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"The billionaire breakup."
Elon Musk is likely to be a thorn in Trump's side for the rest of his term in office, says Diane Francis, editor at large at the National Post, on The Trump Report.
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Diane Francis is the author of "Merger of the Century, Why Canada and America Should Become One Country", 2013... at this link:
"No two nations in the world are as integrated, economically and socially, as are the United States and Canada. We share geography, values and the largest unprotected border in the world. Regardless of this close friendship, our two countries are on a slow-motion collision course―with each other and with the rest of the world. While we wrestle with internal political gridlock and fiscal challenges and clash over border problems, the economies of the larger world change and flourish. Emerging economies sailed through the financial meltdown of 2008. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that by 2018, China’s economy will be bigger than that of the United States; when combined with India, Japan and the four Asian Tigers―South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong―China’s economy will be bigger than that of the G8 (minus Japan). Rather than continuing on this road to mutual decline, our two nations should chart a new course. Bestselling author Diane Francis proposes a simple and obvious What if the United States and Canada merged into one country? The most audacious initiative since the Louisiana Purchase would solve the biggest problems each country expects to the U.S.’s national security threats and declining living standards; and Canada’s difficulty controlling and developing its huge landmass, stemming from a lack of capital, workers, technology and military might. Merger of the Century builds both a strong political argument and a compelling business case, treating our two countries not only as sovereign entities but as merging companies. We stand on the cusp of a new world order. Together, by marshaling resources and combining efforts, Canada and America have a greater chance of succeeding. As separate nations, the future is in much greater doubt indeed.
Weekly progress report in Sackville New Brunswick's newest housing project from laffordrealty.com - 7 storey 80-90 rental units - a new high in housing.
Across from Mount Allison University's Convocation Hall on York Street.
An Indigenous Elder says police racially profiled and aggressively questioned him in Dublin, Ireland earlier this month.
Wolastoq Grand Chief Ron Tremblay — also known as Spasaqit Possesom, or morningstar burning — is asking for a written apology from the Irish police, also called the Garda Síochána or simply the Gardaí.
A Gardaí spokesperson said in an email that the police force "does not comment on named individuals." The spokesperson added: "We are making enquiries and will get back to you in due course." They had not responded by the time of publication to queries including how the police deal with complaints from the public.
Tremblay said the incident took place on March 2 on Grafton Street, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare known as one of the main shopping streets in Dublin's city centre.
Tremblay, who is also an Elder-in-Residence at St. Thomas University, was travelling with three colleagues and six students from STU's Wabanaki Student Centre. Their trip involved a visit to Trinity College and its School of Linguistics.
While some of his companions were checking out the shops on Grafton Street, Tremblay waited outside, enjoying some sunshine on an otherwise cool day. "I'm not a really big shopper so I stayed outside," he said.
He noticed two police officers, a man and a woman, glancing at him as they walked by him on the busy street, and again as they returned in the other direction. He didn't think anything of it at the time, as he stood among an ethnically diverse crowd. "There were literally thousands of people on the street."
His group soon left the area, but they later returned to Grafton Street after lunch. Once again, Tremblay waited outside alone while his companions went inside the shops. The same two police officers walked by, glancing at him again.
"They went up to the end of the street, turned around and came back," he said. "And I noticed they were coming right towards me." This wasn’t Tremblay's first time in Ireland — in fact, it was his fifth —and previously he had been travelling with his wife, who is Irish. Since he'd never had problems in Ireland, he assumed the police wanted a quick chat.
But that wasn’t the case. "The female police approached me. She said, 'What are you doing standing here?'" When he explained that he was waiting for colleagues and students, the police officer replied that he had been waiting there for a long time, even though he had departed and returned to the area.
"I believe she asked me this three times, what I was doing there. And I told her the same exact thing," Tremblay said. "Each time that she spoke to me, the male police started to get a little bit closer" until he was perhaps one foot away. "I'm thinking, am I going to get arrested here?" he recalled. "If the students and my colleagues don't come out of the store and they arrest me, how will they know that I was arrested?"
The encounter was brief, lasting perhaps a couple of minutes, but it didn’t feel so brief for Tremblay. "You know, when you're in that situation, it seems longer." The police eventually walked away.
The incident unfolded near a cigar shop with a wooden Indian statue outside. He noted the irony of encountering the stereotypical, racist image shortly before his disturbing encounter with the police. "I'm thinking well, we're taking back our place... and then 15 minutes later I get harassed by the police."
Tremblay doesn't know why he was singled out on the busy street, but he speculated that it had something to do with his appearance. He wore a hat with beadwork and a jacket featuring a Native design. Perhaps most importantly, he has prominent facial tattoos.
Speaking to the NB Media Co-op, he described the special significance of those tattoos. About 30 years ago, after fasting, Tremblay had a vision of a man with facial tattoos. He described this man to his teachers, and none of them had heard of him before.
"In 2017, when I was selected as the Grand Chief through the Clan Mothers, I was getting ready that morning for my installation and I looked in the mirror, and my wife was braiding my hair, and as I looked into the mirror, I realized the old guy that I seen 30-some years ago with facial tattoos was me in the future," he said.
The tattoos themselves each represent a member of his family. Tremblay said they aren't meant to attract attention but rather "to represent who I am and who my family is and what my responsibilities are.”
To read the full story, go to nbmediacoop,org
Lance Francis is a St. Thomas University student and a member of Elsipogtog First Nation. This reporting has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
Controversial plans to expand the Spruce Lake Industrial Park moved forward at Saint John city council this week, as eight bylaw amendments necessary for the project passed third reading, receiving unanimous support from city councillors.
A provincial Environmental Impact Assessment is still pending before the project goes forward.
Residents of the neighbouring Lorneville community — who have expressed virtually universal opposition to the project — reacted quickly to the news, with the group Save Lorneville saying they were “extremely disappointed” by the news.
“The greater Lorneville community is united and resilient, as they remain motivated to keep fighting this proposal,” the group said in a press release.
“Lorneville residents have consistently stated they are not opposed to development; however, it must be sensible and reasonable.”
The grassroots organization called the public hearing process a “completely staged sham.”
The City of Saint John “never really had any intention of actually working with the Lornevillle community,” the statement said, adding that there was “no limit to how low they would stoop to get the proposal approved.”
Lorneville residents had asked for additions to the Monday evening’s agenda, according to Chris Watson, an opponent of the project.
Those requested additions included “relevant letters from First Nations,” a new report from tree ring expert Ben Phillips, and answers to 71 questions which he said remained unanswered.
Those requests were apparently disregarded by city council, which passed the various motions without further discussion on Monday evening. “That completes third reading for Lorneville,” Mayor Donna Reardon remarked.
The disappointment of residents was on display at the council meeting, as video footage showed that much of the audience left after the motions regarding Lorneville passed.
Residents have expressed concern over issues including the destruction of wetlands and old-growth forest, potential damage to residents’ well water, and Indigenous title over the land.
The city has said the project will create jobs in a city vulnerable to American tariffs, and that it’s focussing on “green and clean economic” sectors. City staff argued that the industrial park must be expanded as outlined in Saint John’s municipal growth plan, known as PlanSJ.
Geoff Martin, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University, said there’s a tendency in New Brunswick for certain areas to be treated as “sacrifice zones” for industrial development.
“I think not enough effort is typically made to work with people or to accommodate their concerns or their issues, because it’s just sort of like full-speed ahead,” said Martin, who has expertise in municipal politics, in an interview with the NB Media Co-op.
He said municipal governments must consider deviating from their economic growth plans, notably in the context of widespread opposition and the “serious information deficit” that typically exist about those kinds of plans.
“It’s not like we really have a strong sense of consent,” he said.
The city had established a Lorneville community liaison committee, but “if you’ve got residents complaining about this model, then it needs to be made more effective,” Martin added.
Ben Phillips, an environmental lecturer at Mount Allison University, recently stated that the fourth oldest tree on record in New Brunswick had been located in the area slated for development, and that the forest should “be immediately protected.”
The project is still pending an Environmental Impact Assessment by the provincial government, but many residents regard the process as a rubber stamp.
Martin said those processes tend to exist “for performative purposes,” as governments prioritize development.
He added that he’s “not terribly optimistic” about a change of course based on the environmental assessment. “I don’t think that’s really how things work in New Brunswick,” he said.
‘Divide-and-conquer tactics’
Earlier, the Caribou Club, a land-based treaty education group, held a walk-through at the site of the planned expansion near Saint John, which is also known as Menahkwesk.
The group invited Mayor Donna Reardon and city councillors to attend the walk, which took place on June 26, but they declined, according to an open letter from the group addressed to the decision-makers.
For the full report, check out our online publication at nbmediacoop.org.
Lucas Reynolds is a student at Mount Allison University and a summer intern at the NB Media Co-op. David Gordon Koch is a journalist with the NB Media Co-op. This reporting has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
On today’s episode of the Candice Malcolm Show, Candice discusses EXPLOSIVE allegations against the CBC from former host Travis Dhanraj, describing a culture of intimidation, bullying and bias that forced him out. Candice reads his open letter and discusses the ramifications of repeated whistle-blowers describing this abusive behaviour inside the bloated state broadcaster.
Next, Candice talks about Juno News’ successful Calgary Stampede reception and she plays clips of both Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre talking about Juno News.
She highlights Carney’s many missteps at Stampede over the weekend, and shows how the legacy media tried to cover it up.
Finally, in an EXCLUSIVE segment for Juno News Premium Subscribers, Candice is joined by True North investigative journalist Melanie Bennet who uncovered a BOMBSHELL report about transing kids and mutilation surgeries for teenagers under the supposedly “conservative” government of Tim Houston.
Juno News and friends... are they really indie media?
On this edition of the NB Update, we look at some of the challenges facing local journalism.
That was the focus of the Local News Matters symposium, a one-day event that took place recently at Mount Allison University in Sackville.
Data from the past 15 years shows that communities across Canada are losing their local journalism outlets faster than new ones are starting up, especially in poorer and smaller communities.
"At least 239 communities have experienced net losses, so more have closed than opened, and only 76 places across the country have experienced a net gain," said April Lindgren, a professor in the school of journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, during her keynote address.
She added that in places where local outlets continue to operate, cutbacks are causing newsrooms to shrink. "The blight is spreading."
Massive changes that have accompanied the rise of the internet have made it harder for news outlets to stay in business while social media leaves people exposed to rumours, misinformation, and propaganda.
That's a problem, especially now that Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — has blocked people from sharing links to news websites on those platforms in Canada.
Against this grim backdrop, people at the event shared ideas about how to keep local journalism alive. The NB Media Co-op livestreamed the keynote speech and panels from the event.
This extended edition of the NB Update features highlights from the event, including perspectives from co-organizer Erica Butler, news director at CHMA; journalist Bruce Wark of the Wark Times; Ariana Hislop and Jaya Condran, editors from Mount Allison's student newspaper, The Argosy; and student journalist Aiden Rayner of the Saint Croix Courier.
The NB Update is a collaboration between the NB Media Co-op and CHCO TV.
This reporting has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
Elsipogtog First Nation is currently in negotiations with the federal and provincial governments in cases meant to address the history of stolen Mi'kmaq land in the territory known today as New Brunswick.
To learn more about what's at stake and the current status of negotiations, NB Media Co-op volunteer Lance Francis interviewed lawyer Amy Sock of the Elsipogtog Claims Centre.
Sock explained that two separate cases are underway. The first, known as the 1824 Illegal Taking Claim, deals with the historic loss of reserve land and primarily involves negotiations with the feds.
Colonial authorities set aside more than 50,000 acres of land in the early 1800s for the so-called Richibucto Tribe of Indians, now called Elsipogtog First Nation.
Today, their reserve land covers only 4,600 acres, according to data from the Claims Centre. Canada admitted that it had breached its obligations to the First Nation in 2020 and offered to negotiate a settlement.
Elsipogtog has received a $30 million advance from the feds while they negotiate this final settlement, and some of that money has been distributed to community members in $1,000 payments. However, there have been complaints locally about delays.
A referendum about the final settlement and how to allocate the money it is expected to take place as early as 2026, ahead of band elections. "It could be another couple of years, but I'm thinking that it's going to be sooner," Sock said.
Also currently underway is an Indigenous title case covering a large area of New Brunswick. Elsipogtog asserted title to about a third of the province in 2016.
Eight other Mi'kmaq nations more recently asserted title to a larger area overlapping with the territory previously claimed by Elsipogtog.
Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc., an Indigenous rights collective bringing together Mi'kmaq bands in the province, has said they are in discussions with Elsipogtog over harmonizing the two cases.
"The comprehensive land claim is in a larger scale and it encompasses more than half of the whole New Brunswick, where we consider it to be a Mi'kmaq unceded traditional territory," Sock said.
Wolastoqey Nation launched a separate title claim covering the western half of the province in 2021, a case involving territories overlapping with the Mi'kmaq claims. However, Indigenous leaders have said they're not in competition.
The Mi'kmaq title case may eventually lead to a self-governance agreement, Sock said. She estimated that it might take a decade to resolve.
Lance Francis is a St. Thomas University student and a member of Elsipogtog First Nation. Video production and editing by NB Media Co-op staff reporter David Gordon Koch. This reporting has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada, administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS).
Danny and Charlie go out to St Paul's Cathedral, the London Stock Exchange, and the Bank of England spreading a universal message of peace and love; namely, that EVERYTHING IS OK. These are our experiences with the people who do not want that message told to the fine citizenry of London. We do learn, however, that most places are designated as (the illusory) "private property" and as such freedom of speech, human rights, and normal human decency do not apply.
