Penny Collenette, C.M., O.Ont.

Toronto’s health index is 8 today! You can see the pollution line in the distance. I am on the 48th floor in a Board meeting. Yuck.

Prime Minister Carney and his cabinet should rely on deputy ministers—not political staff—for fearless policy advice, say leading governance experts Policy advice from partisan ministerial staff is more appealing to cabinet ministers because it has a loyalty twist and ‘fits the political moment,’ says Professor Donald Savoie. But cabinet ministers...

Interesting article. Watch for new book by Jocelyn Bourgon, A Public Servant’s Voice. www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

Pot calling kettle..

Apollo with the dodgeball of prophecy

Years ago in another life I gave a guest lecture at The Hague warning “AI weapons” could be invoked to remove accountability for war crimes from the chain of command. I said “there are no autonomous weapons, only unsupervised ones,” and sadly it seems I was cooking with that one

We weren’t sure what would happen immediately following Khomeini’s death. Now, we know. Let’s hope this won’t last too long…

The first innocent victims? Young girls.
Nothing more to be said.

Can Bill Clinton dodge one more career bullet today? Hilary seemed to shrug off her grilling yesterday but she had never used Epstein’s plane nor were there any photos. Bill Clinton is smart and shrewd but once again, his reputation is on the line.

It was a very honest speech, full of genuine outrage on behalf of the voters. The plumber part was priceless!

To be given a huge majority which then rapidly begins to unravel with questions of dodgy leadership, is brutal. Starmer is on borrowed time.

Gorton and Denton by-election: Result imminent, with Labour's Powell suggesting Green victory A Green Party source says they are

A Green victory in this constituency would be very big news. www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Gates-Epstein ties expose philanthropy’s ‘hypocrisy,’ experts say Is the scandal embroiling Bill Gates symptomatic of larger moral dilemmas in billionaire philanthropy?

With aid budgets shrinking and wealthy philanthropists on bad behaviour, what is the world to do? Gates-Epstein ties expose philanthropy’s ‘hypocrisy,’ experts say www.devex.com/news/gates-e...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin has not achieved his goals, Zelensky says on fourth anniversary Ukraine's president says his country will do everything to achieve peace, ahead of an address on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

How can the fifth year of this terrible war on Ukraine be starting? Over 70,000 Ukrainian deaths. Upwards of 260 000 Russian deaths.. Will Putin ever come to his senses? Or be forced to face reality? www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...

Wow. Janice, thank you. I am honoured to be such very good company!

Canadians are just waking up to…GOLD!

Thank you to both of you. Anne, your witness of what happened 50 years is so valuable today.

The Banality of MAGA Evil Instead of criminal masterminds we got amoral, stupid grifters like Howard Lutnick

“There are people in positions of great power in the #U.S. government engaged in #evil #conspiracies against everything that is good and decent … But there are no evil masterminds behind this. Only amoral, stupid #grifters like #HowardLutnick” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Building a new university is one of the most hopeful things ever. Great news!

Absolutely the right thing to do at this point.

This horrific mass shooting will shock Canadians to their core. A beautiful little town in British Columbia forever marred and scarred. Every parent who sends a child off to school tomorrow will literally ache. Our hearts break for Tumbler Ridge.

Cda 5-0 over Cze. 2nd period. Women’s Hockey. Olympics
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Extraordinary statement by King Charles. He will cooperate fully with Thames Valley police should he be approached about his brother, Andrew’s,conduct.

In all the Starmer/Olympic/Bad Bunny news stories, the first female PM in Japan yesterday won a resounding majority. Congrats to Sanae Takaichi. Another glass ceiling well and truly shattered!

What a way to send a powerful message of inclusion, kindness and love. Bad Bunny and his guests deliver the most joyous and fun SuperBowl half time show ever! 10/10.

Mc Sweeney has resigned. Will this be enough to stop the Starmer bleeding? Feb 26th is an important by election. How will Labour do? Tick, tock.

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

"The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US. The modern Olympics sell themselves on a simple premise: the whole world, watching the same moment, at the same time. On Fri night in Milan, that illusion fractured in real time." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Lindsey Vonn crashes in the final, bringing Olympic downhill fairy tale to an end | CNN Lindsey Vonn crashed in her run on Sunday, bringing her Olympic downhill dream to an end after coming into the Games with a “completely ruptured” ACL.

Guts and raw courage were just not enough for Lyndsey Vonn. www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/s...

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