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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • Feds to quadruple max fine for airlines violating air passenger bill of rights to $1M

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  • I don't understand why seemingly no one in this country raises the possibility of day fines, both for individuals and organizations. Why have a maximum at all?

  • Just the market regulating itself

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  • It would be a far more compelling argument if gas prices were only rising in Canada, where taxes been lifted. But that ain't the case.

  • Just the market regulating itself

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  • I mean, it's still 10 cents per litre less than it would have been had the tax not been lifted...unless the implication is that the price wouldn't have gone up without the tax reduction (which is pretty obviously not true).

    I don't like the tax being lifted - I think it's largely populist nonsense - but it's at least a little dishonest to say there's no difference at all.

  • Just the market regulating itself

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  • The suggestion here is that the prices rose because the tax was lifted? That seems pretty easily refuted by looking at international news.

  • Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approach

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  • The RCMP is rife with structural problems. From the CBC's article on this agency:

    Davis said it's hard not to see the Liberals' move to create this agency as a comment on the RCMP.

    "This is very much a reaction to the RCMP's inability to do this job," she said.

    Some of that comes down to the RCMP'S structure, Davis said. On top of its federal policing obligations, the RCMP is also responsible for boots-on-the-ground policing across the country, which has drained its resources over the last decades.

    A 2023 report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians called on Ottawa to create a stand-alone federal policing organization. It found the RCMP's sprawling mandate is undermining its investigations into files such as national security and financial crime.

  • Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approach

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  • The article notes that the RCMP is kind of terrible at this sort of thing.

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    Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approach

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/30/canada-financial-crimes-agency-us-weakens-approach-cryptocurrency-atms-money-laundering
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    Canada selected to headquarter new multinational defence bank, sources say

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/canada-host-new-defence-bank-9.7182264

  • Carney government eyes privatizing airports

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  • I'll offer up one, with the caveat that I don't actually know much about it, and I'd love to be proven wrong. It's even in the aviation industry.

    In 1996, air navigation services were privatized, and Nav Canada was created. They're a private non-profit (that bit is probably very important).

    As near as I can tell, it was a success by most measures. Employee salaries went up, and airline ticket prices went marginally down. I think there were layoffs as they cut layers of bureaucratic bloat, though.

    And again, I'm very open to being proven wrong on this.

  • Carney government eyes privatizing airports

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  • Global News has a non-paywalled article on this.

    When asked if the government was considering privatizing airports and if so, how many, MacKinnon told reporters that the government was talking with airport authorities.

    “We’re in the early stages of a process with airport authorities and other partners to determine the best way forward. The ultimate goal, of course, is to improve the passenger experience, to improve the efficiency of our air transport system,” MacKinnon said.

    “Indeed, they are a public good and I don’t think that spirit or that philosophy will change,” he said.

  • Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

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  • It’s the Americas edition, so they localized it. /s

    I think this might actually be the correct answer, strange as it is. They also use the Americanized version when they quote Buffalo as the "City of Good Neighbors".

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    South Korea's Hanwha sweetens the pot at deadline for submarine bids

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/hanwha-canada-automotive-manufacturers-9.7181543
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    Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/29/us-ice-hockey-fans-canadian-anthem
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    Patch Notes for 4/28/26

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11580999
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    Command the Orion Orchid Intel Warship!

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11580981

  • State of 24 Sussex 'an embarrassment,' says Carney

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  • Best to remember that it wouldn't really be a house - it would be a high-security government facility that the PM happens to live in.

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    State of 24 Sussex 'an embarrassment,' says Carney

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/state-of-24-sussex-an-embarrassment-says-carney-9.7178956
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    Canada won't be 'chasing a small deal' to get U.S. tariff relief, Carney says

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/carney-interview-trade-tariff-relief-u-s-9.7178960

  • Carney announces creation of Canada's first sovereign wealth fund

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  • These are the projects that have been officially acknowledged so far, per the CBC:

    The Sisson Mine, for critical minerals, in New Brunswick.

    The Crawford Nickel project in Ontario.

    The Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia.

    An Iqaluit hydro project.

    The Nouveau Monde Graphite Phase 2 project in Quebec.

    The Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor in northwest B.C. and Yukon., which could include critical minerals and clean power transmission developments in the area.

    The North Coast Transmission Line in northwest B.C.

    Certainly all industrial infrastructure, but not necessarily for fossil fuels.

  • Worth to play as a new player in 2026?

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  • Yeah, I can't think of much to add. I'm a very casual player at this point, but I've always enjoyed the story content.

  • Question for Canadians - do you say "zi" or "zed"?

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  • "Zed" now and forever.

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    Hamlet in Nunavut celebrates being chosen as site of first Inuit-led university in Canada

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/north/arviat-inuit-nunangat-university-9.7177278
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    Command the Gral Class Command Scout

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11580960
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    Alexandre Boulerice, NDP's sole Quebec MP, to leave party and run provincially: sources

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/montreal/ndp-quebec-solidaire-boulerice-9.7176474

  • Justin Trudeau says U.S. economic coercion risks pushing Canada closer to China

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  • His framing isn't quite what the headline may imply - he's just saying the US should probably stop waging trade wars.

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    Justin Trudeau says U.S. economic coercion risks pushing Canada closer to China

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/trudeau-china-economic-coercion-9.7175918
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    Analysis: There's no road map for where Alberta's riding boundary controversy is headed next

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/calgary/analysis-alberta-electoral-boundary-new-maps-danielle-smith-naheed-nenshi-9.7175296
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    Canada joins first summit focused on moving away from fossil fuels

    www.cbc.ca /news/science/climate-summit-transition-fossil-fuels-9.7175158
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    Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk announced as part of a crew heading to the International Space Station

    www.cbc.ca /news/science/kutryk-iss-9.7174922

  • Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources

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  • To be clear, this is about making proactive concessions before the actual negotiations begin, not a cash payment (which would not have surprised me, and I expected based on the headline).

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    Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/washington-demanding-entry-fee-from-ottawa-before-trade-talks-sources-9.7172340

  • Quick Start: Return to Duty in Star Trek Online!

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  • I wish we had those numbers here.

    I am a co-leader of a fleet that's existed...pretty much as long as fleets have existed in the game. Ironically, we're part of the REDit Alert armada - I'd be happy to shoot you an invite if you like.

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    Quick Start: Return to Duty in Star Trek Online!

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11580531
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    Carney names advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations as CUSMA review nears

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/canada-us-economic-advisory-committee-cusma-9.7171536

  • Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney

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  • As much as I hope that the series goes beyond "propaganda," I agree on pretty much all counts.

  • PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a ‘weakness’ in address to Canadians

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  • And some seem to think that we should sever all ties to the US, which is not something he campaigned on, and is also not possible.

  • Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney

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  • Agreed - and TBH, considering the COVID factor in Trudeau's downfall, I wouldn't be surprised if trying this sort of video series got some pushback internally.