2025 Canadian Political Thread
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As I said Wakeup, "long before Trump". If stumpage fee up since NAFTA and pre-Trump tariffs still on BC softwood products then BC just suffering one more undeserved tariff hit. A diversified economy doesn't suffer so much. I'm still wondering why Ontario and Quebec, the traditional source manufacturing in Canada, an absent source of products for BC housing construction. And most everything else brought in by wealthy immigrant buyers.
This is a good overview of forestry in BC, but it applies to all Canada.
-Mass Clear-cutting hidden from population.
-Bad Forestry Management by governments
-Difficult future of forestry as there are no more good trees left, except on protective lands (Prov Parks, National Parks, Protective environments etc), the logging corporations are going after those areas now.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/top...S&cvid=69316be7f794432a991c75f7ad996cd2&ei=90
Isn't there some law in Canada where if you use Royal and Crown, you need the permission of government to use it?
So if they go outside of Canada, can they still use the name?
Just asking for the Royal Bank etc.
Isn't there some law in Canada where if you use Royal and Crown, you need the permission of government to use it?
So if they go outside of Canada, can they still use the name?
Just asking for the Royal Bank etc.
The US exported $107 billion worth of refined fuel in 2023. Singapore & India each exported $55 billion worth of refined. Really don't want anymore crude pipes in Canada throwing away national income and good technical careers of the downstream energy sector. At $3 million per kilometre a finished product pipeline from Edmonton Strathcona to the BC north coast would cost about $3 billion. Plus $1 billion for planning, pumping stations and cost overruns and $1 billion for a 20,000 barrel per day bitumen refinery. Environment friendly and considerably below price of a crude or bitumen pipe.
Inside China’s New Fentanyl Pipeline: From Mazatlán Through Vancouver to Los Angeles
Chinese Communist Party–linked criminal networks have spent decades building a durable base in British Columbia.
Canada Border Services Agency does not disclose inspection rates. Believed that fewer than two percent of containers are imaged and fewer than one percent are physically opened and searched. Canadian sources also pointed to significant weaknesses in “bonded” warehouses in the Vancouver port ecosystem.
“So it implies there have got to be several more superlabs in Vancouver that your police either haven’t identified or haven’t publicly identified—because what is the purpose of sending all these precursor chemicals if there’s not?”
“We’re looking to collaborate with China, because it’s not an indictment against the Chinese government, per se,” RCMP liaison officer Kevin Brosseau said. “It’s companies, chemical companies in China, that are engaged in this kind of conduct.”
https://www.thebureau.news/p/inside-chinas-new-fentanyl-pipeline
So then Kevin, either Chinese government involved in criminal activity in Canada or Chinese government not involved in criminal activity in Canada.
Chinese Communist Party–linked criminal networks have spent decades building a durable base in British Columbia.
Canada Border Services Agency does not disclose inspection rates. Believed that fewer than two percent of containers are imaged and fewer than one percent are physically opened and searched. Canadian sources also pointed to significant weaknesses in “bonded” warehouses in the Vancouver port ecosystem.
“So it implies there have got to be several more superlabs in Vancouver that your police either haven’t identified or haven’t publicly identified—because what is the purpose of sending all these precursor chemicals if there’s not?”
“We’re looking to collaborate with China, because it’s not an indictment against the Chinese government, per se,” RCMP liaison officer Kevin Brosseau said. “It’s companies, chemical companies in China, that are engaged in this kind of conduct.”
https://www.thebureau.news/p/inside-chinas-new-fentanyl-pipeline
So then Kevin, either Chinese government involved in criminal activity in Canada or Chinese government not involved in criminal activity in Canada.
Bloc Québécois wants Liberal bill amended to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws
"The reality people shouldn't be using the Bible, the Qur'an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that the hate — what would otherwise be a hate crime — is done in the name of a religious text."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c9-hate-speech-religion-9.7001891
Youtube video: Justice Minister Sean Fraser
The Bloc Québécois is actively pushing amendments in the federal government Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9), most notably to remove the Criminal Code's "good faith" religious exemption for hate speech, arguing it protects hateful content in religious texts or discussions. Bloc MP introduced C-373 leveraging support for C-9 to get change.
No Bible-thumping in Canada if passed.
"The reality people shouldn't be using the Bible, the Qur'an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that the hate — what would otherwise be a hate crime — is done in the name of a religious text."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c9-hate-speech-religion-9.7001891
The Bloc Québécois is actively pushing amendments in the federal government Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9), most notably to remove the Criminal Code's "good faith" religious exemption for hate speech, arguing it protects hateful content in religious texts or discussions. Bloc MP introduced C-373 leveraging support for C-9 to get change.
No Bible-thumping in Canada if passed.
B.C. is exploring the possibility of building a copper smelter and refinery as critical minerals increasingly become a national security issue.
B.C. produces about 54 per cent of Canada’s copper, yet has no copper processing facilities, so nearly all copper concentrate from the province is shipped overseas for processing.
According to a Government of Canada statement on Wednesday copper smelting produces emissions of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.
https://www.biv.com/news/resources-...melter-to-move-up-mining-value-chain-11650876
Both arsenic and lead have commercial value and can be expected to be recovered with copper. Gold and copper nearly have the same melting temperature. If you can recover gold in BC you're recovering copper. In the financial point of view gold mining recovers any mineral of value in the processing of gold.
B.C. produces about 54 per cent of Canada’s copper, yet has no copper processing facilities, so nearly all copper concentrate from the province is shipped overseas for processing.
According to a Government of Canada statement on Wednesday copper smelting produces emissions of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.
https://www.biv.com/news/resources-...melter-to-move-up-mining-value-chain-11650876
Both arsenic and lead have commercial value and can be expected to be recovered with copper. Gold and copper nearly have the same melting temperature. If you can recover gold in BC you're recovering copper. In the financial point of view gold mining recovers any mineral of value in the processing of gold.
The Japanese smelters have worked hard to prevent us from building a local smelter. BC has typically been the source of clean copper concentrates (with low or no arsenic, low lead, etc.) that they can mix with crap they buy elsewhere. So they have often given good T&C terms. Right now treatment charges from the Chinese smelters are negative. I would agree that having a smelter is a good idea but even better if you had plants that produce wire and tubing.
Reconciliation takes a turn. I haven't been following the argument much, but when a distant centralizing body such as a UN resolution interfers in the philosophy of my local government my hackles go up.
BC conforms to distant UN proclamation to experience Cowichan land claim on residential property owners along the river at Richmond BC. Elsewhere, Transport Canada steps in to halt aboriginal attempt to prevent a nearby helicopter company from flying over aboriginal land. Clearly, centralization insights confrontation and lawfare. Depletes human resources desperately needed to address far more urgent matters. Food, energy and border security. Interprovincial trade. Casting and fabricating of components securing manufacturing of the most common everyday products seen everyday everywhere. Staying out of wars.
BC conforms to distant UN proclamation to experience Cowichan land claim on residential property owners along the river at Richmond BC. Elsewhere, Transport Canada steps in to halt aboriginal attempt to prevent a nearby helicopter company from flying over aboriginal land. Clearly, centralization insights confrontation and lawfare. Depletes human resources desperately needed to address far more urgent matters. Food, energy and border security. Interprovincial trade. Casting and fabricating of components securing manufacturing of the most common everyday products seen everyday everywhere. Staying out of wars.
Today is the 250th anniversary of the defeat of American forces trying to take the city of Quebec by assault. It was the first serious defeat of the newly formed American Continental Army. America, trying to impose its will on Canada, was repulsed. America still constantly works to take Canada down, especially now under Trump and his minions.
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