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- The CRTC’s bureaucratic war to keep community media out of community handswww.thecanadafiles.com The CRTC’s bureaucratic war to keep community media out of community hands — The Canada Files
Written by: Aidan Jonah The Canadian airwaves are often perceived as a banal thing, driven by rather bland citizens accepting of a socially progressive, economically neo-liberal society. Yet, rather than being a product of people residing in Canada, it is instead the product of the Canadian state’s
- Canada likely sitting on the largest housing bubble of all timewww.bnnbloomberg.ca Canada likely sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time: Strategist - BNN Bloomberg
The Canadian housing market is at high risk of unravelling, according to one expert.
- The Impossible Fight to Stop Canada’s Wildfireswww.wired.com The Impossible Fight to Stop Canada’s Wildfires
Canada’s worst wildfire season ever has put unprecedented strain on the country’s firefighters. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced, with millions more choking on toxic wildfire smoke. Next summer could be far worse.
Over 153,000 square kilometres of Canadian land were burned in 2023 (as of August), bigger than South Korea's total land area of 100,339 square kilometres. (CIFFC)
From 2001 to 2021, the total burned area in China due to forest fires was 4,850 square kilometres. (China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration)
In 2023 (as of August), the number of burned areas in Canada is nearly double the 1995 record. (CIFFC)
As of August 2023, 𝟝,𝟠𝟠𝟙 fires have been reported across Canada. (CIFFC)
Forest fires in Canada this year have released 290 million tonnes of carbon, doubling a previous annual record. The estimated Canadian fires emissions account for over 25% of the global total for 2023 to date, and are well above the previous 138 million tonnes Canadian record of registered in 2014. (Reuters)
https://ciffc.ca/
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-wildfire-emissions-double-previous-record-flames-rage-2023-08-03/
- British Columbia declares a state of emergency amid devastating wildfireswww.washingtonpost.com British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires
“We are facing the worst wildfire season in our province’s history,” British Columbia’s premier said, as flames threatened Kelowna and West Kelowna.
- Canada’s mining giants pay billions less in taxes in Canada than abroadthenarwhal.ca Canada’s mining giants pay billions less in taxes in Canada than abroad | The Narwhal
Mining companies are extracting billions of dollars worth of gold from Canada every year but are paying only a tiny fraction in taxes and royalties compared to operations in other countries, an analysis by The Narwhal has found. Experts say Canadian governments are collecting a smaller percentage of...
- Training for RCMP’s Wet’suwet’en raids provided by former U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistanricochet.media Playbook for RCMP’s Wet’suwet’en raids provided by former U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan | Ricochet
Presentation highlights darker truths behind violence and intimidation against Indigenous land defenders resisting resource extraction
- Anand tells federal ministers to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by Octoberottawacitizen.com Anand tells federal ministers to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by October
A letter from Anand to cabinet ministers also asked ministers to engage with Crown corporations in their portfolios to find similar savings targets
- Wages did not cause Canada’s inflation crisiscanadiandimension.com Wages did not cause Canada’s inflation crisis
Wages do not cause inflation but they do eat into profits. And profit, the unpaid labour of the working class, is the lifeblood upon which all the parasitic layers of society depend—from bankers, to bosses, to central bankers. The wage-price spiral is not a serious model; it’s a tale told to frighte...
- Justin Trudeau’s Liberals see lowest approval rating since they formed government, poll showswww.thestar.com Justin Trudeau’s Liberals see lowest approval rating since they formed government, poll shows
Trudeau’s Liberals see their lowest approval rating since they formed government as Pierre Poilievre’s Tories maintain lead.
- Any way you slice it, Canada is one of the worst emitters on the planetwww.nationalobserver.com Any way you slice it, Canada is one of the worst emitters on the planet
A new ranking of the planet’s largest polluters has Canada in the top 10 for total emissions, which climate advocates say gives the country an even greater responsibility to align itself with a climate-safe future.
- In May 2019, a doctor was penalized for forcibly sterilizing an Indigenous womanabcnews.go.com Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped
Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada
- Cities promise housing – and then make new rules that prevent itwww.theglobeandmail.com Globe editorial: Cities promise housing – and then make new rules that prevent it
Politicians, most of whom are homeowners, have long failed to see the urgency in the country’s housing market
- The Bank of Canada Holds ZERO Gold Reserves and Will Soon Deeply Regret This.www.smallcapinvestor.ca The Bank of Canada Holds ZERO Gold Reserves and Will Soon Deeply Regret This.
If you are not already aware, the Bank of Canada holds exactly ZERO tonnes of gold in its reserves. Yes, you read that correctly. In 2016, the BoC sold its last tonne of gold and has not bought any since then, even while inflation continues to creep higher and other countries continue to stockpile t...
- Costco voted most respected grocery retailer as Loblaws, Sobeys fall: surveyca.finance.yahoo.com Costco voted most respected grocery retailer as Loblaws, Sobeys fall: survey
There have been numerous changes within the rankings since 2021, as some discount brands jumped several spots while some chains fell behind.
The national survey of 2,932 Canadians, conducted by Maru Public Opinion as part of the Canada's Most Respected Awards Program, found that Costco was the most respected food retailer in Canada for the second consecutive time.
- Canada continues to support the repressive illegitimate regime running Peru with US military support.www.thecanadafiles.com Democracy vs. repression — Guess what Ottawa supports in Peru? — The Canada Files
Written by: Yves Engler Last week tens of thousands took to the streets of Lima. Thousands traveled from across the country to Peru’s capital toparticipate in the Third Takeover of Lima since elected president Pedro Castillo was overthrown in December. The protesters are calling for the removal o
- Classic Sask Party
The Sask party is currently complaining that teachers make too much money in our province while using tax money to put up billboards.
Also as a teacher finding out I make well under average salary is a little disheartening. If you are wondering how much we're paid it's public information and you can find it here: https://www.stf.sk.ca/teaching-saskatchewan/collective-bargaining/teachers-salaries/. Link sucks on mobile.
- Loblaw, Metro, Maple Leaf Foods, Walmart and Weston Bakeries targeted by a class-action lawsuit in Quebec accusing them of illegally fixing the price of meat.www.lapresse.ca Fixation des prix | Après le pain, la viande ?
Des chaînes d’alimentation comme Metro et Loblaw sont visées par une demande d’action collective leur reprochant d’avoir fixé illégalement le prix de la viande. Les ménages auraient payé des « milliards » en surplus.
- Nearly 40% Of MPs Are Invested In Real Estate During Housing Crisiswww.readthemaple.com Nearly 40% Of MPs Are Invested In Real Estate During Housing Crisis
As housing costs and rents skyrocket, a significant number of MPs are trying to profit through investment in real estate.
- The MSM journalist who condemned Canadian imperialism to a foreign minister’s facewww.thecanadafiles.com Op-Ed | The MSM journalist who condemned Canadian imperialism to a foreign minister’s face — The Canada Files
Written by: Jooneed Khan As Canada kicked out Brian Mulroney’s Tories and brought back the Liberals under Jean Chrétien in November 1993, the new Foreign Minister, André Ouellet, assembled a national brainstorming event in Ottawa on Canadian foreign policy. With more than 15 years (then) as intern
- B.C. ports in limbo as union removes strike notice despite dispute with employerslethbridgenewsnow.com B.C. ports in limbo as union removes strike notice despite dispute with employers
VANCOUVER, BC - The fallout from the labour dispute at British Columbia ports continues to unfold, as the unio...
- More than 300 tenants at 2 Toronto apartment buildings have stopped paying renttoronto.ctvnews.ca More than 300 tenants at 2 Toronto apartment buildings have stopped paying rent
More than 300 tenants at two Toronto apartment buildings have stopped paying their rent.
- Drivers told to stop pulling over to take photos of B.C. wildfiresbc.ctvnews.ca Drivers told to stop pulling over to take photos of B.C. wildfires
B.C.'s Transportation Ministry is telling people to stop pulling over on the province's highways to take photos of wildfires.
B.C.'s Transportation Ministry is telling people to stop pulling over on the province's highways to take photos of wildfires.
- Canada's Indigenous women forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stoppedwww.ctvnews.ca Canada's Indigenous women forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped
Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.
- Montreal police raid illegal magic mushroom shop on its opening day | CBC News
The shop is part of a chain selling hallucinogenic mushrooms elsewhere in Canada. By Tuesday afternoon, Montreal police had made arrests.
- RCMP sniper's bullet ruptured aorta of man in mental distressbc.ctvnews.ca RCMP sniper's bullet ruptured aorta of man in mental distress
At the coroner's inquest into the death of a man killed by an RCMP sharpshooter following a six-hour standoff, jurors heard testimony from an advanced care paramedic.
- Trudeau government and Biden administration conspiring to shut down west coast Canadian dockworkers strikewww.wsws.org Trudeau government and Biden administration conspiring to shut down west coast Canadian dockworkers strike
The meeting Thursday between Canada’s Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and US Acting Secretary of Labour Julie Su must be taken as a warning by the more than 7,400 west coast Canadian dockworkers striking across 30 ports in British Columbia.
- Capitalist dystopia: Canadians are getting applications approved by doctors for medically assisted suicide to escape poverty.mas.to Yogthos (@yogthos@mas.to)
Attached: 1 video Capitalist dystopia: Canadians are getting applications approved by doctors for medically assisted suicide to escape poverty. #canada
- Canada scores first in global housing vulnerability testwww.theglobeandmail.com Beware bank investors: Canada scores first in global housing vulnerability test
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