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John Ibbitson
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Writer and journalist: The Duel, Stephen Harper, The Landing. With Darrell Bricker: Breaking Point (this Oct.), Empty Planet, The Big Shift.
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Martha Hall Findley reviews Breaking Point l.
“Whether one agrees with their conclusions or not, Breaking Point demands serious engagement with fundamental questions about Canada’s future.”
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Martha Hall Findlay reviews Breaking Point. “Whether one agrees with their conclusions or not, Breaking Point demands serious engagement with fundamental questions about Canada’s future.” https://t.co/fLFhrPFd3R
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November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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An excerpt from Breaking Point is in The Hub today.
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Canada is at a breaking point—the growing generational gap is a big reason why
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November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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🚨🎙️NEW episode: Darrell Bricker and @johnibbitson.bsky.social on "Breaking Point."
➡️Trudeau’s failures
➡️Immigration
➡️Angry young people
➡️Tensions in Quebec and the Prairies
➡️How to fix it
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Is Canada at a Breaking Point?
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Junius calls on Canada to stiffen its spine.
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Globe editorial: Canada must be prepared to stand on its own
A key part of success in negotiations with the United States depends on being ready for their failure
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November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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On CBC’s Sunday Magazine in a few minutes with Darrell Bricker to talk about Breaking Point.
October 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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From Darrell Bricker and me: Canada is at a breaking point.

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Opinion: There are divisions in every part of the country. Is Canada at the breaking point?
The question remains whether the Liberals, the Conservatives or any Canadian political party address the country’s disharmony
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October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The weekend political panel, on trade and the border.
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CBC News Network speaks to the Saturday Political Panel on the week's events
CBC News Network speaks to the Saturday Political Panel on the week's events
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October 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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So this just arrived. On sale October 28.
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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In this week's political panel, we talk about Canada Post, Mark Carney's travels and the travails of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

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CBC's Natasha Fatah breaks down the week in politics with Saturday Political Panel
Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Here is today’s political panel on the hurt feelings of the American ambassador

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CBC News Network speaks to the Saturday Political Panel about the week in politics
Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Concerning the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, we will need to watch very carefully what happens next in the Baltics. Canada leads a multinational NATO brigade in Latvia. These are dangerous times.
September 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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From me:
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Opinion: Canada and America can’t break up –⁠ but we do need a trial separation
We cannot avoid trade with the massive economy next door –⁠ but as its democracy backslides, Canada will need alternatives
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September 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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From me:

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Jimmy Coutts’s diaries are for students of Canadian political history
Author and journalist Ron Graham was given advanced access to the diaries, and from them has assembled this account
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September 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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How I wish someone had taken a picture of the poker group when we first started playing together in university. Thirty-eight years later. Never missed a year. A life blessing.
September 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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When I was a kid, people called the first cool nights in August “Ex weather” because they coincided with the arrival of the Canadian National Exhibition. No more need for kids to sleep outdoors on hot, humid nights. Last night in Ottawa was classic Ex weather, with more to come.
August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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From me:
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Carney can rescue health care by loosening restrictions of the Canada Health Act
The median wait time between referral by a family doctor to treatment by a specialist in 2024 reached 30 weeks.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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I really enjoy doing this panel Saturday at noon ET with Natasha Fatah, Rob Breakenridge and Marty Patriquin. Today’s episode was particularly lively.
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CBC News Network speaks to a political panel on Trump's tariff war and more
Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.
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August 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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@darrellbricker and I wrote Breaking Point over six frantic months, through Freeland & Trudeau & Trump and Carney & the election. It's all in the book, but the forces threatening Canada stretch much farther back. Pub date is Oct. 28. You can pre-order now.
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Breaking Point by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson | Penguin Random House Canada
From the authors of The Big Shift and Empty Planet, a timely and provocative exploration of the seismic forces reshaping Canada’s political, cultural, and economic landscape.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I am honoured that Jane Philpott named The Duel as her recommended summer reading. Thank you Dr. Philpott.

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June 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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May 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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What an honour and pleasure it was to join ⁦‪@spaikin‬⁩ on set as part of a panel on Canada’s future. This is The Agenda’s final month. The panel airs on TVOntario at 8 and 11 pm tonight. And yes, he is the best interviewer in the country. And my friend.
June 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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From me:

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John Ibbitson: The Laurentian elite strikes back
Was this federal election the last gasp of the Laurentian elite?
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May 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Several takes on the election.

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‘We’ve given Trump just what he wanted’: The Hub reacts to a dramatic Canadian federal election
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April 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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From me on election day:

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John Ibbitson: The forked road Canadian voters face on election day
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April 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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From me:
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Opinion: The Liberals and Tories are so similar, they look like Tweedledum and Tweedledee
There is a vanishingly small policy gap distinguishing the two federal parties leading the election campaign
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM