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Why did it take the government so long to figure it out?

If you mean the Canadian government, it probably has to do with the multiple of false justifications that have been provided so far.

“Tariffs are now a global policy of the United States,” said David Paterson, Ontario’s representative in Washington. “And this is a historic change to global trading patterns, and [the Americans are] very aware of that.”

Paterson said the American plan is to impose tariffs by sector across countries all around the world on April 2. From there, the countries that get along with the U.S. the best will be “first in line” to adjust or mitigate the tariffs.

[Ambassador Kirsten] Hillman described the meeting as “concrete” and appreciated the conversations, but she noted that nothing changed in terms of the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S.

Slight update: it does look there there's a fix in the works.

I don't actually have an answer to this (and tbh, I rarely see embedded videos on Lemmy), but I'm going to ask around.

This is certainly a political trait, but perhaps more importantly, it's a human one.

Immediate gratification feels better than distant gratification. Avoiding something bad never feels as good as getting something good.

I don't know what the solution is. Education, I guess? The population at large needs to fully understand the nature of the threats, and the consequences of failure.

That title has big 90s Marvel energy.

Big week for drinkware...

I think it might be asbestos-free now - they've spent the last few years gutting the place.

But yeah, I don't think I'd support tearing it down, despite the fact that the house itself supposedly isn't considered architecturally significant.

I think it might be time to move on from the property and build something new - 24 Sussex is old, decrepit, and not really suitable for the task. It's just an old house.

Preserve 24 Sussex and turn it into a museum or something, but build an official residence that actually meets modern requirements.

Rudy Ransom Did Nothing Wrong

Property owners would have their existing controls voided, unless they register them within six months after the amendment passes, according to a explanatory note on the bill shared by the government.

When asked by reporters if the option for property owners to protect their existing clauses would defeat the purpose of the bill, Sandhu said the province also wants to make sure the rights of property owners are respected.

"We are giving them the chance to adjust," he said.

Under the bill a person can begin the review of a property control, which can be referred to a municipal board if the province determines the prohibition is contrary to the public interest.

Sounds great - it's sort of our "not directly about Star Trek, but maybe the people who like this instance would be interested" community.

It certainly seems to contradict the notion that VIA has no involvement - in fact, as near as I can tell, Alto is still a VIA subsidiary. But maybe that's wrong, it's a little unclear.

I don't think it necessarily invalidates the idea of it being a "fast track to privatization," or that ticket prices will be high.

The plan notably excludes involvement from VIA Rail, Canada’s only company with experience running a national daily passenger rail service.

Alto is officially known as VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc., and their website says,

VIA Rail provides advice on the technical and operational aspects of existing passenger railway services.

Normally, this would be more of a c/quarks post, but fuck it, this is important.

It sucks.

All the major American media companies have done this, but that's not an excuse. It still sucks.

If there's any hope at all (and I'm not completely convinced that there is), it's in statements like this:

To be the best storytellers and to continue to drive success, we must have a highly talented, dedicated and creative workforce that reflects the perspectives and experiences of our many different audiences. Values like inclusivity and collaboration are a part of the Paramount culture and will continue to be.

That might be an indication that the policies themselves are sort of still in place, but under a different name. However, if they're discontinuing all metrics related to it, there will be no real way to know whether their "values" have a significant impact.

I think the design was originally intended for use on boats, and other places where tipping is a likely occurrence.

I wonder if those would fit - the article says that these "replimat-style" mugs are smaller than the Highwave "Quark's" mugs, but I suppose they could have the same base.

I think the critical weaknesses identified in the article are astute: economically vulnerable/disadvantaged people, and disinformation, especially on social media.

It's interesting that they didn't bother replicating (heh) the rubber base of the originals. Too many added costs, I suppose.