To be clear, this is about making proactive concessions before the actual negotiations begin, not a cash payment (which would not have surprised me, and I expected based on the headline).

Hmm. I’d think that would be federal jurisdiction, so I’ll be interested to see what comes of that. It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing he would pay around with.

Yeah, she’s from Vancouver, so it’s interesting that she was inspired enough by Manitoba to set a story here.

The document that you referenced includes an independent audit that said their finances are in accordance with Canadian standards for non-profits.

Hell, the payroll you’re referring to would cover the wages of about eleven people earning a median full-time income. Nothing about this seems outrageous to me.

More or less, with a couple of caveats (Wikipedia was helpful here).

1. Teams don’t start accumulating points until they’re officially eliminated from the playoffs.

2. The worst teams are eliminated first, and therefore play more games in which they can earn points.

Not overly, no.

What percentage would you expect from most charities?

Nothing can stop us now that we’re in charge of a website.

Hey, they stole our line…

As much as I hope that the series goes beyond “propaganda,” I agree on pretty much all counts.

And some seem to think that we should sever all ties to the US, which is not something he campaigned on, and is also not possible.

Agreed - and TBH, considering the COVID factor in Trudeau’s downfall, I wouldn’t be surprised if trying this sort of video series got some pushback internally.

Than directly addressing citizens about what his government is doing? I’d argue that politicians should be spending much more time doing things like that.

If (and it’s a big “if”) he keeps a regular cadence with these, and if (and it’s an even bigger “if”) he actually addresses tough topics and doesn’t make it a one-sided PR fest…this series could show promise?

Mostly set dressing, stuff that you could find in stores with some light modifications like labels.

And, y’know, a whole-ass turbolift for $10k.

Tragically, I’m pretty sure that particular piece of memorabilia was included in a previous auction. I’m not prepared to go out of my way to find proof, though.

Even so, I’m surprised there are no Starfleet phasers, tricom badges, and the like.

The stellar irony here is that in the Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a post-scarcity, post-capitalist society where money is obsolete and its enlightened citizens work instead for self-improvement and the betterment of humanity. Hautlence didn’t get this memo, as each Retrovision ’64 will retail for an out-of-this-world $165,000. Only three ardent Trekkies will be able to get one, though, as that’s all that will be made.

I agree that it’s mainly BBC news (not to be confused with BBC News), but it’s perfectly reasonable for a DW fan to wonder what, if anything, it could mean for the show - especially when the future is so murky.

I do believe the show will be fine, but shit is messy right now.

Sounds like it’s a matter of their distribution license expiring.

I’ll join the chorus of people recommending it - it’s a lot of fun.