Jim Bradley, longtime Ontario MPP and ‘Dean of the Legislature,’ dies at 80
27.09.2025 00:42
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Jim Bradley, longtime Ontario MPP and ‘Dean of the Legislature,’ dies at 80
Great question. I really like The Limits of Boundaries by Andy Sancton. If you’re looking for a good city level overview, Jack has an edited volume coming out soon on Canadian city politics
Kildare 🇮🇪
Happy to share my new paper w/ @zacspicer.bsky.social
& @IStedman.bsky.social
on councillor-perpetrated sexual violence in Canada published in State and Local Government Review.
In it we offer recommendations for municipal govts on how to combat this problem. doi.org/10.1177/0160...
#gendersky
New study maps Canada’s municipal democracy 🇨🇦🗳️
📊 First full dataset of electoral systems across 3,500+ local gov’ts
⚖️ Ward vs at-large vs hybrid systems
👥 Council sizes & rep ratios
🔬 Opens doors for causal research on policy, admin & representation
📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Female economists are less likely to receive letters of recommendation that emphasize their ability.
Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.
That’s a shame. Congress is a massive expense for the host university so I’m not super shocked. Given the scale of the event, Congress could be held at a hotel or conference centre like most American conferences.
Seems like there’s time for another institution to step up to host (albeit a scaled back version at this point)
There is value in asking big questions about Alberta’s future and doing so in a way that brings people together. However, the “Alberta Accord” and “Alberta Next Panel” are likely to do the opposite.
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Glad to hear it’s not just me
Hot off the heels of yesterday's Canadian federal election Jack Lucas @jacklucas.bsky.social and I have updated our estimate of the size of the urban-rural divide in party support. The punchline: it hasn't gone away!
Is a clash between 1 and 2 there somewhat inevitable?
It’s that part of election night when we dive deeply into Atlantic results and speculate wildly about what it all means.
okay sure so it worked in Denver
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
Completely. It’s a sad time
Another terrific talk coming up on Friday in the Canadian Municipal Barometer online research workshop, featuring @erintolley.bsky.social and
@tariajadi.bsky.social. Send me an email if you'd like to attend and I'll share the link.
A warm welcome to the folks at @imfgtoronto.bsky.social (Institute for Municipal Finance & Governance) at the University of Toronto, who just joined BlueSky moments ago - coincidentally about half an hour after I had gone looking to see if they were here. :)
Insane this was even considered. You should be deeply ashamed.
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Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers.
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
I suspect that’s likely it, but I’m surprised I haven’t seen an PC signs in my ridings. Surely they were given a heads up
Not sure. Could be the abrupt start. Some campaigns just got going a few days ago
That’s my riding. Few signs around from what I’ve seen
Very sad to hear. He was a remarkable scholar. “The High Cost of Free Parking” is a must read
Happening right before our eyes.
Some fantastic local news for your Friday: Kitchener is going to build a new fire station downtown and make it mixed use by putting 150 affordable housing units on top. I hope this becomes a test case that can spread throughout the region.
www.therecord.com/news/council...
New Bills fan in our house. Really hoping he’s not in for a heartbreaker tonight
