Of course its a matter of confidence

Promoting the conceit that setting up a "corruption committee" to harass the Trudeau government isn't really an issue of confidence in the government is just silly.

Of course it is. 

The Tories had initially billed the committee as one focused on “anti-corruption” in the context of probing the WE deal and other potentially questionable agreements. 

While the Liberals say they agree a special pandemic spending committee could be set up, they argue the Conservative approach is overtly partisan and would just tie the government in knots. 

Rodriguez has said giving the committee a specific “anti-corruption” focus implies an inherent lack of confidence in the government and that any vote in favour of probing government corruption would have to be interpreted as a lack of confidence in the government. 

 This is a gutsy play for the Liberals, if Canadians blame them for forcing an election right now rather than blaming the Conservatives and the NDP. But the Cons and the NDP don't really want to have to finance an election now. Not right now. 

They want to wait until an opposition-led committee has uncovered some actual corruption or something that might be twisted into looking that way - like, say, some pandemic contract that actually benefited some Liberal supporter somehow. 

O'Toole is doubtless absolutely convinced that there is corruption to be found -- because of course, if the roles were reversed, the very first people that a Conservative government would have been awarding no-bid contracts to would have been Conservative supporters.

#IStandWithTrudeau
Time to put up or shut up O'Toole, Blanchet & Singh.
There is no misuse of funds & there are no scandals.
Opposition parties are playing cheap politics. Disgusting during a pandemic. https://t.co/pt9fpacAzm

— Nancy 🇨🇦 #WearAMask 🙎‍♀️2m/6ft🙎‍♂️ 🧼👐 (@CanuckTraveler) October 20, 2020

Bring on an election. His wish will come true. After O'Toole loses then you can try to become CPC leader. Then you can lose. Its will be fun

— Brian C 🇨🇦 🏌️ (@CarletonPlace) October 20, 2020

Thankful

This is the best public health messaging I’ve seen all year. #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/Oc5iMMJVx8

— Gerald Butts 🇨🇦 😷🖐🧼🤚 (@gmbutts) October 9, 2020

Well, as a matter of fact I DO know what to do with a pencil and a cassette tape. 

But we survived our family Thanksgiving at home regardless - wearing masks, distancing, limited cooking/food prep. At least we got together and it was so great to see everyone. 

We have a smaller family - just seven of us now - so it wasn't a large gathering either. 

Here's some fun for the week:

Some pure joy to brighten your day!

pic.twitter.com/pFLNLWIOho

— Ryan Hodgson (@Ryanintheus) October 12, 2020

And of course, it wouldn't be a blog post without something relating to the US election:

😅 pic.twitter.com/9fjMDv3irv

— Michael 🇨🇦 King (@canada__6) October 8, 2020

Was driving on Zero Avenue in Langley, British Columbia today which runs right on the US/Canadian border. There was a US border agent on the US side staring at us. Then a Canadian guy yelled at him, "What are you doing there, blocking Americans from leaving?"

— 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 (@essenviews) October 9, 2020

Thank you @brittlestar !😂🇺🇸🇨🇦 https://t.co/145hjOM1Cg

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 5, 2020

I guess one of the things I am most thankful for is that I live in Canada.

just look on the sunny side of life

You have to be creative to stay in business during a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/cKmA1xXxrT

— You Had One Job! (@_youhadonejob1) October 5, 2020

Lincolnshire Wildlife Park has recently been forced to remove five African grey parrots from the main park after they started to tell visitors to "fuck off".

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) October 4, 2020