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UBC Political Scientist

Vancouver
Joined January 2013
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Would be nicer to see a readable version
My review of Vincent Browne’s Haughey in today’s Sunday Independent…
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Pension funds invest in Alternatives- including infrastructure like airports- as a way of diversifying their asset holdings. Many such investments help on the risk side of the investment equation, something pension lan trustees think a good deal about.
I must admit I’ve never given the relationship between pension funds and airports much thought. But maybe my Canadian friends think about such things.
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Will it appear in Canadian bookshops?
At @GaryMurphyDCU’s launch of his Cowen biography, listening to David McCullagh
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Who did the post independence political story?
32 excellent volumes in the Geography Publications County History series overseen by Prof Willie Nolan, and one in particular is apparently flying off the shelves just now. Includes a chapter on the GAA by @ArleneCrampsie (plus one on post-independence political history).
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32 excellent volumes in the Geography Publications County History series overseen by Prof Willie Nolan, and one in particular is apparently flying off the shelves just now. Includes a chapter on the GAA by @ArleneCrampsie (plus one on post-independence political history).
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It's All-Ireland final day. Even @Observer Jessy Parker Humphreys is in on the act. Time the village priest was outed. #Mayo
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Today we are wrapping up Spring 2026 Vancouver Convocations at @UBC! 28 amazing ceremonies in our beautiful Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and incredibly over 10,500 students receiving a UBC degree on their way to a successful and self-determined life. CONGRATULATIONS to all our amazing graduating students and to the families and friends who joined us! It was an honour to share in your celebrations! Many thanks as always to our wonderful Chancellor Judy Rogers, Provost Gage Averill, the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, our remarkable team of Deans, Associate Deans, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Volunteers, and finally to our Director of Ceremonies Liz King Osadczuk and her team who again this year steered us through masterfully! #UBCGrad
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Ken Carty retweeted
I was pretty happy to catch this Broad-tailed Hummingbird making eye contact and showing off his beautiful gorget in good light. I'm still smiling.😊 #birds #nature #wildlife
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This piece, and O’Toole’s conversation with @hlinehan on the @IrishTimesPolitics podcast, is a thoughtful analysis of @fiannafailparty’s place in Irish history. As Europe’s most successful party in the 20th c it needs to be understood.
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From RTÉ Prime Time yesterday; no better way to substantiate a point about Election 2024.
He was…citing the research in How Ireland Voted 2024.
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Ken Carty retweeted
In Price we Trust! 💔 #gohabsgo
Goaltender Carey Price's contract will expire after the Sharks' final game of the season tonight, meaning he will officially retire from the NHL after 15 seasons. As one of the most dominant goaltenders of the 2000s and 2010s, Price gave the Montreal Canadiens elite goaltending for more than a decade, often keeping the team in the playoff race without a true superstar skater in the lineup. In 2014-15, Price was on another level. He won the Hart Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Jennings Trophy, and Ted Lindsay Award after posting 44 wins and a .933 save percentage. Thanks for all the memories, Carey Price. Happy retirement to our idol and one of the best to ever do it, it was a privilege to watch you. 🙏🏼❤️
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Perhaps less good for Tories ? “To lose one MP, Mr. Poilievre, would seem a misfortune, to lose four . . . “
*and it's good for me personally as well.*
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“To lose one MP, Mr. Poilievre, would seem a misfortune, to lose four . . . “
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On this day in 1867, the British North America Act received Royal Assent in British Parliament, laying the legal foundation for the Dominion of Canada, which would come into force on July 1. The BNA Act established Canada’s federal structure, dividing powers between Parliament and the provinces, while also providing protections for minority rights—most notably in education. These were a defining feature of the new Constitution, intended to accommodate religious and linguistic differences and ease rivalries inherited from the old world. The preamble, invoking a constitution “similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom,” has long been understood as a guiding statement of Canada’s constitutional tradition. Beyond Canada, the BNA Act influenced federal systems across the British Empire, including Australia’s federation in 1901. Though amended over time, it remains at the core of Canada’s Constitution, having been renamed the Constitution Act, 1867 in 1982. ——— En ce jour, en 1867, l’AANB reçoit la sanction royale au Parlement britannique, établissant les bases juridiques du Dominion du Canada, dont l’entrée en vigueur est fixée au 1er juillet. L’AANB crée la structure fédérale du pays en répartissant les compétences entre le Parlement et les provinces, tout en protégeant certains droits des minorités, notamment en matière d’éducation. Ces dispositions visaient à tenir compte des réalités religieuses et linguistiques et à atténuer des rivalités héritées de l’Ancien Monde. Son préambule — évoquant une constitution « semblable dans son principe à celle du Royaume-Uni » — est souvent considéré comme une déclaration fondatrice de la tradition constitutionnelle canadienne. Au-delà du Canada, l’AANB a influencé d’autres fédérations de l’Empire britannique, notamment la fédération australienne de 1901. Renommée Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 en 1982, elle demeure au cœur de la Constitution canadienne.
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