Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 17/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... It Won’topen.substack.comA Realist’s Guide to Canada’s Path in an Unhinged WorldOr, It won't 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 13/01/2026From sub 2 pounds, abandoned alone in a ditch, kennel cough, weird worms, gastrointestinal food and 3 months later he’s 6.5 pounds, purrs all the day and is a big floofy mush ball. Nori. 110
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 15/08/2025"a bitter pill for a leader whose stark future relies on a a party now questioning whether populism has plowed its last prairie furrow." open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comBREAKING NEWS: Poilievre Stunned in Alberta Byelection as Protest Ballot Uprising Topples Tory LeaderThe Prairie Sentinel | August 18, 2025 | BATTLE RIVER—CROWFOOT, ALBERTA 020
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Could this White House chaos actually have a happy ending? 🎭 open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comBreaking News: Cabinet Invokes 25th Amendment in Unprecedented “MAGA Mutiny”The Capitol Chronicle | December 15, 2025 | WASHINGTON D.C. 020
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 08/08/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comRed States Are Failing Their Children On PurposeHow red states buy voter ignorance 020
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Tariffs. Retaliation. Collateral Damage. Repeat. open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comTariffs. Retaliation. Collateral Damage. Repeat.Tariffs are not really a new problem 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Canada’s free trade gamble with the U.S. paid off for decades, until Trump turned our dependency into a weapon. With CUSMA rulings ignored and tariff threats looming, the system that built our prosperity now risks becoming our biggest vulnerability open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comCanada's Free Trade Bargain Turns Sour Under TrumpThe trillion-dollar trade system that built Canada’s wealth is now its greatest risk 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Turns out the best way to negotiate with a human tornado isn’t to shout louder, it’s to document the storm. Carney’s genius move is treating Trump’s inconsistency as a feature rather than a bug. The ultimate power move is knowing unpredictability is predictable. 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 04/07/2025The greatest magic trick that works every time...open.substack.comWhy Does the Right Hate Immigrants So Much?The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige Behind Political Scapegoating 020
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 02/07/2025“Owner responsibility” … What the actual F. MAGA is without morals Dems need a plan 010
Reposted by Chris IvesJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/07/2025No lies told here. 398154515019
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 02/07/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comNo Holiday for Breaking NewsThree Stories That Won’t Take a Day Off. Even If You Did 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Nuclear capabilities destroyed ❌ Ceasefire successfully negotiated ❌ At least we got our first Presidential F Bomb 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 20/06/2025chrisives.substack.com/p/how-jacind... Her downfall wasn't due to policy failure; it was a victim of the right-wing playbook: exploit hardship, amplify division, weaponize disinformation, and attack competence as elitism. Carney, the ultimate global technocrat, is a prime target.chrisives.substack.comHow Jacinda Ardern Won the Pandemic and Lost Her CountryCompetent leadership shouldn’t be this fragile. But in an age of disinformation and division, it is and Canada isn’t immune. 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Bizarre. Is not the right word. Alarming is underwhelming. Unframeable. For one from the west to see people living and loving life while rockets fly overhead. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 14/06/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... It’s getting real .. can Canada survive partisanship?open.substack.comThe Partisan Poison Spreading Through Democracy And Canada's (Struggling) AntidoteWestern democracies are losing their guardrails but Canada is holding on, for now. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 12/06/2025The 30% of Albertans who support separation is about the same % it’s always been. I’d bet 30 / 100 people in Nova Scotia or Quebec or Ontario would vote that way as well. The only difference is that Smith is the PM and fanning the flames. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 12/06/2025After decades of rust & procurement disasters, Carney promises to hit NATO’s 2%, dump 75% US defence spending, and buy EU jets. Canada’s gamble for sovereignty. Game-changer or grave risk? open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comCarney’s Defence Gambit: Can Canada Finally Fix It's Broken Military?A promise of a spending shockwave, a divorce from U.S. arms deals, and a brutal admission of decay. Why this gamble could redefine or ruin Canadian defence 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 09/06/2025chrisives.substack.com/p/the-poilie...chrisives.substack.comThe Poilievre ParadoxFour weeks in, the Conservative leader’s numbers are bad. Is his party looking for an exit? 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 05/06/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comCarney’s Early Report CardJust weeks into his tenure leading a Liberal minority, Mark Carney has kept pundits engaged, Pierre Poilievre’s opposition rhetoric consistent, and the hopes of many Canadians alive. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 01/06/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... Is the Ring Of Fire worth it?open.substack.comIs Dougie trying to Trade Ontario's Future for the Ring of Fire?As Trump’s tariffs loom and Ottawa watches closely, Bill 5 forces the question: Can Ontario win without sacrificing its soul? 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Conservative pundits on day one of Parliament; Poilievre had a good day, evolving… Carney needs to hurry up… Attack … They have literally learned nothing. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 28/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comPoilievre's Alberta Bailout: A Leader Digging His Own Grave?What happens when a rejected leader tries to shortcut his way back to power? Alberta Conservatives might just help him to find out 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 26/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... History may judge this as Carney’s miracle or Poilievre’s miscalculation. But Canada remains a country where elections aren’t won in rallies, but in quiet spaces. The Liberals of 2025 proved democracy holds its breath, then exhales one vote at a time.open.substack.com57 Votes: A Whisper Away from MajorityHow paper-thin margins in three ridings and Pierre Poilievre's stunning defeat wrote the history of Election 2025 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Can’t seem to find the rage posts about election fraud after the official calls for Terra and Windsor. Hmmm 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 24/05/2025🔥 Canada Post is bleeding and its own union might finish the job. Can CUPE save the postal service, or will it cling to demands that destroy it? #cdnpoli #canadapost open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comCanada Post Is Dying. The Union Must Choose: Adapt or Let It CollapseCan labour and management strike a deal before it’s too late? And can the government stay out of it? 030
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The Unfinished Business of Canadian Prime Ministers open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comThe Unfinished Business of Canadian Prime MinistersWhy this PM's plans face tougher tests than Trudeau's optimism or Harper's austerity ever did 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 21/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comThe Two Most Powerful Phrases in LeadershipThe Hollow Thanks 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 20/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... lie after lie to flood the zone, feeding a brainwashed base. The media, meanwhile, plays its usual role as mercenary enablers, cashing in on falsehoods for clicks and eyeballs, while an army of grifting tweeters and billionaire bros profit behind the scenes.open.substack.comThe Velocity of DeceptionHow MAGA, billionaire bros, grifters and click baiters rewrote the rules and why truth can’t keep up 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Scheffler down one for the day, Rahm charging, needed that birdie (5:15pm) 000
Reposted by Chris IvesJordan Heath-Rawlings @jordanhr.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Btw the key to winning money betting on sports is just to bet on the maple leafs doing the exact opposite of what their biggest, craziest fans expect them to do. 091
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 17/05/2025open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... "Trump and now, sadly, Poilievre has brought the camera out of the backroom, saying the bad things out loud, courting the fringe and fighting for nations by winning half of one." hope isn’t dead it just needs the rest of us to speak up.open.substack.comHope, Anger, and the Battle for the MiddleWhy inspiration wanes and the fringe dominates the conversation. 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 10/05/2025At Yalta, a dying FDR and fading Churchill handed Stalin the Cold War. Now, weak leadership risks repeating history. Power abhors a vacuum—and the world is watching. open.substack.com/pub/chrisive... #HistoryRepeats #Geopolitics" 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Every comms revolution empowers the fringe first. Luther's pamphlets shattered Church control. Radio let Hitler bypass gatekeepers. Trump and social media have merged conspiracy theories with state power - influencers whisper in the White House open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comWhen Technology Rewrites the Rules of PowerHistory says societies adapt to chaos but this time, the fringe is in charge 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Hot take; democratic social media personalities are just as bad as MAGA versions.. they just use different rhetoric. Neither version of grifting helps .. 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Carney’s White House visit went as expected—calm, measured, no fireworks. The real surprise? Scheer’s not so surprising comeback as Conservative House Leader. Poilievre’s loss keeps giving. #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comCarney and Trump Play It SafeThe PM’s White House visit delivered no surprises. The real surprise was the surprise over Andrew Scheer’s comeback as Conservative House Leader 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 05/05/2025As Canada’s PM meets Trump to talk trade and who knows what else gets "negotiated" read why this isn’t America’s first rodeo with power-hungry presidents. #Democracy #TradeWar #ConstitutionalCrisis open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comTrump’s Authoritarian Playbook Isn’t Even OriginalWhy Trump’s Second Term Could Be the One That Finally Breaks America 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Imagine trying to build a factory when policy changes like the weather—and your workers are too busy calling storms ‘genius.’ New post on why Trump’s chaos isn’t 5D chess open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comTrump’s Chaos Is His Achilles Heel and MAGA’s Blind Loyalty Makes It WorseWhen Chaos Isn't a Strategy: The Economic Toll of Trump's Unpredictability 010
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 01/05/2025With Poilievre wounded, the NDP crushed, and voters exhausted, what's next for Canada? open.substack.com/pub/chrisive...open.substack.comAfter the Election, the Real Test BeginsWith Poilievre Wounded, the NDP Crushed, and Voters Exhausted, What’s Next for Canada? 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 01/05/2025What to the non-professional pundits say … here’s my take on Carney’s momentum and missed chances, Poilievre’s rebuke and the NDP collapse chrisives.substack.com/p/after-the-...chrisives.substack.comAfter the Election, the Real Test BeginsWith Poilievre Wounded, the NDP Crushed, and Voters Exhausted, What’s Next for Canada? 000
Reposted by Chris IvesClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Pierre Poilievre's Personal Assistant Reads His Concession Speech youtu.be/X-OU8eW2Dl0youtu.bePierre Poilievre's Personal Assistant Reads His Concession SpeechYouTube video by Clare Blackwood 33501133
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Early hot take; NDP vote in Atlantic split Bloc broke for the Liberals to seal the deal. Majority within reach but too close to call. BC will get their wish and will have the final say. Coyne; “[Carney] was enough change for enough people” 000
Chris Ives @chrisives.bsky.social · 29/04/2025NDP vote splitting Bloc broke for the Liberals 🇨🇦 just hasn’t seen a two party election since I don’t know when 000