Et en français comme d'hab!
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We track most of this stuff on an annual basis. Check the full report for other charts that look like that one!
Had to renew my personal website. I don't need one, but I keep renewing it so that a post I did on the evolution of Canadian Political Science through citation networks has a home. I'm begging someone, anyone, to take it and update it!
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In which we document how one part of Alberta has warmed up to the Federation in recent years while the other part hasn’t moved one bit.
In which we document how one part of Alberta has warmed up to the Federation in recent years while the other part hasn’t moved one bit.
Using the resentment index, we also show how the patterns of resentment differ in Alberta and Quebec even though the average is similar.
This is a sneak peek from a Policy Options piece co-authored with @parkinac.bsky.social that should come out soon. We also compared the pattern in Alberta with Quebec. For more on the methodology, from last year's report:
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Do read Jared's piece. The feelings he talks about are complex, multi-faceted and hard to measure. Based on our own imperfect way of capturing those feelings (the resentment index), it does seem like one group of Albertans is warming up to the Federation while the other hasn't moved one bit.
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I found it striking that, on average, when asked about the federal government’s “building faster” agenda, Canadians are just as likely to insist on the need for buy-in from Indigenous communities, as they are to insist on provincial or territorial agreement. environicsinstitute.org/building-fas...
A good contribution with one shortcoming: Like many, Coyne exclusively focuses on the centralization-decentralization axis while completely ignoring the second (probably more important) dimension of federalism: unilateralism-cooperation.
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Jörg Broschek 🇨🇦
De nouvelles données suggèrent que le séparatisme en Alberta est concentré parmi les électeurs du PCU, pas répandu dans la population.
My latest piece really touched a nerve, particularly among some progressives who prefer to call Albertans "whiners" and "entitled".
Many folks are frustrated by what they see as "illegitimate" grievances dominating our political agenda.
I share those frustrations.
But here's the thing...+
