Roundup: Summer showboat season has begun

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It’s day one-hundred-and-forty-three of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a missile strike in the more central city of Vinnystia killed a four-year-old disabled girl, which was used by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others to demand that Russia be declared a state sponsor of terrorism as a result. There have been other strikes in Dnipro, near the centre of the country, and in Mykolaiv, which is closer to the front lines in the south. CBC has a video of the week in the war here.

Ukraine, meanwhile, is preparing a counteroffensive in the south, particularly to reclaim Kherson, which is a strategic objective that could give them control of the region, including of giving them the ability to strike Russian positions in Crimea. The fact that the Ukrainians have now accepted delivery of the American HIMARS rocket system is giving them a new advantage over the Russians, and could turn the campaign, which is in a “grinding” phase of attrition currently. There have been no Russian advances in the east part of the country for over a week now, so the supposition that Russia needs time to regroup seems to be proving true.

Closer to home, summer showboat—err, committee season has begun, with two emergency meetings yesterday, being the foreign affairs committee, and the industry committee. In the former, they have committee agreed to meet over the summer to discuss the return of those gas turbines to Germany, and will call ministers to testify. The latter used the day to plan meetings on the Rogers outage, where they plan to call ministers, Rogers executives, and the CRTC, and you can bet that MPs from all parties are planning who their best performers on camera will be in order to give some outrage and sanctimony clips that they can then use for shitposts and fundraisers. Because that’s what our Parliament has devolved to.

Good reads:

  • Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel an event in suburban Ottawa yesterday after protesters, many of whom in convoy drag, showed up to the location.
  • Climate rebate payments for the first two quarters of 2022 went out yesterday (for those in eligible provinces), but most were deposited under vague titles.
  • Jean-Yves Duclos announced a deal with GSK Canada for future flu vaccines.
  • An internal report at Passport Canada from March 2020 warned about being unable to keep up with volumes, and suggested creating an online portal for applications.
  • The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Copyright Board was wrong to force music streaming services to pay double royalties.
  • Conservative leadership organizers are mulling a third official debate in August. They’re also hoping the vote counting will be a faster process this time around.
  • The Green Party’s federal council is contemplating outing its Quebec leader for his criticism of their federal leadership process and plans to evaluate the winner.
  • Kevin Carmichael looks at the bigger picture of the Bank of Canada’s rate hike and what it could mean for business investment during an attempted “soft landing.”
  • Jason Markusoff delves into the census data of how the 2015 oil crash impacted the highest earners in Alberta (and they’re bitter about it).
  • Althia Raj has questions about Patrick Brown’s ouster, based on the rumours, innuendo, and lack of transparency about the various allegations being hinted at.

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  1. Ten years almost since JT became Liberal leader, and the party that sent LegoHead Steve and his minions Flowbee Andy, Cueball O’Toole, and soon to be coronated Petroleum Pete who is as greasy and tacky as his coiffure full of Alberta sludge, are still going bonkers over his hair (instead of developing credible policy alternatives). It’s like his Jedi mind trick with them, and they can’t resist the bait. Someone ask these guys: is he ready yet?

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