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Trudeau's statement on the coming tariffs and counter-tariffs. #cdnpoli

Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."

Exactly

WTF

Horrific

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Get a room

Math is hard

When people see the maple leaf, they see possibility. They see freedom. They see a helping hand. They see Canada, and the best of our values. Happy 60th to our flag. 🇨🇦

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just posted. "When our backs are up against the wall, we will always stand for Canada and choose Canada." 🍁🍁🍁

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

LISTEN: Judge Coughenour condemns Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship. It is “apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore…for political or personal gain.” Part 1:

Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks: "We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."

That really is quite the headline, from the pretty right-wing Wall Street Journal.

Compared with any other major country, the United States has been extremely fortunate in its two immediate neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Now, incredibly, it is declaring economic war on both of them. This is a war no one can win, and from which tens of millions will lose. This is insanity.

New report by my incredible @ucalgary.bsky.social colleagues in ECON, professors Trevor Tombe & Jennifer Winter, shows that the #carbontax had almost no impact on inflation. But will facts deter “axe-the-taxers”? I doubt it.

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing #CarbonPricingWorks #Canada ecofiscal.ca/2024/03/26/o...

Sea level in Halifax, Nova Scotia is a foot higher now than it was 100 years ago

Please pass the word on to anyone who needs shelter this weekend. HaliSky

Just a reminder that you can help #Morocco relief efforts at the GoFundMe in the quoted post or at GlobalGiving here www.globalgiving.org/projects/mor...

somebody remind friends of the common this is a historically accurate use of the common

Of all the sleaze documented in Politico's history of the Leonard Leo/Ginni Thomas dark money network, the deliberate--and continuing--sabotage of IRS enforcement so that plutocrats' political advertising shops can masquerade as social welfare organizations is arguably the grossest.

Pretty strong material explanation for why people are unhappy with the economy despite a tight labor market and rising wages www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/b...

BREAKING: The U.S. government’s monopoly trial against Google has started. It's the biggest tech antitrust case of the 21st century. The Justice Department will argue that Google is a harmful monopoly that has illegally abused its power.

Former BBC reporter and producer Patrick Howse gives this account of the BBC's inability to cope with lying during the Brexit campaign and in the government thereafter. Some of it will sound very familiar to US readers. bylinetimes.com/2022/03/30/l...

📷: Juan Felipe

excellent kate shaw op-ed on the supreme court’s recent voting rights act jurisprudence

Pierre Poilievre is peddling a "common sense" plan. We've seen these plans from conservatives before. They've gutted programs and contributed to the crises we're facing today. Beware Poilievre's "common sense" revolution. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/beware-pie...

If my cat was a human I'm pretty sure she'd be the worst roommate ever. Always yelling about food. All up in my space. Kickin' open doors in the middle of the night to yell about food. But as a cat she's pretty cool.

City housing director recommends turning two Halifax Common ball diamonds into tent site by @zwoodford.bsky.social

Yep....sighs #NovaScotia

LEE and MARGOT Environment Canada - Canadian Hurricane Centre (6:00 am Sep 12 2023) Halisky