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Canada is an Arctic nation. It’s time it started acting like one.

For decades, Canada has treated Arctic sovereignty — and our role in defending the entire Arctic — as an afterthought. #Opinion
Justin Ling: Canada is an Arctic nation. It’s time it started acting like one
Thanks to tactful diplomacy, Canada and Greenland share a border. Thanks to increasingly an increasingly aggressive foreign policy coming out of Washington, the two countries now share an existential ...
www.thestar.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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It’s time your government got back in the business of building affordable homes.
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Something powerful is happening around the world.

In Canada it’s been “Elbows Up.” With the Danes, it’s “Viking Blood Boiling.”

It’s in Ireland, in Mexico, and even the Swiss aren’t neutral.

Nations everywhere are boycotting US goods, tourism and even culture.

Thanks to Trump, Elon, GOP & MAGA.
'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
Consumers across Europe furious over President Donald Trump’s policies are boycotting U.S. goods. Among the most passionate are Danes, seeking a way to protest Trump's threat to seize the Danish terri...
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
March 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I spoke with international game developers who have cancelled GDC plans due to concerns about the current administration: "It's clear to me that the United States is rapidly heading in a fascist direction due to a party that has completely detached from reality." www.wired.com/story/canadi...
Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week's Game Developers Conference.
www.wired.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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When it comes to dealing with Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre sounds like yesterday’s man.

Poilievre seems unable to grasp that Canada can never trust an America with a MAGA movement that has fallen into self-abnegation, fingerpainting fascism, and utter unreality. #Opinion
Bruce Arthur: When it comes to dealing with Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre sounds like yesterday’s man
When Canada decides between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, the most important question has to be who understands the assignment: our fight for our lives.
www.thestar.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading.

“Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items.”

Via @theguardian.com
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Instead of the plan that is proposed for Windsor's Riverfront Plaza, how about something similar to Bryant Park with a slight reconfiguration. Grassing the western portion with a perimeter of trees, and the eastern portion be more passive with space for a market and food trucks.
January 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM