The questions are pretty good. One thing that they didn't include is the spectre of people choosing MAID due to deficiencies in the health care system, rather than the medical condition itself. I had to write that one in.

I don't want to get too excited in this time of contraction in the entertainment industry, but it's exciting that they're opening the door to this era.

If I remember correctly, it's somewhat controversial amongst family farmers who want to leave the farm to their children, so the Cons may think it plays well to their base from that angle.

Yeah, seldom have I regretted my policy of not editing headlines more than when I posted this.

It's worth mentioning that STO has transitioned to a German dev team, so maybe there's a translation thing going on.

The presence of a young Rachel Garrett seems to suggest it (she was likely born around 2300, so the movie could take place around 2330).

I don't know if we'll see any actual maroons, though - I think they're operating outside of the Federation.

quick get Sam Witwer on the phone

the Discovery-era

Well, this seems poised to be set sometime after "The Undiscovered Country," which is actually one of the more interesting aspects for me.

He handles himself well, but it's light on policy. The closest he comes is saying something about how Canadians deserve a carbon tax that puts the burden on big companies, and not on the people. This would seem to suggest he would make some changes there.

Maybe, but he didn't have anything to do with this carbon tax, and his Jon Stewart interview seemed to hint that he feels some changes might be in order there.

Per Twitter, this giveaway has been delayed.

My plan is to go in expecting a goofy action movie, and hopefully I'll find at least parts of it more compelling than that.

I've always felt that the Georgiou character is potentially interesting, and I liked her Discovery send-off. Of the "new" characters, Alok sounds interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with Garrett.

I'm giving myself 50/50 odds of enjoying it.

Link to the application process.

Get fucked, thanks.

Okay then, the next election will happen when the next election is called.

Let me know if I used any words that are too big for you.

I think you're probably correct - she's got a lot of baggage simply by virtue of having served in the government.

Nonetheless, I think it would be good for the party to have a serious leadership race with at least a couple of legitimate contenders.

The likely scenario is that, immediately upon Parliament resuming next month, the Liberals will immediately lose a confidence vote, triggering a snap election. The opposition parties have all stated that they will initiate a confidence vote at the earliest opportunity.

In the unlikely event that doesn't happen, I imagine JT would remain on as PM until the mandatory election this fall. Were he to step down, he would probably appoint a sitting MP as interim PM.

As a fun(?) aside, Canada has had two PMs who served while members of the (unelected) Senate, and MacKenzie King and John Turner both briefly governed without a ministerial seat.

No one is expecting Carney, or anyone else, to serve as an unelected PM.

St. Boniface Street Links executive director Marion Willis added that the plan's success will depend on two factors: The willingness of people to quit the encampments, and how quick the province can come up with the necessary housing units.

I think the second point is key - procurement is hard, and construction is hard. If they can overcome those hurdles, this is a very promising initiative.

I think Freeland has a good head on her shoulders, and I hope she enters the race if only to hear her ideas, but Carney has the electoral advantage of having nothing to do with the Trudeau government.

Yeah, I make it a personal policy not to change headlines, but this was a bad one.

And CBC must have agreed, because it's since been changed to "Manitoba plans to shut down homeless encampments one at a time, finding housing for each person".