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The missing piece in Canada’s economic resistance to Trump and climate mobilization: new public enterprises Prime Minister Carney's promise at Davos to "build our strength at home" would do well to learn from former Canadian cabinet minister C.D. Howe, who established 28 new Crown corps during WWII

The missing piece in Canada’s economic resistance to Trump and climate mobilization: new public enterprises
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Canadian flag waving against a clear blue sky.

Today, February 15, is National Flag Day of Canada. Our nation's flag is a symbol that unites all Canadian's from coast to coast.

Good luck to all of our Canadian (and Oakville!) born athletes representing our country at the 2026 Winter Olympics!

keeping us informed on local politics. Thanks Roland & Joel.

Prime Minister Carney, party leaders pay tribute at Tumbler Ridge vigil The RCMP have released more details about the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. that rocked the small community and thrust it into a national spotlight.

Prime Minister Carney and several other politicians joined hands at a vigil for the lives lost in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Over 50 Burlington business leaders joined me this morning to discuss the upcoming CUSMA review, co-hosted by Burlington Economic Development and the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.

These conversations help ensure the Government understands the realities local businesses face.

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert "There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW

I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.

Katharine, your positivity helps us get through the day. Kevin, great example of the American education system.

Sky's the limit for 'second life' green battery pioneer — and RCAF flyboy — Edward Chiang The Moment Energy CEO has raised over $75 million in the last year to finance the start-up’s ‘upcycled’ clean energy storage concept — and with new contracts streaming in for everyone from Big Agri to...

Sky's the limit for 'second life' green battery pioneer — and RCAF flyboy — Edward Chiang www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/29/n...

The inclusion of Kyle Rittenhouse in this @deadder.bsky.social cartoon really brings home the deep hypocrisy

Agree that there will come a day when Canadians (not the cowering politicians) will say to Trump, "enough is enough".

Ontario’s promise to people with disabilities left unfulfilled after more than 20 years Sweeping 2005 legislation, supposed to make the province accessible by 2025, is being called a failure

More than 20 years ago, MPPs across all parties pledged to make Ontario completely accessible to people with disabilities by 2025. With that date past, advocates say the process has been a failure, by @jeffreybgray.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

I switched to Bluesky a year ago and wish others would too. It's a challenge as a journalist when politicians only use the X platform to send out their messages. But, I won't go back.

Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026? The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...

This is far from the first time X's chatbot, Grok, has done something revolting, and it is guaranteed not to be the last. Why are government officials still using it? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/02/o...

Devastating for Gazans. Also has a chilling effect on donations to these NGO agencies. Why?

We can only hope that Max is right. Still, it feels like skating on thin ice. What will Smith do when she realizes the end game?

#boycott2026G20 in Miami. If the US won't allow South Africa, a G20 country, to attend, then the US should not be considered a leader of anything.

Had an Instagram account for years. Too busy/lazy to post much. I'm a writer not a photographer for goodness sake. Decided to post a few pictures with comments on some events. Next thing I know, Meta informs me that due to Canadian regulations, Instagram will not post 'news content' in Canada. Damn.

Underground bicycle parking at Finland’s second busiest train station!❤️🚲

Keep sharing #Canada
@cbcgem.bsky.social
@velshi.com
#aptnnews.bsky.social
#ualberta
@iciradiocanada.bsky.social

Ontario electricity supply costs jump 29 per cent as nuclear spending rises Ontario’s electricity rates will jump 29 per cent starting Nov. 1, driven largely by the higher spending for nuclear power and a shortfall in last year’s budget, the Ontario Energy Board says.

Ontario’s electricity rates will jump 29 per cent starting November 1, driven largely by the higher price of nuclear power and a shortfall in last year’s budget, the Ontario Energy Board says. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...

Love TVO. I'll watch this with great interest.

Major Projects Office can’t back up its boss’ claim Trans Mountain helps fight climate change After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canada’s National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could ...

After Dawn Farrell told a House of Commons committee she believes the Trans Mountain pipeline helps fight climate change, Canada’s National Observer asked if the Major Projects Office she leads could substantiate the claims. It couldn’t. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/22/n...

Motherfucking wind farms…

Standing outside the gates of the Qu'Appelle Indian residential school.This a haunted dark place. A 5-year-old taken through these gates had a lower chance of survival than a Canadian soldier fighting in WW2.
The red dress and the orange shirt hang on the gates.
We remember
#orangeshirtday

YouTube video by Rail Fans Canada Public Transit: Why Federal Funding Matters for Every Canadian

In this video, we cover the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s call for long-term federal investment in transit and highlight what underfunding looks like on the ground in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.
youtu.be/UKvP_-Br8Iw

How can we get copies of this? I want to read and share the same ideas with my Counil.

#WND2025 #ChooseFacts #ChooseJournalism #JournalismMatters

Today is world news day! Just sayin'