NightOwl

The New York Times revealed that a Cerberus-owned security company had trained four Saudis who later participated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Ever have one of those time-is-a-flat-circle moments?

You have it completely backward. The scenario you describe (small unaccountable groups controlling who can lead) is exactly what this candidate objects to. Yves Engler was prevented from running for NDP leader ("quashed") by a 3-person, unelected group of party officials. I find those people's motivations much more questionable.

What kind of "interests" do you imagine she is a "puppet" for, and what led you to that conclusion?

The bombing is described as having "involved firing more than 100 munitions at over 70 targets," which is a significant amount even if it killed no one.

Whenever royals visit Canada, the government pays millions in security costs, travel, lodging, etc.

To me, he'll always be the guy who loves to eat sandwiches, just like other humans.

Gotham City, apparently.

Vijay Prashad:

Such texts are boring not because of their content but because of how they are written. The style of these texts is almost intended to prevent the reader from getting anything out of them. It’s believed that just by publishing these manuals and reports they meet a certain standard of democracy. But what this kind of writing does is to turn people away from reading. Such writing is, therefore, antidemocratic.

Un Bits de Tim as they say in Quebec

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usaid#Political_operations_abroad