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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Can:
🎵 The Empress and the Ukraine King
#Can
https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/track/the-empress-and-the-ukraine-king
https://open.spotify.com/track/6CUWgVKE6kFlwu2y9qwEyc

Good Morning #Canada
In August 1998, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Quebec could not legally secede from Canada unilaterally. The court's decision affirmed that any secession would require a constitutional amendment negotiated with the federal government and other provinces. This ruling stemmed from a reference case initiated by the federal government following a close referendum on Quebec sovereignty in 1995. Although Quebec was represented at the Supreme Supreme Court hearing, they did not participate in presenting arguments. They essentially ignored the ruling and planned a future referendum, which never happened.
This ruling established an important precedent that Alberta separatists should pay attention to. But details such as this ruling, aboriginal rights, or common sense seem to escape their attention spans.
#CanadaIsAwesome
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/supreme-court-says-quebec-can-t-separate-unilaterally-1.159509

A lot of MAGA anger is performative and dictated to them by their leaders.
Demonstrating that ours isn't is one of the more powerful things we can do right now.
#canceldisney
https://bsky.a…

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social)
Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.

#Malaysia and #Canada, are, strangely, the only two foreign countries in the world where I can (mostly) pass as a local.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #MaryAnneHobbs
Can:
🎵 I Want More
#Can
https://wasp2.bandcamp.com/track/can-i-want-more

#anu

Australian National University walks back plans for forced redundancies as part of major restructure
The Australian National University abandons its plans for forced redundancies as part of its efforts to cut costs.

"Canadian cities can prepare for climate change by building with nature"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange #Nature

Canadian cities can prepare for climate change by building with nature
The housing affordability crisis is top of mind for many around the world, including Canadians. Between 2019 and 2024, house prices in Toronto and Montréal had an average annual increase of 6.7% and 10.2%, respectively.

Good Morning #Canada
Yesterday, we upgraded our water filtration and, to ease the pain in my wallet, I thought I would share some facts on well water for those who care.
- approximately 11% of Canadians rely on non-municipal water sources.
- the vast majority of wells are drilled wells because they are safer, provide higher volume, and generally last longer.
- dug wells (like ours) are less common and are usually placed where there is a high water table. They are more susceptible to surface runoff.
- well water, although free, is not necessarily cheaper than municipal supply. There is a large upfront cost, which can vary greatly depending on soil conditions, but $25K for drilled and $10K for dug is not uncommon.
- a pump and filtration equipment can cost another $10K, depending on water treatment needed. We needed an additional Iron Filter due to high concentration. Sediment filters and UV treatment require annual maintenance, typically $400 .
#CanadaIsAwesome #Water #GlassHalfFull

“ave US Tariff rate has risen from 2% to 16% over the past year”
"Countries must now buy access to the world's largest market (USA)”
"The USA reaffirmed CUSMA will not be subject to tariffs.”
"Actual US tariff rate on Canadian goods is actually 5.6%”.
"More than 85% of Canada/US trade is tariff free”
"Canada has the best deal of any country in the world.”
"We must do everything we can to preserve this unique advantage for Canadians”
"The Canadian government will now match the USA, by removing all tariffs on goods covered by CUSMA”
... he goes into French repeating most of this.
#Live #CBC #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Trump #TradeWar

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Can:
🎵 Sing Swan Song
#Can
https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/track/sing-swan-song

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Can, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit & Irmin Schmidt:
🎵 Vitamin C
#Can #HolgerCzukay #MichaelKaroli #JakiLiebezeit #IrminSchmidt

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Can:
🎵 I'm So Green
#Can
https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/track/im-so-green

“I can stick with the [Canadian Pension Plan], which is one of the most effective things in the world, or I can gamble with you idiots."
#canPoli #CdnPoli #ABPoli #CPP #pension #AlbertaNext
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-next-panel-1.7587269

Good Morning #Canada
It's National Junk Food day, which, for me, is any day ending with the letter "y." Celebrated every year on July 21st, this day is dedicated to the foods we like to snack on, meaning today, you can eat junk food for every meal. Junk food is not a new phenomenon, as crafty entrepreneurs have been taking advantage of our taste buds for over a hundred years. Here's a look back at some of Canada’s best versions of this food category.
#CanadaIsAwesome #MMMGood #GuiltyPleasure
https://canadianfoodfocus.org/canadian-food-stories/the-snack-story-a-history-of-canadas-favourite-snack-foods/

Good Morning #Canada
Conservationists who focus on restoration of wetlands are increasingly "Leaving It To Beaver." Beavers are considered the ultimate Keystone Species because they area they re-engineer offer benefits to many other species, and an entire ecosystem can collapse if a Beaver is removed. A Beaver dam doesn't just hold and conserve water. Beavers increase the population of frogs, fish, insects, birds, and small mammals and extend the range of larger mammals like moose, deer, and bears. The quantity and variety of vegetation are increased. Water is filtered and saturates the land, refilling artesian wells. It's unbelievable that we almost lost this amazing creature because of a hat fashion trend.
#CanadaIsAwesome #BeaverWeek
https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2021/01/01/leave-it-to-beavers-keystone-species-provides-nature-based-restoration/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Can:
🎵 Mother Sky
#Can
https://kompleks.bandcamp.com/track/can-mother-sky-kompleks-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5iJGuQRdog5ZUqhMgOFDVw

Make no mistake. This is a USA automaker and oil company hit job on the independence and sovereignty of the Canadian economy.
They are trying to reverse the inevitable so they can continue their own businesses as usual for as long as possible.
It can't be allowed to happen. Canada is already lagging far behind other nations. Our Economy and our Society and our burning forests, will suffer if our government gives in to this pressure.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Cars
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/zev-mandate-climate-1.7576456

Fediverse, maybe you can help me find an old #Canadian #blogging / #diary #website. It is ancient and qu…

watched the Mboko v Osaka match last night. It was a good match and obviously a great result for 🇨🇦
I do wonder how Osaka is though. She seemed so very in her own head. Not to take anything away from Mboko but tennis can so often be as much about beating the player on an emotional level as it is about physical and skill level. Mboko certainly had the emotional advantage for most of the 2nd and 3rd sets
Osaka really seemed to lose her composure and it at least cancelled out some or the trouble Mboko had with her own serve.
I have always really liked Osaka so I was a little disappointed in her state. I hope she is ok and can get into the US Open.
What a run and what a victory for Mboko!
Really looking forward to see what she does at the US Open!!
#tennis #canada #mboko #osaka #headganes
https://www.sportsnet.ca/wta/article/canada-celebrates-victoria-mboko-claiming-national-bank-open-title/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne
Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt & Can:
🎵 Vitamin C
#HolgerCzukay #MichaelKaroli #JakiLiebezeit #IrminSchmidt #Can

Good Morning #Canada
It's World #Emoji Day! Let's all celebrate by sending small cartoonist images that people over 50 can barely see. Why are they so small
It's also a great day to celebrate the creation of the most important Emoji in history. Yes, after thousands of years waiting, the iconic 🦫has only been with us 6 years, but it feels like forever. Here is a repost of how Canada’s favourite mammal opened up communications with the rest of the world.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Beavers #History
https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/beaver-emoji-proposal-is-hilarious-and-extremely-correct.html

Now THIS is interesting.
Christia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, posing for a photograph holding a Ukrainian made drone in a Ukraine factory.
Smells like a case of “we’re gonna give you this one job for internal politics, but you can still do XYZ on the side that you’re actually good at.”
#canpoli #cdnpoli #ukraine #russiaUkraineWar #carney
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/4036162-shmyhal-visits-innovative-ukrainian-defense-enterprise-with-international-partners.html

Good Morning #Canada
We've arrived at our final province on Day #12 of The Dirt on Canadian Farming. It may not be the middle of the country, but I think we can all agree that it's the centre of the universe.
Ontario leads the nation in agricultural exports and is #1 in the number of farms, poultry and egg production, sheep and goat, vegetable and melon, and greenhouse, nursery and floriculture (31.8%). The province is home to one-quarter (25.5%) of total farms in Canada while making up 7.7% of the total farm area. It also employs 870K, more than any other province. There are numerous agricultural centers in Ontario but the Holland Marsh is significant. Just 50 Km north of Toronto lies 21,500 acres of rich black soil that provides vegetables to nearby cities and exports into the USA.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Farming
https://www.canadaaction.ca/ontario-farming-facts

You're damn right it is madness. We need to scrap these terrible systems.
"Suzuki says that, despite his understanding of the climate crisis, Carney — like all of us — is trapped by the economic and political systems we've created. And for Suzuki, our only hope for survival is to scrap those systems entirely.
David Suzuki joins Jayme Poisson on the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion from what a world of irreversible climate change looks like to what he describes as the "madness" of continued investment in fossil fuels to the lessons environmentalists of the future can take from the past.”
#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Energy #EndGrowth #LateStageCapitalism #Capitalism #Racism
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/david-suzuki-warns-carney-of-pipeline-and-growth-madness-1.7586960

Good Morning #Canada
It's Day #10 of The Dirt on Canadian Farming, and today, we visit the cutest little button of a province sitting out in the Atlantic Ocean.
PEI has a total land area of 1.4 million acres and about 42.5% of the total land area (594,324 acres) is farmland. The 2016 Census of Agriculture counted 1,353 farms ranging in size from a couple of acres to 3,000 acres. Bonus points if you can identify the #2 farm crop on PEI.... and it's not potato skins. Beyond the almighty potato, the province has a healthy mix of dairy, barley, oats, wheat, corn, and blueberries. PEI-grown feed-grade cereals and soybeans are primarily fed to livestock on the island and elsewhere in Atlantic Canada and are part of their rigidly controlled crop rotation process. PEI is the only province that has laws governing crop rotation and farm size (individuals 1K acres, corporations 3K acres).
#CanadaIsAwesome #DoYouWantFriesWithThat
https://www.canadaaction.ca/prince-edward-island-agriculture-aquaculture-facts

Dear Ambassador Hoekstra. You can shove that gas lighting lie right back up where it came from.
"Hoekstra says Canada becoming a U.S. state hasn’t come up in his discussions with Canadians, adding it’s a” media driven thing.” “If Canadians want to talk about it or dwell on it, that’s their business,” Hoekstra said. “But at the end of the day, that’s a Canadian decision. That’s not an American decision.””
#Never51 #Canada #USA #TheAmericanFascist
#Trade
https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/us-ambassador-wont-commit-to-new-canada-us-trade-deal-by-july-21/

The Federal NDP are on Vancouver Island strategizing for the upcoming Parliament.
Interim leader Davies:
""There's an ebb and flow to politics and I view it as an opportunity for our party to regenerate, to reimagine what a bold, progressive NDP looks like on the federal scene.””
I loved Jack Layton too, but I think it is time to leave Jack to the past. They really need to find someone who is here, in this moment, and can present a real vision for Canadians to strive for and achieve that is the opposite of what the Conservatives and Red-Tory Liberals are trying to do.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Tseshaht #Hupacasath #PortAlberni #Courtenay #Tofino
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/local-news/federal-new-democrats-meet-with-nuu-chah-nulth-leaders-in-port-alberni-8243469

Good Morning #Canada
As the sun comes up over the grain elevator, we discover we are in Saskatchewan for Day #9 of The Dirt on Canadian Farming. And it's flat.... like crazy flat.
Saskatchewan is commonly known as Canada’s breadbasket because of the volume and diversity of crops that they grow. The province had set a target of $20B in exports by 2030 - which was achieved in 2023 with export revenues of $20.2B, placing them at #2 in Canada. The 34K farms in Saskatchewan manage over 40% of Canada’s farmland, and they are likely the top producer of any grain, oilseed, or pulse crop you can think of. For example - Saskatchewan produced 87% of Canada's chickpeas and was responsible for 91% of chickpeas exports. Which tells me Canadians don't really like chickpeas. The province is also a leader in new technology with GPS guided machinery and numerous testing sites for robotic farming. And don't forget the pigs - they exported 2M in 2023.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Bread #Oink
https://www.canadaaction.ca/saskatchewan-farming-facts

The Carney government's suspension of the EV mandate has nothing to do with “pragmatism” or “moderation” as I heard an interviewee say on the CBC this morning.
It's about the Ontario car industry realizing they don't make EVs or even Hybrids that can compete with Korea, Japan, or Europe (let alone China).
People want them. BC is at 20% new (the mandated level), Quebec is at 30%. Those are the #2 and #3 most populous provinces in Canada btw.
It's politics, and... specifically with Carney, cowardice, nothing else. BC’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix called it out
“I want to say this: Their target for this year, we achieved four years ago,” Dix said of the existing federal electric vehicle mandates. “The issue here in Canada -- and I think the federal government needs to engage in this a little bit -- is first and foremost with Ontario.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Carney #ClimateAction
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/ontario-drove-carneys-decision-to-suspend-ev-mandate-bc-energy-minister-dix/

Good Morning #Canada
In yesterday's post about farming and fall fairs, I ruminated about a series on Canada’s agricultural areas. OK, ruminated may be the term as it was more of a random thought, like a retriever seeing a squirrel. But over the next 2-ish weeks, I'll try to highlight the significant crop regions in each province and teach myself more about our great country.
The first post should be easy because I'm sure most Canadians don't think a lot of farming happens in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut. But small areas within each can sustain crops in a short season, mostly potatoes, and commercial warehouse growing operations are being funded and encouraged. With a warming climate, more land is being used to farm, and additional types of crops are being tested.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Agriculture #Farming
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-15-agriculture-moving-north-arrokoth-s-secrets-the-microbiome-for-flight-and-more-1.5463847/wheat-and-potatoes-in-nunavut-climate-change-could-bring-agriculture-to-the-north-1.5463850

The average undergrad tuition fee in the 1974/75 academic year in Canada, across all disciplines, was $547 ($3445 adjusted to 2025)
Fees 50 years later in 2024/25 were $7360 ($7496 adjusted)
That is more than double. 117%.
And I *know* from personal experience this is a low ball average. If I could find a breakdown by discipline or by length of study for today, some would be even more obscene.
What has changed? Any occupation outside a minimum wage paying job demands a 2-4yr undergraduate diploma or degree, if not more.
Think about the 1970s and how common it was for people to get good paying jobs, leading to careers, without even high school education. Our free education stops with high school.
My family is a good example.
Mom and Step Dad: teacher college/degree. One got a Masters mid career.
Dad: didn’t complete HS
Father in law: didn’t complete HS
Mother in law: completed HS mid-career
Leadership positions and full careers demand a Masters or PhD requiring 5-10 years of study after HS!
Add in the cost of food and housing and the massive cuts happening at all colleges and universities because of the loss of international student tuition and I am going to go out on a limb and say our students today are going to pay double the price for a far worse experience than possibly any time since the Second World War.
Public education should be free.
Food and Housing should be controlled.
If the only thing government cares about is the economy, then they are setting us up for failure, and have been for decades.
(Don’t get me started on the kinds of “values” Canadian governments demonstrate when International student tuitions are 5x more than domestic students, let alone the inherent revenue risk in that funding strategy that has now come home to roost)
#canpoli #cdnpoli #education #university #college #canada
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Good Morning #Canada
#HappyBirthday to my eldest daughter and, coincidentally, one of my favourite painters, Tom Thomson. Born in 1877 and raised in rural Ontario, Thomson displayed no immediate artistic talent and worked several jobs in sign making and graphic design. He didn't start painting seriously until he was almost 30, and during his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 larger works on canvas. His art consists almost entirely of landscapes, depicting trees, skies, lakes, and rivers. An excellent collection of his work can be seen at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg.
#CanadaIsAwesome ##CanadianArtist
https://thegroupofseven.ca/tom-thomson/

Good Morning #Canada
The Beaver is the only mammal, besides humans, that is able to re-engineer their environment to support their lifestyle. Humans can use this Beaver superpower for good, rebuilding #Watersheds and increasing storage of water to combat drought and wildfires. Provinces are reintroduc8ng Beavers to their historical habitats, and even moving pairs of Beavers to desert regions in the U.S. to totally transform landscapes.
#CanadaIsAwesome #BeaverWeek #Engineering
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nuisance-beavers-relocated-1.7268057

Hey all! This is short notice so please boost! Calling all local Canadian Journalists!
Sign ups are open until Friday at 5PM PDT!
"Independent publishing can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. LION Publishers wants to help news entrepreneurs across Canada connect and build new relationships.
Each group will be led by a LION community ambassador and will meet monthly from August to October to discuss the highs and lows of local publishing"
#canpoli #cdnpoli #journalism #local #BC #news

One of the main reasons I got into municipal politics in 2014 was because it seemed all city business in #portAlberni city council was happening “in-camera" (which means a meeting, not in public).
I'm glad the integrity commissioner has ruled against Ken Sim and his ABC Party councillors. It's not complicated. The Vancouver Charter is not different from the Community Charter used by every other municipality in BC. You can't have quorum and discuss business outside a public meeting. Period.
""If Council Members meet with quorum outside of an open meeting, discuss City business, and do so in a way that moves that business along the spectrum of decision making in a material way, there is a problem — they are depriving the public of participation in the policy development and decision-making processes that serve to build public trust and
confidence in local government," Southern wrote.
"Democracy is undermined.””
#BCPoli #BCMuni #CanPoli #Integrity #PublicMeetings #Democracy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-integrity-commissioner-1.7617152