- The Kinew government is looking at bringing in anti-scab legislation. Depending on the outcome and speed of consultations, the legislation could be in place as soon as spring. Also positive is the apparent plans to abandon the P3 model for building schools. They also hope to look into relocation of rail lines and railyards to the city's outskirts, although this will presumably require the cooperation of the feds.
- Apparently the outgoing Tory government tried to approve an Alberta mining company's bid to mine sand in Manitoba during the "caretaker period" between the election and the handover of power. Most of them are denying it, but Kevin Klein, who served as environment minister in the Stefanson government, admits that it's true.
- The European Union's foreign policy chief is concerned about the possibility of a far-right surge in the EU parliamentary elections this coming June, and the implications for the fate of Ukraine as well as the EU itself.
- The Russia-Ukraine war grinds on. Having failed to conquer the country outright when they first invaded, they seem to hope that the attention of Western countries, especially the US and EU will be drawn to other things and that domestic politics, which is already leading to questions on the cost of aid to Ukraine, will tip things in Russia's favour.
- Health experts are urging the Trudeau government to follow the lead of the previous New Zealand government and impose a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008. It would likely be a lot harder to successfully implement such a ban here, though, given our rather long border with the US.
- Apparently Cornel West is concerned about the implications of the Colorado court decision potentially keeping Trump off the ballot in that state. One is tempted to ask how many rubles he was paid to say that. Nonetheless, there is one valid concern, namely that it may provoke other states to try to take Biden off.
- Amid a lot of bad news on the climate front, there are still some positives. Renewable energy is surging, deforestation in the Amazon is being reduced, and EV sales are on the rise. Even the deeply flawed COP28 deal is better than nothing, though nowhere near good enough. Also on that front, Uruguay is setting a shining example, at least as far as their power grid is concerned.
- The UK is pushing ahead with plans to ship refugees to Rwanda. I guess they figure if that sort of thing worked for Australia...
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