I love my country. 🇨🇦 Makes my job easy.

Of course Poilievre and his family should stay in Stornaway. And of course the Conservative Party should pay for all expenses incurred while he lives there as a private citizen. I imagine, if they’re true to their beliefs, that they’ve already suggested this?

Has the person who invented the “autofill the SMS code you were just sent” button gotten their Nobel prize yet?

Wow, how some people are *still* spending such energy obsessing over (and posting about!) our ex-PM's *shoes.*

Excited to be launching this week with an impressive, experienced and accomplished team from both the private and public sectors theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

I'll be on CBC Radio one the CBC News YouTube Channel taking about generational differences just after 5pm EST today, on Cross-country Checkup! Do you think other generations have it easier than yours? Is yours unfairly stereotyped? Tune in! youtube.com/watch?v=5vfaDs…

I went silent for 18 months. No posts, no media, no stages. On purpose, because my job as Executive Director of Communications for the Prime Minister of Canada wasn’t about me. Now I’m back! And sharing what I’ve learned, what’s next, and even some tea. open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

Boomers against Zoomers! Karens versus Chads! I was on Cross Country Checkup this week, providing expertise on the conflict (and consensus!) between generations. Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A call came from a 613-area code number. I picked up. "Max!" Part one of my PMO memoir is live: open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

Part Two of my PMO memoir covers the job, the gap between old and new comms, why a press-sec approach could raise the floor, and how controlled access makes things better for politicians (but worse for the rest of us). Time of my Life (part two): open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

I've published Part Three of my PMO memoir: a close read of "Housing Hell," how numbers become "news," and an awful lot of digital metrics. It's still fun. Read it here: maxvaliquette.substack.com/p/time-of-my-l…

she’s baaaaaaaaaack!!!!!

Time of my life (part four) is live: we all should remember that innovation comes from outside the bubble, and MPs should remember to hold their phones properly in public open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

Time of my life: part five of my PMO memoir is live. Leaks, misquotes, bad incentives - how nobody wins when the leak is the goal. open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

Part Six of my PMO memoir is live. From pop anthems to political hypocrisy: how a columnist, a former Chief of Staff, and a Katy Perry chorus can lead us to a place where online hate can turn into real world consequences. open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…

Part seven of my PMO memoir is up. Who pays the price in politics? open.substack.com/pub/maxvalique…