Canada

https://drawtheline.world/canada

https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/sanctions/types.aspx?lang=eng

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/49108690

Mexico and Canada pledged to deepen economic and security ties and strengthen the USMCA trade pact during Carney’s visit to Mexico City.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250920004935/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/canada-mexico-usmca-review-carney-visit/

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Minister of Justice ^[5]^, Sean Fraser, introduced ^[3]^ Bill C-9 ^[6.1]^, titled "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)" ^[6.2]^, or the "Combatting Hate Act" ^[6.3]^, which, among other things ^[6]^, aims ^[7]^ to criminalize ^[6.4.3]^ the public display of symbols "principally used by, or principally associated with, a listed entity" ^[6.4.1]^, and the Nazi swastika ^[6.4.2]^.

Here is the text of the bill ^[6]^, and here is a video of the announcement ^[4]^.

PM Carney attempting to speak Spanish using his recently acquired French skills

At a press conference with President Sheinbaum in Mexico City. #MarkCarney #CdnPoli #Mexico #Canada #Sheinbaum @canada

Amazon.ca prices seem to have gone up on Taiwan products even when Canada has no tariffs on them. Coffee too.

Whether Apple is making phones for US customers in India, China, or Taiwan, tariffs are applied to them for US customers. Tim Cook said US prices are not affected by tariffs. That means our prices are used to subsidize US customers.

It's a little bit normal, historically, for Canadian prices to be a bit higher to deal with currency volatility without changing prices. But 20% US tariffs on Taiwan, with 50% on China and India, would normally result in at least a 20% discount for Canada.

Government inquiry followed by fine is ok. Forcing Apple to immediately normalize prices would be far more effective pressure overall on US trade policy.

"I'm disappointed that I came to Canada — a Canada that it is very, very difficult to find Canadians who are passionate about the American-Canadian relationship." - Pete Hoekstra

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[Technology companies] have amassed “overwhelming evidence” that child-targeted marketing, and the excessive screen time it fuels, undermines healthy development. By the time a child turns 13, technology companies may have already amassed up to 72 million data points on them — and there is virtually no regulation governing how that information is used.

OECD data shows that 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in developed countries own a smartphone, and by age 15, at least half of them spend 30 or more hours a week on their devices.

[...]

When social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, and a team of researchers collaborated on a Harris Poll of more than 500 children between the ages of eight and 12 in the United States, they found something striking.

While most children said they weren’t allowed out in public alone, and more than half had never walked down a grocery aisle unaccompanied or used a sharp knife, their online use was remarkably unsupervised.

But when asked how they prefer to spend their leisure time, only a quarter mentioned their devices, favouring free play with their friends. Eighty-seven per cent of surveyed children said they wished they could spend more time with their friends in person outside of school.

Parents and educators are navigating a world where screens, algorithms and AI companions compete for children’s attention and shape their development.

In this context, the humble call from kids for more unstructured play with friends is not nostalgia; it’s a health intervention. Protecting that space may do more to safeguard their cognitive and emotional growth than any app, program or device ever could.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27698918

archived (Wayback Machine)

The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world with tariffs.

Authors:

Chris Arsenault
Chair of the Master of Media in Journalism and Communication Program (MMJC) and assistant professor of journalism, Western University

Philippe Le Billon
Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

Raphael Deberdt
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mining Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines

Excerpt:

As climate change intensifies, companies and countries are attempting to build new low-carbon supply chains. From electric vehicles to solar panels and wind turbines, these technologies require vast amounts of critical minerals.

These are commodities such as cobalt, lithium and nickel, and also include a smaller set of 17 rare earth elements like dysprosium, neodymium, praseodymium and terbium.

Canada’s federal government, and provincial officials in Ontario, have pledged some of the biggest public subsidies to private companies in a generation — more than $43 billion — to create this new supply chain.

Plans for new mines in Northern Ontario’s “Ring of Fire” to extract critical minerals parallel billions in production subsidies to EV producers and related manufacturers in the province’s southern manufacturing heartland.

The idea is to supply southern factories with northern minerals. Instead of only exporting unrefined primary commodities like oil, copper or lumber, Canadian industry would also export high-value, renewable technology-related products.

In addition to promises around jobs, innovative industries and fighting climate change, politicians, business executives and military analysts frame the country’s critical minerals strategy around countering China’s dominance.

However, our new study identified several challenges to subsidizing supply chain integration in Canada.

Based on 20 interviews with government officials and industry leaders in Ontario’s critical minerals sector, and a review of existing literature, we identified challenges including: opposition to new mining and infrastructure projects, particularly from some Indigenous communities; some policymakers lacking understanding of the complexity of supply chains; slowing global EV demand and regional trade barriers at a time of uncertainty for the sector.