Roundup: Law and order for thee but not for me

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Because everything is stupid, it would seem that Pierre Poilievre is endorsing Scott Moe’s plan to break federal law and not collect the federal carbon price on natural gas. Or, well, instruct his Crown corporation to break the law and not collect or remit it, which puts them in legal jeopardy, which they’re frankly not going to do. But this is what happens when politics has been reduced to performative nonsense and doing stupid things to “own the Libs.” If only we still had grown-ups involved…

Oh, and for those of you asking, the “pause” on the carbon price on home heating oil doesn’t invalidate the whole scheme, as there were already carve-outs when it came into existence. Try again.

Ukraine Dispatch:

Ukrainian intelligence says that three Russian officers were killed in a blast by local resistance groups in occupied Melitopol. Russians targeted Kyiv overnight on Saturday, and killed four people in strikes on Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia, while pro-Ukrainian saboteurs derailed a train in Russia with an improvised explosive device.

Good reads:

  • Here are some quotes from Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, and others, on the occasion of Remembrance Day.
  • Global Affairs says that 234 Canadians, permanent residents and their family members were able to leave Gaza on Sunday.
  • The path to our emissions targets will mean steeper reductions in the oil and gas sector, which the sector’s apologists and greenwashers are balking at.
  • The president and CEO of Sustainable Development Technologies Canada has stepped down, while the chair continues to defend the organisation.
  • Here is a look at how Canadians have a tendency not to talk about our military history in a meaningful way, letting it fade away.
  • CBC looks into the dichotomy between solar farms and agricultural land, and whether there is a genuine conflict between the two.
  • A $55-million deal has been reached around legal fees for the $23-billion class action settlement for First Nations children taken into care.
  • Kevin Carmichael ponders the era of “structural uncertainty” that we appear to be entering into and how that translates for businesses.
  • Patricia Treble looks behind-the-scenes at Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh’s recent visit to Toronto and area, and the preparation for these private working tours.
  • Susan Delacourt wonders, somewhat rhetorically, why our political leaders aren’t trying to unite the country over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Odds and ends:

The Ottawa Citizen’s “We Are the Dead” project was for Private Emile Matthé of Montreal, who enlisted for the First World War.

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