HeyJaredDecoding Politics
I write about political culture, public opinion, public policy, and political institutions in Canada. Most of my commentary centres on Alberta and the West.
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Making Sense of Alberta’s Referendums (opens the original)
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This presentation was given to the Downtown Edmonton Community League (DECL) on September 27, 2026. It is not intended as an endorsement of any one side of any referendum question.This fall, Albertans are being asked to answer ten referendum questions. Thanks for reading Decoding Politics! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="
Pandering to Pandora (opens the original)
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This post is co-authored with Don Padget, Alberta constitutional lawyer, LLM (Constitutional Law)As part of this fall’s record-setting referendum, the Alberta government is asking residents to weigh in on four questions about reforming the constitution: Thanks for reading Decoding Politics! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input c
How to lose a referendum in 30 days (opens the original)
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Turns out losing a referendum is easier than you think. Just don’t turn out.Taking a massive lead in public opinion and transforming it into a narrow win or loss is pretty simple. Just ask Hillary Clinton’s followers or our anti-Brexit friends in the UK.Thanks for reading Decoding Politics! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input cla
When “leverage” isn’t leverage (opens the original)
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This post is a longer-form version of my op-ed in the Calgary Herald today, with links and receipts. Any negotiator worth their salt is a humble one. None of us has
Ten Questions, One Real Decision (opens the original)
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Albertans will be handed ten referendum ballots this fall. Five questions concern immigration, four propose constitutional changes, and a tenth asks whether they want to remain in Canada.Thanks for reading Decoding Politics! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button prima
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