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

  • Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’

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  • is as threating if not more than military buildup.

    I really don't think that would hold up in court, and in any case it is irrelevant to whether the Alberta separatists are sharing military secrets, or doing anything that would meet Canada's legal definition of treason.

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  • As was pointed out when that was discussed earlier this week, no they aren't. They're trying to convince us that our military will be weaker if we don't buy their planes, and that they will have to pick up the slack.

    The administration isn't that bright. When they threaten military force, it won't be subtle.

  • Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’

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  • I think there would have to be an actual military buildup to make that stick.

    To be clear, I'm more than happy to call them colliquially treasonous...I just don't think elected officials should be throwing the term around too casually.

  • Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’

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  • Legally speaking? Almost certainly not.

    (2) Every one commits treason who, in Canada,

    (a) uses force or violence for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Canada or a province;

    (b) without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Canada, military or scientific information or any sketch, plan, model, article, note or document of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know may be used by that state for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada;

    (c) conspires with any person to commit high treason or to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a);

    (d) forms an intention to do anything that is high treason or that is mentioned in paragraph (a) and manifests that intention by an overt act; or

    (e) conspires with any person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.

  • US warns they will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal doesn’t go through | The Independent

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  • Yeah, this is already something they can (and do) do under the terms of NORAD.

  • Carney announces suite of food affordability measures, including boost to GST rebate

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  • Yes, indeed.

    This strategy will include measures to implement unit price labelling so Canada can compare easily in this era of 'shrinkflation,' as well as support for the work of the Competition Bureau in monitoring and enforcing competition in our market," he said.

    This would be a welcome requirement in my books.

  • Canada has no intent of pursuing free trade deal with China, says PM after Trump threat

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  • Yeah, I don't get where the "appeasement" narrative is coming from.

  • Manitoba premier touts Churchill as Canada's 'only hope' should Trump move to acquire Greenland

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  • A lot of the CentrePort initiative has relied on the province being a good export route from the US, though.

  • Manitoba premier touts Churchill as Canada's 'only hope' should Trump move to acquire Greenland

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  • I don't think it's clear what he means, tbh. I don't see how it could mean anything other than a permanent military presence there, which...isn't currently on the table?

  • Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer

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  • Sure, but I'm not about to absolve the spa of responsibility for what they put out into the world.

  • Survey from Winnipeg spa asked 'blatantly disrespectful' question about 'purity of the country': customer

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  • Can't say I agree with that.

    Alexandre Boileau, Groupe Nordik's senior director of marketing in sales, said in an emailed statement to CBC News that the survey was "reviewed in advance" but admits the company "did not apply sufficient scrutiny" to the values-based questions CROP included.

  • CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus

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  • Yeah, I don't know if they're focusing on more geographically spread-out areas, or what.

  • Quebec Premier François Legault says he will resign

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  • It sounds like the party is in the toilet, and the PQ is riding high in the polls...

  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser

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  • Even a broken clock...

  • Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case

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  • ohhhh now i get it

  • Cities need to overcome the fear of the first step in change

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  • There are probably a lot of lessons that could be learned from Portage & Main.

    For the vast majority of the city's population, it was a place to pass through, not a place to exist, and it was absurd to have a city-wide referendum on it (I'm against referendums in general, but that's another discussion). Regional polling consistently showed that the people who actually live in the area supported re-opening the intersection to pedestrians.

    The fears surrounding re-opening the intersection were stoked by former mayor Sam Katz for years, in the interest of cheap political points.

    Sprinkle in some NIMBY businesses in the concourse below the interesection, and you have a recipe for inaction. Things only changed when they received a $74 million estimate to maintain the underground concourse.

  • Spiked ’60 Minutes’ Segment Spreads Online After Canadian TV Network Posts Unedited Episode

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  • I think it was probably an accident (I believe Global has since pulled it?), but a happy one.

  • 'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies

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  • I'm not super comfortable with a lot of what he's saying, but it would be pretty tough to make the case that "not enough action" isn't an accurate statement.

    According to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country will fall well short of its 2030 climate goal — just halfway to its target of a 40 to 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels.

    I'm deeply skeptical that his approach is going to do any better, but I support the idea of boosting investment in clean(er) alternatives. And he did get Alberta to agree to increase their industrial carbon price.

  • Bombardier wins $753M federal contract to replace RCAF’s Challenger fleet

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  • Also, it looks like these jets will be for operations like medevac and disaster relief, with VIP transport continuing to be gravely by the Airbus CC-330.

    This article muddies that a bit by delving into the past controversies with the use of the Challengers as VIP transport.