A few weeks ago, someone wrote that Canada was basically 5 banks and 3 telcos in a trench coat. My wife just told me something that just spiralled into corroborating that claim.

What happens to the Overton window when one party decided small tents were cool when they were 17 and aren't going to change their mind now and the other parties believe in big tents?

Step 1.) Convince people that the Doug Ford government is corrupt, guilty, and incompetent. ???? Step n.) People actually care.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? I dunno, it's so hard to pick just one. So many timeless classics to choose from.

#Bill60 will likely be passed this week, and it will grow homelessness across Ontario — something our food banks, shelters, and municipalities do not have the resources to address. When you wonder why encampments are growing in your community, remember Bill 60. My remarks today at the OLA:

For some reason, I was thinking about the 407 and road tolls this morning, and how the tolls were removed from the provincially controlled section, and how predictable stuff happened.

Canadians: united by how much we hate Rogers, divided by which other telecom we hate most.

“Frustrating customer service experiences due to lack of competition, weak protections, experts say.” www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

Counting down the seconds before this becomes the Freedom Convoy crowd's new pet cause. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Grey Cup is our Canadian game, and maybe never more than when Saskatchewan wins it. I’m still unsure how the rule changes will affect the league, but this was a good example of how the CFL works, and should work. www.thestar.com/sports/footb...

One more Grey Cup and Saskatchewan will have won twice as many as Queen's University.

Coincidentally, another Montreal vs Saskatchewan clash.

Up next, The Vanier

What a finish

What's going on?

Literal ouch

Oof

In the Real Canadian Superstore commercial they playin' ludi.

No lead is safe

I hate that Ring of Fire commercial, because you'd have no idea how much of a scoundrel Doug Ford is just from watching it.

One thing both NFL and CFL have in common is I don't really care for their half time shows.

If you drop the ball on your foot before it hits the ground, it should count as a complete pass and it's a live ball.

The crazy thing is that this is probably true for a lot of people, but also, up until not that long ago, the CFL was the 2nd most popular sports league in Canada after the NHL.

I was sitting in front of my TV watching the #GreyCup broadcast from 6:30 or so until sometime after 7, wondering why the game hadn't started yet. Some kind of weather delay? Seemed plausible given the weather challenges for other championships lately.

Treasure every rouge, people, while you can

Did you know that Carney is our 24th prime minister?

I love the Grey Cup because all the cheerleaders are trying to look cute while wearing gear that is usually reserved for solo climbing K2

The #GreyCup is in the stadium. It’s almost time folks. Buckle up.

Even with that, I watch pregame shows for their expertise! If they cannot provide that, what is their value add?

Speaking of. I was watching the Grey Cup pregame. One guy says "according to Grok..." Later "Here's a profile of the Montreal QB with the help of AI..." Perhaps the CFL rule changes won't matter to me. I might just have to swear off TSN entirely from now on.

Well. One of the questions I've had is what happens with knowledge sharing in an era of LLMs? Why would I put myself out there only to have my knowledge slurped up by ChatGPT or Gemini or some such org can make profit selling it to someone else who can undermine my job security?

if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help

My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.

Remember sometime in the early aughts when there was a massive outbreak of avian flu in BC, so big that chicken prices in Ontario went up due to the hit that made to supply?

New rule: provinces can only use the Notwithstanding clause to take away a right if they replace it w/ a new one, chosen by the community most affected by the loss. So, if teachers in Alberta lose the right to strike, they gain the right to nationalise the oil patch & fund education better. Fair?

Happy Grey Cup Sunday to all who celebrate.

I am convinced that progressives need to start fighting fire with fire. When the hateful right steps over the line, step over the line with them and use it against them. You want to use the powers of the state to deprive rights based on identity? Fine. Let's do this. And go hard.

What is the optimal mix of small, medium, and large businesses that would maximize productivity?

If you win the lottery, you will say something, because you are required to by law.

I am originally from Saskatchewan so I am reposting “Aim High” to cheer on my Saskatchewan Roughriders today at Grey Cup. 🏈 Let’s go! Thank you @canadianpaintings.bsky.social for posting my painting. :)

If the Notwithstanding clause can be used to ban citizens from managing their own health care, and be used to ban them from organizations... Then it should be allowed to ban Danielle from politics and from serving in office. For example.

When the UCP uses the notwithstanding clause tomorrow, watch defenders say, "it's totally legal" or "we had no choice." They're deflecting. The UCP wants to exact as much harm on transgender folks as possible. And they know their actions are not justifiable in a democratic society. Who's next?

It is very concerning that, as pointed out by @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social, the federal budget adopts the same language around immigration as has been regularized in the UK

I really hope Canada can avoid importing what is going on in the UK

Our local Santa Claus parade is today. Last time I went, it had a Bombardier. I thought that was pretty neat, and I almost snapped a picture, until I realized it had our local CPC MP's name plastered all over it. No thanks!

I can relate to Alberta and Saskatchewan. When I was in high school, I missed a deadline on an assignment I didn't even know I had. Everyone else in the class knew about it but me for some reason. Could happen to anyone, or any province.

You’re the ones who have to come up with the actual plan, dipshit.

Today

Today The first game was scheduled to start at 10ET, but there's a weather delay (quelle surprise).