I would have agreed with you completely up until last week, when he gave the project to a Crown corporation.
Simply removing federal resistance and letting Smith try and fail to find a company willing to build the thing seemed smart.
This new approach...I'm not so sure.
I haven't finished reading this, but it's excellent.
And boy, does Keir Starmer ever come off as...extremely Starmerish.
The stations being shut down are all either news or sports.
New information has been added since this went live:
The Prime Minister's Office said the Trudeau-era process that largely excluded partisans needs to end.
"This decision recognizes the valuable contributions made by Canadians who have chosen to serve in elected office or in other partisan roles, including knowledge of the governing and legislative processes, which will contribute to a stronger, more effective Senate," the PMO said in a news release.
To that end, the PMO said the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, which has been used to sort through applications from would-be senators with an eye to those who are "independent and non-partisan," will be reconstituted.
"Guided by constitutional requirements and merit-based criteria, the board will identify highly qualified candidates with diverse experience and perspectives, and make recommendations to the prime minister," the PMO said.
"Canadians are invited to apply to serve in the Senate through an application process that will open in the coming weeks."
"Partisan" is an understandably dirty word, but I think the biggest strength of the Trudeau reforms is the lack of a party whip - I hope the Senate retains its relative independence.
The title looks fine on the Lemmy side of things, even from another instance.
In theory...no. Pipelines are federal jurisdiction, so they can do what they want.
I can't imagine Moe would be opposed to it. Kinew is, but the reason is his disagreement with the other provinces about their approach to reconciliation. If that issue is resolved to his satisfaction, I could see him going along with it.
But even more than the west coast pipeline, I think this project is a non-starter.
Is there reason to believe this is the worse option?
There have been a few. Some of them haven't found anything, and some have.
There is no consensus about whether to excavate and potentially disturb the burial sites.
They've shown at least a willingness to slow down and reevaluate things, if there's enough outcry.
Low bar, but it's better than a pure "move fast and break things" attitude.
Yes, I'm fully aware of how much heavy lifting "should be" was doing - that's why it was there.
so taxpayers again
It's a Crown corporation, so taxpayer funding should be minimal, but it seems there are mechanisms for them to receive loans from the Ministry of Finance, which is a shame.
If due diligence is actually done, I would still predict that this thing fizzles out in a few years without actually getting built.
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