All government agencies must work to “detect, disrupt and publicize” interference

A wonderful idea, from a report that is not (AFAIK) publicly available, has sat on Liberal minister Dominic LeBlanc’s desk for a full calendar year, and was only revealed by a private news outlet issuing an Access to Information request. Hmm. Where are those government agencies at?

I feel the same way.

Let us know if you come across the report, & post a link if possible!

Eventually it turns out that Project Hype Train does not have a functioning train system at launch.

Get Damon Killian to send them down the chute.

Man, fuck these UCP idiots.

Provincial governments need to work closely with the federal government. The provincial government actually has a responsibility to establish and nurture that relationship, and not simply throw temper tantrums when the relationship isn’t what they want it to be. When the UCP chooses to be oppositional and obstructive like this, it hurts Alberta citizens, and makes life worse.

There are a lot of things I love about Alberta. But if the next provincial election shows that a majority of the citizens truly want a provincial government that behaves like this, I’m outta here.

In the case at-hand, Legault certainly looks like a guy who was grasping at straws for a lighter hand from the justice system. Not sure who would need to be ‘paid’ in this circumstance.

As a sidebar, I believe Gladue explicitly addresses loss of language and connection with background as an impact of colonialism that must be considered in sentencing, i.e., it’s not necessary to have a deep connection with Indigenous heritage / culture to be considered via Gladue. But yeah, not a factor in this case, which the judge went to great lengths to point out.

Anyway, the sentencing referenced some material that pointed me to the case of writer Joseph Boyden, who falsely claimed Indigenous ancestry. Led me to an article by Wab Kinew about the issue titled There is room in our circle for Joseph Boyden. If you don’t mind sharing, what’s your take on Kinew’s stance?

I ask because it strikes me as antipodal from your view, and I’m just not sure what to think about the issue of identity here.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

OP, are you saying there are homes in Quebec that a person making $30k a year can buy? If so, tabarnak, I need to learn French.

FYI just about any liquor product manufactured in North America has spent substantial time in an HDPE tote.

Talking points printed for comrades at the Russian troll farm