Part seven of my PMO memoir is up. Who pays the price in politics? (Spoiler: It’s usually women.)

What the events of the past few weeks have in common with what I saw in Ottawa, and how sexism and misogyny my be the only things left that are truly bi-partisan.

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Part Six of my PMO memoir is live. From pop anthems to political hypocrisy: how a columnist, a former Chief of Staff, and a Katy Perry chorus can lead us to a place where online hate can turn into real world consequences. open.substack.com/pub/maxvaliq...

Time of my life: part five of my PMO memoir is live. Leaks, misquotes, bad incentives - how nobody wins when the leak is the goal.

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Time of my life (part four) is live: we all should remember that innovation comes from outside the bubble, and MPs should remember to hold their phones properly in public open.substack.com/pub/maxvaliq...

I've published Part Three of my PMO memoir: a close read of "Housing Hell," how numbers become "news," and an awful lot of digital metrics. It's still fun.

Read it here: maxvaliquette.substack.com/p/time-of-my...

Part Two of my PMO memoir covers the job, the gap between old and new comms, why a press-sec approach could raise the floor, and how controlled access makes things better for politicians (but worse for the rest of us).

Time of my Life (part two): open.substack.com/pub/maxvaliq...

I went silent for 18 months. No posts, no media, no stages. On purpose, because my job as Executive Director of Communications for the Prime Minister of Canada wasn’t about me.

Now I’m back! And sharing what I’ve learned, what’s next, and even some tea. open.substack.com/pub/maxvaliq...

I'll be on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Radio One and the CBC News YouTube Channel taking about generational differences just after 5pm EST today, on Cross-country Checkup! Do other generations have it easier than yours? Is yours unfairly stereotyped? Tune in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vfa...

Has the person who invented the “autofill the SMS code you were just sent” button gotten their Nobel prize yet?

My plan is clear: fight President Trump’s tariffs, protect our workers — like the women and men here at AMPCO Manufacturers in Coquitlam — and build a stronger economy. #CanadaStrong

I'm a Liberal, obv, so y'all can grain of salt this: it blows my mind that anyone could read the CPC's Platform and think that these people are serious about governing. They've been demanding an election for years and this is their plan?