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Much has been made about the expansive Starfleet Academy set, but have you done much location work so far? Are there any interesting places you can mention?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 12 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

"Those conversations [with his family over the holidays] have been honest, difficult and deeply personal at times. But they also led me to reflect on the gravity of the moment that our country is living through — which our prime minister addressed head on in his speech at Davos. For Canada, this is a moment that demands steady leadership, constructive collaboration between all parliamentarians."

"After further reflection with my family, and conversations with colleagues and constituents, I will be continuing to serve in Parliament — and I will be working with Prime Minister Mark Carney as a part of his new government to help build our country’s strength as we face the challenges ahead."

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

I haven't done a deep dive into the reviews, but it looks like it's going to be one of those "fine, if you're into that sort of thing" games.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

It'll be interesting to hear what he has to say for himself.

Okay, I have to admit, I had no idea this thing was even close to a full release...

Having been the one to originally use the word "accident," I should probably amend that to "habitual." A bad habit that people generally don't call, that the Swedish team doesn't appreciate (and is technically correct about).

Check out the article I shared - many high-level curlers don't consider it an infraction at all, let alone a major one. Even Oskar Eriksson, who made the original accusation, doesn't seem to think it's exclusive to Team Canada:

For us, it’s been a problem the last couple of years, so we think it’s good that everyone can play with the same rules. Hopefully it’s just getting better from this.”

It's a dumb thing to do, though, and I'd be happy if people cleaned up their acts across the board.

Yeah, as the article I linked indicated, a lot of players simply don't consider it an infraction, and therefore don't give a damn whether they do it.

And for probably the fifth time, I have no problem with the rule being enforced.

It's nerds all the way down.

 

At the centre of the plan is what is being described as a "build, partner, buy" philosophy.

This means prioritizing buying from Canadian defence manufacturers. If that can’t be done, the next step will be to partner with allied nations to acquire the equipment, attracting investment and intellectual property rights to Canada.

"Only after exhausting these options will we buy from abroad," Carney said. "Even then, we will ensure that the maximum benefits are returned to Canada throughout the value chain, including through a modernized industrial and technological benefits regime."

The strategy sets the goal of awarding 70 per cent of federal defence contracts to Canadian firms within a decade. In a background technical briefing on Tuesday, senior defence officials said that currently, 43 per cent of federal defence contracts are awarded to Canadian firms.

 

We're thrilled to announce that Jay-Den Kraag himself, Karim Diané, will be joining us on Thursday afternoon for an AMA session!

Here's how it will work:

  1. The AMA post will go up on Wednesday, February 18 for everyone to start leaving their questions.

  2. Karim will stop by on Thursday, February 19 around 4:00 PM EST to answer as many as he can!

If you have questions for Karim, please save them for tomorrow's thread - we just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that this is coming!

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