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  • ...and if Carney wins, he'll be PM but not an MP. The last time the PM was not a MP, it was John Turner. That was after Justin's father Pierre resigned. History is repeating.

    The LPC lost badly under Turner in the next election - Cross your fingers.

  • CANDU reactors don't make Pu out of the natural U we use as we break down to daughter elements. That being said, two things:

    • We have lots of U. Enrichment is new to us, but we would be technically capable of starting. U bombs are possible, but not preferred for various reasons.
    • If India can get Pu from a CIRUS (which was basically a NRX), we could develop nuclear weapon fuel here.
  • Except one of the 'privileges' of speaking in the House is that you are allowed to lie. Your data can be false. Your anecdotes can be made up. It's all good. You better not repeat any of that in a media scrum outside, but you are allowed to say what-ever you want in the House.

  • This is the Ford government, so it stands to reason that this was entirely a change that was brought on by developers... And considering this mirrors what was previously done, I'm 99% sure it is. Unfortunately, having the province to go to in order to override a CA is something that both homeowners and municipal governments are going to find useful because of how the CAs have been operating for years... running rough-shod over municipal development plans or property owners plans to enjoy the use of their property. The fact of the matter is that not everyone owns hundreds of acres, so a 30 m setback from any 'water' more significant than a puddle may mean that you can't make changes, improvements or in some cases, repairs to your entire property.

    Considering that the original plan was to strip powers away from the CAs to only managing their parks, this seems to be a reasonable situation - it only formalizes the powers the government gave themselves last time when the province had to step in on overriding a CA to allow a warehouse going on a sensitive wetland the CA identified on private industrial-zoned land. It gives them blanket power to do the same thing they've already done in that one-off situation (although the mechanism will be different - they won't just make a law telling the CA to issue a permit). The law does indicate that the ministry still has to consider the same things the CA does, so it's possible that a Ministry's 'overrule' (or even bypass as the law would allow) can been challenged in court at least.

  • She was one of the lead Canadian negotiators during the re-negotian of NAFTA

    More then that. She employed guile and cunning to both push for our desired position and delay our southern neighbours to the point where they didn't get a chance to plead their case in the negotiations. In short, she owned the USA in the negotiations for the USMCA. If Trump knows someone other than 'the governor,' you just know that she's a threat to him. Let's make her PM.

  • I hear a lot of people are fed up with the Liberals, but if they don't vote that way we end up with the Conservatives. As the old saying goes "Fuck around and find out." Trying to make up for a poor showing Federally by voting Provincially isn't good enough.

  • I don't even have faith in the USA to do the right thing. We've been hit with tariffs from the USA on aluminum and steel before because of 'reasons for national security' during the first Trump term. We need to start thinking of defending ourselves without the help of the USA because we shouldn't be concerned about our defence after the way Michigan votes every 4 years.

    Even beyond that, the amount of Russian control over the US administration in the next term may be significant. We may not be able to work with the US in matters of intelligence for fear of some information going to the Russians. The US might not step in and help NATO if Russia decides to test our resolve to defend Finland for instance, and wouldn't it be good if the rest of the alliance could do their fair share of the work defending the rest of democracy even if the USA won't?

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    U.S., British militaries bombing Houthi sites in Yemen, U.S. officials say

    "Biden says Canada among nations supporting operation to stop Houthi attacks on commercial ships." Apparently, we're providing logistics and intelligence.

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    Gen. Wayne Eyre stepping down from position as Canada's top military commander

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    Hundreds of civilian workers at military bases in Ontario, Quebec going on strike

    They are definitely going on strike now.

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    RCMP investigating threat warning Liberal MP 'he will get what's coming to him,' court documents show

    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.

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    Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

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    RCMP conducts search at Valcartier military base near Quebec City

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    Hundreds of Canadian military base workers could strike on Monday

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    National Defence vows to get better at helping men who report military sexual misconduct

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    Prime minister's plane breaks down in Jamaica during family holiday

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    Military whistleblower calls on Conservatives to demand probe of torture video reports

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    Senior military leader: Canadians 'overly comfortable' as global security shifts

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    Sweden set to join Canadian-led brigade in Latvia once roadblocks to NATO membership end

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    NATO's expansion explained: Sweden's wait, Canada's role and Russia's response

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    Canadian military buying armed drones for $2.49B

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    Military is being called on too often to deal with domestic emergencies, commander warns

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    Defence minister says he wants to change the drinking culture on military bases

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    Canadian navy in critical state, could fail to meet readiness commitments: commander

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    Military justice officials defend handling of sexual assault cases stayed in civilian court

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    COVID-19 outbreak aboard Canadian warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour