Notices by M. Grégoire (mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca)

@evan I thought the issue was about bilingual packaging, which is a federal law, not a Québec one. When was the last time you heard this province support bilingual anything?

Maybe it's just the circles I move in, but it's very rare that I've heard complaints about bilingual packaging. There was that guy back in Winnipeg twenty years ago...

It's interesting that Pres. Trump hasn't posted anything about the collapse of negotiations with Canada on Truth.Social, and that Canadian counter-tariffs don't start until September. How likely is it that there will be a deal announced in the next week?

That would be an even bigger surprise than last night...

*Update:* See this take from @gmbutts : https://www.threads.com/@gmbutts/post/DcV58nCkaHM

#CanPol #cdnpoli #TrumpTariffs

Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱: "Well done, Prime. Minister. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Canada clearly made a serious, good faith effort to get greater stability and market access, and remains ready to find a fair, balanced agreement. But we are not cravenly surrendering in the face of constant economic and political aggression. Responding to the new US tariffs with counter tariffs is exactly the right thing to do at this time."

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#CanPol #cdnpoli #TrumpTariffs #JasonKenney

"People in the Trump Administration keep expressing outrage that Canada is the only country in the world apart from China to retaliate against US tariffs. Damn right we are. Makes me proud to be Canadian. #ProudToBeCanadian #StrongAndFree" | nitter
https://nitter.net/jkenney/status/2091016295898841273#m

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#CanPol #cdnpoli #TrumpTariffs #JasonKenney

@evan There's no reason that the disc of the Moon should be just a tiny bit smaller than that of the Sun to an observer on Earth. A total eclipse is God winking at us.

Quebec bill exempting legislators from swearing oath to the King to face constitutional challenge
https://nationalpost.com/montreal-news/quebec-news/quebecs-break-with-king-charles-will-face-constitutional-challenge/wcm/bf9e9c02-a381-496d-9f1c-5ce6dc39055d

Put aside the issue of the Canadian monarchy — the real question here is whether the National Assembly can unilaterally ignore (or modify) the Constitution of Canada. If they can't, then the acts of the next government in #Québec may be illegitimate. We need the courts to decide, and quickly.

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#polqc #CanPol #cdnpoli
#NationalPost

There is, to be clear, a real possibility that the National Assembly *does* have the legal power to ignore the Constitution and set its own rules for who may sit as a deputy; parliamentary supremacy is an important principle in a government founded on the British constitutional model.

But we don't want to discover in 2028 that none of the laws passed by Québec since this Fall's election are valid.

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#polqc #CanPol #cdnpoli

@virtuous_sloth I think all current MNAs have taken the oath, except those of the PQ. But the polls currently predict that the PQ will be close to a majority in the next National Assembly. What is the meaning of Assembly votes if none of the PQ members take the oath, and thus are not valid members? Does the government have the confidence of the National Assembly or not? If a budget passes because of PQ votes, but would have been defeated otherwise, would its taxes or spending be valid?

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@virtuous_sloth It's even possible that *none* of the MNAs will swear the oath of allegiance after the next election. [0] If they had previously sworn it, are they still valid?

In the 19th Century, there was a Canadian MP who participated in Parliament without having taken the oath. When that was discovered, Parliament went back and subtracted his vote from past decisions — it changed nothing.

[0] Standing up for constitutional norms and tradition doesn't win many votes in Québec.

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#polqc

@virtuous_sloth When the first PQ MNAs were elected in 1970, they refused to take the oath, and the National Assembly refused to let them sit. #RenéLévesque told them to take the oath, and there was no question about their legitimacy thereafter.

This time is different because when the new PQ MNAs refused the oath, the National Assembly accepted them anyway. Later the National Assembly passed a law purporting to abolish the requirement of the Constitution for their members.

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#polqc

@evan Yes. Many Americans hate Pres. Trump; Ds probably raise more money and win primaries by attacking him. But it's an insufficient message to win elections, since many Americans think he's not so bad.

#uspol

@evan Si on cherche une langue internationale, le français est toujours une option...

@evan I had no idea that name was from Esperanto.

@evan I remember fireflies in the backyard.

@evan Strongly agree. Even for communities I don't like and would prefer to avoid, it would be better if they used ActivityPub rather than a proprietary system.

@dansup There's nothing wrong with autobody work, but your talents and effort are accomplishing a lot of good here. I hope you eventually make some good money, in addition to doing work you're proud of.

@evan Rarely. I do little travelling at this point in my life. When I travel for vacation, my immediate family comes along.

@evan Yikes!

Opinion: The 'Nakba' exhibit is a disinformation campaign
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-4

I'll probably be visiting the #CanadianMuseumOfHumanRights in #Winnipeg in a few weeks; I'll see that exhibit for myself.

#Nakba
#NationalPost

@evan Yes, that's what it is. It's the successor to Mycroft.

I've always wanted a computer I could control with my voice, but not one that involves Amazon listening to me.