Recent content by The Bread Guy

Yup - but I remember a rule from the series "Yes, Minister" where someone wanting to be the leader of a party starts off by saying s/he has no interest in seeking the leadership. Maybe the reverse is in play here? Then again, I also agree with some who say the two team coaches hate each other...

Only the broadest of strokes, and no real surprises, but the yet-to-fully-sprout bud of a campaign platform from Team Blue, via fundraising email yesterday ....

Majority of Canadians who voted =/= "Canadians at large", especially when about 1/3 of those who could vote in those elections didn't. Also, that sorta blows the "a real majority of Canadians didn't even vote for him" argument out of the water, doesn't it? ;) Meanwhile, Canadian Press overview...

Posting this here since it affects all party leaders, not just one -- re: one indicator of election readiness, the latest figures from Elections Canada (quarterly contributions reporting by party, January to March 2024): Team Blue: $10.9 million Team Red: $3.2 million Team Orange: $1.4...

This from Angus Reid today ..... https://angusreid.org/canada-pro-palestinian-protests-university-encampments-change-minds-israel-blockades-freedom-convoy/#gsc.tab=0 Breakdown of potential targets .... Survey methodology .... Also archived here.

The other side of that coin .... https://www.twz.com/air/israel-is-shooting-down-a-lot-of-its-own-drones Also, not likely, but still disturbing .... https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/05/06/putin-orders-tactical-nuclear-drills-on-eve-of-his-new-term/...

As others smarter than me have said ... After all, there's a few Jews out there who don't think Israel should exist ..... https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/anti-zionism-among-jews https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ultra-orthodox-anti-zionist/ The tougher one to parse is supporting the...

There’s still a morning show out of TBay - for now - but yeah, most of the 705/807 news is outta Sudbury. Unlike in the old days when national news services would do stories on people losing fingers in snowblowers here :)

And is everyone's entire reality (or a reasonable sample thereof) being represented and portrayed? Judging by coverage of my home town (Thunder Bay) on CBC national media, I suspect there's far more nuance to the realities being faced in other cities/towns in Canada I hear stories about that we...

True dat. For now, yes - so I hope he does better than other PM's in the past in answering questions in the House. Like those who predicted PMJT's performance/behaviour based on past events/behaviours, those more cynical than me might go with the motto of Canada's Army Cadets: "Acer Acerpori"...

Even before dial-up internet longer-ago .....

I was referring to the oooooooooooooooooold days, when people wearing different coloured political jerseys could get together behind the scenes to hammer out solutions that would solve problems and that everyone could live with and defend. WAAAAAAY before current management ...

On paper, yes. But, to take this point a bit further ... Where Team Orange dropped the ball is exploiting the wins, such as they are, to translate into increased support for the party.

This just out from Angus Reid - while asking about pro- & anti-Palestinian protests, interesting how who respondents think get special treatment very much seems to depend on the political team jersey they wear (or at least say they wore in the 2021 election) ...

Having seen both Team Red and Team Blue PM's answer simple questions in the House with political barbs instead of a clear answer (often one provided for them by people in the system, but not used), it remains to be seen how PP would do in the same situation if/when he's PM. If we believe the...