David Reevely

There's really just one Canadian who gets to talk directly to Donald Trump.

How he goes about it is certainly up for debate and criticism, but I have a hard time seeing the value of having him play any role other than Good Cop.

Meet Doug Guzman, the high-flying banker in charge of rearming Canada - The Logic Mark Carney’s pick to lead Canada’s new defence procurement agency is a long-time investment banker with zero track record in government. Some say that’s a good thing.

Doug Guzman, a very wealthy RBC exec, is Mark Carney's pick to re-arm Canada. He has no particular military, tech or industrial background, but his fans say he brings expertise you won't easily find in the government.

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I'd be so worried about what I'd find with me in the bed in the morning.

You know, I think books about design are OK to judge by their covers. This one is unintelligible.

This is art.

Why can’t cyclists obey the law?

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

I agree with the nyger (nyjer? I dunno) seeds being of no interest to squirrels. The problem I’ve had is that birds don’t seem to care for them, either. Twice I’ve filled feeders with nyjer and the seeds sat there till they rotted.

Ozempic maker urges Ottawa to shut down online drug sales to Americans - The Logic Novo Nordisk's call comes as generic versions of Ozempic are set to hit the Canadian market—potentially undermining the company’s U.S. patent protections

Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, wants Health Canada to stop online pharmacies from selling to foreigners.

Americans MIGHT want to buy generic semaglutide drugs that compete with Novo Nordisk's when generics become legal here soon, years before the U.S.

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Carpenter is also an owner of the Black Press chain in western Canada.

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Alto wants piles of Canadian steel to keep high-speed rail on track - The Logic The Crown-owned builder of the Quebec City-Toronto line needs 300,000 tonnes for tracks alone—but decades of U.S. integration might complicate things

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the Alto high-speed rail line under construction in four years, as a nation-building project that will also have a huge appetite for Canadian materials.

One hiccup: If Canadian companies want to supply the rails, they'll have to be quick. thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...

But at least brief. One look from Sister Michael and It goes away again for 27 years.

Later, he said we're bringing back the Pattons and Schwarzkopfs.

Norman Schwarzkopf, whatever his other qualities, was not a toweringly athletic general.

Archon. Legacy of the Ancients. The Bard’s Tale.

M.U.L.E. on a Commodore 64.

We've now told two young students that they have to do it because their teachers have said so, but there's just no such thing as a good paragraph that's 11 sentences long except as a stunt.

Some parents want to keep their kids from hearing messages contrary to their values in sex-ed. I'd like to have my child excused from writing 11-sentence paragraphs in English class.

Has the fish sauce gone off, though? Surely all that salt means it lasts a really long time? And for the past six months or so it's been telling me it's fine.

I remember reading one of the Succession showrunners noting that a plot-point well they went to frequently was obstacles that wealth COULDN'T get you out of. Like Kendall Roy's board coup being stymied because he's stuck in traffic on the way there.

The "Final Thoughts" section is especially impressive in this regard. It advocates caring deeply about Canada's natural heritage while focusing all actual effort elsewhere.

Defence contractors have promised to invest billions in Canada. Industry is still waiting - The Logic Ottawa is promising a raft of big-ticket military deals, but the system for ensuring contractors do business in Canada is broken

Defence companies selling to Canada have many billions of dollars of outstanding obligations to Canadian business and as the Carney government revitalizes the military, expect the figure to shoot skyward.

The policy meant to make them spend here is ... not great.

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You don't say.

All these freshly vaccinated babies you see, poofed up so bad their skin’s like bicycle tires.

Rise of Skywalker *was* very bad, but there's always a new hope.

Anyone who signs this pledge is not a journalist.

How to show utter disdain, using brackets.

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed was a bridge between corporate Canada and the startup world - The Logic Mohamed steered Rogers through years of rapid technological change after succeeding its founder and namesake. He died on Thursday at 69.

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed has died. Here's my story for The Logic, which focuses on what he meant to entrepreneurs in this country—which is a lot.

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After my death, as a matter of family honour, my sons are being instructed to see my ATIP requests through to completion.

In the other column: In my experience, at least, Natural Resources' ATIP department is the most efficient squad in the business.

Also in the inbox today is a request from Agriculture Canada to put an ATIP file officially on hold because they aren't going to meet the legislated deadline but they're close. They'll keep working on it, but stop the clock so they won't be in violation.

I have no idea why I would say yes to that.