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.
Don't be fooled, Conservatives are no friend to workers
Conservatives – and centrists, for that matter – in Canada and around the world have long undermined the working class and their rights
Bonfire of the mediocrities: Unpacking the Libs’ 'lavish' stay at the Sudbury Holiday Inn
A look at photos of the world-famous Sudbury Holiday Inn shows a square concrete block – with windows – featuring a kidney-shaped pool that could accommodate dozens of swimmers if nobody tried to swim
Liberals use of foreign workers to suppress wages for political benefactors must stop
The government has rigged the market for industry, with the influx of cheap foreign labour suppressing the capacity for domestic workers to bargain for better wages and working conditions.
Why Pierre Poilievre disowns the extremists he flirts with
Poilievre may be foolish, but he isn’t a fool. He’ll shun the media until he hears a question that allows him to frame discussions as he’d please
Poilievre's 'worst crime wave' rhetoric is political nonsense
What we get from the Conservatives is a string of emotionally-manipulative campaign slogans about terror and the “‘worst crime wave in Canadian history."
A Kamala Harris administration won’t be a free ride for Canada
Anyone hoping for an easy go of things for Canada under a Harris administration will, if she wins, be quickly disabused of the fantasy.
Danielle Smith wants a gentler politics. She’s welcome to start
Online disinformation and extremist networking are igniting a fire, and right-wing politicians in Canada are all too keen to fan the flames.
Incumbency has become a liability
In a shared society, people experience — and respond to — the same forces. That includes getting angry and frustrated and keen to throw the bums out, whatever their ideological disposition, when things get tough. Because people want solutions to their problems.
Doug Ford isn't ready to govern Ontario
Ontarians are set to cast their ballots in the province’s election in just a few days—and voters, especially conservatives, need to ask themselves what they expect from a leader.
Wireless bills - an issue just waiting for a political champion
Both consumers and political parties have an opportunity to benefit in 2019 from taking on the telecoms. Here's why that should happen.