A long weekend in the bedrooms of the nation

Your last daily dispatch till after that

Reuters @Reuters

Wear a mask while having sex, Canada's top doctor suggests reut.rs/3gSKiCj

Five months after reversing her view on asymptomatic people needing to wear masks at all, Theresa Tam now suggests wearing them in the most intimate moments to avoid COVID-19 transmission between new partners. Tam’s list of recommendations stopped short of echoing the B.C. health department’s great glory hole glorification.

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The sobering reality of this job

National Post @nationalpost

Times are tough for Sir John A. Macdonald impersonator

nationalpost.comTimes are tough for Sir John A. Macdonald impersonatorBrian Porter takes a dim view of calls to remove Macdonald statues. ‘He is being portrayed by some as solely a one-dimensional racist’

Demand for one retired teacher to play the part of Canada’s first prime minister has precipitously declined in the past five years: Brian Porter from Brockville, Ontario, is still sticking up for his lookalike legacy. Meanwhile, the John A. Macdonald statue in Toronto remains bagged and boxed in the wake of the toppled monument in Montreal.

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Julie Payette’s job sounds safe for now according to Justin Trudeau. After a summer of stories about the governor general’s workplace behaviour, the PM called her “excellent” during an interview—which one former Rideau Hall staffer described as “a kick in the stomach.” A private firm has been hired to review the harassment claims.

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Let’s go to laments for the Ex

What would usually be the final days of the Toronto fair is being marked with alarm from the Canadian National Exhibition, which says that next year’s edition could be the last without government help. Previously, the mayor said that its 2020 cancellation provided an opportunity to modernize the CNE, beyond eternally riding on nostalgia:

letsgototheex @LetsGoToTheEX

Have you visited our CNE at Home online portal yet?🎡 Check out shows that premiered over the weekend and find out when and where you can catch more virtual performances and events!🙌 For all this and more, click here: bit.ly/2CGpno1

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A generic podcast episode brings it back home to Loblaw. 99% Invisible probes the history of budget-priced store brands, like how the yellow uniformity of No Frills and No Name led to the aspirational President’s Choice. It also prompts a shout-out to the company’s most famous accused bread-price fixer, who’s also hosting a podcast.

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Finally, this tale of two Erins

Erin O’Toole is a Colorado public radio host whose increasing receipt of misdirected vitriolic tweets helped her notice a Canadian namesake getting more attention while running for the Conservative leadership. And so it came to pass that one Erin O’Toole interviewed another to marvel at how they share a name and a birthday, if little else:

Erin O'Toole 🧜‍♀️ @ErinOtoole1

Well, it happened. I had the chance to talk with @ErinOTooleMP for #ColoradoEdition -- We didn't get into politics, just chatted about how strange it is to realize there's another 'you' out there. Oh - and beer. You can listen here:

kunc.orgErin O’Toole V. Erin O’Toole: A Conversation Between KUNC’s Radio Host And The Newly Elected Leader Of Canada’s Conservative PartyLast Monday, Colorado Edition host Erin O’Toole started getting a flood of new Twitter mentions and follows. She soon realized all those messages were not exactly meant for her. A quick search of the news revealed there is another Erin O’Toole, north of the border, who was just elected leader of the…