"The English-speaking world is paying for a post-2008 financial architecture that benefited older generations at the expense of young ones." #CNDPoli betterdwelling.com/canadas-happ...

Canada's Happiness Plunge: Amo...
"The argument that... vacancy rates hit 30-year highs and rents fell for 16 consecutive months purely by coincidence, requires more faith in coincidence than the evidence warrants." #CNDPoli thinkpol.ca/2026/03/25/b...

BC banned Airbnb from non-prim...
BC banned Airbnb from non-primary residences. Then the rents came down. - ThinkPol

On October 16, 2023, the day BC announced it would restrict short-term rentals to principal residences, Tamara Stone, a Kelowna realtor, received six calls from panicked property owners before noon. Within days, 250 new houses and 392 new condos appeared in the Central Okanagan MLS. Deanna Steele, who ran a luxury vacation rental management agency

ThinkPol
Really interesting stuff. I would have expected the social class mediation to run the other way. #CNDPoli onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Revisiting the Sectoral Cleava...

👋 Hey all... trying out life at the beige.party

#Introduction #ReIntroduction

David Mitchell (he/him)

Married, dad to a set of mostly grown young people (but they still eat my food).

Edmonton string instructor (will wear any hat related to music).
Promoter of:
basic public health measures;
strong, integrated, compassionate communities;
simple humanitarian values.

Every person is inherently, uniquely, and infinitely valuable.

Interested in #music #art #design #civics #history #abpoli #cndpoli #yegcc #canada #yeg #edmonton #ableg #PublicHealth #science #education #WearAMask ... so like everything except professional sports I guess.

Been at mstdn.ca since 2022, moving proactively to protect my connection to y'all, just in case.

"Aside from the fact that the Conservatives were happy to accept floor-crossers when they were in government... Poilievre is willfully pretending to not know how our electoral system works." #CNDPoli www.readtheline.ca/p/scott-stin...

Scott Stinson: Stop it with th...
Scott Stinson: Stop it with the loser talk, Conservatives

Members of Parliament are allowed to switch parties, and pretending otherwise just makes you sound weak

The Line
#172 Iran's Crypto Pipeline to Toronto

Investigative reporters have uncovered a network of these crypto-to-cash desks operating across Canada.

CANADALAND
"'We sometimes call Canada an honorary Nordic' country, said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre..." Aww, thanks! I mean, we *do* share a border with Denmark. #CNDPoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

ANALYSIS | Carney meets with N...
ANALYSIS | Carney meets with Nordic leaders amid concerns over Trump, Putin designs for Arctic | CBC News

Leaders from the five Nordic countries and Canada meet in Oslo for a mini-summit on Arctic security amid rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions follow a massive NATO exercise in northern Norway and focus on Russian military risks, the fallout from U.S. threats to seize Greenland and energy security.

CBC
"...while his core ideological and policy positions remain largely rooted in Harper-era neoliberalism and law-and-order priorities, Poilievre’s communication style... reflects a discernible populist turn." #CNDPoli onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A Right‐Wing Populist Turn in ...
“Canadians are boycotting American goods and services. They’re trying to … send a message to the United States, in terms of their anxiety and displeasure, in terms of the state of the trade relationship..." 🇨🇦💪 #CNDPoli www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

Nanos survey says border cross...
Nanos survey says border crossing no longer ‘on the radar’ for many Canadians

A new survey from Nanos Research for CTV News found 43 per cent of Canadians are less likely to travel to the United States in 2026, compared to the previous year.

CP24
What you need to know about the new federal rules on non-sufficient bank account funds

New rules are now in effect limiting the amount that banks can charge customers who don’t have enough money in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charge.

CTVNews