There are fountains of wealth being generated in this country. But that wealth isn't trickling down to working people. It’s all stuck at the top.

Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth⁠ and raise the floor for all of us.

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It seems like Nate Smith will be running for Ontario Liberal (OLP) leader again.

His words: https://youtube.com/shorts/vClzhI-SQUs

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/59455315

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says the people of his state should consider leaving the United States. In an interview on the SpinSisters podcast that premiered Saturday, Ventura pitched his plan by saying that it’s clear President Donald Trump doesn’t want the state.

“How about since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we’re so out of control, let’s join Canada. Instead of Canada becoming the 51st state of America and lose their healthcare.... I’d like to see Minnesota, all of us become Canadians,” Ventura said. Make this part of Canada, because it’s obvious Donald Trump don’t want us. It’s obviously he’s ready to fracture the whole country for his own folly."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/59531886

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aircraft and says his administration will "decertify" those planes, mentioning a series of jets by aerospace company Bombardier by name.

In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump justified his latest trade war escalation by accusing Ottawa of blocking the certification of a series of jets made by U.S.-based Gulfstream.

"Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700 and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made, we are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses, and all Aircraft made in Canada, until such time as Gulfstream, a Great American Company, is fully certified," the president wrote.

"Canada is effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process. If, for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America."

It is unclear what he means by "decertifying" the planes, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), run by a Trump appointee, is responsible for certifying aircraft to operate in U.S. airspace.

Demandez à 200 personnes de marcher en gardant un mètre de distance entre chacune, tout simplement. Elles formeront un groupe qui se mettra inconsciemment à tourner en rond. Faites ensuite le même exercice, mais en y ajoutant quelques personnes qui marcheront plutôt vers une cible précise. Sans la moindre communication verbale, la majeure partie du reste du groupe suivra, à la manière d’un banc de poissons ou d’une volée d’oiseaux.

During the week I watched the World Economic Forum speech by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was inspired and it made me wonder who represented Australia at that forum using duckduckgo. Their Assumed Intelligence "helped" answer the question.

Apparently here in Australia, we have a new Prime Minister now.

Note that I still don't know who, if anyone from Australia was representing us, but at least your Prime Minister spoke his mind.

PS. I have no idea about the level of approval or not of the Canadian Prime Minister and I don't want to presume or go beyond the observation that AI is nothing more than an autocorrect Ponzi scheme on steroids, funny at times, but too often .. disturbing if not outright dangerous.

Your fellow globe traveller, this one based in Western Australia.

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US ambassador threatens Canada to revise NORAD with a stronger US hand if Canada does not purchase the remaining 72 F35.
Meanwhile, the head of the Denmark parliament's defence committee recommend NOT to purchase them.

More Canadians now encounter news and cultural content through a small number of dominant digital platforms. While this has changed how information circulates, it also raises questions about visibility, accountability, and who ultimately shapes what audiences see.

From a policy perspective, platform design, algorithms, and business incentives increasingly influence how Canadian journalism is distributed and discovered. That has implications for news sustainability, public broadcasting, and democratic discourse.

Curious how others here see this shift.

What policy levers, if any, should Canada be considering to ensure access to Canadian news in a platform-dominated environment?

Another very prescient look into our relationship from 40 years ago.

Laxer is the primary reason this series remains fascinating. He wasn't a neutral broadcaster; he was a political economist and a co-founder of the "Waffle" (a radical left-wing faction of the NDP).

Also worth noting is one of the producers of the series (Kalle Lasn) is the founder of Adbusters.

https://archive.is/pWfEF

Edit: Iran's PressTV summarized some of the more critical responses to the speech here:

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/21/762667/%E2%80%98Eulogy-for-globalist-hypocrisy%E2%80%99--Netizens-react-to-Canada-PM%E2%80%99s-speech-on-end-of-%E2%80%98rules-based-order%E2%80%99

"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

What's important to understand is that through his role in Brookfield, Carney is a major investor in X, which is substantially impacting his ability to act.

I've just started a new series about land ownership. In this first article, I deconstruct what appears to me to be an attempt by David Frum and the "Atlantic" to create a moral panic about a recent court decision about Richmond British Columbia.

Remember, it's nice to share.

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/land-ownership-part-one?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Nine months after the Pharmacare Act (C-64) received Royal Assent on October 10, 2024 , just four provinces and territories have signed bilateral agreements with the federal government. Those agreements are valued at $928 million over four years starting in 2026.

The Pharmacare Act is meant to provide universal access to Diabetes medication and contraceptives, making those pharmaceuticals free at the point of access for people covered by public health insurance. In order to implement that vision, the federal government needs to sign funding agreements with the provinces, who are responsible for administering health plans.

Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon are participating in the federal program, covering nearly 7.5 million people. The remaining nine provinces and territories without agreements are passing up valuable federal health care funding—which could be providing free medication to residents paid for by the federal government.

With so few jurisdictions enrolled in pharmacare, four out of five Canadians are not benefiting from the program. The gap is leaving a patchwork of coverage across the country.

A person in Manitoba benefits from free contraception, saving them hundreds of dollars each year, while someone in Alberta has to shoulder this cost on their own. A resident of British Columbia has their diabetes medication covered publicly, but loses that benefit if they have to move to Ontario.

The Pharmacare Act stipulates that the program must be “guided by the Canada Health Act.” The Canada Health Act includes universality and portability as two of its five central principles, which cannot be fulfilled until all provinces join the landmark pharmacare program.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/57991988