Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦
@emmettmacfarlane.com
Professor of political science. Author. Dad.
Constitutional law, rights, governing institutions, and Canadian politics.
Books: Legislating under the Charter; Constitutional Pariah; Governing from the Bench
Constitutional law, rights, governing institutions, and Canadian politics.
Books: Legislating under the Charter; Constitutional Pariah; Governing from the Bench
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Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond - University of Toronto Press
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Every day, an unprecedented corruption scandal that would immediately end any chief executive's tenure in any actual democracy, let alone any presidency since Truman.
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Every day, an unprecedented corruption scandal that would immediately end any chief executive's tenure in any actual democracy, let alone any presidency since Truman.
This is the thing. The fact that governments aren't commonly punished for early election calls doesn't mean they're not risky. The very nature of the 2025 election - the huge swing in the polls, the Trump factor, economic uncertainty etc - would make a call now deeply deeply risky.
plus, polls are one thing, turnout is another. a lot of carney's support is pretty evidently from people who are largely checked out beyond massive scary headlines
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is the thing. The fact that governments aren't commonly punished for early election calls doesn't mean they're not risky. The very nature of the 2025 election - the huge swing in the polls, the Trump factor, economic uncertainty etc - would make a call now deeply deeply risky.
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It'd be a pretty dumb call at the moment. I'm hoping it is just a bluff to get a weak CPC member to cross.
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It'd be a pretty dumb call at the moment. I'm hoping it is just a bluff to get a weak CPC member to cross.
The idea that Carney could *call* an election right now, without some pretty severe political backlash given how recent the last election was and given how important it is he move on stuff, is precisely what is dubious to me.
Freeland and Erskine-Smith are on the way out. You don't think Carney is considering whether he can get a majority?
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The idea that Carney could *call* an election right now, without some pretty severe political backlash given how recent the last election was and given how important it is he move on stuff, is precisely what is dubious to me.
I'm thinking the odds of a federal election anytime soon - speculation that was always dubious in my view - have now dropped like a stone.
📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Research Co.:
🔴LPC 45%
🔵CPC 32%
🟠NDP 10%
⚜️BQ 7% (29% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
🟣PPC 2%
→ 338canada.com/20260205-res...
[Research Co., February 4-6, 2026, n=1,001]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 45%
🔵CPC 32%
🟠NDP 10%
⚜️BQ 7% (29% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
🟣PPC 2%
→ 338canada.com/20260205-res...
[Research Co., February 4-6, 2026, n=1,001]
#canpoli
338Canada | Research Co. federal poll, February 2026
338canada.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I'm thinking the odds of a federal election anytime soon - speculation that was always dubious in my view - have now dropped like a stone.
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“hollywood and new york” why whatever could he mean
Brendan Carr is also very excited for more local broadcast TV consolidation at the hands of the right wing!
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“hollywood and new york” why whatever could he mean
My campus office his morning was freezing, down to single digit temps. Turns out, according to plant ops, when it gets 'too cold' outside, there's a "failsafe" that *turns off the fans*.
In other words, when it gets TOO COLD, the system's response is TO TURN THE HEAT OFF.
Brilliant.
In other words, when it gets TOO COLD, the system's response is TO TURN THE HEAT OFF.
Brilliant.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
My campus office his morning was freezing, down to single digit temps. Turns out, according to plant ops, when it gets 'too cold' outside, there's a "failsafe" that *turns off the fans*.
In other words, when it gets TOO COLD, the system's response is TO TURN THE HEAT OFF.
Brilliant.
In other words, when it gets TOO COLD, the system's response is TO TURN THE HEAT OFF.
Brilliant.
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
Needed an Abolish ICE moment, but otherwise good.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Needed an Abolish ICE moment, but otherwise good.
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS HE SAID CANADA.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS HE SAID CANADA.
I don't understand a word but everything about the staging of this is fun. Also I hope it's giving racists all the heart attacks.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I don't understand a word but everything about the staging of this is fun. Also I hope it's giving racists all the heart attacks.
The government takes all its cues from private sector. We've been indoctrinated to believe government is inherently inefficient, but all of its worst qualities are from douchebag CEOs with MBAs.
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The government takes all its cues from private sector. We've been indoctrinated to believe government is inherently inefficient, but all of its worst qualities are from douchebag CEOs with MBAs.
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“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“No place for politics in political decisions” is itself a political position
You should be advocating ABOLISHING ICE and jailing everyone complicit in its illegal activities you useless fuck.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
You should be advocating ABOLISHING ICE and jailing everyone complicit in its illegal activities you useless fuck.
Starfleet Academy is infuriating because it could be so, so good but it's written by people who are somehow big enough fans to do all the cute callbacks in the universe but who fundamentally don't understand Star Trek. Or good writing. 1/n
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Starfleet Academy is infuriating because it could be so, so good but it's written by people who are somehow big enough fans to do all the cute callbacks in the universe but who fundamentally don't understand Star Trek. Or good writing. 1/n
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AI enthusiasts keep marketing their product as a magic pill that will make universities redundant. Their strategy: get students to read less, write less, and think less. In other words, students will be better off by cheating the process of learning. AI is the grift that keeps on grifting.
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
AI enthusiasts keep marketing their product as a magic pill that will make universities redundant. Their strategy: get students to read less, write less, and think less. In other words, students will be better off by cheating the process of learning. AI is the grift that keeps on grifting.
Goddamn let's make this an Olympic event!
February 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Goddamn let's make this an Olympic event!
Figure skating would be amazing if they allowed body checking.
February 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Figure skating would be amazing if they allowed body checking.
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“This morning, I spoke to a really senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre, and he said that it took him all hell’s work to convince Pierre to finally take up anti-immigration status. And that’s happening”
A former OneBC staffer previously participated in a Spaces call with the leaders of white nationalist/"Canadian nationalist" organizations.
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties | The Tyee
A conference call shows a political operative with past Conservative connections advising several white nationalist groups.
thetyee.ca
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“This morning, I spoke to a really senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre, and he said that it took him all hell’s work to convince Pierre to finally take up anti-immigration status. And that’s happening”
Onion just reporting straight news now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Onion just reporting straight news now.
Page proofs in my inbox, coming soon to the National Journal of Constitutional Law!
February 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Page proofs in my inbox, coming soon to the National Journal of Constitutional Law!
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I opened an X account just to see what it’s like over there now and I looked at a few cabinet ministers’ accounts and the replies to their tweets are mostly just variations on “kill yourself” so I’m not sure why they think it’s such a great way to get their message out.
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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“Buy Ontario Act” is a new act designed to improve the provincial economy and support in province businesses.
The wording of the act however may exclude northern Ontario-based and First Nations-owned businesses.
The wording of the act however may exclude northern Ontario-based and First Nations-owned businesses.
New Ontario act to support provincial business leaves out First Nations-owned business | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
“Buy Ontario Act” is a new act designed to improve the provincial economy and support in province businesses.
The wording of the act however may exclude northern Ontario-based and First Nations-owned businesses.
The wording of the act however may exclude northern Ontario-based and First Nations-owned businesses.
LEAD US, New Brunswick. Maybe Mark Carney will learn fancy rhetoric means nothing without action.
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
bloom.bg
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
LEAD US, New Brunswick. Maybe Mark Carney will learn fancy rhetoric means nothing without action.
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The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
![To:
Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com]
From:
Sent:
Wed 7/15/2009 1:56:13 AM
Subject:
Re: florida visit?
good typing!
oh well, looks like it's a long flight anyhow... edmonton is so far away from EVERYTHING.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>
wrote:
i am tied up until aug
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:41 PM,
wrote:
You planted a seed with your invite today. I have next Wed thru Sunday off (July 22-26), my last vacation for months.
I was going to take polo lessons in Calgary but I (DON'T) think my body can handle it! I pull a muscle every time, and I'm starting to realize my budding polo career might have to take a back seat to my actual job.
think
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February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring