During WW2 Canada went from building 40 airplanes / yr to more than 16,000 in a few years. DT Cochrane: “Did we do that by offering tax breaks to the private sector? No, the government made a plan and directly invested where we needed investment to happen.” www.readthemaple.com/big-business...

As we wrote earlier this year, the Ford government has ended municipal democracy in Ontario, but you probably didn't hear about it. The government can appoint your mayor, and the major can overrule council. www.corruptario.ca/why-your-may...

"monetize the dysfunction" is the perfect explanation of our time.

AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don’t Exist — And They’re Being Cited in Real Journals www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think. Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk," the Hague-based court said.

Tl;dr: *Any* agreement Canada signs with the US will involve compromising our ability to set our own course while getting nothing lasting in return. The stakes aren’t the dairy industry or the Online Streaming Act. They’re Canadian independence.

Parliament hasn’t resumed a study into Indian interference: “For that study to essentially now just evaporate as though it never happened is a problem … Sikh activists who [testified] for that committee were doing so after putting themselves at great risk and publicly speaking about these issues”

Every day we're told that being enslaved to Big Tech is progress. In this video I show you how to break free from that ideology www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTfO...

Even worse, a Buy Canadian policy that includes US companies as "Canadian" will cement existing structural dependencies on US companies. It will *inevitably* lead to deeper integration with the United States.

Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem's speech on money is contradicted by a report by the Library of Parliament on the BoC's actual operations. This, right here, is why the economy is messed up. lop.parl.ca/sites/Public...

Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times. What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae? What are the implications for societies now? news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...

“Today, AI advocates do not merely assume automation is necessary; they aggressively proselytize their faith, thereby paving the way for techno-fascism.” — @olivia.science www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Come on. These were the core Vichy tech bros. Liberals aren’t making elbows down denial easy.

Via Rail’s quality of service is far, far below international standards – Canadians need to stop normalizing this: “Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”

After the 2023 comms debacle I called on the Liberals to take VIA fixes seriously. The Liberals are still in power and VIA is still the same and I have a very hard time convincing my mom to take the train up from Windsor to see her grand kid.

1/ The Prairies gave Canada Medicare. Today, the Alberta government passed a bill to take it away and replace it with American-style, two-tier healthcare, all while Carney looks the other way. That's not who we are. That's the system our party fought to leave behind.

Throughout the now two-year war, which has resulted in the death of more than 70,000 Palestinians, Albanese has been one of the most outspoken advocates for Palestinian rights.

I think @mattgurney.bsky.social got to the heart of the world's "USA Problem" "But every single person who departs is being replaced by someone who is totally fine with the new U.S. foreign policy. That will accelerate the process that’s already underway." www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

1. Addressing the myth that commercial bank money is the same as government money Yes, commercial banks do create new money (in economic jargon this is called endogenous money) and the amount of that money available to spend within the economy goes up and down over time -

“One might think that #centralbanks would jump at the opportunity finally to create a #monetarysystem that serves the people rather than the #banks. But most central banks have tiptoed around the issue.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...

1) Impose massive tariffs on China 2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports 3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans 4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase 5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“.. Netflix and WBD .. may have a way out in today’s openly politicized regulatory environment, the lawyer suggested: ‘The way they don’t get sued is by spinning off CNN to a conservative.’” @semaforben.bsky.social www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...

Free tuition and abolishing student debt aren’t new ideas. They’re long-standing demands of the student movement. Education is a public good, and a more educated society benefits everyone. Join the movement to make post-secondary education free: lewisforleader.ca

New on MMT101: Commercial Banks Money Versus Government Money - Which is 'Top Dog'? What Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) reveals about bank money, government money and the interaction between the two mmt101.substack.com/p/commercial...

'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Another CBC story that doesn’t even mention the F-35’s software and the fundamental issue of control. It misrepresents the debate as being only about economics and technical capability. A reminder: Who controls the software of a networked device, controls the device. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

It is my belief that the first step, when a well-informed (about the monetary system) government comes to power, is to ensure economic security for all, with all that implies. Once achieved, you can plan for a future genuinely sustainable, well-being, post-capitalist economy.

More proof in today's strong Canadian jobs report that Trump's trade war is utterly backfiring for U.S. workers: manufacturing employment is falling there, but still (despite tariff chaos) higher in Canada year/year. This proves Trump is no friend of American workers. #canlab #cdnecon

When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to. But this is a major problem.

Re Can-US not returning to normal even if Trump disappeared tomorrow: The die is cast. The US has gutted both its soft power and the international institutions that allowed it to get its way most of the time without seeming like it was. That'll shape the future. The world doesn't stand still.

This is already the situation, and the world hasn't even begun to reduce emissions yet. Last year concentrations of atmospheric CO2 increased by a record amount !!! If we don't stop burning fossil fuels ASAP, we're going to get very fucking hungry !!!

Worth remembering now Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944 "The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."

THUG Ford has sweeping new powers to seize control over municipal water systems, one of Ontario’s largest public assets worth $175.8 billion, raising fears the move could pave the way for privatization (FOR HIS BUDDIES) higher water bills and weaker oversight www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/28/n...

Apparently the Ford government is removing the law that prevented Air Miles from expiring. A popular and sensible law, removed to accommodate a business at the expense of regular people.

“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.” www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...

“To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace” Vincent Van Gogh Olive trees in Madrid, my picture this morning

2 months ago Coastal First Nations asked Minister Hodgsons for a meeting. The liberals got back to them Wednesday and said they could talk on Friday- after Carney announced the pipeline. Hodgson's is a Goldman Sachs buddy. This isn't going to end well. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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This is called right wing political bias…in favour of a right-wing corrupt president. So much for freedom of speech, and good on Bregman for blowing the whistle...

Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water. Experts aren't convinced. pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...

Today is National Housing Day. I write this from Vancouver, one of Canada’s wealthiest cities, and where homelessness reached an all-time high this year. It wasn’t always this way. Canada has a massive deficit of affordable public housing, ever since Liberal governments slashed funding in the 90s.

Good points! This trick will probably work for any "knowledge" job. We used to call them "white collar" jobs, but we don't wear suits to the office anymore. Thank goodness.

While we were complaining about windmills. 🤡

Elon Musk’s compensation could tank Tesla’s earnings for years if they lose the appeal

@mark-carney.bsky.social is edging closer to what would amounts to a 'Stupid Bargain' of historical proportions with #alberta and #oilsands companies. A mega 🧵 @theglobeandmail.com #cop30 #oil #expansion #Indigenousrights #cdnpoli #c5 #ICJ www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #StupidBargain 1/

Big tech will define this economic era, much as finance has the past 40 years. Canada has jealously guarded its financial sovereignty in the face of constant pressure because its role in safeguarding Canadian independence is well understood. Digital policy must be given the same regard.

Incentivizing companies with tax breaks and deregulation won’t come close to restructuring the Canadian economy. That’s out-of-date thinking. The private sector will follow the market. It shouldn’t be counted on to lead. The federal and provincial governments must get directly into the game.