- Nearly a dozen candidates for the two major federal parties have left or been removed from the race since the start of the campaign. Besides the Liberals' Paul Chiang and the Cons' Don Patel, of whom we've spoken before, this list includes such luminaries as Simon Payette, who was the Conservative candidate in Berthier—Maskinongé until he accused École Polytechnique massacre survivor (and Liberal candidate) Nathalie Provost of exploiting the crime to "grease the palms of anti-gun extremists". I guess he'll have to move to Alberta and run for the UCP there. Today is the parties' last day to replace candidates.
- An Ottawa man was arrested after he entered Parliament's East Block on Saturday and allegedly made threats, sending Parliament Hill into lockdown. Nobody was injured and no weapons found; the nature of the threats and their target has not been disclosed.
- Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is warning that inflation may remain high for the foreseeable future, and stagflation is a risk, due in large part to the policies of the Trump regime. It's a safe bet that Trump will do his darnedest to get Powell removed, not that this will help the situation of course.
- An Australian tourist was denied entry to the US, resulting in him losing out on a $15,000 non-refundable cruise, because the route he took to the US was circuitous and was deemed "suspicious" for that reason. For his part, he says that the route was chosen for the cheapest airfares, but American officials weren't having it. He has vowed never to return to the US. Stuff like this isn't going to help the American travel industry, which is already reeling from a dramatic drop in visits from abroad.
- Another child (unvaccinated of course) has died of "freedom freckles" in Gaines County, Texas. The victim apparently had no underlying health conditions. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has visited the area; perhaps someone should convince him to take a side trip to Dallas.
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