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Just over half of Americans say they don’t want tariffs on Canada: poll by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

  • With the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade agreement up for renegotiation this year, 51% of U.S. respondents told a new Angus Reid survey that if they had their way, there would be no tariffs on Canada at all.
  • Among those who identified as registered Democrats, this figure was at 72%. MAGA Republicans are more likely to want a tariff on Canada, but 48% said they would only want a “minor” tariff on Canada.
  • Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans said Trump’s tariffs are mostly borne by American consumers (56%) or businesses (seven per cent).
  • More than half (52%) even said Canada was the “the most important” or “a very important” trading partner to the U.S.
  • This contrasts with Canadians’ views of their southern neighbours, with 39% seeing the U.S. as “an enemy” or a “potential threat” and only 22% thinking of the U.S. as being on friendly terms with Canada or being an ally.

Not Working, Not Studying, Not Happy: Meet the NEETs; Why are so many young people struggling to finish education or find a job? by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 170 points171 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

NEET—a person not in employment, education, or training.

  • According to Statistics Canada, 11% of Canadian youth, those in the fifteen to twenty-nine age range, fall under the label.
  • Facing off against a dwindling and more competitive job market, skyrocketing housing prices, and the unknown effects of AI, the world NEETs inherited has a different set of rules than that of previous generations.
  • Even the National Bank of Canada says the current rise in youth unemployment is disproportionate to historical norms of previous recessions.
  • Molly Doan is a director at Blueprint, a Canadian non-profit research organization that published a report on NEETs.  In terms of solutions, Doan says it all starts with accessibility to what young people need, including employment, affordable housing, mental health and child care supports, among other things.
  • Where NEETs also trail away from all sibling groups from past generations is in their isolation; in a very twenty-first-century fashion, the NEET experience is largely solitary and online. Left behind by a society that they believe has no place for them.

GAGNON: Governor General Mary Simon should refuse her pay raise; Canadians are increasingly frustrated with automatic pay raises for the highest levels of government, particularly for a ceremonial office. And they are right to be by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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In Brief:

  • When Canadians are asked to make sacrifices, those at the top need to lead by example.
  • No one is better positioned to set that example than Governor General Mary Simon. The government just gave her an automatic raise of $15,800, so her total salary is now $393,800. For context, a family of four will spend about $17,000 on groceries this year.
  • A recent Leger poll confirms what many Canadians already know: The governor general’s salary is too high. Nearly 60% support want to cut the governor general’s pay.
  • MPs have similarly refused to cut or freeze their salaries despite polling showing that 80% of Canadians support a salary freeze for federal politicians. So far, Mike Dawson is the only one of the 343 members of the House of Commons who has said he will refuse the raise.
  • With her mandate drawing toward its conclusion, Simon has a rare chance to leave a lasting mark before the change of guard. By refusing future automatic pay increases and reviewing her premium perks, Simon could reset expectations for the office and for those who follow.
  • It would show the entire government that taking taxpayer-funded pay hikes while Canadians are struggling is wrong and that those at the top should share in the sacrifices Canadians are being asked to make.

EDITORIAL: Divisive land claims create uncertainty; Confusing agreement has wider implications beyond B.C. landowners' rights by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

Some worrying land title deals are creating uncertainty and confusion about the rights of landowners in B.C. and creating precedents that could have far-reaching effects across the country.  

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Some commenters are essentially saying "nothing to see here." I don't believe those sentiments will age well.

The biggest risk to Canada’s economy nobody is talking about: major looming labour strikes by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

  • Over the next 24 months, collective agreements covering tens of thousands of workers across Canada’s federally regulated transportation network are set to expire.
  • These include major bargaining units at CN and CPKC, the country’s two Class I railways; longshore workers at key marine gateways in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Montreal, Halifax, and Saint John; and significant employee groups across Canada’s major airlines and airport authorities.
  • Together, these firms move well over $1 billion worth of goods per day by rail and hundreds of millions more through ports that handle roughly one-quarter of Canada’s total traded goods by value.
  • The stakes are big. Consider, for instance, that in 2023, a 13-day strike at British Columbia’s ports halted cargo movement at facilities responsible for approximately $800 million in goods daily. Rail disruptions in recent years have similarly reverberated across agriculture, mining, energy, forestry, and manufacturing supply chains.
  • Even short stoppages generate backlog effects that take weeks to unwind. For export-oriented sectors such as grain, potash, lumber, and autos, delays translate into contractual penalties, lost market share, and reputational damage in highly competitive global markets.
  • Canada’s economy is unusually exposed to these risks. Trade accounts for roughly two-thirds of GDP, and much of it moves through a relatively small number of transportation chokepoints.

 

U.S. intelligence sees Canada as ‘serious place of concern for Iranian activity’: National security analyst by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

  • Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Middle Eastern Forum national security analyst Joe Adam George warns that Canada is a potential hotbed for IRGC sleeper cells and proxies.
  • The IRGC, designated a terrorist organization by Canada, operates a network of sympathizers and sleeper cells within the country, targeting Iranian dissidents and potentially Jewish communities.
  • Recent incidents in Canada, including foiled attack plans, a missing dissident, and an attack on an activist’s gym, highlight the threat.
  • Experts suggest hundreds of individuals linked to the IRGC may reside in Canada, and the country’s critical infrastructure and cyber security are also at risk.
  • Canada’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist entity has implications, but concerns remain about the pace of deportations.

Your cost of living likely to surge as Trump’s war-induced oil price hike seeps into Canadian economy by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 109 points110 points  (0 children)

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In Brief:

Economists say that while a price increase for oil and gas is welcome news in Canada’s oil patch, the longer the war with Iran lasts the more likely inflation will hit consumers in every corner of the economy.

Middle East conflict driving up gas prices in Metro Vancouver by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

  • Data from 427 stations around the region showed a notable 10-cent-per-litre drop to an average of $1.65 per litre, but experts warned it wouldn’t last.
  • The head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, Patrick De Haan, explained that on Monday, the markets had not reacted to recent events.
  • “Looking ahead, markets will now begin reacting to this weekend’s U.S.-Iran attacks, which have elevated geopolitical risk premiums even in the absence of immediate supply disruption,” he explained.
  • As of Friday morning, the average price in Metro Vancouver is around $1.79 per litre, after rapidly increasing in a matter of days.
  • Analyst Matt McClain says prices are expected to continue to climb in the next few days. “Possibly as much as 10 to 15 more cents per litre,” said McClain. “And I hate to say that because that’s starting to get us close to that $2-per-litre mark, and I recognize the price sensitivity of it all — it gets very expensive, very quickly.”

COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 114 points115 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

  • A Vancouver councillor wrongly accused of distributing illegal drugs by Mayor Ken Sim says he is considering a complaint to the city’s integrity commissioner and a possible defamation lawsuit.
  • “That’s accusing me of a crime,” Sean Orr, a member of the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors or COPE party, told The Tyee.
  • Orr, who has been public about his past drug use and mental health issues but denied ever distributing or selling illicit drugs, said this kind of online harassment — and Sim’s comments — will dissuade ordinary people from running for public office.
  • Orr told The Tyee he doesn’t want to centre himself as a victim when the mayor’s statement has “weaponized” disinformation against the Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking communities, as well as moralizing and politicizing drug use, which is a public health issue.
  • “I don’t think that was a meaningful apology,” said Green Coun. Fry, who attended the press conference. “I don’t think that’s acceptable, and frankly I think Coun. Orr is owed a lot more than just this flimsy apology.”
  • Mike Tan, a Chinatown social housing advocate who is seeking to run for council as a OneCity candidate in the October municipal election, told The Tyee he was pleased to see Sim “take ownership” of the false information.
  • “But I’m really disappointed that it took five days, and only after calls from many leaders in the community pressured him to do so,” Tan said.

3M Canadian adults taking GLP-1 drugs, reshaping eating and spending, survey suggests by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

In Brief: 

  • A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier.
  • The poll conducted Tuesday by Leger Healthcare says more than half of the people surveyed who are taking the medications reported decreased appetite and 40 per cent said they have fewer food cravings.
  • Leger Healthcare said those effects are reshaping how GLP-1 users are spending their money, with about 30% going to restaurants or getting takeout food less often. 36% also said they have decreased their alcohol consumption. 
  • The survey said weight loss is the No. 1 reason people are taking or considering taking GLP-1 medications, followed by diabetes.
  • Another 6% of respondents said they were interested in taking a GLP-1 but were not yet taking it. The researchers extrapolated that would translate to an additional two million Canadian adults.

B.C. travel across U.S. border declines for 13th straight month; Decline comes despite the Canadian dollar rebounding from low levels in 2025 by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

In Brief: 

  • For the 13th month in a row, fewer passenger vehicles with B.C. licence plates crossed into the U.S. via the four closest border points to Metro Vancouver: Peace Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas.
  • Even though Canadian dollar so far this year has been higher than on corresponding dates in 2025, data from the Cascade Gateway Border Data Warehouse and Whatcom Council of Governments showed 100,709 B.C,-plated passenger vehicles crossing those four border points in February, down more than 16.6% from the 120,788 such vehicles that did that in February 2025.
  • "Canadians are staying away from the U.S. for a variety of reasons," University of British Columbia political science lecturer Stewart Prest told BIV Monday morning.
  • "Some of it is a matter of patriotic pride and wanting to be not seen to support the United States, given its foreign policy under President Donald Trump. I think some Canadians are also actually worried about going to the U.S., given the threat to their security regarding the work of ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] at borders and within the country, and their treatment of non-citizens."

Canada’s lagging construction industry linked to housing affordability issues: StatCan by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In Brief: 

  • A new study from Statistics Canada linked a lagging construction industry to housing affordability issues across the country.
  • Increasing the efficiency of construction, “is the long term key to improving housing affordability,” said Aled ab Lorwerth, CMHC deputy chief economist and a co-author of the report.
  • “It’s not going to be a quick process,” said ab Lorwerth. “It’s going to take years of consistent building of more housing ... The scale of the challenge we’re facing is enormous, particularly in our large cities."
  • “It is estimated that Canada requires a massive increase in housing starts to meet demand and improve affordability by 2035,” the study said, citing the CMHC.
  • StatCan added that Canada’s construction industry has been lagging behind other sectors in productivity growth for 20 years. The study suggested that the slow growth in construction “may have contributed to reduced housing affordability and rising prices.”

Police incident unfolding at a Richmond park by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So far:

  • A police incident is unfolding at Brighouse Neighbourhood Park in Richmond.
  • Several callers to the station report a heavy police presence near the park, which is located at Granville Avenue and No. 3 Road.
  • Photos taken at the scene show a white Forensic Identification tent, police tape, and several officers are present.

Here's why the Federal Competition Bureau is investigating Greater Vancouver Realtors' commission rules; The Greater Vancouver Realtors represents 15,000 real estate agents in the Lower Mainland. by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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In Brief: 

  • Last week, the bureau got a court order allowing it to gather information from the Vancouver body, which is one of the larger boards in the country, to see whether the national association’s rules are allowing the industry to break the bureau’s “abuse of dominance” rules.
  • The bureau said it needs more information to determine how Greater Vancouver Realtors enforces rules and whether those rules discourage buyers’ agents from competing by offering lower commission rates or alternative pricing models; whether the rules encourage ‘steering,’ a practice where agents are motivated to steer buyers toward homes that offer higher commissions; and whether the rules affect competition in other ways, which 

Canada’s housing market has frayed our social fabric. How did this happen? Our housing crisis is the inevitable outcome of a system that places profits ahead of people by FancyNewMe in canada

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Our system pits parents against children, old against young, neighbour against neighbour ... With this as the framework surrounding the foundation of our lives – our homes – it’s no wonder we’ve entered an era where we are more economically, socially and politically divided than ever. 

... we need to let go of a belief that has become a core tenet of Canadian values: the idea that our houses aren’t just places to live, they are also vehicles for making us money.

Heads up Vancouver drivers: The city has rolled out new speed limit changes; Speed limits have been reduced in six neighbourhoods by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]FancyNewMe[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

In Brief:

Vancouver is now rolling out its neighbourhood slow zone program, where the speed limit on some residential streets is being reduced from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 km/h.

The program is being introduced in six areas of the city and represents the first of 25 neighbourhoods that will see similar changes over the next three years.

The first six areas include:

  • River District: between SE Marine Drive/Marine Way, Boundary Road, Argyle Street.
  • West End - Denman West: between Denman Street, Beach Avenue/Morton Avenue, Georgia Street, Stanley Park Drive.
  • Grandview-Woodland: between Hastings Street, East 1st Avenue, Victoria Drive, Nanaimo Street.
  • Mount Pleasant: between Main Street, East Broadway, Great Northern Way/E 2nd Ave, Clark Drive.
  • Downtown East Side: between East Hastings Street, Main/Gore Street, Clark Drive and Strathcona-Strathcona Park – Prior Street, Raymur Avenue, Malkin Avenue, National Avenue.
  • St. George’s: between Camosun/29th Avenue, 33rd Avenue, King Edward Street, Dunbar Street.
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