Politics is a video game
Without reading too much into things, I have to mention that there were four byelections yesterday, for the federal Parliament. The party in power won three out of four. Can’t sit well with the new kids on the block (two other parties), who have to be aware that the level of satisfaction with the older kid on the block means that their quest for power (in the next general round) won’t be an easy one. Politics is a video game, in many ways.
Meanwhile, there’s a byelection south of here. Given all the “real news/fake news” interest over the last few weeks, this one won’t be a clean and simple win. News to follow.
Waiting on a verdict in a murder trial in Ontario. One of the defendants has decided to act as his own lawyer (risky business). The jury is currently sequestered, which allowed the CBC to fill in “a few more details”. The defendant is someone recently convicted for a similar murder; in order to hide his past, the courtroom was redecorated… with curtains… to hide the shackles around his ankles. It goes without saying that the whole story could not be told during the trial, given that premise that one is innocent until proven guilty. And no matter how this one plays out, the defendant will be back before the courts for a different, unrelated murder. Do I detect a trend here? No names mentioned, but I’m sure that the interested parties can Google their way through this riddle. Now for the real question: how can you serve two or more “life sentences”?
