If the rage-bait works, then why not try again? This is apparently the thinking of the Conservatives, who are once again falsely claiming that the federal government has “banned prayer” by military chaplains at Remembrance Day ceremonies, after claiming this last year and it’s no more true now than it was then. Nevertheless, this is exactly the sort of thing that gets their base all hot and bothered, and who will open their wallets over it.

This is complete nonsense.
 
Any suggestion that our Chaplain General banned prayer is disrespectful to the excellent work that our chaplains do in tending to the spiritual wellbeing of all members of the Canadian Armed Forces. https://t.co/wZX6ESATdd

— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) November 8, 2024

There has been a policy decision made by the Chaplain General, independent of government, that encourages more inclusive language by chaplains in order to respect the greater diversity within the Forces, but again, not a prayer ban, and not ordered by the government. But for Andrew Scheer to claim that it’s the government that’s lying about it and not him, serial liar who lies about everything under the sun, and to then try and clap back at Marc Miller was…something. I can’t even.

That he quotes the Epoch Times is too perfect. https://t.co/XtliIVz6Zd pic.twitter.com/eWFcF6SvF6

— Alheli Picazo (@a_picazo) November 9, 2024

Imagine thinking for a second veterans would believe your bullshit, Andrew. Very much looking forward to the prayer given every year at the ceremony in downtown Montreal, one of the largest in Canada. https://t.co/oGjMqYq08M

— Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ (@MarcMillerVM) November 8, 2024

Andrew Scheer, avowed serial liar who lies about pretty much everything he talks about, says that lies make the baby Jesus cry as he defends yet another lie.
I just can’t with this. pic.twitter.com/ppC3moXIYi

— Dale Smith (@journo_dale) November 9, 2024

Ukraine Dispatch

Overnight attacks by Russian drones killed one civilian and injured more than thirty in Odesa, with other attacks on the Kyiv region. Military bloggers say that Russian forces are closing in on Kurakhove and Pokrovsk in the east. Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in Saratov in Russia, but damage was said to be insignificant.

All evening and night, terrorists attacked our cities and communities with missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs, targeting the Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions. In Kharkiv, as of now, more than 20 people have been reported injured, including an infant. Residential buildings… pic.twitter.com/PwufWwYHR6

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 8, 2024

On November 7, a Russian attack drone struck an apartment building in Kyiv where Estonia's ambassador to Ukraine, @AnnelyKolk, lives.

This was reported by the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also stressed that no one is safe in Ukraine until Russia stops its aggression,… pic.twitter.com/ITZiQZCtX2

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) November 8, 2024

Good reads:

• Chrystia Freeland chaired the first meeting of the reconstituted Canada-US Relations Cabinet Committee yesterday.
• Cabinet ministers met with Inuit leaders to finalize decisions around Arctic foreign policy in a way to avoid excluding Inuit outside of the North.
• Following talks with Labour minister Steve MacKinnon, both sides in the BC ports labour dispute are getting back to the bargaining table.
• An internal report shows shocking levels of racism within the civil service, and the Clerk of the Privy Council is vowing to take action.
• Critics are suggesting that banning TikTok’s corporate presence in Canada won’t do much about any national security concerns they may have around it.
• The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously in two cases (Auer and TransAlta) about the standard of review to apply for challenging government regulations.
• Following a dispute over translating pre-1970 decisions, the Supreme Court says that they will translate “significant” decisions, but take down unilingual decisions.
• A senior government official told a committee that the government is consulting with like-minded allies on recognition of a Palestinian state.
• My weekend column points to the ways in which Poilievre is trying to replicate the rage and resentment that Trump rode in the US, especially around inflation.

Odds and ends:

https://twitter.com/journo_dale/status/1854984519998152825

Positive news from the jobs report: average hourly wage growth remained strong at 4.9% compared to October 2023, exceeding inflation. Sustaining this will help recover lost purchasing power, provided productivity rises so that increased wages don't lead to further price hikes. pic.twitter.com/xyMH3btmPs

— Trevor Tombe (@trevortombe) November 8, 2024

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