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Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Jacob - Today at 03:54:59 PM

I'm sure he was, but this is the first I heard about it.

#12

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by celedhring - Today at 03:53:41 PM

First season was great. After that it's been diminishing returns but I find it's still watchable - in part because it's quite gruesome for a kid's show, and I like the earnestness of it all.

Acting was always quite mediocre - good child actors don't grow on trees. That's why they always surrounded the kids with a bunch of interesting adult actors.

#13

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Solmyr - Today at 03:42:20 PM

Is the cost of court affected by the number of courtiers? I thought it was just based off your Economic Base (which is getting adjusted in 1.0.8).

#14

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 03:40:55 PM

The Law Commission is still running here. Their proposals aren't always picked up but often is because it's normally quite unsexy, relatively technocratic changes. So their current research program covers:

Agricultural tenancies
    Commercial leasehold
    Consent in the criminal law
    Deeds
    The defence of insanity
    Desecration of a corpse
    Management of housing estates
    Ownerless land
    Product liability
    Public sector automated decision-making

Which is fairly (admirably) varied I can imagine some of those becoming fairly contentious but a lot won't.

And as I say in this case the government got a report on criminal justice by Sir Brian Leveson, former President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice. He looked at Canada, New Zealand and Australian territories (I don't fully know why but Australia is always very popular with judges as a persuasive authority in the UK). The government's plan if they stick to it is to apparently go way, way beyond his recommendations.

Although to Jos' points I think there is a very good reason Leveson limited his comparators to other common law jurisdictions.

#15

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - Today at 03:29:43 PM

I liked the first season. Stopped watching the show halfway through the second.

#16

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Syt - Today at 03:28:47 PM

#17

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Zoupa - Today at 03:22:52 PM

I watched the first episode of season 5 of Stranger Things. The formula is pretty tired at this point. Also was the acting always this terrible? All the "kids" are so bad. The actress playing Nancy Wheeler has an obvious eating disorder. She looks 50 years old at 30.

All in all pretty sad. Season 1 was awesome, should have stopped there.

#18

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 02:57:00 PM

So apparently Canadian former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding is now a major drug lord, wanted by the US and hiding in Mexico: https://www.thetimes.com/article/e189a4db-f944-48aa-9a21-a280cb9d97c4?shareToken=5f4e4e4ec073ca5b7108cd02cfa8bf85

I thought this dude was already in the news a few years ago.

#19

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Bauer - Today at 02:55:35 PM

"Company claims it's being over-regulated" would require more than an Economics prof reading from the corporation's press release to convince me that it's what we are supposed to avoid. 

 Not quite sure I understand your comment, but what we are trying to avoid right now is investment leaving Canada.  Carneys vision is that it has become too difficult to build things in Canada and that needs to be improved.

Whether or not the company is making an accurate assessment I think is not that important, but it seems their perception is that infrastructure and rail investment in Canada is a barrier to their growth.  That's a reality and perception that needs to be changed.

#20

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Bauer - Today at 02:47:41 PM

So apparently Canadian former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding is now a major drug lord, wanted by the US and hiding in Mexico: https://www.thetimes.com/article/e189a4db-f944-48aa-9a21-a280cb9d97c4?shareToken=5f4e4e4ec073ca5b7108cd02cfa8bf85

Canada has a long history of drug peddling snowboarders (Rebagliati)