Shaun Guimond: essays, projects, and travel notes

Steven Guilbeault weighs in

To put it in perspective, the *second* that Trump won a second re-election, the government should've followed the Europeans' lead and started working on reducing Canadian dependence on US software services. Two years even of baby steps would've been preferable to the big heap of nothing we have now.

@karenatsharon.bsky.social

11 hours ago

I worked for CFMWS and my husband worked for the CAF and everything is Microsoft. So yesterday the CAF was offline. #cdnpoli
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Microsoft scrambling for fix as global outage extends into 2nd day | CBC News

A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday, forcing some organizations to ‌revert to fax machines and halting a...

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I've been using Cachyos for a while now, but just installed Nixos. Any recommendations, or faux pas' I should know about?

Europe's dependence on closed software resembles that on fossil fuels: it spends hundreds of billions of euros a year on foreign suppliers, and disruption threatens daily life. But for both there are now great alternatives: open source software on one side, renewables + electrification on the other.

Spending on external consultants *always* increases when you slash the public service.
It puts the lie to the belief that government is inherently wasteful. It’s an acknowledgement that these jobs need to be done. Ideologues like Carney are simply ideologically opposed to civil servants doing them.

DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social

2 days ago

Sean O'Reilly, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, said, “The government is cutting its own public service experts, then paying a premium to rent that expertise back. That's not efficiency. That's waste.”

Great lines!

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Carney government spent over $19B on external consultants in its first year | CBC News

The federal government spent more than $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors.

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Sean O'Reilly, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, said, “The government is cutting its own public service experts, then paying a premium to rent that expertise back. That's not efficiency. That's waste.”

Great lines!

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney government spent over $19B on external consultants in its first year | CBC News

The federal government spent more than $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors.

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Jeeeeeesus. This is a HUGE betrayal of workers!!! Holy shit!!

And Carney had the audacity to pretend to be pissed when the news of the sale became public!???

Canadians need to reckon with the reality that this government is far too comfortable lying to their faces.

“And we're absolutely committed to our Paris commitments.” This statement is absolutely factually untrue. Canada now has zero chance of meeting its 2030 Paris commitment and has no path to meeting net zero by 2050 (and this is before any new oilsands or LNG). climateinstitute.ca/news/canada-...

This is a budget for rich men.

Don’t take my word for it — the government’s own gender analysis admits it.

How out of touch with the needs of ordinary Canadians can this government get?

Newsweek just listed Carney as worse for the environment than Trump.

This is a wake-up call.

His corporate agenda has put fossil fuel profits over BC’s coastline, orcas, and our future. He’s even considering ending the Arctic drilling ban.

The BC Greens are the only party willing to fight back.

I hate to have to do this, but I’m in a watery jam. The good news is I might be able to turn this around to make shooting easier than destroying half the apartment to set up every time.

No pressure, take care of yourself first, but if you can? Greatly appreciated.

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