David Moscrop

About David Moscrop
David Moscrop is a politics writer, podcast host, and the author of Too Dumb for Democracy? He also writes a weekly Substack newsletter.
The sad spectacle of Ontario's race for second place
It’s hard to look at any party or leader and expect they’ll solve Ontario’s debilitating structural problems. It’s even harder to imagine any leader being worse than Ford
Premiers' Team Canada is in Washington. Will Trump divide them?
The mission to Washington, D.C. is designed to promote a united front, even among premiers who disagree with the others, like Alberta’s Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe.
Doug Ford's love affair with Trump and Musk shows he can't be trusted
Let’s skip the delicate language and ask the question any sensible person must be thinking: How stupid do you have to be to support a man who’s threatening to destroy your country? What kind of judgment does that show?
Doug Ford doesn't need a mandate — he needs an excuse
Far from a response to Trump, Doug Ford's apparent plan to call an early election has been brewing for months. Rather than delivering stability, it will throw the country's biggest economy into uncertainty at a critical time.
Carney speaks human, Freeland speaks expert
Freeland and Carney will be locked in a battle over who can connect quickly with voters, and the early advantage goes to Carney — with a caveat or two.
The messy, mixed legacy of Justin Trudeau
As all legacies are, Trudeau’s is mixed – but may be instructive for future governments as a guide for what to do and what not to do.
There's a way to force leaders out if they overstay. Canada's political parties just need to use it.
There is a provision in the Reform Act that allows members of Parliament to call for a leadership review. At the outset of each parliament, government caucuses should vote to adopt the provision and exercise it in the case of a leader who won’t resign, leaving the party with no other option.
Buckle up for two lousy elections, Ontario
Ontarians are set to spend roughly one out of every five days in 2025 an election. It’s going to be tiring, obnoxious, and cynical stuff.
Canada's health care system is nothing to brag about
Universal public health insurance has long been a point of pride in the country, a system often touted as fundamentally or uniquely Canadian. But our system is not uniquely Canadian, nor is it the envy of the world.
With friends like this, why bother with a border?
The benefits of Canada joining the U.S. are endless. No more renting a P.O. box stateside to ship your Target orders and schlepping over the 49th parallel, trying to sort out which lane to take and making nervous chit chat with a border guard. Also, Trader Joe’s everywhere.