There's no such thing as an eight-way debate

"If these seem like nerdy weeds, they are. But neglecting those nerdy weeds is how we got here." Read more from our very own Aaron Snow in Ottawa Citizen about what Canada can learn from Ukraine, and how they can become a truly digital government. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/snow-w…

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A good, important read about the aspirations vs. realities of federal child care subsidies from my colleagues here at Beeck Center

Is there any country on earth that punches itself in the face quite the way we do when we threaten or actually enact government shutdowns?

So why is the new Speaker "dragged" to the chair? The Speaker, by tradition, feigns reluctance to take the post dating to the days when British speakers were the ones to give the King bad news. This tradition is done in our Legislatures as well.

At least our neighbors have a new Speaker of the House! And he's terrific. An historic choice, well deserved. Congratulations, Mr. Speaker Greg Fergus.

Check out this photo. With Fergus, that's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal leader PM Justin Trudeau — polar opposite foes. But per tradition, they led Fergus down the aisle and into the Speaker's chair together, literally arm in arm, smiling and laughing.

By funding this: washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

.Dominic Campbell offers insights ahead of the trans-Atlantic Transformations panel at #SolaceSummit23, looking at how the UK and the US have addressed the challenges of the last decade. ➡️bit.ly/3QkZAVf

An incredible example of why government services should be open source

🎶 Butter me up and know you're enough To sauté me good - my 17yo just now, flipping onions & spinach on the pan for his special grilled cheese sandwiches He says sorry-not-sorry @JasonIsbell

Thank the IRS for the new 10-minute college aid application process! “The new FAFSA pulls from information the government already has through the IRS to automatically input family income details.” abcnews.go.com/Politics/fafsa…

“Le merde est utilisé pour fertiliser la croissance des années suivantes.” A friend introduced me to this excellent New Year sentiment, which translates roughly to: “The manure of shit years is used to fertilize the growth of the next.” May our 2024 be so filled. HNY, y'all.

18F is one of the most effective line items in the Federal budget: medium.com/@tvanantwerp/1…