Canada

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will bring forward a motion of non-confidence to bring down the Trudeau government in the next sitting of the House of Commons.

"The Liberals don't deserve another chance," Singh wrote in a letter on Friday. "That's why the NDP will vote to bring this government down."

For decades, forestry companies in B.C. have used chemical herbicides like glyphosate to kill off plants that might compete with trees destined for timber. Trembling aspen, named for its almost heart-shaped leaves that seem to quiver in the wind, is often on the hit list.

But after years of destructive wildfires that have wiped out whole neighbourhoods and sometimes whole towns, more and more people are questioning the wisdom of killing off this tree. Because when wildfires sweep across the landscape, aspen can help calm the flames.

In B.C. aspen is found sprinkled along the mighty rivers that wind through the southwest, in patches across the southern Interior and in groves that mark the transition from prairie to boreal forest. Wherever the trees grow, they’re important. Beavers prefer aspen trunks and twigs to build their dams. Birds nest in their cavities. Moose, deer and black bears eat their leaves.

And in the summer, when aspens are lush and green, they act like a sponge, holding moisture from the forest floor in their bark and leaves. Conifers, by contrast, are drier, and their needles are packed full of flammable resin. Where conifers spur on fire, aspens can slow it down.

Government documents, emails, internal reports — all will soon be harder to access in Alberta if Danielle Smith’s plan moves forward

Source: https://themeasureofaplan.com/canadian-fx-tracker/

Edit: IT'S OK GUYS HE'S FLOATING AGAIN! https://imgchest.com/p/n87we93kq7x

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_(Canada)

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The caucus member ejection provisions were first used when the Conservative caucus voted to eject Derek Sloan on January 20, 2021.[9][10][11]

In February 2022, the leadership removal provisions were invoked for the first time by the Conservative caucus following the 2021 election, which used it to trigger a leadership review against, and remove, Erin O'Toole. During the review, 45 MPs voted to retain him against 73 who voted for his removal.[12] Deputy Leader Candice Bergen was selected as interim leader.[13][14] O'Toole's removal marked the first time since the Reform Act was passed into law seven years prior, that a party caucus formally challenged and dismissed its leader.[15]

I'm trying a thing where I email CEOs of price gouging companies who hurt people and ask them honestly what exactly is wrong with them that they're ok with this. No yelling, no insults, no rudeness, no threats, just a frank and honest question, and I want to email Galen but can't find it, as well as Per Bank, seems to be a highly guarded secret. I realize they have assistants who are emailing gatekeepers, but it's an interesting experiment nonetheless while I'm home sick in bed, and maybe it'll make some of them feel guilty. Can anyone find it?

I got a good laugh out of seeing this today.