The HBC History Foundation will continue to exist as a non-profit and all the HBC records have been held by the Manitoba Archives since the 70s, so the bit of heritage that actually matters is going to stay.

Not 200 years. The last major conflict was the War of 1812 but relations weren’t rosy until the Great Rapprochement starting around 1895. The period inbetween saw the Fenian Raids, Patriots’ War, Britain’s tacit support of the Confederacy and the Trent Affair, and disputes around the Oregon Country and Alaska border. Hell, Confederation happened mostly because of fears of the US’s growing power after its civil war.

Tall Boyz: absurdist sketch comedy somewhat evocative of Kids in the Halls (which makes sense Bruce McCulloch was executive producer). Or hell just watch old Kids in the Hall.

Haven’t gotten around to seeing it myself but I’ve heard North of North is pretty good. It’s a sitcom set in Nunavut

Das Boot is also really good. A very raw and suspenseful Second World War drama set both in occupied France and inside a German submarine. There’s also no “pretend this guy isn’t speaking english” thing which is pretty cool. The actors actually speak German when their characters speak German, French when they speak French, etc. So most of the show is subtitled.

Non-paywalled source.

To people who feel this way, Canadian nationalism is that which was defined by Lester Pearson’s flag change, Pierre Trudeau’s official multiculturalism, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Further promotion of “post-nationalism” only feeds into this perception, and causes further alienation of those people who want to retain the Canada they grew up in.

Won’t someone think of the 84+ year olds who voted against Pearson

What’s funny about his imagined historical Canadian identity is that it always excluded non-Europeans but has always included francophones. Like I think if he learned what “speak white” means his head would explode.

I don’t see what they would gain by doing that. The slim chance of staying in government until the fall is super valuable to the Liberals, giving the ability to get the new leader’s name out there and to prove that they can handle Trump.

Edit: Yesterday the NDP said that they’re no longer committing to bring down the government so I feel like the Liberals have more of a reason not to drop the writ. That being said, Carney said he’d be willing to call an election once he’s sworn in. So we’ll see

The new leader will replace Trudeau as PM; he said he’d step down as PM once the leader is elected. It’s just that the same day this happens, parliament will come back in session and almost certainly bring this new government down in a vote of non-confidence. The new leader will stay PM over the course of the campaign period.

Edit: The new government being voted down isn’t as much of a certainty. The NDP have walked back their promise to do so; not sure about the Bloc. Either one could prop up the Liberals.

Yay!

Who was the hack lawyer who led this case?? They argue the act amounts to expropriation but then make no argument that expropriation is illegal. Like the argument could be made that this infringes on life liberty and security of the person and/or that there exists a right to enjoyment of property in the unwritten constitution, but no. I doubt any appeal court is even gonna hear this case nevermind rule in their favour

They signed a memorandum of understanding saying that the money for covering birth control would go to menopausal HRT (the province already covers birth control) and that BC was willing to negotiate an agreement. This was shortly before the pharmacare bill made it through the senate