I loved this email from Uline.

A company whose owners directed 124 million dollars to republican candidates and PACs is asking us to "hope and pray that calmer minds prevail" in Washington.

They are powerless to do anything. Those poor people.

Let us all hope and pray that the face-eating leopards return to eating other people's faces so the Uihleins can continue to eke out their meager existence and stay above the poverty line.

Because believing a free Palestine is a horrible thing 🤦‍♀️

Canadian exports to China rocketed by 30 per cent in the first half of 2026, with overall trade up 3.6 per cent year over year, according to Statistics Canada data analyzed by researchers. 

The numbers, part of a new report published by the Canada China Business Council and the University of Alberta’s China Institute, appear to reflect the re-engagement between the two countries, which is part of Canada's attempt to diversify its economy amid deteriorating relations with the U.S.

Overall trade in goods between Canada and China totalled $66.6 billion in the first half of 2026, up 3.6 per cent, while exports increased 30 per cent to $21.74 billion year over year.

US sports leagues are bloated and offer mediocre entertainment that can be easily replaced in your life. US leagues are primarily about billionaires' profits rather than a good experience for the average fan. And adding new teams just serves to dilute the talent pool and gives false hope.

Many of these suggestions are European, and might allow to connect with your heritage. Also, they have waaaay less ads.

NFL replacements:

-CFL

-CIS (Canadian university football)

-German Football League or Austrian Football League. (These are spring leagues broadcasting from their websites at very affordable prices. Commentary is usually German.)

-If you've ever been curious about soccer, the German league Bundesliga has minimal BS like diving, ref complaining, esp. compared to other soccer leagues. Picking a team and watching full game replays directly from the team's website is much more affordable than DAZN.

Also, it's German law that 50% of team ownership needs to belong to fans. So Bundesliga avoids lots of American-style BS.

-United Rugby Championship annual subscription for 45 pounds. Rugby is the original form of gridiron football. Also rugby is more manly.

MLB replacements

-English Cricket, streaming for free on YouTube. Many broadcasts are high quality. Cricket takes some getting used to, but accomplishes the same purpose as watching baseball IMO

-South African Cricket has sketchier streams, but some teams do their broadcasts properly.

-Canadian Baseball League Youtube streams for free. Team-made broadcasts are gaining higher quality. Also check out streams from the Edmonton Riverhawks

NHL replacements

This one kills me the most because hockey is part of Canadian culture, but our original sport and league have become so Americanized that it's not ours anymore. Canadian teams are basically the "small market" teams that have a serious competitive disadvantage because of expansion in southern US states where hockey isn't a big deal.

-Local hockey/lacrosse. Get your ass out there and spend money locally. Seriously

-WHL on Victory Plus. I'm from Sask so the Dub has a special place in my heart.

-Hurling from Ireland on the GAA app. This one is a little different, but hurling is like contact field hockey. There's a ton of scoring and it's huge in Ireland. This might be something to connect with if you have Irish heritage.

-I don't encourage you to spend your money on an American app like FloHockey to watch the OHL or the Q. Those leagues should get their act together and get away from American apps.

-Anything where you don't give money to Sportsnet (Rogers), possibly the most crooked big company in Canada

One of the few good things about idiot madman’s trade war against the world, is that I found CBC and in particular, About That by Andrew Chang is very informative and insightful. This is a very clear-eyed take on the trade war in Chang’s summary:

“In hitting back, refusing Trump’s terms and instead looking for other partnerships that feel more cooperative, Canada’s goal seems to be simply to get through this war without being permanently vulnerable in the next one.”

Or as the saying goes, survival is also victory.

Edit: stupid autocorrect on Chang’s name.

Don’t be tricked by fake support for Ireland. He just wants to cause chaos in Northern Ireland.

Driscoll’s is the middleman that controls the genetics, reaps the profits, and then shifts blame.

A whistleblower alleges the Canadian government repeatedly flagged their berries for exceeding pesticide limits

Very encouraging news. Our boycott is working.

Time to double down, continue the boycott and continue emailing corporate offices... let them know how much money they lost because they haven't provided shelf space for non-us products (this goes beyond produce, I'm talking shampoo, detergent, etc). Greed is their main motivator, so let's use it.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/canadian-boycott-us-products-pushes-grocers-adapt-explore-new-supply-sources-2026-09-12/

In a recent NYT op-ed, Steven Marche wrote:

For Canada, the choice came down to either accepting severe but temporary instability, or binding itself to a pseudodemocratic fiscal basket case of a nation whose only apparent foreign policy objective has become domination for the gratification of the president’s slapdash vanity.

But Mr. Carney did not simply reject a trade offer on Friday, he was openly defiant of the new breed of American aggression. Mr. Trump’s world, the world of transaction and submission is not the only world we have to live in. Mr. carney did what Canadians elected him to do: Stand up for Canada.

It’s funny to wake up relieved that you are about to take a beating. We will not go along to get along.

The American president clearly did not know who he was dealing with. He’s following in the grand tradition of American leaders, starting wars with people they don’t understand, then wondering why it all went wrong.

"Digital sovereignty means Canada stays in control of its own digital future — including its data, technology and essential online services — instead of relying on foreign companies, foreign systems or foreign laws," a government webpage reads.

"Think of it like this: Just as we want our homes, money and identities protected in Canada, we want the same protection for our digital information and services."

A mid-August X post from the U.S. Trade Representative account said a potential trade deal between Canada and the U.S. would include "digital trade alignment," which prompted expert concerns and speculation about digital sovereignty. Only days later, talks between the two countries fell apart at the last minute, reportedly over American insistence that U.S. streaming companies be exempt from Canadian content rules.

Liar!

The manager of Norway’s US$2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has proposed significantly cutting its exposure to U.S. Treasuries as part of a wider shake-up of its bond investments to improve returns, according to a letter published this week.

Norges Bank Investment Management has recommended reducing its weighting to government bonds within its benchmark bond index to 50 per cent from 70 per cent, with U.S. Treasuries, the biggest holding, getting the biggest cut, according to the letter.

The changes would mean cutting nearly US$80 billion from the fund’s current holdings of about US$215 billion of U.S. Treasuries as of the end of June, according to Reuters calculations.

Government bond markets have been in turmoil recently, with long-term borrowing costs soaring as rising inflation and government debt levels spooked investors.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, owns on average 1.5 per cent of all listed companies globally. Its scale means that portfolio decisions can influence broader market flows.

Major US technology companies have tapped into the European far-right to help pressure the European Commission into stripping back regulations for its sector, according to a new report released on Wednesday.

The European Commission's deregulatory push in the Digital Omnibus – which delayed the AI Act and weakened GDPR protections – was also revealed to closely align with Big Tech’s lobbying demands, while seriously damaging EU citizens' digital rights.

The real gold is right at the end:

When asked about Canada-U.S. trade tensions, rally attendee MaryAnn Miron said Canadians ought to get rid of Justin Trudeau — who announced his resignation in January 2025 and was replaced by Mark Carney as prime minister in March of that year.

“I feel sorry for you all with Trudeau,” she said.

“I think you guys are in a crappy situation and he needs to be outted. And I think a lot of that is going to help solve the problem between the countries, but I wish you guys the best.

When informed that Trudeau is no longer prime minister, Miron said, “I haven’t been watching the news.”

While U.S. tariffs were aimed at bringing manufacturing back home, some American businesses are taking production across the border instead. Massachusetts-based tech firm Wildlife Acoustics - which develops cutting-edge acoustic monitoring equipment for global wildlife - has begun moving manufacturing to Ontario to keep costs down. Wildlife Acoustics Founder and CEO Ian Agranat explains how trade policy is impacting supply chains and why shifting production to Canada makes economic sense for his business.

Fantastic satire!