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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Personally, I'm quite certain that the answer is some version of Option 2. There will be a break - maybe a long one - but the show ultimately isn't going anywhere.

I'm sure more details will emerge, but:

Under the legislation, someone who is certified or licensed to perform specific skilled work in a province or territory that wants to take on a job doing the same thing for a federally regulated project will be deemed to have met that federal standard.

The government says recognizing provincial standards will open up job opportunities to workers and give employers a larger candidate pool to draw upon.

The bill only recognizes provincial standards at the federal level. Workers certified or licensed in one province that want to work in another will only be able to do so when that province or territory agrees to drop their trade barriers.

The federal government has rules and standards for businesses on top of regional requirements that apply across provincial and territorial borders.

Under the legislation, provincial standards for goods and services will be recognized as having already met federal standards. That means a province's organic standards for food, or energy efficiency standards for appliances, will be treated as having met federal standards.

If we were to assign each poster to an episode - and I don't know if we should, or if it's more about vibes - here are my guesses.

"Through the Lens of Time"

A poster of Una and Pike amongst some ruins on an alien world, with a large statue head behind them.


"Wedding Bell Blues"

A poster of Chapel and Spock on an alien world, in a sort of meadow with heart-shaped flowers around them.


"A Space Adventure Hour"

A poster of M'Benga and La'an in a city environment, with phasers drawn, and a dead body in the background.


"Terrarium"

A poster of Uhura and Ortegas on a rocky world, with tentacles in the foreground and two squid-like creatures in the background.


"Shuttle to Kenfori"

A poster of Scotty and Pelia on an alien world. There is a crashed shuttlecraft in the background, with shadowy humanoid figures approaching them from behind. In the foreground, there are hands that appear to be rising from the ground, one of which has taken a PADD from Scotty.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Oh wow, it goes deeper than I realized.

Regardless of which name Edmonton fans prefer, former players Chris Morris, now the team’s president and CEO, and Ed Hervey, now general manager, have brought back the franchise motto: “Once an Esk-mo, Always an Esk-mo.”

A sign bearing the slogan has been restored above the entrance to the Elks’ locker room.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I only caught a small bit of the game live, but I just watched the TSN highlight reel.

The tribute to Chase Stegall was unexpected, but nice.

If the Riders can get healthy, they really could be a force to be reckoned with.

It's hard to tell from what I saw, but the Redblacks didn't look terrible to me. Their run game seemed pretty strong.

The CFL 110 podcast says they expect a lot of parity across the league this year, so we could be in for some nail-biters.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I didn't realize the name change had gone over so badly.

All the games would be great, though even this many should be good for the league.

Yeah, the Canadaland piece was mentioned, but not linked.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

regular folks

I'm not even going to ask what your definition of that is.

border authorities had the power to open any and all mail weighing over 30 grams, for at least the last 30+ years.

And now that weight limit has been removed. It used to say, the Corporation may open any mail, other than a letter." Now it says, "the Corporation may open any mail."

It repeals the portion of the Canada Post Corporation Act that says, "Notwithstanding any other Act or law, but subject to this Act and the regulations and to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, the Customs Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, nothing in the course of post is liable to demand, seizure, detention or retention," and replaces it with, "Nothing in the course of post is subject to demand, seizure, detention or retention, except in accordance with an Act of Parliament," which is a massive expansion of the circumstances in which it can be done.

It also rewords the section on liability to ensure that there's...no liability, for anyone, in cases where mail is seized.

Bill C2 gives police the ability to search mail when authorized in order to carry out a criminal investigation.

The bottom line is that these should be considered law enforcement activities, but there's no warrant required. Just an "Act of Parliament." There's no probable cause defined here. Maybe you're fine with that. I'm not.

But let’s not sweat things right now. This was the first reading, and all points of the bill can (and will) be debated. Expect tweaks, repeals, and amendments.

I agree with you to an extent on this one. But things are more likely to be tweaked if people make some noise.

Even the original YT video under discussion here said that this bill contains some entirely unobjectionable things. But it also contains things that I agree need another look, and in fact are downright Trumpian in some respects.

78 (1) Subsection 101(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b):

(b.‍1) the claimant entered Canada after June 24, 2020 and made the claim more than one year after the day of their entry;

That's the entire passage in question.

 

David wrote many, many Trek novels and comics, including the New Frontier series.

 
  • I was enjoying this one quite a bit early on, but it turns into a bit of a slog as it goes.

  • I'm a big advocate of the restoration of Gallifrey, but...yeesh. Less is more.

  • A lot of the energy is sucked out of the story by the layering of pointless mysteries. Does it matter if Omega's identity is revealed much, much sooner? Not really. Ditto for "who's the traitor on the High Council?" But I suppose they have a runtime to fill.

  • It's amusing to watch Colin Baker run around trying to hasten the Doctor's regeneration. Conflict of interest!

  • Omega has a TARDIS now? Okay...

  • Omega (that's OH-meguh) has a rather more subdued personality this time around, which is kind of a shame. A little eccentricity might have spiced things up a bit.

  • The Ergon, described as one of Omega's less successful attempts at psychosynthesis, looks kind of familiar...

The Ergon, a bird-like creature that appears to be made of bone, not unlike the bone palace and giant creatures seen in "Wish World".

 
  • I swear I saw bits and pieces of old Doctor Who reruns when I was growing up, and I have vague memories of the Third Doctor and Bessie - vague enough that I would never be able to actually identify an episode that I've seen before.

  • Jo is sort of blandly competent in this, without standing out in any way. The Brigadier is at his most buffoonish.

  • It's a shame William Hartnell's health prevented him from playing a larger role in the story, but you do what you can with what you have.

  • The "telepathic conference" effect (if you can call it an effect) was charmingly effective.

  • I also rather liked the blobby creatures, and whatever they used to dress the sets in the antimatter universe. That translucent red stuff has a visceral quality that enhances the overall...shoddiness.

  • Nice quarry, too.

  • Now, on to Omega. There's "over the top," and then there's this guy. He's an old-school supervillain at his core, with shades of Doctor Doom (and I'm not just talking about the mask). Despite being very one-note, his backstory is interesting, and has a very old-school sci-fi feel.

  • Also...Omega is trapped in a world that he's essentially wished into existence. Where have I heard that before...?

 

Just a reminder that the season finale will be available on Saturday, May 31, at:

  • 11:00 AM PT

  • 7:00 PM BST

That's about 11 hours later than its usual streaming time.

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