SamuelRJankis @ SamuelRJankis @sh.itjust.works

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I think having a nationalized media funding like we do now is probably the best option for journalists to earn a living whithout having to chase views or dubious sources.

They should also have a somewhat open process where people make complaints about places like Postmedia which would result in loss of those funds.

Funding a organization the regularly makes things up or just posts tabloid level stuff is just awful.

Postmedia Tells Shareholders $35 Million in Federal Government Handouts is Now a 'Key Pillar' of Its Business Strategy

https://pressprogress.ca/postmedia-tells-shareholders-35-million-in-federal-government-handouts-is-now-a-key-pillar-of-its-business-strategy/

Just to be clear since it's not in the article. This once failed Conservative leader is making things up again for a theoretical pipeline that Eby did NOT turn down.

And also unless the Conservatives who have a tantrum every time money is spent is suggesting we spends 10's of billions of our tax dollars on a pipeline that doesn't seem like it could even turn a profit. There isn't going to be one built.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eby-northern-bc-pipeline-1.7568135

As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a crude oil pipeline to British Columbia's north coast, B.C. Premier David Eby says he's not simply saying no.

Instead, Eby said he's against the public funding of such a pipeline.

"What I don't support is tens of billions of dollars in federal subsidy going to build this new pipeline when we already own a pipeline that empties into British Columbia and has significant additional capacity — 200,000 barrels," Eby said on Sunday, referring to the Trans Mountain pipeline

He added there's no company currently advocating for Smith's pipeline propos

A recent article showing how mediocre the National Post is aside from just making stuff up but a basic seriousness level.

This a a rather long ass article talking about how Carney winks and it's a problem.

https://archive.ph/ZTk2B

Can people stop spamming the "elbow up" crap. I agree with the sentiment but if that's all you have to say just upvote one of the preexisting comment with it.

There's no value having walls of what is essentially the same thing. This a bad Reddit habit people seem to be bringing over.

If the resulting deal out of all this garbage isn't something decent I wonder if the Liberals last long enough for Pierre to be possibly ousted next January.

Although I suppose we could negotiate a deal then Trump could change his made 2-3 times before that as well.

In case anyone feels bad for ragging on someone trying to apologize. He's not apologizing he's sorry you don't like that he went out of his way to shit on Canada.

Ross posted a statement to TikTok on Monday afternoon saying he's "sorry to anybody who's offended" by his comments, adding that he felt the video gaining attention was taken out of context.

This is a bad news source.

I'm not saying the article is inaccurate but Postmedia isn't even worth fact checking. Therefore not worth reading.

Freeland is a awful politician. If they're going to try to stir shit up could they at least pretend to be educated on the topic.

Freeland adds she is “surprised” that BC Ferries does not have a mandate for an “appropriate level” of Canadian content in the procurement given the value of the contract, although the dollar figure hasn’t been made public.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/eby-wont-stop-bc-ferries-from-building-new-ships-in-china-but-says-its-not-ideal/

No Canadian companies placed a bid to build the ferries. B.C.’s main shipbuilder Seaspan said it’s currently too busy building for the military, and even when it has time down the line, the company argued last September, it won’t be able to compete with countries that pay lower wages and have lower safety standards.

Just to point out the website and OP is pretty far out there. People can find better things to back up their point or read about the problems of the the bill.

The site pretends to be free speech absolutist except for the instances the right wing does it, then it's silence. For anyone else any type of regulation is tyranny.

It's a 6 minute video for anyone wondering and it's a mostly bad one that lacks context and nuance.

For example the Income tax cut they start with. It was a very prominent campaign item as it was for essentially every party during the election. In fact the Liberals had one of the smaller ones and the Green party had the largest income that cut by far.

Then portraying the military spending targets as appeasing Trump. It's been thing long before Trump, it's a owed obligation as part of NATO and if it's for Trump it ain't in a good way.

And this

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/06/17/canada-pledges-4-3b-in-support-for-ukraine-as-carney-zelenskyy-meet-at-g7/

The Prime Minister’s Office said that sum includes $2 billion for the purchase and donation of weapons and materiel like drones, ammunition and armoured vehicles — funding that Canada will count toward its NATO defence spending target.

The hard on crime Conservatives is real quiet these days.

John Rustad does a podcast with Peterson loses the BC Provincial election

Pierre Pollievre does a podcast with Peterson loses the Canadian Federal elections.

For a dude who's credibility hinges on being popular he really ain't doing much for people around him.

Amazing.

the IIU said it reviewed audio from the patrol vehicle where the person and two officers were travelling.

During the recording, someone is heard saying, "You're a neechie that's why," to which the person responded, "What the f--k, did you just really say that, that I'm a neechie?"

The IIU said it "cannot condone such language as appropriate or necessary" but it is not possible to attribute the initial comment to anyone specifically.

For anyone who doesn't know the backstory these 2 MLA's was to nutty even for the BC Conservative's which as a whole is further right than the federal Conservatives.

Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party.

The product is good and the company is fine for the most part. Although customer service is noticeably worse in the last few years even for whatever they call the highest tier customers.

I found the whole Build Canada(bunch of c-suite guys lobbying for lower taxes, deregulation and reduction of government services) thing to be very off putting.

https://thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of-wealthy-tech-bros-bringing-doge-to-canada/

Americans didn't learn from the American events. Neither the first term or even this term with Trump's approval rates going up since late April.

The notion that that people possess the capability to learn as long as they witness it first hand is very overstated. For example there's more anti vaxxers then ever AFTER a pandemic.

Misinformation at the current time is likely the highest risk crisis for example misinformed people fundamentally deteriorates democracy. Societies that do nothing about will likely face some extreme problems.

The recent election result was only a reprieve. Canada’s sovereignty, democracy and well-being are still at risk, and disinformation, economic inequality and climate change are the interrelated crises fuelling these risks.

After voting reform. Probably around the same time we internally do something about housing.

Really just absurd to have a contractor to assemble of team of contractors. To top it off incompetent management managing the contractor.

If only we had a electoral system where we could vote for intelligent competent people instead parties.

GC Strategies did not develop or manage the ArriveCan app, but it was tasked by the federal government to assemble a team to complete some parts of the project.

The rare Tyee article that is direct and to the point.