Professeur de science politique/Professor of Political Science. Ottawa.https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mvoawlpdwk26People in Ottawa keep electing mayors that make the same promise every election and they keep getting the same results: crumbling infrastructures, declining services, increasing fees that hit low-income residents the most. There is a cost to tax phobia. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mark-sutcliffe-ottawa-mayor-2026-tax-promise-9.734668616 Sep 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoawlpdwk26https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mvnax6lwxs25An article in The Gazette with a few of my thoughts on the low support for the Liberal Party of Quebec amongst Francophones./Article dans The Gazette dans lequel je présente quelques réflexions sur le faible soutien dont bénéficie le Parti libéral du Québec auprès des francophones. https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/provincial-politics/without-that-french-connection-liberal-election-win-is-impossible-for-milliard/16 Sep 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnax6lwxs25https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mvn7gz2e3s2oNow that we are about to become (associated) Europeans, I’m hoping it might inspire us to get European-style transit and urban planning, TGV, Scandinavian family, care and training policies, and obviously better baguettes (at least outside Quebec).16 Sep 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn7gz2e3s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mviryj27nk2sJe lis le petit livre "Libre en Amérique" de l'ancien député du Bloc et maintenant candidat du PQ Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay. Il affirme dans le livre la chose suivante: "La perspective du Québec comme État américain serait-elle plus réjouissante ? ...14 Sep 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviryj27nk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3muzpxu7mr225Un appel au boycottage des conférences universitaires américaines de mon collègue Daniel Stockemer. https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/its-time-to-boycott-u-s-conferences/08 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzpxu7mr225https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3muxybuydm223In my family, we boycotted Cadbury chocolate and Welsh juices for decades after they moved from Quebec to Ontario in the late 1970s. Just saying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxybuydm223https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mugae2qna22gThe Gen X game: how many of these 25 have you heard of before. My score is 3. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugae2qna22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3muci25awr227Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you’ve seen live. Broken Social Scene X > 10 Flaming Lips X 2 Waxahatchee X 2 The XX Kendrick Lamar Beck X 2 Run the Jewels Jean-Pierre Ferland X 2 U2 X 2 Björk [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muci25awr227https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mtyavv3jp22yMBC qui préfère croire Trump: “Mais l’interprétation donnée par Carney à la rupture des négociations a été démentie depuis par Trump lui-même, qui assure ne pas avoir voulu s’en prendre à la langue française et à la culture québécoise! »26 Aug 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyavv3jp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mtvw7cmi4227L’effet Trump à surveiller. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvw7cmi4227https://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/3mq2zvn3bbk23