Defence Minister Pulls Out of Fundraiser for Vets Amid Afghan Controversy: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Harjit Sajjan under increasing scrutiny for overstating his role in 2006 battle
“Harjit Sajjan has bowed out of an annual fundraising event originally set up for veterans of the war in Afghanistan, an event whose main beneficiaries include military personnel returning from combat.
“The embattled defence minister is, however, pressing ahead with a speech Wednesday to members of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, billed by his department as an update on ‘the state of Canadian defence.'”
+1: Ethics committee recommends senator who slept with teenager be spelled from Senate. – Globe and Mail
2. Trump says U.S. needs a ‘shutdown’ as he seeks leverage in future budget talks
“President Trump on Tuesday called for a government shutdown later this year and suggested the Senate might need to prohibit future filibusters, dramatic declarations from a new commander in chief whose frustration is snowballing as Congress continues to block key parts of his agenda.”
+1: Cabinet secretary: US strike in Syria ‘was in lieu of after-dinner entertainment’ – CNN
+1: Hillary Clinton: ‘I was on the way to winning’ the election until the FBI and Russia interfered’ – Business Insider
3. Cauliflower is the new kale
“The go-with-anything, grow-anywhere vegetable becomes a social media sensation”
+1: Why your ‘organic’ milk may not be organic – Washington Post
4. The future of football… is not bright
“Football as we know it is done, because the lawyers are here. When the lawyers arrive, things as you know them are over. After making an initial beachhead with concussion lawsuits in the NFL, The Lawyers (capital letters necessary) are pushing inland and making great, great gains. There are lawsuits against helmet manufacturers, against the NFL, the NCAA … anyone with a finger on the game at this point, in the year 2017, will be liable for the game’s excesses, violences, and lasting damage.”
+1: Sidney Crosby has another concussion, and it changes everything – The Ringer
5. Why the phrase ‘late capitalism’ is suddenly everywhere
“An investigation into a term that seems to perfectly capture the indignities and absurdities of the modern economy.
