Maybe they could attach it as a footnote to the economic statement.

Yeah, the timing will be interesting.

Technically, they have a 171-169 advantage at the moment (or 170-169 if you subtract the Speaker). So they could conceivably push it through now.

But as you say, swearing in the MPs would make it official official.

Carney government moving to change up House committees now that Liberals have a majority.

I'm sure the House will agree to these changes without complaint or delay.

ANALYSIS: How Doug Ford cost himself a private jet | TVO Today Decisions made behind closed doors continue to backfire on this government — and they might become more common

Best plane take so far.

Yes, Doug Ford, Quebec bought private jets — but not for the premier's travels | CBC News Last week, Ontario’s premier pointed to a fleet of Quebec government-owned planes as justification for having his own private aircraft. But Quebec’s premier has no such private plane. We got to the bo...

"There is no government plane for the premier’s exclusive travel, according to a spokesperson for the premier’s office. They said the jets Ford was referring to are used for medical transport."

A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views Flagged as a "potential covert influence operation" in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.

Researchers have been watching this network of YouTube accounts for awhile--the accounts post regularly, push a consistent message and if one goes down, another pops up. They've now turned attention to Alberta separation, and US annexation.
www.thestar.com/news/investi...

I think the discussion in Canada is increasingly going to be:

Does Canada have a *Donald Trump* problem or does Canada have a *United States of America* problem?

As an 8th grader, the Columbine shooting made a profound impact on me & my peers.

I've said this before but I can't stress enough the importance of Dave Cullen's book "Columbine." Difficult read but considered the best reported, most comprehensive look at the tragedy & how people got it all wrong.

I never wanted to be one of those people who said things like, "question period used to be better."

But question period used to be better.

They call it question period because it's one question repeated two dozen times.

I was being slightly facetious with my question.

I would broadly agree with you.

But if one were to take the opinion that MPs should run in a byelection before changing parties....

From Hansard on Feb. 2, 2004.

Does this count as floor crossing?

Further: If you believe parties, not MPs, are the primary building block of democracy — an implicit contention in the argument made against floor-crossing — then you really probably should support PR.

Of course, we *did* have a referendum on this.

In 2021.

Ordered by the UCP government.

And Albertans voted 'No'.

The website is still up.

It says: "The results of the referendum are binding. Alberta will continue changing their clocks twice a year."

If you're opposed to the very idea of a majority government, you might want to throw your support behind proportional representation.

Online discourse seems powered less by the exchange of ideas than the constant hunt for conceptual objects that the listener can have and express strong feelings about. Indignation Objects, Rage Objects, and Self-Righteousness Objects seem especially highly valued

In the abstract, could a premier of Ontario justify a plane? Sure.

Could Ontario Premier *Doug Ford* justify a plane? That's harder.

I'm not sure he chickened out this time. I think he bowed to the contradiction that the plane represented with his brand of politics.

Within minutes of the plane story coming out there, people were pointing to a clip of him previously bragging about how he didn't need a fancy plane.

Personally, I was intrigued by the notion of a plane that ran on gravy. But I see the naysayers have once again gotten in the way of progress.

Obviously very important for people's rights and everything.

But it's also the day that Jean Chretien said "merde" in front of the Queen.

social housing units built by year in Canada, 1972-2010

- by number of units
- as % of all housing built

Important clarification

www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

Federalism!

Yes please.

Words have meanings.

Justice minister open to notwithstanding clause guardrails | CBC News Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish g...

A noter que le ministre Sean Fraser parle ici de baliser le recours à la clause de dérogation par un éventuel futur gouvernement fédéral et non par les provinces. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Justice minister open to notwithstanding clause guardrails | CBC News Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish g...

"Fraser said he’s considering taking up a proposed law by Ontario Sen. Peter Harder, Bill S-218, to amend the Constitution Act and establish conditions for Ottawa’s use of the notwithstanding clause."

🇨🇦 = Independent redistrictings that strive for effective representation and a fair playing field, for the benefit of voters.

🇺🇸 = Politically managed redistrictings where one party games the process for advantage, at the expense of voters.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Mark Carney: The George Clooney of finance The new governor of the Bank of England, the Canadian Mark Carney, has been hailed as the saviour of the British economy. But who is he – and is his record that good?

Here's a New Statesman headline from 2013. The piece itself refers to him as "the bankers' George Clooney."

The piece does claim Carney has "matinee idol looks." But the world of bankers is not — with all due respect — a world full of famous and glamorous people.

Do people realize that saying someone is the "George Clooney of finance" is not the same as saying someone is on the same level as George Clooney?

The key part of the phrase is surely "of finance."

Missed question period.

Without looking I'm going to assume it was all questions about Canada's national inventory report on GHG emissions for 2024.