Stewart Prest
@StewartPrest
Recalcitrant Canadian. Political scientist @UBCpolisci. International relations, democratic institutions, and all manner of BC and Cdn politics. Dad jokes.
Happy new year! New piece out with @ConversationCA about how Canada should respond to Trump's Canada-bullying. theconversation.com/canadas-fight-…
Spoke to BC's Electoral Reform committee, and tried to stress the perils of polarization in a first-past-the-post system in my comments—particularly in our current political environment. substack.com/home/post/p-16…
David Letterman mocks and bashes CBS for 20 minutes in a video montage posted after the network canceled Stephen Colbert and the entire "Late Show" franchise: "You can’t spell CBS without BS." variety.com/2025/film/news…
#yyj #BCnews #BCpoli A closer look at Premier Eby's latest cabinet shuffle with @StewartPrest and @RyanPriceCFAX: iheart.com/podcast/962-ic…
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
“Every dictator who has ever cracked down on political opposition has done so by rendering them internal foreigners in rhetoric and deed, invaders of the body politic who can justly be crushed like insects,” @AdamSerwer writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Trump’s "Alligator Alcatraz" is definitely not a concentration camp
BREAKING: A pro-Canada citizen driven initiative spearheaded by @LukaszukAB has been officially accepted by Elections Alberta, aiming to get a referendum question on Alberta staying in Canada on the ballot.
While well intended this is a very bad idea. Defence is a constitutional requirement & essential. I don’t remember a special tax for dental or a range of other services. We need public and bipartisan political support and a new tax will undermine that. financialpost.com/personal-finan…
Was good to join Michelle Eliot on CBC's BC Today to talk about the Ferry Kerfuffle unfolding in the province, following Min Freeland's sharply worded letter last week. youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-v73…
Miffed Donald Trump flees G7 summit Polisci prof @StewartPrest does a great job providing context for G7 conflicts over multilateralism vs Trump's bilateral approach, climate, etc. Interesting take on @MarkJCarney. #cdnpoli #ableg youtu.be/tUShBG-aB5E
.@UBCPoliSci Lecturer, @StewartPrest addresses #G7Summit2025 in Alberta on CTV Morning Live with @Keri_Adams 🌎 ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vide…
So much political analysis these days along the lines of "For Trump, the rewards of autogolpe outweigh the possible downsides" and "opposing authoritarianism a risky electoral bet for Democrats." Actual policy has become irrelevant, even to the point of defending democracy.
President Trump is leveraging his role as commander-in-chief in a much clearer and more urgent way than he did during his first term. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…
Incredible work being done by the press to keep facts building on facts. Grateful. This entire WSJ report overnight starting with this lede on how White House orders sparked LA crackdown is both chilling and informative. /1