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You CAN opt out, in theory, except for Severe Emergency Alerts, which are meant to be used for imminent extreme danger likely to cause widespread loss of life. In practice, law enforcement agencies have been tagging Amber Alerts as "Severe", so the opt out option doesn't work.

Hopefully, the new system will have checks and balances to STOP local law enforcement agencies from sending out Emergency Alerts (meaning imminent threat of loss of life) for Amber Alerts about children abducted in a marital squabble thousands of kilometers away.

Like I always tell my husband: WE do not possess an "Edit Button" 😉

Let's hope.

ME! Damn. Generally, I only refer to myself by the Royal "We" when ordering at Starbucks.

a baby is laying on a couch and making a funny face with the word waa written on it . Alt: a baby is laying on a couch and making a funny face with the word waa written on it .

Actual footage...

Ever notice that Scheer has the exact same smarmy half smile as Poilievre all the time? For those in the back row, that means he is lying but he thinks you are too dumb to realize it.

a woman is holding a cup of coffee in her hand . Alt: a woman is holding a cup of coffee in her hand .

We, rewatching that gif for the 47th time...

Image of Dame Edna with a quizzical expression

Ever read online product reviews and realize that we are doomed as a species?

Millions of years of evolution, and "Doris" from Pickering is upset that her "auto-shutoff" electric kettle turns itself off when it boils.

(Actual review on Canadian Tire website)

At this point, the term "youth pastor" is virtually synonymous with "child molester" - but at least they declare their predilections right up front.

First name, Expi...

Doug hasn't gotten around to vaccines yet in Ontario, but if there's a buck to be made...

Well, his Grindr handle for sure.

Well get dafuq outta here. Who coulda called THAT?!

In an interesting coincidence, "Another One Bites the Dust" was playing in my grocery store yesterday.

At what point is the media going to just say "Hush, grampa. Take your pills and we'll get you to bed"?

Are we talking about a recent event, or his confirmation hearing?

We DO need more of this. Parents often model risky behaviors regarding traffic safety without even thinking about it. I try to suggest that while THEY have the experience to make informed choices, they won't always be with their children. At some point they'll be heading to school by themselves.

This is BRILLIANT! I've covered the crossing guard shift at Devonshire and many of my former daycare kids "graduated" to that school. We need MORE OF THIS, PLEASE!

I had NO IDEA that Devonshire had a Bike Bus - I've covered the crossing guard shift at Devonshire, and many of my former daycare kids go there!

When I was fitted for my tail suit for competitive ballroom, the tailor had me bring my dance partner and assume closed hold positions to ensure the coat would fall perfectly. I absolutely believe this to be true.

We've also fully abandoned punctuation, apparently.

And for the record, there never WERE any "snakes" in Ireland.

For the record, I was physically assaulted by a US Border Guard during the Bush administration, whilst carrying my Canadian passport and traveling under a TN-1 visa (he objected to me "stealing American jobs"). I highly doubt that traveling to the USA is safer under Trump.

Just a reminder that I was physically assaulted by a US Border Guard during the Bush years whilst carrying my Canadian passport and traveling under a TN-1 visa. I suspect it's worse now.

And leave the spent seed heads on your flowers during the autumn migration season. Just looked out our kitchen window, and there's a roadtrip party going on with juncos, goldfinches, chickadees, and a disapproving cardinal who is not impressed with the "tourists".

This isn't as outrageous as it sounds. Canadians seem to have forgotten that during negotiations with the "Freedom Convoy" (which Poilievre supports) they proposed a self-appointed "Citizens Council" that would rule alongside the Federal government. Sure sounds like a coup attempt to me.

For now. But when they decide to finally oust him, who better than the guy that Maclean's magazine declared "Canada's Favourite Conservative"? So what if he's a monolingual anglophone. He can hire someone to speak French for him. 😉

But the Conservatives will rant that Trump's retaliation is Carney's "fault", whilst embracing Crown Prince Doug's ascension to leader of the federal party.

LOL! If you were to ask said Matrons of Dishonour what term they would use to describe themselves, Matron #1 would say "cunt", and Matron #2 would say "crone". Absolute truth. And these are both enormously warm and giving women, who are also almost diabolically funny. I adore them.