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Carney's efforts to make our economy less dependent on the US will come to nothing if we remain digitally dependent. Escaping that dependent relationship will have costs, but we can look to our European allies to help with that.

Unfortunately, he and his pal, the minister of AI, still seem to be utterly enthralled by the Silicon Valley tech oligarchs.

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Harold Jarche 1d ago

"There is one thing we can say for Trump’s attacks on Canada: they have finally given us the space to speak openly and honestly about many of the ways the U.S.-Canada relationship has not been working for us for a very long time — and the digital dimension of our lopsided economic integration is a massive part of that.

If Canada is to regain greater autonomy over its affairs and build a better society, we must get serious about reclaiming our digital sovereignty."

#CdnPoli

Harold Jarche 1d ago

"we’ve seen a rapid erosion in the government’s efforts to rein in U.S. tech companies. Shortly after Carney became prime minister, planned AI regulations were put on ice, along with the online harms bill that sought to address harmful behaviour in online spaces. That was in spite of concretely seeing how those platforms are used by bad actors to sow division within society as wildfires spread across the country again last summer."

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/16/Every-Data-Centre-US-Military-Base/

#CdnPoli

Every Data Centre Is a US Military Base | The Tyee

Understanding how the US uses its tech companies to serve its empire — and how Canada should respond.

The Tyee

Harold Jarche 1d ago

"LNG Canada burned 350 million cubic metres of gas in 2025, more than the estimated highest source of LNG flaring emissions in the world in 2024.
The high levels of flaring call into question environmental claims made about the facility, which government officials have repeatedly said produces the cleanest LNG in the world.

Ongoing problems at the plant, which hopes to double production by building a second phase, could persist for three to five years."

https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-burned-gas/

#CdnPoli

LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal

LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024

The Narwhal

Harold Jarche 1d ago

devopscats 1d ago

Belgium seizes two British cargoes of military components bound for Israel

https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/04/15/766946/Belgium-seizes-two-British-cargoes-of-military-components-bound-for-Israel

Belgium seizes two British cargoes of military components bound for Israel

Inspectors discovered undeclared fire control systems and military aircraft spare parts hidden within the shipment.

PressTV

Harold Jarche 1d ago

Sal Rahman 1d ago

The Parliament of Estonia is orders of magnitude smarter than whoever is in the Parliament of Canada (including Mark Carney).

"Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says"

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/

#CanPoli #CanadianPolitics #CanadaPolitics

Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says

Banning kids from social media won’t work, as they “will find very quickly the ways to go around and to still use social media,” Estonian Education Minister Kristina Kallas said.

POLITICO

Harold Jarche 1d ago

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RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/top-stories-01r3k2ttz/-/a-ip24gVxKTdSLa1JaixFm0w%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0

Oh for [insert cussing] sake.

Who was it that said Canada is three oil companies in a trenchcoat?

Aviation fuel! We could be subsidizing a green transition, we could be subsidizing food, we could be giving the $10/day daycare that we were promised.

No. We're scrapping aviation fuel taxes.

#CDNPoli #Canada #Oil #FossilFuels

Harold Jarche 2d ago

Max Blumenthal 3d ago

Palestine Action defendants are blocked from explaining their motives or mentioning Israel, genocide, or the target of their actions

The British state is destroying its own courts to protect Israel's apartheid system

We are reporting this because British media can not

Harold Jarche 2d ago

PapyrusBrigade 2d ago

Carney's pause in the federal gas tax will reduce prices by 10 cents/litre.They estimate it will cost $2.4 billion, from April until September.

In contrast:
$1B is what the Feds will spend on Toronto waterfront LRT.
$1B is what they'll spend to build supportive housing for homeless

10 cents/litre temporary tax break is so frivolous and fleeting, compared to what they could get for that money.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2026/04/temporarily-suspending-the-federal-fuel-excise-tax.html

#CanPoli

Temporarily suspending the federal fuel excise tax

The Government of Canada intends to introduce draft legislative amendments to the Excise Tax Act to temporarily suspend the application of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by setting their rates to 0 cents per litre, effective April 20, 2026 until Labour Day, September 7, 2026 (inclusive).

Government of Canada

Harold Jarche 3d ago

The United States of Amnesia

https://www.netflix.com/watch/81764759

Watch Turning Point: The Vietnam War | Netflix Official Site

This thought-provoking documentary series examines the harrowing consequences of the Vietnam War, from the Gulf of Tonkin incident to the fall of Saigon.

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