Will Roelofs
@wroelofs.bsky.social
PhD Candidate Political Science UofT | Amateur musician, interested in Political Economy, Labour Politics and Canadian politics.
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New work on on Immigration attitudes, out in @irpp.org with @natashagoel.bsky.social
We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years.
Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...
We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years.
Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...
In 2015, only 16% strongly agreed Canada had too much immigration. By 2024, that number doubled to 33%.
This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
This IRPP paper by @randybesco.bsky.social and @natashagoel.bsky.social reveals a striking reversal in Canadians’ views on immigration: centre.irpp.org/research-stu...
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New work on on Immigration attitudes, out in @irpp.org with @natashagoel.bsky.social
We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years.
Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...
We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years.
Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...
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Another labour market surprise (and another great Labour Force Survey summary from StatCan www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...):
Canada's unemployment rate surprises everyone by moving DOWN to 6.5%, driven by a rise in part-time jobs and more youth getting jobs.
A 🧵on what's driving the story.
Canada's unemployment rate surprises everyone by moving DOWN to 6.5%, driven by a rise in part-time jobs and more youth getting jobs.
A 🧵on what's driving the story.
The Daily — Labour Force Survey, November 2025
Employment increased by 54,000 (+0.3%) in November, driven by gains in part-time work. The employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.9%, while the unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points t...
www150.statcan.gc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Another labour market surprise (and another great Labour Force Survey summary from StatCan www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...):
Canada's unemployment rate surprises everyone by moving DOWN to 6.5%, driven by a rise in part-time jobs and more youth getting jobs.
A 🧵on what's driving the story.
Canada's unemployment rate surprises everyone by moving DOWN to 6.5%, driven by a rise in part-time jobs and more youth getting jobs.
A 🧵on what's driving the story.
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Breaking: The US government.
February 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Breaking: The US government.
This is huge
Last year Elon Musk and SpaceX claimed the NLRB is unconstitutional after being accused of labor violations.
Now under Trump, the NLRB is dropping its opposition to this claim.
The labor board will no longer fight in court against the charges that it shouldn't exist.
Now under Trump, the NLRB is dropping its opposition to this claim.
The labor board will no longer fight in court against the charges that it shouldn't exist.
February 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is huge
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Does he understand what a 'pause' is? You're paying a massive amount of taxpayer money to a company owned by a high ranking member of a foreign government that is STILL threatening crippling tariffs and talking about annexation.
To supply critical infrastructure they'll hold over our heads.
To supply critical infrastructure they'll hold over our heads.
Doug Ford: still an idiot. globalnews.ca/news/1099566...
Musk Starlink deal with Ontario government back on hours after threat to rip it up | Globalnews.ca
Doug Ford says the Ontario government is 'ripping up' its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.
globalnews.ca
February 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Does he understand what a 'pause' is? You're paying a massive amount of taxpayer money to a company owned by a high ranking member of a foreign government that is STILL threatening crippling tariffs and talking about annexation.
To supply critical infrastructure they'll hold over our heads.
To supply critical infrastructure they'll hold over our heads.
😬 this just gets worse and worse.
Trump: "I'm going to use economic force to conquer Canada."
Trump: "The Canada-U.S. border is an artificially drawn line."
Trump: "What I'd like to see is Canada become our 51st state."
Poilievre: "I think he just wants us to take border security more seriously guys."
Trump: "The Canada-U.S. border is an artificially drawn line."
Trump: "What I'd like to see is Canada become our 51st state."
Poilievre: "I think he just wants us to take border security more seriously guys."
February 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
😬 this just gets worse and worse.
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Some context here:
In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend.
In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records - never seen a reaction like this to a single-day news event.
In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend.
In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records - never seen a reaction like this to a single-day news event.
If you’re wondering how big of a deal this is for Canada, the public broadcaster has been live-streaming coverage almost non-stop for the past 11 hours.
February 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Some context here:
In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend.
In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records - never seen a reaction like this to a single-day news event.
In the U.S. the tariffs are like one of 5 major political stories this weekend.
In Canada they are everything. Wall to wall coverage. The clicks on our tariff copy are setting records - never seen a reaction like this to a single-day news event.
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By continuing to insult Canadians and threaten Canada’s sovereignty and economy, Trump is simply reinforcing the determination of Canadians and their leaders to stand up to him.
Also, notice what’s not in this message: anything about fentanyl, the stated reason for these tariffs.
Also, notice what’s not in this message: anything about fentanyl, the stated reason for these tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
By continuing to insult Canadians and threaten Canada’s sovereignty and economy, Trump is simply reinforcing the determination of Canadians and their leaders to stand up to him.
Also, notice what’s not in this message: anything about fentanyl, the stated reason for these tariffs.
Also, notice what’s not in this message: anything about fentanyl, the stated reason for these tariffs.
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Got nervous for a second there as Trump turned to “Manifest Destiny” - though now it apparently refers to Mars…
January 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Got nervous for a second there as Trump turned to “Manifest Destiny” - though now it apparently refers to Mars…
The crypto market keeps proving how broken it is. When a single person—or President—can tank everything in minutes, it’s clear there’s no stability or accountability. This isn’t just about volatility; it’s a system built to fail.
January 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The crypto market keeps proving how broken it is. When a single person—or President—can tank everything in minutes, it’s clear there’s no stability or accountability. This isn’t just about volatility; it’s a system built to fail.
Big if true
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Federal Polling:
CPC: 39% (+5)
LPC: 28% (-5)
NDP: 17% (-1)
BQ: 7% (-1)
GPC: 5% (+3)
PPC: 3% (-2)
Others: 1%
EKOS / Jan 16 2025 / n=1036 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change With 2021 Federal Election)
Check out federal details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com
Federal Polling:
CPC: 39% (+5)
LPC: 28% (-5)
NDP: 17% (-1)
BQ: 7% (-1)
GPC: 5% (+3)
PPC: 3% (-2)
Others: 1%
EKOS / Jan 16 2025 / n=1036 / MOE 3% / IVR
(% Change With 2021 Federal Election)
Check out federal details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Big if true
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Meta is becoming a front line antagonist to the LGBTQ community and they’re utilizing their platform in order to do that.
Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Mark Zuckerberg says corporate culture was ‘neutered’ as Meta scraps DEI
The move reverses a years-long approach to diversity, equity and inclusion policies that the tech giant once embraced as critical to its success.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meta is becoming a front line antagonist to the LGBTQ community and they’re utilizing their platform in order to do that.
Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Using free speech as a shield to harass and antagonize a marginalized community needs to be called what it is, which is harassment.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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The disconnect between the headline and the main chart in this article is amazing. Gen Z men have preferences indistinguishable from 2 of the other 3 male cohorts and less pro-Trump than the other one.
Fascinating data otherwise, though.
Fascinating data otherwise, though.
August 25, 2024 at 8:10 PM
The disconnect between the headline and the main chart in this article is amazing. Gen Z men have preferences indistinguishable from 2 of the other 3 male cohorts and less pro-Trump than the other one.
Fascinating data otherwise, though.
Fascinating data otherwise, though.
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Please have a look at my article on the US party-list debate. It’s part of an excellent symposium on proportional representation. This is intended as a teaching piece, not advocacy. Writing it for non-specialists took a lot of time last summer. Thanks! democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/...
Avoiding the PR Mistakes of the Past
America is having a reform moment. According to Pew Research, hundreds of jurisdictions are adopting or considering “alternative” electoral systems. Several began doing so only in the past few yea...
democracyjournal.org
September 12, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Please have a look at my article on the US party-list debate. It’s part of an excellent symposium on proportional representation. This is intended as a teaching piece, not advocacy. Writing it for non-specialists took a lot of time last summer. Thanks! democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/...
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New FOREVER WARS is about the expansion/normalization of drone surveillance over a big street party and the expansion/normalization of conspiracy and material support charges against resistance to climate disaster and institutional racism. They only *seem* like two random topics…
Drones Over Brooklyn, RICO for Cop City Protesters
As the Air Force pursues AI-powered drones for combat, the NYPD uses older models to spy on Caribbean Brooklyn. What starts as military tech doesn't stay as military tech. PLUS: Georgia files egregiou...
foreverwars.ghost.io
September 6, 2023 at 5:53 PM
New FOREVER WARS is about the expansion/normalization of drone surveillance over a big street party and the expansion/normalization of conspiracy and material support charges against resistance to climate disaster and institutional racism. They only *seem* like two random topics…
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I wrote about this moralizing nostalgia, so pervasive among the nation’s elites, last week - and why such ahistorical tales not only obscure rather than illuminate the political conflict, but provide fertile ground for a politics of reaction: thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/moralizing...
Moralizing Nostalgia Leads to Bad History – and Helps the Anti-Democratic Right
David Brooks’ “How America Got Mean” offers an ahistorical tale that obscures rather than illuminates – and provides fertile ground for a politics of reaction
thomaszimmer.substack.com
September 4, 2023 at 5:30 PM
I wrote about this moralizing nostalgia, so pervasive among the nation’s elites, last week - and why such ahistorical tales not only obscure rather than illuminate the political conflict, but provide fertile ground for a politics of reaction: thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/moralizing...
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Gotta love Toronto's house flippers
August 31, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Gotta love Toronto's house flippers
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Polarized Speech on Online Platforms
"Right-leaning users twice as likely to use polarized rhetoric about immigration as left-leaning users while left-leaning users are somewhat more likely to be polarized around healthcare."
Fulay & Roy's (2023) new preprint
Polisky
"Right-leaning users twice as likely to use polarized rhetoric about immigration as left-leaning users while left-leaning users are somewhat more likely to be polarized around healthcare."
Fulay & Roy's (2023) new preprint
Polisky
Polarized Speech on Online Platforms
While political polarization has increased as measured through surveys,
currently we lack comprehensive, longitudinal, and ecologically valid
measurement of the polarization of online political...
doi.org
August 31, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Polarized Speech on Online Platforms
"Right-leaning users twice as likely to use polarized rhetoric about immigration as left-leaning users while left-leaning users are somewhat more likely to be polarized around healthcare."
Fulay & Roy's (2023) new preprint
Polisky
"Right-leaning users twice as likely to use polarized rhetoric about immigration as left-leaning users while left-leaning users are somewhat more likely to be polarized around healthcare."
Fulay & Roy's (2023) new preprint
Polisky
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New polisky work with J. Anthony, D. Kimball, and J. Scott on attitudes toward electoral reform by partisanship and race: doi.org/10.1080/2156.... Thanks to New America ERRG and the CMPS team.
August 30, 2023 at 3:05 PM
New polisky work with J. Anthony, D. Kimball, and J. Scott on attitudes toward electoral reform by partisanship and race: doi.org/10.1080/2156.... Thanks to New America ERRG and the CMPS team.
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New study finds that framing pro-environmental policies in ways that appeal to people’s need for closure (e.g., we should tackle climate change otherwise it’ll result in long-term uncertainty) reduces conservatives’ opposition to those polices.
Polisky #socialpsyc 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
Polisky #socialpsyc 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
August 30, 2023 at 8:57 AM
New study finds that framing pro-environmental policies in ways that appeal to people’s need for closure (e.g., we should tackle climate change otherwise it’ll result in long-term uncertainty) reduces conservatives’ opposition to those polices.
Polisky #socialpsyc 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/asap...
Polisky #socialpsyc 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/asap...