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

  • Moscow brands Canada as 'warmonger' amid drone production deal with Ukraine

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  • Today is day 1,568 of Putin's 10-day "special military operation" in Ukraine.

  • Ottawa moves to restrict social media for kids under 16

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  • The Liberal bill would force social media services — defined as traditional social media platforms, live-streaming services and adult content services focused on user-shared content — to restrict accounts for children under 16 years old.

    However, services could seek an exemption if they implement what officials briefing reporters called adequate safeguards to protect children. The exemption wouldn't apply to adult content services.

    AI chatbots will need measures to respond when a user expresses ideas of suicide or self harm or an intention to commit an act that could cause death or serious bodily harm to an individual, said officials. The bill would not require the companies behind the chatbots to report those interactions to police.

    According to the bill, the maximum penalty for a violation would be either $10 million or three per cent of the company's gross global revenue — whichever is greater. Companies could face multiple penalties for repeated violations.

    Full text of the bill here

  • I've finally done it. I've equipped the rifle and gotten out of the armory in the tutorial

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  • What's the state of the ol' tutorial these days? Does any of Zachary Quinto's role as the EMH remain? They've rewritten it so many times, I've lost track.

  • Once a Climate Leader, Canada Is Doubling Down on Oil

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  • I think that's the most generous interpretation of it, not that I think it will help tamp down the crazies.

  • Once a Climate Leader, Canada Is Doubling Down on Oil

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  • The article delves into the government's motives, and in my opinion is at least somewhat sympathetic to them.

    I agree that jettisoning the consumer carbon tax may have been a necessary move to kneecap the Conservatives...but that doesn't mean there won't also be negative consequences to doing so.

    On a similar note, the Liberals are getting loads of justified criticism for the Alberta pipeline "deal"...but few people are talking about the whole thing requiring a private company that's willing to step up and build the thing, which...I don't think I'd bet money on that.

    All of which is to say...it's a mess, at best. I have a bunch of conflicting thoughts and feelings about it.

  • Once a Climate Leader, Canada Is Doubling Down on Oil

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  • Thanks for sharing - this is an excellent overview of...gestures broadly to the state of things.

  • Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next government, party leader says

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  • For sure.

    Though to give them some credit, I do think there's a fundamental disconnect between municipal responsibilities and their ability to generate revenue, but that's not really the issue here.

  • Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next government, party leader says

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  • intercity HSR and robust intracity public transit are two great flavours that go great together.

    What you're forgetting is that provincial governments blaming the feds for problems in their own jurisdictions are also two great flavours that go great together.

  • It will soon be mandatory for trucks in B.C. to have dashcams

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  • The bill covers only outward-facing cameras, not cameras inside the cab, addressing privacy concerns raised in committee.

    Here's the bill (emphasis added).

    "dashboard camera" means a recording device that is capable of continuously recording the view of the road in front of a commercial vehicle through the commercial vehicle's front windshield at all times when the commercial vehicle is operating, and meets the following criteria:

    (a) retains at least 72 hours of recording;

    (b) records at a minimum video format of high-definition video at a resolution of 1080p;

    (c) has night vision capability;

    (d) records at the manufacturer's default settings on the device's local storage;.

    ...

    Any recording made by a dashboard camera must be collected, used, disclosed, retained and destroyed in accordance with all applicable privacy and security requirements, including the Personal Information Protection Act.

  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities launches new defence task force

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  • The task force is intended to bring together different partners like RCMP detachments and chambers of commerce to help bridge gaps when it comes to municipalities offering military support.

    Could they vague that up a little?

  • Alberta separatists claim independence means holding onto a Canadian passport. We asked legal experts

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  • They can create whatever legal mechanism they want

    Which means, by definition, there isn't one now, which is what I said.

  • Alberta separatists claim independence means holding onto a Canadian passport. We asked legal experts

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  • Maybe settle on Seal Island or in one of the other disputed border areas, just to see what happens!

  • Are english-speaking canadians americans now? This is unacceptable

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  • oh no

  • Alberta separatists claim independence means holding onto a Canadian passport. We asked legal experts

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  • Citizenship is granted to everyone born in Canada, as well as children born to Canadian parents who are born abroad. There is no real legal mechanism for revocation.

    Canadian passports are issued to Canadian citizens.

    This seems like a pretty valid legal question?

  • Alberta separatists claim independence means holding onto a Canadian passport. We asked legal experts

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  • Legally I don’t know that we can revoke citizenship

    I don't think so - the only time citizenship can be revoked is if it was fraudulently acquired, as far as I know.

    The article does a pretty good job of outlining the ways Canada could (and should, to be frank) make things difficult for a province that has declared independence, though.

  • Trump Renews 51st State Threat Despite Carney's Effort To Appease MAGA

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  • I thought it was pretty clear that I do, for the reasons already stated.

  • Trump Renews 51st State Threat Despite Carney's Effort To Appease MAGA

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  • we shouldn’t be doubling or tripling our military budget to satisfy Trump’s demands

    I simply don't think many people would agree that that's the reason we're doing it.

  • Canada hits pause on Netflix fee that would’ve cost streaming giants billions

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  • It's disappointing, but at the same time I don't have a big problem with the government stepping up subsidies for the industry.

    I just wish it was a "why don't we have both" situation.

  • Trump Renews 51st State Threat Despite Carney's Effort To Appease MAGA

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  • Trump demanded increased NATO spending and the countries did it. This isn’t rocket science.

    No, it's not rocket science. Trump continually threatens to abandon NATO and its allies, so everyone else has to pick up the slack. Not because he wants it, but because it's an absolute necessity. I really don't see a credible argument that Canada shouldn't be investing in defence.

    MAGA is a white supremacist phrase through and through. There is no excuse for repeating it.

    A defensible position to take, but I think Carney's intent in using it is fairly clear, whether you agree with it or not.

    And Carney did cancel the DST

    That's why I used it as an example. The article should have, but didn't. There are a number of things that could legitmately be held up as examples of "appeasement," but I don't think the article did so.