My plan is to go in expecting a goofy action movie, and hopefully I'll find at least parts of it more compelling than that.
I've always felt that the Georgiou character is potentially interesting, and I liked her Discovery send-off. Of the "new" characters, Alok sounds interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Garrett.
I'm giving myself 50/50 odds of enjoying it.
Okay then, the next election will happen when the next election is called.
Let me know if I used any words that are too big for you.
I think you're probably correct - she's got a lot of baggage simply by virtue of having served in the government.
Nonetheless, I think it would be good for the party to have a serious leadership race with at least a couple of legitimate contenders.
The likely scenario is that, immediately upon Parliament resuming next month, the Liberals will immediately lose a confidence vote, triggering a snap election. The opposition parties have all stated that they will initiate a confidence vote at the earliest opportunity.
In the unlikely event that doesn't happen, I imagine JT would remain on as PM until the mandatory election this fall. Were he to step down, he would probably appoint a sitting MP as interim PM.
As a fun(?) aside, Canada has had two PMs who served while members of the (unelected) Senate, and MacKenzie King and John Turner both briefly governed without a ministerial seat.
No one is expecting Carney, or anyone else, to serve as an unelected PM.
I think Freeland has a good head on her shoulders, and I hope she enters the race if only to hear her ideas, but Carney has the electoral advantage of having nothing to do with the Trudeau government.
The Fuck Trudeau and pretty boy mantras are going to ring pretty hollow against Carney.
If Carney becomes leader, I expect they'll pivot to WEF/Illuminati nonsense.
Whether that will work is another matter entirely.
I think the NDP came to a realization that hitching themselves to the Liberal government had outlived its political usefulness, and it might be better to put some distance between them before the next election.
I don't really pay much attention to the BQ.
Go ahead and post some alternatives if you're so upset about it.
Beyond that, how about letting people share what they want to share?
I clicked hoping for a shot of the "Academy" set and left disappointed, but it's a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:
Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.
It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.
“Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.
Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”
I'd like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?
Maybe, but he didn't have anything to do with this carbon tax, and his Jon Stewart interview seemed to hint that he feels some changes might be in order there.