Category: Basic Dictatorship

He Admires Their Basic Dictatorship

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Blacklocks (paywalled) – Gov’t Will Regulate YouTube

The Commons heritage committee has voted to regulate YouTube under federal law. The Department of Heritage said YouTube management, not individual users, will be liable for complying with the Broadcasting Act: “The only reason the government is doing this is to stretch the justification of regulating public airwaves into a justification for regulating private viewing.”

via Robert of Ottawa:

They’ve done this because the head of the CRTC, Ian Scott, CEO, demanded the right to regulate all forms of transmission. Thing is, they can do it when radio spectrum must be controlled as there is a limited supply and to use it requires a large, fixed, transmitter. Not so for Netflix, Youtube, etc. We’ll see how the battle goes. There will be three sides, Netflix/Youtube etc., the governmnet and Canadians.

This coming along with a movement by the government to take their money; but that will probably end up in symbolic payments as long as they do the government’s censoring.

Sounds about right.

And The Vaccine Will Manufacture Itself

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Via Chris, in the comments;

About that 4-month delay for second vaccine doses Trudeau has imposed on Canadians. Turns out that was maybe not such a great idea….
 
“The number of active COVID-19 cases in CHSLDs (long-term care facilities) has quadrupled since the beginning of April, from 30 to 125 in Quebec. Concerned about this increase, experts plead for CHSLDs, intermediate resources and seniors’ residences to receive their second dose of vaccine without delay. “The second dose must be given in settings where the elders live in the community. It’s urgent , ”says Dr. Réjean Hébert, spokesperson for the Collectif Action COVID-19.”
 
(link in French, use Google Translate)

Saskatchewan: Supply crunch delays 9,000 appointments

It’s Not Hypocrisy It’s Hierarchy

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Guess where you are.

Sun

Health Minister dodges questions about banning India flights. 33 flights carrying infected passengers arrived in Canada from Delhi so far in April.

Globe

Ottawa drops specific COVID-19 screening for travellers from Brazil as variant spread throughout British Columbia.

CBC

Trudeau says he supports restricting interprovincial travel when necessary to stem spread of COVID-19.

Note these headlines are all from…today.

Defining Insanity

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What’s notable about this news item is the way in which the story is presented as if this is a new phenomenon, or that a more sensible outcome might have been expected. It’s not just a matter of articulating the correct “goals”. Without price signals and the ability of investors to assess financial risk, “infrastructure” programs funded by the state will inevitably degrade into a fog of financial chaos. You’re just doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

“The Liberal government’s $188-billion infrastructure spending plans continue to lag behind schedule, with government departments failing to provide adequate public reporting on the sprawling program, a new report says.

Auditor General Karen Hogan on Thursday released one of the most thorough reports to date on the progress of the Investing in Canada Plan, which found that “funds were not being spent as quickly as planned,” and that “objectives might not be met” after the full 12-year life of the program.”

Ironically, the one upside for taxpayers is precisely that the funds are not being spent as quickly as planned, and we may be better off if we actually don’t meet any of the objectives.

I Want A New Country

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CKRM;

Already in a fight to keeps it’s air traffic control tower, the Regina Airport Authority could now be facing the possibility of losing it’s “international” designation.
 
M.P for Regina-Wascana, Michael Kram, said a Transport Canada document he obtained listing 13 international airports, did not include either Regina or Saskatoon.
 
Kram says it would be very concerning from a number of standpoints for Saskatchewan airports to lose “international” status.
 
“It is a big concern because it will hurt our city and it’s ability to attract new businesses,” Kram said. “It will also make it more difficult for families to fly down to sunny destinations in the winter, this would make us look more like a backwater destination, instead of an international city,” he added.
 
Kram says the term “international” is much more than just an honorary title.

Transport Buffalo has a nice ring to it.

Chinada

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Eyes wide shut.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said he is confident a contract with a company owned by the Beijing police adequately protects personal information of people applying to Canada for visas.
 
Canada has since 2008 contracted the Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company, to run visa processing services for people seeking to visit Canada. The company is run by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Somebody got paid for that deal.

h/t Ed

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”

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CTV;

Members of Parliament voted Monday to label China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslims a genocide, and to call on the federal government to formally adopt that position, without the support of the Liberal cabinet.
 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not participate in the vote. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau abstained on the record while the rest of his cabinet colleagues were absent.
 
“I abstain on behalf of the Government of Canada,” said Garneau when he made his position known.

Changing the Rules

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Guilty until proven innocent.

OTTAWA — New legislation tabled by the federal government grants Canadian authorities expanded powers to search the home of any gun owner that is subject to a legal complaint, potentially allowing police to seize firearms for up to 30 days without a warrant.

“in its current form, would grant judges the power to issue a seizure order in cases where “it would not be practicable to obtain a warrant,” and before the gun owner has the opportunity to defend himself in court”

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