Such a peculiar irony that everyone wants to grow old, but no one wants to be old.

It’s become clear that we need to have some “cards” to play — and nukes are the ultimate wild cards. I know. Non-proliferation. But just consider: suppose a “foreign power” were to invade Canada from, for example, the south. What protection do we have?

I don’t agree. Canada would never have built the defenses now required since they were never required before…

In case you missed it. policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl…

So to recap: ▪️the USA’s closest ally gets a 25% tariff on national security grounds, ▪️ China, the USA’s biggest strategic adversary and ultimate source of fentanyl ingredients, gets hit by *lower* tariffs, ▪️ While Trump pursues an economic partnership with Putin’s

Trump wants Canada for the 51st state? imgflip.com/i/9n5cfq

I ordered a gift from Amazon.co.uk to Canada, and paid for express delivery. They sent via standard delivery and I can't contact them to get refunded. The customer service bot is moronic. And the number given says that they refuse to accept calls from Canada. AmazonUK hates Canada.

Fully support this letter. But I also appreciate that the PM wrote “well-paying” rather than “good paying” jobs. I know, it’s trivial. But it is one more step away from the ignorance the letter-writer has to contend with.

Recently published paper by UofC Professor Jean-William Laliberté in AEJ:Applied "Careers and Intergenerational Income Mobility" aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

Do career choices drive intergenerational income mobility? Children of high-income parents are significantly more likely to pursue high-paying and more desirable occupations. Yet, the transmission of occupations from parent to children plays a limited role for income mobility.

The TFFF is Brazil's key project for Andre Edwards. The pitch being made is that it is an "innovative" financial model. It is not: instead, it is just gambling to save tropical forests open.substack.com/pub/aidanholli…

The TFFF is Brazil's big proposal for Andre Edwards. It aims to raise billions for tropical forests by concealing the true costs imposed on high-income country taxpayers. Is it ethical to raise money for a very good cause by tricking people? open.substack.com/pub/aidanholli…

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Three PhD students from the Department of Economics presented their research at the Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association (CREEA) Annual Meeting held October 17–18, 2025 in Winnipeg.

Saving the Tropical Forest (Forever Facility): Reflections on a meeting in Oslo development-today.com/archive/2025/d…