Benjamin Errett is a Canadian writer who pens a weekly newsletter at getwitquick.com
Every week, there are those who inspire us and those who disappoint us. Welcome to聽Champs ‘n Chumps, a new weekly feature in the Star in which we shower praise on our best and lob (virtual) tomatoes at the people who have let us down. Plus: scroll to the bottom for the big number that defined the week.
Champ: Lilly Singh
Lilly Singh鈥檚 role as Chief Hype Officer for the Tempo is perfect for聽the self-described 鈥満＝巧缜偻鴊irlie through and through.鈥 And she鈥檚 put聽her money where her mouth is as co-owner of the WNBA franchise.
Chump: Douglas Cifu
Douglas Cifu
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Can one ascend to the heights of hockey without learning how to use聽social media? Yes! Florida man Douglas Cifu fed the trolls this week聽and was subsequently suspended from his gig as Panthers vice chairman.
Champ: Anita Anand
Anita Anand
PATRICK DOYLE/THE CANADIAN PRESS
When you think 鈥淭rudeau cabinet,鈥 the words 鈥渃onsistently effective鈥澛燿on鈥檛 leap to mind. But Anita Anand overperformed by securing聽vaccines, supporting Ukraine, and heartily deserves her new role as聽Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Chump: Adam Vaughan
Adam Vaughan
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As a politician, Adam Vaughan described himself as 鈥渢he go-to guy for聽potshots.鈥 As Therme lobbyist, he wants a 鈥渃onversation rather than a聽fight.鈥 Maybe a soothing megaspa visit would calm his opponents down?
The Big Number: the figure that defined the week
The Big Number
50%
Why does gender parity matter in a federal cabinet? Ten years ago, Justin Trudeau answered that question in the glib style that came to define his tenure: Because it鈥檚 2015! This week, Mark Carney introduced his new 28-member cabinet as purpose-built, smaller, more focused, and empowered 鈥 but never mentioned the equal numbers of men and women. Is that because the previous Liberal government made this practice an unremarkable fact of politics? Or because there are so many other things to discuss now, from middle-class tax cuts to trade barriers to energy projects? Perhaps both 鈥 and definitely because it鈥檚 2025.
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