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Opinion: The Canada-Alberta deal is good policy, and probably good politics, too Neither Mark Carney nor Danielle Smith got snookered – in fact, both appear to have savvily bet the middle against the extremes

Entire article in thread:👇
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Perhaps the real calling for a pronounced environmentalist like Guilbeault is to quit the Libs and run for the leadership of the Green Party. I've heard there's an opening.

Motor Mouth: Why Pierre Poilievre won't get elected Canada's official leader of the opposition has finally come up with an auto industry policy—and it’s a complete dud!

"That leads to my first question regarding Poilievre’s (possibly off-the-cuff?) policy statement: why would the Conservatives want to give people taxpayer money for cars they were going to buy anyway?"
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All impressive, but it would be nice for Montreal to have a major league omnibus film festival without someone like a Serge Losique kind of character mucking things up.

Just saying.

#Pinks

Current mood...

Nelvana Shuts Down Production I'm still seeking confirmation, but there's chatter online that Nelvana quietly shut its doors for good on Friday. I saw it first on Bluesky, with these screen caps. The history of Nelvana is pretty r...

Sad day. It's the production outfit that's being shuttered. Maybe a future buyer can restart it, but it's a different kind of entertainment world out there these days.

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There's a huge problem of idolizing politicians. All parties do it. Your person can do no wrong, and everyone else is always wrong. Even if the other option was worse, that doesn't mean your guy is perfect. Voting for a not-perfect rep doesn't make you a bad person, not calling them out might.

Talk of easing interprovincial trade has been around since the 1980s, but @vassb.bsky.social says we hardly know what we’re trying to fix. “In principle,” Bednar writes, “there’s long been political consensus. In practice, protectionism keeps winning.” thewalrus.ca/provincial-trade...

For those Canadians juiced by the idea of having their own uniquely Canuck social-media site in the future, how about using a homegrown alternative to GMail today?

NorthMail is based out of Quebec, in free and premium versions, with encrypted cloud storage and office tools available.
northmail.ca

Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance Founders aim to create alternative that addresses content, data sovereignty concerns

"A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, and operated in Canada, will publicly launch in October with support from some of the most prominent names in the Canadian innovation sector."
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As Kai noted some time ago, there are ways for Canada Post to more fully serve Canadians.

Things to look for:

"Here’s the easy way to decipher the build location of a new Silverado: if the VIN begins with a 1 it was built in the United States; if the VIN begins with a 2 it was built in Canada, and if the VIN begins with a 3 it was built in Mexico."

10 best-selling made-in-Canada vehicles Canada's Canadian-made best sellers in the first quarter of 2025

In what should be an important part of the #BuyCanadian diet...

Buying a real Canadian-made vehicle.

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