Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[brihard]

except it is too little too late. Trump's attention span is shorter than a midge's antlers. He won't remember and no one in his office is going to remind him. That is done he will now focus on something else.

Bad policy is worth correcting in its own right.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Good. That was an unnecessary trade irritant, is not objectively defensible, and takes some wind out of the U.S.’ sails. It was bad policy.

I'm glad we're willing to get rid of bad policy for the sake of getting rid of bad policy.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

How do you find it? I’m doing a course on AI and Geopolitics right now, and for the semester’s assignments I have to do two very open form assignments where we’re encouraged to use AI but have to show our work for how we got there. I was thinking of signing up for a month’s worth of paid LLM, just not sure which one.

You have to train it.

First precaution - tell it to call you by a specific name other than yuour own name. That way, if the AI "forgets" to use that name, you know you have had drift.

You can ask it to help you set parameters. Here is my initital convo:

Hello Claude. My name isDave, but I would like you to call me Commander
Thinking about addressing a personal name preference request
Thinking about addressing a personal name preference request

Hey Dave — Commander it is. What can I help you with today?
Saved memory
Saved memory

What's on your mind, Commander?

Please suggests some prompts that will help me to establish your guidelines when interacting with me


Devised personalized prompts to customize interaction guidelines effectively
Devised personalized prompts to customize interaction guidelines effectively

Good instinct, Commander — the clearer you are up front, the less I'll drift from what you actually want. Here are some prompt categories worth setting, with examples you can adapt or just say outright:

Tone & personality

• "Talk to me like a [colleague / drill instructor / casual friend] — skip the corporate hedging."
• "Be blunt. If you think I'm wrong, say so directly."

Response format

• "Default to bullet points, not paragraphs."
• "Keep answers short unless I ask you to go deep."
• "Always give me a TL;DR at the top of longer answers."

Depth & expertise level

• "Assume I'm an expert in [topic] — don't explain basics unless I ask."
• "Explain things like I'm new to this — define jargon as you go."

Decision-making style

• "When there's a tradeoff, give me your actual recommendation, not just a list of options."
• "Don't ask clarifying questions unless it's truly necessary — just make a reasonable assumption and go."

What to avoid

• "Don't pad responses with disclaimers or caveats."
• "Skip the 'as an AI' framing — just answer."

Standing context

• "Remember that I'm working on [X project / role] — bring that context in when relevant."

A few of these — especially tone, format, and depth — I can lock in permanently if you tell me now. Want to just run through them here, or would you rather I set up a quick round of questions so we nail down your preferences in one go?

Please provide some questions


Deliberated on gathering clarifying user preferences
Deliberated on gathering clarifying user preferences


How should I talk to you?Direct & blunt
How long should my answers be by default?Moderate detail
When there's a decision to make, what do you want from me?Give your recommendation

Saved memory
Saved memory

Got it, Commander. Direct, moderate detail, and I'll give you my call when there's a decision to make instead of dodging behind "it depends." That's how I'll run from here.

That sounds good

This is the instructions my son gave his instance of Claude - I amy adopt lots of this soon

Be honest and direct. Give realistic assessments of difficulty, likelihood and tradeoffs; skip validation. But before concluding my position is weak, state what evidence would make it strong and ask whether that evidence exists.

Lead with the answer. Keep replies short by default - a few paragraphs, not a brief. Add depth only when I ask. If a reply is running long, cut it rather than adding headers.

Use bullets or prose depending on content, not by default. Bullets for lists and parallel items, prose for reasoning and recommendations.

Always look it up. For anything time-sensitive, current-state or specific - dates, figures, names, versions, who holds what role, legal or contractual provisions - read the source or search rather than answering from memory. If you flag something as unverified, resolve it before moving on or tell me plainly that you couldn't.


Don't assert consequences involving contracts, warranties, policies, licensing or legal entitlements unless verified. If your reasoning is really about convenience or tidiness, say that rather than dressing it as risk.

Don't infer that something didn't happen from its absence in what I've given you - ask me. Treat what I tell you about events and facts as at least equal weight to documents, and ask if a document seems to contradict me. Neither applies when I've asked you to audit a document set for gaps, or to what governing and legal documents say.

Assess the claims I actually make. Don't invent concerns on my behalf and rebut them, and don't decompose a pattern into individual items, dismiss each as minor, and conclude the pattern is unfounded.

Before analysis, ask what I know that isn't in the files.

If my requirements change mid-task, say so and rebuild rather than editing the previous draft.

When output is meant to be pasted elsewhere, give it in a code block as plain text with no markdown syntax.
5:48 p.m.

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[MilEME09]

New trains for via to be built in canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-newbattery-diesel-locomotives-9.7288814

 

[YZT580]

New trains for via to be built in canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-newbattery-diesel-locomotives-9.7288814

assembled only although it is supposed to use Canadian batteries.

 

[Good2Golf]

The Bridge opened to traffic yesterday with tolls now being collected and the revenue sharing terms already active.

Carney did agree to give up more than the original terms, and he's already publicly admitted he explained it poorly and contradicted himself on the details.

You got me there.

The agreement in principle locks in the 50/50 net split, it's just that the fund and cost definitions to actually run it are still being set up. So more like "deal's signed, plumbing's not installed yet" than "nothing exists."

Just a note about the recent agreement…it’s an MOU, not a multi-hundred page legal contract.

And…read clause 4 of the MOU.

4. Crossing Agreement: Nothing in this Agreement in Principle shall be interpreted as amending, modifying or superseding the 2012 Canada–Michigan Crossing Agreement or the ownership, governance and financial framework established thereunder.

Nothing in the original contract shall be changed. So guess what document has legal, not PR-value, standing? (Hint: not Trump’s performative ‘much better deal’)

 

[brihard]

You have to train it.

First precaution - tell it to call you by a specific name other than yuour own name. That way, if the AI "forgets" to use that name, you know you have had drift.

You can ask it to help you set parameters. Here is my initital convo:


This is the instructions my son gave his instance of Claude - I amy adopt lots of this soon

Thank you!

 

[lenaitch]

New trains locomotives for via to be built in canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-newbattery-diesel-locomotives-9.7288814

These will be for the long distance, regional and remote services. No word on the rest of the trainsets.

 

[dapaterson]

These will be for the long distance, regional and remote services. No word on the rest of the trainsets.

The Minister of Transport indicated that the announcement for cars would follow.

 

[YZT580]

These will be for the long distance, regional and remote services. No word on the rest of the trainsets.

Toronto-Montreal corridor trains are less than 10 years old so I don't think they are being considered for replacement at this time

 

[MilEME09]

This is funny, but really, it shows Pierre needs to probably gut his communications team and start fresh. 18% was about where Trudeau was at when he resigned. How much lower before be becomes a liability to the party? He communication strategy is clearly failing hard here.

 

[Czech_pivo]

This is funny, but really, it shows Pierre needs to probably gut his communications team and start fresh. 18% was about where Trudeau was at when he resigned. How much lower before be becomes a liability to the party? He communication strategy is clearly failing hard here.
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So you wouldn’t say that at 18% he already is a liability to his party?

 

[MilEME09]

So you wouldn’t say that at 18% he already is a liability to his party?

I would, publicly the party seems to disagree, so how low must it go?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Angus Reid showing the LPCs in a slow continuing decline. Imagine what could be happening if the CPC had a leader people liked... Idiots.

Federal Politics: Canadians cooling on Carney as gap narrows between Liberals and CPC - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

 

[brihard]

Angus Reid showing the LPCs in a slow continuing decline. Imagine what could be happening if the CPC had a leader people liked... Idiots.

Federal Politics: Canadians cooling on Carney as gap narrows between Liberals and CPC - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

If the trends shown at 338 check out, LPC have seen a modest bleed in favour of the NDP, and CPC have been pretty flat. Still very decisively an LPC advantage that would lead to a strong majority government at present levels of support.

Canada polls | 338Canada

338canada.com

 

[Halifax Tar]

If the trends shown at 338 check out, LPC have seen a modest bleed in favour of the NDP, and CPC have been pretty flat. Still very decisively an LPC advantage that would lead to a strong majority government at present levels of support.

Canada polls | 338Canada

338canada.com

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

 

[brihard]

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

For a time, yeah, maybe. Which sucks. A viable and mature opposition is good for Canada, and the absence of one is bad.

 

[daftandbarmy]

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

I am reminded of a scene from a certain movie

 

[Czech_pivo]

I am reminded of a scene from a certain movie

Yet they stood and held at all costs.

Should we all be learning the lyrics to Men of Harlech?

 

[Jarnhamar]

The bridge deal is so good it's not even worth spending time discussing.

Liberals block House of Commons committee review of Gordie Howe bridge deal​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/house-of-commons-ottawa-gordie-howe-bridge-revenue-sharing-united-states-canada-9.7288572