Fireside Thoughts | Vlog Oct 6 2026

I order them in batches of 20 or 30 at a time, and I sell them signed, and also I've given a few copies away as gifts, but The reason I'm bringing this up is because yesterday was election night in Quebec.

And whether you live there or not, those results are very important.

I'll tell you why.

It's not just the obvious sovereignist take.

But at the end of the day, the Peltzikivik won power.

And right away, the first thing everyone started saying was, oh, you know, it's...

Bad news for National Unity.

I'm going to try and turn that light that's really bright.

Bad news for National Unity.

You know, other people are saying, you know, the rise of the Conservative Party in Quebec, because that was a very big result for them.

I mean, they haven't elected someone in nearly 100 years in that province.

So...

The rise of the conservative party there, well, all of a sudden it's going to be good news for Pauli and the conservatives at the federal level.

That means they might break through.

It's not really related.

But for me, the big story was how the result of that election actually happened.

illustrated the point I always make about electoral reform.

And it's one of the foundational provisions of the party.

It's also one of the book's parts or parts arguments.

And so the Peltz and Kimbeke are going to form government with 28, 27.9, call it 28%.

of the popular vote.

Think about that.

72% of the ballots cast in yesterday's Quebec provincial election were for a party other than the party that is governing.

And too often we forget the vote is actually only the beginning of our democracy.

We think, well, we're a democratic society, we have a vote, but the reality is it's just the beginning.

I order them in batches of 20 or 30 at a time, and I sell them signed, and also I've given a few copies away as gifts, but The reason I'm bringing this up is because yesterday was election night in Quebec.

And whether you live there or not, those results are very important.

I'll tell you why.

It's not just the obvious sovereignist take.

But at the end of the day, the Peltzikivik won power.

And right away, the first thing everyone started saying was, oh, you know, it's...

Bad news for National Unity.

I'm going to try and turn that light that's really bright.

Bad news for National Unity.

You know, other people are saying, you know, the rise of the Conservative Party in Quebec, because that was a very big result for them.

I mean, they haven't elected someone in nearly 100 years in that province.

So...

The rise of the conservative party there, well, all of a sudden it's going to be good news for Pauli and the conservatives at the federal level.

That means they might break through.

It's not really related.

But for me, the big story was how the result of that election actually happened.

illustrated the point I always make about electoral reform.

And it's one of the foundational provisions of the party.

It's also one of the book's parts or parts arguments.

And so the Peltz and Kimbeke are going to form government with 28, 27.9, call it 28%.

of the popular vote.

Think about that.

72% of the ballots cast in yesterday's Quebec provincial election were for a party other than the party that is governing.

And too often we forget the vote is actually only the beginning of our democracy.

We think, well, we're a democratic society, we have a vote, but the reality is it's just the beginning.