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
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Jörg Broschek 🇨🇦
@jbroschek.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hello!
My research compares how governments address major policy challenges that cut across jurisdictions - from the local to the supranational level.
I currently work on
• trade + industrial policy
• transportation infrastructure policy
• local democratic governance
Recent op-ed contributions ⬇️
My research compares how governments address major policy challenges that cut across jurisdictions - from the local to the supranational level.
I currently work on
• trade + industrial policy
• transportation infrastructure policy
• local democratic governance
Recent op-ed contributions ⬇️
It’s my job as a political scientist to observe politics through a critical lens.
I admit though: Watching the (almost painful) Merz speech is one of these moments where I ask myself if I am sometimes too critical of Carney.
What a profound difference in intellectual ability.
I admit though: Watching the (almost painful) Merz speech is one of these moments where I ask myself if I am sometimes too critical of Carney.
What a profound difference in intellectual ability.
Your regular reminder: Merz is not a great thinker, nor is he a strategist.
Once in a while he speaks plainly, and that can sometimes sound interesting. But then he reverts to disappointing form.
Once in a while he speaks plainly, and that can sometimes sound interesting. But then he reverts to disappointing form.
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It’s my job as a political scientist to observe politics through a critical lens.
I admit though: Watching the (almost painful) Merz speech is one of these moments where I ask myself if I am sometimes too critical of Carney.
What a profound difference in intellectual ability.
I admit though: Watching the (almost painful) Merz speech is one of these moments where I ask myself if I am sometimes too critical of Carney.
What a profound difference in intellectual ability.
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On the state of play of the EU/US trade deal following the supposed Greenland deal
Hardly any details are known yet about the proposed Greenland deal. But we need them in order to decide how to proceed with the implemantation of the EU-US trade deal. @EP_Trade will revisit the issue on Monday and discuss the way forward. (3/3)
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
On the state of play of the EU/US trade deal following the supposed Greenland deal
Maybe not reading anything into such snapshot distractions and better keeping the focus on the big picture and patterns - like the NSS - instead?
Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Maybe not reading anything into such snapshot distractions and better keeping the focus on the big picture and patterns - like the NSS - instead?
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Excellent analysis by @nvondarza.bsky.social of today’s EP vote referring the Mercosur trade agreement to the ECJ.
I call today’s voting pattern centrifugal - if it persists and is not reigned in, the political centre will self-destruct.
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I call today’s voting pattern centrifugal - if it persists and is not reigned in, the political centre will self-destruct.
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Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
This just in: The #EP requests judicial review by the ECJ on the Mercosur Trade Deal with an ultra-thin majority of 10 votes.
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Excellent analysis by @nvondarza.bsky.social of today’s EP vote referring the Mercosur trade agreement to the ECJ.
I call today’s voting pattern centrifugal - if it persists and is not reigned in, the political centre will self-destruct.
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I call today’s voting pattern centrifugal - if it persists and is not reigned in, the political centre will self-destruct.
👇🏻
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Trump hat in Davos eine weinerliche Opfer-Rede gehalten, alle (v.a. Europa, besonders Dänemark) sind so gemein + undankbar gegenüber den USA. Er macht das, was alle Rechtspopulisten + Putinisten am besten können, sich als Opfer zu inszenieren, um Drohungen u Gewalt zu legitimieren. Sehr gefährlich.
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump hat in Davos eine weinerliche Opfer-Rede gehalten, alle (v.a. Europa, besonders Dänemark) sind so gemein + undankbar gegenüber den USA. Er macht das, was alle Rechtspopulisten + Putinisten am besten können, sich als Opfer zu inszenieren, um Drohungen u Gewalt zu legitimieren. Sehr gefährlich.
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Carney’s WEF speech was blunt: the rules-based global economy can’t be taken for granted.
This piece by @danielbeland.bsky.social & @popovaprof.bsky.social explains how Trump’s trade threats and rhetoric are reshaping Canada’s economic & security choices.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/02/unit...
This piece by @danielbeland.bsky.social & @popovaprof.bsky.social explains how Trump’s trade threats and rhetoric are reshaping Canada’s economic & security choices.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/02/unit...
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Carney’s WEF speech was blunt: the rules-based global economy can’t be taken for granted.
This piece by @danielbeland.bsky.social & @popovaprof.bsky.social explains how Trump’s trade threats and rhetoric are reshaping Canada’s economic & security choices.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/02/unit...
This piece by @danielbeland.bsky.social & @popovaprof.bsky.social explains how Trump’s trade threats and rhetoric are reshaping Canada’s economic & security choices.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/02/unit...
A great speech, no doubt.
Like Olaf Scholz's Zeitenwende speech from February 27, 2022. What followed though was a huge disappointment.
I truly hope Carney proves to be a different leader than Scholz and ultimately aligns rhetoric and action.
No more Scholzing, please.
Like Olaf Scholz's Zeitenwende speech from February 27, 2022. What followed though was a huge disappointment.
I truly hope Carney proves to be a different leader than Scholz and ultimately aligns rhetoric and action.
No more Scholzing, please.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
A great speech, no doubt.
Like Olaf Scholz's Zeitenwende speech from February 27, 2022. What followed though was a huge disappointment.
I truly hope Carney proves to be a different leader than Scholz and ultimately aligns rhetoric and action.
No more Scholzing, please.
Like Olaf Scholz's Zeitenwende speech from February 27, 2022. What followed though was a huge disappointment.
I truly hope Carney proves to be a different leader than Scholz and ultimately aligns rhetoric and action.
No more Scholzing, please.
Reminder that the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) enables "the EU (to) cooperate with other countries affected by the same or similar coercive practices, in individual cases.”
A coordinated response between the EU and allies such as Canada is an option.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
A coordinated response between the EU and allies such as Canada is an option.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
Protecting against coercion
The Anti-Coercion Instrument for protecting the EU and its Member States from third countries’ economic coercion entered into force on 27 December 2023.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Reminder that the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) enables "the EU (to) cooperate with other countries affected by the same or similar coercive practices, in individual cases.”
A coordinated response between the EU and allies such as Canada is an option.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
A coordinated response between the EU and allies such as Canada is an option.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
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Given the US stance towards its allies, Canada might even be expected to think through such unthinkable scenarios.
From a European perspective, it underlines how much more urgent it is to think through how to defend the EU/European NATO without the US, however difficult the questions are. /ends
From a European perspective, it underlines how much more urgent it is to think through how to defend the EU/European NATO without the US, however difficult the questions are. /ends
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Given the US stance towards its allies, Canada might even be expected to think through such unthinkable scenarios.
From a European perspective, it underlines how much more urgent it is to think through how to defend the EU/European NATO without the US, however difficult the questions are. /ends
From a European perspective, it underlines how much more urgent it is to think through how to defend the EU/European NATO without the US, however difficult the questions are. /ends
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There are times the fundamentals of world politics change to an extent hard to grasp. Here is an article from reputable Canadian media about Canadian military modelling to defend against an US invasion. Yes, you read that right.
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
There are times the fundamentals of world politics change to an extent hard to grasp. Here is an article from reputable Canadian media about Canadian military modelling to defend against an US invasion. Yes, you read that right.
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I'm watching this now and so far it's really interesting:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
MISC presents; Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
YouTube video by MISC McGill
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm watching this now and so far it's really interesting:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
Carney: "I’m a firm believer and practitioner in cooperative federalism".
First Eby, now Ford. This is not cooperative federalism.
First Eby, now Ford. This is not cooperative federalism.
January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Carney: "I’m a firm believer and practitioner in cooperative federalism".
First Eby, now Ford. This is not cooperative federalism.
First Eby, now Ford. This is not cooperative federalism.
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🚨🚨In light of recent events, it is worth to recap that the #tradebazooka, aka as the #Anti-Coercion instrument now is more serious on the table as the EU is considering its response to #Trump's insane Greenland plans. 🧵 policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
Protecting against coercion
The Anti-Coercion Instrument for protecting the EU and its Member States from third countries’ economic coercion entered into force on 27 December 2023.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 AM
🚨🚨In light of recent events, it is worth to recap that the #tradebazooka, aka as the #Anti-Coercion instrument now is more serious on the table as the EU is considering its response to #Trump's insane Greenland plans. 🧵 policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
The EU has an institutionalized system of cooperative federalism, which enables governments to muster (most likely) this response.
That's what is missing in Canadian federalism.
That's what is missing in Canadian federalism.
As I expected, emergency European Council this week. Talk was previously of a video summit, this sounds like a full meeting. The response to Trump will be leaders driven, signalling a willingness to go tough.
My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
January 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The EU has an institutionalized system of cooperative federalism, which enables governments to muster (most likely) this response.
That's what is missing in Canadian federalism.
That's what is missing in Canadian federalism.
Interesting to see if the EU Commission seriously considers activating the "trade bazooka" ACI this time.
If not now, when then?
If not now, when then?
Neue US-Zölle wg. Grönland sind unglaublich. Das ist neue Dimension. Handelsinstrument wird als politisches Druckmittel genutzt. Business as usual unmöglich. Bedeutet: 1. Arbeit EP an Umsetzung EU-Deals aussetzen 2. Ich fordere COM auf ACI zu aktivieren👇
www.spd-europa.de/nachrichten/...
www.spd-europa.de/nachrichten/...
"EU muss jetzt klare Kante zeigen"
Neue US-Zölle wegen Grönland-Frage gegen acht europäische Staaten
www.spd-europa.de
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Interesting to see if the EU Commission seriously considers activating the "trade bazooka" ACI this time.
If not now, when then?
If not now, when then?
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Canada needs to get in on this in a robust way, and show support for Greenland, Denmark, and other northern European allies, for two important reasons: 1) It's the right thing to do. 2) We could very well be next.
Sweden’s Prime Minister, in a new statement on Greenland:
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Canada needs to get in on this in a robust way, and show support for Greenland, Denmark, and other northern European allies, for two important reasons: 1) It's the right thing to do. 2) We could very well be next.
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It's extraordinary but ultimately correct that Macron is draws a parallel between Greenland & Ukraine, essentially putting Trump in the same camp as Putin - an aggressor and violator of national sovereignty & international law.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It's extraordinary but ultimately correct that Macron is draws a parallel between Greenland & Ukraine, essentially putting Trump in the same camp as Putin - an aggressor and violator of national sovereignty & international law.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
The US under Trump is now being called out as a rogue state by Europe.
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sends a clear message to Trump that blackmail will not work. He announced that a response is currently drafted in which the EU, UK and Norway is included.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sends a clear message to Trump that blackmail will not work. He announced that a response is currently drafted in which the EU, UK and Norway is included.
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There goes the EU-US trade deal. Always a humiliation to the European side, and now - it seems - an intolerable one.
EPP chair Manfred Weber says EP will not approve EU US tariff deal
"The EPP is in favour of the EU–U.S. trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage. The 0% tariffs on U.S. products must be put on hold."
"The EPP is in favour of the EU–U.S. trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage. The 0% tariffs on U.S. products must be put on hold."
January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
There goes the EU-US trade deal. Always a humiliation to the European side, and now - it seems - an intolerable one.
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The past 12 months have amply demonstrated why we desperately need a public conversation on Canada's future.
If any journalist wants to talk about why we need a Royal Commission, I and I'm sure @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social & @prleblond.bsky.social, would be more than happy to chat.
If any journalist wants to talk about why we need a Royal Commission, I and I'm sure @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social & @prleblond.bsky.social, would be more than happy to chat.
An open letter “calls on the government to set up a royal commission on ‘securing Canada’s future,’ signed by dozens of people who make a living thinking about such things.”
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
Carmichael: Canada needs to bring back royal commissions. Yes, really - The Logic
They used to help the country build consensus, but it’s been more than four decades since the last one
thelogic.co
January 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The past 12 months have amply demonstrated why we desperately need a public conversation on Canada's future.
If any journalist wants to talk about why we need a Royal Commission, I and I'm sure @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social & @prleblond.bsky.social, would be more than happy to chat.
If any journalist wants to talk about why we need a Royal Commission, I and I'm sure @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social & @prleblond.bsky.social, would be more than happy to chat.
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An open letter “calls on the government to set up a royal commission on ‘securing Canada’s future,’ signed by dozens of people who make a living thinking about such things.”
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
Carmichael: Canada needs to bring back royal commissions. Yes, really - The Logic
They used to help the country build consensus, but it’s been more than four decades since the last one
thelogic.co
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
An open letter “calls on the government to set up a royal commission on ‘securing Canada’s future,’ signed by dozens of people who make a living thinking about such things.”
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
The letter is authored by @jbroschek.bsky.social @vifdesprit.bsky.social @bhaggart.bsky.social and @prleblond.bsky.social.
If we had cooperative federalism in Canada, there is a chance this would have been part of a carefully prepared, strategic plan that reflects the impact of trade policy on our regionalized political economy.
Opening up to Chinese EVs felt inevitable at some point. I’m a little surprised, though, that it didn’t come with a more explicit commitment to establishing some manufacturing operations in Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If we had cooperative federalism in Canada, there is a chance this would have been part of a carefully prepared, strategic plan that reflects the impact of trade policy on our regionalized political economy.
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Brace for bellowing from Captain Canada in Ontario.
Canada will lower tariffs on some Chinese electric vehicles and China will do the same for Canadian canola products, a major shift in policy that was announced on Friday during a landmark state visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada to Beijing.
Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Brace for bellowing from Captain Canada in Ontario.
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"Dangerous dependence":
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Dangerous dependence":
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.
Trump managed to turn full-scale de-risking from the US into the major topic of early 2026 in the German debate.