John Ivison
@johnivison.bsky.social
Political journalist, author, Dad. Mainly Dad.
Have produced two books and four children.
Have produced two books and four children.
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Conservatives aren’t listening to Harper’s warnings about avoiding India politics, @johnivison.bsky.social writes. nationalpost.com/opinion/ivis...
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John Ivison: Conservatives aren’t listening to Harper’s warnings about avoiding India politics
Wooing Sikh voters while turning a blind eye to Khalistani sympathizers worked well for Poilievre's party during the election.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Conservatives aren’t listening to Harper’s warnings about avoiding India politics, @johnivison.bsky.social writes. nationalpost.com/opinion/ivis...
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Costa Rica’s quaint notion of a country with no army is under pressure.
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December 26, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Costa Rica’s quaint notion of a country with no army is under pressure.
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Really interesting conversation here and report on how Canada can be more strategic, and less reactive, in its relationship with the US.
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Matter More: A Canadian Strategy for a Changing United States
www.wilsoncenter.org
December 13, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Really interesting conversation here and report on how Canada can be more strategic, and less reactive, in its relationship with the US.
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/matter...
ppforum.ca/wp-content/u...
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/matter...
ppforum.ca/wp-content/u...
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/ New: The US has used its defence production act, yet again, to fast-track funding for a mineral project in Canada.
Illustrating the sense of urgency that prevails south of the 49th parallel on this issue.
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
Illustrating the sense of urgency that prevails south of the 49th parallel on this issue.
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
Department of Defense Makes Investment to Strengthen the Tungsten Supply Chain
The Defense Department announced a $15.8 million award to Canadian company Fireweed Metals Corp.
www.defense.gov
December 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM
/ New: The US has used its defence production act, yet again, to fast-track funding for a mineral project in Canada.
Illustrating the sense of urgency that prevails south of the 49th parallel on this issue.
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
Illustrating the sense of urgency that prevails south of the 49th parallel on this issue.
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
If Trump wants our “post-national” country more than we do, we should just give it to him.
John Ivison: With our ‘post-national’ leader it’s no wonder Trump thinks we aren’t a real country
Trudeau has undermined the idea of citizenship that held us together, with its sense of obligation, sacrifice and collective mission.
nationalpost.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:32 PM
If Trump wants our “post-national” country more than we do, we should just give it to him.
Little different from me - the Canadian connection to Sir Ernest Shackleton on his 150th birthday.
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The Quest and the Endurance: tales of Antarctic heroism
An upcoming biopic of Sir Ernest Shackleton, featuring Tom Hardy, is set to build on the great explorer's legend
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December 6, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Little different from me - the Canadian connection to Sir Ernest Shackleton on his 150th birthday.
johnivison.substack.com/p/the-quest-...
johnivison.substack.com/p/the-quest-...
December 2, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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Dutch politician Frans Timmermans made an excellent speech, deserving of a wider audience, that says we are already in the early stages of a war against authoritarianism, like it or not.
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Wanted: great leaders in times of turmoil
The West needs to rekindle the values our forebears fought and died for
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November 29, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Dutch politician Frans Timmermans made an excellent speech, deserving of a wider audience, that says we are already in the early stages of a war against authoritarianism, like it or not.
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
Dutch politician Frans Timmermans made an excellent speech, deserving of a wider audience, that says we are already in the early stages of a war against authoritarianism, like it or not.
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
Wanted: great leaders in times of turmoil
The West needs to rekindle the values our forebears fought and died for
open.substack.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Dutch politician Frans Timmermans made an excellent speech, deserving of a wider audience, that says we are already in the early stages of a war against authoritarianism, like it or not.
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
Defense department confirms Canada bought a $44 million anti-tank system without testing it, only to find it doesn’t work as expected. Result- CAF in Latvia will be without effective anti-tank capability until well into 2026.
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John Ivison: Liberals pick petty point-scoring over answers on protecting Canadian troops
Questions on the anti-tank system deserve considered response because it gets to the heart of Canada’s procurement problem.
nationalpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Defense department confirms Canada bought a $44 million anti-tank system without testing it, only to find it doesn’t work as expected. Result- CAF in Latvia will be without effective anti-tank capability until well into 2026.
nationalpost.com/opinion/libe...
People should take a leaf out of the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy, which had the words: “Don’t Panic” printed on its cover in large, friendly letters.
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John Ivison: Trump's tariffs are shameful, but Canada has given him easy targets
The only response possible is to be civil, positive, flexible and emphatic that Canada will defend itself if necessary.
nationalpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM
People should take a leaf out of the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy, which had the words: “Don’t Panic” printed on its cover in large, friendly letters.
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Another wake-up call to ready for war as Canada slumbers on. A report by the Business Council notes Canada’s rivals are investing heavily, while Ottawa has failed to spend on military capabilities, @johnivison.bsky.social writes nationalpost.com/opinion/ivis...
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John Ivison: Another wake-up call to ready for war as Canada slumbers on
A Business Council of Canada report notes Canada’s rivals are investing heavily, while Ottawa has failed to spend on military capabilities.
nationalpost.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Another wake-up call to ready for war as Canada slumbers on. A report by the Business Council notes Canada’s rivals are investing heavily, while Ottawa has failed to spend on military capabilities, @johnivison.bsky.social writes nationalpost.com/opinion/ivis...
Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
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The war in Ukraine is at its most dangerous stage, yet Canada’s Liberals are spending billions on cheap, electoral bribes, rather than on shoring up its defenses. As Tim Cook’s new book, The Good Allies, shows, it was not always like this.
November 22, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The war in Ukraine is at its most dangerous stage, yet Canada’s Liberals are spending billions on cheap, electoral bribes, rather than on shoring up its defenses. As Tim Cook’s new book, The Good Allies, shows, it was not always like this.
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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@johnivison.bsky.social It’s not ‘cancel culture’ to silence people who encourage terrorism nationalpost.com/opinion/john... Indeed
John Ivison: It’s not ‘cancel culture’ to silence people who encourage terrorism
Kathrada, who's being hosted at the University of Victoria, glorifies martyrdom in ways that could encourage young people to embrace terror.
nationalpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:33 AM
@johnivison.bsky.social It’s not ‘cancel culture’ to silence people who encourage terrorism nationalpost.com/opinion/john... Indeed
Terri Garr’s death sent me back to One from the Heart, the Francis Ford Coppola movie in which she starred. Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle made for an unorthodox duo but they knocked it out the park.
youtu.be/2sglrbx6rVo
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Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle - Take Me Home (rare mix - duet - Outtake One From the Heart - subtitle)
YouTube video by Rainsch 75
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November 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Terri Garr’s death sent me back to One from the Heart, the Francis Ford Coppola movie in which she starred. Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle made for an unorthodox duo but they knocked it out the park.
youtu.be/2sglrbx6rVo
youtu.be/2sglrbx6rVo
Iraq is set to lower the age of marriage to nine-years-old. In my latest Substack column, I argue Islam needs its own Reformation, not to mention Enlightenment.
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Islam needs its own reformation
Iraq's parliament wants to marry off nine-year-old girls, based on Sharia law
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November 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Iraq is set to lower the age of marriage to nine-years-old. In my latest Substack column, I argue Islam needs its own Reformation, not to mention Enlightenment.
open.substack.com/pub/johnivis...
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An introduction. Scotsman who ended up as a political columnist at Canada's National Post. Now living in Costa Rica but still covering politics for the Post, and at johnivison.substack.com/p/fly-straight. Author: The Education of a Prime Minister and The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns.
Fly Straight
...in a strictly political sense
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November 14, 2024 at 3:41 PM
An introduction. Scotsman who ended up as a political columnist at Canada's National Post. Now living in Costa Rica but still covering politics for the Post, and at johnivison.substack.com/p/fly-straight. Author: The Education of a Prime Minister and The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns.
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I am currently reading The Complete Memoirs Of Ulysses S. Grant and am pleased to report the Republic has been this fucked before and survived. 🧐 🇺🇸
November 13, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I am currently reading The Complete Memoirs Of Ulysses S. Grant and am pleased to report the Republic has been this fucked before and survived. 🧐 🇺🇸
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In the Other Place, I re-posted something by Led By Donkeys entitled: How Musk Broke Twitter and Helped Elect Trump. Over the following days, I lost hundreds of followers. Probably a coincidence....
Hoping the grass is greener and the sky bluer here.
Hoping the grass is greener and the sky bluer here.
November 14, 2024 at 2:50 PM
In the Other Place, I re-posted something by Led By Donkeys entitled: How Musk Broke Twitter and Helped Elect Trump. Over the following days, I lost hundreds of followers. Probably a coincidence....
Hoping the grass is greener and the sky bluer here.
Hoping the grass is greener and the sky bluer here.