“Canada's incentive program for zero-emissions vehicles, known as iZEV, was suspended more than a year ago after it ran out of money due to high demand.”

Canadian consumers: we want EVs!

Government of Canada: Hello, we're from 2005. Let's do Fuel Efficiency!

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Driving #Affordability
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-auto-strategy-announcement-evs-9.7073975

"Grocery prices in the US have jumped about 30% since January 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics”

anyone else read that and think bullshit they're up at least 100%? #inflation #affordability

"Why the dollar is weakening?
"Fiscal concerns: The size of the national budget deficit
"Monetary policy: ... the new Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, will deliver rate cuts while 'pretty much every other central bank is done,'... interest rate differential causes the dollar to weaken.'
"Political policy [by Trump] is damping foreign demand:
"Capital flows...other countries outperform those in the U.S"

https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/how-a-weaker-us-dollar-might-impact-your-wallet-151447124.html
#TrumpRegime #USPolitics #Affordability

Here… I fixed the BBC's opening paragraph for
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r1e9xx074o:

"A partial US government shutdown entered its third day on Monday without resolution as House Republicans continued to fight immigration reforms as part of any funding deal to reopen the government. Last week, the Senate already passed bipartisan bills to fund most of government outside of Homeland Security."

#USpoli #journalism @BBC_News_Labs @BBCRD #affordability #shutdown #immigration #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #USA

Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, U.S. trade partners reach deals with each other

> Bullied and buffeted by President #DonaldTrump’s #tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath.

> U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding old differences to do so — in a push to diversify their economies away from a newly protectionist United States. Central banks and global investors are dumping dollars and buying gold.

>Together, their actions could diminish U.S. influence and mean higher interest rates and prices for Americans already angry about the high cost of living.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/seeking-shelter-trumps-fury-us-trade-partners-reach-129807256 #costofliving #affordability #inflation #economy #federalreserve #gold

Trump Is Helping Elon Musk’s Starlink Get Billions In Taxpayer Dollars With No Oversight

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/02/trump-is-helping-elon-musks-starlink-get-billions-in-taxpayer-dollars-with-no-oversight/

Unfortunately we wont be able to be there this year, as the dates they chose fall on the date of our state primaries.

But I encourage people to go if they can.

More Info: https://gathering.strongtowns.org/

#StrongTowns #Conference #Urbanism #Sustainability #Community #Walkability #Transportation #UrbanPlanning #Housing #Affordability #Architecture

The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.

https://murica.website/2026/01/the-affordability-crisis-is-real-only-worker-organizing-can-offer-solutions/

#USPolitics #Affordability

"the tiny house trend isn’t new at all. In the 1920s, sociologist and social reformer Caroline Bartlett Crane designed and promoted what we would now consider a tiny home as part of a larger effort to provide adaptable, affordable housing in the United States."

JSTOR article https://daily.jstor.org/the-tiny-house-trend-began-100-years-ago/