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"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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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!
driving.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"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.
Three film festivals bringing eye-opening cinema to Montreal in November montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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.
"Anything with a footprint already in the U.S. is a cause for concern."
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driving.ca/column/lorra...
Lorraine Explains: How many Canadian-built vehicles do Canadians actually buy?
We build 1.3M; we buy 1.9M — but few are Canadian-made
driving.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Anything with a footprint already in the U.S. is a cause for concern."
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"And, if such a program just happens to convince a few Chinese automakers to build manufacturing facilities here in Canada, well, wasn’t it The Donald who said that he’d welcome BYD, Xpeng, et al to his shores as long as they used American workers?"
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Motor Mouth: How Carney can remove tariffs on Chinese EVs and help Canada
If the prime minister’s looking for an “elbows-up” negotiation tactic to benefit Canada’s auto industry, he’s found it
driving.ca
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"And, if such a program just happens to convince a few Chinese automakers to build manufacturing facilities here in Canada, well, wasn’t it The Donald who said that he’d welcome BYD, Xpeng, et al to his shores as long as they used American workers?"
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driving.ca/column/motor...
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Just saying.
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just saying.
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"So, Automotive News, here’s a headline back at ya: you said “all of us on this continent must adopt a long-term view if we are to avoid damaging our relationship further.” It may already be damaged beyond repair."
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Motor Mouth: Automakers' retreat from Canada continues
As a result of cuts in Canadian automotive production, both Stellantis and General Motors will see their tariff exemptions reduced
driving.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"So, Automotive News, here’s a headline back at ya: you said “all of us on this continent must adopt a long-term view if we are to avoid damaging our relationship further.” It may already be damaged beyond repair."
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driving.ca/column/motor...
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I remember the day an unhoused man walked into the OCAP office to ask for help because the #CanadaRevenueAgency had frozen his bank account. The tax system is every bit as class based as the legal system.
October 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I remember the day an unhoused man walked into the OCAP office to ask for help because the #CanadaRevenueAgency had frozen his bank account. The tax system is every bit as class based as the legal system.
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The country can’t defend itself, and citizens aren’t patriotic enough to step up. It’s time to change that—by asking young people to spend a year in service. https://macleans.ca/society/canada-needs-a-mandatory-national-service/
Canada Needs a Mandatory National Service - Macleans.ca
Our country can’t defend itself, and citizens aren’t patriotic enough to step up. It’s time to change that.
macleans.ca
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The country can’t defend itself, and citizens aren’t patriotic enough to step up. It’s time to change that—by asking young people to spend a year in service. https://macleans.ca/society/canada-needs-a-mandatory-national-service/
Current mood...
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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"Allowing Canadians to control the creative and financial benefits of their creations through IP ownership is a key part of the regulator’s thinking"
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Nobody outside Canada watches Canadian TV. Here's how to fix that (via: thelogic.co)
Schitt's Creek and Letterkenny are exceptions to a decades-long problem: Canada doesn't produce global TV hits. The makers of these breakout successes say now is the time to shake things up.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Allowing Canadians to control the creative and financial benefits of their creations through IP ownership is a key part of the regulator’s thinking"
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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.
www.torontomike.com/2025/09/did-...
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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...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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.
www.torontomike.com/2025/09/did-...
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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.
July 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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.
"A robust return in the marketplace will take precedence over a commitment to anything more grand or sufficiently abstract for us to assert. At the end of the day, one can’t survive on principles alone, and we won’t even really try."
Why is big money still flowing from Canada to the US?
Despite boycott movements and #ElbowsUp, huge corporations, pension funds, and investors are more than happy to Buy American. @davidmoscrop.com explores what this means for the “One Canadian Economy”: thewalrus.ca/canada-talks-tou...
Despite boycott movements and #ElbowsUp, huge corporations, pension funds, and investors are more than happy to Buy American. @davidmoscrop.com explores what this means for the “One Canadian Economy”: thewalrus.ca/canada-talks-tou...
August 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"A robust return in the marketplace will take precedence over a commitment to anything more grand or sufficiently abstract for us to assert. At the end of the day, one can’t survive on principles alone, and we won’t even really try."
"So now that we have all gotten over the shock and insult of President Trump’s trade actions, it is time to study the rules and engineer a response. That is something that Canadians and car companies used to be very good at. We can be again."
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Stephen Beatty: Canada can learn to bend auto-tariff rules
Our auto sector has lived in a free-trade environment so long, our trade muscles have atrophied—here're some USCMA loopholes we can exploit
driving.ca
August 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"So now that we have all gotten over the shock and insult of President Trump’s trade actions, it is time to study the rules and engineer a response. That is something that Canadians and car companies used to be very good at. We can be again."
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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...
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
NorthMail is based out of Quebec, in free and premium versions, with encrypted cloud storage and office tools available.
northmail.ca
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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
NorthMail is based out of Quebec, in free and premium versions, with encrypted cloud storage and office tools available.
northmail.ca
"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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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
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"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."
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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As Kai noted some time ago, there are ways for Canada Post to more fully serve Canadians.
May 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As Kai noted some time ago, there are ways for Canada Post to more fully serve Canadians.