Peter Bleyer

ED/DG @CIPPOttawa; Progressive policy advocacy; Defending and promoting public services and the people who deliver them. Tweets my own.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

You’re right to be angry at a government that leaps into action to protect the wealth of millionaires and billionaires, but won’t provide free healthcare or free education, and monitors your Venmo for transactions over $600. And don’t let greedy assholes tell you otherwise.

[CIPP - Ottawa @CIPPOttawa]

We joined thousands of people in our community in a solidarity march today! Thank you to all frontline workers. We will not abandon you. #ottawa #ottnews #onpoli #cndpoli

[CIPP - Ottawa @CIPPOttawa]

Healthcare workers want to do their jobs, but they need help @JimWatsonOttawa @OttawaPolice @OPSChiefSloly. It is past time to put an end to the actions that are putting the health and safety of the people of Ottawa and the services they depend on at risk.#ottnews #onpoli #ottawa

[CIPP - Ottawa @CIPPOttawa]

We call on the @ottawacity, all levels of government, @OttawaPolice, and other police services to move swiftly to end the ‘protest’ that has shut downtown Ottawa. #ottawa #ottcity #onpoli #cndpoli

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

And PLANNING in the @globeandmail "Transition is a scary word for many working in the oil industry, because it can come across as “transitioning me into not having a job.” But it is less scary than facing market forces with no plan." "https://t.co/PSeDNJp9zA

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

It's a good day (Sep 1) to think about PLANNING: "The hands-off, fingers-crossed approach to sector development has run its course. It just doesn’t work." @sindicato9 in the @CCPA Monitor https://t.co/JIrfHqlecr

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

We say doing federalism right in 2020 includes "a Canadian Climate Accountability Act ... a national carbon budget and ... negotiations to establish similar budgets for each province and territory." @envirodefence @CANRacCanada @ecojustice_ca @Pembina @equiterre @WCELaw

[IRPP @IRPP]

If we're relying on #federalism to steer Canada through #COVID19 and climate change, our governments must counter misconceptions and work together on solutions, say Gregory Marchildon and @peterbleyer. @ihpmeuoft @nao_health @ccpa #CdnPoli #CdnHealth https://t.co/iFTaly8P0R

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

Our thoughts in @IRPP today on using federalism "more coherently and strategically to address long-standing weaknesses in healthcare and to meet the climate challenge". #COVID19 #Cdnpoli #Cdnhealth #ClimateEmergency

[IRPP @IRPP]

If we're relying on #federalism to steer Canada through #COVID19 and climate change, our governments must counter misconceptions and work together on solutions, say Gregory Marchildon and @peterbleyer. @ihpmeuoft @nao_health @ccpa #CdnPoli #CdnHealth https://t.co/iFTaly8P0R

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

@br_haley @JordanLeichnitz Roger Scott-Douglas, Sec Gen, NRC (May 8, 2018)

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

@br_haley @JordanLeichnitz …loyalty to the public interest entails a dedication to learning all one can about one’s authorities and accountabilities but equally to a continuous effort at learning all that is being uncovered about the world around us that bears on those responsibilities.

[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

This is Jacques.

Jacques wore a mask before anyone thought it was cool. He faced ridicule and shaming, but he rose above it. 🏒🥅

Be like Jacques. #WearAMask
📷 https://t.co/N67D0pfFpX

@NHL @CanadiensMTL

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

You can’t (read: shouldn’t) outsource all the expertise associated with a core mission. Big and important decisions need to be made, and they need to be well informed.

[Brendan Haley @br_haley]

A public sector that actually understands the sectors and technologies, on par with private industry, is a must!

We need a public sector unafraid of getting involved in specific tech systems, and ready to take risks.

@brucelourie @CanAccelerator @peterbleyer

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

Some thoughts from me on the government leadership we need to rebuild after #COVID19 and for the #ClimateEmergency #cdnpoli

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

@br_haley in @irpp: " Climate change is a global threat that provides an obvious area for public investment to define a long-term and durable economic recovery" and "The response to COVID-19 is also demonstrating the important role of a strong public sector" and so much more.

[Brendan Haley @br_haley]

My contribution to @IRPP covid19 response series draws lessons from 08-09 and Keynes showing a green recovery needs sustained public investment, not a short kick-start to economy

@cathmckenna @JonathanWNV @s_guilbeault @SeamusORegan

https://t.co/8BvCMVE5xQ

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

This

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

The problem is 3-fold: (1) the destruction of public sector capabilities over the last decades (ideology & austerity); (2) the hole filled by private consultants; (3) the money made by the latter which incentivises the hole to get bigger. Brexit is also full of consultants $$

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

All this while going all in on the #EnergyTransition. #WeAreInThisTogether. 6/6

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

THREAD: A month ago I wrote that “the #ClimateCrisis facing our communities, our country and our planet cries out for collective action on a scale never before attempted” @HillTimes https://t.co/t1pMTRTu9d

This is no less true today, but first we battle #COVID19 1/6

[Peter Bleyer @peterbleyer]

We will need the “public-led reconstruction plan” that @JimboStanford calls for in @IRPP, a massive reinvestment in public health, and a laser-sharp focus on social and economic justice to avoid, as @MazzucatoM says, “the mistakes of the post-2008 era” 5/6