Jared Wesley
#UAlberta political scientist | Black Faculty Collective | Lead: Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) | jaredwesley.ca | drjaredwesley.substack.com
- You don't suppose they'd mess with a sovereignty referendum, do you? Perhaps something to ask the Premier as she paves the way for the vote. edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
- The UCP is fond of pulling strategy from "the Quebec Playbook." There are worrying signs Danielle Smith hasn't actually read the whole thing. 🧵
- The UCP is facing 8 investigations into corruption, plus no fewer than 3 major public sector union strikes (all of their own making). The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US. Wildfires & measles are raging. And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.
- First, the UCP opened the floodgates to dark money in Alberta politics through Bill 54. Now, the premier just handed Cameron Davies and his separatist Republican Party a fundraising headline. #strategery www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
- What are you doing at 11am MT today?
- ⏰ Starting at 1 p.m. ET today! There’s still time to register for our webinar on western alienation, Quebec sovereignty, and the future of Canadian unity. Don’t miss this timely discussion with @cbreton.bsky.social , @loleenberdahl.bsky.social and @jaredwesley.ca 🔗 Register now: irpp.org?p=20557
- Reposted by Jared Wesley
What its like to be a faculty member in Florida, elsewhere, and maybe your local university soon. Racists try to entrap you into saying something that the Governor has deemed is grounds for dismissal, or make false claims. Free speech on campus is clearly declining.- Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
- Do referendums generate respectful debate, genuine dialogue, and valid outcomes the way Danielle Smith suggests? Seldom, if ever. In my debate with Ted Morton, I showed how they’re often a politician’s tool of convenience—and often backfire. 🧵 albertaviews.ca/referendum-g...
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