Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
Flag restrictions are typically a way to ban Pride flags without actually saying it out loud.
This article does not say threats were made - it says, “according to Chinese Canadian interview subjects, this invoked a widespread fear amongst electors, described as a fear of retributive measures from Chinese authorities should a CPC government be elected.”
That’s bad, to be sure, but if there was no direct threat, you’re going to have a pretty hard time prosecuting the issue.
So…if I were to say online that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace, and people in the US should vote for his opponent, should I be facing charges in the US? Or maybe my comment should just be nuked?
By no means am I arguing that foreign influence is a good thing, but it’s awfully hard to regulate effectively.
That assumes they’re operating within the country.
The “pressure” in question is social media content - how do you propose legislating that?
A law against what, exactly?
CBC has this to add:
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a Wednesday press release that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025.
The company said that it is selling its ownership stake to reduce its debt and “support its ongoing transformation” from a telecommunications firm to a tech company.
What the hell are they doing over there?
Hey, we have checks and balances in place.
The Senate is occupied by two railroads.
Yeah, it will be a shock if they don’t clean house once the Olympics are over.
What’s the foundation for your belief that they approached the vehicle with the intent to arrest the driver?
It sure isn’t this article.
When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.
The driver was arrested and officers discovered he had a quantity of methamphetamine in his possession.
The investigation also revealed the same vehicle was involved in an erratic driving incident on Pembina Highway a day prior.
Yeah, sounds like a real upstanding citizen.
I’d be quite surprised if this did not later have to be re-litigated.
That’s the state of indigenous relations in Canada in a nutshell. Constant relitigation, with very little progress.
Even when the courts direct specific settlements, the government does everything it can to avoid paying them.
I’m beginning to think the women’s team should withdraw from the Olympics simply to save face.
And it’s definitely time to clean house at Canada Soccer.
Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue said in the COC release announcing Priestman’s removal that “additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.”
This is a case of Fun With Commas - Sobeys is owned by a different obscene conglomerate, Empire Company.
Metro, Walmart, Giant Tiger, and Empire are the co-conspirators along with the Weston companies.
Well, that’s embarassing. I’m a little surprised they don’t just disqualify the team and get on with it.
I don’t disagree with any of that - any governmental body should be scrutinized periodically, and as I mentioned, I’d love to see some information about why this guy was let go.
So assuming cutting the salaries of all executives everywhere is off the table, what’s the solution?
The article says it was the result of a retroactive salary adjustment coupled with severance pay - unfortunate, but I’m not sure it’s an egregious example of mismanagement (besides him apparently being a bad hire - I wish we knew more about why he was let go).
There’s a lot of argument to be had over the relative value of CEOs across the board, but Shared Health presumably has to offer a salary that’s competitive with the private sector.
I’m glad the CBC is revisiting the story now that they have the other side.