I think it’s something to do with the day the Truth and Reconciliation crashed into the Halo, accidentally releasing the flood. Edit: I kept reading and it’s not that.

Fantastic.

What’s next? Cameras behind the bike sheds?!

I totally agree. I also think that the whole field since the 80s should be studied in social science as a masterclass in how corporate interests can influence public discourse and government policy to achieve outcomes that benefit business at the expense of people and the environment.