It is longer than I would normally do, but worth the look.
Tragically Hip – from the Kingston Ontario area. Great Canadian band. Gord Downey, their frontman, passed back in 2017 from brain cancer. This was sad for me as my wife died two months later from cancer.
I am not a big fan. Justin Trudeau called them Canada’s band but I would dispute that, but this is one song I particularly liked.
My books are available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. They would make great gifts, while supporting a Canadian author. Great reviews too.
I have been remis in posting but I have been finishing off my latest book. It is called: “On Higher Ground.” I am hoping to have it out on Amazon Kindle by December 2026.
Muslim Immigrant CBC Boss Warns “Do Not Refer to the Sept. 11 Attacks as Terrorist Attacks”
Cdn language wars:
CAN and US Trade Wars – reality bites……..Canada!
Canadians are furious because the U.S. is using protectionist measures to protect American industries. Yet Canada does exactly the same thing. Our supply-management system puts extraordinarily high tariffs on certain American dairy, poultry and egg products once imports exceed established quotas. Some of those tariffs are well over 200%. We can’t pretend Canada is some completely open free-trading country while accusing the Americans of protectionism. Canada has also imposed measures specifically restricting U.S. automobiles. Canada imposed 25% tariffs on certain U.S. vehicles and established limits on duty-free access for qualifying American vehicles. Canada has even reduced those allowances for companies that moved manufacturing from Canada back to the United States.
But? Orange Man Bad! Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is now an official mental illness affecting Canadian progressives.
Never mind Jack Daniels, California wine! Did you know you can buy Canadian wine cheaper in the US than in Canada? But hey, buy Canadian eh.
The U.S. now argues that Canada is treating American automotive products worse than products from some other countries. Canada also gives certain European dairy products more favourable access than comparable American products. Under Canada’s European trade agreement, retailers can access certain cheese import quotas that they cannot access under the equivalent CUSMA quota for American cheese. The U.S. argues, with some justification, that this puts American dairy producers at a disadvantage compared with European producers. Many provinces pulled American liquor off their shelves as retaliation against the United States. Whatever you think about the symbolism of doing that, it created another barrier against American products while the federal government was simultaneously trying to negotiate a trade agreement with the Americans. The U.S. has specifically identified these restrictions as one of its trade complaints against Canada.
Softwood lumber. This is a decades-old dispute, long before Donald Trump came along. The Americans have argued for decades that Canada’s Crown-land stumpage system effectively subsidizes Canadian lumber producers, allowing them to sell lumber into the U.S. at unfairly low prices and undercut American producers. Canada disputes that argument, but pretending this is something Donald Trump suddenly invented is simply false.
Buy Canadian procurement policies. Canada and several provinces have introduced measures restricting or excluding American companies from certain government procurement opportunities. To be fair, the United States also has Buy American and Buy America restrictions. So it goes both ways. Probably illegal under WTO regulations.
Canadians are not saints in all of this – as the 4 faced Carney Liberals would have you believe they are. The big bad bully Anericans. Carney wants to take Canada to the European realm – a huge mistake that will cost Canadians thousands of jobs. But hey we’re Canadians and we’re better than everyone on the planet.
Inter-provincial trade barriers? Still in force across Canada.
Words from the misinformed:
Dougie? Crown Royal is made in Canada.
So Doug Ford is going to cut off the energy to the United States? This is an idiotic statement at anytime, but to say it while you’re losing a battle in U.S. courts to keep Enbridge Line 5 open is beyond comprehension. The truth is that without oil pipelines from America to Quebec and Ontario those 2 provinces would have frozen decades ago. But of course the Liberals have their climate change victory over the Canadian pipeline project that tried to supply them with oil for Western Canada, that should keep them warm at night.
It’s time for Doug Ford to shut up; his zingers for sound bites are not helping. Same for BC’s Eby. Canada needs a trade deal with the U.S. Our economy is dependent upon it, always has been. There are 119 crossings along the 5,525 mile border between Canada and the United States, 48 of those crossing are in the 4 Western Provinces. There is only 1 highway connecting Western Canada to Eastern Canada. That speaks volumes as to how our industries and trade work in Canada. To suggest we can replace U.S. trade – over 70% of our exports – by doubling our trade with other countries over the next decade is embecilic. It’s time to make a deal with the U.S.
Follow da money:
Costs of lawyers’ billable hours on land claims and other Indigenous litigation in Canada went up 24 percent after then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disbanded the old Department of Indian Affairs to create two new departments, figures show. “Roles and responsibilities are not always understood,” wrote auditors.
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Brantford Boomer on X: “Some of you will lose your job, your business, your home. We’re at war. These are the necessary sacrifices Canadians must be prepared to endure in order to stop Donald Trump. Elbows up! 🇨🇦”
But hey! I’m alright Jack. The home I bought in 1978 for $70,000 is now worth $1.5 Million. Paid in full. I am retired so go f*&k yerself. Long rule the Liberals. Oh and you westerners? You think you’re Canadian? You’re only here for the benefit of us easterners. Pound sand with my two finger salute.
I went to see the “Guess Who” the other night. Great concert from two old farts. Canada has produced many fine artists. I am going to highlight many of them here for a while. The Guess Who: from Winnipeg Manitoba.
“I want to urge all Canadians to keep Canada strong. Vacation in your home country, in Canada. Have a great summer…” PM Carney
Mark Carney turning blind eye to Canada by vacationing now
Wildfires rage and job losses mount in Canada, but anyone wanting answers from the PM on these pressing matters will have to find him in Italy
He’s smiling.Having a great time in Tuscany.“It is so much fun being the Prime Minister, you know. After all, I am the Prime Minister of Canada and you’re not!”Telefilm Canada yesterday budgeted $1.5 million to install a temporary Canadian pavilion on the French Riviera, at the Cannes Film Festival. It follows the Prime Minister’s pledge to the Liberal caucus to banish “wasteful spending.”
“Pass the pasta sauce” the Prime Minister was heard to say when asked about this? Yes it’s hot, hot, hot.
Hundreds of families have lost everything.
Meanwhile, Carney fiddles while my province of British Columbia burns.
Don’t ya just love him?
This guy has got to go.
Am I biased? Your bare ass-ed I am.
Ah, who cares anyway!
My books are available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. They would make great gifts, while supporting a Canadian author. Great reviews too.
Irregularities from missing fuel to contract splitting have been uncovered at the Canadian Embassy in Nairobi. The latest critical audit in Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s department follows a series of investigations triggered by the discovery of a fraud ring at our Embassy in Haiti: “The procurement and vendor landscape remains challenging with risks linked to corruption.”
Corruption in Nairobi. Fraud in Haiti, corruption in the Ukraine, corruption in GAZA. Our totally naive Foreign Affairs minister and our diddling Prime Minister are at it again. Giving away millions and millions of our money – to crooks.
We spent our lives building in Manitoba. My wife ran a Lab and Imaging Unit. I ran businesses, farmed through brutal weather, survived terrible government policy, cared for aging parents, raised our family and contributed to our community. Farming was not merely hard. It was years of risk, sacrifice and uncertainty, with governments constantly making life more difficult for the people who actually produced something. Now Canada is losing another highly skilled young worker – my son – because the opportunities are better somewhere else (the US). Mark Carney and Wab Kinew can talk all they want about growth, innovation and compassion. People live with the results, not the speeches. Winnipeg cannot compete for talent when taxes are high, productivity is weak, investment leaves, wages lag and essential services fail.
Like the rest of Canada.
Our PM’s response? Pass the word salad dressing please.
I knew it. Today I am a Chief. Tomorrow I get to play Premier of the Province of British Columbia: the Premier Chief. Hey, I like that.
In British Columbia, our Premier is giving the province away to the indigenous peoples who make up less than 4% of the population. Land titles be damned. What does our Premier have to say about this?
“I govern by ideology and not reality! And UNDRIP. I am a Chief after all and you’re not!
What does our Prime Minister have to say about all of this?
I have your backs BC, now pass the word salad dressing please.
Popular kosher restaurant in Montreal destroyed in apparent arson attack. Kristallnecht redux anybody?
But it can’t happen here!!
The Montreal police arson squad are investigating an apparent attack on a popular kosher restaurant in the city on Friday night.
Our PM’s response? Pass the word salad dressing please.
And here is a list of all of Prime Minister Carney’s accomplishments since taking office:
Erm, pass the word salad dressing please.
My books are available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. They would make great gifts, while supporting a Canadian author. Great reviews too.
Telefilm Canada yesterday budgeted $1.5 million to install a temporary Canadian pavilion on the French Riviera, at the Cannes Film Festival. It follows the Prime Minister’s pledge to the Liberal caucus to banish “wasteful spending.”
