Roundup: Taking Moe a little too seriously

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As Saskatchewan’s little LARP into lawlessness continues, a number of credulous columnists in this country continue to take it seriously that the province thinks they know that they’re doing, or that they have found legal loopholes around said lawlessness. They haven’t, and they should stop pretending that Scott Moe or his minister, Dustin Duncan, are some kind of evil geniuses sticking it to Trudeau. They’re not, and it’s a little embarrassing how easily some columnists can let themselves get played like this.

Ukraine Dispatch:

Two people were killed in Russian shelling of Kherson in the south, and another killed in an air attack on Kharkiv in the northeast.

Good reads:

  • Liberal whip Steve MacKinnon is being sworn in today as Government House Leader for the duration of Karina Gould’s parental leave.
  • Former Chief of Defence Staff, retired-General Tom Lawson, says that it’s a good thing we’re having frank conversations about the challenges facing the Forces.
  • Here’s a look at the proposed federal plastics registry, and how some provinces are using theirs to reduce waste and save consumers money.
  • The fourth anniversary of the downing of Flight PS752 will once again be marked with demands for the IRGC to be named a terrorist entity, which would be illegal.
  • Wab Kinew is starting in on the populist nonsense claiming there is a “strong case” to review the carbon price in the province, ignoring the point of the price level.
  • Kevin Carmichael cautions Canadians against talking themselves into a recession when the economic fundamentals are still pretty solid in the aggregate.
  • My weekend column looks at why the Private Member’s Bill seeking to exempt MPs from their Oath to the King is both unconstitutional and a fool’s errand.

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