Dustin Ferguss
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Dustin Ferguss
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Novitiate political economist @uWaterloo | CAD money viewer | he/him
New issue of Finance and Society hot off the press - and an electrified annual conference!

See Vol 11, No 2 ⏭️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

And pending works by F&S heavyweights ⏭️ financeandsocietynetwork.org/wp-content/u...

Big thx @finandsoc.bsky.social for supporting means of production.
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by Dustin Ferguss
The special section on Central Bank Scientization in @finandsoc.bsky.social is now official out in Volume 11, Issue 2.

Read all the papers here ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Many thanks to @aminsamman.bsky.social and Nathan Coombs for their support in the editorial process.
September 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Inflation Busters - the Bank of Canada's own video game. Just came across this doozie. To play, click repeatedly on the "SPIN" button located below the $10 bank note.

www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ba...
Canada’s vertical $10 note
Explore and share the $10 polymer bank note featuring Viola Desmond.
www.bankofcanada.ca
August 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Very happy to see my first article submission out in Finance and Society. The article explores how the Government of Canada actively resisted 'Americanization' of the Canadian monetary-financial system amid the 1980s trend toward financial globalization.

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Conceptualizing resistance to the Americanization of finance in advanced economy states: The case of the Canadian-dollar system | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
Conceptualizing resistance to the Americanization of finance in advanced economy states: The case of the Canadian-dollar system
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March 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I've always had a strange relationship with nationalism, especially loud forms, since pushing on it often tends toward absurdity and performance. That said, this piece seems exactly appropriate for the occasion.

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Dear Canada
YouTube video by Hockey Films by Tim Thompson
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March 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github:

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proposals/0008-user-intents at main · bluesky-social/proposals
Bluesky proposal discussions. Contribute to bluesky-social/proposals development by creating an account on GitHub.
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March 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In our current existential crisis, Canadians risk overlooking our internationalist commitments. My latest piece explores how the next Government of Canada can act to revitalize our middle power status while preserving the liberal ideals we helped institute:

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Canada should look south to the Caribbean amid Trump threats
As Canada navigates an uncertain global order, strengthening ties with CARICOM presents a strategic opportunity to restore its middle power status and reinforce liberal internationalist principles.
policyoptions.irpp.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
How do you annex a country economically? One place to start is its banking system. See my piece in The Conversation for risks to Canada's monetary sovereignty from meeting US demands for greater foreign bank access
March 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Building bridges and blueprints / stemming the scramble.
I wrote a little something on how this time of crisis is paradoxically a time for lefty researchers get really concrete about what type of systems we could build. A less predictable world is one in which new paths open up, and quickly

lpeproject.org/blog/on-writ...
On Writing Down Our Dreams During a Living Nightmare
When it's time to rebuild from the wreckage of the Trump-Musk rampage, the left may have the opportunity to implement a truly transformative agenda. However, unless we have relatively detailed…
lpeproject.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A timely old-but-goodie. Pretty clear which path we're on. Now the question is: any way(s) back?

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Where from Here: Blueprint Or Scramble?
YouTube video by Renegade Inc.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I'm delighted to announce that my presentation on the "Prospects for the Future of Canada-CARICOM Relations," given at the Canada-Caribbean Institute's 3rd Annual Research Symposium, is available online (bit.ly/4jwNwwW).
Dustin Fergusson-Vaux Canada-CARICOM Strat Partnership: Free Trade Agreement CCI DAY 3 Panel 4 DFV
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January 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM