Dustin Ferguss

New issue of Finance and Society hot off the press - and an electrified annual conference!

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Content of the special section on Central Bank Scientization: Special section: Central bank scientization Redefining scientization: Central banks between science and politics Aurélien Goutsmedt, Francesco Sergi Not a steamroller, a 3D process: Scientization at the Bank of England Aurélien Goutsmedt, Francesco Sergi, François Claveau, Clément Fontan From technical to academic central banking: The scientization of the Banque de France Maxence Dutilleul Scientization of central bank governance: A global study of governors’ biographies, 2000–2020 Aykiz Dogan, Frédéric Lebaron Scientization: A self-critical afterthought Martin Marcussen

The special section on Central Bank Scientization in @finandsoc.bsky.social is now official out in Volume 11, Issue 2.

Read all the papers here ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Many thanks to @aminsamman.bsky.social and Nathan Coombs for their support in the editorial process.

Canada’s vertical $10 note Explore and share the $10 polymer bank note featuring Viola Desmond.

Inflation Busters - the Bank of Canada's own video game. Just came across this doozie. To play, click repeatedly on the "SPIN" button located below the $10 bank note.

www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ba...

You should try their coconut cookies if you can get 'em.

I remember seeing these, however they were a tad bit before my time in terms of vocational practicality. I do, however, remember what it was like to have no internet or cell phones. I am very grateful to have known such a world. Anyway, circling back: those belong in a museum!

Very happy to see my first article submission out in Finance and Society. The article explores how the Government of Canada actively resisted 'Americanization' of the Canadian monetary-financial system amid the 1980s trend toward financial globalization.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I may have to refer back this post in the event that one of my overly verbose term papers breaches the assignment word limit.

I think we can make this work, most certainly with some scars, but also without losing who we are.

I sincerely feel that we can find it within us to build back better in a lot of important ways. We have the resources, the relationships, the historical precedents, and it appears that we also have the will power. The latter of which had been an open question for me until now.

Just like past transitionary junctures (1867- , 1945- , 1984- ), this one is existential in both its challenges and its opportunities. I'm hopeful from the latest outpouring of national sentiment - something I've never experienced at this level before.

The only real silver lining I can see coming from all this is that the emerging generation has a historic opportunity to redefine who we are as Canadians in the new age being foisted upon us.

In conjunction with Clara Mattei, seems like the basis for an explanatory theory of macroeconomic regime change: economic theory as a framework that expels class conflict from macroeconomic management.

YouTube video by Hockey Films by Tim Thompson Dear Canada

I've always had a strange relationship with nationalism, especially loud forms, since pushing on it often tends toward absurdity and performance. That said, this piece seems exactly appropriate for the occasion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiK...

This just triggered a brain bloom - thanks for putting it out there (here)!

proposals/0008-user-intents at main · bluesky-social/proposals Bluesky proposal discussions. Contribute to bluesky-social/proposals development by creating an account on GitHub.

We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github:

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Canada should look south to the Caribbean amid Trump threats As Canada navigates an uncertain global order, strengthening ties with CARICOM presents a strategic opportunity to restore its middle power status and reinforce liberal internationalist principles.

In our current existential crisis, Canadians risk overlooking our internationalist commitments. My latest piece explores how the next Government of Canada can act to revitalize our middle power status while preserving the liberal ideals we helped institute:

policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

How do you annex a country economically? One place to start is its banking system. See my piece in The Conversation for risks to Canada's monetary sovereignty from meeting US demands for greater foreign bank access

Where did the original piece come from again (thx!)?

I think you are right. I'll have to chew on this - and keep my eyes peeled for such commentaries, should they materialize...

Perhaps the problem is that one must be sufficiently broken inside to see that and say "more, please." That does seem to be the endgame of the ongoing inaugural blitzkrieg.

The only reasonable response to this is an army of toxic positivity bots - just gaslight those Negative Nancy's into irrelevance.

Building bridges and blueprints / stemming the scramble.

When a bankruptcy expert proposes to fix the economy, well...

Man (non-gender specific), I love this stuff. The amount of time I've spent lost in old maps and municipal directories... sometimes you can almost see the worlds of yesterday when you're reading these in situ.

I am a millennial who grew up in the world of which you speak; a world order that was effectively complete by the mid '90s. It's strange enough to see, but it must be even more jarring as someone who witnessed the active construction of postwar globalization.

Makes you wonder what the actual logic is here - buying time for the socio-political imaginary of a key govt constituency?

YouTube video by Renegade Inc. Where from Here: Blueprint Or Scramble?

A timely old-but-goodie. Pretty clear which path we're on. Now the question is: any way(s) back?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdBV...

From “special relationship” to “strategic partnership”: prospects for renewal of Canada-CARICOM relations in a polarizing global political economy This paper assesses the prospect for a renewed era of bilateral cooperation amongst Canada and the Caribbean Community. It argues that ongoing efforts to operationalize the Canada-CARICOM Strategic...

A few open access copies of the primary research are still available (bit.ly/4aEkxmV). Another big thx to
@rready.bsky.social, executive director of the Canada-Caribbean Institute, the research symposium planning committee, and @uwaterlooarts.bsky.social for making the presentation happen.

Dustin Fergusson-Vaux Canada-CARICOM Strat Partnership: Free Trade Agreement CCI DAY 3 Panel 4 DFV

I'm delighted to announce that my presentation on the "Prospects for the Future of Canada-CARICOM Relations," given at the Canada-Caribbean Institute's 3rd Annual Research Symposium, is available online (bit.ly/4jwNwwW).