Is this allowed? This feels really really gross if it is. You shouldn’t just be able to appoint your own staff people to Senate positions.

G&M:
“Two other senior Liberals say there are also active discussions to appoint the Prime Minister’s principal secretary, Tom Pitfield, to the Senate with a mandate to get legislation passed quickly. The Globe is not naming them because they are not authorized to speak publicly about internal party matters”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-government-could-prorogue-parliament-if-liberals-sweep-april-13-by/

(can't seem to convince archive.is to archive it!)
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Senate #Liberals

Editorial: Here’s why Avi Lewis is the wrong choice to lead the NDP – by a centrist Liberal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/editorial-heres-why-avi-lewis-is-the-wrong-choice-to-lead-the-ndp-by-a-centrist-liberal/

""Every act of transgression weakens conscience," so was the view of many thinkers. And indeed, to this day, we typically see the transgressive — breaking rules, acting cruelly, and "being bad" — as unacceptable. But some argue its status is unknown and transgression might be necessary and desirable. Breaking rules with the intention to transgress is essential, they say, if we are to challenge authoritarian systems of thought. Recent research shows individuals express freedom and agency through breaking such norms. And whilst cruelty is universally condemned, studies have shown that people who cause harm and later reflect on their actions report an increased sense of moral awareness.

Should we accept that transgression is vital to a healthy culture central and necessary for humans to flourish? Or should we seek to remove transgressive behavior from all public and private life? More radically, is it a mistake to talk of "right" or "wrong," "bad" or "wicked" in the first place, and should we instead abandon moral terms altogether?"—

How liberals paved the way for Trump | Catherine Liu, Rowan Williams, Josh Cohen >

https://youtu.be/xJ9q7XoQ8wo?si=Akg72zvGxWdAH-yt

#advocacy #minorities #healthy_culture #liberals #identity_culture #transparency #transgression #universality #communities #working_class #private_life

Oh CBC, your Liberal is showing… on the panel before talking to @avilewis the dismissive tone and hand wringing began in earnest (especially the Toronto Star guy who seems to love the word “royalty”).

Both provincial NDP opposition leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan have expressed concern on Lewis’s win… but they didn’t mention that Wab Kinew, NDP Premier of Manitoba, and the most popular Premier in the country, was right there on stage.

Canadian politics just got very interesting indeed!

#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #liberals #abpoli #bcpoli #ndp #fossilfuels