Steve Lafleur
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Research Director, Building New Foundations for Economic Growth program @IRPP. 🇨🇦
That is not a case of too far, no. I won't go to the mat for any particular case, but merely felt it worth noting that there *may* have been such cases. Broadly, deciding not to elevate people with obvious red flags is a good thing.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
That is not a case of too far, no. I won't go to the mat for any particular case, but merely felt it worth noting that there *may* have been such cases. Broadly, deciding not to elevate people with obvious red flags is a good thing.
The only person on the right I can think of is that Milo guy.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The only person on the right I can think of is that Milo guy.
Yep. The one person I know who got canceled tweeted a joke that was...best said privately. Not everything is meant to be aired in public!
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yep. The one person I know who got canceled tweeted a joke that was...best said privately. Not everything is meant to be aired in public!
I don't have a problem identifying as a centrist. I grant that the Canadian context is different. I went from left to right to center over time, as the facts changed and my understanding of the world evolved. The real problems are cynics and embarassed Republicans who cosplay at moderation, IMO.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I don't have a problem identifying as a centrist. I grant that the Canadian context is different. I went from left to right to center over time, as the facts changed and my understanding of the world evolved. The real problems are cynics and embarassed Republicans who cosplay at moderation, IMO.
There are also centrist Democrats who have managed that (e.g. Gov Beshear).
IMO, the "centrist" discourse is focused on a certain kind of centrism (Clinton-era triangulation), while there are many people who land in the mushy middle based on facts, priorities, etc. Cynical centrism is the problem.
IMO, the "centrist" discourse is focused on a certain kind of centrism (Clinton-era triangulation), while there are many people who land in the mushy middle based on facts, priorities, etc. Cynical centrism is the problem.
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There are also centrist Democrats who have managed that (e.g. Gov Beshear).
IMO, the "centrist" discourse is focused on a certain kind of centrism (Clinton-era triangulation), while there are many people who land in the mushy middle based on facts, priorities, etc. Cynical centrism is the problem.
IMO, the "centrist" discourse is focused on a certain kind of centrism (Clinton-era triangulation), while there are many people who land in the mushy middle based on facts, priorities, etc. Cynical centrism is the problem.
Right. It's all contextual. I am a moderate in Canada. I would not be a moderate in...many countries.
Though I do think abundance is a good thing (I am not particularly versed in that discourse or personally invested in Ezra Klein...).
Though I do think abundance is a good thing (I am not particularly versed in that discourse or personally invested in Ezra Klein...).
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Right. It's all contextual. I am a moderate in Canada. I would not be a moderate in...many countries.
Though I do think abundance is a good thing (I am not particularly versed in that discourse or personally invested in Ezra Klein...).
Though I do think abundance is a good thing (I am not particularly versed in that discourse or personally invested in Ezra Klein...).
I think I agree with this, in the American context at least. It's hard to truly be a moderate in a hyper-polarized two-party system. Plenty of legitimate (and not weird!) moderates in Canada still.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I think I agree with this, in the American context at least. It's hard to truly be a moderate in a hyper-polarized two-party system. Plenty of legitimate (and not weird!) moderates in Canada still.
Look, the defectors might have got played. But, haha, we tricked you into letting us cut healthcare may not be the strategic loss it sounds like?
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Look, the defectors might have got played. But, haha, we tricked you into letting us cut healthcare may not be the strategic loss it sounds like?
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Definitely not an ideal landing. At the same time, desdlines were looming on things like SNAP, air travel getting real hairy. Not shocking to me there are 8 Ds without the pain tolerance to keep this running.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Definitely not an ideal landing. At the same time, desdlines were looming on things like SNAP, air travel getting real hairy. Not shocking to me there are 8 Ds without the pain tolerance to keep this running.
Anyways, just my two cents. I don't know that the freakout today is justified. You can keep the government closed forever without real life pain. If Ds managed to get a well timed political bump and shift the focus on healthcare into the midterms, maybe they played a bad hand not terribly?
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Anyways, just my two cents. I don't know that the freakout today is justified. You can keep the government closed forever without real life pain. If Ds managed to get a well timed political bump and shift the focus on healthcare into the midterms, maybe they played a bad hand not terribly?