:
LPC: 49% (+6)
BQ: 28% (-)
CPC: 15% (-8)
NDP: 5% (-)
Others: 2%
Pollara / Sept 17, 2026 / n=1012 / Online
(% Change With 2025 Election)
Check out @338Canada for more polling: 338canada.com/federal.htm
