Stopping the steal of Republican rhetoric

Canada ponders life after Trump

Ishat Reza @IshatReza

This is in on the official Conservative Party website. @erinotoole, will you show some leadership & remove it? Incendiary & false claims about opposing politicians rigging elections & especially the PM, is dangerous (as we have seen from the US) & has no place in Canada. #cdnpoli

Donald Trump getting banned from digital platforms, including Shopify, coincided with criticism for how Erin O’Toole was campaigning online, including a now-deleted Conservative link that accused Justin Trudeau of election rigging. Fallout from the U.S. Capitol riots also includes a London, Ontario, nurse suspended for going to D.C.

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Soothing you into more rules

Doug Ford @fordnation

Friends, we are going to see some real turbulent waters over the next few months. Our healthcare system is on the brink of being overwhelmed and we must take every precaution to keep our most vulnerable safe. Other people’s lives are in your hands.

Ontario Green leader Mike Schreiner likened Doug Ford’s style to a game show host, heading into a weekend when more lockdown measures were being contemplated due to “fall off your chair” COVID-19 modelling numbers. But no announcements are expected till Tuesday.

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Atlantic Canada avoided the pandemic travel scandals. The worst offender on the East Coast appeared to be a politician caught crossing provincial lines, compared to revelations that have led to Ontario hospital CEOs losing their jobs. Meanwhile, it’s been revealed that routes to Hawaii have proven popular beyond officials in Alberta.

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Blowing off the lid arguments

Restaurant Brands International is currently basking in praise for the retro rebrand of Burger King, an overdue development for a chain that hasn’t been great at details like functional coffee lids. Cup mechanics are also making news at BK’s brother company, Tim Hortons, as a father and son allege their idea for a hands-free applicator was stolen:

CBC News @CBCNews

Yoland and Shaun Talbot say they pitched their patent-pending COVID-safe lid applicator to Tim Hortons. But after a deal fell apart over a price dispute, they say the chain took their idea without paying a cent. cbc.ca/1.5863578 @DianneBuckner

cbc.caFather-son team allege Tim Hortons took their COVID-safe lid applicator idea | CBC NewsA father-and-son team of rookie inventors say they pitched their patent-pending COVID-safe lid applicator to Tim Hortons, and got a good response. But after the deal fell apart over a price dispute, they say the chain took their idea without paying a cent.

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Kathy Shaidle dead at 56. The pioneering Toronto blogger described herself as an “anarcho-peacenik” prior to a pursing a career as a a full-time poet. But she gained wide recognition as an extremely online right-winger. Shaidle also wrote about movies on Mark Steyn’s website and had a stint as “Ed Anger” of Weekly World News.

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Finally, the keys for Lou Reed

Michael Fonfara, the Toronto pianist who died at age 74, became a member of the Downchild Blues Band after a run with Lou Reed, appeared on the first recorded iteration of Rough Trade, and performed “keyboard textures” on the Foreigner song “Urgent.” His earlier role in the band Electric Flag resulted in Fonfara co-writing the signature instrumental for a supergroup: