Daryl

Take that, America.

Never underestimate the strength of Canadian resolve in the face of enemy action.

The irony is, the only country that has EVER, in Canada's entire history as a nation, shown any intent or interest. either by word or deed, into attacking Canada is ... the United States of America.

No other country has even hinted, ever, that it wants to or will or is planning to attack Canada the Nation.

England and France had a tiff over who would control the land that would be called Canada, and both ended up having a partnership in the new Nation of Canada. After that, they showed no interest. Well, maybe a comment or two from Chuck DeGaul.

Not even in either of the two World Wars.

In fact, it was not until the mid 1940's that America proposed that Canada and the United States should be friends and partners in the military sense. Before that, we always had a healthy fear of the military intentions of America towards us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogdensburg_Agreement

And here a slightly different bias

https://tbaw.ca/2024/05/08/the-ogdensburg-agreement-part-i-introduction/

Could THIS is the beginning of Canada finally standing o its own two feet in national Defense, after the Avro disaster? A home-grown defense industry using home-grown technology?

The public sentiment is ripe for this initiative to NOT be suppressed by American narcissism.

Dontcha just love it when Trump tries to tell CANADIANS what we want and don't want?

Rather than collapsing, the Canadian economy seems to be holding up quite well to the American fascist aggression.

Canada survives and prospers, America falters and their decline continues.

Another news article I am not sure what to make of. There are just so many levels of complexity to this.

Since the carbon tax comes off one time only, for a one time price reduction. and thus only offset price increases this time only, will we see inflation resuming its normal limb next report?

And will we see price reductions in the supermarket to reflect this? Or was in mainly gasoline for transportation and heating that led the offset?

Housing crisis? There ain't no stinkn' housing crisis.

There is, however, an 'overabundance of stupid' crisis.

Any excuse for Loblaws to raise their prices even higher than they have been.

Can anyone make sense of this article? Seems absolutely full of contradictions.

Trump threatens to increase imports of pharmaceuticals into America. Trump threatens increased tariffs on pharmaceuticals. Somehow, American pharmaceutical companies will export drugs cheaply to Canada and then import them back to America and sell them cheaper than they can sell the drugs kept back in America. The world is seemingly dependent on American pharmaceutical firms. India makes most of the world's generic drugs. Canadian drug plans are, by and large, really pushing for the substitution of generics for brand names for reimbursement purposes. Drugs are a lot cheaper in Canada. Somehow, Canada is supposed to import the drugs made in India through American channels, paying American tariffs, instead of directly from India. So Americans can buy them back cheaper than Canadians pay. The ''free enterprise' system, as exemplified by the American drug producers, will always result in the lower price. No American government, Republican or Democrat, has been remotely successful in bringing down American drug costs. There are too many rich people who can afford to pay absurdly high costs for drugs. The top 10% of American income earners is still equal to the entire population of Canada. That is a LOT of demand for drugs-at-any-cost. The Republican "Keep government out of private enterprise" party wants the American federal government to be more like our Canadian government in being able to regulate pharmaceutical profits and drug costs. Instead of wanting Canada to join America, several States want to join Canada when it comes to securing lower drug costs. Trump wants Canadians to pay more for drugs so Americans can get them cheaper. Somehow, wait for it, according to Trump's non-logic America is subsidizing the costs of drugs in the rest of the world, and 'The National Security of America' is at risk.

Have you noticed how many AMERICAN owed corporations are now claiming Canadian connections?

McDonalds is claiming Canadian ownership, because their franchises are owned by Canadians.

Lazyboy, which has no manufacturing or assembly n Canada, is claiming a 'buy Canadian' slant because the Lazyboy stores in Ontario are licensed to Canadian owners.

Even saw an add where ESSO is claiming Canadian roots, for over half a century.

Next, Walmart will be touting that it has Canadian roots.

For better or for worse, what better indicator is there that this government is defining itself to be very, very different than anything we have had before.

A complete break from the American state department.

Right up there with Canada and Cuban relations.

This is an idea that needs to be revisited. A shorter marine route from the prairies to export markets.

It would open up the West to greater trade with Europe.