Missed it? Our Off the Hill panel on the NDP leadership race breaks down who could win, what’s at stake, and the challenges ahead.
Worth the watch. #canpoli
Kevin Russell
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This article is absolute insanity. The only way I can describe it is being from a Rabidly anti-Canadian American.
And in an overall tone of disrespect for the rule of law, autonomy, democracy, or progressive thought.
"In a strategy of the retrenchment, the dismemberment of Canada becomes a wise decision. Rather than allowing it to continue down a path of anti-American antagonism, the United States could support the Alberta and Quebec separatist movements. A successful secession by Alberta alone would cripple the federal fisc, and drive separatism in other regions due to the resultant decline in their equalization payments which comprises such a substantial part of their provincial budgets. In the end, British Columbia and a unified Maritime province would be admitted to the Union as Democratic states while Alberta and Saskatchewan would be admitted as Republican states; ensuring continued balance in the US Senate.
The rump of Canada, left with only one or two provinces, would finally be able to revise its constitution with ease. Under US pressure, the rump could become a freely associated state similar to Palau, with a new constitution reordering society along American lines. In time, perhaps it too could be annexed.”
#Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli #51stState #Separatism #Alberta #Quebec
https://defenseanalyses.org/work/our-canadian-problem/
(edit: sorry, wrong link previously)
This article is absolute insanity. The only way I can describe it is being from a Rabidly anti-Canadian American.
And in an overall tone of disrespect for the rule of law, autonomy, democracy, or progressive thought.
"In a strategy of the retrenchment, the dismemberment of Canada becomes a wise decision. Rather than allowing it to continue down a path of anti-American antagonism, the United States could support the Alberta and Quebec separatist movements. A successful secession by Alberta alone would cripple the federal fisc, and drive separatism in other regions due to the resultant decline in their equalization payments which comprises such a substantial part of their provincial budgets. In the end, British Columbia and a unified Maritime province would be admitted to the Union as Democratic states while Alberta and Saskatchewan would be admitted as Republican states; ensuring continued balance in the US Senate.
The rump of Canada, left with only one or two provinces, would finally be able to revise its constitution with ease. Under US pressure, the rump could become a freely associated state similar to Palau, with a new constitution reordering society along American lines. In time, perhaps it too could be annexed.”
#Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli #51stState #Separatism #Alberta #Quebec
https://defenseanalyses.org/work/our-canadian-problem/
(edit: sorry, wrong link previously)
What a weird situation this has been. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/07/freeland-resigning-as-toronto-mp-on-friday/
Internet Rando
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So... #TheAmericanFascist is
1) suppressing speech (citizens and visitors)
2) launching trade wars with other nations
3) rounding up immigrants and citizens
4) launching military missions for economic gain
5) threatening other countries, near and far, ally or not,
and now….
6) increasing military spending by half from $1 Trillion to $1.5 Trillion.
This is the most dangerous man to world peace, stability, and human life since Adolf Hitler, period.
Andrew
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Canada can’t afford to lose expert voices at a moment when the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases is rising.
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
Canada can’t afford to lose expert voices at a moment when the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases is rising.
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
So... #TheAmericanFascist is
1) suppressing speech (citizens and visitors)
2) launching trade wars with other nations
3) rounding up immigrants and citizens
4) launching military missions for economic gain
5) threatening other countries, near and far, ally or not,
and now….
6) increasing military spending by half from $1 Trillion to $1.5 Trillion.
This is the most dangerous man to world peace, stability, and human life since Adolf Hitler, period.
Jeff Horton :canada:
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Great message from Tod Maffin - @tod - about what ordinary Canadians can do in response to U.S. threats to our sovereignty. He's a great cheerleader for Canada and this message deserves to be boosted and shared.
Great message from Tod Maffin - @tod - about what ordinary Canadians can do in response to U.S. threats to our sovereignty. He's a great cheerleader for Canada and this message deserves to be boosted and shared.
Jim DeLaHunt
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Halifax Examiner with some news from the near future.
Halifax Examiner with some news from the near future.
Witchzilla
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Kevin Russell
and 1 other
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A bad day for Russia is a good day for the rest of the free world!
"Starmer added that after the ceasefire, “The UK and France will establish “military hubs” across Ukraine And build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine’s defensive needs.”
Still waiting to hear what Canada's contribution will be. I would speculate it may be to increase focus and assets in the Baltics and re-establish a permanent base somewhere in Western Europe for a rapid reaction type force.
With financial, materiel, and economic support going to Ukraine itself.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4077453-starmer-on-deployment-of-forces-in-ukraine-britain-to-participate-in-security-guarantees.html
#RussiaUkraineWar #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Ukraine #Russia #UK #France
A bad day for Russia is a good day for the rest of the free world!
"Starmer added that after the ceasefire, “The UK and France will establish “military hubs” across Ukraine And build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine’s defensive needs.”
Still waiting to hear what Canada's contribution will be. I would speculate it may be to increase focus and assets in the Baltics and re-establish a permanent base somewhere in Western Europe for a rapid reaction type force.
With financial, materiel, and economic support going to Ukraine itself.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4077453-starmer-on-deployment-of-forces-in-ukraine-britain-to-participate-in-security-guarantees.html
#RussiaUkraineWar #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Ukraine #Russia #UK #France
@crispius The bigger risk of Venezuelan oil is the near abandonment of TMX. Pipeline users pay below industry standard for use, threaten to stop using it if charged fairly. Leaving Canadian taxpayers to cover the at least $18 B cost. Once Venezuelas competes this taxpayer debt will increase substantially.
Yet Mr “Taxes are bad” is all for Canadians going further in debt to subsidize our foreign owned oil industry. This industry’s only loyalty is profit.
When is Poilievre going to demand that the oil industry pay back the taxpayers he’s “so concerned over”? He’s demanding we do another TMX putting Canadians further in debt and raising everyone’s taxes. Quite the statement from a “conservative” politician.
But Liberals are silent on how bad a deal TMX was, Cons rely of anger not analysis. Who will raise the issue?
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/8439-trans-mountain-pipeline-delivering
the at least $18 B cost.
That is $18 B of new subsidies, from your linked article "taxpayers could end up contributing up to CAD 18.8 billion in subsidies".
It's already over $35 B of direct, sunk cost, or over $40 B if we're counting indirect sunk subsidies:
The direct funding Canada provided for TMX totals $35.6 billion—roughly
$1.4 billion more than typically reported. The indirect financial subsidies raise government exposure to over $40 billion.
Note that $40 B figure does NOT include externalities!!! It does NOT price in greenhouse gasses, the risk of pipeline damage from landslides or atmospheric river flooding, there is no risk-costed contribution from possible tanker accidents, etc.
and even if TMX operates at capacity for 20 years under some miraculously free carbon capture technology,
More than $25 billion of the funding is ineligible for recovery via proposed
shipping tolls. Canada’s ability to recoup the remainder of its investment is limited by toll-setting issues. Taxpayers will likely take a large hit
#CDNPoli #Canada #CanPoli #ABPoli #Alberta #BC #BCPoli #TMX #pipeline #pipelines #OilAndGas #FossilFuels
Cities covering the cost of social services is being labeled as “bad news.”
That label is doing a lot of ideological work.
In reality, this may be the beginning of a long-overdue shift: moving the cost of running a city away from workers, and toward those who own the land.
This shift is good news, not bad news!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-municipal-downloading-quantified-9.7032840
Kevin Russell
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Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein speak of how Prime Minister Mark Carney has given up on the environment and moved on to AI. They feel AI is a bubble that will crash.
Length: 11:58 (clipped from a longer volunteer video)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ndp/comments/1q3c6xq/avi_naomi_carney_has_dumped_the_environment_for/