Opinion: Poilievre's unpopularity is untenable; he needs to go
Meanwhile, Mark Carney keeps hoping to live the dream of a majority.
Even as the holidays creep into our lives this weekend, there are still rumours afloat that another floor crossing is about to happen, which would give Carney the number he wants. But what will that actually help him achieve? Andrew Coyne has some thoughts on that in The Globe:
🔒 The line Mark Carney is walking might not be sustainable
Here’s a piece I found fascinating about floor crossing with some nice historical touches.
It’s written by Andrew Phillips for the Toronto Star:
🔒 Opinion | Pierre Poilievre sounds like a leader bracing for more bad news
Some good political talk on our podcasts this week. On Tuesday, the Raj-Russo combo had lots to say about all things Poilievre on their Reporter’s Notebook. You can catch the audio here.
And on Friday, a special Good Talk – with both Chantal and Bruce away, Bob Rae filled in – for both of them! You can catch the YouTube version right here.
Another good piece in the Toronto Star this week, this one about the west coast tanker ban.
A lot of what is said and written about the waters off the coastline of BC, where tankers could go, might go, do go, leaves readers confused as to what the reality is. Ryan Tumilty of the paper’s Ottawa bureau tried to sort it all out:
🔒 How dangerous are the waters where Alberta wants to ship its oil?
What’s the latest truth about the Arctic’s melting ice?
Skeptics, especially when a cold snap happens, love to write letters to me saying it’s all a con job. It isn’t. The ice is melting. Here’s more proof:
Record Arctic warmth meets retreating climate action, leaving the North exposed
How did Donald Trump get away with commanding network television time on Wednesday night to parade yet another firehose of lies about the country ‘s economy under his direction?
That’s a legitimate question that network bosses are having a hard time answering. Check out this from Bill Barrow of the Associated Press:
Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time?
Here’s another “more evidence” story.
Not about climate change, but about the changing landscape of television. It used to be, albeit we’re going back decades now, that the Academy Awards was the biggest night on television. That’s changed, but the Oscars are still a draw, and the major networks have always fought each other to gain the rights to the broadcast.
Well, the streamers have created a new world, and the Academy Awards are now about to join them. YouTube is getting the Oscars starting in 2028:
Oscars Bolts From ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
One of the joys of being a kid at this time of year was being taken downtown by parents or grandparents to see the big store windows decked out in their best holiday decorations.
All cities had their favourites: Eaton’s, Simpsons, The Bay. They’re all gone now, but the windows in some of the old buildings are still there. That’s what makes this story so special:
