Dr. Sautner
drsautner.bsky.social
Dr. Sautner
@drsautner.bsky.social
Non practicing academic.
Living the retired life!
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Dundun dun dun dun dun dun.

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Lessons in rage baiting #ucp #daniellesmith #bailreform #politics #canada
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January 23, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Unless I missed it somewhere, I don't see any details about the Alberta Next survey methodology.

This leaves me with a lot of questions.
I started reviewing the Alberta Next report by looking at their polling results.

The numbers in the sample table don't add up.

Can anyone make it make sense?

If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.

🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The UCP is widely expected to use the notwithstanding clause once again on Monday.

Why?

Not just because they can.
And not because they have to.

They're doing it deliberately, whether out of spite, laziness, or expediency.

My latest:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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As we ready for the UCP's 2nd pre-emptice use of the notwithstanding clause in as many weeks, let's clarify what this means.

1️⃣ The move is constitutional. They *can* invoke it.
2️⃣ The UCP is not *required* to do this. There are other means to pass the law.
3️⃣ They should not use it, in my view.🧵
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Why do populists backtrack?

I look at the role of libertarians in thwarting some of their most egregious acts of overreach.

open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
TACO, meet DACO
Why populists like Donald Trump and Danielle Smith keep 'Chickening Out'
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Canadians Know Danielle Smith Is a Traitor, Right?
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/canadians-...
Canadians Know Danielle Smith Is a Traitor, Right?
How Transnational Ideological Loyalty Is Replacing Democratic Sovereignty
www.notesfromthecircus.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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BBB and the Psychology of Fascism. My latest on substack open.substack.com/pub/writekat...
BBB and the Psychology of Fascism
They want you to know that the money being taken out of school lunches and healthcare for the poor is going to be invested in hurting people.
open.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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For Canadians being inundated by riding-level polls right now:

The data is crap if it has no dates, small samples (<800), high margins of error.

The people showing them to you are trying to persuade you to vote for their own preferred party.

It's sales pitch, not an evidence-based argument.
April 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The “conditions are ripe for right-wing elites to loot the place from top to bottom”

newrepublic.com/article/1884...
Trump’s New Oligarchy Is About to Unleash Unimaginable Corruption
The elevation of Elon Musk to a key role suggests that right-wing elites are set to embark on a spree of sordid self-dealing.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:37 PM
November 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
“Elon won’t go home” #

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Lawrence: Trump humiliates Elon Musk by telling House GOP, ‘Elon won’t go home.’
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 16, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Die Fledermaus with leather, latex and fishnets! Last performance Nov 12 #EdmontonOpera #YEG
November 11, 2024 at 1:16 AM