Timing is everything, and this Tariff War is precisely what the Federal Government needed to distract Canadians from their abysmal economic record. From Capital Flight, Falling Investment, and my personal favourite, a collapse in Productivity Growth. The data speaks for itself.
Today In Islam
Thursday On Turtle Island
Woke America: Liberal wakes up from a coma. NYPD embraces Islam. VDH – Five Ukrainian fables.
Conman Carney’s Canada: Justin’s father loved communists. Liberals could send their new gay feminist army to Ukraine (Warning: CBC). Gay North Dakota. Greens support a one party state. Don’t question Carney.
Odds And Ends: Britain gives up trying to defend it’s borders. Panic on the dance floor.
Your morning cartoon. A meme. And at the Bee.
March 6, 2025: Reader Tips
Think about the coldest temperature you’ve ever experienced. For me, it was -50*C standing on a frozen lake near Lynn Lake, Manitoba. Whatever temperature we’ve experienced, it’s likely not as cold as the residents of Yakutsk regularly face. Here’s an interesting video entitled What is it Like Growing Up in the World’s Coldest City?
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Honey, I Finished The Internet
The worst job in the world.
Only 43lbs Of Fentanyl
Langley Drug lab blows up. Destroying multiple homes.
Just another day in BC 😓 pic.twitter.com/4VtrsvWlER
— Brattani (@Bratt_world) March 5, 2025
h/t Marc in Calgary
Narrative Collapse
Wasn’t everyone in these countries supposed to be dead by now?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the researchers found a noticeable spike in excess deaths in Sweden during the initial waves of the pandemic during the spring and winter of 2020, when Covid-19 was able to spread more freely than in neighbouring nations. But while excess mortality fell in the three other countries in 2020, it rose compared to Sweden in 2021 and 2022. “The four countries have a comparable number of excess deaths when you account for the fact that population sizes differ,” says Forthun. What lockdowns did affect, in part, was the timing of when spikes in excess deaths occurred.
The Ship Is Sinking
A 60% jump in debt is probably an underestimate, but every province is likely in the same boat. With voters currently in the mood for a pandemic style spending spree and with few mainstream politicians willing to say no, any election is now a matter of choosing which party will get us to bankruptcy the fastest.
British Columbia, Canada’s third most populous province, expects debts to surge by nearly 60% over the next three years…
The fiscal plan sees provincial debt rising to C$209 billion by March 2028 — about 57% higher than today and nearly double the level of a year ago. Ministers argue that the spending is to play catch up on core services like health — more than a third of expenses — neglected after a previous center-right government focused on balancing the books.
Deep Impact
ABC News staffers are bracing for imminent layoffs while the division will restructure its programming including the merging of its “20/20” and “Nightline” programs and the consolidation of its “Good Morning America” productions, according to reports.
The Walt Disney Co. is set to lay off around 200 people from its ABC News Group division as well as its Disney Entertainment Networks unit — a move that constitutes cutting some 6% of the combined staff of the two units, according to the Wall Street Journal. […]
One casualty of the cost-cutting measure is the FiveThirtyEight data news site — the operation founded by Nate Silver which came to prominence in the 2008 and 2012 elections for accurately predicting the results.
I know you’ve seen this, but still: Nicolle Wallace saying she hopes the 13-year-old with brain cancer doesn’t kill himself after getting assaulted by Trump supporters.
It’s A Strong Weak
One week ago, Mark Carney said Canada’s economy is weak. Yesterday, he said it’s strong.
Was he lying then, or is he lying now? pic.twitter.com/R9CLg6Rngh
— Michael Barrett (@MikeBarrettON) March 5, 2025
Looks Like The Jack Daniels Won’t Be Going Back On the Shelves Today
It’s Been A Busy Six Weeks
See, It’s Not Our Fault
Richard Dias- Timing is everything
This Tariff War is precisely what the Federal Government needed to distract Canadians from their abysmal economic record. From Capital Flight, Falling Investment, and my personal favourite, a collapse in Productivity Growth. The data speaks for itself.
Deep dive into tariff impacts
Dr. Kaase Gbakon digs deep into the impacts of tariffs and the energy industry.
Coal revisited
If carried through, Saskatchewan rebuilding its coal fleet could be one of the most consequential policy choices in decades.
I’ve finally had the chance to get caught up on posting these podcasts, originally broadcast live. Originally broadcast in January, this is worth listening to. Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 2: Jeremy Harrison on Coal
Safe And Effective®
All-cause mortality according to COVID-19 vaccination status: An analysis of the UK office for National statistics public data
Conclusions: The increase over time in all-cause death SMRs in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated, and their excess from the reference values for certain age groups, should be carefully considered to understand the underlying factors. Furthermore, since the initial values of the SMRs are much lower than 1, we assume the presence of significant biases in the ONS dataset, leading to understimate the risks for the vaccinated people, as it is implausible that COVID-19 vaccines protect against non-COVID-19 deaths. It would be desirable for other major countries to systematically collect all-cause mortality by vaccination status and, in the meantime, a pending indepth investigations, much greater caution should be exercised in promoting mass vaccination campaigns.
Wednesday On Turtle Island
Woke America: Yeah, this is sus. Victor Davis Hanson – Zelensky bites the hand. And grumpy old men.
Prime Minister Carney’s Canada: Well I guess they won’t have to worry about tariffs. More Canadian patriotism? Liberals risking jobs.
Odds And Ends: Not a serious country. The commies hate Russians. Our greatest strength.
Your morning meme. Another meme.
Chinada: Business As Usual
March 5, 2025: Reader Tips
Tonight, you get the opportunity to Meet John Doe. It’s a film from 1941 with RT ratings of 92% / 82%.
Bonus: A Leftist Wakes Up From a 4-Year Coma in 2025
Your best tips of late are appreciated!
DO IT
#BREAKING: Jagmeet Singh says because we're in an emergency, now is not the time for an election.
He says laws must be passed and implemented first, and an election second.
Jagmeet Singh is the biggest slimeball POS in the history of Canadian politics. pic.twitter.com/fybfTZr38U
— govt.exe is corrupt (@govt_corrupt) March 4, 2025
Related: Dan Tappin is in Calgary reporting from behind enemy lines. And, heh, so is Andy Lee.
The crowd picked to stand as a backdrop for the cameras vs the actual crowd: pic.twitter.com/6kRLdr2eQM
— Snark Fuckerberg (@ricojenkins99) March 5, 2025