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South Korean shipbuilding giant announces major boost for Ontario marine industry at Hamilton site | CBC News A new partnership will see South Korean company Hanwha Ocean share resources and knowledge with Ontario Shipyards and a new shipbuilding learning hub for Mohawk College students.

South Korean shipbuilding giant announces major boost for Ontario marine industry at Hamilton site.

Training hub to include welding, electrical, millwright, marine mechanics, robotics

Carney, these initiatives NEED to be brought to other provinces if you want a sovereign Canada
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Thanks!

Braid: Fury erupts at separatist hunt for referendum signatures in the U.S. Elections Alberta says it's okay to seek separatist signatures outside Alberta — even in the U.S. — but federalists are furious.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, “If Canadians living in the U.S. really want to tear Canada apart, maybe they should just stay there and take their chances with ICE.”

#abpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada

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Hey, can I get in your starter pack? 😀

I am writing to advise that Minister Nicolaides, his staff, and the Education and Childcare Department will not be accepting questions, interview requests, or requests for comment from CityNews Calgary or any affiliated outlets or reporters, nor will they be sent invitations to embargoed technical briefings until a formal apology is issued to Minister Nicolaides for the politicized reporting of his hike of Mount Kilimanjaro, undertaken in memory of his late sister. As stated in my earlier response to CityNews, politicizing a deeply personal act of remembrance was profoundly disrespectful. Despite the purpose of the trip being clearly explained, your reporter showed a clear disregard for context, sensitivity, and professional responsibility in pursuing this line of questioning. The attempt to manufacture a narrative about provincial flags and separatism is not only baseless but also demonstrates a reckless disregard for the truth. If there were a genuine interest in the Minister's stance on the unity of Canada, a direct question would have been the appropriate and professional course of action. Your reporter was offered that opportunity but instead chose to prioritize sensationalism over facts. That was a deliberate editorial choice. This type of reporting is beneath the standards Albertans expect. If CityNews wishes to restore communication with the Ministry of Education and Childcare, the following conditions must be met: 1) The story is removed from publication. 2) A formal apology is issued by both the reporter and the editor of CityNews Calgary. Until this conduct is fully acknowledged and addressed, CityNews has demonstrated that it cannot be trusted to engage with this office in a manner that is ethical, responsible, or respectful. Sincerely, Garrett Koehler Senior Press Secretary Ministry of Education and Childcare

Alberta's Ministry of Education says it is blacklisting CityNews unless it agrees to the UCP government's demand to unpublish a news article and publicly apologize to them

The big money behind Powell River’s controversial name change how American investors and Alberta oil interests are fueling division in small-town British Columbia

This is a hell of a read. Turns out I care about Powell River's name and the people using it to create the type of division that lead to Brexit. www.bchistoryboy.ca/p/the-big-mo...

Dutch Secretary of Defense threatens to 'jailbreak' nation's F-35 jet fighters — says it's just like jailbreaking an iPhone, in response to questions over software independence It’s not as simple as it sounds, though.

Dutch Secretary of Defense threatens to 'jailbreak' nation's F-35 jet fighters — says it's just like jailbreaking an iPhone, in response to questions over software independence.

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa

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Here’s how Atlantic Canadians are dealing with rising inflation, grocery prices A deeper look at the cost of living shows Atlantic Canadians facing higher inflation and steeper grocery bills than much of the country.

Nationally, food inflation jumped to 7.3%, year-over-year, in January. In Nova Scotia, the food inflation rate was 9.2%.

Limited local production, lack of greenhouses and cheap energy sources like solar and wind for those greenhouses.

#foodsecurity

#nbpoli #nspoli #canada
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‘Illogical’: Canada must diversify defence resources away from U.S., retired general says As the federal government rolls out its recently announced $6.6-billion strategy, one military expert says Canada must diversify its resources away from one, single source – the United States.

“It’s illogical to have 75% of (Canadian) defence expenditures internationally going to one country (the U.S.),” says retired general Andrew Leslie.

#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa

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Solar EV charging put to the test in the Canadian subarctic Engineers are braving minus 45C to test the latest solar panels and EV chargers, which could reduce dependency on expensive and hard-to-transport fossil fuels

Solar EV charging put to the test in the Canadian subarctic.

Engineers are braving minus 45C to test the latest solar panels and EV chargers, which could reduce dependency on expensive and hard-to-transport fossil fuels

This is the way.

#cdnpoli #green #energy

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Jason Kenney is Sounding Off at the Right-Wing Website Juno News for Platforming a White Nationalist How a white nationalist is causing a rift between Alberta's former premier and a right-wing alt-media outlet run by his own former spokesperson

Hilarious watching Canadian Conservatives arguing about who among them is racist and who’s not.

Bottom line: the party of Diefenbaker, Stanfield, Clark and Mulroney has drifted so far off into neofascism as to be unelectable for a generation.

🍁🤷🤭🤷🍁

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Globe and Mail pulls out discredited Fraser Institute wonk.

The same institute that shilled for cigarette companies by claiming smoking was good, climate change was fake and that also claimed Mary Poppins is communist propaganda.

G&M is following in the National Post footsteps.

#cdnpoli #canada

CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Growing Takeover of Local School Boards - CCLA Those affected by Bill 9 will have to choose between their faith and their profession or their studies – a dilemma that has no place in a democracy.

“By removing democratically elected trustees and replacing them with provincially appointed supervisors, the government has eliminated a critical layer of public accountability in public education.”
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Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here’s what’s driving the increase Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to put the s...

“StatCan said Tuesday that the annual rate of inflation edged down to 2.3 per cent in January. Economists had expected inflation to hold steady at 2.4 per cent.”

Gas prices were 16.7 per cent lower year-over-year in January; conversely, food prices were up 7.3%.

#Canada

Man, when drivers say they are fine with a transit fare increase because “transit users, not all taxpayers, should pay for transit”, they really don’t like it when you respond with “put tolls on the roads, because drivers, not all taxpayers, should have to pay for driving.”

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Dutch defense chief: F-35s can be jailbroken like iPhones : No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore

👀 "Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter aircraft can be jailbroken "just like an iPhone."

Netherlands' defence secretary Gijs Tuinman made the comments after being asked whether EU forces could modify the aircraft's software without US permission should the US withdraw as an ally.

1. As the article points out, yes in theory but in practice, it's unclear.
2. As @socialmedialab.ca notes, that "allies" are using this language tells us that "the trust is already gone." And if you can't trust your partner, you probably shouldn't be sharing things like an iPhone or an F-35.

It’s not just their product, it’s their supply lines of other nations food coming into Canada.

There hasn’t been enough effort by provincial and federal governments over decades to build a Canadian secure food industry.

Petition to stop grocery profiteering in Canada from the oligarchies - Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro - by having the government create a public, not-for-profit option for groceries.

#cdnpoli #canada

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Petition to stop grocery profiteering in Canada from the oligarchies - Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro - by having the government create a public, not-for-profit option for groceries.

#cdnpoli #canada

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Want a slice of the $500M bread price-fixing settlement? The claims process is now open | CBC News Canadian shoppers now have a chance to get their share of a $500-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit related to the alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread.

Even if you don't need the money, submit the claim to ensure that Loblaws pays out the maximum monies to Canadians for their deceitful business practices.

Let's hope Sobeys, Walmart, Giant Tiger, Metro are also made to pay for colluding to gouge Canadians

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How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood | CBC News Canada’s biggest grocery giants — including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are using property law to control how other grocery stores, dollar stores, pharmacies and gas stations can compete with them, an...

hahah - yes, asshat everyday - that was good. :)

How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood

Clauses in land titles and leases restrict competition, Marketplace investigation finds

#cdnpoli #canada

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Shoppers want to 'buy Canadian,' but experts warn that some 'made in Canada' labels might be deceiving Amid a tariff war and a soft boycott of U.S. products, more Canadians are interested in buying local goods. But how accurate is store labelling?

Loblaws trying to trick Canadians into buying US products by placing a maple leaf on their products.

Asshat of the day: Galen Weston Jr. CEO of Loblaws

Why has the Canadian government allowed mega donors to not label their food product accurately?

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa

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One of the U.S.’s largest cable providers is buying up Canada’s greenhouses Cox Enterprises’ business strategy – which aims to provide accessible and affordable vegetables to consumers – benefits from scale and diversification both inside and outside the United States

Yes, but we may be late to the party.

This is a threat to our food sovereignty.

#cdnpoli #canada

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In Canada, roughly 60% of vegetables and 80% of fruits consumed have been imported from elsewhere.

We need Canadian food security.

#cdnpoli #canada #buycanadian
#boycottusa

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Conversations That Matter: Can B.C. become an agricultural superpower For now, B.C. farmers supply less than half what we eat

B.C. farmers produce 40% of all foods consumed in the province.

It’s a frightening statistic.

But, that could change and B.C. can achieve both food security for itself and help Canada to do so as well.

#cdnpoli #bcpoli

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Why are so many people getting sick from eating cucumbers? Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms.

Another reason to boycott USA food.

Growers are using untreated canal water for irrigation of their crops.

And Trump is rolling back safety measures.

#boycottusa #fascistusa #elbowsup #samonella
#cdnpoli #canada

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China's agri-food & seafood imports totalled $373.5 billion in 2023

Canada's agri-food & seafood exports to Greater China in 2023 was ONLY $14.7 billion.

Emerging markets like Mexico are surpassing us.

While we're doing exceptionally well on canola seed, we are doing a shitty job on other fronts.

B.C. farmer says it’s easier to get product onto U.S. shelves than B.C. shelves | Globalnews.ca Bahram Rashti, owner of UP Vertical Farms in Pitt Meadows, told Global News that it has been a challenge to get their products onto B.C. shelves.

Should the role of government force retailers to have XX% of the goods they sell come from Canadian farms to encourage and increase food security?

#canada #cdnpoli #boycottusa #buycanadian

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