The issue with that is, by the time the US liquor is sitting on the shelf for sale the US producers already got paid. The liquor is first bought by provincial distributors, even in Alberta via the AGLC, and then sold to the public from government stores, or sold to private liquor stores who then sell to the public. So if that US liquor hits the shelf and we boycott it, it’s either our provincial governments or local liquor stores that take the hit. That’s why the provincial level bans are angering the US liquor industry so much.

Equivalent to getting two of these attached to your chest:

A labour friendly government would outlaw the practice so unions wouldn’t have to waste money and effort fighting this obviously unacceptable bullshit. Wish we had one!

Lots of people are swimming in a sea of American media. American personalities, American stories, American cultural touchstones. This effect is taken to extremes in the extremely online right, as there is a sort of transnational fascism emanating from there. This is why you get people who think Miranda rights are a thing in Canada, or the various amendments to the US Constitution apply. It’s also why we need to defend Canadian media. For better or worse, many people’s knowledge of the world around them comes from the media they consume. And an unfortunate number of Canadians are spiritually American as a result. For example, the premier of my province who thought premiers had the same power of pardon that US governors have, despite being an MLA for years and really having no excuse to not know this.

That’s amazing. Also, this is the sort of infrastructure project that will allow us to create a larger human footprint in the north, which would help us maintain real sovereignty over it more than any military base.

The NHL really doesn’t want me to watch the sport, huh?

Usually a question mark is where non-essential parts of a URL start. So for example:

youtu.be/T___j1atRAw?si=T9de90Ls3GhPIMvb

?si=T9de90Ls3GhPIMvb - This section of the url is for tracking. You can safely lop that off and the link will still work.

He claimed Alberta should also leave Canada largely because Ottawa has mismanaged Canada’s food system. He said not enough food is grown domestically and it’s highly processed.

“I just can’t even touch commercial chicken anymore. It’s just disgusts me,” he said.

If I gambled I think that would be a pretty safe bet.

[Edit] Not that I think these concerns on their own signify much, but taken as a whole with his other beliefs definitely paints a picture of the sort of granola fascist that supports RFK jr.

FAFO, bucko.

He said he disagreed with the public health measures put in place by Ottawa to curb the virus, including mask mandates.

“It really affected me personally because I have anxiety issues and not seeing faces really affected me,” he said.

Oh my fucking god, dude. None of us loved doing that. I’m sure the people with long covid are feeling pretty affected now, and the people who died might also have some opinions for you if they were still able to do things like have opinions.

“Even if we don’t separate, I mean, we ought to talk about this stuff, you know? People don’t want to talk about it.”

Yeah, you’re almost getting it. We want to talk and think about it so little you lost your business over it. Not that you’re learning any lessons from that.

I’ve mostly been around the western half of the country, but even with that limitation, there is a lot to see. We are really blessed with natural beauty.

The problem with the US system is how easily corruptible it is by people like Tobi Lutke. Not because one person is afforded one vote.

They shouldn’t even exist.

That would be great. The consolidation under iHeartRadio (nee Clear Channel) turned a lot of local stations into slop. They tuned the radio to one of their stations at work and I swear to god, it was the same playlist every single day maybe shuffled a little bit. And it seemed like half of the playlist was Taylor Swift. I’m not a hater or anything but that is a lot of radio time to give to one single (American) artist. I would love to have actual DJs showing me new music I haven’t heard before.

I’ll vote remain and no on all except abolishing the Senate. I happen to agree with that one, even though this is totally performative.

I’m sure he can tank ketamine like a champ.

She suggested that he was responsible for deaths and he didn’t handle that well.

Export Development Canada provided between $100 million and $200 million in project financing for the gas-fired plant that will power Meta’s data centre in Sturgeon County, Alta., Canada’s National Observer has discovered.

The federal Crown corporation, which is backstopped by Canadian taxpayers, lent the money on July 2 – the same day that Pembina, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management reached a final investment decision on the $4.6-billion project. Its involvement has not been previously reported and was not publicly announced.

Just in case anyone was wondering whether any level of government was looking out for our interests on this. Obviously the provincial government isn’t, either.

Sorry, I was a little hot under the collar when I made that reply.

Reuters was not originally a Thomson family outfit but rather was purchased by them in 2008.

The Thomson family is the wealthiest family in Canada, btw. Wonder what kind of effect they have on our politics?