Notices by M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@mastodon.club), page 58

@sconlan What about TOR? Though I suppose using it makes your ISP and the govt suspicious.

@ink_slinger Is there anything they agree on? I only have the sketchiest knowledge of either.

Peterson, it seems, can speak well off the cuff -- apparently a very popular lecturer at U of T. Zizek?

@ink_slinger @allan
In #Montreal , the real problem with Winter the last few years is that it's too warm: too much freezing rain, too much slush, too much ice. It would be much more comfortable if it were 10°C colder and consistently dry as a consequence.

I can't answer as to how this compares with Montreal Winters in the past.

@Tryphon Careful, Chesterton's Fence is actually a path to a certain sort of #conservatism .

(The sensible, humble sort.)

One last thought for the day:

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and the Director of Public Prosecutions were established by the Accountability Act in 2006 to separate further prosecutions and politics. Good work, #PMHarper and #JohnBaird.

#canpol #accountability #tory

« Le 17 septembre, déjà, elle dit avoir regardé M. Trudeau dans les yeux en lui demandant s'il était en train de s'ingérer. Il aurait assuré que non. Malgré tout, les pressions se sont intensifiées dans les semaines suivantes, rapporte-t-elle. »

Affaire SNC-Lavalin: ils sont allés trop loin | PAUL JOURNET | Paul Journet
https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/editoriaux/paul-journet/201902/27/01-5216423-affaire-snc-lavalin-ils-sont-alles-trop-loin.php

#canpol #PMTrudeau

"I’ve never met a Liberal yet who doesn’t reliably confuse his electoral skin with the national interest." — Paul Wells

(This wouldn't apply to Ms. Wilson-Raybould of course.)

The moral catastrophe of Justin Trudeau
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/the-moral-catastrophe-of-justin-trudeau/

#canpol #JustinTrudeau

Another theory, one I've heard from others, is that Justin Trudeau is not used to having to take "no" for an answer.

#JustinTrudeau #canpol #JodyWilson-Raybould

After hearing from Jody Wilson-Raybould, my impression is that PM Trudeau has a certain... lack of depth.

He thinks to himself, "Of course I can get involved in this Québec political issue without crossing any ethical nes; and even if there is a certain risk of crossing lines, well, there wouldn't be any real political costs anyway."

A wiser or more cunning political leader would have known better and stayed away.

#shawcross #canpol #JustinTrudeau

Listen to Michael Cohen threaten my old friend Tim Mak, 7min.

You know something about a man by those with whom he chooses to associate.

LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/31/615843930/listen-how-michael-cohen-protects-trump-by-making-legal-threats?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=politics&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190227

#uspol

The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Or maybe not...

Andrew Coyne: Maybe now we can finally say it out loud — poverty is in decline | National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-maybe-now-we-can-finally-say-it-out-loud-poverty-is-in-decline

#StatsCan #MarketBasketMeasure
#AndrewCoyne
#canpol
#GoodNewsEveryone