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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's so weird to hear it referred to as "Netflix series" in the American trades...

In any case, I've been meaning to check it out. The buzz has been positive, and CBC has been promoting the hell out of it.

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

Chelsea did an AMA with us back in the Old Place when the book came out. She seemed cool, and fairly knowledgeable about, y'know, cooking.

I'd be curious to hear how the recipes turn out for you.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 27 points 1 month ago (17 children)

These are strange times indeed.

This election was so weird in so many ways, I think it will be some time before we fully understand what it all means.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Though in “More Tribbles, More Troubles”, Starfleet had developed quintotriticale grain.

They quickly came to realize that that's too many triticales.

It's a weird situation. Like it or not, Polievre just achieved the highest Conservative vote share since the 1980s.

That he still lost is astonishing, and it'll be a while before anyone can sort out the path forward.

But I suspect they'll keep him around.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Yeah, they'll probably just parachute him into an Alberta riding. We're not rid of him yet.

A few scattered thoughts on this:

  • The NDP are leaderless, and are therefore agendaless until they can get organized again.

  • They're also probably broke, and in no position to fight another election.

  • While they certainly hold a good position in the new HoC, there's bound to be some introspection about how that worked out for them last time.

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

That probably means you keep good company - I would trust polls over anecdotes.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's worth noting that in the months preceding the 1995 referendum, the "yes" movement was hovering around 37%. They managed to propel that to 49.42% result in the referendum itself.

Definitely not to be taken lightly.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago (6 children)

That poll is cited in the piece, and the fact that separatist sentiments in AB and SK are roughly on par with QC (where it's still treated as a serious threat) is kind of the central point.

I reject the framing of DEI as a "right buzzword." Don't let them co-opt it.

 

Suburban Toronto candidate known for his opposition to Chinese government

 

Young, who was born in Ottawa and worked in puppetry for over 50 years, produced Under the Umbrella Tree from 1987 to 1993 and portrayed Gloria Gopher, one of the show's main characters.

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