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May 5, 2022
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was accused by Conservatives of using a bad word.
cbc.caConservatives accuse Trudeau of dropping F-bomb during chaotic question period | CBC NewsThe House of Commons descended into incoherent shouting during portions of Wednesday’s sitting.
10:00 AM ∙ May 5, 2022
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“What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you move your lips in a particular way?” was a Pierre Trudeau quip theatrically invoked by Justin after a question period redux of the 1971 fuddle duddle incident. The uttering of a “six-letter F-word” came in debate about military surveillance aircraft flying over the Freedom Convoy.


George Lucas asked for this

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Episode IX: The Rise of Andrea The writ drops! ANDREA HORWATH nominates candidates in every riding in Ontario. She is Ontarians' best hope to defeat DOUG FORD and fix the things that matter to people. She just needs 10 more seats... #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
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9:53 PM ∙ May 4, 2022
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Star Wars memes from Andrea Horwath are nothing new, but this May 4 was the day the provincial election officially kicked off in Ontario, allowing Steven Del Duca’s team to show they’re more awkward with memes. Doug Ford brought his own kind of science-fiction vibe to launch what will essentially be a referendum on his first term as premier.


No Name brand sales have reached an all-time high for Loblaw. The recent marketing of its 44-year-old generic store brand has paid off, with the backdrop of inflation driving eyes to lower-priced items. As a result, Loblaw profits surged by 40% in the first quarter, during which time snack racks were bereft of bags from Frito-Lay due to a pricing standoff.


Cheers for reactionary clickbait

The generally strange five-year trip of Montreal-based wokeness-opposing website The Post Millennial has reached its destination. Jeff Webb, a Tennessee entrepreneur who turned cheerleading into a big business, will link the property to his acquisition of American legacy publication Human Events, resulting in an expansion of this apocalyptic online klatch:

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A Special Announcement From Your Friends at The Post Millennial and Human Events. Read more: thepostmillennial.com/human-events-a…
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2:14 PM ∙ May 4, 2022
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Douglas Coupland wrote about why Morrissey will never be cancelled. A brief for contrarian U.K. publication UnHerd stuck up for the singer he interviewed 16 years ago. Coupland’s current exhibition at the West Vancouver Art Museum is Rabbit Lane, a series of staged photographic scenes inspired by his own 1998 novel Girlfriend in a Coma.


Finally, total eclipse of a Rickroll

Mattea Roach got a House of Commons shout-out on the day her 22nd consecutive Jeopardy win aired. Her parents are also doing interviews, while keeping quiet about knowing when the streak ends. In the meantime, Roach is showing her media pundit skills on a Canadaland episode after drawing attention to herself in this video by Choir! Choir! Choir!:

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Feast upon the footage of me (and a bunch of other lucky Torontonians) singing with Rick Astley as described in tn's Jeopardy anecdote! I'm the one with blue hair at around 3:35:
youtube.comChoir! Choir! Choir! / Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up!!!In March 2018, we made a video asking pop legend Rick Astley to come sing with us. HE SHOWED UP two weeks later!!It was even more incredible than we could ha...
3:54 AM ∙ May 5, 2022
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