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The USA & Israel have attacked Iran, without Congressional approval. Trump continues doing illegal actions with essentially no push back internationally, and locally. The world cowtows to his every whim.
Mark Carney said that the attack was justified, in order to prevent a nuclear bomb getting in the hands of Iran, essentially showing himself to be completely hypocritical after his well received Davos speech, where he said the international rules based order was a lie.
Now what? Well, we didn’t answer that. When this episode was recorded, it was the morning of the bombing. Since then, Pete Hegseth (Fox news guy turned secretary of war) said that they didn’t plan on making this a “forever war”, while still not giving a timeline. Mark Carney, and most Western leaders, expressed approval of US action, but offered no help. Israel and the USA seem to be alone— at least for now— despite lip service being paid to them.
Meanwhile, Gab and Isaac break down the recent Quebec polling changes, and what that might mean for this year’s election. A lot of discussion is coming around the state of Quebec, and the changes in leadership and the race. Suffice to say that things don’t look great for leader Paul St Pierre Plamondon of the Parti Quebecois.
Top items this week:
Canada loses at hockey! We are all depressed about it. Montreal lost on thursday as well. We are depressed about that too.
A Cartel leader is killed in Mexico, prompting violent reaction from these crime syndicates.
Travel to the USA is down by more than 20 per cent, including a 5.1 per cent decrease in truck traffic, 18.8 per cent in personal vehicles, 15.4 per cent in pedestrians, and 14.6 percent in bus traffic.
Ontario failed to provide office spaces for public servants, despite a “back to office” mandate.
The Parti Quebecois wins another byelection in Chicoutimi.
The STM unveils unique tunnel boring machine for the new Blue Line stops! It’s got the Metro symbol painted on.
Ontario coroner confirms hundreds more children’s deaths from residential schools.
Alexandre Boulerice didn’t announce he would be running for QS… but he sort of confirmed it. This was leaked, and people are now fully aware! This will spell the end of the NPD in Quebec, with them unlikely to return.
Israeli Defense Force soldiers were invited as speakers at schools in Quebec, long after October 7th.
The SPVM are holding an operation that could lead to the arrest of minors in a nother city’s jurisdiction. The police have started investigating Nooran Rezayi’s friends, instead of helping with an investigation of the person who killed Nooran.
Pakistan is at open war with Afghanistan.
Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour party, saw a crushing defeat to the left wing Green Party. The seat that they lost has been held by labour for more than 100 years.
Evan Solomon, the AI minister of Canada, said that Open AI, the makers of Chat GPT, aren’t doing enough in the wake of BC shooting. Months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, the shooter was flagged for talking to ChatGPT about the shooting. She was banned from the platform, but instead of informing the Canadian government, they stayed silent.
Ottawa gives 8 million dollars to Cuba to help provide food to the country amid USA blockades.
Within two weeks of Milliard taking the reins of the Liberal Party of Quebec, they’ve almost caught up to the PQ in the polls. Right now, the PQ is still on track to win, but the race is now a race– support might keep sliding for them.
Israel and the USA attack Iran. Their claim, that it’s about nuclear weapons, has been categorically disproven repeatedly. This is a war of imperialism.
