Roundup: Notes on the Alberta pension proposal

There was a brief return to the discourse over the proposed Alberta Pension Plan over the weekend after a Colby Cosh column managed to get the criticisms of the plan right. So, I’ll let Trevor Tombe to the talking.

As always, try to remember how the CPP actually works:

Ukraine Dispatch:

Ukraine says that they shot down 30 out of 40 drones in an overnight attack on Saturday, and 16 out of 30 dronesovernight on Sunday, when a grain storage warehouse in Uman was hit. In turn, Russia claims to have shot down six Ukrainian drones and two missiles over occupied Crimea on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the country will be partnering with western arms manufacturers to start localising production in Ukraine, with a focus on air defence and de-mining.

Good reads:

  • Justin Trudeau was in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Some quotes from the day can be found here.
  • Here is some historical context on previous incidents where Canada was embarrassed on the world stage.
  • Jewish groups are calling on the government to release secret files from the Deschenes Report about former Nazis who resettled in Canada after the war.
  • The RCMP introduced mandatory security awareness training as part of the changes following the arrest of the alleged spy in their midst.
  • Here is another preview of the trial of the alleged RCMP spy, which begins on Tuesday with jury selection.
  • Pierre Poilievre was called out for tweeting about meeting with Algonquin elders, but attaching photographs of meeting with Inuit elders instead.
  • The Quebec government plans to table a bill that will allow them to join BC’s class action lawsuits against opioid manufacturers.
  • Althia Raj enumerates just how awful last week was in politics.
  • My weekend column sets the stage for the Speaker election on Tuesday, and who the only two real viable candidates are.

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