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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 in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

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.

Bombardier wins $753M federal contract to replace RCAF’s Challenger fleet in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It looks like the Global 6500 is a new/in-development plane, but it's a business jet, which is one of the few things Bombardier seems to do well. Hopefully they won't make a mess of it.

WestJet and Air Transat passengers fight back after airlines falsely claim they can’t film disputes in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I agree, but also this was a 2700 km trip, as the crow flies.

Pipeline deal with Ottawa met with boos at Alberta UCP convention in c/canada@lemmy.ca

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

The boos came later when she asked if they were more comfortable in Canada than they were a few days ago.

And the pipeline deal is why she was asking, so what's the difference, exactly?

Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 6 months ago (5 children)

What are the chances that Alberta just agreed to an increased industrial carbon tax in exchange for a pipeline that never gets built?

Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million Canadians with MAID in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 45 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Well, euthanizing 1/3 of the population would certainly help alleviate the housing crisis...

Should parents who refuse childhood vaccines be liable if their choice harms someone else’s kid? in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Agreed - it's pretty unlikely that you'd be able to prove something like that.

I suppose you could try to apply precedents surrounding HIV disclosure, but I think it'd be a tough sell.

Edit: And to be clear, even in that situation, we're talking about disclosure, not actual treatment-related choices.

Mike Smith, Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys, charged with sexual assault in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 21 points 7 months ago

Not a big shock - there have been allegations surrounding the guy for years.

You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right? in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago

It was certainly the case when I was in school, and that was decades ago.

You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right? in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think that's pretty universal, and it's been the case for decades.