Aaron Wherry
@aaronwherry.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, author.
Ajuinata.
Ajuinata.
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And on that note, I think the language on industrial pricing is interesting.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
And on that note, I think the language on industrial pricing is interesting.
On the Carney government's climate competitiveness strategy, a lot of initial attention will go the oil and gas emissions cap, but worth noting how conditional its demise is...
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
On the Carney government's climate competitiveness strategy, a lot of initial attention will go the oil and gas emissions cap, but worth noting how conditional its demise is...
During WWI, the deficit-to-GDP ratio was a comparatively modest 8.9% in 1918 and 1919.
One other fun line graph:
One other fun line graph:
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
During WWI, the deficit-to-GDP ratio was a comparatively modest 8.9% in 1918 and 1919.
One other fun line graph:
One other fun line graph:
Here's Livio's graph of annual deficit-to-GDP going back to 1867.
That big drop is WWII when, according to Livio's research, deficits ranged between 17.6% in 1945 and 22.5% in 1943.
That big drop is WWII when, according to Livio's research, deficits ranged between 17.6% in 1945 and 22.5% in 1943.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Here's Livio's graph of annual deficit-to-GDP going back to 1867.
That big drop is WWII when, according to Livio's research, deficits ranged between 17.6% in 1945 and 22.5% in 1943.
That big drop is WWII when, according to Livio's research, deficits ranged between 17.6% in 1945 and 22.5% in 1943.
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What if we paid the judges to plant the trees?
What if we paid the judges to plant the trees?
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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What if we paid the judges to plant the trees?
What if we paid the judges to plant the trees?
As I wrote a few years ago, the two-billion target was entirely Trudeau.
His staff had proposed one billion as the target.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
His staff had proposed one billion as the target.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As I wrote a few years ago, the two-billion target was entirely Trudeau.
His staff had proposed one billion as the target.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
His staff had proposed one billion as the target.
www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
This World Series has everything
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This World Series has everything
Interesting party splits on the Ontario ad about tariffs.
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Interesting party splits on the Ontario ad about tariffs.
People who live in Ottawa are also Canadians.
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
People who live in Ottawa are also Canadians.
I would wildly guess that Canadians would not see this as a failure.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I would wildly guess that Canadians would not see this as a failure.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
And since this use of the notwithstanding clause involves Alberta, it is perhaps relevant to note the three caveats/conditions that Peter Lougheed, a proponent of the notwithstanding clause, proposed in 1991.
www.constitutionalstudies.ca/wp-content/u...
www.constitutionalstudies.ca/wp-content/u...
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
And since this use of the notwithstanding clause involves Alberta, it is perhaps relevant to note the three caveats/conditions that Peter Lougheed, a proponent of the notwithstanding clause, proposed in 1991.
www.constitutionalstudies.ca/wp-content/u...
www.constitutionalstudies.ca/wp-content/u...
Future movie about this ad run.
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Future movie about this ad run.
Is this our Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Is this our Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Name that finance minister.
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Name that finance minister.
Tiny Vladdy looks like he would've been good for .250 with 10 HRs and 55 RBIs.
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Tiny Vladdy looks like he would've been good for .250 with 10 HRs and 55 RBIs.
GST at 7% would be worth an extra $20 billion annually right now.
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
GST at 7% would be worth an extra $20 billion annually right now.
Well, the ad got noticed.
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Well, the ad got noticed.
But as Environics notes, there's now a pretty significant gap in how different voters view current immigration.
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
But as Environics notes, there's now a pretty significant gap in how different voters view current immigration.
I think my general takeaway remains what it was last year:
There are concerns about how immigration is currently being managed, but there's still significant underlying support for immigration in Canada. And I think that's important to note.
There are concerns about how immigration is currently being managed, but there's still significant underlying support for immigration in Canada. And I think that's important to note.
October 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think my general takeaway remains what it was last year:
There are concerns about how immigration is currently being managed, but there's still significant underlying support for immigration in Canada. And I think that's important to note.
There are concerns about how immigration is currently being managed, but there's still significant underlying support for immigration in Canada. And I think that's important to note.
There's a growing belief that "too many" newcomers don't adopt "Canadian values."
But Canadians are still net-positive when asked about the impact of immigration on their community.
But Canadians are still net-positive when asked about the impact of immigration on their community.
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There's a growing belief that "too many" newcomers don't adopt "Canadian values."
But Canadians are still net-positive when asked about the impact of immigration on their community.
But Canadians are still net-positive when asked about the impact of immigration on their community.