Aaron Wherry
@aaronwherry.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, author.
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The Globe's chart on references to Donald Trump in Hansard sent me down the rabbit hole of checking for pre-2016 references to the future president.
I think the earliest reference comes from Iain Angus, MP for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, on May 8, 1990.
I think the earliest reference comes from Iain Angus, MP for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, on May 8, 1990.
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Globe's chart on references to Donald Trump in Hansard sent me down the rabbit hole of checking for pre-2016 references to the future president.
I think the earliest reference comes from Iain Angus, MP for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, on May 8, 1990.
I think the earliest reference comes from Iain Angus, MP for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, on May 8, 1990.
The temporary signs (that were meant to replace the cameras) are too big to be installed, but also they can't be installed until the spring anyway.
Other measures still pending.
Other measures still pending.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The temporary signs (that were meant to replace the cameras) are too big to be installed, but also they can't be installed until the spring anyway.
Other measures still pending.
Other measures still pending.
I don't know enough about the policy-making process here to judge, but Marc Miller's comments are interesting.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/g...
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/g...
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I don't know enough about the policy-making process here to judge, but Marc Miller's comments are interesting.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/g...
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/24/g...
A quote from former Alberta premier Ralph Klein I hadn't come across before (in a column @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social wrote in 2024).
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A quote from former Alberta premier Ralph Klein I hadn't come across before (in a column @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social wrote in 2024).
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
It's funny to me that this piece mentions the ratio for Canada and the US, but then doesn't mention it for the UK, France and Australia.
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's funny to me that this piece mentions the ratio for Canada and the US, but then doesn't mention it for the UK, France and Australia.
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
Worth noting this section in today's report from the parliamentary budget officer.
www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Worth noting this section in today's report from the parliamentary budget officer.
www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
If I ran for mayor of Toronto, it would be on a single plank campaign of "an It Store on every corner."
Ride to victory on a wave of Gen X support.
Ride to victory on a wave of Gen X support.
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If I ran for mayor of Toronto, it would be on a single plank campaign of "an It Store on every corner."
Ride to victory on a wave of Gen X support.
Ride to victory on a wave of Gen X support.
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.