Lol weather vs climate. The meteorologist in the article explains quite a bit about it if you are actually curious.

I really really really wanted Trudeau to follow though with election reform and get rid of first past the post/strategic voting and make other parties viable.

I’ve heard

Lemme guess, from an astrological farmer?

Yeah that stood out to me too, I’ve heard of these other dumb things.

Quietly letting it drop after the election?

Saying it’s still on the table so they can grab more headlines next election?

I hope common sense prevails.

Smith noted her government had signed an agreement with Ottawa worth $24 billion over 10 years to uphold the principles of the Canada Health Act. “That means that you cannot charge to access insured services. If that’s what [Marda Loop is] doing, they will be shut down, they will be fined, [or] we will withhold payments to them. So it won’t be allowed to happen,” Smith said.

Weird. This seems like a normal thing for a normal premier to say. Not what I expected from her when this story broke.

Well it’s an interesting argument. I’d say there’s got to be a line somewhere and it’s somewhat subjective where you put it.

For instance, do bacteria have a right to own themselves, or can we harness them to ferment milk and make yogurt?

Apes or dolphins are pretty clearly too intelligent, most people wouldn’t want them on ranches.

Cattle are somewhere in the middle, I think you’ll find people’s opinions are likewise split down the middle

could have been commissioned for a 2015 distracted driving commercial called Don’t Drive and Donair but was never used

Makes more sense to me. I agree, the antacid thing raises more questions than it answers.

Well I mean he lost his job/career of 15 years so it’s not nothing. No criminal charges though.

Salty nurse hot take?!? That’s a new one to me.