This is democracy in action. Voting happened, MPs were elected, and a government was formed. Did the Premier need to put ‘secrets’ in the Mandate letters? No. Did he? Yes. Because you and I don’t have the right to see those secrets, we don’t get to see those letters. If this, and a lot of other good reasons not to vote CPC, end up changing the votes so another party forms the government, maybe the government then won’t have secret mandate letters.
“Biden says Canada among nations supporting operation to stop Houthi attacks on commercial ships.” Apparently, we’re providing logistics and intelligence.
The RCMP’s national security enforcement team is investigating threats allegedly posted online by a *former army reservist *against a rookie Liberal member of Parliament.
“Everything we’ve done (bugger all) hasn’t worked, so we’ll allow these companies to merge and reduce competition further with ‘enforceable’ conditions attached that everyone recognizes won’t do a thing.” Have they thought of nationalization? Competition with a crown company? A giant surtax on their ludicrous profits? Heavy regulation? A license/board scheme where their plans and prices need approval before making offers?
11 years is a long time for some things, and too late for other things. It’s a bold statement about a goal line I expect to shift by constant small movements by this party as reality doesn’t match their enthusiasm, and broad leaps by another party when they get a chance.
I’m sure if you looked into the etymology of ‘sanitation engineer,’ it might have seen its creation in parody of the US practice of euphemistically calling their programmers lofty titles like ‘software engineer.’ The idea is that you don’t need to call yourself by your actual title if you’re ashamed of it, you just need to call yourself a “(name of industry) engineer” and that becomes a catch-all for all position names in the industry even when it’s not helpful to anyone trying to communicate the actual requirements. A Marine Engineer and a Hull Technician are two very different jobs, and a lot can get wet if I’m looking for the latter but they’ve hung their shingle out as the former.
Actually, the US has screwed up titles just a little bit more as well, but in reverse! While “Esquire” is a courtesy title in the UK, and can be used the same way in Canada, there are specific individuals that might use Esquire in Commonwealth countries in place of Mister based on position or status. In the USA, lawyers have started using “Esquire” meaning ‘passed the bar in their state.’
Actually, the agreement is with The Beer Store, a private enterprise that is mostly 2 global super-breweries. The current agreement prevents the LCBO from selling 24s of your beer so that Molson-Coors, AB InBev and Sapporo corner that format in the market. Removing the agreement allows the LCBO to carry large format, and possibly directing more shopping to a government owned outlet.
An example would be a version of the trolley problem where you can either allow the track to remain on its current path which is empty, or divert it to harm an individual unnecessarily. This is a choice between a universally good outcome or a universally bad outcome....
I like this one the best. A dilemma is not necessarily that there’s no good options, but rather the decision is difficult. Think of the time traveler killing Hitler problem: if you kill Hitler too early, he isn’t globally hated anymore when time plays out, and you’re just a murderer. Too late, and you’ve allowed so many people to die just to justify that he deserves to die… Where’s the ‘right time?’ There’s a giant spectra of time that you can make as a justification of when to kill Hitler.
We have systems for that. We can join the various ‘teams’ of people doing the punching and we can, as a group, demand that they change their practices - next convention the group votes on replacing ball punches with a hearty ‘punchbuggy’ to the shoulder. Several leaders run and make promises on how hearty to make that shoulder-punch, and we select someone for the next election between face, neck and shoulder. You don’t get to complain about where the 3 parties are punching if you aren’t in there telling them to change their target - otherwise you got party die-hards saying things like “we’ve always punched to the neck, and that’s what Canadians want.”
Supreme Court rules Premier Doug Ford's mandate letters to be kept secret (www.cbc.ca)
Canada Post suspends deliveries in Metro Vancouver, all of Vancouver Island (bc.ctvnews.ca)
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U.S., British militaries bombing Houthi sites in Yemen, U.S. officials say (www.cbc.ca)
“Biden says Canada among nations supporting operation to stop Houthi attacks on commercial ships.” Apparently, we’re providing logistics and intelligence.
Gen. Wayne Eyre stepping down from position as Canada's top military commander (www.cbc.ca)
Hundreds of civilian workers at military bases in Ontario, Quebec going on strike (www.ctvnews.ca)
They are definitely going on strike now.
RCMP investigating threat warning Liberal MP 'he will get what's coming to him,' court documents show (www.cbc.ca)
The RCMP’s national security enforcement team is investigating threats allegedly posted online by a *former army reservist *against a rookie Liberal member of Parliament.
Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case (www.cbc.ca)
RCMP conducts search at Valcartier military base near Quebec City (www.cbc.ca)
Hundreds of Canadian military base workers could strike on Monday (www.ctvnews.ca)
National Defence vows to get better at helping men who report military sexual misconduct (www.cbc.ca)
Why do hardly any straight men write about sex and dating? | Imogen West-Knights (www.theguardian.com)
Men do think about matters of the heart, but writing about it publicly could be seen as undignified, says journalist Imogen West-Knights
Military whistleblower calls on Conservatives to demand probe of torture video reports (www.cbc.ca)
Telecom services still too expensive, industry minister says (www.cbc.ca)
Senior military leader: Canadians 'overly comfortable' as global security shifts (www.ctvnews.ca)
Sweden set to join Canadian-led brigade in Latvia once roadblocks to NATO membership end (www.cbc.ca)
NATO's expansion explained: Sweden's wait, Canada's role and Russia's response (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian military buying armed drones for $2.49B (www.cbc.ca)
Canada to announce all new cars must be zero emissions by 2035 (www.ctvnews.ca)
People’s Party candidate must stop using ‘engineer,’ B.C. Supreme Court rules (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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Military is being called on too often to deal with domestic emergencies, commander warns (www.cbc.ca)
Ontario vastly expanding where booze can be sold in move to modernize alcohol retail market (www.cbc.ca)
What is the opposite of an ethical dilemma called? (A situation where there is a clear/obvious solution with no negative consequence)
An example would be a version of the trolley problem where you can either allow the track to remain on its current path which is empty, or divert it to harm an individual unnecessarily. This is a choice between a universally good outcome or a universally bad outcome....
Poilievre threatens to delay MPs' holidays with House tactics, Gould warns of impact on Canadians (www.ctvnews.ca)
Could Bitcoin Millhouse be even less likeable? Yes, the answer is yes.