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Charles Breton
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Directeur/ED Centre d'excellence sur la fédération canadienne.
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Michael M. Atkinson & Haizhen Mou: "Creating an independent fiscal council charged with designing fiscal rules and monitoring compliance would help restore discipline to Canada’s fiscal governance."

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Fiscal rules and the return of discipline to Canada’s finances
An independent fiscal council could help Canada restore discipline, credibility and accountability in managing deficits and debt.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Wouldn't it be great if someone found a way to do a crisp English-language summary of the excellent @irpp.org report from @cbreton.bsky.social on the state of Quebec politics 30 years after the 1995 referendum?

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October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Four charts to catch you up on Quebec politics.
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Federalist? Sovereigntist? Neither? What's going on?
Checking in on Quebec politics 30 years after the 1995 referendum
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October 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Nous publions aujourd'hui un rapport sur l'appui à la souveraineté du Québec (et bien d'autres sujets connexes!). Ce rapport fait partie de l'enquête annuelle "Confédération de demain".

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Trente ans après le référendum de 1995 : le Québec, le Canada et la question nationale - Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation
Positions nuancées sur la souveraineté : Environ un tiers des Québécois francophones se disent principalement souverainistes, un autre tiers principalement fédéralistes. La majorité des Québécois fran...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
cbreton.bsky.social
Good stuff by Andrew.
parkinac.bsky.social Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d
The Globe and Mail published a special editorial this Sunday on the alliance between the Quebec and Alberta governments in support of greater respect and autonomy for their provinces.

I decided to weigh in.

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The limited prospects for a "rebel alliance"
Thoughts on the weekend editorial on Québerta
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October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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C’est une position qui se justifie, mais quelle est, dans ce cas, la politique industrielle du PQ? S’ils cherchent de l’inspiration:

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October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Venez jaser avec nous ensuite! Ce sera un super événement, on a bien hâte.
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Réduire les obstacles, réagir aux tarifs américains: les réformes du commerce intérieur exigent du dialogue entre Ottawa & les provinces.

On en parle le 22 octobre avec Philippe Couillard, Stéphane Paquin & Maryse Picard.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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New policy brief from our series, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲!

Dr. Lisa Brunner (@migration.ubc.ca) shows how fragmented governance and tuition reliance strain public trust & how a renewed, ethical approach can turn things around.

Read the full brief 👉 centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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For Indigenous leaders and Canadians, the long path to reconciliation is steady but unfinished
New poll finds growing awareness of residential schools and improving relations
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September 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Magdeleine Vallières-Mill sacrée championne du monde en cyclisme sur route
La Canadienne remporte contre toute attente la course au Rwanda.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Oh my. Magdeleine Vallières Mills est championne du monde de vélo sur route. Wow!
September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Really good piece by @stevelafleur.bsky.social as a prelude to a large conference and report on industrial policy.

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Canada’s industrial policy choices in the Trump era
Canada faces uncertainty under Trump. Can industrial policy help build resilience through strategy, evaluation and governance?
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September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Prairie residents feel region is gaining respect among Canadians, poll shows
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Prairie residents feel region is gaining respect among Canadians, poll shows
Some 39 per cent of residents believe their province is treated with the respect it deserves, up from 32 per cent last year
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August 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Charles Breton made a similar case here.
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Forty years later, we're due for another big rethink about Canada’s future
It might be time for the next federal government to bring back one of Canada’s most effective policy instruments: The royal commission, adapted for the 21st century.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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We laid out the rationale for a RC in an open letter earlier this year, a letter that was supported by about 100 academic and non-academic co-signatories.

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Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future
Canada thrived within a U.S.-led liberal international order after the Second World War, but that era is over. Our economic and security policies must evolve to meet modern threats.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Who wants more government?
Why we shouldn’t assume that younger Canadians are moving to the right
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August 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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How should we shape industrial policy amid global shocks, climate urgency & economic transition? Join us Sept. 16 in Ottawa for a conference devoted to the key issues facing Canada.

With keynotes from @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev & Premier R.J. Simpson!

Register now! shorturl.at/Ljmy8
July 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Comme à chaque année je relisais des passages du recueil sur le Tour. Merci M. Foglia.
July 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Canada is facing urgent challenges. How should we shape industrial policy in an era of global shocks, climate urgency & economic transition?

Join us Sept. 16 in Ottawa for Canada’s Next Economic Transformation, with keynotes @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev & Premier R.J. Simpson!
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Canada’s Next Economic Transformation: Industrial Policy in Tumultuous Times - IRPP
Join the Institute for Research on Public Policy for Canada’s Next Economic Transformation: Industrial Policy in Tumultuous Times, a one-day conference to be held in Ottawa on Tuesday, September 16. C...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Resentment! Though I guess resentment is resilient?
cbreton.bsky.social Charles Breton @cbreton.bsky.social · Jul 23
In our Resilient Index piece we mention how Parti québécois voters in Quebec and UCP voters in Alberta have different outlooks when it comes to resentment towards their province's place in the federation, with UCP voters being much more resentful.
Distribution on the resentment index for PQ and UCP voters. UCP voters are coalescing toward the right hand side of the resentment index (i.e. more resentment) much more than PQ voters. On the scale of -6 to 6, the average for PQ voters is 2.3 while UCP voters are at 3.9.
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
cbreton.bsky.social
So like the Jets franchise actually being Utah while the current Jets are the Trashers?
July 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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If you're curious about how this plays out in the other provinces, here are the distributions on the index based on provincial vote intentions. Here again we see the uniqueness of UCP voters. There is just no other group with such a one-sided distribution.
Graph show the distribution on the Resentment index for each province by provincial vote intentions.
July 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
cbreton.bsky.social
In our Resilient Index piece we mention how Parti québécois voters in Quebec and UCP voters in Alberta have different outlooks when it comes to resentment towards their province's place in the federation, with UCP voters being much more resentful.
Distribution on the resentment index for PQ and UCP voters. UCP voters are coalescing toward the right hand side of the resentment index (i.e. more resentment) much more than PQ voters. On the scale of -6 to 6, the average for PQ voters is 2.3 while UCP voters are at 3.9.
July 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
cbreton.bsky.social
The vision that Benoit Pelletier and Jean Charest had when they initiated CoF in the early 2000s was for it do more than that. And I think it initially did. But yes, the need for consensus and a secretariat with no capacity largely constrained what CoF can do/achieve.
aaronwherry.bsky.social Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · Jul 23
But that leads to questions about the utility of these "council of the federation" meetings.

If they're largely or primarily about asking or blaming the federal government for things, how much is really being accomplished?
July 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Nouveau papier sur l'indice de ressentiment provincial. L'indice est basé sur des questions touchant à la perception des gens quant à la place de leur province dans la fédération. Le ressentiment est légèrement en baisse à l'échelle nationale et dans 8 provinces sur 10 (C-B stable, T-N-L hausse).
Graphique en lignes montrant les tendances par province de l’indice de ressentiment au cours des quatre dernières années. Il est en baisse partout sauf à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (en hausse) et en Colombie-Britannique (stable).
July 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM