https://youtube.com/shorts/1ISKiIjjEJI?si=V2bICNR3GijOBNZs

Next month will be the 25th anniversary of 9/11. #Gander played a pivotal role that day, helping thousands of stranded passengers.

To understand how small Gander is... the entire town is about the same size as the airport!

I've always wanted to go to Gander and make some videos about it. Should I?

Went shopping this weekend to buy produce at our local supermarket. Not a Canadian Apple or Green Bean,Onion and even potatoes other than 10 lb bag to be had. ALL product of USA. As such we are not having green beans apples and I bought the bag of potatoes even though it’s too much.

Next time only going to farm markets. Big chain superstores will lose my business. That’s my rant!

In the latest newsletter from Tod he has thoughts on PR. Lots love this idea, but me, not so much. I fear Italian style results and government paralysis leading to co finial elections. Yes, minority governments have to cooperate and generally give positive results, but the occasional Majority government also works for Canadians. I’m happy with the system as is.

If you are interested in finding different Canadian towns, Still Standing on CBC is an awesome show! Small towns across Canada.

Several people commented on Tod’s “Expel Pete Hoekstra” YouTube post asking for info about the music accompanying the video. Do tell, please!! Some think the song was AI generated. Was it? Most have exhausted their search engines trying to locate the source. (I being one of those people!) The tune is catchy, and the words are spot on! Can you give us more info on the creator and availability to download the music? Thanks!

As a former law clerk and court liaison, this is 1000% a very, very bad idea! The US does mandatory cash bail and look how messed up things are. People incarcerated not because they're any greater danger to society or flight risk, but because they're too poor to afford it and have no way to get the cash that fast, if at all.

The current system would work if only they invested in actually going after people financially who breach their conditions under the current rules, including debt collection, liens on property and blocking renewals of driving licenses and passports, etc. Fix what's already there rather than going down a rabbit hole that makes no sense.

Anybody else a member but keeps getting this message? Some of them play, some of them wont.

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So, thus started with a conversation about Tartiflette (think amazing, super sexy, scalloped potatoes)

The standard cheese, Reblochon, is banned in Canada (as are all raw milk cheeses)

Most if the suggested substitutes are imported, and in this case Brie is a non starter

Can anyone give me advice?

We have Monks making cheese all over the place in Canada (that sounded better in my head...) but I'm only really familiar Saint-Benoît-du-Lac

Thoughts?

#cooking

#BuyCanadian

#Cheese

This is the petition to remove US Ambassador Pete Hoeksrtra (aka "Chucklehead") declared persona-non-grata and ordered out of Canada.

Please sign and share!

Sign this Petition - Petitions https://share.google/OCG6AfR4EVieiZscx

I don’t really care what the Federal/Provincial governments allow on the shelves… I will still buy Canadian first, anywhere other than the US second. Only US if there is no other way and I truly need the item.

TODAY IN CANADA: In 1958, the newly renamed Canadian Football League played its first official game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Edmonton Eskimos 29-21 before 18,206 fans.

🏈YOUR SAY: What's your favourite CFL moment?

https://youtu.be/djm5NZ7i2Ac?si=jcnkNvE_mUZ46PVm

Today's Cannections is out now! We've added a "hint" button in case you need it (hint: this one is a bit of a head-scratcher; don't be ashamed to use some hints)." https://games.hey.cafe/cannections/thursday

Hey.Café GamesCannections Thursday Edition / Hey.Café GamesThe Thursday Edition of a Canadian based word matching game where you pick 4 words that match. Puzzles by Tod Maffin and his team with a new one every Thursday for you to enjoy.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/petition-to-oust-ambassador-hoekstra-reaction-9.7305109

CBCWoman behind petition to oust U.S ambassador says response is 'beyond what I expected' | CBC NewsTens of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's representative in Ottawa to be kicked out of the country. The woman behind the petition says it's grown beyond her expectations.

As an American, I think this is awesome!!! Pete Hoekstra, aka “Chucklehead”, is a disgrace and he needs to go!

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7531

TODAY IN CANADA: On today's date in 1992, Canada, the US, and Mexico finished negotiating NAFTA, creating the world's largest free trade zone at the time. It took effect on January 1, 1994.

🤝 YOUR SAY: Did NAFTA end up helping or hurting Canada more?

My husband and I recently returned to Nanaimo to try to get a sense of what part of VI we would like to Relocate to. We fell in love with your beautiful island when we attended the Nanaimo Infusion. We found a great little apartment to use as a base camp for exploring nearby towns. The owners said they would consider longer than typical air bnb stays - particularly for health care workers looking to explore locations /housing to relocate to. It had a full kitchen- BR/LR and washer dryer. Located at Departure Bay- about a 10

Min walk to The beach. Quiet neighborhood- super comfortable. It’s called “wild wood”. Thank you for sharing your beautiful island with us!!

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https://youtu.be/Hr6ebuJLCbM?si=SdopdICnwqQn1kDS

I had 3 of them and really loved them. My first one came with the engine in pieces in a cardboard box and I had to rebuild it twice. The first time I neglected to change the exhaust valves and it went to lunch on one. The second time rebuilding it outlasted 3 bodies and 130000 miles before I sold it. It was really great fun to drive them on snowy roads and never got stuck with them.

The city is asleep for the next few weeks with Congress in recess. It's 8:30 pm and 91 degrees F (sorry, I can't do the calculations).

If you drive around DC you'll see Trump's fingerprints everywhere. The signs on the National Mall boasting about various beautification projects (which people give the middle finger to as they drive by), the pea-green reflecting pool, and the armed and uniformed men patrolling the sidewalks in pairs.

The heat and haze are the same. We're used to that. The constant feeling of unease and anxiety is relatively new. I don't want to get used to that.