Jack Layton on today’s turn for the worse in the Conservative campaign.
(There is some suggestion on the NDP bus that he’s used the line before. But nice line all the same.)
Beyond The Commons
Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry
From Macleans
Canada
How the Conservatives are gutting tobacco control
And why it doesn’t makes sense–even financially
Scott Feschuk
When did my eyebrows go rogue? It’s official: I’m getting older
But I’m still waiting for the wisdom and insight to kick in
Eat it up
10 tips for guests staying at somebody else’s cottage
You want to get invited back, right?
Brian D. Johnson Unscreened
Alec Baldwin, Cannes court jester
Animated features take so long, “we actually started recording our voice-overs 11 years ago.”
Canada
Quebec’s student protests: righteous anger, shame about the execution
Perversely, they add legitimacy to the government’s argument for a special law to end the strike
Opinion
Truth—the whole truth—should be the foundation of justice
Judges must balance rendering appeal-proof cases with introducing risky, but relevant evidence
