“Is it possible there is another motive here? Could the government actually be interested in helping humans to interact with other humans?”

very much agree

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Parti Québécois à l’élection soi-disant catastrophique de 2008 qui a mené au virage identitaire: 28,35% des votes. Parti Québécois à l’élection de 2026: 28,02% (à 8h41).

15% point difference between the party that gets to govern & the party that got wiped out.

So obviously your answer should be yes

U.S. Friends: You can stop talking to us. It all rings very hollow. Talk to your own government clearly & directly. We’ll respect you more.

Two ideas, held at once: 1. Playoff expansion is bad for the regular season and makes the playoffs a slog. Eight teams is best. 2. The next 36 hours are a lot of fun. Enjoy the games, everyone.

So not the tried-&-true ‘promise to change, then figure out what the change will be later’?

I hear you, just couldn’t resist

I was going to watch the baseball, but Old Hoss Radbourn isn’t pitching, hitting, & preparing a whole pig for the team’s dinner, so ….

“Rolling Stone” magazine? Never heard of it.

Voters will have to conclude there's another reason, and the obvious explanation is the NDP decided to place fast and loose with democratic conventions to extend their time in office by a couple of years—and It's hard to convince voters the other guys are the antidemocratic problem when you do that.

An underlying problem for the NDP in BC, and it's a possibly fatal one, is that the decision to call an election to keep Conservatives out of power is paradoxical, since the NDP could have accomplished the feat by not having an election. That cannot be the reason by definition.

There is always opportunism in politics & Canadians are used to leaders playing games with elections. But what Eby did here is beyond what most will accept - not surprised if it makes otherwise potential supporters hate him.

Super interesting!