Kathryn May: Carney’s quiet public service revolution policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june…

That feeling when you really want to switch to a Canadian server provider but the salesperson ghosts you twice while the American and French person chasing the job won't stop calling.

Claude Lavoie: A better way to help the working poor policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june…

Quebec premier reacts to the #JamesBond news.

Follow Ian Bailey for all your politics and film crossover content.

The Winnipeg Jets are going to be a much more boring team without Nikolaj Ehlers.

For the Toronto Star, I wrote about Mel Hurtig, Peter Lougheed, and Alberta’s greatest gift to a country needing to know itself: the Canadian Encyclopedia. thestar.com/opinion/elamin…

During trade negotiations in Trump's first term, the Canadian strategy was not to concede anything until the very end. The government's critics at the time argued for instead making immediate concessions to avoid aggravating Trump. They'll now get to see if that strategy works.

A long read that’s worth your time. There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away. nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @NYTimes

For a guy who supposedly wants to play somewhere with less spotlight than Winnipeg he’s in the process of creating a lot of expectations in his new destination.

The 2025-26 Winnipeg Jets would've been unreal in the mid-2010s

A thoroughly miserable day for Winnipeg sports fans

Toula Drimonis: Montreal’s cultural diversity a problem? Don’t believe the lie | Montreal Gazette montrealgazette.com/opinion/column…

I don’t do a ton of highway these days but two-lanes-full traffic for 350km from La Pocatière to Montreal is a new one on me. It was like driving home from SW Ont after Thanksgiving out there!

Deranged behaviour.

Complaining about every single penalty is much more annoying than inconsistent officiating. Referees make mistakes. Deal with it.