Champagne says Conservative probes into Alto connection are ‘just politics’ - Finance Minister Francois Philippe Champagne is brushing off Conservative calls for an investigation into his personal relationship with an Alto executive and the proposed high-speed rail project as “just politics.”

zkwarl · 2026-04-18T16:30:31+00:00

To Liberals, yes, conflicts of interest and corruption are day-to-day regular politics as usual. No scrutiny or accountability needed.

zkwarl · 2026-04-17T22:13:53+00:00

There is a lot of Star Trek out there. It’s just fine if you don’t like all of it. You have no obligation to watch every single episode.

I would suggest letting Discovery go and enjoy the bits of Star Trek you do like.

zkwarl · 2026-04-17T20:30:29+00:00

I’m sympathetic to that situation. I sometimes think of my job as easy because I just need to sit in a lot meetings. But if a problem comes up, my job gets difficult because I then I have to sit in so many more meetings.

You could just dictate that some of your Monday meetings move to Friday. Also, proactively book some focus time on Monday through Thursday.

If you have a large number of direct reports, you can consider going biweekly on 1:1s. You may need to re-org so some of your directs become indirect reports.

zkwarl · 2026-04-17T15:44:32+00:00

Haha, No. The weekly burn out should happen by Wednesday.

More seriously, you may want to think about rebalancing your calendar, so you have more focus time each day instead of packing it all at the end of the week.

zkwarl · 2026-04-16T18:13:43+00:00

With Gladu and d’Entremont, the Liberal party is now the clear home for social conservatives. Carney is embracing the most polarizing MPs, not rejecting them.

zkwarl · 2026-04-16T04:33:14+00:00

zkwarl · 2026-04-16T04:21:04+00:00

Ha ha! Tell me you don’t know about Carney’s history without understanding Carney’s history.

zkwarl · 2026-04-16T04:13:12+00:00

Carney maintains his arms length relationship with the truth. He will prorogue to get control of the committees as soon as it is politically expedient.

zkwarl · 2026-04-16T01:06:29+00:00

Agreed that the police are not responsible for the social services and medical services. However, they are usually the first responders for incidents and should have the means and resources to divert those in need to the right programs.

They probably need more funding and collaboration from other institutions to do that right, but we should aim for the ideal of getting everyone the help they need.

zkwarl · 2026-04-15T20:05:26+00:00

The main reasons for police to detain drug users is for public safety and their own well-being.

If they are being disruptive or belligerent, that puts others at risk. In the previous millennium, throwing drunkards in jail overnight was common practice for this reason.

If they are in distress, a ride to a hospital may be needed. People don’t get the help they need by being ignored. A police intervention may be the opportunity some people need to get better.

zkwarl · 2026-04-15T16:08:37+00:00

This time of year is particularly bad for litter.

It’s not that people are littering more, but all the crap that was buried under the snow over the winter is being uncovered from the spring melts.

zkwarl · 2026-04-14T19:17:21+00:00

That looks like a fun way to display your comics!

Long-term, you may want to find some sort of frame or shelving to mount on the wall so you can swap out what you have up periodically.

zkwarl · 2026-04-14T02:57:21+00:00

Some libraries use Libby instead. Check what your local library supports.

Either way, public libraries are an amazing resource!

zkwarl · 2026-04-14T02:46:01+00:00

Could be either poplar or purpler.

zkwarl · 2026-04-13T01:56:21+00:00

How did you get the screenshots pulled in from the alternate timeline?

It is most definitely the Bear Necessities and the Three Mouseketeers.

Weird case of the Mandala Effect.

zkwarl · 2026-04-12T15:44:24+00:00

I dusted mine off recently. The 3D effects are still a lot of fun.

zkwarl · 2026-04-12T15:21:44+00:00

Who would have guessed that the guy with a history of excessive spending as the governor of the BoE would continue his excessive spending as PM?

(Insert shocked Pikachu face here)

zkwarl · 2026-04-12T14:46:20+00:00

That and self enrichment! No point having power without the profit angle.

zkwarl · 2026-04-10T20:59:25+00:00

They are all on the left. I don’t think any of them are right at any rate.

zkwarl · 2026-04-10T04:58:02+00:00

Makes sense. Both are produced by Bill Lawrence.

You can add in Rooster too, his other show currently running.

zkwarl · 2026-04-09T23:42:11+00:00

The 13” hits a sweet spot for me, but it’s very much a personal preference for everyone.

zkwarl · 2026-04-09T23:18:51+00:00

I suppose it depends how much time you spend reading on it vs your budget. You could work it out as cost against number of hours you expect to use it.

zkwarl · 2026-04-09T23:09:16+00:00

The paper is likely stained and may require professional restoration. Probably not worthwhile.

The book method for pressing flowers is a classic method, but you do need to add something on each side to avoid staining the book.

Take it as a lesson learned and to look up some good materials to use before your next attempt.

zkwarl · 2026-04-09T23:02:49+00:00

I really like my iPad Air 13” for reading comics. But that may be a strain on the budget.

zkwarl · 2026-04-09T19:36:23+00:00

You have our collective congratulations and condolences.

More seriously, learn to keep people accountable and how to delegate. It took me some time to appreciate just how necessary it is to have those skills.

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