Because everything is stupid, the Conservatives spent the whole day screaming, both at a media availability and over social media, that Mark Carney “lied” about his involvement with Brookfield Asset Management relocating their headquarters to New York, and tried to tie this to Trump inviting companies to relocate to the US. This is something that the Conservatives have been howling about for months, but they claim that there is “proof” now that Carney “lied” because his timeline of events doesn’t match up. And maybe he was wrong, but this has pretty much been a non-story from the start, because this was largely a paper move to their pre-existing New York office in order to get access to the New York Stock Exchange, while their parent company remains headquartered in Toronto. It’s not an actual scandal, but the Conservatives have been ginning up faux-outrage over Carney for two years now, and this is just the latest example.
But I can’t get over the fact that every single Conservative has been lining up to declare that Carney “lied,” when pretty much every single member of that party has been lying about everything under the sun for years now, because they know they can get away with it. The fact that someone like Andrew Scheer isn’t bursting into flames over the abused irony of him of all people trying to call Carney a liar is just too much. It’s not just projection—it’s a complete lack of self-awareness that they lie so much about everything (especially things they don’t actually need to lie about!) that they don’t even realise that they’re doing it anymore, and then they start running for their fainting couches over this absolute non-issue. Unbelievable.
The Conservatives have also taken to calling Carney “sneaky,” and claiming that he’s hiding the truth about his assets, and whether this business activities were benefitting from his advising the government. But as this fact-check explains, he is under no obligation to comply with conflict-of-interest laws because he is not yet a public office holder, but if he does win the contest and becomes prime minister, lo, he will be subject to the disclosures. Again, this is just more faux outraged being ginned up, and making the Conservatives look like they are desperate.
An additional point: After Trudeau won the leadership, but before he became PM, he voluntarily moved all his securities into a blind trust. (He was *not* required to do so as a mere MP.). A fair question for Carney is whether he would do the same. https://t.co/3Xey9zPEDs
— Glen E. McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) February 26, 2025
Ukraine Dispatch
The overnight attack on the Kyiv region overnight Tuesday killed two and damaged energy facilities. Russia claims that it retook two settlements in the Kursk region, as more North Korean troops arrive. Ukraine’s drones have hit Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery. Ukraine’s prime minister says a preliminary agreement has been reached with the Americans on an economic deal that includes access to rare earth minerals.
Ongoing Operations at Chornobyl #NPP
As of 25 February, Rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine continue to partially uncover structures at the New Safe Confinement (NSC).
Constant monitoring is being carried out using UAVs equipped with thermal imaging… pic.twitter.com/gCrISPCY9D
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 26, 2025
No information was immediately available as to how many new troops were being sent into Russia, with the official adding that the "exact scale is still being assessed."
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 27, 2025