Roundup: Lethal overwatch?

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There’s been some chatter about a story in the Guardian that purports to show BC RCMP communications that would have allowed for “snipers” and “sterilizing” of Indigenous protests in the province over LNG pipelines – which the minister of Indigenous services wants some answers to, and which the RCMP denies is actually legitimate, citing that the terminology used isn’t consistent with their own, or that some of it is being misinterpreted (in particular “lethal overwatch). To that end, here’s Justin Ling with a bit of context and nuance to consider before you get agitated at what’s being reported, as it may not necessarily be correct.

Good reads:

  • Justin Trudeau says he plans to be less visible, and more down-to-business this parliament after the electoral drubbing he received.
  • After Chinese officials sniped at Canada’s request the US hold off their trade agreement, François-Philippe Champagne sniped back at their presumption.
  • The finance department announced they were putting their plan to tax stock options on pause while they figure out how not to punish start-ups in the process.
  • The government is considering a proposal to freeze the pension contributions of judges who fight removal from the bench.
  • The courts are taking issue with the government’s updated laws on sexual assault trials, in particular because they eviscerate the right to a fair trial.
  • Here is the tale of a New Brunswick town with no land link to Canada where the residents are having their mail searched by US border guards.
  • With marijuana legalization, Canada is now in violation of several UN anti-drug treaties, and it’s creating some interesting international dynamics.
  • Andrew Scheer says that his high travel costs were partisan and borne by the party and not taxpayers. Well, except that political donations get a 75 percent tax credit…
  • Some Conservatives are anonymously talking smack about Scheer and the fact that he’s still around, while others are publicly angry at those who leaked the spending.
  • Two months after the election, Jagmeet Singh admits the party is a mess, but he’s optimistic, so that counts for more than poor management, right?
  • Matt Gurney takes issue with the Liberals’ current plans regarding gun control as they aren’t backed up by data or evidence, and are simply ideological.
  • Chantal Hébert evaluates Jean Charest’s putative bid to return to federal politics to lead the federal Conservatives.
  • Chris Selley makes the case – sort of – for Charest to run.
  • Kevin Carmichael explains Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz’s offensive against “Modern Monetary Theory.”
  • My weekend column looks at why Justin Trudeau is right when he says there’s not actually a national unity crisis brewing in this country.

Odds and ends:

Prince Harry and Megan, Duchess of Sussex, are spending the holiday season in Canada.

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2 thoughts on “Roundup: Lethal overwatch?”

  2. “Trudeau … has been navigating these waters more skilfully than one may have initially thought probable. … The appointment of Chrystia Freeland as not only intergovernmental affairs minister, but also deputy prime minister – with actual heft to the portfolio rather than just a symbolic title – also shows that he is use his bench strength to its greatest effect.”

    Perhaps the aforementioned “low-bridge” strategy is working well for Trudeau the younger as it did for his father in 1980. Any good coach elevates his star players.

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