Conservatives will on one hand say the energy transition to renewables isn't happening or needed, and at the same time explain how refineries take so long to become profitable we can't afford to build our own.
If it weren't for double standards they wouldn't have any.
Already saw the other greats, but I must add Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Good news! I am glad Edmonton isn't caving to provincial pressure: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-bike-lanes-legislation-9.7195867
It's getting spooky in Alberta with the province trying to force cities into rolling back bike infrastructure.
Personally, I don't like a competitively aggressive political climate. I want all parties to stop playing games and work together for a better Canada in an objective easy to understand way that has none of the grandstanding domestic or international.
I would like Canadian political representatives from all parties to have a united front when traveling abroad, and in that world checking in with foreign affairs would be a non-issue.
If we can't have that all politicians should be free to do as they want and be held to the same standards as any public official when enacting their duties. Foreign trips can just be part of the job, but I think you nailed it with the likes of Smith's behavior approaching if not crossing the line of appropriate.
I don't think we have the tools to evaluate harm, or deal with it, and with how polarized our country/world is right now I don't want any party with the power to dictate such things. But I do still dream of a civil political climate where the opposition can talk and engage with the standing government on matters of state, but I have a much less optimistic view of how these international trips end up working.