[Sunnyways]

At least some MPs are willing to state the obvious:

https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/0 ... -deal.html

https://www.princegeorgematters.com/nat ... rs-3584344

Not that it will do any good.

[xerxes]

[Sunnyways]

It’s refreshing to see backbench MPs from all parts of the political spectrum questioning the wisdom of this deal, and Polievre using his powers for good.

[herbie]

Force them to all merge into one company and then regulate it, like in the bad old days when we were forced to pay $20 a month and they had to beg before Parliament to increase prices or lay off employees.
Them bad old days like when within a month of getting hired by the phone company they were denied a 6% increase so they threatened massive layoffs and that horrible Pierre Trudeau said fuck you. Gee, surprise two thousand if us suddenly were found work until we're all on pension now!
Used to write a newspaper column about consumer affairs and people laughed at when I said would happen with phone deregulation. Today we even have our town council still deluded that the feds can 'make' them improve dick shit

[Scape]

The Rogers Family Compact

[Scape]

Competition Tribunal clears the way for Rogers-Shaw merger to go ahead

[xerxes]

Why even have a competition tribunal then? Call it the Monopoly Enabling tribunal instead. Much more accurate.

[DrCaleb]

I'm sure this will result in more competition, lower prices and better customer service for all Canadians.

[Thanos]

It's being appealed for whatever that's worth. Not sure how often appeals win and end up reversing terrible decisions like this.

[herbie]

Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line until you shoot yourself in the head.

[Thanos]

Like the man said about the ridiculousness of this gadget-drive tech culture that's tragically taken on a life of its own, to the great detriment of all of humanity.....

$1:

Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed

- Darth Vader

Don't care what any optimists out there still think about these things. This ever-expanding computer/media society is one of the very worst things humans have ever collectively done to themselves.

[DrCaleb]

Thanos Thanos:

This ever-expanding computer/media society is one of the very worst things humans have ever collectively done to themselves.

Technology has given us this incredible time in history. Made robots to do the work we don't want to. Given us endless entertainment. Made medical breakthroughs that heve gives us almost 10 years longer life than our parents.

Don't conflate the scourge that is social media, which only seeks to feed the greed monster; with the incredible tool that silicon bestows on us.

[Thanos]

Nah. It's all merely prelude to Mega City One from Dredd becoming reality. Dystopia of the worst kind is inevitable.

[llama66]

Thanos Thanos:

Nah. It's all merely prelude to Mega City One from Dredd becoming reality. Dystopia of the worst kind is inevitable.

+5

[DrCaleb]

Competition Bureau gets temporary stay of Tribunal decision on Rogers-Shaw merger