#jengerson — Public Fediverse posts

Win win ...win win.

Scrap #SupplyManagement and consumers win, the west is placated, farmers in Quebec and Ontario seize an opportunity to become fabulously rich on global trade, we foster better links with Europe and Asia to further our diversification goals, and we anger the Americans all at the same time.

#TheLineCA #JenGerson
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-kill-supply-management

"Do you want fries with that? Or should we begin a process to determine by consultations with all people, reading this menu, whether or not a side dish should be obtained, and if so, should it be french fries?" — Matt Gurney

#MattGurney #JenGerson #TheLineCA
#Alberta #DanielleSmith #Referendum #Chaos
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/the-line-podcast-alberta-wakes-up

"So I guess we’re doing this, eh? I mean, of course Alberta is holding a secession referendum. It’s Alberta; the province that consistently exhibits the inverse of one of Paul Wells’ most-famed Rule of Politics. To wit: “1: For any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible outcome.” Okay, well. Yeehaw, I guess. Alberta hits different."

#JenGerson: Saddle up, Alberta. We're referendum-ing
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-saddle-up-alberta-were

#abpoli
#TheLineCa

In reference to the third "Constitutional question" in the 2026 Alberta referendum [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Alberta_referendum]:

That is the "I want to divorce you, but I still want to live in your house, sleep with you regularly, and own half your stuff" amendment. ... — #MattGurney

#TheLineCA #TheLinePodcast #JenGerson #AlbertaReferendum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_e-5NYoa0

...Nor can we trust the American people to rise up against tyranny in any great numbers: they are not who they think they are, and far short of what they once were. Americans as a people today are unequal to their nation’s history and to their own sense of greatness. This is being demonstrated to us, every single day, in the clearest possible terms.

#TheLineCA #JenGerson #America
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-go-home-america-youre

... At a minimum, the fact that the Americans are putting pressure on Canada tells me one thing: We have leverage.

And for the first time in many, many years, I am starting to suspect that we might have a Prime Minister who both recognizes this and knows how to use it.

#TheLineCA #JenGerson #America #Canada #CdnPoli
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-notes-from-the-last-meeting

There is a point at which "just asking questions" ceases to be a healthy and robust intellectual exercise and instead starts to become an abdication of moral responsibility.

#TheLineCA #JenGerson #Leadership
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson-a-few-thoughts-on-leadership