Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @IRPP
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
224
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics, including criticisms of for-profit surgical delivery, calls to declare the IRGC a terrorist entity, analysis of COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates among racialized minorities and immigrants, opinions on federalism and gun control, reflections on the success of Joe Biden's visit to Canada, a webinar on adaptable government, a reminder of the role of government in addressing market failures, reflections on declines in reading and math skills in Nova Scotia, a series on making a better parliament, and a discussion of potential reforms to Canada's employment insurance program. The tweets also touch on issues related to gender equity and workplace conditions in parliament.
Topic Modeling
- For-profit surgical delivery and government policies (3 tweets)
- Counterterrorism and political strategies (1 tweet)
- COVID-19 and minority populations (1 tweet)
- Federalism and Canadian politics (1 tweet)
- Policy implications and analysis (1 tweet)
- US-Canada relations and diplomacy (1 tweet)
- Adaptable government and market failures (1 tweet)
- Declines in education and skills (1 tweet)
- Federal budget and confiscation laws (2 tweets)
- Improving gender representation in politics (2 tweets)
- Employment insurance program and labor shortages (1 tweet)
- Inclusive parliaments and workplace conditions (1 tweet)
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including frustration, concern, analysis, agreement, appreciation, and criticism. Some tweets express frustration with government decisions or policies, while others offer analysis and insights on various issues. There is also appreciation for certain organizations and individuals as well as some criticism of specific policies or viewpoints.
Trend Analysis
- Debate and critique surrounding government policies related to healthcare delivery, terrorism, COVID-19, and federalism (reflected in the first tweet, second tweet, third tweet, fifth tweet, and sixth tweet)
- Analysis of Canadian federal budget and its impact on various sectors such as employment insurance and gun ownership (reflected in the ninth tweet, twelfth tweet, and thirteenth tweet)
- Discussion of gender equity and diversity issues in Canadian politics and workplaces (reflected in the eleventh tweet, fourteenth tweet, and fifteenth tweet)
- Exploration of declining academic performance and possible causes in Nova Scotia (reflected in the tenth tweet)
- Sharing and discussing articles and webinars by IRPP and other organizations on various policy topics (reflected in the fourth tweet, seventh tweet, eighth tweet, and sixteenth tweet)
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
80
Percentage of total tweets
35%
Number of Original tweets
29
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
224
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
100
Percentage of total tweets
44%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
32
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
66
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 101 |
Twitter for iPhone | 59 |
Twitter for Android | 43 |
Twitter for iPad | 11 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
jenditchburn | Jennifer Ditchburn | President & CEO, Institute for Research on Public Policy (@IRPP). jditchburn (at) irpp (dot) org. Orgullosamente Latina. She/Her. | 76,739 |
medical91 | Ravi Ratna | M.D/MPH #FBR #StrongerTogether #FF #WearAMask #VitD #TeamTrudeau #vaccinate #MaskUp | 44,251 |
AmitAryaMD | Dr. Amit Arya | Palliative Care Physician working in hospital, home care & long-term care. Faculty @UofTMedicine @MacHealthSci. Board Member @CdnDrs4Medicare. IG: AmitAryaMD | 39,560 |
TheSamaraCentre | Samara Centre for Democracy | A non-partisan registered charity dedicated to realizing a resilient democracy with an engaged public and responsive institutions. | 29,941 |
IRPP | IRPP/Policy Options | Institute for Research on Public Policy. Home of Policy Options. #CdnPoli | Institut de recherche en politiques publiques. Éditeur d'Options politiques. #polcan | 24,162 |
perreaux | Les Perreaux | Editor-in-chief, Policy Options, @IRPP. FransaskQuebanglo. | 22,072 |
kevinmilligan | Kevin Milligan | I teach economics at UBC Vancouver School of Economics @ubcVSE. | 20,273 |
ratnaomi | Senator Ratna Omidvar | Independent Senator for Ontario @SenateCA 🇨🇦 and proud resident of Toronto. Interested in ideas, evidence & analysis on migration, diversity & philanthropy. | 13,839 |
CAN_Femicide | Canadian Femicide Observatory | Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice & Accountability focuses on research, social & state responses to femicide, feminicide. (En, Fr) #CallItFemicide | 8,474 |
SXMCanadaTalks | SXMCanadaTalks | Current affairs & talk for Canadians. @SIRIUSXM Ch.167 1-855-958-TALK @SXM_Help https://t.co/hzHSF6BJgN @siriusxmcanada https://t.co/rFm1hoMyYG | 7,786 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
medical91 | Ravi Ratna | M.D/MPH #FBR #StrongerTogether #FF #WearAMask #VitD #TeamTrudeau #vaccinate #MaskUp | 42,059 |
SXMCanadaTalks | SXMCanadaTalks | Current affairs & talk for Canadians. @SIRIUSXM Ch.167 1-855-958-TALK @SXM_Help https://t.co/hzHSF6BJgN @siriusxmcanada https://t.co/rFm1hoMyYG | 9,963 |
Polysesouvient | PolySeSouvient / PolyRemembers | Diplômés et étudiants de l'École #Polytechnique, familles de victimes de la tuerie du 6 décembre 1989, qui militent pour un meilleur contrôle des armes | 7,518 |
ubcSPPGA | UBC SPPGA | As an interdisciplinary hub, the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) leads in research, innovation & learning on policy & global affairs. | 5,257 |
canada_disabled | Canadian Disabled United #PWDAllies | Uniting Disabled Voices in Canada #PWDAllies #PWD #PWDvote2 #PWDAlliesON #PWDAlliesBC #AODA #UNCRPD #ODSP #AISH #CPPD | 5,004 |
grrls_sxy_shoes | GRRLunderground 🏳️🌈🇺🇸⛑️ | 🌊🐙 Gen X Social Justice, #Demcast, out of cage, Mom 2 Fantastic Millenial, Writer, reading maniac - every subject, especially history. Autistic. No DM. | 4,991 |
CdnModel | Model Rapporteur 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇮🇱 | A Model (yet 'unacceptable') Canadian in a Progressive sewer. Served this country while 'they' only take. Will disarm on April 31. #NeverMovePast #TrudeauMustGo | 4,971 |
bkingston | Brian Kingston | President & CEO @cvma_ca | Board member @banffforum and @OEAEconomics #cdnecon | Tweets are personal views. | 4,962 |
IsabellaBardoel | (((Social Democrat))) 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇳🇱 | Jrnl/Comms Consultant EU/Cdn citizen. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity...the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. - Christopher Hitchens | 4,939 |
mirgray | Miranda Gray | #Ottawa tweets; inclusive, smart city, data driven, transit, aunt, @BB4Radio podcast fan, she / her @Mirgray@mstdn.ca | 4,854 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
IRPP | Institute for Research on Public Policy. Home of Policy Options. #CdnPoli | Institut de recherche en politiques publiques. Éditeur d'Options politiques. #polcan | 10 |
EvangelinSadler | Deputy Editor of Policy Options magazine, published by the IRPP, Institute for Research on Public Policy. esadler@irpp.org. Nova Scotian. Have to be near water. | 7 |
jim_4th | Dogs are my only companion in life (and one cat). | 5 |
perreaux | Editor-in-chief, Policy Options, @IRPP. FransaskQuebanglo. | 5 |
ratnaomi | Independent Senator for Ontario @SenateCA 🇨🇦 and proud resident of Toronto. Interested in ideas, evidence & analysis on migration, diversity & philanthropy. | 4 |
jenditchburn | President & CEO, Institute for Research on Public Policy (@IRPP). jditchburn (at) irpp (dot) org. Orgullosamente Latina. She/Her. | 4 |
Happyjustice4 | Retired lawyer. Unapologetically opinionated. I regret nothing. Friend of First People I block #covidiots and hope you do too. Blocking rules are pinned. | 4 |
mileslunn | Politics, Travel, Business. Blog at https://t.co/709XzdsHLv | 4 |
naomilightman | Associate Professor of Sociology @TorontoMet. Tweets about social inequality, gender, care work, immigration and critical research methodology. 🦮🌮📖 👶 | 4 |
SpruytJared | Family, sports and politics. mostly in that order. | 4 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1638276466726125568 | The evidence tells us that for-profit surgical delivery didn't improve wait times in Western Canada.…so why is the Ontario government telling us that for-profit surgical delivery will work here? A new op-ed by @a_longhurst, @drlesleybarron & I in @IRPP. https://t.co/pEqEIKUp4L | 165 |
1639296650853351426 | RT: @IRPP "The #IRGC must be declared a terrorist entity. Ottawa can then deal separately with the question of its former members who want to live here." By @CanStopTerror and @sherylsap - Read here: https://t.co/no16cFeSAW #cdnpoli #SenCA https://t.co/v5ERPuzMBV | 23 |
1640341205014974469 | My analysis w @SHamidAkbary of @stats_canada data @CRDCN finds racialized minorities, immigrants and essential workers had higher rates of COVID-19 infection, but were equally or more likely to get vaccinated. We explain the policy implications @IRPP https://t.co/yteAoOEIP8 | 7 |
1641150401763213341 | Constitutional theory & comparative federalism expert @JesseHartery write that if Alberta's #Bill8 “to protect gun owners from the federal firearms confiscation program” aimes to prevent federal gvt from enforcing its own law, it's #unconstitutional https://t.co/NsJ72BLv9F @IRPP | 7 |
1639216090327953411 | Erosion of Learning: How Representative is Nova Scotia? It was expedient to blame the Pandemic, but the skills slide goes back a decade. My latest @IRPP delves into declines in reading and math skills. Over to @CCMEC #cdned #nsed https://t.co/IpRHQcxo9Q | 5 |
1640714802908790791 | Check out the excellent series of short articles on making a #BetterParliament published this month by @irpp. This series was organized by @cynthiachuo and @AlexJMarland out of a Bell Chair workshop last fall. Read below about each: https://t.co/ha2FXJKQbO | 5 |
1641048461511475201 | Good morning Canada! @ArleneBynonShow is live from 8-10am ET covering the top news of the day! Guests: @sunlorrie @JulianKaragues1 @IRPP #Budget2023 @HunterTOSun Panel @gmacofglebe @JCappy123 #cdnpoli @RosenzweigP @michaeltaube Marla Stone 📻https://t.co/ciysVFPc8l https://t.co/FeKqWD9gcC | 5 |
1638621867492687872 | Next week’s federal budget might reveal the future of Canada’s employment insurance program (EI). I’m in Policy Options @IRPP today with some reasons why concerns about “labour shortages” shouldn’t stop reforms that make benefits more generous and easier to access🧵 https://t.co/0z0cLFLqkC | 5 |
1641093083788894208 | "The Biden visit to Ottawa was a success in all three functions. As a result, U.S.-Canadian relations are stronger this week than they were last week." New analysis on Joe Biden's visit to Canada from @sandsatwilson in @IRPP. https://t.co/Gd0hOekbYN | 5 |
1638545970366480389 | New @TheHillTimes Op Ed with @ctsragan, with a pre-budget reminder that the role of government is to address market failures, not supplant the role of businesses in choosing which sectors and technologies to invest in. @IRPP https://t.co/S3KMt1XDIz | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1638276466726125568 | The evidence tells us that for-profit surgical delivery didn't improve wait times in Western Canada.…so why is the Ontario government telling us that for-profit surgical delivery will work here? A new op-ed by @a_longhurst, @drlesleybarron & I in @IRPP. https://t.co/pEqEIKUp4L | 312 |
1639296650853351426 | RT: @IRPP "The #IRGC must be declared a terrorist entity. Ottawa can then deal separately with the question of its former members who want to live here." By @CanStopTerror and @sherylsap - Read here: https://t.co/no16cFeSAW #cdnpoli #SenCA https://t.co/v5ERPuzMBV | 42 |
1640341205014974469 | My analysis w @SHamidAkbary of @stats_canada data @CRDCN finds racialized minorities, immigrants and essential workers had higher rates of COVID-19 infection, but were equally or more likely to get vaccinated. We explain the policy implications @IRPP https://t.co/yteAoOEIP8 | 20 |
1641069309035159554 | En route vers Ottawa pour présenter au secrétariat des affaires intergouvernementales mes recherches sur le fédéralisme fiscal et les préférences des canadiens à ce sujet. Merci @cemutkuduy pour l’invitation Un aperçu: @IRPP https://t.co/AiSco8Dncl Sois efficace, train | 18 |
1641153588385775616 | @Polysesouvient @JesseHartery @IRPP Only @Polysesouvient would think that protecting rights of law abiding citizens is unconstitutional! 🙄 | 16 |
1641150401763213341 | Constitutional theory & comparative federalism expert @JesseHartery write that if Alberta's #Bill8 “to protect gun owners from the federal firearms confiscation program” aimes to prevent federal gvt from enforcing its own law, it's #unconstitutional https://t.co/NsJ72BLv9F @IRPP | 15 |
1641093083788894208 | "The Biden visit to Ottawa was a success in all three functions. As a result, U.S.-Canadian relations are stronger this week than they were last week." New analysis on Joe Biden's visit to Canada from @sandsatwilson in @IRPP. https://t.co/Gd0hOekbYN | 13 |
1639766701767114752 | Our March 10 @School_GC webinar on "building adaptable government" with @geoffmulgan @AiyarYamini & @jenditchburn is now on YouTube @IRPP @CPR_India @ucl https://t.co/uWNEgUfnlz https://t.co/Bsn61DOCFi | 12 |
1641155600007479314 | @Polysesouvient @JesseHartery @IRPP Banning legal firearms from licensed owners and confiscating them for $0 compensation is #unconstitutional and unnecessary. May 1 2020 ban and #C21 bans and confiscation with no budgetary consideration is legislating in "bad faith" and should result in invalidation of OIC. | 11 |
1638545970366480389 | New @TheHillTimes Op Ed with @ctsragan, with a pre-budget reminder that the role of government is to address market failures, not supplant the role of businesses in choosing which sectors and technologies to invest in. @IRPP https://t.co/S3KMt1XDIz | 11 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#cdnpoli | 25 |
#budget2023 | 9 |
#senca | 6 |
#betterparliament | 5 |
#polcan | 5 |
#unconstitutional | 4 |
#genderequity | 4 |
#cdnecon | 4 |
#cdned | 4 |
#nsed | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@irpp | 224 |
@jessehartery | 65 |
@polysesouvient | 58 |
@a_longhurst | 20 |
@juliankaragues1 | 19 |
@amitaryamd | 19 |
@drlesleybarron | 19 |
@shamidakbary | 13 |
@ratnaomi | 11 |
@naomilightman | 10 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
11
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👇 | 6 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
👇🏼 | 6 | backhand_index_pointing_down_medium-light_skin_tone |
🧵 | 3 | thread |
📻 | 3 | radio |
🇨🇦 | 2 | Canada |
🙄 | 1 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
💡 | 1 | light_bulb |
👉 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
🙏 | 1 | folded_hands |
⬇️ | 1 | down_arrow |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 14 |
Objects | 4 |
Activities | 3 |
Flags | 2 |
Smileys & Emotion | 1 |
Symbols | 1 |