@DonDavies Don’t think you will be getting much support in the next election from the Iranian diaspora in Canada, Don. You’re pretty much offside here.
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WSmith
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Trump’s attack on Iran violates UN rules Canada has agreed to uphold. It contradicts numerous values PM Carney claimed he supported in Davos. Endorsing illegality, violence, & destruction over dialogue and peaceful resolution is not what Canadians were promised, or support.
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@FoodProfessor The dishonest reporting of ‘news’ by mainstream media runs rampant in all news reporting, not just the high food inflation numbers.
One has to wonder what the ultimate goal of MSM actually is. The destruction of democracy? Why?
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To my X followers,
I’ve worked with the media for nearly 25 years. For most of that time, the relationship was professional and balanced. But in recent years, something has shifted.
I am increasingly concerned about the state of our democracy — particularly how media, in general, are informing Canadians about food policy, food inflation, and economic policy.
I now find myself learning more about Canada’s economy and policy changes from American outlets than from Canadian ones. Much of our national coverage feels reactive, shallow, or overly fixated on partisan narratives rather than substantive policy analysis.
What troubles me most is the lack of scrutiny applied evenly across governments and institutions.
For example, when the Bank of Canada suggested that Ottawa’s counter-tariffs contributed to food inflation, only one major outlet — Bloomberg — gave it meaningful coverage. The grocery benefit program received very little examination regarding how it would be financed. It took days before anyone pressed for clarity.
During the latest spike in food inflation, several outlets turned to the same small circle of commentators who dismissed any potential role of federal policy — carbon pricing, GST holidays, counter-tariffs — despite mounting evidence that policy decisions can and do affect food prices.
Instead of investigating structural drivers of inflation, much of the coverage focuses on fact-checking opposition rhetoric, even though the opposition has not governed since 2015. Scrutiny should be applied equally — not selectively.
Quebec media, while imperfect, appear to have maintained a broader range of debate. In much of the rest of Canada, I see increasing concentration of voices — often from the same region, Ontario, often reflecting similar policy perspectives — and less diversity of thought grounded in empirical research.
This isn’t about partisan politics. It’s about accountability, transparency, and healthy democratic discourse.
Media are under financial pressure — that’s real. But public trust depends on independence and depth. Subsidy structures, incentives, and newsroom economics all matter.
Canada deserves stronger policy journalism — especially on food affordability, supply chains, and economic resilience.
We need more data-driven analysis, more intellectual diversity, and more courage to ask uncomfortable questions — regardless of which party is in power.
Until that happens, Canadians would be wise to diversify their news sources and think critically about what they’re being told — and what they’re not.
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@Tablesalt13 Then explain the recruitment of the deputy leader of the Ontario NDP to the electoral district of the former MP Bill Blair.
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Mark Carney pivoted so far to the right
that hes now more right-wing than guys like Doug Ford
this is starting to cause problems for him, as he leads a left-wing party.
Erskine-Smith is leaving and NOW Bruce Fanjoy just called him out.
His faction is breaking.
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B.C. Conservative MLAs Bruce Banman and Steve Kooner are joining the contest to lead the party, pushing the field of candidates into double digits.
cheknews.ca/10-candidates-…
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NINE major BC sawmills have closed in the past 18 months alone under the NDP.
Mill closures are staggering events for small communities, and the impacts are felt across the Lower Mainland.
Conservatives have been clear about what needs to change, like solving the permitting crisis, supporting modernization, and keeping our manufacturing infrastructure competitive
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Here is the last few months for the BC Forestry sector in 4 photos
@rparmar_BC and @Dave_Eby should resign. Their ideological forest policies over the last 8 years are now fully be felt when combined with duties and tariffs
@AaronGunn @yuri_fulmer @NVanCaroline
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You're buying B.C. ferries from China.
You're importing 50,000 Chinese electric vehicles.
You've blocked Canada's most important export industry, by banning pipelines and oil tankers.
Anita Anand@AnitaAnandMP
Buy Canadian. Build Canadian. 🇨🇦
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@FoodProfessor Cutting federal workers jobs where it won’t affect their Liberal held seats.
Why not cut away some of the layers of bureaucracy in Ottawa instead?
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Closing AAFC research centres weakens Canada’s agri-food backbone. These labs drive crop innovation, climate resilience, pest control, and productivity gains that farmers rely on. Shut them down, and Canada becomes less competitive, more import-dependent, and slower to adapt to climate and market shocks.
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BREAKING: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is set to announce the closure of multiple federal research facilities across the country — including major centres in Quebec City (QC), Lethbridge (AB), Summerland (BC), Agassiz (BC), Harrow (ON), Kentville (NS), and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC).
More details to come.
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@JohnRustad4BC John, you could have taken the high road. But you’re proving yourself to be the village idiot. And the guarantor of a perpetual NDP government.
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@RobShaw_BC @TrevHal The house rises today. Plenty of time to figure it out
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@JohnRustad4BC But let’s continue to vote for the NDP. Last election same old same old.
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You want to know what failure looks like? It looks like 350 people on Vancouver Island losing their livelihoods two weeks before Christmas because a 60-year-old mill can no longer get affordable fibre in British Columbia. Not because the trees disappeared but because this government’s policies made it impossible to access them.
This wasn’t an accident.
This was policy.
David Eby and the NDP spent years strangling the forestry sector with uncertainty, endless regulatory changes, DRIPA “alignment” chaos, and a permitting system so dysfunctional companies can’t even plan six months out. They handed out press releases about “supporting workers” while mill after mill went dark.
And now Crofton joins Chemainus. And 100 Mile House. And the long, heartbreaking list of communities watching the backbone of rural B.C. collapse.
Eby’s government will wring its hands and talk about being “devastated” — but this devastation has their fingerprints all over it.
Because when you create a province where:
• mills can’t get logs,
• contractors go broke waiting for permits,
• fibre is shipped overseas instead of processed here, and
• your own policies make B.C. the most expensive place in North America to build or operate anything…
You don’t get to act shocked when the last lights shut off.
While Alberta is building, British Columbia is bleeding jobs.
While Saskatchewan is exporting prosperity, we are exporting raw logs and unemployed workers.
And while the world is hungry for lumber and paper, the NDP is busy designing another task force or reconciliation framework that somehow never results in a single paycheque.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
vancouversun.com/news/local-new…
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@GasPriceWizard Shouldn’t he be in parliament working to improve the lives of Canadians instead of flying around the world on a ‘Look At Me’ tour? Because it seemingly is all about one persons image, at least that’s the perception I’m getting.
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Oh splendid.
Canada to be left behind in attracting the AI data centre investments that represent the next economy, nations with energy resources like🇨🇦 have an advantage .
But Liberal obsession with “NetZero” & “decarbonization” means we’ll be eating the world’s dust
Jinglai He 🇨🇦@JinglaiHe
BREAKING: Mark Carney says AI data centres should be carbon neutral through paying carbon credits and calls for the carbon tax to be HIKED. Carbon Tax Carney is determined to drive every single Canadian business down to the US..
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Wonder why the NDP chose not to argue extinguishment of Aboriginal Title in the Cowichan case?
“The province will not advance arguments based upon the unilateral extinguishment of Aboriginal rights,” the policy reads in part. “Unilateral extinguishment is not consistent with the honour of the Crown or with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).”
~AG David Eby’s directive to government litigators 2022
#bcpoli
The Vancouver Sun@VancouverSun
What happened to the promise that private property in B.C. would be untouched? vancouversun.com/news/vaughn-pa…
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🚨The smoke bomber that attacked us INSIDE OF A CHURCH is now verified as a defense contractor with the Canadian military.
We warned this was dark. Never imagined this!🤯
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Fine, pay them more but take away all the free flights. A friend's dad was an A/C gate agent (retired 40 yrs ago). Family vacationed in Florida every winter because he got free flights. Another friend years ago worked for Pacific Western airlines. His barber was in London. He flew over (for free) every 4 weeks. Guy my wife works with is also a flight attendant with WestJet. He takes the summers off and flies all over the world - for free.
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@FoodProfessor I’m not sure what funds you’re referring to. Last time I looked no subsidies were paid either federally or provincially. Unlike America.
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@ws04 Ok, should I add funds given by Ottawa and provinces as well?
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Another downside to supply management?
The hidden bureaucracy costs. Our estimate:
🇨🇦 Canada (dairy): $75–85M/year to administer & defend supply management.
🇺🇸 U.S. (dairy): $50–75M/year (federally centralized).
Per farm average:
🇨🇦 ~$6,800
🇺🇸 ~$2,500
Canadians are footing the bill, but farmers won't tell you.
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@MarcNixon24 Destroying democracy, taking our freedoms for granted. Not too many WW2 veterans left but this certainly isn’t the kind of freedom they defended.
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MAJOR BREAKING: Alberta by-election explodes with 187 names on the ballot.
With 5 days still remaining more candidates will enter the race
What a complete clown 🤡 show
elections.ca/Scripts/vis/ca…
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