Dónal Gill
@donalgill.bsky.social
Teaches Canadian Politics at Dawson College & Concordia University Montreal. Research & teach: Party politics/elections in Canada & Ireland, politics & literature- Swift, Joyce et al
Is liomsa amháin na tuairimí seo ☘️🍁⚜️
Is liomsa amháin na tuairimí seo ☘️🍁⚜️
I spoke with @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social about new polling data showing a further decline in public in institutions. A few hot takes in here 😬
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Quebecers are losing trust in their institutions and each other: poll
Quebecers are having trust issues: they trust the media, the government and even each other less than they did 10 years ago, a new survey shows.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I spoke with @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social about new polling data showing a further decline in public in institutions. A few hot takes in here 😬
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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A good analysis and warning by @donalgill.bsky.social: mainstream politicians take note, we *really* do not want to be going down the UK’s path.
The rise of reactionary anti-system populism in Canada will be difficult to prevent unless the centre and left actively confront the deepening gaps in our democratic system before further economic turbulence intensifies the crisis.
Canada’s democratic deficit can no longer be ignored
It is difficult to imagine Carney’s Liberals collapsing as dramatically as the rudderless Starmer-led UK Labour government. That said, the rise of hard-edged, anti-system populism in Canada will be di...
canadiandimension.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A good analysis and warning by @donalgill.bsky.social: mainstream politicians take note, we *really* do not want to be going down the UK’s path.
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Suggested reading in this week's Critical State:
- @donalgill.bsky.social on US-Canada ties @thedialmag.bsky.social
- @nickturse.bsky.social on Trump's deadly Yemen strikes @theintercept.com
- @hrw.org on excessive force in Chicago
- @hurwitz.bsky.social on the Boeing strike
- And more:
- @donalgill.bsky.social on US-Canada ties @thedialmag.bsky.social
- @nickturse.bsky.social on Trump's deadly Yemen strikes @theintercept.com
- @hrw.org on excessive force in Chicago
- @hurwitz.bsky.social on the Boeing strike
- And more:
Critical State: US-Canadian Trade Under the Boot of Nationalism
If you read just one thing this week … read about the future of US-Canadian relations in an age of tariffs.
inkstick.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Suggested reading in this week's Critical State:
- @donalgill.bsky.social on US-Canada ties @thedialmag.bsky.social
- @nickturse.bsky.social on Trump's deadly Yemen strikes @theintercept.com
- @hrw.org on excessive force in Chicago
- @hurwitz.bsky.social on the Boeing strike
- And more:
- @donalgill.bsky.social on US-Canada ties @thedialmag.bsky.social
- @nickturse.bsky.social on Trump's deadly Yemen strikes @theintercept.com
- @hrw.org on excessive force in Chicago
- @hurwitz.bsky.social on the Boeing strike
- And more:
With Isaac Peltz, I wrote about how persistent and pervasive democratic deficit in Canada is setting the table for an insurgent reactionary populism to rise. The UK provides a cautionary example!
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
With Isaac Peltz, I wrote about how persistent and pervasive democratic deficit in Canada is setting the table for an insurgent reactionary populism to rise. The UK provides a cautionary example!
Reposted by Dónal Gill
The rise of reactionary anti-system populism in Canada will be difficult to prevent unless the centre and left actively confront the deepening gaps in our democratic system before further economic turbulence intensifies the crisis.
Canada’s democratic deficit can no longer be ignored
It is difficult to imagine Carney’s Liberals collapsing as dramatically as the rudderless Starmer-led UK Labour government. That said, the rise of hard-edged, anti-system populism in Canada will be di...
canadiandimension.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The rise of reactionary anti-system populism in Canada will be difficult to prevent unless the centre and left actively confront the deepening gaps in our democratic system before further economic turbulence intensifies the crisis.
It was a great pleasure to work with this great team at @thedialmag.bsky.social on this piece, something of a love letter to Canadian cultural nationalism interspersed with political and economic history. It all reverberates in Canada’s terrible position vis-a-vis the Trump admin. today 🇨🇦🍁
Canada’s embrace of free trade with the U.S. 40 years ago has come back to haunt it. To understand how, Dónal Gill winds the clock back to 1988 — the year the country abandoned its axiomatic principle: its separateness from the U.S.
www.thedial.world/articles/new...
www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Canada’s Heroic Delusion — The Dial
The country’s 40-year-ago embrace of free trade with the U.S. has come back to haunt it.
www.thedial.world
October 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It was a great pleasure to work with this great team at @thedialmag.bsky.social on this piece, something of a love letter to Canadian cultural nationalism interspersed with political and economic history. It all reverberates in Canada’s terrible position vis-a-vis the Trump admin. today 🇨🇦🍁
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Ottawa’s bid to restrict the notwithstanding clause is framed as rights protection, but it risks undermining democracy.
The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.
The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.
The left should defend democracy, not Ottawa’s bid to curb the notwithstanding clause
Ottawa wants the Supreme Court to curb provincial use of the notwithstanding clause, but progressives shouldn’t cheer. Limiting Section 33 risks eroding democratic accountability and inflaming nationa...
canadiandimension.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ottawa’s bid to restrict the notwithstanding clause is framed as rights protection, but it risks undermining democracy.
The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.
The left should defend parliamentary sovereignty, not judicial supremacy, argues @donalgill.bsky.social.
New piece from me in @canadiandimension.bsky.social, something that’s deliberately polemical and provocative.
A major backlash to the harms caused by AI is undoubtedly coming. This is a political opportunity - no other party has it on their agenda.
tinyurl.com/mvryfjuj
#CdnPoli #NDP #AI
A major backlash to the harms caused by AI is undoubtedly coming. This is a political opportunity - no other party has it on their agenda.
tinyurl.com/mvryfjuj
#CdnPoli #NDP #AI
Opposition to AI is a key path to renewal for the NDP
In charting its path forward, the NDP should place a bold opposition to AI at the heart of its political agenda. This stance must go beyond tepid calls for regulation or ethical oversight. It should r...
canadiandimension.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New piece from me in @canadiandimension.bsky.social, something that’s deliberately polemical and provocative.
A major backlash to the harms caused by AI is undoubtedly coming. This is a political opportunity - no other party has it on their agenda.
tinyurl.com/mvryfjuj
#CdnPoli #NDP #AI
A major backlash to the harms caused by AI is undoubtedly coming. This is a political opportunity - no other party has it on their agenda.
tinyurl.com/mvryfjuj
#CdnPoli #NDP #AI
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The NDP doesn’t need to chase tech boosterism to stay relevant. It needs to take a principled stand against the unchecked rise of AI—and in doing so, reclaim its purpose as a voice for human dignity and democratic control, says @donalgill.bsky.social.
Opposition to AI is a key path to renewal for the NDP
In charting its path forward, the NDP should place a bold opposition to AI at the heart of its political agenda. This stance must go beyond tepid calls for regulation or ethical oversight. It should r...
canadiandimension.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The NDP doesn’t need to chase tech boosterism to stay relevant. It needs to take a principled stand against the unchecked rise of AI—and in doing so, reclaim its purpose as a voice for human dignity and democratic control, says @donalgill.bsky.social.
New episode of my Canadian politics podcast @gristle-and-bone.bsky.social is out now!
🇨🇦🍁🎙️🇨🇦🍁
We talk the throne speech, Carney vs Trudeau on Canadian identity, and the LPC not adopting the Reform Act.
Feedback welcomed!
Listen here: linktr.ee/gristleandbo...
#Cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics
🇨🇦🍁🎙️🇨🇦🍁
We talk the throne speech, Carney vs Trudeau on Canadian identity, and the LPC not adopting the Reform Act.
Feedback welcomed!
Listen here: linktr.ee/gristleandbo...
#Cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics
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View gristleandbone.podcast’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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May 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New episode of my Canadian politics podcast @gristle-and-bone.bsky.social is out now!
🇨🇦🍁🎙️🇨🇦🍁
We talk the throne speech, Carney vs Trudeau on Canadian identity, and the LPC not adopting the Reform Act.
Feedback welcomed!
Listen here: linktr.ee/gristleandbo...
#Cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics
🇨🇦🍁🎙️🇨🇦🍁
We talk the throne speech, Carney vs Trudeau on Canadian identity, and the LPC not adopting the Reform Act.
Feedback welcomed!
Listen here: linktr.ee/gristleandbo...
#Cdnpoli #CanadianPolitics
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May 25, 1870:
The Battle of Eccles Hill was fought near Frelighsburg and Saint-Armand, Quebec. Part of the Fenian Raids, the Fenians crossed the border into Canada and were met by the Canadian home guard and armed citizens. It was a victory of the Fenians that left two dead.
The Battle of Eccles Hill was fought near Frelighsburg and Saint-Armand, Quebec. Part of the Fenian Raids, the Fenians crossed the border into Canada and were met by the Canadian home guard and armed citizens. It was a victory of the Fenians that left two dead.
May 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
May 25, 1870:
The Battle of Eccles Hill was fought near Frelighsburg and Saint-Armand, Quebec. Part of the Fenian Raids, the Fenians crossed the border into Canada and were met by the Canadian home guard and armed citizens. It was a victory of the Fenians that left two dead.
The Battle of Eccles Hill was fought near Frelighsburg and Saint-Armand, Quebec. Part of the Fenian Raids, the Fenians crossed the border into Canada and were met by the Canadian home guard and armed citizens. It was a victory of the Fenians that left two dead.
New article from me in @macleans.bsky.social
The “Poet of Confederation” Thomas D’Arcy McGee helps us understand why not being American IS at the heart of being Canadian.
I’m very proud of this. Please share if you enjoy!
#CdnPoli #Election2025 #polQc
macleans.ca/politics/the...
The “Poet of Confederation” Thomas D’Arcy McGee helps us understand why not being American IS at the heart of being Canadian.
I’m very proud of this. Please share if you enjoy!
#CdnPoli #Election2025 #polQc
macleans.ca/politics/the...
The Architect of Canada’s Anti-Americanism - Macleans.ca
Canada’s fiercest founding father made sure that anti-Americanism was part of the country’s DNA right from the beginning
macleans.ca
April 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New article from me in @macleans.bsky.social
The “Poet of Confederation” Thomas D’Arcy McGee helps us understand why not being American IS at the heart of being Canadian.
I’m very proud of this. Please share if you enjoy!
#CdnPoli #Election2025 #polQc
macleans.ca/politics/the...
The “Poet of Confederation” Thomas D’Arcy McGee helps us understand why not being American IS at the heart of being Canadian.
I’m very proud of this. Please share if you enjoy!
#CdnPoli #Election2025 #polQc
macleans.ca/politics/the...
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There’s an old Chinese proverb: If you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. You’d be sitting and waiting by Liffey or Lee for a long time, waiting for Fianna Fáil to float by. #GE24
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/fianna-fail
Fianna Fáil, The Beast That Won't Die!
Never underestimate the power of resilience in politics.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie
December 1, 2024 at 7:55 PM
There’s an old Chinese proverb: If you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. You’d be sitting and waiting by Liffey or Lee for a long time, waiting for Fianna Fáil to float by. #GE24
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/fianna-fail
Fianna Fáil are poised yet again to take the reins of government. Their longevity is remarkable.
#GE24 #Ireland #FiannaFail
open.substack.com/pub/tull/p/f...
#GE24 #Ireland #FiannaFail
open.substack.com/pub/tull/p/f...
Fianna Fáil, The Beast That Won't Die!
Never underestimate the power of resilience in politics.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Fianna Fáil are poised yet again to take the reins of government. Their longevity is remarkable.
#GE24 #Ireland #FiannaFail
open.substack.com/pub/tull/p/f...
#GE24 #Ireland #FiannaFail
open.substack.com/pub/tull/p/f...
#GE24 polling day is today! Could be a hugely consequential election for Ireland. History doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Will this election rhyme with 1977 or 2007, I wonder 🤔 Lots to dig into and consider as we start to step back from an unusual campaign.
November 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM
#GE24 polling day is today! Could be a hugely consequential election for Ireland. History doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Will this election rhyme with 1977 or 2007, I wonder 🤔 Lots to dig into and consider as we start to step back from an unusual campaign.
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Read my latest.
I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. They all believe that.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/meet-your-...
#GE24
I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. They all believe that.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/meet-your-...
#GE24
Meet your ex Fine Gael Candidate!
The best of frenemies
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie
November 28, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Read my latest.
I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. They all believe that.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/meet-your-...
#GE24
I am running as an “Independent candidate,” they declare, and it's not just a statement — it's a detonation. Or so they think it is. They all believe that.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/meet-your-...
#GE24