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My name is David.

I’ve spent most of my life telling the stories of others—of birds, forests, oceans, and dying species.

And today... I sat in silence.

No camera. No crew. Just me.

And for a moment, I wondered if anyone truly understood how heavy these stories have become.

Today, I spoke of a rainforest that no longer exists.

I watched footage of a glacier I once stood upon... now vanished.

I read another report of species gone forever—creatures I once met, face to face.

I've witnessed the most breathtaking wonders of our world.

But I've also seen its slow unraveling.

And sometimes, it hurts more than words can hold.

Sometimes... I simply sit, and grieve.

I don’t ask for awards.

I don’t ask for praise.

But if it’s not too much to ask—maybe someone, somewhere, might whisper:

'Thank you, David.'

And maybe, just maybe, I’d feel a little less like I’m mourning this planet alone.

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TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Well, folks, it's not as muggy out; actually, it's a little cool. Half clouds, half sun - the fascinating thing is that, after yesterday's rain, it seems to have cleared the air a lot. Everything looks almost sparkly, and the leaves on the trees are vibrant green. The air is crisp and blue, and all is very still, as if Mother Gaia herself were holding her breath; silence, except for a few birds.

Mornings like this are the perfect time to connect the spiritual with the physical, find inner peace, and be in harmony with nature. Even if it is only for a few seconds, it's a much more positive way to begin the day. It sets the mood for the day, so that even if the train gets off the tracks, you are better equipped, *composed, and concentrating* to engineer a way to get the train back on the tracks without getting more lost in the swamp of confusion.

I made the coffee and had my cereal, then my sister joined me for coffee, and now I'm about to move on to the day's discussion.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

There's no such thing as a 'coolcation' — you'll be sweating buckets on your Arctic getaway

There used to be places to go to escape the heat on our summer vacations. You could venture to Norway to see its world-famous fjords. A trip to Scotland for a temperate round of golf. Visiting Sweden's Lapland could bring you face-to-face with reindeer.

But the Arctic's icy grip is loosening as the planet warms, and these cool, far-flung destinations are becoming increasingly vulnerable to heat waves.

• Extreme heat: has roasted tourists across southern Europe from Spain and France to Italy and the Balkans in recent years, but the unusually high temperatures spread way north this summer. Legitimate heat waves have struck countries more synonymous with snowy, frigid weather in the winter and cool summers: Sweden, Finland, and Norway.
• Wildfires have erupted across Europe and Canada:
• According to the BBC and Sky News:
• Reindeer stopped grazing:
• World Weather Attribution group found:

NORDIC HEAT WAVE:

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Aug 18, 2025

So, you 👉🎃💩 , the Orange Slime Bag! Kink of Bizarromerica may you boil in boiling 💩 in the seventh circle of HELL! Climate change is a Chinese Hoax, eh!

Straight from the horse's mouth, I am 80 years old, and I have lived through those changes, unless I'm going Coo-Coo. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I will submit a post relating to this topic later today, along with my response to the author of the post.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump pushes for Putin meeting as Zelensky calls White House talks a 'significant step'

What We're Covering:

• Trump pushes Ukraine talks:

US President Donald Trump says he "sort of set up" a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that they "have to call the shots." The Kremlin today reiterated its refusal to commit to a meeting but stopped short of ruling out further talks.

• White House summit:

• Sticking points:

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13 min ago

Lavrov says Rubio liked his “USSR” sweater at Alaska summit

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him that he liked the “USSR” sweater he wore ahead of Friday’s summit in Alaska.

Lavrov caused a stir last week when he arrived at a hotel in Anchorage wearing a sweater emblazoned with “CCCP” - the Cyrillic letters for the Soviet Union. Speaking to Russian state media Tuesday, Lavrov said the US delegation in Alaska reacted to his choice of attire without “any hysteria,” and that Rubio even said that he liked the sweater.

Pro-Kremlin commentators were delighted with Lavrov’s outfit, which seemed intended to hark back to Russia’s time as an imperial power during the Cold War. Olga Skabeeva, a state television host, shared a picture of Lavrov’s sweater saying: “The sweater! USSR! The best!!”

But, speaking Tuesday, Lavrov downplayed his sweater’s symbolism.

“I think there is no imperialism here, no attempts to revive imperial thinking, as some in the West like to say, we are not talking about that,” Lavrov said. “We are talking about the fact that there is history and this history needs to be preserved, including, if you like, with a sense of light humor,” he added...

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22 min ago

Coalition of the Willing" leaders discuss potential further sanctions pressure on Russia

Ukraine’s allies in the “Coalition of the Willing” discussed potentially placing more sanctions pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired a meeting of the coalition on Tuesday, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron...

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BREAKING! TWO NEW UPDATES:

6 min ago

Trump rules out sending US troops to enforce potential peace deal in Ukraine

President Donald Trump has ruled out sending American troops to help enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine, despite him expressing an openness to the idea yesterday.

In a phone interview on Fox News this morning, Trump was asked: “What kind of assurances do you feel like you have, going forward, past this Trump administration, that it won’t be American boots on the ground defending (Ukraine’s) border?”

“Well, you have my assurance, and I’m president,” Trump responded.

A White House official confirmed Tuesday that Trump has ruled out putting US troops on the ground in Ukraine...

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12 min ago

US will need to pressure Putin to hold talks with Zelensky, Ukrainian parliament member says

The United States will likely have to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Yehor Cherniev, member of Ukrainian parliament, said.

Asked by CNN’s John Berman whether he believes Putin will ultimately sit down with Zelensky, Cherniev said that he does not think the Russian president will agree on his own. “I believe in the strength of the sanctions and pressure from the US and from President Trump that can press Putin and push Putin to this meeting. So, I think it can be done, but with the pressure from the US side,” Cherniev said.

He added that, from the Ukrainian side, “President Zelensky said that he is ready to meet with President Putin without any preconditions. And I think it’s a good manifestation that-that we are ready for a peace. But definitely not the peace on the any conditions for any price.” ...

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Updated 9:38 AM EDT, Tue August 19, 2025

Trump changes his tone in latest meeting with Zelensky

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike

Airline says flights to gradually return beginning Tuesday evening

A tentative agreement has been reached to end the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, both the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced Tuesday.

CUPE, which represents more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants, said that after nine hours of talks with the assistance of the chief mediator appointed by the federal government, the deal struck will be presented to its membership, who will have an opportunity to ratify it.

The union gave few details on the agreement, but said it does guarantee ground pay for their members — something that's been a major sticking point in talks so far...

• Some cancellations expected in coming days:
• Binding arbitration had been rejected:

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Posted: Aug 19, 2025 5:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

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Inflation slowed to 1.7% in July, but food prices rose at faster pace

Prices for gasoline also down 16.1% year-over-year, according to Statistics Canada

Inflation cooled in July, thanks largely to relief at the gas pumps, but Statistics Canada said grocery and shelter costs were accelerating last month. The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in July, the agency said Tuesday, down from 1.9 per cent in June and just slightly below what economists were forecasting.

Costs rose 3.4 per cent annually at grocery stores, up from 2.8 per cent in June. Confectionery and coffee products saw big price jumps in July, which Statscan said were tied to tough growing conditions in countries that produce cocoa and coffee beans...

Inflation rate rose slightly to 1.9% in June as vehicle and clothing prices climb

Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75% as economy shows resilience in the face of tariffs

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Posted: Aug 19, 2025 8:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

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🍁☮️CANADA'S ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING☮️🍁

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TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

I will not be here for long, so today's news report and daily comment will be an abbreviated version of our usual coverage. I wish I could say the same about TRUMP, long live the orange slimeball and may he 💩 many diapers. 🙏

Now that the garbage has been taken out, let us pause for a moment to send prayer and meditation for *We, The People*, the freedom fighters.

☮️ ~ VIVE LA RESISTANCE ~ ☮️

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Spiritual Evolution:

Spiritual Evolution: Spiritual evolution refers to the concept that consciousness or the spirit undergoes gradual development over time, potentially mirroring the evolution of biological systems. It suggests a journey from a more basic state of being towards a higher, more enlightened or spiritual state. This concept often explores the idea that individuals and potentially humanity as a whole are on a path of growth in their understanding and experience of spirituality.

*My Personal Opinion:*

This is how one should have come to understand spiritual evolution. Physically, with the aid and advancement of science, we have evolved into a more disease-resistant species.

But what about growing and evolving psychologically in a lifetime? Excluding Alzheimer's and dementia, I have noticed and personally learned from observing the growth or decline of others that the pattern is similar: overconfidence can blindside you, and making bad choices can set you back in the physical world, but the psychological aspect is that you have just learned a lesson. Or not.

If they are mentally unable to know and understand within their heart where they went wrong and how to correct it, perhaps there is redemption. Once over the stumbling block, they continue to grow and evolve towards the, for lack of a better description, the light at the end of the evolution of consciousness.

And that sums up the discussion for the day. I hope that at some point in the future, I will have the privilege of exploring this topic further. I pray that the thoughts I have shared with you above are helpful in understanding spiritual evolution. The following discussion will explore spiritual evolution in its various phases, from the biblical gods and legends of ancient historic times to the latest concepts in quantum mechanics.

Most scientists prefer not to mix science with spirituality. Still, since I don't have a doctoral degree, I need to worry about Harvard revoking my affiliation, so I can express my theories using both.

Trump tells Zelensky to give up Crimea and never join NATO ahead of White House talks

What We're Covering:

• Zelensky in Washington:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Washington, DC, where he will be joined by key European leaders at his meeting with US President Donald Trump this afternoon. Trump says Zelensky must agree to some of Russia’s conditions — including that Ukraine cede Crimea and agree never to join NATO — for the war to end.

• Potential security guarantees:

• On the ground:

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4 min ago

Zelensky slated to meet with European leaders ahead of White House meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slated to meet with some of the European leaders ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday morning, two sources familiar with the matter said.

The meeting is expected to take place at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, DC, the sources said. One said the meeting had been planned for several days. It is expected that the leaders will continue coordinate positions before they sit down with the US president and his delegation.

See the schedule for today’s meetings here.

5 min ago

Donbas: The object of Putin’s desire and the crux of the war in Ukraine

Much of the discussion around a potential deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has centered around a part of the country’s east that has long been at the heart of Russia’s goals.

The Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk – collectively known as Donbas – were an industrial powerhouse in the Soviet era, a place of coal mines and steel mills. But the region also has rich farmland, important rivers and a coastline on the Sea of Azov.

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57 min ago

Trump says it’s a "big day at the White House" ahead of Zelensky and European leader meetings

17 min ago

What's happening on the frontlines as Zelensky and European leaders prepare for Trump talks

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Updated 10:40 AM EDT, Mon August 18, 2025

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MORE TO COME:

CANADIAN NEWS:

Federal labour board deems Air Canada flight attendants' strike 'unlawful'

Federal labour board deems Air Canada flight attendants' strike 'unlawful'

Air Canada employees and union members protest outside the airline's headquarters in Montreal on Sunday. It comes after the federal government intervened in the labour dispute between the airline and the union representing Air Canada's flight attendants, ordering binding arbitration and operations to resume

The independent tribunal that administers Canada's labour laws has deemed the strike by Air Canada's some 10,000 flight attendants illegal and is ordering workers back to the skies. In a decision released Monday morning, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) said the defiance of a back-to-work order on Sunday by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is "unlawful."

The order calls on the union to "cease all activities that declare or authorize an unlawful strike of its members and to direct the members of the bargaining unit to resume the performance of their duties" by noon ET...

• Air Canada says it hopes service returns ASAP:
• WATCH | PM on Air Canada flight attendants' strike:

Posted: Aug 18, 2025 9:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago

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Well, that's about it, folks. I pray you all have a productive day.

☮️ ~ FREEDOM FIGHTERS ~ ☮️

 

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NEWS BULITIN:

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29

Blue Origin says to expect a big uptick of activity at New Glenn's launchpad.

Blue Origin is gearing up for the second-ever launch of its powerful New Glenn rocket, which will loft NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

The company says it has been working closely with NASA on preparations leading up to New Glenn's next launch, dubbed NG-2, and is targeting no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29. The twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) probes have been awaiting their turn aboard New Glenn, which was originally slated to carry the satellites on its maiden launch in January. However, NASA opted not to risk a costly mission delay due to the debut liftoff of the new rocket.

Now that the mission has been assigned a NET date, Blue Origin posted on social media to expect "some exciting things" buzzing around New Glenn's pad at Space Launch Complex-36, located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida...

ESCAPADE will be New Glenn's first interplanetary mission, an ambitious undertaking for the relatively new launch vehicle. The twin orbiters will study the magnetosphere around the Red Planet as well as analyze the processes that control the interaction of energetic solar wind particles and the Martian atmosphere.

NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission consists of two identical probes designed to study Mars' atmosphere and magnetosphere. (Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)

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Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Let us begin the day by praying for: 🙏 We The People 🙏 - 🧑‍🎤👩‍🔬👨‍💼👨‍🔧🧑‍🚒🤵‍♀️🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🔬👩‍🍼🦸‍♀️🧙🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️👱💁‍♂️🙆🙇‍♀️👩‍⚕️🤷‍♀️🤦🧑‍⚖️👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

✊THE LIBERATORS.✊

There is not much to report from the Tree House today, outside that it rained, and it feels cooler out. It was nice to sit outside with my sis to have our cereal and coffee and just enjoy a little of nature. I am not certain if we will be going out anywhere today, as the cloudy sky is not so conducive to going out. I may be back later to add some notes on our activities and any breaking news that may have transpired throughout the day. Thank you for reading the News.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

I believe that today's highlight in the news will be about the meeting between Trump and Zelensky

European leaders to join Zelensky at talks with Trump at the White House.

What We're Covering:

• Officials to join Zelensky in US:

A host of European leaders, including those from Germany, France and the UK, will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House tomorrow.

• Busy week of diplomacy:

• Trump’s reversal:

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42 min ago

Putin agreed to allow "robust" security guarantees as part of peace deal, Trump envoy

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the United States as part of a potential peace deal during his summit with President Donald Trump on Friday, top envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN today.

“We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game changing,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” describing the security guarantee as an “Article 5” type protection against further Russian invasion. He said Putin also agreed to “legislative enshrinement” by Russia to not go into any other territory, in Ukraine or elsewhere in Europe, as part of a potential peace deal.

Some context: Putin spelled out his demands for “land swaps” with Ukraine during his nearly three-hour summit with US President Donald Trump Friday, including his insistence Ukraine gives up the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, according to European officials familiar with Trump’s accounting of the meeting to his counterparts afterward.

Putin said in exchange, he would be willing to freeze the current front lines in the rest of Ukraine — in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — and agree to a promise not to attack Ukraine or other European nations again. But he didn’t back away from a demand to eliminate what Russia calls the “root causes” of the war in Ukraine — code for reducing the size of Kyiv’s military, abandoning its aspirations to join NATO and becoming a neutral state...

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46 min ago

**Putin agreed to allow "robust" security guarantees as part of peace deal, Trump envoy Witkoff tells CNN**

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the United States as part of a potential peace deal during his summit with President Donald Trump on Friday, top envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN today.

“We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game changing,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” describing the security guarantee as an “Article 5” type protection against further Russian invasion.

49 min ago

Trump teases "BIG PROGRESS" on Russia in social media post

“BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!” US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform minutes ago.

The president provided no further details, but his message comes on the heels of his summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and ahead of a sit-down at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow...

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1 hr 1 min ago

Putin must "stop the killing" before any peace deal, Zelensky says

More now from the press conference in Brussels, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for a ceasefire before a peace deal can be reached with Russia, ahead of tomorrow’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC.

58 min ago

Putin must "stop the killing" before any peace deal, Zelensky says Ukraine must become a “steel porcupine" says EU’s von der Leyendas

Legendarias1 hr 35 min ago

Putin debriefs Alaska summit with top ally Lukashenko

55 min ago

Recap: Ukraine's European allies to meet soon and will join Zelensky at the White House

2 hr ago

Britain's Starmer ready to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes

1 hr 59 min ago

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend Trump-Zelensky talks in Washington

1 hr 47 min ago

**Who's attending tomorrow's crucial Trump-Zelensky meeting in Washington?**

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Updated 9:36 AM EDT, Sun August 17, 2025

Analysis: What to expect from Zelensky-Trump meeting

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UNGOING NEWS MUCH MORE TO COME:

19 min ago

Zelensky pushes for greater clarity on security guarantees for Ukraine in event of peace deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed for greater clarity on what “security guarantees” for Ukraine would look like in the event of a peace deal at his press conference in Brussels earlier.

“What President Trump said about security guarantees is much more important to me than (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s opinion. Putin will not give us any security guarantees,” Zelensky said alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The Ukrainian leader went onto list several unknowns about the potential arrangement, including “whether there are ‘troops on the ground,’ whether there is protection like in some other countries, in the sky, you know what I mean.”

“We really want to get an answer to these questions in order to understand what security guarantees are,” he added.

Zelensky later thanked von der Leyen for Europe’s support of Ukraine following the press conference.

“We agreed on the necessity of a ceasefire for subsequent diplomatic steps, effective security guarantees for Ukraine, and continued sanctions pressure on Russia to limit its future potential,” Zelensky posted on X.

35 min ago

Witkoff describes NATO-like security guarantee as a major breakthrough in Putin talks

As we reported a short time ago, US envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN this morning that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow a collective defense provision for Ukraine in a future peace deal.

Here’s more on that from US President Donald Trump’s envoy:

Workaround arrangement: Witkoff said the clause — akin to NATO’s “Article 5” agreement that an attack against one is an attack against all — was a way of getting around Russia’s insistence Ukraine never be able to join NATO itself.

“We got to an agreement that the United States and other European nations could effectively offer Article 5-like language to cover a security guarantee,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

Updated 9:36 AM EDT, Sun August 17, 2025

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Let us examine the progress of Carney's campaign promises for AI to accelerate the business sector. I often wonder about these wonderful things they propose, then get swept under the carpet, never to be heard again. I hate fake news, deceivers, braggarts, and liars. It would certainly make for a good trust remover, or should I say rust and bird 🦜💩 remover off of steel girders on a train trestle.

Carney's campaign made big promises for AI. Will his government deliver?

Mark Carney's promise to lead a Canadian economic transformation includes a renewed focus on artificial intelligence, which the new prime minister listed as a key pillar of his plan.

Experts say they are encouraged by Carney's campaign pledge to invest in the technology. But they say that after establishing itself as a leader in the early decades of AI development, Canada risks falling further behind other countries if his government doesn't deliver.

"They care about the right stuff and I think they are generally on the right track," said Lawrence Zhang, head of policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness.

"I don't know if they're going to deliver or not. But it's extremely important that they do deliver."...

• A need for consistent investment:

The Carney government hasn't announced a specific timeline for some of his AI-related promises, such as a new Office of Digital Transformation.

"AI has been and remains a priority given its enormous potential to support transformation across all sectors, including in government," a Privy Council Office spokesperson told CBC News in an email._

This one sounds much like watching the caboose on a train slowly disappear in the distance, and thinking. Unfortunately, I missed the last train out of Moosenee.

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