There have been a few. Some of them haven’t found anything, and some have.

There is no consensus about whether to excavate and potentially disturb the burial sites.

They’ve shown at least a willingness to slow down and reevaluate things, if there’s enough outcry.

Low bar, but it’s better than a pure “move fast and break things” attitude.

Yes, I’m fully aware of how much heavy lifting “should be” was doing - that’s why it was there.

so taxpayers again

It’s a Crown corporation, so taxpayer funding should be minimal, but it seems there are mechanisms for them to receive loans from the Ministry of Finance, which is a shame.

If due diligence is actually done, I would still predict that this thing fizzles out in a few years without actually getting built.

Then why pay attention to any of it?

The idea is also for it to be privately-funded, which would make it even DOA-er.

Unless OP knows something we don’t?

The alternate universe where it was set up and marketed differently would be interesting to see.

The latter term is mentioned directly.

Bullet points is the more common term, which we also use. The Canadian “point form” is apparently a rare, more versatile alternative.

Salazar said she had never heard of the term point form before, even though she has some family that lives in Canada.

I think the figure is likely low - cost estimates usually are, and there isn’t even a design yet.

They’re probably hoping to exceed the goal, but they’ve kept the door open to using governnent funds if they have to.

The agency says a total of 227,947 accounts were affected and that RBC transferred and refunded more than $22.4 million in refunds for those affected. The bank also made a $299,000 charitable donation.

Nathaniel Wallace, a spokesperson for RBC, says the lender takes its regulatory obligations seriously.

He says RBC self-reported the matter to the financial consumer watchdog and that RBC has fully co-operated with the regulator throughout the process.

Assuming this is all true, and assuming the refunds were full refunds, it looks like the bank was acting in good faith, which is honestly refreshing.

i didn’t know it existed until yesterday, I live thousands of kilometers away, I’ve never seen it, and I never plan to see it.

Pretty much your thesis statement. In order for it to be worthwhile, you have to be familiar with it, and it has to be close to you.

Truly the centre of Canadian society.

“The federal government should only pay for things in my immediate proximity” is one hell of an opening statement.

I don’t disagree - like I said, museum!

Churchill MB seems to want one.

Logistically challenging, but if there’s an actual market for a new pipeline, it might be a better option than doing through the Rockies and negotiating with First Nations that simply aren’t interested. Manitoba seems to have buy-in from a lot of Indigenous communities, at least at this early stage of the game (so early that you could argue it’s not really a “stage” at all).

But there’s also a significant possibility that despite whatever letters of understanding we have with Germany or whoever, the market simply isn’t there, or won’t be within a few years. Asia is steadily moving to renewables, and Europe probably isn’t too far behind.

Definitely not a McMansion, but it’s architectural significance has been described as “modest”. And it doesn’t seem very suitable for its actual task.

I probably would have favoured converting it into a museum and building a new official residence at a different location, but they seem intent on staying at this address.

Even after this announcement, I’m unclear as to whether the intent is to keep the original structure, or tear it down and start over (which, tbh, is probably the smarter move).

Well, that being the case, I guess that means this plan is exactly as bad as any other possibility.

That’s a helluva thing to imply about a charity set up by the GG.

“Donations” reeks of corruption like Trump’s White House ballroom boondoggle.

I don’t really see the comparison. Nothing about this screams “vanity project,” down to the fact that the work won’t be done until long after his time as PM is over. And the fundraising is being handled by an established charity - it’s pretty tough to paint a picture of influence-peddling.

So taxpayers don’t have to foot the whole bill, the Rideau Hall Foundation would run a fundraising campaign to try and cover the costs, the source said.

Annoyingly convoluted, but it should help make it less of a political football.