Ryan Ritchie

30 Dec 2024

1/ With a federal election on the horizon🗳️, I'm diving into the last 20+ Years of Legislation (since Poilievre entered HOC). From bills that passed with royal assent to those that didn't make it past first reading, this thread explores what they tell us about those vying to lead Canada.🍁🧵 #cdnpoli

open.substack.comTwo Genders, One Cowardly Answer, and the Collapse of Liberal CourageWhile Liberals Watch, the Overton Window Is Ripped Off Its Hinges and Hauled Right

We’re two CPC majorities away from the CAF dusting off the Diefenbaker-era “gaydar” machine. This isn’t balance. It’s rot. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45 ✳️Free to subscribe: ryanritchie.substack.com Full piece on the transphobic debacle at the French Leaders' debate: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

Was Poilievre's closing statement just him reading a script from one of his ads/commercials? Did that seriously just happen?! 😕🤣 Well, that was an extremely boring debate. 2 hours of my life I won't get back. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

Singh and the NDP have given an underwhelming performance worthy of criticism in this debate (along w/ their platform), but please Liberals, the whole "he's interrupting". Give it a break. Your boy Carney & Poilievre are eating up the clock. He's just trying to be heard. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

Poilievre on Gaza: "We must condemn Hamas & Iran & go after the terrorists". Cool, you can start with Israel, the IDF, & Netanyahu with his ICC warrant. What a pathetic response, he quite literally has no knowledge of the deep history on this topic. Embarrassing stuff.😬 #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

Every Poilievre response during this debate: blah blah blah taxes How do you solve a cost-of-living/housing crisis by tinkering around the edges with taxes, while giving corporate welfare to the O&G industry, Bay Street, and ultra-wealthy? Sounds like a moron to me.🤔🤷 #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

WTF was that "tough on crime" nonsense from Poilievre?! Does he not realize many of us have followed US politics closely for a decade? Those were literal GOP talking points, verbatim. Still with the unconstitutional "three-strike policy". F that Friedrich Hayek lovin' loon. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

The biggest danger here is Poilievre's attempt to expand the Overton window to federal use of the notwithstanding clause. Honestly, play it out in your head. What happens if a Liberal gov't felt emboldened now to use it, only to have a province use it in response? Welcome to a constitutional crisis.

Poilievre's housing plan is gobbledygook. No mention of REITs, investors, etc. Look at my pinned thread to see the CPC housing record: Bill C-285 (39-1), Bill C-304 (40-2), Bill C-400 (41-1), Bill C-241 (41-2), Bill C-264 (42-1), Bill C-265 (42-1), Bill C-245 (42-1) #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

Bill C-264 (42-1) “An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)” PP: n/a Bill C-265 (42-1) “An Act to.., adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians (Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act)” PP: n/a Bill C-245 (42-1) "Poverty Reduction Act" PP: nay

Those n/a votes have context in the bill analysis. Long story short: The Harper-era CPC did not think housing was a top-priority concern, instead allowing the market to do its thing, just as Liberals have done for the past decade.

Bill C-285 (39-1) “An Act to amend the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act (profits distributed to provinces)” PP: nay Bill C-304 (40-2) “An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians” (Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act) PP: nay

Bill C-400 (41-1) “An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians” (Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act) PP: nay Bill C-241 (41-2) “An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)” PP: n/a

Poilievre is just talking out of both sides of his mouth here. Trying to be tough on Trump/America, while also bowing to him. He's telling Canadians he's much more comfortable trampling over Canadian sovereignty (Indigenous rights) than confronting daddy Trump. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

Poilievre has spoken three times early in the debate. I'm listening for who the winners/losers are in this debate, and each comment, PP has one clear pattern: Winners - Private-Sector, Ultra-wealthy, O&G Sector. Losers - Working-class Canadians. Indigenous communities. #CDNPoli #CDNelxn #elxn45

open.substack.comBringing a Pillow to a Knife Fight: The NDP’s Fantasies in a Neoliberal Deathmatch (Part 3, Six-Part Series)The New Democrats once marched with working people. Now they shuffle into a battle arena rigged by corporate elites, armed with promises they can't enforce and partners who don't respect them.

Part 3 is up. The NDP walks into the battle for Canada’s soul with a pillow & pamphlet.😶‍🌫️📃 Liberal Party & Conservatives bring knives🔪, swords⚔️, Bay Street🧑‍💼& the ultra-wealthy.💸 #CDNelxn #elxn45 ✳️Free to subscribe: ryanritchie.substack.com Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.comSleepwalking with Bay Street: Grading the Liberal Campaign PitchThe Liberal Party of Canada: Frozen, Thawed, and Tilting Right (Six-Part Series Looking at Party Campaign Promises)

16 Apr 2025

Campaign Grades (six-part series): The Liberal Party of Canada dropped “too left” Trudeau and replaced him with a banker. A deep dive into their 2025 campaign promises starts here. #CDNpoli #CDNelxn #elxn45 ✳️Free to subscribe: ryanritchie.substack.com Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.comPierre Poilievre’s Promises: Style, Scams, and Soft AuthoritarianismThe first in a six-part series examining what each party is offering, and who really benefits.

15 Apr 2025

He ditched the glasses, cozied up to crypto bros, & parrots Trump slogans. But what’s really behind Pierre Poilievre’s platform? A six-part series starts here with the CPC. 🧐🔍 #CDNpoli #CDNelxn #elxn45 ✳️Free to subscribe: ryanritchie.substack.com Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.comThe Vote-Splitting HoaxHow the Political Class Lied to You and Blamed You for Their Own Failure

14 Apr 2025

They say we’re “splitting the vote.” But who split the movement? Who sold out our future to chase centrists? Stop blaming voters. Start blaming power. Strategic voting is a trap. #CDNpoli #CDNelxn #elxn45 Subscribe:✅ ryanritchie.substack.com Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.comThe Three Stooges Election: Constitutionality for Thee, But Not for MeWhy It’s Only “Unrealistic” When the Left Tries to Help People

12 Apr 2025

Unconstitutional campaign promises: Liberal overreach = “visionary” CPC overreach = “bold”, "tough on crime" NDP ambition = “lol they don’t understand jurisdiction” Same playbook. Different judgment. Guess it’s only a crisis when poor people benefit. #CdnPoli open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.com“Polls Are for Dogs to Pee On” — And Other Wisdom We ForgotA Populist Primer on How Canada Got Stuck Between a Faux-Populist and a Blue-Tie Banker

Mark Carney isn’t a comeback story — he’s a warning. Liberals are fear-mongering their way into another term, hoping you won’t look too closely at their record. But how did we really end up here? New post: a populist breakdown of the rot. #CdnPoli 📬 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/ryanritc...

open.substack.comOff the Bench, Into the Fight: Welcome to Offside ChirpsA no-frills space for political truth-telling and unapologetic class-first commentary — because polite politics won’t save us.

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ryanritchie.substack.comOffside Chirps with Ryan Ritchie | SubstackOffside Chirps with Ryan Ritchie – Because sometimes the truth isn’t polite or "on brand.". Click to read Offside Chirps with Ryan Ritchie, a Substack publication. Launched 8 hours ago.

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Some major announcements: Before we get to the new Substack, a major update on the Canadian federal legislation thread/project: - Thread/bill analysis will continue with weekly updates until we're caught up to present day, with a discontinuation of infographics. #CdnPoli bsky.app/profile/ryan...

Ryan Ritchie@ryanritchie.bsky.social

- While the bill analysis may be missing post-2019 (initially), there's no point in letting that valuable research go to waste. So, the first thing I plan to do is create a more up-to-date voting record for Poilievre for folks to use as they please, as we hope to stop a CPC takeover.

You can still follow the thread here on Bluesky where I'll offer weekly updates, but you'll have to use Google Docs to read the content, which I'll offer direct links for. Appreciate all the support. Hope you fine folks out there are doing well!

Ryan Ritchie@ryanritchie.bsky.social

- Once caught up, the goal is to shift focus to bills in real-time as they're passing through the HoC. - Between the never-ending omnibus bills to close out the Liberal majority term, a snap election call, and being in the centre of a historic ice storm, the thread flow was severely hampered.

- I wanted to offer the full picture for voters as they head to the polls. That won't happen. And I'm not sure it really matters anyway. This project can still be a valuable evergreen tool moving forward. - Part of the project was a close analysis of Pierre Poilievre's voting record.