Gerald Butts

This our 20th annual #TopRisks report at Eurasia Group. It is a bumper crop in 2026 — the most complex and potentially consequential risk environment in memory. It informs leaders around the world in every sector. We hope it helps you make sense of things. www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/Top-R...

The foliage on Cape Breton was spectacular as always, but my favourite photo from this autumn’s pilgrimage doesn’t have a tree in it.

From Lula’s victory speech. Hard to argue. 🇧🇷 “We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. We cannot have monstrously large corporations earning millions and billions, paying no taxes to this country and trying to steer our election results.”

The Maple Leaf on the Halifax waterfront is at half-staff for CFB Wainwright.

Elon Musk is South African because Saskatchewan wasn’t white enough for his grandfather in 1950.

Grosvenor Square, London. Remembering when the Americans were the good guys. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

Trump’s second presidency has hit US tourism like COVID.

Great to be on @msnowreports.bsky.social with Ali Velshi. www.ms.now/11th-hour/wa...

This is not subtle.

Streaming has become a really bad version of basic cable.

Believe me when I tell you Mark Carney writes his own speeches. Today’s was a rhetorical work of art.

Huge night for Prime Minister Carney. Three strong votes of confidence in three very different parts of the country.

Perfect cartoon by Michael deAdder.

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My read as someone who has dealt with Trumpland? They were headed to a deal. Someone (probably Lutnick) poison pilled for commercial reasons. Trump may not have been aware of the consequences. Possible he TACOs before market open. There will be moments like this as long as Trump is president.

I blame Christopher Nolan for this. #AmReading 📚

There’s a lot of algorithmic power focused on fights between Canadians and Americans over wildfires. Somebody’s paying for it. 🌲 🔥

Watched the 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 game while waiting for a flight at Pearson. The whole airport roared at the goal. ⚽️

Heading to #London on business this week. Patrick Radden Keefe will be my audio. Have been looking forward to this one. 🎧 📚

Mesmerized by this novella. It’s better than its best reviews. Find a quiet place and a few hours. #AmReading 📚

Best G7 photo since Charlevoix.

“Am I walking into eternity along Sandymount strand?” Indeed he was, yes. Happy #Bloomsday to all who celebrate.

Always instructive to look at long run data. Nik Nanos does Canada a favour by publishing his every week. It’s a political cliché that elections matter. The 2015 and 2025 elections in Canada really mattered. 🇨🇦

Only two countries have increased oil production more than Canada this century: Russia (a little) and the US (a lot). These facts explain much about geopolitics, Canada/US relations, and domestic politics in both countries in the 21st century. Few Canadians are aware that it happened.

Pierre blames the federal government for everything from local secessionist movements to the heartbreak of psoriasis. “Canada is broken,” again. Canada is a great country no matter who is Prime Minister. It doesn’t to justify his love. Quite the opposite, in fact. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

An absolute stunner of a piece by Ted Chiang in The Atlantic. This should (but probably won’t) be the final word on the subject. #AI 🤖 www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

Come for the Habs! Stay for our discussion about Danielle Smith’s referendum on whether to have a referendum.

The United States this century feels like an experiment in how much wealth concentration a democracy can tolerate.

Not sure who on here would appreciate this other than myself and @gmbutts.bsky.social but this is something I randomly came across today of my home town and it's neat www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYXC...

Helluva road game. #GoHabsGo

Sales of cars powered by oil and gas peaked 10 years ago. You’d never know it in North America, but the fossil fuel age is dying quickly in every growth market for personal transport. The US/Israel War on Iran will accelerate its demise. Source: @ourworldindata.org

Carey Price on IG ♥️ : “I just wanted to thank everyone in this comment section. Not very often these days do you get to scroll through the whole thing and see nothing but love. Thank you all for being fans. GO HABS GO’”

DEMIDOV!!! 😈

Demidov hasn’t scored yet but when he does the floodgates will open.

I love this hockey team. #GoHabsGo

James and I talk with Peter about Alberta’s secessionists, and how to deal with what will be a sticky situation. youtube.com/watch?v=IRjV...

Waymo never gets old.

The government’s new economic advisory council on 🇨🇦🇺🇸 trade looks impressive: Big names and non partisan flavour. But do these work or are they just a gimmick? James Moore & @gmbutts.bsky.social discuss. 🔊 on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms. 📺 on YouTube: youtu.be/ost6fDDj-SA?...

James Moore and I talk with Peter Mansbridge about the Carney Majority, our coming robot overlords, and I stump for the Habs. Great talk as always. youtube.com/watch?v=hAOf...

Some pictures are worth a lot more than a thousand words. Congratulations to everybody in this one.

The Economist was right on the nose this week.

“A.I.’s impressive capabilities have made it easier to start a war, but they have not yet been enough to win one.” Iran Is Ending the Dream of Remote-Controlled War www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/o...

This was my favourite conversation yet with James and Peter.

Trump: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!!” Iran: “We’re not surrendering, and here are our conditions.” www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Half of the US hates the other. Hard to solve any big American problem until they solve that one. Great to see 🇨🇦 on the right end of this list.

This was a fun conversation to support @kronellenfitsch.bsky.social’s great new pod.

This was a fun conversation. Sports and politics.