Professeur de science politique/Professor of Political Science. Ottawa.https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mz6f52z7mc2hMa chronique pour OnFr qui porte ce mois-ci sur le faible taux de participation aux élections municipales de lundi dernier. https://onfr.tfo.org/misere-de-la-democratie-municipale-ontarienne/31 Oct 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6f52z7mc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mz6dgb22bk2rRichard Martineau dans le JdM ce matin: “Vous avez voté pour un parti souverainiste de centre droit ? Vous aurez un parti souverainiste de centre droit !” Et pourtant, certain (boomers principalement) insistent encore sur les médias sociaux que le PQ est un parti social-démocrate.31 Oct 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6dgb22bk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mz5bdfxpis2rI’m at a Gen X Halloween house party and the house went wild when the band played Smell like teen spirit. But a bunch of guys realized that doing the pogo with a beer belly is exhausting.31 Oct 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5bdfxpis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mz22kglcck2bVery happy to see this paper by Edana Beauvais published. She repeated our 2019 study on a Tale of Two Liberalisms, which showed that holding liberal values had a different impact in Quebec than in the rest of Canada on attitudes toward religious symbols. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/tale-of-two-liberalisms-or-a-story-of-social-identities/2F2BED194E78F5C9F7B07252C90AD8F829 Oct 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz22kglcck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3myt2bh3p6c2dAllan Hubley might lose the election in Kanata South (after being the councillor since 2010) and things are tight in Rideau-Vanier, but otherwise, I expect almost all incumbent to be re-elected at City Hall. Pretty depressing in my opinion considering the state of the city.27 Oct 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt2bh3p6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mydz5ldc4c2pAs a citizen, I hope Jeff Leiper wins the mayoral election. However, I have doubts the results will be as close as this morning’s poll suggests. But what a disappointing campaign. Vague and abstract commitments. A bad social media strategy (very few videos, for example).21 Oct 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydz5ldc4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mycotnevnk24A reminder that, contrary to what we often read or hear, Quebec is currently (and has been for a while) the province that is the most supportive of immigration in Canada (or the least anti-immigration).20 Oct 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycotnevnk24https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3my72az3cvc2eFine. No property tax. Put a tollbooth at the end of their driveway so that they pay to use the road every time they want to leave their house. Unplug their property from the sewer and water systems, or make them pay for every gallon of water they use. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3my72az3cvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxr73intnk2l🙄 Pre-emptive post in case of flooding today by a mayor who has pursued a long city of Ottawa tradition of artificially low tax increases and under-investment in infrastructure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr73intnk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxr6gq3p2c2lJe viens d'une famille souverainiste qui connaissait et appéciait même le reste du Canada (et oui, c'est possible). Gilles Duceppe a déjà d'ailleurs dit quelque chose de semblable. Et puis il y a Bock-Côté qui ne peut s'empêcher, fréquemment, d'écrire des trucs méprisant sur le ROC comme ce matin.13 Oct 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr6gq3p2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxji72mvak2d👇Ma chronique mensuelle pour @onfrtfo.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxji72mvak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxji72mvak2d👇Ma chronique mensuelle pour @onfrtfo.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxji72mvak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxhq72kzss2lEt également quelques commentaire de votre autre humble serviteur. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhq72kzss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxcgjgjzgs2bI took the bus for most of the 15 years I've been living in Ottawa. It's always been fairly bad and hence why I was involved in transit advocacy in the early 2010. Two years ago I decided I couldn't take it anymore and started to drive to work (which is only a 10 minutes drive). [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Oct 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcgjgjzgs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mxcejzjqec2sIl y a de bons chroniqueurs politiques au Québec. Paul Journet en est un bon exemple. Ses chroniques sont toujours bien documentées et amènent souvent un éclairage unique. Mais comme politologue, il y a des trucs que l'on entend à la télévision ou lit dans certains journaux qui m'horripilent.07 Oct 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcejzjqec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mx7rkk54nk2z"In the last six months, Carney scheduled 10 trips to Alberta, he was in B.C. — now in the throes of an election — seven times, including on Quebec’s national day. He made eight visits to Quebec, the last one on Aug. 24." I mean, who can blame him. It's a long way from Ottawa to Quebec. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/quebec-s-election-results-mean-mark-carney-must-finally-address-the-province/article_b650d388-a345-49eb-abec-72eabb49980d.html06 Oct 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7rkk54nk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mx7hgsuab227Parti Québécois à l’élection soi-disant catastrophique de 2008 qui a mené au virage identitaire: 28,35% des votes. Parti Québécois à l’élection de 2026: 28,02% (à 8h41).06 Oct 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7hgsuab227https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mx5sen2u622gExcellent article sur le gouvernement Carney! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5sen2u622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mwwta7vah22aPerfect timing to invest over 400 millions in renovations to their stadium! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwta7vah22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mwqugajfqs2hI have mixed feelings about this and I'm curious to see what other colleagues think. On the one hand, I'm very happy that the challenges faced by first-generation scholars is being ackowledged. On the other hand, I'm afraid the definition is too broad based on my own personal experience. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqugajfqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mwj5mzss3c2wI promised my doctor to try to reduce my blood pressure, but some people make it hard, especially the current mayor and his “kick-the-cost-of-running-the-city-when-I’m-not-the-mayor-anymore” strategy. Has nothing to do with caring for Ottawa families and everything to do with political ambitions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Sep 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj5mzss3c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mw6pyfo2bk2zPaul LePage est au sommet de ma liste de politiciens qui me répugne. Un politicien d'origine canadienne-française qui a adopté, vis-à-vis des communautés immigrantes au Maine, le même type de discours xénophobes qui visaient autrefois sa propre communauté. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6pyfo2bk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mw4wul6nds27J'avais besoin d'un break/I needed a break. Ma liste des meilleures séries TV des années 2000 via le New York Times. (heureux d'avoir eu le choix de séries québécoises!)22 Sep 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4wul6nds27https://bsky.app/profile/lturgeon.bsky.social/post/3mvuqsymtpc22Frédéric Lacroix mentionne le “frériste Zohran Mandani” dans une publication Facebook ce matin à propos du maire progressiste de New York. C’est une affirmation complotiste que l’on trouve chez des extrémistes aux Etats-Unis. Ce n’est pas nouveau pour lui.19 Sep 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:c42caypsb7j4uxgytriq3da3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuqsymtpc22