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At the time Harper was trumpeting Canada as an energy superpower (rhetoric being parroted by Carney today) Canada lost 600k manufacturing jobs.
At the time O&G sector employed 200k. As these numbers show automation has eliminated 2/3 of those
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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The recent memorandum of understanding between Canada and Alberta is a high-stakes strategy that risks deepening already deep divides in Canadian politics. Stewart Prest writes. 🇨🇦 #canpoli #abpoli
Why Carney’s Pipeline Deal Risks Canada’s Future | The Tyee
The MOU threatens federation by giving Alberta aggrieved nation status while sidelining BC.
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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How rich can a prime minister be before it clashes with the job? It’s the question that is quickly dominating the debate over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s finances.

New from @xavierrichervis.bsky.social:

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#cdnpoli #Brookfield #ethics
Carney’s finances ignite showdown over conflict-of-interest laws
A new ethics committee report has intensified scrutiny of the prime minister’s 500-plus holdings — including millions in Brookfield stock — with questions of whether existing rules can contain unprece...
ricochet.media
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The country of the Setting Sun
open.substack.com/pub/julianma...
The country of the Setting Sun
Japan
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Israeli 'Predator' Smartphone Spyware Exposed
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Israeli 'Predator' Smartphone Spyware Exposed
All my investigations are free to read, thanks to the enormous generosity of my readers.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
U.S. Manages NOT to Blow Up Boat When It's Filled with Sweet, Sweet Oil
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U.S. Manages NOT to Blow Up Boat When It's Filled with Sweet, Sweet Oil
U.S. law enforcement seize sanctioned tanker carrying commodity more precious than human life
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Former Top Biden Admin Official Admits The U.S. Could Have Prevented War, 'Destruction And Loss Of Life' In Ukraine.
open.substack.com/pub/the307/p...
Former Top Biden Admin Official Admits The U.S. Could Have Prevented War, 'Destruction And Loss Of Life' In Ukraine.
One Of Joe Biden's Leading Officials In Ukraine Admitted That NATO Provoked the Proxy War In Ukraine.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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We are good at winning elections and lousy at governing.
The problem with the #AbNDP is that they're neither.
#AbPoli
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ricky Hale (@councilestatemedia)
substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
Denmark sees US as potential security concern | CNN
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
cnn.it
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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TTC promises to get Finch West LRT travel time under 24 hours (podcast)
TTC promises to get Finch West LRT travel time under 24 hours
“If we get signal priority sorted, you should be able to get from Finch West to Humber in only a standard business day.” Luke and the Panel (Nile Seguin, Clare Blackwood and Megan MacKay) talk the Con...
thebeaverton.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Not new. Sigh. Back to the 80/90s without the grunge breakthrough:( .
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Linda McQuaig on 🎯
#Canada 🍁
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Tractor maker Deere has warned that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring on American farmers, prompting cash-strapped producers to delay replacing aging equipment. Deere has had to cut production and workers and says it is likely to cut more jobs in 2026. www.ft.com/content/523a...
Donald Trump’s tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
Farming equipment giant is scaling back production at flagship tractor plant in Iowa
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t” - Tom Waits
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM