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Sadly, the NDP refuses to accept that the PM of Canada is not the parent of premiers and, similarly, the federal government is not the parent of provinces. Provinces and the federal government have different legal responsibilities *as established in the Canadian constitution*. /2 #cdnpoli

This NYT piece on the American death penalty is very good. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...

Execution NationThe United States is an outlier in the West. We look at why the country clings to the death penalty.www.nytimes.com

The sequel to last week's puzzle graph by Dr. Andrew Leach... open.substack.com/pub/leach/p/...

Oil quizThe answers to last week's quiz plus a bonusopen.substack.com

There's a piece by Matt Gurney in The Guardian. I'm not going to put a link on because I don't have time to do a line-by-line rebuttal, but he intimates that *all* of Canada's recent PMs were oblivious to, even promoted closer ties to the US. /2 #cdnpoli

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/w...

Cuba, Lacking Fuel, Relies on Ingenuity to Defy Trump’s BlockadePresident Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. But six months later, the island is finding ways to endure.www.nytimes.com

Tariff this, Donald... I would say that it isn't just a rebuke but also fear. Fear of gun-toting loons, whether on the government payroll (ICE) or not. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to officeData shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to Trumpwww.theguardian.com

I understand that Calgary's Olympic Oval is going to be refurbished ($52 million) - cost to be shared between the federal and our dastardly provincial government. Yet another advantage of *federalism*.

Shakedown, no kidding. Is it my imagination or is former PM Harper strangely silent as to how his preferred US administration has worked over *his* bridge agreement? #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-h...

The Gordie Howe Bridge Is What American Betrayal Looks Like | The WalrusCanada spent billions on the crossing. Trump turned it into a shakedownthewalrus.ca