SAUL BOTTCHER
…is a writer, researcher, musician, and activist. I publish a regular newsletter here on my website. You can follow me (free and ad-free) to receive my latest posts, which I send about twice per month. Or, just scroll down to see what’s new.
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The NDP Leadership Vote Will Not Be Democratic
(Disclosure: I am not an NDP member, nor am I supporting any candidate in the leadership race.) One of the responsibilities we have, if we want to live in a real democracy, is to avoid being fooled by quasi-democracy: political systems that provide an illusion…
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The Green Party of Canada is Dead—And That’s Okay
It’s been a tough few years for the Green Party of Canada, and the 2025 election was no exception: after being kicked out of the leader’s debates, the Greens fell to 1.2% popular support and lost MP Mike Morrice by a heart-breaking 375 votes, leaving…
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Carney’s Spending Review is “DOGE North”
Welcome to The Unspoken News, a new feature where we’ll be looking at current events from angles that the major news sites have missed. Whether it’s a question that should’ve been asked, or a connection that should’ve been made, we’ll cover it here. Mark Carney…
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Is Canada Moving to a Two-Party System?
Canada’s most recent election had a result we haven’t seen in almost a century: the top two parties both got more than 40% of the popular vote. Smaller parties fared very poorly, with the NDP and Greens losing half their support from the previous election,…
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Carney’s Honeymoon of Contradictions
The election is over and the Liberals have secured their highest popular vote in decades. Their minority government appears to be stable for the near future, with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre temporarily out of Parliament, the NDP temporarily without a leader, the Bloc Québécois planning…
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2025 Election: What to Expect in the Final Week
The debates are over, advance voting has closed after a record turnout, and we’re into the final week before election day on April 28. Polling shows the gap between the Liberal and Conservative parties has narrowed slightly since the debate, with about 5% now separating…
Saul Bottcher 