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National strategy, which could be revised, is light on details for AI safety

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Global News has a non-paywalled article on this.

When asked if the government was considering privatizing airports and if so, how many, MacKinnon told reporters that the government was talking with airport authorities.

“We’re in the early stages of a process with airport authorities and other partners to determine the best way forward. The ultimate goal, of course, is to improve the passenger experience, to improve the efficiency of our air transport system,” MacKinnon said.

“Indeed, they are a public good and I don’t think that spirit or that philosophy will change,” he said.

It’s the Americas edition, so they localized it. /s

I think this might actually be the correct answer, strange as it is. They also use the Americanized version when they quote Buffalo as the "City of Good Neighbors".

Best to remember that it wouldn't really be a house - it would be a high-security government facility that the PM happens to live in.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

These are the projects that have been officially acknowledged so far, per the CBC:

The Sisson Mine, for critical minerals, in New Brunswick.

The Crawford Nickel project in Ontario.

The Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia.

An Iqaluit hydro project.

The Nouveau Monde Graphite Phase 2 project in Quebec.

The Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor in northwest B.C. and Yukon., which could include critical minerals and clean power transmission developments in the area.

The North Coast Transmission Line in northwest B.C.

Certainly all industrial infrastructure, but not necessarily for fossil fuels.

"Zed" now and forever.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

His framing isn't quite what the headline may imply - he's just saying the US should probably stop waging trade wars.

To be clear, this is about making proactive concessions before the actual negotiations begin, not a cash payment (which would not have surprised me, and I expected based on the headline).

As much as I hope that the series goes beyond "propaganda," I agree on pretty much all counts.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And some seem to think that we should sever all ties to the US, which is not something he campaigned on, and is also not possible.

Agreed - and TBH, considering the COVID factor in Trudeau's downfall, I wouldn't be surprised if trying this sort of video series got some pushback internally.

Than directly addressing citizens about what his government is doing? I'd argue that politicians should be spending much more time doing things like that.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If (and it's a big "if") he keeps a regular cadence with these, and if (and it's an even bigger "if") he actually addresses tough topics and doesn't make it a one-sided PR fest...this series could show promise?

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