ICE isn’t “imprisoning” people, that implies some sort of due process.

Because what they want is an injunction against a law that has vague limits + goals and a clear path to violating treaty obligations. Carney didn’t run with this in the platform, no Canadians were consulted on this.

The harm of failing to consult on such a rushed piece of legislation is the harm. Just think what PP would do with these powers? Even if we believe Carney will act honouably, this legislation opens the door to all sorts of damage in the name of “projects of national interest” for all federal gov’t’s to come.

If they don’t ask for damages the implication is that there’s no damage that needs restitution so no action is necessary from the courts to address the zero harm.

“And so, we simply applied precedent. There’s no magic in the dollar amount. It’s a substantial amount because the breach in this case is substantial …”

Villify these folk however you want but they’re the only thing standing between us and Canada cranking up the climate crisis. I support them 100%>>

This is how bringing a lawsuit works. You need to quantify the “harm” and the amount here is to signify the scale of the harm to the court, not to seek this amount. The lawsuit uses this 100 million amount because of precedent, according to the article, which means similar cases specified similar amounts.

However what they’re asking for is the injunction, not damages; there’s unlikely to be any amount paid. Even there was an awarded amount this would be like a highball offer to start a haggling process, not a final selling price.

But no one votes for those politicians 🤷

In the US.

Most countries wouldn’t care at all.

Ha!

If that’s what record setting oil production and a massively over budget pipeline on the federal dime feels like… Smith is a pansy knocked over by a gentle pat.

“Punched in the face”, sure 🤣

No no, it’s actually: Fiscal Responsibility™

Which is completly different from being fiscally responsible.

We can only hope.

Welcome to BC where the Liberals are right-wing cranks, the NDP are neoliberal corporate goons, and the Conservatives are… well… Conservatives

We’ve purposly lit all these fires just to ruin their summer, totally intentional, I swear it.

🤨

I’m rarely pleasant at parties, probably why I don’t get invited to many 🤔

Yeah, let’s give the Military more money 🙄