'Unfortunately for Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau & Ontario Premier Doug Ford (@fordnation) don’t see the Bombardier trainwreck as a cautionary tale,' writes Aaron Wudrick 🇨🇦.

'They see it as a blueprint.'
macdonaldlaurier.ca/trudeau-ford-d…

techcentral.co.za/ai-faces-its-o…

Not enough! Without victory in Ukraine, NATO will have little credibility or deterrent power. Our Alliance needs to make serious, tangible commitments to collective self-defence in Ukraine — air exclusion & naval interdiction; training, logistics & ammo supply missions.

Columbia University is giving students until 2pm today to leave the encampment or face suspension.

The notice says that if the protesters leave by 2 and sign a form committing to abide by university policies, they can finish the semester in good standing.

A group of more than 100 Princeton faculty and post-docs have signed a letter demanding that the university reinstate two graduate students who were arrested for trespassing. | Abigail Anthony

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That the king can do no wrong is not an executive immunity privilege that our Founders conferred on presidents. To import that into our constitutional law in 2024 in a way that would shield presidents from any obligation to comply with the law would be to betray our Constitution.

This is beyond silly. Banana allergies mostly cause mild symptoms (itchy throat etc) and are triggered by eating a banana, not seeing one.

People are making fun of your drama queening.

China's enablement of Russia's defence industry is stark: economist.com/graphic-detail…

Trump campaign will host Florida donor retreat with potential VP picks politi.co/4barNFX via POLITICO

The Apprentice: Masochist Edition

NATO head Stoltenberg on unannounced visit to Kyiv, where he has had talks w #Zelenskiy and will address Parliament

'I will be very honest: NATO allies have not delivered what we have promised over the last months. But now I’m confident that things will change.'

#Ukraine

Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman, one of the so-called fake electors charged in the Arizona 2020 election subversion case, announced Saturday that he’s been elected as a Republican National Committee national committeeman for the state. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/29…

Wake up Europe, the digital age is bypassing you. You have no Google , Amazon, Meta, Apple. You arrogantly called SpaceX a fanciful dream and it wiped out the European Space Agency. You have no Nvidia and your response to AI has been to regulate before you have anything domestic…

Breaking news: Pedro Sánchez has said he will remain in office as Spain’s prime minister after he abandoned his public duties for five days to decide whether he still wanted the job on.ft.com/3QpMkhP

At a time when federal politics are consumed by provincial and local issues, the neglect of our military is increasingly making us a global outlier.

Read The Hub’s latest DeepDive on Canadian defence spending: thehub.ca/2024-04-29/dee…

Georgia: Police are on the side of the protesters in Tbilisi. This may very well result in the fall of the country's pro-Russia government.

Abacus Data Finally, here's a chart that shows the vote flow from 2021 to today

For #cdnpoli enthusiasts and political managers, a 🧵on some aggregated polling data for you.

Exploring voter flows from 2021 to today using four of our most recent Abacus Data surveys from March 11 to April 28 (includes data from a survey we are currently fielding and should…

What has happened to the NDP vote is interesting.

It has gain 9% of past LPC voters, but has lost 12% of its own to the Conservatives.

In other words, the NDP lost 2% of its vote share to the Conservatives but has gain 2% of Liberal share which is why it has held fairly steady…

An eight-person State Department team has begun advising the Philippines on how to counter Chinese economic coercion

The team has worked with around a dozen nations since it began helping Lithuania during its 2021 dispute with Beijing

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

And there’s no plan for a return to balanced budgets any time soon. fraserinstitute.org/federal-budget… #cdnpoli #Budget2024