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Ten years ago today, all* of #Canada gathered together to watch The Tragically Hip's last show.
Gord Downie, the band's lead singer and main songwriter, had been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer, and The Hip went out on a farewell tour (though they did not call it that).
I did not get tickets to the Kingston show, but we watched at home with the kids. They probably barely re…

Canada's last epishelf lake is gone for good, study confirms #Canada

Canada's last epishelf lake is gone for good, study confirms
Canada's last epishelf lake drained into the Arctic Ocean following the 2020 breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf and will not recover, a new study confirms.

Canada Post just created their own online store?
#canadashops #canadapost

Mark Carney -The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada.
#canada #free #north #strong

"Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change contributed to big Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagement
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday.

We should rename #SEPA to Single Economic Payment Area and get #Canada to join quickly. The Canadian #banking system urgently needs an upgrade.

#Canada you are #welcome

Proposed mine expansion raising pollution concerns in Canada and US https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/proposed-mine-expansion-raising-pollution-concerns-in-canada-and-us/

Proposed mine expansion raising pollution concerns in Canada and US
The Elk Valley in southeast British Columbia is home to Canada’s four largest coal mines. With a proposed mine expansion moving through environmental assessment, people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border worry the valley’s decades-old pollution problem could get even worse. Industrial coal mining in the Elk Valley goes back more than 50 years. […]

Home for the next 97 hours. Toronto to Vancouver. Excited to see the parts of #Canada I’ve only ever flown over.
#viarail #thecanadian #train

"Climate change doubled likelihood of Canada’s extreme fire weather, study finds"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change doubled likelihood of Canada's extreme fire weather, study finds
Human-induced climate change has more than doubled the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fueled Canada’s destructive 2026 wildfire season, finds a rapid analysis. As of early August, thousands of wildfires torched more than 3.8 million hectares (9.4 million acres) across the country — an area already significantly in excess of Canada’s 30-year annual […]

I'm spending too much time marveling at #Canada 's #population clock :-)
https://www150.statcan.g…

Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study finds #Canada

Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study finds
Most of the carbon released during Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season came from burning soil and peat, rather than trees, according to new research from McMaster University.

This is wild after #canada now #australia also begins to talk thinking about being an “associate member” of the #europenunion or even a member of a new “democratic union” 😳😳😳😳😳😳
(A post EU construct. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?is=uM2Vfw72uF35NhAJ&v=WbaJP_9HhAQ&feature=youtu.be

Listen to this from Mark #Carney. #Canada is not ashamed to source its new icebreakers -- and their equipment -- from Canadian suppliers, supporting workers across Canada and keeping money in the domestic economy. What could #Swinney

Mark Carney IMITATES <who1> in HILARIOUS MOMENT: The room ERUPTS in laughter
#canada #carney

"Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study finds"
#Canada #Emissions #Wildfires

Burning soil and peat drove most emissions in Canada's record 2023 wildfire season, study finds
Most of the carbon released during Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season came from burning soil and peat, rather than trees, according to new research from McMaster University.

RE: #Canada Day! 🇨🇦

Dear #Canada : https://organtissuedonation.ca/en

Home | Organs & Tissues

"Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

Human-driven climate crisis fuels Canada’s deadly wildfires, study finds
Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating

Thinking about the failure of the #UK, #EU, #Canada, #Japan, #USA

Thinking about the failure of the #UK, #EU, #Canada, #Japan, #USA

Yet Another Reason that #CANADA should protect it's food production during #CUSMA negotiations
Big Ag business will sacrifice health for profits
#SupplyManagement

While I _am_ WFH, noone seems to be in the office or online at all. "Where the heck is everyone?".... "oh _riiiight_." Dang.
Oh well. Might actully get some stuff done.
#canadaday #longweekend #holiday

Didn’t see this until today.
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted an EU flag with a little red maple leaf hanging out just outside the circle. 💕
#canada #eu #españa #canooli #cdnpoli

"Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation"
#Canada #CarbonCapture

Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation
Canada Nickel estimates that the carbon storage potential across the 41-year mine life of Crawford could extend to 15 million tons per annum.

If you have an opportunity to visit a freshly-burned forest, look for pyrophilic beetles (e.g., certain species in Sericoda, Melanophila, Monochamus) and flies (Microsania). Some have specialized antennae for detecting smoke, others use infrared-sensing areas on abdomen or thorax to locate hot spots. #fire #smoke #weather #canada #beetles #coleoptera #insects #flies #trees #forests

Trump says Canada-EU associate membership could be ‘hostile act’....
#Canada not standing still

This was my favourite #lemonade stand of all time.
From #Whitehorse #Yukon #Canada for

' Canada's 'powerful' dairy sector is in Trump's trade crosshairs:
Canada's dairy supply management system is in the spotlight after the US president singled it out as one of three main irritants used to justify new tariffs. '
Canada has a very safe dairy supply and we don't want American Big Agro selling into our markets to ruin our health with their "products".

The only part of this tournament that I think has been a little unfair for Canada as a co-host is having to play outside of Canadian soil.
We should have had the advantage of home field as other hosts have before this shared hosting situation at least for the Group and Round of 32/16 games. A third city could have hosted to make it happen.
But other than that, this has been an amazing tournament and Canada has shown itself not only great hosts, but a worthy team!
Go Canada. You are heroes!
#canada #fifaworldcup2026

Happy #Canada Day!

Canadian investors ditched U.S. stocks at a record pace in July
Canadians sold $31-billion worth of U.S. stocks and equity funds that month, according to Statistics Canada, the largest monthly net exodus from American markets ever, topping even the sudden pullback that occurred in March, 2020
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what is going on.... I
#USA #CANADA

The name *Eurovision* now makes as much sense as Major League Baseball's "World Champions". 🙄
#Eurovision #Canada

In other garlic news, there's a recall of jars of Heavenly Spices powdered garlic in Canada. Contaminated with Bacillus cereus. #garlic #canada #health #bacteria https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/heavenly-spices-brand-garlic-powder-recalled-due-bacillus-cereus

Today, I learned that they're is a #Yiddish version of #Canada 's national anthem #OhCanada . And it's good!

#Canada #DoYourThing #ElbowsUp
Montreal Company being paid to deport ICE detainees from US
https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-awards-gardaworld-up-to-382-million

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US #Canada

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze, and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into the United States and exposing millions of people to dangerously unhealthy air.

Mr. Carney : EU and Canada are planning new co-operation talks.
“This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world’s second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership."
#Carney #Canada

Associate Membership
Fun Fun on the Autobahn
#CANADA #EU #Europe

This is for readers on Bluesky. The weather is not ok, and Environment Canada is being cut.
Please sign and share my House of Commons petition to restore Environment Canada funding.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #environmentCanada #ECCC #ePetition #houseOfCommons #carney

“Our closest ally. Our critical trading partner. And Trump is hitting Canada with 50% tariffs. What the actual fuck are we doing?”
-- California Governor Gavin Newsom
good question ... blunt and to the point.
#Tariffs #Canada

This #Edmonton district, better known as #Oliver, has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in #Canada

In Strasbourg, our guy had a moment.
EU politicians swarmed Mark Carney as he entered the legislature. Backslaps. Handshakes. Selfies. Like he was Harry Styles. Or Cristiano Ronaldo. But, no. Just a little, grayish career banker Canadian dude, now towering on the world stage.
---Garth Turner
#canada 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 #EU #EUrope

ok Canada. we have 15 left to tie this thing and get back to a chance to win! we have proved we are up to their ability!
#canada #fifaworldcup2026

With the auto sector lying at the heart of the #Canada–United States–#Mexico Agreement, a deal on American terms, and our rejection of it, means that #CUSMA is dead.

Here is the transcript of the meat of Carney’s proposal for a deeper Canada and EU partnership in text. Full text of the speech at the second link. The 2 minute video clip got a chuckle (“better manners”).
“So let me say plainly what Canada proposes.
Canada and Europe should secure our strategic autonomy through deep cooperation in the full range of strategic capabilities, including critical minerals, defence industrial capacity, AI and compute, energy security, space, and payments.
We should move toward seamless, digital trade in non-agricultural goods and a wide range of services.
We should deepen our people-to-people ties, allowing our youth to live, work and study where they want on either side of the Atlantic.
Canadian membership of Erasmus can give your students, and ours, more opportunity to learn at some of the world’s top universities, to broaden their horizons, and to build lasting ties that will sustain our alliance for the future.
Canadian membership of the next generation of Horizon would allow us to pool resources, cooperate on frontier technologies, and leverage our world-class research institutes and universities.
Yesterday, President von der Leyen announced a “new European Corporation on Critical Raw Materials” to obtain and stockpile the material needed for electric cars, chips and batteries, clean technology, and defence. Canada has deposits of over 34 critical minerals, and we are among the top producers of the 10 most essential for the world’s energy transition. Our alliance can help fill Europe’s need for reliable supply, Canada’s need for advanced processing capabilities, and our common objective to build complete value chains.
Canada can contribute LNG and hydrogen at large scale to support Europe’s energy security including by developing and leveraging new port infrastructure in the High North and on our East Coast. We, in turn, can benefit from your leadership in many clean energy technologies.
We can pool new sovereign compute capacity and build more secure broadband connections between Europe and Asia via our common geography.
Canada and Europe can join forces to develop AI safety protocols, coordinate common standards, and strengthen transparency, all while developing applications so our governments and companies can serve our citizens better.
Canada and Europe should also consider exploring an integrated market for financial services to broaden choice and reduce costs for our citizens, improve access to capital for our companies while maintaining our world-leading financial resilience.”
Official Text of speech: #canada #eu #europe #canPoli #cdnpoli #trade #security #war #russiaUkraineWar #theAmericanFascist

... Jean #Chrétien drew a standing ovation Friday for a pointed message directed at Americans at a commemorative ceremony for those killed in terrorist attacks in the United States, 25 years ago.
“Yes, #Canada is generous, open country, and Canadians are tolerant and kind,” he said. “But never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never, never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never, mistake our kindness for softness.”
#911
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-gander-911-anniversary-ceremony/

canada on the screen and in the hand
#canada #FIFAWorldCup2026 #icecream

Davies on and Canada looking better. Come on boys!
#canada #canmnt #fifaworldcup2026

You now live in one of the most stable, promising nations on earth. Tell Alberta.
== Garth Turner - greaterfool.ca
#Canada #Alberta

Goooooooooooooooooaooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllll
Canada
4 minutes of stoppage time left!
#canada #fifaworldcup2026

damn :(
#canada

There appears to be one manufacturer of solar panel micro inverters in Canada. It looks like a legitimately great product.
But… Their website is reasonably slick… but includes no prices. Just an email and Ontario phone number.
And the only Canadian distributor doesn’t even have an online store, nor any prices.
Meanwhile, similar American and Chinese products are widely available.
This is the kind of nonsense that holds us back in Canada. It’s 2026!! GYST
#solar #canada
https://www.sparqsys.com/

“The new regime cuts Canada’s marginal effective tax rate on new business investment by more than half, from 13 per cent to 6.4 per cent. The government says that is the lowest rate of any major advanced economy.”
Great! Less revenue! Less services! More taxes on the rest of us! Go Liberal Government of Canada!
Carney's really pulling out all the stops today. Selling the entire country -- to American investors -- down the Ottawa River because apparently this is how we make Canada Strong.🤪🤮
Gawd, I hate everything that is happening today. Everything. All of it.
#Carney #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #USA #TradeWar #Privatization #PublicGood

Trump has signed another executive order renaming Canada geese, Donald's ducks.....
#trump #canada #freetrade

Is the party ending or are they just admitting it's bad and will carry on as usual. And are governments who were and are all too happy to try to hop on the bandwagon (*cough* Carney *cough*) going to understand that we need to put this genie back in the bottle!?
"Executives working on AI at Microsoft and OpenAI admitted what its critics have been saying all along: Large language models are predatory pieces of technology that have been built on what a Microsoft executive called “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said generative AI products have created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” "
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #AI #Canada #theft #intellectualProperty

To my American friends, Please listen to this speech by Mark Carney. You will not regret the time spent.
#CANADA #USA #EU #LEADERSHIP

The BBC is breaking a 20 year habit of mine... so I apologize that I am posting about this everytime it happens, but this is kind of a big deal in my world. BBC was my source for world news. I have never, ever, been prevented from reading a print news article on its website until this month.
Now.. they want me to subscribe.
In my opinion, the decline and death of true public broadcasting in the (english speaking) world — I've seen it in the UK, the USA, and Canada, I can't speak to other countries — is contributing to the decline of democracy in those places.
If only those who can afford to read the news have access to the news, then less people will be able to be informed, regardless of any editorial leanings.
#UK #news #Canada #PublicBroadcasting #CanPoli #UKPoli #BBC #Paywall

As part of his Canadian pivot to Europe, Mark #Carney will join President Emmanuel #Macron on a small French territory off the coast of Newfoundland this weekend – a show of solidarity in the face of Donald Trump’s efforts to impose his will on North America.
#USA #CANADA #EU

Remember that time… like 10 minutes ago… when we all had to vote Liberal because “otherwise we get the Conservatives.”
Well… after a day of selling off our airports and slashing corporate taxes on new investment to levels never seen in a modern economy (a $48 Billion gift with no budget line item yet), we end the day, and Carney’s Trillion Dollar Summit with a keynote from….
Stephen ___ing Harper.
“I am very encouraged by the detailed comments the prime minister made today on doing just some of these things, and I welcome them”
Pierre must me so deeply confused today. Poor dear… 😂 🤮
There is only one alternative to the Liberal-Conservative duopoly in Canada, and that’s the NDP.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #CarneyCons #LiberalParty #CPC #ndp #progressive #climateAction #publicGood
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/harper-canada-investment-summit-us-trade-carney-9.7345557

And it would be ALOT easier for said provinces of Another Nation to say no.
#canada #alberta #usa #oil
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/analysis-alberta-oil-separation-pipelines-provinces-9.7293090?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Hey Canadians. If you’re experiencing troublesome weather this Canada Day, you should sign this petition, and if you have already signed, thank you, please share it!
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) plays a critical role in protecting Canadians through weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring and scientific research;
Canada is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe weather and climate related events, including wildfires, floods, atmospheric rivers, hurricanes, heat waves, winter storms and derechos;
Weather radar research, observation stations, Weatheradio services and frontline meteorological staff are essential public safety tools, particularly for rural, remote and Indigenous communities;
Recent and proposed reductions to ECCC staffing, research capacity, and public weather services risk weakening Canada’s ability to predict, monitor, and respond to dangerous weather events;
Reliable weather forecasting and climate science are vital to emergency preparedness, transportation safety, agriculture, marine operations and public confidence; and
Canadians deserve a strong, modern and fully supported public weather service.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to
1. Reverse cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada that impact weather forecasting, meteorological research and climate science;
2. Restore and maintain Weatheradio and other accessible public alert systems;
3. Protect and expand weather observation and climate monitoring stations across Canada;
4. Ensure adequate staffing and long-term funding for ECCC programs, scientists, meteorologists and technical experts; and
5. Recognize weather forecasting and climate monitoring as essential public safety infrastructure.
#canada #canadaDay #climateChange #e7465 #RestoreECCC #climateEmergency #weather #wxtooter #eccc

The German state election yesterday is a perfect demonstration of why Proportional Representation (PR) is far superior for democracy than First Past the Post (FPTP).
TLDR: Thanks to Proportionality, the AfD only won a minority, not majority parliament because the state parliament always reflects the popular vote.
The picture shows the state of Saxony-Anhalt divided into its electoral districts. It is almost all blue because the AfD won the most votes in all but three districts but with 42% of the popular vote overall.
Had this been a province in Canada, it would have produced a legislature with just 3 opposition members, and all the rest government members. Delivering absolute majority power with no meaningful voice for any other party (likely also losing official party status and key funding for political activities) despite a significant share of the popular vote. This has happened in Canada many times, including in BC in 2001 when the NDP won just 2 seats with all 77 others going to the B.C. Liberals… it led to a referendum on PR that won over 60% of the vote but was never implemented.
Had this German state used FPTP they would have a gigantic majority of exclusively far right members and just 3 opposition.
Thanks to PR, their legislature will actually reflect the vote of the people.
42% AfD (39 seats)
17% CDU (15)
9% SPD (8)
8% GRN (8)
8% LNK (8)
5% BSW (5)
83 seats: 42 needed for majority.
AfD: 39
Other parties: 44
In B.C., one of the tropes the status quo campaigners constantly bring up is that PR somehow enables extreme parties more than FPTP and is thus dangerous. This has been proven false over and over including right now,
Here we are, with another example as this German state breathes a sigh of relief that PR saved them from a whollly undemocratic and extreme outcome.
Meanwhile, back in B.C., our own now far right BC Conservatives have successfully splintered the “big tent” remnants of the old slightly more centrist B.C. Liberals leading to a mish mash of independents and new parties in the B.C. Legislature that have not been elected by the people and are unable to really function as a proper opposition to the majority government. FPTP doing a great job! *sarc
Why doesn’t Canada have *any* proportional elections?
Inertia, greed, and power.
Germany 2026 state election: #democracy #fptp #pr #germany #canada #bcpoli

so I mean, everyone wishes that a host nation of a World Cup wins the World Cup, right?
But barring that I think the situation we have now is perfect.
Canada fought hard, left some blood on the field like a good hockey player, and did better than they've ever done before by a wide margin.
Mexico played one of the best games possibly in the history of football, in without question the best stadium in all of football and can go home proud even as much as it hurt.
And the USA was an absolute disgrace not really because of their players, but because of their President and FIFA.
Really I'd say it worked out extremely well.
Now GO SPAIN. 😆
#fifaWorldCup2026 #canada #usa #mexico
🇨🇦

And yet others, like Canada, are still playing Railroad Tycoon from the 19th century.
#highspeedrail #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/high-speed-rail-trains-britain-europe-japan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Officially starting the Tim Horton’s Boycott today.
My daughter is working there, under protest (not given any opportunity not to wear the garb or not make the products, she’s a baker)
I wish JK would just go away.
No Iced Capps for me for a while. 😢
#timHortons #Canada #canpoli #TERF #LGBTQ2S #boycott

In case you need to be reminded, Canada. It seems to have finally started to sink in to at least some American pundits:
David Frum:
“As Trump has declared over and over again, his ultimate goal in this trade war is to add Canada as a 51st state.”
Original link: #canpoli #tradewar #cdnpoli #usa #canada

La princesa Leonor de España!
She received a medal from her father, King Felipe VI, upon completion of her 3 years of training in the Spanish Air Force. She recently completed her certificate on the Pilatus PC-21, the same planes Canada will be acquiring soon as their advanced trainers and new planes for the Snowbirds.
#spain #canada #espana #princesaLeonor #felipeVI #caf #rcaf

RE: #carneyCon #canada #france #canpoli #cdnpoli #climateEmergency #climateChange

Wow... a nearly 70% drop in Labour Day border crossing this year since 2024 from Metro Vancouver area to Washington State.
"Numbers for the Peace Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas ports of entry show a 49 per cent decline in the number of southbound vehicles with B.C. plates visiting Washington State during Labour Day this year, compared to 2025, and that becomes a drop of 67 per cent when compared to Labour Day 2024.
There were 1,465 trips this year, compared to 2,900 in 2025 and 4,385 in 2024.”
#ElbowsUp #USA #Canada #TradeWar #TheAmericanFascist
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/09/09/southbound-b-c-washington-border-crossings-fall-49/

I asked our resident dairy expert, Cow Man (Murray Harris) to weigh in on the latest trade dispute, the new tariffs and the milk-&-cheese dispute at the heart of it. Let blog readers know the facts, I asked. It seems to matter now more than ever.
Alas, I received this reply.
“Honoured to be asked, but facts no longer matter,” he said.
#dairy #Tariffs #Canada #USA #Garthturner

RE: #canpoli #climatechange #cdnpoli #canada #climateemergency

Oh look! Carney is doing that thing absolutely NO ONE voted for him to do!! Selling out our public infrastructure to the highest bidder so we can all pay more for flights that are already expensive and for which we have no land based alternative! Weeeeeeeeeee #elbowssomething
Sub headline of the article:
“Fares rose 'massively' when Australia privatized its airports, expert says”
But I bet the shareholder ROI was great!
#airports #privatization #sellout #transportation #greed #publicgood #airtravel #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli

And if you'd like to see some facts about Privatization in other jurisdictions, here’s a recent report from the Canadian Labour Congress.
#elbowssomething #airports #privatization #sellout #transportation #greed #publicgood #airtravel #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli

ELBOWS SOMETHING SOMETHING CANADA STRONG
#CarneyCapitulation #digitalsovereignty #sovereignty #canpoli #canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/12001385/crtc-cancon-online-streaming-act-eliminate-court/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

And just to underline the point of betrayal of democratic promises. Here is the seminal tweet from September 21, 2015 just before that year's Canadian Federal Election where the eventual winner, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada, promises to abolish FPTP.
He did not.
(i love that X pulled up the current Liberal Party preview card, appropriately associating both the former and current Liberal party leaders with this betrayal. Democracy denied.)
#canpoli #cdnpoli
#democracy #fptp #pr #germany #canada #bcpoli

I have to wonder if Mrs. Asper is allowing her own Jewish family roots and political bias to show through…
Seems pretty blatant that first the Liberal Minister of Culture and Heritage, and now the longtime Liberal supporting family is getting play in the media (which they used to own in part) demanding “context" to an exhibit about the Nakba.
Izzy Asper was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party along with being the patriarch of one of the most powerful media conglomerates in Canada, until it was swallowed up by other billionnaire family media company people.
The *only* impartial voice here with a proven track record for understanding and communicating history fairly is the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Period.
Hey Billionnaires: your money does NOT mean you get to call the shots when it comes to national museums.
If you want to do that, get back into the local newspapers you abandoned.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #History #Israel #Canada #Media #Billionnaires

What!? CBC reporting that there is an active shooter incident happening in Fort Smith, NWT! The Prime Minister’s very small hometown.
As he is speaking.
A… coincidence?? How is that possible?
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #canada #fortsmith

RE: #greenpeace #bc #canada #yvr #vancouver #france #nuclear

The current state of the Canadian Economy as directed by the Liberal-Conservative Majority Government of Mark Carney, in a picture.
Transition Now. End Fossil Fuels. Renewables Now.
#ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CarneyCon #MarkCarney #LiberalParty #CPC #Canada #Wildfire #ClimateCatastrophe #Economy #ElectrifyNow

It’s official. The attack on our cultural reach, including in French, and trying to limit our international trading partnerships, was a direct attack on Canada 🇨🇦 as a sovereign country.
We will not be the 51st state. Never.
Not even Alberta.
The USA is a hostile country.
Americans: this is on you. All of you. Fix it. Canada will make your life exactly as difficult as ours is, because of your President. Our leaders are now seriously talking about taxing or limiting energy exports to your country as we pivot to the welcoming embrace of the rest of the world.
Only you can fix this.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #canada #abpoli #tradewar #theAmericanFascist

We were at the hospital again yesterday for @Tree. Another rough day. We made it home after a few hours in the ER and she is OK now, sleeping off the experience.
The hospital and ER were full so while we were there we had a range of people flow through the beds beside us. An older gentleman with heart problems, a drunk man with heart problems, and a young woman, quietly crying for hours, coming down after an opioid overdose, confused and scared and hopeless. Occasionally sharp and upset, but mostly just quietly crying, talking.
It is so sad the human suffering we have allowed our society to tolerate.
I am so grateful we have good people; doctors, nurses, care aids, clerks, attendants, paramedics, even kind security guards and police, taking care of people. And I am glad all this is done without concern for financial ability to pay.
I wish our system was better in so many ways, not least in the ways it could help Tree. But in other ways, it is very good, and doesn’t get credit for just how good it is. Most of that is down to the people within it.
Most people, especially detached from money or power, are good. This is reinforced for me everytime I go to the hospital and see the random strangers that are there for every conceivable reason.
They just want to be happy, be secure, be with family, be occupied, be healthy.
That’s what I see at the hospital. People wanting to be happier, and people trying to make that happen for them.
I hope one day that young lady finds the people she needs to help her stop crying.
#healthcare #hospitals #bcpoli #canada #opioids #drugs #fentanyl #canpoli

Mark Carney just implied, as a former Central Banker of Canada and the UK, that there is a market correction coming…. And if economies are not prepared, they will suffer.
He insisted directly to Canadians, that Canada is financially fundamentally prepared.
#bondmarket #canada #usa #canpoli #cdnpoli #crash #economy #AI #japan

As the 25th anniversary approaches.
A new Heritage Minute emerges about Gander on that day.
#NineEleven #Canada #USA #Friends #Family #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USPoli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCjsUk7PchI

Massive sturgeon caught and released on the Fraser River near Vancouver, BC
11ft 8in (3.55 metres) and 1200lbs (544kg)
It is illegal to keep Sturgeon in BC. It is catch and release only. Would love to do this one day and see one of these amazing ancient creatures!
#BC #Canada #Wildlife #Fishing #Sturgeon
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7243933

I could be convinced to donate a few bucks to restore a piece of Canadian history and heritage and I'd like my name on the donor list too. That would be a nice Canadian thing for all of us Canadians to do and see, wouldn't it?
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #24Sussex #Canada #Heritage
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/24-sussex-restoration-plan-carney-9.7250022?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Today's email jump scare.
When you haven't updated your contact for the "Prime Ministers" email for two PMs.
go away and stay gone Stephen Harper!
But also... kind of appropriate.
(it was an email about the 24 Sussex reno)
#CarneyCons #MarkyHarper #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #CanPoli

Very interesting that President Diarrhea-Of-The-Truths has said exactly nothing about Canada in the past 24hrs.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #theAmericanFascist #tradeWar #tariffs #canada

RE: #democracy #canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #eatTheRich

This is how far behind and how much of a disadvantage Canadians are at right now domestically.
Walk into Canadian Tire and you can by a 500W "kit” of 4 125W solar panels from $1199. That works out to $2.40 per Watt.
Or, you can go on Alibaba as I just did... search for 400W solar, chat with a (AI Bot probably?) and be offered 36 620 watt "JinkoSolar" panels for $US 2500 plus $3000 shipping which works out to ‎$8,510.88 CAD or $0.38 per Watt.
Our governments and business communities are completely failing us. We are getting fleeced.
Granted I don't know if there would be import duties, but FGS the price difference is totally ridiculous.
#Solar #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #SolarPV #Affordability

This is cool.
But a new train sitting on the siding for 4 hours to wait for a freight train when the entire journey is supposed to take 4 hours is the actual problem no one in government wants to solve.
VIA Rail remains a national embarrassment because of successive Liberal and Conservative policy. Now they’ll just be a national embarrassment with new rolling stock.
Oh and people can barely afford to take it across the country. It is mostly an embarrassing tourist fraud with spectacular views.
Ask me how I really feel. 😆 🚂
#viaRail #canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #transportation #tourism

It is past time for a permanent basic income in Canada.
Now we have a country-level model, in an English speaking country, to start from.
#UBI #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #BasicIncome #Poverty #Culture #Art #Depression #Anxiety #LiveableIncome
https://rgmii.org/blog/thousands-more-artists-join-irelands-basic-income-plan/

The Trade Rep for Canada, Minister LeBlanc just said he's not going to be concerned about what an official says... “on a US Social network”.
Interesting choice of words. Is there a mind shift happening?
Now might be the time to strike and remind your local, provincial and federal politicians that there are *CANADIAN* social networks *today*.
There are spaces they can join, and even that they can create.
It's time to ramp up the Canadian #Fediverse and #OpenSocialWeb!
#DigitalSovereignty
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#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #TradeWar #TheAmericanFascist

“You’re at war when you are attacked.”
Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada
and that was basically the end of the presser. He ended in French responding the same way and reiterating that Canadian culture and French identity were showstoppers.
Extraordinary times.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #usa #trade #tradewar #digitalsovereighty #fediverse #sovereignty #theAmericanFascist

Both Canada and the USA cancelled events in their national capitals on their national holidays due to extreme weather.
But pipelines!
But Secure, stable, fossil fuel deliveries!
But divisiveness!
But Jobs!
But The Economeeehhhhh!!
#endfossilfuels #climateChange #climateEmergency #canpoli #cdnpoli #canadaDay #fourthOfJuly

On Wednesday, the House of Commons petition #e7465 for reversing the cuts to Environment Canada closed and closed and yesterday it was certified for presentation in the House!
#poolpond, work, family, and other things over the summer I was not able to put much effort into promotion, but we got more than enough for it to be presented! So let's hope it has a good response from Government.
Thank you again for all your help!
#CanPoli #Canada #EnvironmentCanada #Science #ClimateChange #CarneyCuts #RestoreECCC #ClimateEmergency #Weather #WxToot

Eby summed it up.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #usa #canada #abpoli #tradewar #theAmericanFascist

Should Canada go on offense and implement an export tax on oil and gas exports on September 1st?
(This is my personal idea, not anything I have heard considered officially yet)
This poll is open to anyone, Canadian or otherwise. Please leave a comment if you’re comfortable telling folks where you are from and why you chose the answer you did.
Please boost for reach!
#canpoli #cdnpoli #tradeWar #usa #theAmericanFascist #canada #uspoli #oil #gs #fossilfuels #pleaseboost
Yes
No

On the Alberni Valley news website. I like their headline better than the title I originally had. : )
"EVs are war-proof and help cut cost of living says owner”
#EV #Electric #Car #CostOfLiving #Canada #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/06/26/letter-evs-are-war-proof-and-help-cut-cost-of-living-says-owner/

“USA has used virtually all of its long range precision missiles”
Iran is attacking with its ballistics and some drones… but you also know that it, likely with considerable support from Russia, is probably also developing many more long range drones like Ukraine has.
And that is where it is all going to turn on its head.
Like @… said in his most recent video. The world of warfare has changed forever. Drones are equivalent to the change from horse calvary to tank.
Yet outside of Ukraine and Russia, other militaries have not yet changed their procurement, let alone their force structure, to be prepared to fight wars using drones.
That doesn’t mean there won’t be be a place for conventional Air Force, Tank regiments, and a Navy, but all will have to be done with some lens of drone warfare baked in.
The longer Trump’s idiotic foray with the Israeli Prime Minister lasts, the more likely it is that we see Iran deploy long range drones in massive numbers.
At that point perhaps NATO countries, and other militaries, will truly realize the change that needs to happen.
#usa #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli #navy #army #airforce #drones #iran #usaIranIsraelWar #RussiaUkraineWar