Professeur de science politique/Professor of Political Science. Ottawa.https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mttq7xnfxs2e👇Most Americans don’t get how mad Canadians have been about the country’s treatment under Trump. But @joshtpm.bsky.social gets it. Worth a read. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttq7xnfxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3msr3w6vqts2fC'est couper dans les futurs services. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr3w6vqts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3msp4mkm6jc2eWho governs matter (and for the case of Quebec, see this article). [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msp4mkm6jc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3msilmbmioc2yTrès bon texte de David Sanschagrin. "Lorsque les acteurs politiques présentent ces questions comme une lutte entre une majorité menacée et des adversaires existentiels, les mesures symboliques tendent à remplacer les politiques fondées sur des objectifs mesurables." https://policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2026/07/politique-identitaire-quebec/07 Aug 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msilmbmioc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mrpt5dwykc2wIn Gothenburg in Sweden, there is a municipal summer job program for teenagers called Kultursommarjobb. Bands are paid to play throughout the city (can also be theatre or other form of entertainment). So cool.28 Jul 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpt5dwykc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mrdh6j2tlk2nSutcliffe named the planning chair. Same playbook as Watson, except Watson adopted that type of rhetoric in his third mandate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdh6j2tlk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mr4cpnsw5c231. In a recent email, the Ottawa Mayor, Mark Sutcliffe, warned his supporters of electing a far left mayor like Jeff Leiper. I get it. I’m in Copenhagen right now, which is governed by the Socialist People’s Party (Green Left) after decades of social democratic governance. The place is hell!20 Jul 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4cpnsw5c23https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mqx3bjhbzs27L’enfer, c’est les autres quand l’embarquement dans l’avion est par zone.18 Jul 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx3bjhbzs27https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mqp24tlqrk2jOne could find similar quotes from a number of members of the Liberal caucus. At least, Steven Guilbeault had the decency to resign. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp24tlqrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mqapy5k4ss2zI get that this is the subjective list of the Globe and Mail movie critics, but a pretty good example of “my Canada barely includes Quebec”. No Quebec movie until #15 and no movie in French until #21. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/cd4ee5a484a4b8f6cee5d2b1b2ebee13568aa3db58faefa2cfe943f4a01ee741/2YXX7IO4WNG3JOYO73YBDL4VKM09 Jul 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqapy5k4ss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mq5uzotif22a1. I missed the article published recently by Stephen Marche arguing that there is now a divide between an "Old Canada" that believes in pursuing relations with the United States and a "New Canada" that believes that the rupture is permament. This Old/New Canada binary has been frequently used.08 Jul 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5uzotif22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mq5f6jgzu22fPas seulement le français! Le néerlandais et l'anglais, "en plus d’avoir appris l’espagnol, l’italien et le suédois à différents niveaux au cours de sa carrière." Incroyable! Il est possible d'être un chef d'entreprise et apprendre de nouvelles langues. Qui l'eût cru! https://onfr.tfo.org/un-nouveau-pdg-maitrisant-le-francais-pour-air-canada/08 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5f6jgzu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mq57lam4hk2rThere are 99 French-born players at this World Cup. Welcome to the beating heart of global football https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7408721/2026/07/03/france-world-cup-players/?unlocked_article_code=1.wFA.tEUi.0KsDuDPAYFRv&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_bluesky&smid=bsky-share-ta08 Jul 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq57lam4hk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mq2zvn3bbk231. I had a lot of issues with the Liberal Party of Canada under Justin Trudeau (and Trudeau himself as a leader), but some of its policies were driven by some sort of progressice ideals (albeit with policies favouring very slow and incremental changes). The Party under Carney has returned to how...07 Jul 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2zvn3bbk23https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mpe6htc4ws2aL'ami David Sanschagrin: "En mettant l’accent sur les menaces qui pèseraient sur l’identité québécoise (...) plutôt que sur un projet collectif rassembleur et positif, le PQ limite la coalition susceptible de se ranger derrière le projet indépendantiste." https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/06/28/quel-projet-de-societe-au-pq28 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe6htc4ws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mpcj3f4dcs2q🤦 Classique Ottawa. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcj3f4dcs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mpbr525er22e1. J’aime beaucoup La Presse +. Je fais mon don mensuel. J’aime les pages idées, les sports et les arts, de même que beaucoup de chroniqueurs. Seul bémol: j’ai l’impression que ça fait quelques années que l’on nous sert annuellement une variation de la série actuelle « en quête de solutions ».27 Jun 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbr525er22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mpa4haqc4s2hGavin McKenna is the second Indigenous hockey player to be drafted first overall in the NHL. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/gavin-mckenna-trondek-hwechin-first-nation-yukon-nhl-draft/26 Jun 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa4haqc4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mpa3hagx4s2hJe vois que la LNH a décidé de faire encore un autre repêchage du type cringe.26 Jun 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa3hagx4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mp2qdrytac23Defense was the main interrogation point with the Canadian team...24 Jun 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2qdrytac23https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3moy5u6jwo22vGave me a flashback to when I met with one of the previous GM of OC Transpo after I had organized two forums to improve transit in Vanier. I remember coming out of it thinking that there was no hope for improvement. Wish I was thinking diffently 15 years later. I sadly don't. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy5u6jwo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3molzs26ffs2a3 buts pour Jonathan David, la fierté de l’Ontario français et de l’école Louis-Riel!18 Jun 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3molzs26ffs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mogcfudun2272011: Ugh, there are a lot of typos in this student's term paper. 2026: Oh wow, there are typos in this paper, this is wonderful. Clearly, the student did not use AI.16 Jun 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogcfudun227https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mog4m3bvhs27Our university had to send a campus-wide warning a few weeks ago. A goose had attacked a professor on campus. And recently, I got stuck in trafic because a geese family was crossing the road. We knew better than have them on our bad side. I tried to avoid eye contact in fact. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog4m3bvhs27