Kelly Blidook
@kblidook.bsky.social
Just trying to learn things & collect good data.
Employed studying the politics.
Passions: baseball, dogs, space, time
(He/him)
https://www.mun.ca/political-science/people/kelly-blidook/
Employed studying the politics.
Passions: baseball, dogs, space, time
(He/him)
https://www.mun.ca/political-science/people/kelly-blidook/
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Kelly Blidook
@kblidook.bsky.social
· Apr 14
Treat others as yourself
I would also - as sort of a politics 101 - ask who is acting & who is reacting
I think at this point folks should judge the result of negotiations & the relative positions of the two countries economically & in the world.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks
January 24, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I would also - as sort of a politics 101 - ask who is acting & who is reacting
I think at this point folks should judge the result of negotiations & the relative positions of the two countries economically & in the world.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks
Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks
Rave reviews for the Canadian prime minister are giving way to fears about the continental trade deal.
dlvr.it
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I think at this point folks should judge the result of negotiations & the relative positions of the two countries economically & in the world.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
I think it's weird to call the PM out daily on a process that clearly wasn't going to happen fast/well, & is with an entirely untrustworthy trade partner.
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Headlines from every single time NATO invoked Article 5
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Headlines from every single time NATO invoked Article 5
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On the off chance there are university students or prospective university students on this app, may I highly recommend wandering into your student newspaper's office?
A new section explaining how the Gazette works, from pitch to publication.
westerngazette.ca/our_newsroom...
westerngazette.ca/our_newsroom...
westerngazette.ca
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
On the off chance there are university students or prospective university students on this app, may I highly recommend wandering into your student newspaper's office?
Crap. That’s the same time as the StatsCan presentation.
How could the PM do this?!
How could the PM do this?!
Prime Minister Carney to deliver another speech in Canada tomorrow ahead of his cabinet retreat and the opening of Parliament. 1pm ET
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Crap. That’s the same time as the StatsCan presentation.
How could the PM do this?!
How could the PM do this?!
Do it for democracy …
OK HEAR ME OUT: As the snow begins to fall for a second day, Toronto should call in the Canadian Armed Forces to help the city handle the snowstorm.
This would be good for national unity.
This would provoke important conversations about our national military capabilities.
This is good for Canada.
This would be good for national unity.
This would provoke important conversations about our national military capabilities.
This is good for Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Do it for democracy …
“I really went to town writing on the chalk board today!”
Is something I wonder how many of my colleagues around the country can say …
Or even how many of them have access to a chalk board.
Is something I wonder how many of my colleagues around the country can say …
Or even how many of them have access to a chalk board.
MUN takes a closer look at its finances
Earlier this week, the provincial government announced it will be freezing Memorial University’s tuition fee. MUN also announced it is cutting four vice-president positions just minutes later. MUN pre...
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“I really went to town writing on the chalk board today!”
Is something I wonder how many of my colleagues around the country can say …
Or even how many of them have access to a chalk board.
Is something I wonder how many of my colleagues around the country can say …
Or even how many of them have access to a chalk board.
If the Liberals have indeed secured any new floor crossers from the CPC, it appears they are going to wait & let the CPC convention re-affirm Poilievre's leadership before announcing.
MPs are demonstrating they are open to being approached, but it also puts pressure back on opposition leaders who now know their MPs aren't happy, say former strategists.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
'A grain of salt': unmasking Liberal floor-crossing talks carries potential risk for opposition MPs, say politicos
Although these kinds of revelations never tell the whole story, MPs are demonstrating they are open to being approached. But it also puts pressure back on opposition leaders who now know their MPs…
www.hilltimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
If the Liberals have indeed secured any new floor crossers from the CPC, it appears they are going to wait & let the CPC convention re-affirm Poilievre's leadership before announcing.
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When it doubt, assume the Cdn govt doesn't know what it's doing, not that the Cdn government is supremely cunning.
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
When it doubt, assume the Cdn govt doesn't know what it's doing, not that the Cdn government is supremely cunning.
A good way to interfere with a future domestic election would be for a current government to establish a police force that has carte blanche to arrest any citizen at any time for any reason.
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
A good way to interfere with a future domestic election would be for a current government to establish a police force that has carte blanche to arrest any citizen at any time for any reason.
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Hey, anybody I know on here have experience with nonfiction book editing and/or ghostwriting?
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hey, anybody I know on here have experience with nonfiction book editing and/or ghostwriting?
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
In which I engage in redundancy - "crazy" & "bonkers" are the same thing:
"Political scientist says 'corruption' and 'smugness' cost N.L. Liberals last election" - CBC NL
"Political scientist says 'corruption' and 'smugness' cost N.L. Liberals last election" - CBC NL
Political scientist says 'corruption' and 'smugness' cost N.L. Liberals last election | CBC News
MUN associate professor Kelly Blidook pulled no punches when asked why the Liberals lost the 2025 provincial election, pointing to cabinet ministers approving payments for departing colleagues.
www.cbc.ca
January 8, 2026 at 10:46 PM
In which I engage in redundancy - "crazy" & "bonkers" are the same thing:
"Political scientist says 'corruption' and 'smugness' cost N.L. Liberals last election" - CBC NL
"Political scientist says 'corruption' and 'smugness' cost N.L. Liberals last election" - CBC NL
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Canadian Federation of Students NL is calling for an investigation of Memorial University’s upper administration "with regards to all forms of racism within the institution, specifically as it relates to anti-black racism." #nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/lji/stu...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/stu...
Student federation calls for investigation into racism at Memorial University following head of E.D.I. and anti-racism's departure – The Independent
The Canadian Federation of Students wants an investigation of MUNL's 'upper administration with regards to all forms of racism within the institution, specifically as it relates to anti-black racism.'
theindependent.ca
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Canadian Federation of Students NL is calling for an investigation of Memorial University’s upper administration "with regards to all forms of racism within the institution, specifically as it relates to anti-black racism." #nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/lji/stu...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/stu...
Happy New Year everyone
January 1, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Happy New Year everyone
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working at a university
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
working at a university
“I liked Avatar 3”
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“I liked Avatar 3”
It is neither Silent nor Holy over here tonight
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It is neither Silent nor Holy over here tonight
Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
Now engaging in the Tibb’s Eve “Sampling of the Spoils”…
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Now engaging in the Tibb’s Eve “Sampling of the Spoils”…
I am smoking pork belly burnt ends
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I am smoking pork belly burnt ends
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I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out.
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out.
Happy Tibb’s Eve everyone
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy Tibb’s Eve everyone
Yes. Beware parties/leaders who want to curtail the rights of MPs to decide which side of the House to sit on, & how to vote.
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yes. Beware parties/leaders who want to curtail the rights of MPs to decide which side of the House to sit on, & how to vote.
In similar sense, this is the “when in opposition, you can’t afford to be petty” point.
If you make a speech to say, "You don't know how good you have it," you're in trouble. Biden did it a lot. People don't like being told down is up, either.
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
In similar sense, this is the “when in opposition, you can’t afford to be petty” point.
I want to be perfectly clear that I’ve noted in past that the Executive should have Zero Opinions on the Central Bank
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I want to be perfectly clear that I’ve noted in past that the Executive should have Zero Opinions on the Central Bank