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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 4h

Walloon flag. (Red rooster yellow background.)

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 4h

A map of the best part of Belgium.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 5h

The Globe's new man in Calgary wants to chat. Don't leave him hanging!

Matt Scace @mattscace.bsky.social · 2d

Tips and letters can be sent to [email protected]. DMs are open — message me for Signal/WhatsApp details.
Let’s chat!

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 5h

Zach Battat: Russia can sustain a long war. The real urgency for peace lies in Western capitals, not in waiting for change in Moscow.

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Ukraine war: Why the West must regain the diplomatic initiative

Russia can sustain a long war. The real urgency for peace lies in Western capitals, not in waiting for change in Moscow.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 5d

Whatever we're doing in the Arctic, it's pretty much invisible so far.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 5d

When you toggle to Canadian-only photos, you get a lot of politicians visiting the North, announcing things about the North, and Arctic patrol vessels cruising around Halifax and the shores of Southern B.C. Then you are treated to the exploits of the Amundsen circa 2023.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 5d

A propos of nothing: When you search "Arctic" in the photos through the world's wire services available via the Canadian Press, the results are filled with Russian and Danish military manoeuvres, Chinese icebreakers and "research" vessels, and not much at all from Canada.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 6d

Montréal really reached new levels of you-can’t-get-there-from-here this summer. I bike downtown twice a week and haven’t been able to use the same route two weeks in a row.

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thesamaracentre.bsky.social @thesamaracentre.bsky.social · 8d

🧡 Today on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, hear Natan Obed of @inuittapiriit.bsky.social
on why Inuit self-determination is vital to 🇨🇦 Canadian democracy. 🎧 Hosted by @jenditchburn.bsky.social ( @irpp.org @policyoptions.irpp.org ). Listen: buff.ly/PDkRckp

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 8d

Alexander Dalziel & Jonathan Berkshire Miller: Canada must anchor its Arctic strategy in the North Pacific, with Japan and South Korea as central partners in science, security and shipbuilding. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/paci...

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Canada needs a North Pacific Arctic strategy

Canada must anchor its Arctic strategy with Japan and South Korea as central partners in science, security and shipbuilding.

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 11d

“It's not 50/50. It's 50% to the winner, 27.7% to the private company, Win50, and the charity at the end of the day gets around 20%.”

The “staggering” amount paid to Win50 over the last 4 years raises a lot of questions about how the EOCF operates, Bahen said www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...

Beyond Local: Oilers 50/50 raffle has paid $81M to company owned by hockey group over 4 years, documents reveal

The foundation says Win50 is responsible for all costs related to running the raffle, including additional prizes, television and radio commercials, promotion and advertising, the raffle technology pl...

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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 12d

The Parkland (🍁) sale to Sunoco (🗽) offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty.

Ottawa should say no.

Read Sarah Doyle and @jonshell.bsky.social in Policy Options.

#FDI #OwnershipMatters #AlwaysCanada #Never51

policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/suno...

Canada should reject Sunoco’s US$9-billion takeover of Parkland

The Parkland sale to Sunoco offers little benefit to Canada while risking jobs, innovation and sovereignty. Ottawa should say no.

policyoptions.irpp.org

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 12d

Interesting. It wasn't her, but thanks!

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 12d

You basically have to be a billionaire to pull it off permanently -- or have a billionaire pick up the tab for you. And so the oligarchs collect the chits as they enable the lifestyle and promise it for those coming down the pipeline.

(Apologies to the owner of the theory. My memory fails.)

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 12d

Essentially the theory goes that when you're a corporate boss, politician or basically anyone who gets used to flying private at the peak of your powers, you'll do anything afterward to keep living that life. +

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 12d

I once heard a podcast episode where the guest theorized that the addiction to flying private eventually corrupts most prominent Americans. The rarity of this kind of sight reinforces the thesis.

Al Gore, jacket off, working through something with a TSA worker in a reflective vest.

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Caleb Perreaux @calebperreaux.bsky.social · 12d

ÉLECTIONS MUNICIPALES ALBERTAINS :
Le 20 octobre s’approche rapidement… si vous n’êtes pas certain des bases à connaître pour le jour du vote, voici un résumé.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 12d

Ça semble être plus complique qu’on aurait souhaiter. Notre Policy Options / Options politiques est condamné à @handle.invalid

Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 13d

This is not exclusive to the New York Times. I get most of my U.S. politics by podcast and almost all of them, whether they lean left or right, act like they're covering municipal zoning changes with every outrage.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 13d

The New York Times keeps making outrageous things seem ordinary. Is that normal?

Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 13d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/p...

The U.S. Keeps Killing Venezuelans on Boats. Is That Legal?

www.nytimes.com

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 13d

Louise Otis & David Suzuki: Mediation could speed up global climate agreements. A new UN-led unit would help resolve disputes and build cooperation in time.

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How mediation can speed up climate agreements and resolve disputes

Mediation could speed up global climate agreements. A new UN-led unit would help resolve disputes and build cooperation in time.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 14d

William Riddell: Lessons from the American 1950s defence boom for Canada’s prosperity today policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/us-d...

How defence spending can deliver prosperity for Canada’s workers

Canada’s defence spending must deliver broad prosperity by building dual-use industries and ensuring workers share in the gains.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 19d

Le constitutionnaliste Benoît Pelletier a défendu la clause dérogatoire dans nos pages en 2022. Première partie d'une série en deux volets :
policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2022/08/l...

La clause dérogatoire et la séparation des pouvoirs

La clause dérogatoire est non seulement constitutionnelle, mais elle assure que le Canada ne soit pas gouverné par les tribunaux.

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 19d

Constitutional scholar Benoît Pelletier defended the notwithstanding clause in our pages in 2022. First of two parts:
policyoptions.irpp.org/2022/11/notw...

The notwithstanding clause and the separation of powers

The notwithstanding clause is constitutional and legitimate, Benoît Pelletier argues, and it ensures that Canada is not governed by courts

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Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social · 20d

They don't call it traffic flow for nothing. It will always find the gap.

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