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Two officials, one from the European Union and one from Canada, with direct knowledge of the discussions said detailed talks were underway to incorporate Canada into the European Union’s new defense initiative. The goal is to boost the E.U.’s defense industry and eventually offer a credible alternative to the United States, which is now dominant.

Specifically, the officials said, Canada would be able to become part of the European military manufacturing roster, marketing its industrial facilities to build European systems like the Saab Gripen jet, a competitor to the American F-35, which is made by Lockheed Martin.

A good news day!

Glad to see Carney fast-tracking the important stuff. I knew we could count on him.

They also want an elimination of the federal government’s cap on emissions, the repeal of the federal carbon levy on large emitters and loan guarantees to help Indigenous co-investment opportunities.

O&G trying to take advantage of the current situation to make more money and fuck the environment.

Fucking assholes.

A tiger can’t change its stripes. Too bad Ontarians forgot that during their last election.

Face-eating leopards and tigers are running rampant there now and I have little sympathy left for ON.

In the read out from the PCC meeting on Friday, it says the participating agencies “recognize the need for the United States to take strong action to counter this devastating situation, but these bureaus share significant policy concerns with the Executive Order as drafted.”

Those concerns include the fact that the EO “cites a statute that does not entail an authority to ‘designate’ substances as WMD,” concerns about “negative effects on entities that legitimately handle, ship, and deliver opioids for pharmaceutical purposes,” and acknowledges that “fentanyl can be treated as a chemical weapon when it is developed or used as a weapon…which risks muddying clearly defined roles and responsibilities between the counternarcotics, counterproliferation, and arms control communities.”

Trump has blown by just blurring the lines since he was sworn in. He’s wiping them out completely.

Honestly I’d prefer that we keep the Irving’s greedy fucking hands off any Canadian military contracts.

They’re about as trustworthy as Trump ffs.

I think in the short term he’ll just keep the status quo, if for no other reason than there’s a shit ton of stuff that needs to taken care of NOW.

When the writ drops and a timeline is established he’ll run in the federal election, after most of the planning is already completed.

… security threats don’t feel close until your windows start to shake.

So very true.

Was talking to my much-younger brother the other day and his response to me speaking about America’s possible incursion was to shrug his shoulders. My bro is highly-educated and doesn’t support MAGA at all, but his lackadaisical response kind of blew me away.

It is true Amaerica may not try to invade us, but it is also equally true they may … and I’d rather be prepared for the worst than be frozen in place by its arrival.

The boosted healthcare funding that JT gave the provinces isn’t bound by the same rules tho, as every province refused to sign the agreement forcing the extra billions to be spent on healthcare alone.

For the most part the premiers love their little fiefdoms and will protect them with our lives.

Yup. If Trump keeps on like this it’ll turn into a full-on embargo by dozens of nations.

And an “advertiser content” tagged to the top of the article.

Carney is probably the smartest man at the big table right now and he knows how to play the game.

This is gonna be interesting to watch.

They’re not dumping any leftovers because they didn’t buy HBC for the stores … they bought it because of all the land HBC owns.

Probably both.

It would not surprise me at all to learn that cheeto had put some pressure on HBC’s ownership to start this ball rolling. After all Trump has said he’d use economic pressure to annex Canada. Almost 10,000 people out of a job almost overnight would fit the bill.

Liquidating its entire business would put more than 9,000 jobs at risk.

If nothing else you should feel something for the 9000 Canadians that will be out of a job.

You’re sitting in a bar in Alaska …

Here’s me pretending, with data.

From trains and highways to power plants and ports, Chinese funding has helped to accelerate Africa’s economic growth and bridge infrastructural gaps.

However, although these loans have accelerated growth, they also present obstacles that may impede long-term development. These obstacles take the form of debt default.

The volume of borrowing from China has generated concerns over debt sustainability in some African countries.

• Angola … $64.8 billion
• South Africa … $21.3 billion
• Ethiopia … $20.4 billion
• Sudan … $18 billion
• Egypt … $15 billion
• Nigeria … $14.5 billion
• Zambia … $13.5 billion
• Democratic Republic of Congo … $13.1 billion
• Kenya … $12.7 billion
• Ghana … $9.8 billion Source

Ultimately, institutions alone do not protect a country from the rise of authoritarianism. Democracy can be fragile. As a federal election approaches in Canada, it’s important to know the warning signs of extremism and anti-democratic practices that are creeping into our politics.

Keep your eyes and ears open and your elbows up, Canada.

As a Canadian it would not surprise me if Carney were to offer that at some point.