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Blacklock’s- Feds Like $25K French Fines

Federally regulated transport employers must conduct business in French as well as English under threat of $25,000 fines, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said yesterday. Penalties will be initially enforced on three corporations and major airports nationwide.

“People traveling in Canada should be able to receive services in French and English anywhere, anytime,” Guilbeault said in a statement. “These draft regulations reinforce the genuine equality between these two languages.”

Coulda Had A Pipeline

Seems like a lot of steps go into not building a pipeline.

Told ya so: The fundraising emails are already flying.

Eby’s NDP party put out a fundraising email Thursday morning slamming Ottawa and Alberta for undertaking negotiations on a new pipeline project without involving B.C. and saying the province will fight to make sure it isn’t built.

Time to change the locks on Alberta, Premier Smith.

Green lining: Guilbeault resigns

A carbon tax increase is guaranteed, though.

National Guard Troops Shot In DC

Reports are conflicting as to whether they’ve survived or are still in critical.


Shooter is in custody.

Update: The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, law enforcement sources told The Post.

@AndrewKolvet: Was just briefed on credible reporting that says the National Guard shooting suspect began shouting “Allahu Akbar” as he began shooting.”

11 years experience as “Humanitarian aid worker”

Added Costs

It looks like someone forgot to tell John Deere that tariffs are a win/win proposition. Considering that companies like Deere are a perfect example of what most people would consider heavy industry, what’s the point of burdening them with extra costs?

Deere & Co on Wednesday flagged a bigger hit from tariffs in 2026 ​and forecast its annual profit below estimates on the back of weaker ‌margins on large tractors, sending the farm-equipment maker’s shares down 5%.

Caterpillar didn’t get the memo either.

Caterpillar now expects a tariff hit of $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion this year, up from its prior forecast of up to $1.5 billion.

Car Loan Blues

Yet more evidence that the marginal consumer, in this case the marginal car buyer, simply can’t afford that shiny metal anymore.

Scott Terrio, manager of consumer insolvency at Hoyes, Michalos & Associates, says that in his 17 years on the job, this is the first year he’s seen people contacting the firm with the intention of returning their vehicles.

“It’s very non-typical,” he said. “They’ve recognized that their car is killing them financially.”

Not to worry. I’m sure that tweaking EV mandates from 100% of new car sales to 90% will fix all of that.

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