Jean-Emmanuel

Mali kicked out the French, and brought in the Russians (as subsequently did Niger and Burkina Faso.) May have some regrets soon.

Quite extraordinary. However deeply flawed the French-led European mission was, it never experienced the level of defeat inflicted on the Sahel juntas after they opted for Russian backing instead.

Un avion d’Air Canada a failli être impliqué dans une collision à l’aéroport JFK rc.ca/TS9bN8

I interviewed Lando Norris and the world champion was open, honest and articulate. And then his management stepped in to police and muzzle him in an attempt to "control the narrative." From then on it did not go too well....this is what happened. theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr…

(Bloomberg) -- Enbridge Inc. was granted a permit by US President Donald Trump to operate the cross-border Bakken Pipeline, according to a release from the White House.

The risk premium is real: European buyers hold talks to ship Canadian LNG via Panama Canal to diversify supply Not swaps, as has been previously discussed. Physical supply from Ksi Lisims! reuters.com/business/energ…

🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney and 🇫🇮 President Alexander Stubb have taken the ice for some drills with us!

Lots of weird takes on the Hungarian election result from both left and right here. Peter Magyar is a socially conservative immigration restrictionist who wants to cut taxes and double the defence budget. He criticized Orban for admitting too many guest workers, and wants to increase Hungary's already generous pro-natal incentives. On virtually every issue, his platform is well to the right of centre, by European standards. His foreign policy is to end Orban's alliance with Putin, remove the Hungarian veto on EU loans to Ukraine, normalize relations with the European Union while opposing more Euro integration, and strengthen relations with Eastern Europe's anti-Russian governments, e.g. Poland. His election was not a sudden shift to the left, but a rejection of Orban's corruption, the failure of his interventionist / statist economic policies, and the humiliation of his relationship with Putin.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen joined his Artemis II crewmates to address the public: "If you like what you see, then just look a little deeper. This is you." abcnews.visitlink.me/XgurP_

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE - @jonnywakefield wrote a well balanced account of yesterday’s court proceedings describing Alberta Independence’s response to the suggestion of First Nation Lawyers that citizens aren’t allowed to communicate with their legislature without First Nation Consent.

A record-earning auction to put company logos on chuckwagons for the Calgary Stampede is a signal of economic optimism in Canada’s oil patch and the potential prosperity that an upswing in oil prices brings. Companies bid a collective C$6.08 million ($4.4 million) to put their names on the canvas covers of 27 chuckwagons that will compete at this summer’s Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby, a fast-paced rodeo event where drivers race horse-drawn wagons around a track. The amount spent far exceeded the 2025 mark of C$3.84 million and was also higher than the previous record of C$4.02 million, set in 2012 for the Stampede’s centennial. #oott bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The opening of the Vimy Ridge Memorial in France for Canada in July, 1936. credit: British Pathe

From account close to Tehran—not saying it’s correct, but it’s the first real colour we’re getting on what any interim Hormuz reopening during the ceasefire could look like: “During the two-week ceasefire, only about 10 to 15 ships will be permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's approval, in coordination with the IRGC Navy and after payment of tolls, and the United States is committed to releasing all of Iran's frozen assets. The Strait of Hormuz will in no way—even after a final agreement—be "open" as it was before.” Relative to the pre-war pace of 100-120 ships a day, this would constitute a crack in the door and hardly a proper reopening. Let’s see how many we get tomorrow.

just sitting here, revisiting this @ToluseO story from nine years ago bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Découvrez le célèbre MISERERE MEI, DEUS. Il était autrefois destiné à l'usage exclusif de la chapelle Sixtine du jeudi au samedi saint. Une merveille à nulle autre pareille!

Synthetic Canadian oil prized by refiners for its rich diesel output tripled in a matter of days amid a worldwide clamor to secure supplies of the truck and train fuel. The oil produced via special processing of bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands is commanding $19.25 a barrel more than the monthly average for the US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, according to Modern Commodities data. That’s an almost 200% increase since March 27. #oott

Update: US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed American fighter jet in Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the pilot was alive, in US custody and receiving medical treatment. -@CNN

Pashinyan: In 2022, CSTO mechanisms had to work, but they didn't. That's why we no longer participate. We still can't explain to our citizens why CSTO failed to respond despite its treaty obligations. 3X

Earlier this evening I spoke with President Trump and congratulated him on the successful launch of Artemis II.    We discussed the courage of the astronauts, including Colonel Jeremy Hansen, the value of cooperation in space, and developments in the Middle East conflict.

4 people are in there with hopes, dreams, risk and the unknown. It makes me breathless, knowing how they're feeling and what they're facing. So exciting to see what we're capable of when we work together in common purpose, deciding to push back the edges of our collective ignorance. Have a great voyage, crew of @NASAArtemis!