I hope so. It may help the economies of Mexico and Cuba more than anything else.

Bookings are down far more than 2%. That number is for arrivals which is the realization of bookings made months ago. The article itself shows bookings down double digits from many European countries.

The quotes from American airlines say international bookings are ok because those airlines mostly cater to Americans travelling abroad. What do European airlines have to say about traffic to the US? How is the summer looking at Lufthansa?

This article cherry picks data. I feel like it was written to convince us that what we are hearing is false, not to reflect the facts.

In Canada, some airlines have already started to cancel entire routes due to lack of demand.

I agree though, the impact should be greater.

Another factor is snowbirds selling their Florida properties. They are somewhat flooding the market right now which will drive down prices.

Our Canadian EV bus maker is about to go bankrupt (Lion Electric).

Many of us would not be able to declare our love for the US—certainly not convincingly. Being out into a position to do so could lead to an escalation.

This is exactly the kind of risk that some of us hope to avoid. It is totally wrong to say that there is no risk even if you “keep your shit together”.

The entire point of a Memorial Day or a Remembrance Day is to honour the sacrifice and to lament that it was necessary. Simpleton Trump thinks it should be about celebrating victory. It is hard not to feel bad for somebody that is so incomplete as a human being.

Trump is hoping to have a giant military parade to commemorate The Great Patriotic War. I am surprised that he is not celebrating it on May 9th.

I would rather see them fail in the open market. Things are going well.

[edit: the article did not load for me and my comment was apparently based on the article I had read just before. Apologies. Deleting my comment.

The comment “Canada has no felons” likely refers to the fact that a “felony” is a US concept. In Canada, the equivalent to a felony is indictable offence and a Canadian “felon” is an indicted criminal.

Seems pretty clear that we are heading into an alliance between the Liberals and the Bloc. They align pretty well on issues outside of Quebec.

If the Liberals allow their Quebec ridings to support Quebec issues that the Bloc cares about, the Bloc will probably continue to support the Liberals more generally.

Unless the Bloc joins a non-confidence against the Liberals, the Liberals can effectively govern as if they had a majority.

And it will take 3 parties to gang up on the libs to force non-confidence. That means BOTH the NDP and the Bloc joining with the Conservatives. How likely does that seem? Even the Conservatives and Bloc together do not have the votes. The NDP sure doesn’t.

As of now, the Liberals only need 3 votes from outside the party on any given issue. On most issues, they should have little trouble overcoming the Conservative opposition.

The NDP cannot force anything. They are not even an official party.

Even if the NDP and Conservatives Team up, they cannot force non-confidence without support from the Bloc.

The liberals and the Bloc are the two parties with power right now. What the liberals have to do is act like the liberals in Quebec are pseudo Bloc MPs. That will keep the Bloc on their side and effectively allow them to act like they have a majority otherwise.

Obviously not re-elected. However, he was the Prime Minister before and still is. That is clearly what they are trying to say.

Pollivre won his riding 7 times in a row. Then Trump endorsed him.

They are talking about the economy, not Transit.

Probably best he stops answering questions now. Stating positions will only limit his flexibility next election.

This one is already lost.

Don’t confuse intelligence with knowledge. He blindly believed everything they taught him in engineering as well.

I am not advocating. However, we should all understand that there are many countries with mandatory military service that do not use them in war.

In addition to military preparedness and defence, it can be an opportunity for greater citizen engagement and to significantly invest in training and skills. This has social and economic benefits beyond war.

Sweden has mandatory military service. How many wars have they started in your lifetime.

Again, not taking a position. Just pointing out that mandatory military service does not have to translate into young men in body bags.

Politics is real.

Look at the US. Winning matters. A lot. A lot more than just being right.

Dying on hills that cannot be held is not leadership.

Knowing what battles to fight is leadership.

Canada deserves the politicians it is willing and able to elect. Blaming politicians for the quality of candidate that the electorate will consider is folly. Point your derision in the right direction. We are not in a situation where Canadians are demanding something that our leaders are not delivering. On some issues, we are demanding that our leaders do not deliver.

The problem is us.

All I needed to hear to cement my vote for somebody other than him.