For the last year I’ve been having conversations with three friends/colleagues @UBC prof @kgretsinger , @LoyalistCollege prof @andydclarke and the former director of @JSchool_CU @CTDornan about the state of #politicaljournalism in Canada & how it is being taught in classrooms. Throughout the West, the practice of politics & its coverage by media –how the public comes to know & respond to the partisan theatre–have changed w/ consequences for social cohesion, confidence in public institutions, the legitimacy of governance, & the democratic project itself

#PeterSloly was the 1st Black Police Chief in Ottawa’s history. There were high hopes in #BIPOC communities he would spearhead reform following the 2016 death of #AbdirahmanAbdi after an altercation with police. #Sloly faced significant pushback within the force from the getgo. In 2020 I spoke with #MattSkof the head of the Ottawa Police Association after Skof took issue with “Sloly's assertion that systemic racism exists within policing and accused him of scapegoating a rookie officer accused of racially profiling a Black driver.”