The Spit Take: Post Malone’s new rosé, Maison No. 9

The chief executive of the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce is stepping down.

Shelly Bulycz, who was appointed CEO in April, said she’s accepted a new job in The Pas.

She made the announcement in a message to chamber members on Tuesday: “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served the organization and worked alongside so many dedicated individuals who share a commitment to Indigenous business, entrepreneurship and economic reconciliation.”

In the message, board chair Adam Nepon thanked Bulycz and wished her well.

Tuesday was definitely not a good night for the Republican Party.

But it was an especially painful night for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has now lost control of both chambers of Congress. Without sufficient numbers of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, he can no longer dictate the terms for his legislative agenda.

More significantly, the Trump administration will effectively lose congressional control over the “power of the purse.” In a divided U.S. government, it is much harder for the executive branch to secure funding for its various programs, departments and agencies — along with discretionary policy initiatives, tax measures and supplemental wartime requests.

On the positive side, divided government can lead to greater oversight or scrutiny by the legislative branch over the executive — or vice versa. These checks and balances are integral to the U.S. democratic process and can incentivize both branches of government to find compromises.

Government action on poverty reduction is losing its place on the political agenda at the exact moment affordability pressures are seriously threatening the well-being of many more Canadians.

The upcoming federal budget is an opportunity to reverse this trend by investing in concrete measures that ensure everyone can afford the basics.

The newly released 2026 report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, Too Many Left Behind, warns that Canada is not on track to meet its legislated target of cutting poverty in half by 2030. This confirms modelling in the Canadian Centre on Policy Alternatives’ 2026-2027 Alternative Federal Budget, which indicates that Canada will miss the 2030 target by 4.4 percentage points. A roadmap for action exists, but governments must act.

As the tariff war and cost-of-living squeeze affect more people, fighting poverty is as important as ever. You don’t have to be poor to be affected by poverty. When millions of Canadians can’t find or afford housing, food, child care or other necessities, public services are under greater pressure, communities are more precarious, health outcomes decline and families that are one unexpected expense away from trouble are stressed.