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Drive for results?

Potholes on the drive for results.

Move over Ethan Allen, here comes Lucy Welch billmckibben.substack.com/p/special-ve...

Drive for Results

It's corruption, stupid! The key to understanding--and defeating--Trump's regime change lies in a century-old idea: patrimonialism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Anatomy of a Scandal

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When the temperature drops to -29, the snow grader becomes philosophical.

The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, the Maple Leaf forever! #flagday #Canada

Current vibe! #CanadaisNotForSale

Some Friday afternoon reading on why I think it's great that Justin Trudeau was caught on a hot mic telling business leaders that Trump wanting to absorb our country is "a real thing". Step one of getting over any problem is admitting it. The PM should do it again, in public, to all of us.

Kleptocracy. Undermining election integrity. Ignoring the rule of law. Eliminating checks and balances. Sounds familiar? It's all part of the populist playbook being followed by Republicans and United Conservatives. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

The EU around the world must be the EU we want to see in the world: The antithesis to the autocratic axis forming today. Extract from my speech at the Conference of EU Ambassadors ↓

Forty-five years ago today, 6 Americans left an angry Tehran using Canadian passports. In the previous November, Iranians overran the American embassy taking 66 Americans hostage. However, six were able to escape and took refuge with Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor. #Canadian #Courage

Let's talk about how we get out of this moment of crisis, and where we go from there.

Happy Christmas!

Do you believe in Santa Claus and his Elves? #dadjokes #santaclaus

Here's to Christmas sweaters!

What's the source of brain rot?

Oxford word of the year...

My daughter's 5th grade homework kept me up last night. Here are my thoughts on how populism is redefining freedom and democracy in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...