Canadian. Politics and History alum @uwaterloo. Currently running a Newspaper Reader of Melville, Grant, Innis, Spengler, Bowden, etc Link to some of my works
Northwest Ontario
Joined March 2020
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It has finally happened. A book I co-edited throughout last year, 'What Canadians Said in 2025: A Yearbook of Public Opinion and Perspective', was published today, through the self-publisher, Friesen Press. Find a description here, and feel free to DM me.
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Ontario was originally a (big L) Liberal province, descendent of the Reform tradition of Pre-Confederation. Queens Park preserves the legacy of the parties first Heroes. Though not a Liberal, I am pleased to see the vandalized statue of George Brown has been cleaned.
There is subtle programming within PM Mark Carney's media approach, influenced by Ottawa's sophicated public relations elite. Noticing their strategy is vital in order to understand Canadian psychological indoctrination. Take three aspects from this clip:
3)Signaling expertise. When an interviewer wants to signal that someone dosnt know what theyre talking about, they frame the question aggressively, using an interrogating voice. The PM has rarely received this treatment. This type of tone and framing signals he has a valid answer
Towards a Canadian Zeigeist? Probably not, but ill still try #buymybook.
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I will be in Toronto around UofT/Queens Park on Monday and have free time between 9:30 and 11am. Let me know if youre in HogTown and want to have a brief but interesting chat.
Had an academic tell me that "nationalism is simply a vehicle for people who are longing for Hegelian recognition". Then I asked him why he became a Professor.
I will be running a Half Marathon in Hamilton this upcoming Sunday, and raising money for a literacy fund. If you're so inclined, I only need $50 more to reach my goal!
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