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Not sure why this quote didn’t make the headline…

“I bought Stelco because I could not afford anymore having Stelco flooding the market here in the United States to the detriment of my own company,” he said.

Fair enough - he definitely has a dramatic vibe, maybe I’ll check out some more of his stuff.

Has there been much chatter about groups/artists who are confirmed to have applied?

I would have liked to have seen LU KALA in the mix - she has good Eurovision energy.

Having watched the music videos in the article…they’re all good artists, but I’m not sure I’m seeing any Eurovision winners. There needs to be some arena-filling bombast. If anyone’s seen these artists live, maybe you’ll have some insights.

Based solely on these videos…Rêve could be a good choice. Josiane’s mix of French and English could be a fun way to show off the country, but again…Eurovision is about spectacle much of the time.

Direct link to vote for your preferred finalist.

Denmark, too!

Well, this summit seems to be a big “step one,” and they seem to have a pretty aggressive timeline over the next year. I guess we’ll see.

Don’t threaten me with a good time…

The groundwork for their post-midterm excuses is being laid before our very eyes.

Also in the joint package, Ottawa is easing greenhouse gas regulations as U.S. tariffs pressure Canada’s automotive sector.

Canada’s emissions standards are now set to flatline until 2030 — maintaining 2026 levels for new light-duty vehicles through the 2029 model year. Annual increases are set to resume in the 2030 model year.

Ottawa initially proposed increasing emissions standards from 2026 through 2035 to reach its goal of 75 per cent EV sales by 2035.

This change comes after the Trump administration made similar changes on Monday.

I think one can reasonably assume that he consented to being identified, since the CBC regularly protects anonymity.

Why he consented, considering his concerns, is a valid question.

I agree - the new government in Quebec has an obvious stake in reopening the Constitution, and Ford’s the kind of guy who would jump on it. They meet the 50% of the population stipulation all by themselves, and between them and Alberta, they have 3 out of the 7 provinces required. It’s not implausible that they could find four more.

BUT, the current version of Ford might not be too excited to be seen climbing into bed with separatists.

Sure, they’re going to press on with a bunch of initiatives that are plainly unconstitutional, get smacked down by the courts after a lengthy battle, use it to fuel anti-federal sentiment, and try again later.

The wheel turns.

Seven dead as of current reporting, with an unknown number of injuries.

Let’s hope those numbers don’t grow too much.

Edit: Revised down to four (for now), which was a nice adjustment to see.

I don’t think the CBC can say “fraudulently” because fraud is a crime and he hasn’t been charged, let alone convicted.

“Allegedly” doesn’t work, because the facts aren’t in dispute.

But I agree, “erroneously” also seems wrong. They probably should have just left the adverb out of it.

Yeah, I omitted High Treason, because it obviously doesn’t apply.

And the laws sound treason are pretty much entirely focused on facilitating a foreign military invasion. Based on what we know so far, I don’t think there’s anything there that would hold up in court.

But like I said the last time this came up, by all means, investigate away. I just think it’s far more likely that they’d get nailed on lesser charges like foreign interference-related stuff (but I don’t really know anything about our foreign interference laws, save that they seem to be woefully inadequate).

found that it did

How so?

Every one commits treason who, in Canada,

• uses force or violence for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Canada or a province;

Not so far…

• without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Canada, military or scientific information or any sketch, plan, model, article, note or document of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know may be used by that state for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada;

Maybe? I don’t see military or scientific secrets being described here, but I’m open to the possiblity if there’s any evidence.

• conspires with any person to commit high treason or to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a);

Again, not so far.

• forms an intention to do anything that is high treason or that is mentioned in paragraph (a) and manifests that intention by an overt act; or

Again, not so far.

• conspires with any person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.

And that’s another maybe, but I don’t see anything in this article that screams “military or scientific secrets.”

A megaproject going over budget? Unthinkable.

Yeah, I’d like to see a comparison of switching to permanent DST and continuing with the twice-annual changes.