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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Ditto for the last Polaris Music Prize short list.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 6 months ago (4 children)

If you have a helpful resource, such as a compilation of Canadian artists in the past year, let me know and I can edit it into this post.

The list of 2025 Juno nominees would probably be a good (but imperfect) place to start.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Is it? Because we seem to be highly dependent on investagative journalists for that sort of thing.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 6 months ago (9 children)

I would argue that we at least have the right to know who they are. In the case of unions, that's certainly the case.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 22 points 6 months ago (16 children)

This is good for unions and other above-board groups, but I can't help but wonder how this affects the various "dark money" lobby groups that have unclear ownership, but have been buying political ads across the country.

or is it just like regulation about what can be transported across provincial lines?

That's a big part of it - this is a decent explainer.

https://liberal.ca/register-closed/

Unfortunately, the deadline has now passed to register as a Liberal and be eligible to vote in the 2025 Leadership race.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

With respect, you really need to improve your understanding of our political process.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It really isn't. It's a rubber stamp.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Are there honestly people who believe that the King should be weighing in on political matters?

"We don't have time to put people on trial" is not a take I'm prepared to get behind.

And even if it were...how would revoking his citizenship change any of what you just described?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure the portion of the Act that site refers to was repealed in 2017.

Canadian citizens who (are alleged to) have committed treason should be tried under to Canadian law, and there's no reason to invent loopholes to avoid having to put someone on trial.

 

Whenever I see a conversation along the lines of "what episode should I show my friend/partner/etc. to get them hooked on Star Trek," the suggestions are pretty predictable - your "best" episodes that are regarded to represent the franchise at its peak.

I like to take a different approach, trying to find episodes that I feel are most representative of the series - the "average" Star Trek episode. If you show someone the "best," there's nowhere to go but down, and it can set someone up for disappointment.

In the case of Star Trek, I actually find this pretty difficult, and I don't think I've come up with any that I feel are really good answers, so I'm taking it to the crowd: what are the most representative episodes of Star Trek.

To me, these are the boxes that probably need to be ticked:

  • Enjoyable (obviously).
  • A conventional structure that doesn't deviate from the norm too much - this is a flexible concept, but I think it excludes things like "Darmok," or "Tapestry," or "In the Pale Moonlight," which are not really conventional.
  • Any series is fair game.

What do you think? What are some "normal" Star Trek episodes that would serve as good representation of what the franchise usually is?

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