After a wild election in Canada’s most populous province, Doug Ford has been elected premier with approximately 40 per cent of the vote, giving him a majority government. Today in The Conversation Canada, we have two analyses for you, both exploring what’s in store for the province under its new leader.

Brian Budd of the University of Guelph writes about Ford Nation Redux, and how Ford owes more of his populism to his late brother Rob Ford than Donald Trump, while Peter Graefe of McMaster University tells us how Ford will have to walk a precarious tightrope to hold onto support from voters on the margins who determined the outcome.

In other news today, we have another insightful analysis of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, this one from Peter Dietsch of the Université de Montréal. A “real compromise” is the only way through this divisive controversy, says Dietsch, which could be achieved by a radical transformation of the Alberta economy. “The price tag of such a program would be $1.75 billion per year, and $8.75 billion in total,” writes Dietsch – less than the cost of buying and expanding the pipeline.

Finally, David Taylor of the University of Winnipeg offers an inspiring story from Manitoba, where schoolchildren are accessing Indigenous wisdom in the classroom. He describes the development of multimedia teaching resources that “offer insights into a circular world view, help us understand the idea of stewardship and invite us to be responsible participants in relationship with the land.”

Have a great weekend. Editor Scott White will have a collection of compelling weekend reads for you in his Saturday newsletter.