Raven's View

Reposted from my SubStack. 

Canadian and UK PMs share a beer and some hockey, before G7.

I’ve switched back and forth over the past 60 years or so between Liberal and NDP, preferring center and/or left of centre, as society changed, my values changed, and each party’s focus changed. But never a Conservative, as to me that would mean ignoring logic and science, at least in the party’s current incarnation. Maybe they need to split off the Canadian Alliance again. Right now, I’m a fan of our Liberal Prime Minister, Carney. I think he’s our best choice now, and is doing a good job. He’s not Trudeau, and he’s mixing up some of the ‘old guard’, while retaining a strong team against Trump.

Speaking of G7 - I think it went well, all things considered. Partially because Trump left early - supposedly to deal with the Israel/Iran crisis, but mainly to avoid a tri-lateral discussion with Carney and the president of Mexico, plus a meetup with Zelensky. Or maybe he was just tired out and fading. I saw a quote (?) from one of his “handlers’ it was like walking a tightrope with no net and a catheter. At any rate, I think Trump rightly suspected that Carney would not let him bully the Ukrainian leader like he had in the Oval Office. Interesting that the next day, with Trump’s chair now empty next to him, Carney sat Zelensky in it.