Ottawa’s quixotic jolt to our electric-battery industry is riskier than it’s letting on

Could it be that decisions on where to locate complex manufacturing processes are based on more than just “where the stuff is in the ground”?

It turns out you can ship the stuff from one place to another. So you can make batteries in places that have no large mineral deposits, such as Japan or South Korea, if it makes sense on other grounds.

Should Canadian firms get into the same business? Should Canadian producers of nickel and copper, which now ship most of their output abroad, divert these shipments to Canadian battery manufacturers? Should the makers of products that use these batteries, such as electric vehicles, also locate their factories in Canada?

Frum: The Man Who Pretended Not to Notice

A fly landed on Mike Pence’s head. And he did nothing.

We saw a vice president who had internalized the Trump White House’s culture of disrespect, and especially disrespect to women. He talked over Kamala Harris and the moderator, Susan Page; he ignored the rules of the debate to which he agreed. At the core of the Trump political project is the reassertion of dominance over the historically dominated by the historically dominant.

Why Canada Won’t Go Broke

We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Also Combating Inequality

Christian Heritage Party Calls On Supporters to Help Elect BC Liberal Candidate Laurie Throness

The leader of the fundamentalist Christian Heritage Party of Canada is asking his supporters to back a candidate running for a different party in British Columbia’s upcoming provincial election — BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness.

Rod Taylor, the leader of the Christian nationalist party that openly advocates Canada being ruled according to Biblical law, told PressProgress his party’s values are squarely aligned with Throness as he seeks re-election in Chilliwack-Kent.

Feds urged to walk away from Brazil trade deal because of fires, climate concerns

Three Incidents in Canada Show Why People Record Racism to Expose It

Last week, the world watched in horror as headlines detailing Joyce Echaquan’s final moments started pouring out of Canada. The 37-year-old Atikamekw mother of seven pulled out her phone and started livestreaming on Facebook as she cried out for help from her hospital bed and two nurses made racist comments about her. Echaquan died shortly after.

“Indigenous people across the country have been decrying their treatment in public institutions that are supposed to be there to help you in a time of need. It shouldn’t take a livestreaming on Facebook for someone to be believed,” Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre of Lanaudiere in Joliette, told VICE News previously.

 

‘It Felt Like Someone Was Punching Me in the Chest and Trying to Rip My Heart Out’

At first, Jennifer Allan put her symptoms down to the wildfire smoke that blanketed Vancouver during the third week of September.

She had a sore throat, a cough, stinging eyes, and most concerning of all, chest pains.

She went to one doctor who treated her breathing problems related to the smoke but didn’t test her for COVID-19. When her symptoms didn’t go away, she went to a different clinic.

On Sept. 20, Allan learned she had tested positive for COVID-19.

Liberal MP Blasts Erin O’Toole, Angers Conservatives In Women’s History Month Statement

A Liberal MP raised the ire of Conservatives Wednesday when her statement on Women’s History Month pivoted into an attack against Tory Leader Erin O’Toole.

Jennifer O’Connell, the MP for the Ontario riding of Pickering–Uxbridge, rose in the House of Commons before question period to note that there’s still much work needed to advance women’s equality.

Why aren't dominant media questioning the use of taxpayer dollars to promote Canadian arms exports?