Tom McIntosh
@proftomuofr.bsky.social
Political Scientist, pop health researcher, federalism geek, movie nut
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Tom McIntosh
@proftomuofr.bsky.social
· Jun 18
It's getting closer every day ... the full cover to the new book from @profsmithsask.bsky.social and me -- The New Politics of Western Canada: Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures (UBC Press, Fall 2025).
Not usually a Brooks fan, but this is a very interesting and scary read … www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
Opinion | The Coming Trump Crackup
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Not usually a Brooks fan, but this is a very interesting and scary read … www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
There is no world in the multiverse in which Pierre Poilievre delivers the speech that Carney delivered to the World Economic Forum. It is a mic drop moment, a line in the sand, a declaration of independence. We have to hold him to this course. www.weforum.org/meetings/wor...
Davos 2026: Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
Watch Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, deliver a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos on Canada’s global vision, economic partnerships and strategic cooperati...
www.weforum.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 AM
There is no world in the multiverse in which Pierre Poilievre delivers the speech that Carney delivered to the World Economic Forum. It is a mic drop moment, a line in the sand, a declaration of independence. We have to hold him to this course. www.weforum.org/meetings/wor...
A different kind of Greenland strategy:
It was revealed today that Trump is determined to take Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He clearly feels hurt and under-appreciated.
So let's all do a Machado and send him our trophies ... 1/3
It was revealed today that Trump is determined to take Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He clearly feels hurt and under-appreciated.
So let's all do a Machado and send him our trophies ... 1/3
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A different kind of Greenland strategy:
It was revealed today that Trump is determined to take Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He clearly feels hurt and under-appreciated.
So let's all do a Machado and send him our trophies ... 1/3
It was revealed today that Trump is determined to take Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He clearly feels hurt and under-appreciated.
So let's all do a Machado and send him our trophies ... 1/3
Two power outages in a single evening … delightful
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Two power outages in a single evening … delightful
Who says the academic life doesn't pay! Just got a $52 royalty cheque from UofT Press for the e-book versions of three edited collections published 21 years ago.
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Who says the academic life doesn't pay! Just got a $52 royalty cheque from UofT Press for the e-book versions of three edited collections published 21 years ago.
Merry Christmas one and all! This year I got Funko Pop’d … which is kinda cool … a bit too much hair on top but the fedora & orange cat are spot on
December 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Merry Christmas one and all! This year I got Funko Pop’d … which is kinda cool … a bit too much hair on top but the fedora & orange cat are spot on
One of the best parts of my job is seeing the look on the face of a doctoral candidate who has just been told they have passed their dissertation defense. That never gets old ... congrats to Dr. Irene!!!
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One of the best parts of my job is seeing the look on the face of a doctoral candidate who has just been told they have passed their dissertation defense. That never gets old ... congrats to Dr. Irene!!!
The willingness of GOP reps to buck the President and the Speaker may be growing, esp. for those in swing states ... this can only be good news.
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The willingness of GOP reps to buck the President and the Speaker may be growing, esp. for those in swing states ... this can only be good news.
Is it just me, or does it not seem that Freeland's resignation happened years ago? It has been a pretty packed 12 months ...
One year ago today, @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social resigned from then-PM Trudeau's cabinet.
From the archives: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
From the archives: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Inside the Freeland fallout: How Trudeau’s leadership came under fire
In the immediate aftermath of the former finance minister’s departure, calls for the PM’s own exit came swiftly
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Is it just me, or does it not seem that Freeland's resignation happened years ago? It has been a pretty packed 12 months ...
Just when you thought he couldn’t go any lower he finds a way …
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just when you thought he couldn’t go any lower he finds a way …
From The Beaverton …
December 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
From The Beaverton …
Wow!
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wow!
Whenever Premier Moe raises the issue of how unfair equalization is to to Saskatchewan, I am reminded of Brad Wall’s comments to the Empire Club in 2008.
Full speech here: empireclubfoundation.org/speech/the-h...
Full speech here: empireclubfoundation.org/speech/the-h...
December 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Whenever Premier Moe raises the issue of how unfair equalization is to to Saskatchewan, I am reminded of Brad Wall’s comments to the Empire Club in 2008.
Full speech here: empireclubfoundation.org/speech/the-h...
Full speech here: empireclubfoundation.org/speech/the-h...
I’d like to thank the BC Conservative Party for restoring WACkiness to prov politics. I grew up with Grace “the finger” McCarthy, Dave “red shorts” Barrett, Bill “daddy’s boy” Bennett, Flyin’ Phil Gaglardi and the threat of Vanderlism in the schools. Thanks BC-Cons for keeping that spirit alive.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’d like to thank the BC Conservative Party for restoring WACkiness to prov politics. I grew up with Grace “the finger” McCarthy, Dave “red shorts” Barrett, Bill “daddy’s boy” Bennett, Flyin’ Phil Gaglardi and the threat of Vanderlism in the schools. Thanks BC-Cons for keeping that spirit alive.
Saskatchewan, where medicare started, now has the worst access to primary care in Canada. Urban ERs are overcrowded, rural ERs close due to lack of staff. Hallway medicine is routine in hospitals. But after 17 yrs in power, govt will still blame the NDP. www.discoverhumboldt.com/articles/rep...
Report shows more than 300,000 Saskatchewan residents without a family doctor, NDP blames government for healthcare crisis
A new report from the Angus Reid Institute has revealed that over one in four Saskatchewan residents — more than 300,000 people — do not have a family doctor, placing the province last among major pro...
www.discoverhumboldt.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Saskatchewan, where medicare started, now has the worst access to primary care in Canada. Urban ERs are overcrowded, rural ERs close due to lack of staff. Hallway medicine is routine in hospitals. But after 17 yrs in power, govt will still blame the NDP. www.discoverhumboldt.com/articles/rep...
Who is minding SK's healthcare shop? Things like this are indicative of a gov't without a plan or strategy for healthcare reform. All we have are a series of one-off "fixes" [eg Urgent Care Facilities] that are at best mere band-aids. Healthcare burns while Moe et al fiddle.
About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
Regina clinic closure leaves 5,000 patients scrambling for new family doctors | CBC News
About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Who is minding SK's healthcare shop? Things like this are indicative of a gov't without a plan or strategy for healthcare reform. All we have are a series of one-off "fixes" [eg Urgent Care Facilities] that are at best mere band-aids. Healthcare burns while Moe et al fiddle.
Has there ever been another attempt to transform a major provincial political party (and one holding power no less) into a separatist party? The separatist wing of the UCP aren't leaving to create their own party, but working to remake the party they already have. High reward at very high risk!
For first time, Danielle Smith’s UCP base lost their temper with her. The separatists aren’t going away, so it may not be the last time. My piece from the Edmonton convention:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Is there room for separatists and Danielle Smith in the same UCP tent? | CBC News
The premier goes pro-Ottawa as base moves in opposite direction. But she also scored some points at her party's annual meeting.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Has there ever been another attempt to transform a major provincial political party (and one holding power no less) into a separatist party? The separatist wing of the UCP aren't leaving to create their own party, but working to remake the party they already have. High reward at very high risk!
In order to determine where Scotland sits in the world of whisky (to be fair, I have a working hypothesis), the social scientist in me says you need to do some initial comparative research in order to establish some baseline metrics. So begins Phase 1 of a new research initiative ...
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In order to determine where Scotland sits in the world of whisky (to be fair, I have a working hypothesis), the social scientist in me says you need to do some initial comparative research in order to establish some baseline metrics. So begins Phase 1 of a new research initiative ...
Was baking treats to take into the office tomorrow. Oven decides it will no longer heat past 225 degrees. First time baking in the air fryer/convection-oven … fingers crossed.
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Was baking treats to take into the office tomorrow. Oven decides it will no longer heat past 225 degrees. First time baking in the air fryer/convection-oven … fingers crossed.
Oh, Beaverton ... don't ever change ... way too funny
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Oh, Beaverton ... don't ever change ... way too funny
A full house at the Ed Auditorium at UofRegina has got a ton of questions for Andrew Coyne after a provocative Minifie Lecture on the future of the legacy media
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A full house at the Ed Auditorium at UofRegina has got a ton of questions for Andrew Coyne after a provocative Minifie Lecture on the future of the legacy media
Andrew Coyne delivers the 2025 Minifie Lecture at URegina entitled “We’ll Miss the Legacy Media When It’s Gone (though it’s not going anywhere)”
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Andrew Coyne delivers the 2025 Minifie Lecture at URegina entitled “We’ll Miss the Legacy Media When It’s Gone (though it’s not going anywhere)”
Just booked a trip to Edinburgh in the spring ... as Mr. Rankin's book tours don't include Saskatchewan (go figure!), maybe I'll run into him at the castle sometime in May :-)
Took a walk this afternoon. Hard to escape the Castle in central Edinburgh…
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just booked a trip to Edinburgh in the spring ... as Mr. Rankin's book tours don't include Saskatchewan (go figure!), maybe I'll run into him at the castle sometime in May :-)