I hate Daylight Savings Time. You hate Daylight Savings Time. But so what ? No one really cares any longer what you or I like , don’t like , love or absolutely despise.
The arguments for DST — those of it saving energy, making kids safer on their way to school , helping the farmer plow his fields etc. etc. — all have proved unreliable at best, and for the most part out and out incorrect. ( That’s why the most often stated reason for DST has over the years constantly been changing ).
Getting rid of this circadian rhythm disruptor may seem hopeless , and any energy directed to that end a total waste. But I have a suggestion that may just finally do it !
Let’s pass the word that President Trump favors DST. Tell that to everyone we meet — and lets do so while wearing bright red MAGA caps.
If we do this within seven days every liberal , every congressperson with a ” D ” after their name and almost half with an ” R “, will be against it. They will despise it. They will say it was done with Russian Collusion. That it is anti woman , anti black , anti gay , anti the sun coming up tomorrow. And lickety-split it will be gone.
Then we can keep wearing the caps , but we’ll be able to do so without looking bleary eyed.
The hastily decided , strategic quick pick for a Liberal replacement Attorney General , David Lametti , may be the only person in Canada who can save the Montreal-based engineering firm from criminal prosecution.
As attorney general , Lametti has the ( sole INDEPENDENT !!! Yeah … SURE !!! ) power to decide whether the company should be able to access a deferred prosecution agreement ( Which was already taken into consideration from the Director of Public Prosecutions and denied , then Wilson-Raybould reviewed , and concurred with that decision ) … which would stay those criminal proceedings.
The issue of SNC-Lavalin and a DPA is at the centre of the current Liberal government political scandal. Lametti’s predecessor , Jody Wilson-Raybould , said that when she was attorney general she had closed the book on that option , refusing to overrule Director of Public Prosecutions Kathleen Roussel’s decision that a DPA wouldn’t be appropriate in SNC-Lavalin’s case.
If that were to happen , the only path to avoid prosecution would be through Lametti , who as attorney general oversees the director of public prosecutions. He can issue directives on any specific prosecution , meaning he could direct federal prosecutors to negotiate a deferred prosecution agreement.
These agreements allow companies accused of certain economic offences — such as bribery , fraud and corruption — to be spared criminal charges. Instead , they could admit wrongdoing ( Say ‘ Yes , I’m a criminal ) and pay a financial penalty ( And avoid society’s penalty of those responsible going to jail and no Government goodies for 10 years ).
I’ll put in my own here : Whether or not he wants to have a long stay or a short one at the prestigious post of Attorney General / Justice Minister.
Now here is what the Liberals , and especially Junior ( Who loves globe trotting around the world apologizing to people and promoting ‘ sunny ways ‘ ) are banking on … Their belief that when it comes to making a decision on a DPA , that can be taken by the attorney general up until the very last minute of a trial.