- Despite the newfound fiscal situation, the Kinew government is not cancelling the impending changes to income tax brackets and resulting decrease in revenue that were introduced by the Tories. This is in keeping with their campaign promises, though some question whether keeping this particular promise is a good idea given the new information.
- The U of M's action against things that they consider antisemitic are not getting universally good reviews, even from some members of the Jewish community. Ben Baader, a historian who among other things teaches Jewish history, has called the suspension of nursing student Arij Al Khafagi a "political act" and fears that it will only add to the divisive climate at the institution.
- In Toronto, the United Jewish Appeal chartered a large number of buses to take people to a pro-Israel rally on Monday, but seventeen of the buses didn't show up, apparently because one of the subcontractors didn't approve of the cause. The organization's president has declared this an act of antisemitism, because not supporting a pro-Israel rally is exactly the same as, say, shooting at Jewish schools.
- The continued mild weather is leading some to predict that Winnipeg may have a brown Christmas this year. More ominously, Morden is asking its citizens to reduce their water consumption out of fears that there's not enough snow to replenish the city's reservoir. Substantial snow is in the forecast for parts of the province, however Winnipeg and Morden are not among those parts.
- Two Canadians, Quebec businessman Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominique Marchand, were murdered last week on the Caribbean island of Dominica. One of the suspects is an American businessman who had been engaged in a dispute with them over road access to his estate.
- Friends and relatives of the man accused of killing four people in the mass shooting last month say that he has a history of psychotic episodes, helped along by a decline into substance abuse following the murder of his brother in 2012. In other news on the random violence front, a security guard at the Dollarama in downtown Winnipeg was stabbed by a shoplifter the other day.
- Donald Trump is urging his supporters to "guard the vote", with an emphasis on large cities in swing states (notably Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta). Not hard to see what the intent is. Meanwhile the non-crazy right is freaking out (not without some cause) at the extent to which the Republican Party has been taken over by the crazies; even the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal is concerned, though some are pointing out that their concern comes a bit late given how much the Murdoch press has been enabling these people until now.
- A man who had previously filed as a candidate for George Santos' Congressional seat has been convicted of charges related to the Capitol riot. It is not clear if he will be contesting the byelection that is going to be held now that Santos has been expelled. Setting aside his involvement in an insurrection against the United States, one has to wonder about his qualifications given that during his trial he claimed not to know that Congress meets in the Capitol.
- The city of San Jose is working on an ordinance that will prohibit the possession of an unattached catalytic converter without proof of ownership. Under existing legislation, you can only be charged if the devices demonstrably belong to someone else.
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