The only two I have tried are IsThisCanadian? and Buy Beaver. The former is AI powered and often either entirely incorrect or gives contradicting information, and the latter is community-driven and is missing a lot of data on many products.
I mostly just use the Wikipedia app and quickly check the background info on companies as I encounter them, looking up their subsidiaries and such.
This is huge. If this grains traction it would be a substantial boost to our economy and our defense capabilities.
He doesn't actually care. Never has. He'd burn his own children at the stake if it meant getting a few more scraps of power.
Macron of France has really been doing a good job lately as well with pushing for Europe to become a new world superpower - both economically and militarily.
Good. If Canada wants to keep its northern land then it is going to have to take this more seriously. We live in a world full of thugs that see only weakness.
I hope to never see PP's stupid face again.
Even worse: Cow tools.
I hope so. Domestic production and consumption leads to a healthy economy which, as we've all learned in recent weeks, is a critical matter of security as well. Relying on another country for manufacturing may save on some costs but means that country has leverage on you.
I love Pickles ;-;
I do not believe the US will invade, at least not for quite a while. It would be economic suicide and is very unpopular even amongst Trump's own voter base. Will he in the future? Maybe, and we absolutely should plan for that. Canada needs a proper military and our forces can no longer exist as just an arm of the US military.
I think what happens next will largely depend on our government(s) going forward. Trump's temper, imperial ambitions, greed, and pride all ride on a constant knife-edge and dealing with him requires a skilled and smooth hand. We can further our ties with the US and essentially become a vassal territory, or we can seek new allies and deals elsewhere which seems to be the route we are taking at present.
Canadians need to get used to the new reality that we now share a border with a fascist dictatorship lead by a screaming near-80 year old toddler and an army of yes men. I think we are going to end up a lot like Finland in that living under the constant threat of invasion is an aspect of daily life. The bear hasn't struck yet but one day it will and every person needs to be ready and know how to respond.
Securing our democracy and economy is paramount. The Americans will be attacking our elections, our media, and our protected industries. We have been doing a good job at getting people to stop buying US products but we need to get them off American social media and news sites too - it is literally a matter of national security.
Military service is a hard concept to grasp when you're sitting comfy at home, not a care in the world and all the conflicts are "over there".
It's a very different story when there is an existential threat looming over your head, weighing on your shoulders like a mountain. Canada's armed forces is already meeting its yearly recruitment targets due to repeated threats of invasion from the United States.
There are. Heaps of them.
The US is just a big place and very spread out. And the ruling government and its media conglomerates are trying to keep them out of the media.