Dr. J Robson

Gov-funded academic, feminist. Believer in public good. I’m on Bluesky, not here.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@cmaconthehill Be safe.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@JohnTures2 @peterbakernyt Here's the part you missed -- We would chew our own limbs off first.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@tammyschirle I’m so glad to have ‘met’ you (after meeting your work) first here
I’ll see you in the better spaces

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

Politainment
Noun. A blend of politics and entertainment. Traditionally seen as a comms or media strategy, now it’s firmly an electoral and governing strategy.
It has been proven to work.

Are you not entertained?

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@calgarygrit I still can only muster ‘nauseously optimistic’ but thank you, I’ll take this

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@Sue_Innovates I don’t know.
Good question for @ONfinance

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

Whatever your feelings about the rate cut (too big, too small, just right?), this is good news.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

“Queen's Park will be forced to rely mostly upon the CRA for help in determining who should receive cheques and where they can be mailed.”

If you didn’t file a return, you probably won’t get a cheque.

This was exactly the same with other provincial helicopter payments in 21/22

[Robert Benzie @robertbenzie]

NEW: All signs point to a spring election in Ontario — after Premier Doug Ford’s “tax rebate” cheques are delivered to 16M Ontarians with help from the Canada Revenue Agency.
#onpoli

https://t.co/1AZPZIR9gC

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

No you’re not. You’re an app. But not a news app. Some people post their news on you, while others post unverified and compacted bullshit. It’s like calling a running sewer the number one source of premium content in the city.

[Dan Arnold @calgarygrit]

@susanholt And the loss of Blaine Higgs should be a warning to culture warriors across Canada. Yes, polling showed support for 713, but it left voters feeling he was more focused on pronouns than healthcare. Holt had +15 lead over Higgs for "has the right priorities".

[IRPP @IRPP]

Le Bloc québécois utilise-t-il un canon pour tuer une mouche avec son ultimatum sur les pensions? @JenniferRobson8 estime que réduire la pauvreté est une justification étrange pour une hausse des pensions qui profiterait à tous les aînés de moins de 75 ans
https://t.co/reGkcszy3A

[Simon van Teutem @S_VanTeutem]

The vast majority of people in the world — over 96% — live in the country where they were born. Only a small minority are international migrants.

International migrants are people who have lived in a country other than where they were born for more than one year. In contrast, natives live in the country where they were born.

Since 1990, the absolute number of international migrants has risen sharply, but their share of the global population has remained relatively unchanged due to population growth.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

@lisakirbie Yep. This was a helpful overview

[Rick Hasen @rickhasen]

Blog post at #ELB: Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters https://t.co/ztDaw5kVau

[Adam Posen @AdamPosen]

Trump's economic plan is not more of the same or just a negotiating tactic. It will be implemented. And it will undermine US economic stability in ways the last time did not.
Don't kid yourself or others.
New from me in @ForeignAffairs A🧵 1/
https://t.co/QlkBHt6PCP

[CharityVillage @CharityVillage]

The Pathy Foundation #Fellowship offers a self-directed opportunity for young #leaders to test and develop their #skills in their chosen fields while benefiting from a rich support #network.

Learn more, and start your application today! ⬇️

https://t.co/12BkAqOYot

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

If I wanted to be a serious PM, I also would know not to call for heads on spikes, absent due process.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

If I were a leader of a party who hadn’t been read in and briefed, I might be a little humble about getting over my skis to call “liar liar pants on fire” in case something might come to light later.

[Dr. J Robson @JenniferRobson8]

seriously
👇🏻

[Munk School @munkschool]

Join us Oct 24-25 for the 27th annual International Institute on Social Policy: Social Policy in Unsettled Times. International and Canadian experts will discuss the role of social policy in today's social, economic, & ecological context. Register: https://t.co/MX3xEP8GT5