Oh.

Oh?

I think something like that is happening - available rooms are being prioritized for evacuees with medical or accessibility needs, as the article says.

The issue with proactively evicting people is…those people have to go somewhere, too.

“I ask all levels of government, please come together, work together, ask that these hotels and these accommodations make space for our people. We are in a state of emergency, you can give that directive.”

I find this a little confusing - are they to “ask” the hotels to make space, or are they to “direct” them? Those are two very different things.

And if it’s the latter…is there a legal way to do so? This is an honest question, I have no idea what the answer is.

A decent chunk of his argument is simply to push back against this…loudly.

Finally, it is time to start calling out a lot of provincial grievance for the rank bullshit it often is.

Thanks - I find the “reformed” Senate fascinating.

I certainly agree that it needs government oversight and attention. A ministry, though…I’m not convinced, and inclined to think the worst when “we’ll use AI to fix the government” was a consistent taking point during the campaign.

But it was rightly pointed out that AI is only part of the name. I’d just as soon it not be there, but we’ll see what happens.

I don’t know if there’s any scenario where I think it’s worthy of its own ministry.

Former journalist Evan Solomon takes on a newly created role as minister of artificial intelligence.

Ugh.

It was a BQ riding, not CPC.

wat

July 1 is his self-established deadline.

Well you see, she doesn’t support sovereignty, and has to stop them from starting their own party, so obviously she has to give them what they want, stoke the flames, and make it easier to hold a referendum.

It’s so simple!

At this point, “one crank neurologist” seems to be the most likely explanation by far.

This was an independent study, not the government investigation.

I’m by no means suggesting that the FDA cuts are good (they are, to be very clear, dumb and bad), but in theory, food is still being tested at the state level.

I can only hope that the Government of Canada is aware of the state programs, and whether they are suitably robust.

Another thing to consider is that many people simply aren’t that engaged, and the news ecosystem on both sides of the border has deteriorated to the point where it’s very easy to go through life with bad information, or no information at all.

It’s probably not that hard for a low-information voter to be swayed by big talk, even if they’re not a cultist.

I think it’s a nuanced question - I’ve heard that the Cuban community in Florida is very Republican because they’re seen as stronger against the Cuban regime.

In other cases, I think people are very willing to vote for people who promise to help them with their most immediate problems (regardless of how credible those promises are), and overlook the rest.

And we should never underestimate the willingness of people to close a door behind them once they’ve gotten through it.

One thing he doesn’t touch on (much) is that a significant number of NDP supporters - probably “working class” supporters - seemed to flip to the Conservatives, and not the Liberals.

The party is going to have to reckon with that, too.

It’s probably another move to distance himself from Trudeau’s choices.