Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Uncomfortable Roots of Alberta Separatism via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...thetyee.caThe Uncomfortable Roots of Alberta Separatism | The TyeeIt’s a home-grown movement sparked by the Freedom Convoy protests. An excerpt from ‘Divided We Fall.’ 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm thankful to Harrison Mooney of the Tyee for doing such a nuanced and probing interview. It was a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...thetyee.caTrump, Elbows Up and Why Nationalism Needs Nuance | The TyeeAhead of a public talk, The Tyee interviews political scientist Max Cameron on resisting polarization and becoming a better citizen. 020
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This just dropped on my desk! www.booksellers.ca/books/divide... 012
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The other threat to our sovereignty: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Sovereign individuals are a threat to democracy in the United States – and Canada, tooCanada must be wary of the intersection between tech oligarchs and far-right ideology 101
Reposted by Max CameronPatrick Lennox @patricklennox.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.showpass.com/incite-090926/ Book launch! September 9th. VPL. Incite Event with @maxcameron.bsky.social Come check it out.showpass.comIncite: Patrick Lennox in Conversation with Max Cameron - Alice MacKay Room at Vancouver Public Library, Central Library - Vancouver - Sep 9, 2026Incite: Patrick Lennox in Conversation with Max Cameron Wednesday, September 9 at VPL and online Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library. On October 19th, Albertans will vote on whether... 222
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I enjoyed talking with Sheldon Teitelbaum of BC BookLook about my forthcoming book, Divided We Fall. You can read the interview here. @BCBookLook bcbooklook.com/trump-bullie...bcbooklook.comTrump, bullies and Canadian civil society - BC BooklookUBC political scientist Max Cameron talks Divided We Fall, toxic polarization, Trump, resource dependence, and Canadian citizenship. 022
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 22/04/2026As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada’s oil giants are raking in billions they didn’t earn and don’t deserve. It’s time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian families and communities. Take action: 350.org/canada/theyp...350.orgBig Oil profits. We pay. Time to fix it.Canadians are struggling to pay for gas and cover their bills – while Big Oil shareholders pocket billions in excess profits. It's time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian fami... 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 06/01/2026www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/exp...thecanadianpressnews.caExperts say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro's ousterOTTAWA - Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration's ouster of Venezuela's autocratic ruler 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 06/01/2026hemisphere-response-to-maduros-ouster/article_1315bc62-e229-5c0e-b682-a03a415a3f8e.html 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 06/01/2026globalnews.ca/video/115984...globalnews.caUBC professor on U.S. capturing of Venezuelan president | Watch News Videos OnlineWatch UBC professor on U.S. capturing of Venezuelan president Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca 022
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 06/01/2026youtu.be/CXh_NKkk2g4?...youtu.beWho is Delcy Rodriguez?YouTube video by CBC News: The National 010
Reposted by Max CameronLatin American Studies Association @lasabluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2025¡París nos espera! 🇫🇷 LASA2026 llega a la Ciudad de la Luz. Planifica tu viaje y descubre el encanto de París. Crédito del vídeo: Paris je t'aime – Tourist Office #LASA2026 011
Reposted by Max CameronLatin American Studies Association @lasabluesky.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Nueva edición de Forum: "Oligarchic Republics in Latin America" Análisis y perspectivas sobre los retos contemporáneos de América Latina. Vol. 56, Núm. 4 disponible ya. Léelo completo aquí 👉 forum.lasaweb.org/issues/vol56-issue4 #LASAForum #LatinAmericanStudies #LASA 031
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 05/10/2025This is brilliant. And deeply concerning. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: This is what the opening move of the U.S.’s attempted annexation of Canada could look likeA Trump annexation effort would likely start in the North. It’s time to take the possibility seriously and have a hard conversation about Canada’s maritime Arctic sovereignty 000
Reposted by Max CameronCallan Hummel @callahummel.bsky.social · 02/10/2025If you want federal funding judged by a committee of your peers with high success rates, UBC Political Science is hiring an endowed chair in democracy and SFU is hiring in political psychology www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference 051
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 16/09/2025"It's bananas if we allow a tiny, perennially angry minority to drag the whole province through a deeply divisive debate,” - Jason Kenney on the sovereignty referendum in Alberta. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/15/n...nationalobserver.comJason Kenney says a sovereignty referendum in Alberta would be 'deeply divisive''Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney doesn’t mince words when asked about possible Alberta separation. 000
Reposted by Max CameronUBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025⚠️@heiditworek.bsky.social and @cjten.bsky.social recently presented to the BC Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform - using research from collaboration with @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social. @maxcameron.bsky.social, former CSDI Director, also testified. 🔗See more: www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar... 022
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 31/07/2025David Moscrop is absolutely right. Canada must insist that we have an independent foreign policy and will not have our foreign relations dictated by the United States. See his "Is Canada A Country, Or The 51st State?" open.substack.com/pub/davidmos...open.substack.comIs Canada A Country, Or The 51st State?The Carney government must not cede more ground to the Trump administration by backing down on recognizing the state of Palestine. 000
Reposted by Max CameronCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/07/2025No wonder the people of Ottawa kicked this guy into the unemployment line. For 3 weeks the capital was occupied. Citizens were threatened. Businesses were forced to shut from harassment. Poilievre brought the donuts. Canada is dealing with threat from Trump while Poilievre whines about the convoy. 90788269
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Caving to Trump does not pay. Canada should retaliate proportionately. 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Mi entrevista con Javier Torres sobre Trump, Canada, y la política de EEUU. www.youtube.com/live/SDZI7Rw...youtube.comTensión entre Canadá y EE.UU. en la era Trump: análisis con Maxwell Cameron | Al FiloYouTube video by La Mula Stream 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 03/07/2025It is always worth reading what Stewart Prest says! theconversation.com/what-if-albe...theconversation.comWhat if Alberta really did vote to separate?An independent Alberta would be a landlocked, oil-exporting nation. It would have to enter into long and painful negotiations with Canada and the U.S. over every aspect of its new status. 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 27/06/2025"The petition...supposes that being on unceded [Musqueam] territory and not saying anything about it is not political, and that acknowledging it is political...of course, it’s no more political to acknowledge it than to be there without acknowledging it." thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...thetyee.caFree Speech at UBC: ‘We're Watching This Case Very Closely’ | The TyeeProfs petitioned BC’s Supreme Court to stop land acknowledgments and other ‘political’ statements by the university. That’s dangerous, says a BCCLA lawyer. 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 14/06/2025"The grand story of freedom isn’t just about the loss of the republican ideal of independence to an ascendant liberalism; it’s about the invention of the ideal of free self-creation by liberals and socialists, who continue to squander their contribution even now." www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comQuentin Skinner and the Contested History of FreedomOver a long career, Skinner has sought to reclaim the idea of republican liberty for the modern age. But his work also raises the question: free for what? 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Sobre democracias de baja calidad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLs...youtube.comMaxwell A. Cameron. Democracias de Baja Calidad.YouTube video by Anselmo Flores Andrade 011
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Coloquio IdA-MEAE-EULAC-AFD 2025 | Institut des Amériques www.institutdesameriques.fr/es/cycle/col...institutdesameriques.frColoquio IdA-MEAE-EULAC-AFD 2025 | Institut des AmériquesEstrategias internacionales y justicia medioambiental. Europa. América Latina. Caribe 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 17/05/2025"Twitter use is related to decreases in well-being, and increases in political polarization, outrage, and sense of belonging..." www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comTwitter (X) use predicts substantial changes in well-being, polarization, sense of belonging, and outrage - Communications PsychologyData obtained from a 7-day experience sampling method in a sample of US American users of Twitter (now X) shows short term relationships between Twitter use and wellbeing, sense of belonging, and expe... 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 09/05/2025LASA Guillermo O'Donnell Democracy Award and Lectureship: Michelle Bachelet Date & Time: May 24, 2025 10:15 AM Pacific Time. LASA San Francisco Marriott Marquis, B2 Level, Golden Gate B. 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 05/05/2025This is a very sweet conversation, one Carney alluded to in his victory speech. www.cpac.ca/leaders-tour...cpac.caMark Carney Meets with Gander Residents Who Helped After 9/11In Gander, N.L., Liberal Leader Mark Carney meets with Beulah Cooper and Diane Davis, two residents of the town that helped American travellers after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The city of Gander she... 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I think Carney could have been better prepared for these questions: how will a throne speech by King Charles play in Quebec? And how does inviting the sovereign from another country to open our parliament protect our sovereignty? To be clear: there are good answers. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caKing Charles will visit Canada, deliver throne speech to open Parliament | CBC NewsKing Charles will travel to Canada later this month and deliver the speech from the throne on May 27, it was announced Friday. 121
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 01/05/2025In his election night speech, Mark Carney channelled Aristotle. He said: "We become just by doing just acts, brave by doing brave acts. When we are kind, kindness grows. When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows." globalnews.ca/news/1115459...globalnews.caRead the transcript of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s victory speech - National | Globalnews.caPrime Minister Mark Carney, projected to form the next federal government, spoke to an excited crowd in Ottawa on Tuesday morning. 111
Reposted by Max CameronThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 19/04/2025U.S. President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs and threats of annexation have unleashed an unprecedented wave of pride and indignation among Canadians. It’s a curious thing for a mild-mannered country.thetyee.caThe New Patriotism. Where Do You Sit? | The TyeeThe surge in Canadian pride invites a question. What’s the right kind of love of country? 1012136
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The New Patriotism. Where Do You Sit? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caThe New Patriotism. Where Do You Sit? | The TyeeThe surge in Canadian pride invites a question. What’s the right kind of love of country? 021
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 18/04/2025The New Patriotism. Where Do You Sit? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caThe New Patriotism. Where Do You Sit? | The TyeeThe surge in Canadian pride invites a question. What’s the right kind of love of country? 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Joan Baez joins the resistance to oligarchy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVpp...youtube.comJoan Baez and Neil Young, The Oligarchy Tour YouTube video by SFTheOtherSide 020
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 02/04/2025lamula.pe/2025/04/02/d...lamula.pe“EE.UU. avanza hacia una democracia vaciada como la de Perú”: Maxwell CameronEn entrevista con Javier Torres en el programa "Al Filo" de #LaMulaStream, el politólogo Maxwell Cameron alertó sobre los riesgos que enfrenta la democracia en Estados Unidos y comparó el descontento ... 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 02/04/2025www.youtube.com/live/F31qcdR...youtube.comTrump y el fin del equilibrio de poderes | Maxwell Cameron en Al FiloYouTube video by La Mula Stream 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Universities and university professors have a right and a duty to defend academic freedom and the condition of existence of the university. This article provides chilling examples of the consequences of their failure to do so.chronicle.comOpinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: ServilityIn 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us? 010
Reposted by Max CameronJo-Marie Burt @jomaburt.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Acompáñanos este miércoles 26 de marzo a las 4 pm ET para LASA Dialogues. Escucharemos a distinguidos expertos analizar los riesgos y desafíos que enfrenta la comunidad Latinx en los EEUU bajo la administración Trump. @lasabluesky.bsky.social @weareunidosus.bsky.social @ameliafv.bsky.social 044
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Nowadays, we need more conservatives like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSa5...youtube.comHow the Elite rigged Society (and why it’s falling apart) | David BrooksYouTube video by Alliance for Responsible Citizenship 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 28/02/2025On the use of the word oligarchy: www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comWe Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Call the US What It Really Is: an OligarchyAcross the ideological spectrum, anger toward the superrich is a major source of movement energy. 020
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 28/02/2025See the report from the David Suzuki Institute called "Silencing Science." I'm very pleased to have contributed with an interview with James Hoggan. The report is essential reading for anyone interested in overcoming the toxicity in our public discourse. www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/silencing-sc... 041
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Mis comentarios sobre Trump y su amenaza contra Canadá. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFU...youtube.comCanadá se toma en serio que Donald Trump quiera anexionar su territorioYouTube video by DW Español 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Good review of Adam Kinzinger's talk at UBC www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/14/o...nationalobserver.comThe profound disconnect between American and Canadian identityWhat Adam Kinzinger's talk really drove home is the fundamental difference between our two countries. Kinzinger strikes me as a decent man with a strong moral compass. But he’s American to the core an... 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Canada needs to crack down on drugs and guns crossing the border...from the US.cbc.caTrump complains about Canada — but new data shows spike in U.S. drugs and guns coming north | CBC NewsTrump says Canada is the problem when it comes to drugs. New data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) shows this country has a reason to worry about what's pouring in from the U.S. 010
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I enjoyed speaking to a very congenial and distinguished group of concerned citizens in Probus today. My topic was oligarchy in the Americas. DM me if interested. 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Trump tariff threats boost expressions of national pride in Canada. I suspect the pride was always there but the crisis has made folks feel the need to show it. angusreid.org/pride-in-can...angusreid.orgPride in Canada rebounds in face of Trump threat; working to reduce interprovincial trade barriers seen as key to response -Percentage saying they are ‘very proud’ to be Canadian jumps from 34 to 44 per cent vs. December February 5, 2025 – It has been a whirlwind past week in Canada-U.S. relations, after announced tariffs ... 000
Max Cameron @maxcameron.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Canadians are on the frontline of resistance to fascism. Can we feel some pride in that? 020
