Today's News: Roundup time

A roundup of this week's news: 

First, this happened on Tuesday -- weird, wasn't it:

The handshake. pic.twitter.com/9KBgNH1mcP

— Andrew Brown (@browncbc) February 7, 2023

I can’t believe this needs to be said but- if you’re meeting the bloody Prime Minister you suck it up and shake his hand like an adult. Don’t even have to like the guy…lord knows I haven’t always liked every PM I have met but I was still respectful.

— Thomas Watson Jr. (@ThomasWatsonCD) February 8, 2023

Then on Thursday, Smith did this -- Twitter can't decide whether it was stupid or smart:

After many jokes about her handshake with the Prime Minister, this is how Premier Danielle Smith entered today’s press conference with reporters in Calgary. pic.twitter.com/gP03lT49rh

— Adam MacVicar (@AdamMacVicar) February 9, 2023

Of course, none of this has anything to do with increasing federal money for health care -- we'll find out on Friday how much more the Premiers they they can get:

Gee, I wonder which they will choose?
"The premiers were non-committal about [Trudeau's $46.2 Billion health] plan ....They said they'd take time to review Trudeau's pitch before either accepting the terms or demanding more."https://t.co/djXMhs1bTR

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) February 9, 2023