Category: It’s Probably Nothing

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Batteries!

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Leftists like to rant about the alleged “negative externalities” of the free market, but never seem to be concerned when central planning results in the same thing.

EV batteries are larger and heavier than those in regular cars and are made up of several hundred individual lithium-ion cells, all of which need dismantling. They contain hazardous materials, and have an inconvenient tendency to explode if disassembled incorrectly.

“Currently, globally, it’s very hard to get detailed figures for what percentage of lithium-ion batteries are recycled, but the value everyone quotes is about 5%,” says Dr Anderson. “In some parts of the world it’s considerably less.”

 

Heading For The Exits

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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.

Gradually, Then Suddenly

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Real Estate Magazine;

Something has shifted in Canada’s housing market. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given something has certainly shifted at a global geopolitically level. You might even call it a “tarrifying” headwind for Canada’s real estate market.

For years, supply was tight, and homebuyers outnumbered sellers in Canada’s real estate market. But as 2025 begins, the landscape looks strikingly different. New listings are pouring into the market at an extraordinary pace, while sales are faltering under the weight of mounting economic uncertainty.

As is tradition, when facing an unknown future, Canada’s real estate market has decided to hit the “pause button.” It is not uncommon to see the market take a breath when we’re facing a historic election, a pandemic or a changing economy. Today’s trade war is no different.

Heading For The Exits

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When even the CBC admits it, things must be even worse that anyone could imagine.

… business investment dropped off in 2015 when oil prices plunged and have remained stubbornly low ever since.

Economists warn that has weakened the Canadian economy and gives Canada less cushion to weather a trade war.

“GDP per capita has declined for eight of the past nine quarters, and business investment has been stagnant. Both cyclically and structurally, Canada’s economy is not well positioned to absorb a shock of this scale,” wrote Royal Bank’s chief economist Frances Donald and deputy chief economist Nathan Janzen.

Buy Local…Until You Can’t

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Despite the ongoing displays of jingoistic pseudo-patriotism, the brittleness of the Canadian economy becomes more and more apparent every day. In reality, much of what these stores sold was not even made in Canada anyway.

Several Canadian fashion retailers will be closing their doors after ownership company Comark Holdings announced it has filed for creditor protection.

Comark is the Vancouver-based parent company of retail brands Bootlegger, Ricki’s and cleo.

The company currently has 221 stores across eight Canadian provinces.

Maximal Effects!

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It’s notable that this guy is a former vice chief of the defense staff. The fact that such people get promoted to the highest positions in government explains a lot when it comes to the state this country is in. What Canada needs right now is serious critical thinking, not an unrelenting bromide stream and appeals for national suicide.

I submit we are under attack and more significantly, so too is the global system upon which our security and prosperity are based. In response we need to rapidly deploy all available instruments of national power with maximal effect. This may need to include otherwise previously unthinkable actions such as shutting off our oil and gas, electrical power and critical supplies, as well as the abandonment of historic diplomatic and military relationships and commitments. We must also convince our other allies — those kids on the sidelines of the schoolyard — that they too have a responsibility to act as they are at risk as much as we are.

Suicide Nation

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It’s official. Stephen Harper has completely lost his mind. What’s worse is that his prescription for the deliberate impoverishment of Canada is being uncritically accepted by large numbers of Canadians. Would 50% unemployment and food riots be an acceptable “level of damage”? I, for one, don’t want to find out.

The snippet is from a recent Toronto Star article that is still behind a paywall.

Added by Kate, a paywall bypass.

Juvenile Nation

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Why are so many Canadians acting like twelve year olds in a high school art class? Are most Canadians just this incapable of critical thought?

…the bagels are made by taking white and red dough, and intertwining them in a colourful, wood-oven-baked treat that she says is a fitting metaphor for Montreal, Quebec and Canada.

Canadian pilot Michael Jones made news headlines after he flew… for two hours near the U.S. border, taking a meticulous path to draw a Maple Leaf in the southwestern Ontario sky.

Kicking Horse Coffee is offering cafes a “Proudly serving Canadianos” window display as a symbol of their participation in the patriotic movement.

I’ll bet that’s got Trump quaking in his boots.

Related, from Kate: Is this the end of Trump?

A Punishing Backlash

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The behind the scenes story of the woke philosophy that crashed Bud Light. It remains to be seen if the brand can be completely salvaged, but it offers a lesson to investors.

What went wrong at Bud Light? As the former president of the Anheuser-Busch Sales and Distribution Company—and an 11-year veteran of the company—I can tell you, this was no isolated mistake. It was the culmination of years during which Anheuser-Busch InBev, having failed to deliver new products, catchy campaigns, or fresh ideas, turned to what amounted to corporate progressivism, with an emphasis on what’s called ESG—environmental, social, and governance policies favored by the left. The stock price became secondary.

I Was Told There Wasn’t A Fentanyl Problem

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Sun- B.C. organized crime expanding export of fentanyl and other drugs

“We have the world’s most sophisticated drug super labs,” Seyed said. “They’re expanding. They’re increasing in size and sophistication. And that’s something that obviously concerning for our neighbours.”

Canadian criminal organizations are also manufacturing methamphetamine and MDMA, also known as ecstasy, in the same super labs that are producing fentanyl, which leads to cross-contamination, he said.

Speaking of illegal drugs…

CBC- Truck driver Komalpreet Sidhu arrested at the Boissevain port of entry with 406.2 kg of alleged meth

The hearing was briefly halted as a translator was needed to explain court proceedings in Punjabi to Sidhu.

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