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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 8h

Na. They want to freely dump automobiles and steel...hurting Canada and killing jobs.

We can find other crops to rotate instead of canola. We can find other markets for our canola.

It isn't like US farmers and soy exports to China. They are F'ed.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 8h

Yup.

US farmers' soy is a different story. Not many markets and none as big as China. China is buying from the Argies and Brazilians and will most likely continue.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 12h

He is not a socialist, but can see the pitchforks coming.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 12h

We aren't dumping cheap canola in their market. They are dumping cheap cars and steel in ours.

If we allow their cars into our market it will kill Canadian auto jobs, real and potential.

If they don't buy our canola we can grow lentils, wheat and other things on that land and ship elsewhere.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 20h

Many people who are recreating our world at worst hate people or at best find dealing with other people the greatest nuisance in life.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 20h

And we should do like Europe and have freight trains operate at night where slow 100 car trains aren't blocking traffic at crossings during busy hours.

Fast Via trains during the day would interfere less with car traffic and sell more seats...getting more cars off the road.

devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 20h

The source of the problem is freight owns the rails and freight trains are slow, so the tracks are allowed to be poorly maintained by CN, CP etc.

If CN can't maintain their tracks properly than we should nationalize them.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

I listen to CBC podcasts only. I fast forward through the crap like mini maga.

devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

The choice is lazy colonialism or ambitious nation building.

It is time for the latter. Time to be masters in our own house.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is an insane bully and will damage his own economy so he can make a buck, let alone ours.

Any journalist, commentator or politician who thinks there are predictable friendly outcomes available to Cda is either a moron stealing a living or a performative liar filling columns or TV time for $.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

Frank Zappa, a republican, warning that the US was heading towards a fascist theocracy in ... 1986.

youtube.com/watch?v=fam5...

Zappa defines "Fascist Theocracy"

YouTube video by Paul Hinrichs

youtube.com

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

Canada Reports Job Increase of 60,400 Positions in September, Surpassing Expectations of 5,000 After Last Month's Loss of 65,500 💼🍁

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

Canada's Unemployment Rate Remained Steady at 7.1%, Matching Last Month's Figure and Below the Expected 7.2% 📊

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

Big news. 60K !

BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 1d

Canada is broken? Really? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Canada's economy added 60K jobs last month | CBC News

Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

www.cbc.ca

devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

It could be that there will be a US market and a separate market for the rest of the Americas or trading blocks outside the US.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

We have a common market with Mexico. And we are in the TPP with Japan, UK, Australia, NZ, Chile.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 1d

Mexican and Canadian market together with NAFTA.

Canada and Mexico are also in the Trans Pac Partnership with Japan...

That helps sourcing and logistics too.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

You can save yourselves. I think their strength is abusing what people of good spirit in the US have built. Their weakness is they can't create a 300 million community like that. Their strength is division, not multiplication.

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 2d

The latest news from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States shows our boycotts are working.
Year over year Canadian sales are down 85%!
No other market is even close.
Way to go Canadians!❤️🇨🇦🫂
EU down 12%
UK down 29%
Japan down 23%
Join us friends.
www.distilledspirits.org/news/america...

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

We are trying to save our current economy and protecting future investment until we diversify away from you guys.

You want the rest of the world to sacrifice themselves to protect USers from a guy you voted for twice? Scold other USers who did this, not us.

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

But Canadians are better at reading a room and judging reactions. That helps you get what you want more than polite ways to say F off. :)

devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

This is brilliant how Eby talks about major projects and development. Great stuff.

My name is Joeline and I am Canadian 💗 @jsw2jz.bsky.social · 3d

Oh its going to be interesting 🤣 Have you seen this video of Premier Eby. At about 20-21 min mark he talks about when all the Premiers went down. It made the hair on the back of my neck go up.
youtu.be/RTNz7HHMK2I?...

LIVE: "Look West" with David Eby, Premier of British Columbia | The Herle Burly

YouTube video by Air Quotes Media

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

Eby: “What the conservatives in Alberta are pushing is an entirely political creation in the lead up to their election for wedge politics at the expense of British Columbia and Canada’s economy.”

Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 3d

Danielle Smith loves to pick fights but if I were her I might have thought twice about picking one with a guy who is 6’7”, spits facts, and absolutely nailed the real reason she’s shilling for a pipeline.

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marymary🍁🍁🍁🍁 @marymarymary.bsky.social · 3d

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devokneivel.bsky.social @devokneivel.bsky.social · 2d

Kinew tells it like it is. Negotiating with the US is frankly weird and petty, but our sovereignty and our industry is at stake, so play along and get what you can. But never lose your dignity.

I can't imagine him bring disappointed with Carney's skills handling Trump so far.

Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 4d

KINEW: "We have to be able to make a deal and, you know, to play nice when we're in the Oval Office, 'Oh yes, look at all the gold. It looks really nice. Way to go.'"