Suicide Nation
Not surprisingly, the Canadian Labour Congress is proposing national bankruptcy as a way to deal with Trump. That should only take about a week to play out.
Cutting off U.S. access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted.
Naturally, it includes a plea for another pandemic style spending spree:
The federal government has taken a first step by considering income supports for affected workers—an approach that helped stabilize our economy during the pandemic.
Now Do Starbucks
Failing Upwards
Nobody watches the CBC so let’s give them a truckload of more money.
National Post- Liberals want to nearly double CBC funding, as an investment in ‘national security’
Heading For The Exits
I’m pretty sure that berating a company for leaving Canada not only confirms their belief that it was the right decision, but likely encourages others to consider doing the same.
Montreal-based TFI said it has decided to change its legal domicile to the U.S. because about 70 per cent of its operations are based there. The announcement annoyed the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, a public pension manager that has long fought to prevent companies from leaving the French-speaking province.
“The company has not informed us of its intentions, and we will express our dissatisfaction,” CDPQ spokesperson Kate Monfette in an emailed statement.
How’s The Latest Propaganda Campaign Going?
51st State
We Can’t Even Trade With Ourselves
No
Not At All Racist
Replace the word “black” with “white”. Still good?
Healthing.ca- First national Black physician database paves the way for better access and representation in healthcare
“Black patients are even more likely to agree to aggressive medical treatment if they’re treated by a Black physician, so that trust is there and it’s vital. You need to trust your doctor.”
Today In Canadian Infastructure
“Buy Canadian” is the new “Put on Your Mask”
No mention of how many will be giving up their Starbucks coffee or Costco runs.
Global- Many Canadians willing to ditch U.S. booze, but not Netflix: poll
At 84 per cent, women were slightly more likely to say that they were boosting purchases of Canadian goods than men at 78 per cent and people aged 55 and over were more likely to endorse a “buy Canadian” approach at 88 per cent than those between the ages of 18 and 34, at 74 per cent.
“Team Canada”
Talk Is Cheap
Maybe it’s progress or maybe it’s hot air. We’ll know soon enough. The desire to seek “improved” terms probably means that a big enough slush fund would do the trick.
TC Energy Corp.’s Energy East pipeline, which would have carried western Canadian crude to refineries in eastern Canada, was mothballed in 2017 over regulatory hurdles and intense political opposition in Quebec. A separate proposal known as GNL Quebec to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal in the Saguenay region was rejected by both federal and provincial authorities on environmental grounds.
Both would still be turned down if presented under the same terms today, but if they were improved, it’s open for debate, Charette told reporters Wednesday. “If we address these concerns today, these are projects that could be accepted,” he said.
Bob Rae, The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Great Success!
No Jack Daniels For You!
Predictably, Doug Ford has decided that the best way to deal with Trump’s decision to make Canadian products more expensive than they need to be for Americans is to deny Ontarians access to American liquor products completely. It’s none of the government’s business where you buy your liquor, but hey, in an “emergency” no measure is off the table.
American alcohol will disappear from liquor store shelves in Ontario and B.C. as the provinces add their own ammunition to a federal plan aimed at getting the U.S. to back down from tariffs.
Michelle Wasylyshen, president and CEO of Ontario Craft Wineries, said she saw Ford’s move as a particularly helpful way to ensure Canada’s retaliatory measures pack a punch.
The legally sanctioned obliteration of competitors might be viewed as helpful to a particular business, but it’s not so helpful to consumers who face vastly fewer choices.
Diversity Is Our Strength
If it wasn’t for government where would we get all our multicultural, tik toking, drug lords from?
Meet The New Boss
Same as the old boss.
What Emotional Sobriety Looks Like
The Food Professor- I Won’t Boycott the U.S.—Here’s Why.