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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney

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  • Than directly addressing citizens about what his government is doing? I'd argue that politicians should be spending much more time doing things like that.

  • Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney

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  • If (and it's a big "if") he keeps a regular cadence with these, and if (and it's an even bigger "if") he actually addresses tough topics and doesn't make it a one-sided PR fest...this series could show promise?

  • Is Canada's 'Netflix tax' worth the hassle it's getting from the U.S.?

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  • To be clear, it's been in place for three years.

  • Is Canada's 'Netflix tax' worth the hassle it's getting from the U.S.?

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  • Is Canada's 'Netflix tax' worth the hassle it's getting from the U.S.?

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  • I don't really get his position on this issue.

    "This notion that somehow we've got these large U.S. companies that don't contribute has just never been factual. The reality is these companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on film and television production in Canada," Geist said.

    Geist said he's comfortable with regulations around discoverability, ensuring platforms better promote Canadian content, but ultimately he'd like to see the free market operate like a free market.

    I think that woefully underestimates the effects of American dominance in the entertainment landscape, and would only serve to ensure that Canada becomes even more of a place for Hollywood to outsource their own productions, while stifling home-grown content.

    According to the Canada Media Fund's website, an applicant (generally the producer) must be Canadian "and have full creative and financial control over all aspects of the project, from development through production and exploitation."

  • [Survey] Canadian experience with vehicle headlights and glare at night

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  • That'd be a provincial survey, not a federal one.

  • Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

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  • But we need a lot of time and much deeper ties before we’d jump into eu membership.

    Yeah, it's very easy to be "open" to the idea. I'm interested myself, but I know next to nothing about what the effects of that sort of integration would be.

  • Empersa Lance Updates

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  • Hopefully better times are ahead now that the years-long game of hot potato with the company is over.

  • 'It only takes one' — Why a runway collision like LaGuardia could happen in Canada

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  • Hell, LaGuardia has ASDE-X installed. The fire truck in question did not have a transponder, rending a significant portion of the system pretty useless in this case.

    It's unclear whether any of the ground vehicles at LaGuardia are equipped with the transponders, or at least it was unclear the last I heard.

  • [PC] 16th Anniversary Enterprise Starship Bundle

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  • I can confirm that the ships are available individually, currently 2400 Zen each.

  • Canadians Are Cheapskates. Just Look at 24 Sussex | The Walrus

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  • I'd like to see a little more scrutiny of the way the media reports on and frames these things, too.

    There are far too many stories that basically start and end at "this government project will cost X millions/billions/whatever," without putting any effort into exploring whether that's a lot of money in context. It's always going to sound like a lot without proper analysis.

  • Rideau Cottage 'inadequate' home for a PM as decision on 24 Sussex looms: internal memo

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  • If I remember correctly, the Sussex property itself is inadequate for modern security needs, so I agree completely, with the caveat that they should find another location.

  • Back to the fax? Doctors say Ottawa's plans to axe prescription software leaves them in limbo

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  • a federally funded agency is doing away with an efficient electronic system, with no clear plans for its replacement.

    What am I missing?

  • Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada's North

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  • Most of the investment — approximately $32 billion — is being drawn from a pool of money set aside almost four years ago by former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government to modernize NORAD, the binational North American air defence command shared with the United States.

    So not necessarily new funds, but perhaps a more solid plan on what it will be spent on.

  • Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings | CBC News

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  • They're riding high in the polls, so it makes strategic sense to get it done ASAP.