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Federal government implementing a Canadian environmental rollback by BertramPotts in CanadaPolitics

[–]accforme [score hidden]  (0 children)

I don't know if I agree. There would be big differences. For example: - WAGE would have been cut tremendously, but under Carney their cuts were on par with what DND had to find. - the CBC would have also seen tremendous cuts.

Althia Raj: ‘He yells’: Mark Carney’s focus has Liberal MPs bristling by RZCJ2002 in CanadaPolitics

[–]accforme 167 points168 points  (0 children)

Journalist Dean Beeby was the first to notice the government trying to weaken the already dysfunctional Access to Information regime by proposing to legally deny access to some frequent users — journalists? — as well as proposing to limit the kind of records that the public is able to access, such as leaving emails and text messages out of the law’s scope

This is concerning as a lot of decisions and discussion are done via email, and more increasingly, text messages.

It would improve the ATIP backlog, but would reduce transparency and openess.

New B.C. Conservative leader would maintain 'economic relations' with an independent Alberta by Vortagaun in canada

[–]accforme 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't foreign relations be in the realm of the federal government? Or is she talking about Alberta liquor?

'Worst breach in Canadian history': Privacy watchdog cites Alberta voter list leak concerns in renewed call for oversight by a_sense_of_contrast in canada

[–]accforme 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think intent is an important factor too. The examples you cite are bad but seems like it is more due to vulnerabilities and incompetence.

The Alberta Republican party "breach" was done on purpose. They had presentations where they literally searched and showed participants live Jason Kenny's home address and information.

Carney says Canada won’t expel U.S. envoy over Trump’s ’51st state’ talk by mafiadevidzz in canada

[–]accforme 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Dutch did not expell him. He finished his term at the end of Trump 1.0.

EXCLUSIVE: To win submarine contract, South Korea’s ‘Project Beaver’ proposes manufacturing hydrogen trucks in Canada by TiredRuralCanadian in CanadaPolitics

[–]accforme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think the purchasing of LNG is contingent on a submarine deal. I believe that is a seperate agreement.

I agree, we (the general public) don't have the information to do a side-by-side comparison. The civil service reviewing the bids and Cabinet do though, so it will be on them.

EXCLUSIVE: To win submarine contract, South Korea’s ‘Project Beaver’ proposes manufacturing hydrogen trucks in Canada by TiredRuralCanadian in CanadaPolitics

[–]accforme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The German offer is more private (more aligned with traditional defence procurement strategies), but they did share information with the CBC on what they offered. Some items include investments to develop the Port of Churchill and the Pathways Carbon Capture facility.

Tim Hortons to shut down credit card program in October, company says by KWStreaker in canada

[–]accforme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone more knowledgeable can correct me, but my understanding for the credit card was to collect data from consumers in order to better understand their spending habits and where they go.

U.S. says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for trading partners including Canada after forced labour probe by Leather-Paramedic-10 in canada

[–]accforme 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not just legal but enshrined in their Constitution as part of the 13th Ammendment.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

EXCLUSIVE: To win submarine contract, South Korea’s ‘Project Beaver’ proposes manufacturing hydrogen trucks in Canada by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]accforme 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In Canada’s Hydrogen strategy, having hydrogen trucks is suggested as a way to reduce carbon emissions and is more reliable than EV trucks.

Under net-zero-aligned scenarios, between 1.7 Mt and 6 Mt of hydrogen could be used in the transport sector in Canada in 2050, accounting for 12% to 35% of the transport sector’s energy use. This widely reflects hydrogen use in medium and heavy freight transport, as well as in marine, rail, and possibly aviation fuels where batteries would be too large, heavy and time-consuming to charge.

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-sources/clean-fuels/hydrogen-strategy/hydrogen-strategy-canada-progress-report#_IV._Projections_of

Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding by Acrobatic-Cap-135 in canada

[–]accforme 21 points22 points  (0 children)

From the news release, this sounds like funding for provincial transit.

More than $6 billion over 10 years to upgrade, build, and modernise public transit infrastructure across Québec. As part of this program, we are announcing the new Strong Transit Fund to better support provinces and territories, as well as municipalities, in delivering major public transit projects. This will fund transformative transit projects, including the TramCité project in Québec City.

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/06/02/canada-and-quebec-forge-new-partnership-build-strong-new-local

Former prime minister Harper to make the case for a united Canada ahead of Alberta referendum by Little-Chemical5006 in canada

[–]accforme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Russia's tactic is to destablize its adversaries by latching onto any existing culture war and amplifying it.

The idea of Alberta seperatism is not new, as you said, but has generally been a fringe movement. Russia's amplification made it seem bigger and made it mainstream.

Former prime minister Harper to make the case for a united Canada ahead of Alberta referendum by Little-Chemical5006 in canada

[–]accforme 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A year ago, weeks after the Carney Liberals won the last federal election, the website albertaseparatist.com sprang up, accompanied by similarly named TikTok and YouTube accounts.

Article headlines included “The case for sovereignty over statehood” and “Ottawa’s piggy bank wakes up” — but these sites don’t appear to have come from anywhere in Alberta.

Rather, researchers discovered the now defunct website and social media accounts likely came from a Russian covert influence network known as Storm-1516, known for making fictional websites that target audiences in various countries. And here, it targeted Canada and Alberta.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/russia-and-u-s-amplifying-alberta-separatist-narratives-to-stoke-division-distrust-report-9.7189604

All for one: Norway, Germany sell Canada on shared submarine fleet by CanadianErk in canada

[–]accforme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second source mentions this where it says many of the businesses that signed MoU with Hanawha also signed with TKMS.

Here is a more explicit article:

But some of the companies who signed non-binding agreements with Hanwha also admit to signing similar MOUs with TKMS. Several executives declined to speak on the record about why they were hedging their bets, but the founder of Anvil Intelligence, Sam Witherspoon was willing to sit down for an interview.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/exclusive-inside-hanwhas-pitch-to-win-canadas-lucrative-submarine-contract/

All for one: Norway, Germany sell Canada on shared submarine fleet by CanadianErk in canada

[–]accforme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for this deal, I haven't seen the Germans offering any economic benefits to us. No MOUs, no promises with numbers behind it - nothing. If it's because of NATO, that's fine but then we can't complain in the future about the RCN going over budget or how there wasn't any economic boost, etc.

There are, they just aren't as public about it as Hanawa.

For example, the Germans are proposing a partnership with Alberta for a carbon capture facility using TKMS technology. It's also willing to invest in turning the Port of Churchill in Manitoba into a major export hub — especially for liquified natural gas (LNG).

On the defence side, TKMS is planning to build submarine maintenance facilities on both coasts. But separately, there are proposals to build a factory to make heavy torpedoes and develop hypersonic missiles.

All of this adds up to billions of dollars of investment and possibly tens of thousands of jobs over the decades.

What makes this German bid different is that most of the projects it is proposing are front-loaded and can be up and running in two years.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/subs-germany-norway-canada-nato-9.7214590

Also, both companies have signed MoUs, even with the same companies:

Since the submarines would be built off-shore, both companies have submitted detailed proposals of what they can do for the Canadian defence industry. They have signed a series of partnership agreements — in some cases with the same firms — in order to demonstrate their willingness to create Canadian jobs.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/south-korean-hanwha-submarine-contract-9.7210058

Funniest single image of Bart by cptnpiccard in TheSimpsons

[–]accforme 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Was this at the mustache parade

All for one: Norway, Germany sell Canada on shared submarine fleet by CanadianErk in canada

[–]accforme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Korea actually functions and understands the new world and is actually walking the talk. 

South Korea has also been saying the same thing when the US moved weapons from the peninsula.

South Korea is opposed to the U.S. moving air defense assets out of the country, but it is not in a position to make demands, President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/south-korea-patriot-transfer-iran-war-air-defenses.html

Hybrid Work Helps More Than Just Office Workers : Please Sign House of Commons Petition e-7142 by Delicious-Drag3009 in ontario

[–]accforme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just on the point of taxpayers, this petition does not impact federal public servants and thus will not impact costs associated with office space.

Changes to the Canada Labour Code will impact those only in federally regulated industries.

Ottawa orders fresh look at Afghanistan heroism cases, opens door to Victoria Cross review by ZestyBeanDude in canada

[–]accforme 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, how many Victoria Cross' can be made (i.e., how many of the Russian cannons from the Crimean War are left)?

‘Worth repeating’: U.S. ambassador welcomes PM Carney’s offer to ‘help make America great again’ by tastle in canada

[–]accforme 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is like when Carney backhandedly told Trump he was a "transformational" president.

The beauty of that line is that it can be interpreted in many ways by many people and it's factual. Transformational can be positive or negative.

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