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legionseagle has an excellent summary of the Hillsborough inquest verdict, which was that 96 people were unlawfully killed. Um, if you're a big Boris Johnson fan, maybe don't read the linked post just above. Or possibly fans of Boris Johnson should be reading it extra specially hard, with close attention to detail.

Also, David Conn has a special report in the Guardian, The Hillsborough Disaster: Deadly Mistakes and Lies That Lasted Decades.

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Earls Restaurants are switching to ethically sourced beef, but it's American beef, and the cattle ranchers in Alberta are livid that a Canadian restaurant chain is importing beef. Well, there's nothing to stop the Alberta ranchers from switching their practices and getting certified as humane and ethical, as it seems there's a market for that. It's called capitalism, people.

Edited to add: And apparently it's a hell of a lot more complicated than I thought. I should've known when I made that flippant comment that it would turn out that way. It usually does. Please click on secrelefey in the comment section for a succinct but much more thorough analysis. Short version: it has a lot more to do with supply chain issues and labelling issues than Canadian ranchers simply being unwilling to do the "ethical beef" thing. It's actually also a lot more interesting than I made it sound, as well as more complex.

I'm having a surprisingly good week, mostly because I've been avoiding and procrastinating on the stuff I don't want to do. I'm still working, just finding reasons not to do these particular projects yet. But I will very soon run out of legit reasons.

The new vet (the one who looks like she's 12) suggested that in order to increase Young Miss Weaver's water intake, I fill the food bowl about half full with water prior to putting the wet food in, and then mash it with the fork. She's finicky about drinking water out of the water bowl, but she'll gladly lap up her mushy, watered-down food. However, this morning she gave me a very suspicious look as I put the bowl down. Sort of, "I know what you're doing and I'll let you get away with it for now, but don't think you can evade my wrath forever."

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Federation has officially warned the public that housing market conditions in Greater Vancouver are "problematic", and overvalued compared with underlying economic fundamentals in the region. I could've told them that, and I flunked out of the only economics course I ever took.

Safeway has skinless, boneless salmon on sale for $3.99, down from the usual price of $4.99. About once a month or so I am far too exhausted to cook a real meal, or even make a sandwich, but in dire need of some protein. The skinless, boneless salmon is useful on those occasions. I'm not sure if these are national sales or regional (I know my mum shops at Safeway in her suburb, and they have the same weekly specials my Safeway has, but I don't know about elsewhere in the country. Nonetheless, worth checking out, as it's 20% off. I bought 4 cans.