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Access to school meals via 🍁's National School Food Policy is a big win families.

Sarah Doyle @iipp-ucl.bsky.social + @alexhim.bsky.social argue it could also be a win for agrifood businesses, the climate, workers and the broader Canadian economy.

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#Never51 #EconSky
May 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Corporate leaders are obsessing over GDP per capita.

But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.

@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🚨Good news for Canadian consumers 🚨

Canada's Bank Act is being amended to limit bank fees. This is a policy choice to be on the side of consumers and to stop the banks from grinding us and extracting money from the vulnerable.

Read the order: tinyurl.com/fmpb4mz2

#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky
March 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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These days, 🍁 Canada’s main streets are more likely to feature American chains.

The latest in our #Never51 series on why we cannot accept unchecked serial acquisitions as a tactic in this economic war against us—and 5 things we can do about it.

Read the ideas: tinyurl.com/mr3kxhmp

#CanadaSky
The hidden takeover of our economy—and 5 things we can do about it | Social Capital Partners
Today, Canada’s main streets are more likely to feature American chains and less likely to be locally owned. We already face economic assault from the south—SCP's CEO Matthew Mendelsohn and Fellow Rac...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
March 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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What do you think of this idea?

Canadian shoppers are starting a new habit. After checking an item, if it's US product, they return it to the shelf upside down and turn several more of the same item upside down so the next shopper knows to skip that product.

#AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky
March 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"We don't own enough of our own economy," said @mendelmatt.bsky.social. We’ve sold off our resource companies. Our main streets are dominated by multinational corporations.

✅Buy Canadian
But also:
✅Invest Canadian

Read more re @canurb.bsky.social's recent panel: tinyurl.com/ms6kpepw

#EconSky
When Global Hits Local: Navigating Tariffs on Canada's Main Streets - City Talk
Mayor Justin Towndale of the City of Cornwall highlighted how deeply intertwined Canadian border communities are with their American neighbors. He emphasized that municipalities must address local cha...
citytalkcanada.ca
February 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Canada needs to recognize that the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner or friend, and begin reorienting our economy accordingly, says SCP CEO @mendelmatt.bsky.social.

None of this may work, but we have to try: socialcapitalpartners.ca/concepts-of-...

#EconSky #CdnPoli #tariffs #trade
Concepts of a plan to confront the new United States | Social Capital Partners
Living next to a superpower run by oligarchs is not where we expected to be 20 years ago, says Matthew Mendelsohn. But it’s where we are. Pretending otherwise doesn’t serve our interests. Canada is bi...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
January 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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🖥️ Understanding private equity: Creating an economy we build up rather than buy out.
🫵 Moderator Ana Pereira with expert panel Jim Baker, Brendan Ballou, Jon Shell and Rachel Wasserman
📅 Date: November 18, 2024
🕒 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/mr3fbwa3

#Webinar #PE
November 13, 2024 at 10:01 PM