I think the honeymoon is over. He coasted through the first wave on some kind of Cuomo-esque goodwill. But it’s pretty clear now where his priorities lie — and how little he learned from the first round. Parents are especially pissed. I have a four-month-old at home. I am taking an extended mat leave in part because…

All of this. They aren’t providing enough funding to...pretty much everyone who needs it. Nor are they providing clear guidelines because they need those tax dollars...which they will continue to hoard and not, say, give to schools to help students spread out/improve ventilation (for one).

Convinced the rise in spin studios was always more about maximizing minimal space (especially in expensive urban centres) than providing a superior workout (even if they are more intense than your typical aerobics class). 

Fellow Ontarian here:

This deserves its own post. 

Caroline illustrates why it’s more important to mobilize the vote/ensure no one is disenfranchised rather than trying to engage your racist uncle.

She’s on the border, I believe. 

Please fix kinja. 

Rumour was she ran some kind of cat sanctuary from Sussex Drive — to the point where it was kinda gross after they left? HUGE SCANDAL.

Trudeau Sr. got married while in office here and it was definitely A Thing.  

Second wave has started here in Toronto. 

Sure, the political spouse (usually wife) is a thing everywhere, but not to the extent of the First Lady. There isn’t nearly the same kind of media scrutiny or platform in general. Again, most Canadians would not know Laureen Harper’s name — even ones that follow politics. Back in the eighties Mila Mulroney might have…

Yes. Apparently she was really into cats. And maybe rode a motorcycle?

I had no idea! I just assumed all presidents would get hitched before even considering running. Wasn’t that why Reese Witherspoon’s boyfriend broke up with her in Legally Blonde? Because he had aspirations she wouldn’t make a good political wife? ;)

I understand, as most Canadians do, the traditional role of the First Lady. I’m saying that to an outsider, it seems a little absurd. 

For sure. Agreed on all counts. She was a huge part of the package and they leveraged her in every way they could. She was absolutely as qualified as he was (or at least she would have been with more political experience). I just don’t get voting for a couple when you are supposed to be voting for a person. If that’s…

I love Obama, I paid to see her when she came to Toronto, but if his broader point is that a First Lady shouldn’t even really be a thing, I can see that. Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau has a relatively high profile here, but nothing compared to U.S. spouses and only relative to her predecessors. I bet most Canadians would be…

He broke up with one of his exes via fax...I think? That’s all I got. 

That would be way cooler. Not a huge fan of the name Spencer on its own — a little too preppie for my liking.