Associate Professor, Economics Wilfrid Laurier University Views expressed are not of my employer; sometimes, they're not even my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mwr6wl4aes27Aw, hell no! This is how my views compare with the candidates in the 2026 Ontario municipal elections according to @votecompass.bsky.social. Try it for yourself! #onpoli https://share.votecompass.com/b5fe8f6411d74ba9f4b18e7b76ab73/pages/aVaDwOkOSHUzTFU4OuJJ230 Sep 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr6wl4aes27https://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mwqpezjxvk26The point is correct, of course, but the music linked in the thread is just awesome.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqpezjxvk26https://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mwm7btvz2s2qYup. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/canada-has-no-identity-that-s-a-dated-idea-carney-must-understand-to-keep-his-honeymoon-going/article_42f8e539-551d-4e94-9b76-03316dbe1c66.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=user-share #canada28 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm7btvz2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mwfe5ulbvs23Is it just me, or is Jays pitcher Brendan Celucci a spitting image of Frank Viola? #baseball #bluejays26 Sep 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfe5ulbvs23https://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mwbsijyl7s2pAssuming that the Mississauga LRT functions as planned, this could be a boon for the immigrant communities in Mississauga and Brampton. But, does it make more sense to expand the Eglinton cross-town instead, replacing the existing BRT? https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mayoral-candidate-bonnie-crombie-wants-the-ttc-subway-extended-to-mississauga-s-city-centre-but-will-doug-ford-buy-in/article_f9b7b24c-bfad-4724-bdd4-8178a4a6ce3d.html24 Sep 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbsijyl7s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3munwhbu5is2cOntario Liberals screwed up in Scarborough Southwest, a riding which the NDP had held because of Doly Begum, not because it was NDP territory. Nate Erskine-Smith would've won easily.....04 Sep 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3munwhbu5is2chttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mu5m3bgge22zhttps://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/curtis-wright-ice-detention-deported-canada-trump28 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5m3bgge22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mtyptleurs2tI'm sorry, but I need to take a mental health day. I'll be in my garden, but don't contact me if you need me. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/26/tim-curry-dies-rocky-horror-show-stephen-king-it-legend-film?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu26 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyptleurs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mtypo4lcnc2thttps://youtube.com/shorts/r4BDOl_omkw?si=zTbBaTqVNhGeX6MF26 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypo4lcnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mtwhpikgck2tFor the record, this is not a good thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhpikgck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mtwhkfe5ys2tI am uncommonly saddened by this news. What a talent: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=share_btn_url Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 8025 Aug 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhkfe5ys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mthosykoe22xRacism and labor at Bates: the other side of the story https://open.substack.com/pub/thedriftmag/p/racism-and-labor-at-bates-the-other?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web19 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthosykoe22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mrzxgmmy6s24This is an amazing thread. The emperor has no clothes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzxgmmy6s24https://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mrpqplne2225"All of this reeks of Christian privilege. These kinds of stunts would never be tolerated—even for a moment—if the evangelists weren’t Christian" https://open.substack.com/pub/friendlyatheist/p/christian-preachers-are-turning-airplanes?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web28 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpqplne2225https://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mrg35fnqlk2vWhat? You mean the poor weren't filling up their Dodge Rams and Ford 150s to crawl through the urban traffic? You don't say. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg35fnqlk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aessaji.bsky.social/post/3mrdak2kfu22vThere has been so much hand-wringing in Canadian circles about the widening gap between Canada and the US in GDP per capita (Canada is poorer that Alabama, etc.). 1/23 Jul 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:vwxwofvefiao2vq6fo4cox3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdak2kfu22v