David Moscrop

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Writer, podcaster, political commentator. Very nice in person.

Substack: https://davidmoscrop.substack.com/

Book: https://gooselane.com/products/too-dumb-for-democracy

Column: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-moscrop/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/open-to-debate-with-david-moscrop/id1441042667

David MoscropMar 1, 2023

Problems with our democracy run deep--they don't end with worries about foreign interference.

What do we talk about when we talk about democracy?

https://davidmoscrop.substack.com/p/what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about

What I Talk About When I Talk About Democracy

The state of our democracy is back in the news with concerns about foreign election interference. We need secure elections. But there's way more to our democratic needs than that.

David Moscrop
David MoscropFeb 22, 2023

The Canadian national women's team deserves better from Canada Soccer -- and from all of us.

Here's why.

https://jacobin.com/2023/02/canada-national-womens-soccer-team-fair-pay-working-conditions-sports

Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team Wants Equal Pay

Canada’s soccer body has bullied the women’s team into dropping their proposed strike against program cuts and unequal treatment. But winning equality with male athletes will require exactly these kinds of job actions.

David MoscropFeb 21, 2023

Now that the Rouleau report on the Emergencies Act and the Ottawa occupation is out, I want to take a deep breath and say one thing.

We told you so.
https://davidmoscrop.substack.com/p/we-told-you-so

We Told You So

The Rouleau Commission vindicates the federal government—and everyone who warned about the convoy and ensuing occupation of Ottawa.

David Moscrop
David MoscropFeb 20, 2023

Good morning.

I am once again asking Doug Ford, who was found to have abandoned Ottawa during the occupation, to resign.

https://davidmoscrop.substack.com/p/doug-ford-must-resign-2023-edition

Doug Ford Must Resign (2023 Edition)

The conservative failson never should have become premier. He certainly shouldn't have won a second election. A new slate of scandals and failures ought to be the final straw, at last.

David Moscrop
Show threadDavid MoscropFeb 17, 2023
@Liga @donald less than 20 percent.
David MoscropFeb 17, 2023
@Catelli @johnefrancis I think the norms of shame and accountability have shifted a bit. Not that they were ever great.
David MoscropFeb 16, 2023

I am once again asking for Doug Ford to resign.

https://davidmoscrop.substack.com/p/doug-ford-must-resign-2023-edition

Doug Ford Must Resign (2023 Edition)

The conservative failson never should have become premier. He certainly shouldn't have won a second election. A new slate of scandals and failures ought to be the final straw, at last.

David Moscrop
David MoscropFeb 16, 2023
@Catelli it no doubt is.
David MoscropFeb 16, 2023
@Catelli @johnefrancis if we had higher standards and a bit more spirit we’d be in the streets to press him but alas.
Show threadDavid MoscropFeb 16, 2023
@johnefrancis truth.