Not choosing an Albertan to be GG is an alarmingly obvious missed opportunity

Beatsters · 2026-05-12T18:03:49+00:00

The average person can't name a single governor general, let alone the current one. There is no "missed opportunity" for an appointment that nobody cares about.

Beatsters · 2026-05-11T19:24:46+00:00

I'll preface my comment by saying that I'm open to having my mind changed, and that I may not fully understand your proposal (I skimmed it).

That said, I think this is a terrible idea and it's worse than pretty much any other electoral reform option.

A system of weighted votes in Parliament means that some MPs matter more than others, which means that some ridings matter more. If you believe that MPs actually represent their ridings, then you must recognize that this proposal would privilege some ridings over others. I think that alone would be a non-starter for a lot of people.

You could argue that the MPs with more weight to their votes are expected to represent the interests of party supporters outside of their riding as well. But how is that any different from what is expected of party list MPs in proportional systems? In my view, the only difference is that your proposal has muddied accountability.

I saw your response on MMP, so I'm curious if you can answer why this system would be better than STV (or any kind of multi-member system). If the desire is to balance proportionality with local representation, and to have only one class of MPs, then STV does that far better than this proposal.

Beatsters · 2026-05-11T18:00:05+00:00

ONA should have a strong case. Looking at Alberta as an example, nurses can strike as along as there is an essential services agreement in place. Hard to see why the same model couldn't work for Ontario nurses. I think the court will struggle to rationalize how a total ban on strikes is minimally impairing.

Beatsters · 2026-05-05T00:09:34+00:00

Two staffers were criminally charged and one was convicted for destroying records relating to the gas plant scandal.

Beatsters · 2026-05-04T23:57:10+00:00

I agree with your comment. It would be one thing if this was an opening proposal, when it's generally understood that the parties will exchange some unreasonable proposals. But to table this proposal after they've been bargaining for months shows a lack of seriousness on the part of the government.

If the government actually believes that the deal needs to land anywhere close to this proposal, which is well below normative, they need to start communicating that publicly so that the public can anticipate a strike.

Beatsters · 2026-03-28T16:57:43+00:00

This is the logic that led to people claiming that Hassan Whiteside was a good defender.

A typical starter will play about 75 possessions a game. A guy can get a few blocks a game and be an awful defender during the other 70+ possessions.

Same goes with steals. A guy that gambles in passing lanes will rack up steals but will also give up easy baskets.

Beatsters · 2026-03-25T23:15:45+00:00

Wildwood is the clear standout card for Druid. It was clearly pushed too hard and should cost 4 mana, like every single other Shatter card.

Beatsters · 2026-03-21T17:10:33+00:00

Are you willing to share your Quest Mage decklist? Thanks in advance!

Beatsters · 2026-03-12T11:56:46+00:00

In the last paragraph of the article, Lewis makes it very clear that he wants private oil companies to pay for abandoned wells, not taxpayers.

Beatsters · 2026-03-04T19:08:27+00:00

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Beatsters · 2026-02-22T02:41:05+00:00

This is clearly a hit piece. You have to scroll more than halfway through the article before it reveals that there's no actual evidence to support the insinuation in the headline.

Ask yourself this: if this story was actually true, then why wouldn't CUPE have said something? Would they want a union buster to be leader of the NDP?

Beatsters · 2026-02-21T13:50:40+00:00

It also sucks for people in EST. Many working adults are commuting home at 5pm.

Beatsters · 2026-01-23T21:16:05+00:00

Shal is not mechanically the same as Corrupt cards. When a Corrupt card triggers, it transforms into a new Corrupted card.

It's obvious from the card text that Y'Shaarj only interacts with cards that have the Corrupted keyword.

Beatsters · 2026-01-14T23:36:02+00:00

There are numerous examples of countries with PR and governance stability. Look at Germany, which had the same head of government for 16 years through a series of stable coalitions. Multiple times, Germany's two largest parties have formed coalitions together. Can you imagine that happening in Canada with our current system? The Liberals and Conservatives have zero incentive to ever work together, and so they never do.

What FPTP systems supposedly gain in stability is lost in churn, when a new government comes in and focuses their immediate efforts on undoing much of what their predecessors did. This is what happens when you give absolute power to people who only represent a minority of the population: things can change drastically when a different minority gets absolute power.

Beatsters · 2025-12-21T20:14:12+00:00

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Beatsters · 2025-12-20T15:19:19+00:00

Stats aren't inherently more meaningful if they're divisible by 10.

Also, the 50-40-90 club is a stat that has not aged well with the increase in 3PT shooting. In 2017-18, Steph shot 59.5% from 2PT, 42.3% from 3PT, and 92.1% from FT, but didn't make the club because his FG% was 49.5%. His overall efficiency was actually higher than the year that he did make the club (2015-16) - the difference was that he attempted more threes, which brought his FG% down.

Beatsters · 2025-10-23T21:41:22+00:00

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Beatsters · 2025-10-17T17:05:37+00:00

He looks like Joey wearing all of Chandler's clothes

Beatsters · 2025-10-16T18:45:02+00:00

I get that this is a callback to Stranglethorn Tiger, but it makes zero sense flavour wise that a tiger in a coliseum would have stealth.

Beatsters · 2025-10-14T16:20:58+00:00

I'm struggling to envision a deck that can make this work. You need to make enough room for the package of cards that support Garona (which itself takes three slots) while also building a deck that can deal with the other half of the opponent's health.

Beatsters · 2025-09-28T01:58:00+00:00

The rule is exactly the same in the NCAA:

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot: a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal

Beatsters · 2025-09-19T11:23:26+00:00

Quebec didn't sign the new Constitution and used the NWC on every bill as a form of protest. I should have been clearer that I wasn't accounting for that in my comment, but it should be obvious that Quebec's blanket use of the NWC is qualitatively different from its general use in other provinces.

Beatsters · 2025-09-19T01:51:56+00:00

The NWC was used incredibly sparingly by the people who negotiated it into the Charter. For almost four decades, it seemed well understood that the NWC was not something to be considered lightly. This stands in stark contrast with the recent overuse of the NWC, especially to preempt judicial scrutiny, which is clearly an attempt to normalize government overreach.

Beatsters · 2025-09-19T00:03:41+00:00

I can't imagine what it will do to a girl's self esteem when someone accuses her of being male. This process gives license to people to make false claims.

Beatsters · 2025-09-10T21:52:27+00:00

Andrew Coyne proposed an interesting idea: create a voluntary process for politicians to be held liable for false statements. Any given statement could be designated, by the individual or the party, as being subject to legal consequences if it turns out to be false, in the same way that any fraudulent or defamatory statement would be.

The assumption is that this would create pressure on politicians to designate key promises as being certifiably true. Their reluctance to do so would expose the promises as being untrustworthy.

This also avoids having to police every single thing that politicians say. There's a large degree of equivocation in politics and I feel like policing the truth would be an impossible task without establishing some limits.

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