Matthew Mendelsohn
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
Living on the north shore of the Great Lakes. 🍁
#WeTheNorth #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #ElbowsUp
I work to create pathways to wealth and ownership for working Canadians. #econsky #cdnpoli #cansky www.socialcapitalpartners.ca
#WeTheNorth #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #ElbowsUp
I work to create pathways to wealth and ownership for working Canadians. #econsky #cdnpoli #cansky www.socialcapitalpartners.ca
I think most Canadians have been rapidly evolving their mental frameworks about what has become of the US. It's pretty obvious. Policy-makers and decision-making systems are having trouble keeping up.
my latest for the Star:
“…the world is actually quite lucky that Trump is as forthcoming with his plans as he is. We don’t have to guess what Trump administration will do; they are straight up telling us. Now if only we’d listen.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“…the world is actually quite lucky that Trump is as forthcoming with his plans as he is. We don’t have to guess what Trump administration will do; they are straight up telling us. Now if only we’d listen.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Supriya Dwivedi: Donald Trump is famously unreliable. But this is how we know what he really plans to do
Despite their mercurial leader, the Trump administration hasn't been shy about its aims.
www.thestar.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think most Canadians have been rapidly evolving their mental frameworks about what has become of the US. It's pretty obvious. Policy-makers and decision-making systems are having trouble keeping up.
Excellent!
Spoiler alert: #11 is "incentivize employee ownership."
“More than 75% of Canadian small-business owners are planning to retire in the next decade. For our country to stay prosperous and self-reliant, we need to keep these businesses locally owned."
www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...
“More than 75% of Canadian small-business owners are planning to retire in the next decade. For our country to stay prosperous and self-reliant, we need to keep these businesses locally owned."
www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...
18 Big Ideas to Supercharge Canada’s Economy
Canada is, by many metrics, a great country. But the recent trade war has underscored that it could benefit from some bold thinking to help propel it forward.
www.wealthsimple.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Excellent!
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I know. Big shock here, but I still wanted to put it all in one place. In my latest Substack, I compiled the evidence from multiple pilots focused on homeless people to show that over and over again, cash reduces homelessness and also even reduces drug use.
Universal basic income is the way to go.
Universal basic income is the way to go.
We Gave Homeless People Cash. They Bought Housing Not Drugs.
The evidence from Vancouver to Denver is undeniable: When people in crisis receive money, substance use goes down, employment goes up, and homelessness ends.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I know. Big shock here, but I still wanted to put it all in one place. In my latest Substack, I compiled the evidence from multiple pilots focused on homeless people to show that over and over again, cash reduces homelessness and also even reduces drug use.
Universal basic income is the way to go.
Universal basic income is the way to go.
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
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this is so fucking beautiful, I'm crying again
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
this is so fucking beautiful, I'm crying again
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Today is the one year anniversary of starting the Charlie Angus resistance substack. A year ago, I was speaking about the hypotheticals - the suspension of the rule of law, concentration camps, threats against other nations.
Now it is daily conversation.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/me-jonah-a...
Now it is daily conversation.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/me-jonah-a...
Me, Jonah and the Fascist Whale
I woke up this morning as I do every day, poured a cup of coffee and began researching and writing.
charlieangus.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Today is the one year anniversary of starting the Charlie Angus resistance substack. A year ago, I was speaking about the hypotheticals - the suspension of the rule of law, concentration camps, threats against other nations.
Now it is daily conversation.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/me-jonah-a...
Now it is daily conversation.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/me-jonah-a...
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REV. SCHENCK: “I’m making up for the errors of my past— I spent 35 years as an activist for the religious right doing a lot of damage, inflicting suffering, contradicting the message I thought I was promoting.”
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
REV. SCHENCK: “I’m making up for the errors of my past— I spent 35 years as an activist for the religious right doing a lot of damage, inflicting suffering, contradicting the message I thought I was promoting.”
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By far the worst part about climate change is that my Canadian teenagers have never experienced the thrill of the moment when the car you are pushing finally releases from the snowbank.
Until today.
Feels like Montreal in 1976 out there, eh? Stay safe, Canadians.
Until today.
Feels like Montreal in 1976 out there, eh? Stay safe, Canadians.
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM
By far the worst part about climate change is that my Canadian teenagers have never experienced the thrill of the moment when the car you are pushing finally releases from the snowbank.
Until today.
Feels like Montreal in 1976 out there, eh? Stay safe, Canadians.
Until today.
Feels like Montreal in 1976 out there, eh? Stay safe, Canadians.
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
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The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
The forces of American fascism are accelerating their attempts at consolidating tyranny. Beyond the horrors inflicted on peaceful Americans, MAGA will work hard to undermine Canadian unity and peace.
They will flood us with disinformation and hate. Don't fall for it.
They will flood us with disinformation and hate. Don't fall for it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The forces of American fascism are accelerating their attempts at consolidating tyranny. Beyond the horrors inflicted on peaceful Americans, MAGA will work hard to undermine Canadian unity and peace.
They will flood us with disinformation and hate. Don't fall for it.
They will flood us with disinformation and hate. Don't fall for it.
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Trump is actively work to break our country apart. The plan has been in the works for a long time. There is a lot of dark money on the table.
Prime Minister Carney needs to deal with the quisling front group being used to sell our nation out.
Prime Minister Carney needs to deal with the quisling front group being used to sell our nation out.
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump is actively work to break our country apart. The plan has been in the works for a long time. There is a lot of dark money on the table.
Prime Minister Carney needs to deal with the quisling front group being used to sell our nation out.
Prime Minister Carney needs to deal with the quisling front group being used to sell our nation out.
"The world is looking to Canada for reassurance that a stable, thriving multiracial democracy is not only possible but desirable."
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
What Carney didn’t say in Davos is what the world needed to hear most
Democracies everywhere are looking to Canada for reassurance that a stable multicultural society is not only possible but desirable.
www.thestar.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"The world is looking to Canada for reassurance that a stable, thriving multiracial democracy is not only possible but desirable."
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
One of the strategic goals of the American fascist movement is to have Americans hate Europeans and Canadians, and to have former allies despise the US.
I know they say odious things to destroy the relationship. I hate to react in ways that advance their strategy.
But it's hard not to, eh?
I know they say odious things to destroy the relationship. I hate to react in ways that advance their strategy.
But it's hard not to, eh?
To add one more layer to this. About 10 years ago my formidable former Globe and Mail colleague Renata D'Aliesio took on a mission to document suicide following the Afghanistan mission. In some initial reporting she found 54 Canadian soldiers and veterans had died from suicide. +
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
One of the strategic goals of the American fascist movement is to have Americans hate Europeans and Canadians, and to have former allies despise the US.
I know they say odious things to destroy the relationship. I hate to react in ways that advance their strategy.
But it's hard not to, eh?
I know they say odious things to destroy the relationship. I hate to react in ways that advance their strategy.
But it's hard not to, eh?
John Rapley is always worth reading.
"Do this right, and we could end up in a better world, one where we retain the best of the Western legacy and discard the abuses and hypocrisy that frequently characterized the Western order."
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
"Do this right, and we could end up in a better world, one where we retain the best of the Western legacy and discard the abuses and hypocrisy that frequently characterized the Western order."
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Carney, Trump and the week at Davos that marked the decline of the West
Prime Minister’s memorable speech thrust Canada into a role it hasn’t occupied in a very long time – shaping world events
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
John Rapley is always worth reading.
"Do this right, and we could end up in a better world, one where we retain the best of the Western legacy and discard the abuses and hypocrisy that frequently characterized the Western order."
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
"Do this right, and we could end up in a better world, one where we retain the best of the Western legacy and discard the abuses and hypocrisy that frequently characterized the Western order."
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Canada sent many young people to fight in Kandahar because the United States asked us.
Now they are ridiculing us and for this sacrifice.
We won't forget.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember.
I wrote this song about the cost we paid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrL...
Now they are ridiculing us and for this sacrifice.
We won't forget.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember.
I wrote this song about the cost we paid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrL...
Grievous Angels -- Village of the Bomb
YouTube video by Grievous Angels
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Canada sent many young people to fight in Kandahar because the United States asked us.
Now they are ridiculing us and for this sacrifice.
We won't forget.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember.
I wrote this song about the cost we paid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrL...
Now they are ridiculing us and for this sacrifice.
We won't forget.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember.
I wrote this song about the cost we paid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrL...
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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3. As soon as you see politics in this light, you notice something extraordinary. Almost everyone's in Group 2. Polls in 36 nations found that 84% see economic inequality as a big problem, and 86% see the political influence of the rich as a major cause of it. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Economic Inequality Seen as Major Challenge Around the World
Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.
www.pewresearch.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:32 AM
3. As soon as you see politics in this light, you notice something extraordinary. Almost everyone's in Group 2. Polls in 36 nations found that 84% see economic inequality as a big problem, and 86% see the political influence of the rich as a major cause of it. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
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🚨New article! 🚨
Especially in the face of authoritarian threats, Canada needs to double down on local and sovereign ownership of our economy.
Read four reasons Canada's economy needs #EmployeeOwnership right now 👇
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #CdnEcon #Never51
Especially in the face of authoritarian threats, Canada needs to double down on local and sovereign ownership of our economy.
Read four reasons Canada's economy needs #EmployeeOwnership right now 👇
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #CdnEcon #Never51
Four reasons our economy needs employee ownership now
Employee ownership offers a timely solution to some of Canada’s most pressing economic challenges, writes Deborah Aarts in Smith Business Insight. Evidence shows that when employees share ownership, b...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
🚨New article! 🚨
Especially in the face of authoritarian threats, Canada needs to double down on local and sovereign ownership of our economy.
Read four reasons Canada's economy needs #EmployeeOwnership right now 👇
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #CdnEcon #Never51
Especially in the face of authoritarian threats, Canada needs to double down on local and sovereign ownership of our economy.
Read four reasons Canada's economy needs #EmployeeOwnership right now 👇
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #CdnEcon #Never51
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If you are curious how engaged Canada is, they are broadcasting Carney's speech in full in my local pizza shop and playing highlights in my local bank.
I'm going to the grocery store next and we'll see if it's running there too lol
I'm going to the grocery store next and we'll see if it's running there too lol
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
If you are curious how engaged Canada is, they are broadcasting Carney's speech in full in my local pizza shop and playing highlights in my local bank.
I'm going to the grocery store next and we'll see if it's running there too lol
I'm going to the grocery store next and we'll see if it's running there too lol
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In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
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This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...