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09/09/2026

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09/09/2026

Americans crossing into British Columbia have long been greeted with reminders about converting miles per hour to kilometres per hour.

Now they’ll get another distinctly Canadian message:

“NEVER be the 51st state.”

Followed by a characteristically Canadian:

“Sorry!”

Premier David Eby unveiled the new signs Tuesday at a rally in Victoria, as Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. imports took effect.

“This is a uniquely Canadian message,” Eby said. “It’s confident, good-humoured, and it’s unmistakably clear. British Columbia is part of Canada, and Canada is not for sale.”

But behind the patriotic message is a serious economic reality.

“There is no getting around the fact that people will lose their jobs and businesses will close on both sides of the border,” Eby said. “That is the unfortunate reality of [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s trade war.”

B.C. businesses have already faced more than 16 tariff changes in 21 months, according to B.C. Chamber of Commerce president Jen Riley, who nevertheless backed the Canadian response.

“B.C. businesses have absorbed sixteen-plus tariff changes in twenty-one months, and there are real people behind every one of them,” Riley said. “Seeing the premier stand with the prime minister today counts for a lot.”

Eby’s answer? Buy B.C.

“In the middle of this economic war, a war that we did not start, we can and must be our own best customer,” he said.

He also warned that B.C. could expand its countermeasures beyond the existing ban on U.S. alcohol at BC Liquor stores.

And Eby made another point about the relationship between Canadians and Americans, recalling how British Columbians helped stranded American travellers after September 11, 2001.

“After all of the president’s bad behaviour, after everything that he’s done, if Americans ever had to face the same kind of horrors that they did on September 11th, would Canadians step up in the same way? Would we step up in a sense?” Eby asked. “Well, you bet your ass we would.”

Not everyone is impressed, however.

“Small business owners are looking for more than messaging right now,” CFIB’s Kalith Nanayakkara said, calling for concrete action to deal with uncertainty and rising costs.

B.C. Conservative critic Kiel Giddens went further, calling Eby’s rally and signage a “disguise for inaction.”

🇨🇦 The message on the border may be simple: Canada is not for sale. But the bigger question is whether governments can protect Canadian businesses while standing firm in the trade war.

Do you think B.C. is striking the right balance — standing up to the U.S. while supporting Canadians at home?

Source: Abbotsford News

09/09/2026

The Canada-U.S. trade war has taken another sharp turn.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed five proclamations banning the import of Canadian alcohol, motorcycles, whey products and molasses into the United States starting Sept. 29.

At the same time, a range of other Canadian products — including dairy, paper, wood, aluminum, furniture and mattresses — will face 50% tariffs starting next week.

A senior Trump administration official said the bans were chosen partly because some Canadian provinces had removed American alcohol from provincially run stores.

“These are things that we are doing in order to level the playing field, defend American production and take action against one of the only countries on the planet to retaliate against the United States,” the official said.

“Canada set this precedent of banning things.”

Washington estimates the new import bans will affect “single-digit billions” of dollars worth of Canadian goods.

Trump has also moved to remove Canadian-origin products from certain U.S. government purchasing schedules — another step aimed at limiting access to the enormous American market.

Canada, meanwhile, says it is assessing the latest measures.

“Our first priority remains on protecting and supporting Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses from these unjustified actions,” Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said.

“When the U.S. is ready to engage, our government will work in good faith and constructively towards a more secure mutually beneficial trading relationship that fully respects Canadian sovereignty,” he added.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned that Canada’s decision to become less dependent on the U.S. will come at a cost — but argues remaining vulnerable to American trade policy would cost even more.

“We have everything we need to pivot and prosper,” Carney said. “That pivot will come at a cost. There's always a cost to action. But it doesn't come close to the cost of standing still.”

🇨🇦 The message from Ottawa is becoming increasingly clear: Canada wants a trading relationship with the U.S., but it also wants the freedom to build stronger relationships elsewhere.

At what point should Canada stop trying to restore the old relationship and fully embrace a more independent economy?

Source: CBC News

09/08/2026

What's your count? 🇨🇦

09/08/2026

The Forever Canadian unity movement brought its bus to Calgary on Saturday, as volunteers distributed lawn signs to Albertans who want to publicly show their support for remaining part of Canada.

Former Alberta deputy premier and Forever Canadian leader Thomas Lukaszuk says the movement now has around 160 pop-up locations across the province, with more than 18,000 volunteers helping distribute signs.

Its petition opposing a separation referendum collected 404,000 verified signatures — and Lukaszuk says demand for the signs continues to grow.

“It’s a massive movement,” he said, adding that people want to “show their pride in Canada.”

But the movement isn't arguing that Alberta has no grievances with Ottawa.

“The Forever Canadian movement is not about status quo,” Lukaszuk said. “We too recognize that there is room for improvement, but separation is not the answer.”

“Let’s negotiate,” he said. “Let’s have a national dialogue. Let’s put demands forward to Ottawa, but separation is not the answer.”

With Alberta’s referendum scheduled for Oct. 19, Lukaszuk also warned that internal divisions could make Canada more vulnerable during its ongoing trade fight with the United States.

“Canadians understand that we have to stay united and stick together,” he said, warning that “those disputes will be taken advantage of by external powers, like we see with the United States.”

He argued that Alberta’s separatist debate is already being used by Washington, pointing to references to Canada as the “51st state”, Canadian prime ministers as “governors” and meetings with separatists in Washington.

The unity bus also stopped in Cochrane and is scheduled to visit Red Deer and Sylvan Lake.

🇨🇦 Alberta clearly has demands. But does leaving Canada really need to be one of them?

Can Alberta fight for more provincial power and still build a stronger future within a united Canada?

Source: CTV News

09/08/2026

Canada’s counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of American goods took effect just after midnight, escalating the trade dispute as Ottawa prepares for possible further retaliation from Washington.

The dollar-for-dollar tariffs range from 15% to 50%, matching the latest U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian products after trade talks collapsed last month.

In a new video titled “Forward Guidance: A Stronger Canada,” Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Canadians that reducing Canada’s dependence on the United States will not be painless — but argued that standing still would cost even more.

“We have everything we need to pivot and prosper,” Carney said.

“That pivot will come at a cost. There's always a cost to action. But it doesn't come close to the cost of standing still.”

Carney also reached back into Canadian history, recalling previous moments when the country faced pressure from the United States.

He pointed to Sir John A. Macdonald and the Canadian Pacific Railway, saying it helped unite the country and “made our presence undeniable and unbreakable.”

He also invoked William McKinley’s 1890 Tariff Act, which imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. Carney said Canada responded with resilience, ultimately strengthening its economy while the U.S. was dragged into “a four-year economic depression.”

His message: Canada has faced American pressure before — and survived it.

“We're stronger now than when the United States started this trade war a year and a half ago — more unified, more determined, more ambitious,” Carney said.

But Washington is preparing its next move. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says American retaliation could come as early as today, while further Canada-U.S. talks are expected later this week.

For Carney, however, this is about more than tariffs.

“This is about who we are as Canadians. It's about our livelihoods and the country that we leave to our kids. It's about making Canada strong and it's about the compassion that makes us who we really are.”

🇨🇦 Canada may pay a price for standing on its own — but Carney is betting Canadians would rather pay that price than remain vulnerable to decisions made in Washington.

Is this the kind of moment when Canada should stand firm and build greater independence — or is the cost simply too high?

Source: CBC News

07/09/2026

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06/18/2026

A new federal bill meant to address long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities is already drawing serious criticism from Indigenous leaders.

The Carney government tabled Bill C-37 this week, saying it is aimed at improving access to clean drinking water in First Nations.

But leaders say the new legislation removes or weakens key protections that existed in the previous Trudeau-era Bill C-61, which recognized the human right of First Nations to clean drinking water.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said there are “red flags” in the new bill.

“This government is continuing a troubling shift from the explicit recognition of First Nations rights towards provincial priorities,” she said.

One major concern is source water protection. Critics say the new bill weakens protections by relying more on voluntary agreements with provinces for waters flowing into First Nations communities.

Anishinabek Nation Grand Chief Linda Debassige said Bill C-37 was not developed with the same level of partnership as earlier efforts.

“Unlike previous legislative efforts, which were developed through meaningful dialogue and partnerships with First Nations knowledge keepers, technicians, Bill C-37 was introduced without broad or meaningful input by First Nations,” she said.

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty defended the changes, saying it took time to review years of consultation and that the bill was adjusted to make it harder for provinces to challenge.

“Really going and digging into six years of consultation is not something that I would have felt comfortable analyzing and rushing through,” she said.

She also said provincial co-operation is necessary.

“I also think that right now, the space and the time that we're in as a country, it is essential to have provinces and territories work with us,” Gull-Masty said.

Conservative Indigenous Services critic Billy Morin said First Nations have already waited too long.

“First Nations got to wait all summer just for them to have a break to get back to this conversation after six years of broken promises,” he said.

The debate now is difficult but important: Canada says it wants to fix long-term water problems, but First Nations leaders say the new approach risks watering down rights and consultation.

Clean drinking water should not be a political luxury in this country. So the question is: does Bill C-37 finally move Canada forward — or does it prove reconciliation is being pushed behind provincial and economic priorities?

Source: CBC News 🇨🇦

06/15/2026

Rural Ontario communities are grieving after the devastating Mapleton Township crash that killed five children from the same family.💔

The collision happened Friday at 4th Line and Wellington Road 12, northwest of Kitchener-Waterloo. Police say the crash involved an SUV and a van carrying 10 people. The children who died were four girls and one boy, ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.

Four adults and one infant from the van, along with the SUV driver, were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

Nearby resident Katharina Boese said she was outside feeding her chickens when she heard the crash and saw a tire land in her yard. She later saw the van lying on its side in a field, with debris scattered across the scene.

“It’s horrible. It’s horrible,” she said.

Boese said she and her husband ran to help, along with other bystanders. She found the infant in the back seat of the van and spoke to the child until paramedics arrived.

By Sunday, community members had begun stopping at the intersection, leaving flowers, stuffed animals and wooden crosses to honour the children.

Police say the family was from the Elmira area, a close-knit community now carrying an enormous loss.

“A tragedy like this, you mourn the loss of five young lives that don't get to grow up and live a full life,” said Woolwich Township Mayor Sandy Shantz.

She added that many people are worried about the family and those connected to them.

“I think the community comes together and surrounds them,” Shantz said. “I think a sense of faith can give them strength to handle it.”

Kara Carter, a pastor at Elmira Mennonite Church, said the grief is being felt deeply.

“When one in our community is suffering, we all suffer,” she said.

“There was a deep sense of shock and despair — deep, deep grief,” Carter added. “And we wonder: How can these things happen, and so close to home?”

Five young lives were taken far too soon. A family is shattered. A community is hurting.

May the children rest in peace, and may their loved ones, the injured, the first responders, and everyone who tried to help find strength in the days ahead.🤍

Source: CBC News 🇨🇦

06/15/2026

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is once again sitting at the top of Canada’s premier approval rankings.

A new Angus Reid Institute survey puts Kinew at 62% approval, making him the only premier in Canada with majority support. Angus Reid says that gives him a 12-point lead over every other provincial leader.

The numbers come as Kinew has been in the national spotlight, including for his public clash with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over Indigenous consultation in a proposed sovereignty referendum.

Angus Reid also noted that Kinew has pushed back against the enthusiasm some premiers have shown for large-scale data centre projects, including opposing a proposed facility in Manitoba.

The top three premiers in the survey:

🔹Wab Kinew, Manitoba — 62%
🔹Tony Wakeham, Newfoundland and Labrador — 50%
🔹Scott Moe, Saskatchewan — 50%

Meanwhile, some other premiers are seeing their numbers fall.

Danielle Smith dropped to 39%, down from 46% in the previous survey. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and B.C. Premier David Eby also saw notable declines, with Ford down 10 points and Eby down six points.

New Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette begins her term with 39% approval.

The Angus Reid Institute surveyed 1,803 Canadian adults online from May 7 to 11, using a sample designed to reflect Canadians by region, age, gender, income, education and other factors.

So the question is hard to ignore: is Wab Kinew connecting with voters in a way other premiers are not — or are Canadians simply growing more frustrated with their provincial leaders?

Source: CTV News 🇨🇦