Richard Reesor
@crreesor
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Producer of fresh market vegetables in the US and Canada. Interested in sustainable food system discussions. Distance runner for fun.
Joined May 2013
"Premier Danielle Smith, who accused the school division of “vicious compliance,”. Julie King-Yerex, co-owner of Magpie Books in Edmonton, said people have come into the shop “asking for our vicious compliance section.”" :) .
theglobeandmail.com
Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books says the store has seen a jump in sales since July, when the province announced a ban on books with explicit sexual content
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RT @douglewinenergy: One acre of corn for ethanol = 25,000 miles in a Ford F-150. One acre of solar = 700,000 miles in an F-150 Lightning.….
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"What turned the issue for the union wasn’t the strike, or the back-to-work order, but two words: “unpaid work.” A great number of people who ought to know better were persuaded that Air Canada is engaged in a kind of high-altitude slavery"
theglobeandmail.com
The flight attendants’ union saw Air Canada management’s back-to-work order, and raised it ‘unpaid work’
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RT @JoshEakle: You’re watching masked federal agents assault and disappear an American citizen into an unmarked van. Her name is Amanda Tr….
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". a recent survey by Abacus Data for Clean Energy Canada showing that four-in-five Canadians would prefer a much lower tariff or no tariff at all.". "And what about Canada’s canola, seafood, and pork industries, which have become collateral damage. ?" .
thestar.com
Ultimately, we must ask what’s best for Canada. How about affordable EVs that will save drivers thousands on gas every year?
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"It’s easy for North Americans, inundated by Trump news, to start to assume that the entire world has lost interest in decarbonization. Nothing could be further from the truth."
thestar.com
Building bigger, cleaner, smarter electricity systems should be the top priority of the federal government’s promise to build projects that are in the national interest.
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"If Mr. Poilievre is going to project his populist disdain for big business types onto Mr. Carney by making baseless accusations about his integrity and calling that “opposition,” Conservatives will do well short-selling Mr. Poilievre’s political stock."
theglobeandmail.com
The Conservative Leader’s slogans aren’t entertaining while Trump raids Canada’s economy using tariffs
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"A SM lobby group executive once commented to me — after hearing about research on food costs — that we’re “talking about a cup of Starbucks coffee per day.” . Well, maybe. My response was that many families can’t afford a cup of Starbucks coffee every day. ".
"Support for SM is higher among people who support progressive redistribution policies, despite SM doing precisely the opposite through a regressive tax on consumers and by supporting the incomes of relatively high-income families.".
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“ We really need to get away from organizing our trade policy around the interests of the minority,”. The dairy industry’s outsized political influence, explained in charts - The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com
Policy that sets a production quota and price for dairy products threatens to hurt other Canadian industries
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The case for more independence in parliament.
@crreesor Norfolk has elected an independent twice as our MPP. It has worked out very well in the sense that the constituency is actually heard and represented. This vs being controlled by the party whip. It is nice seeing our MPP hold Doug Ford to account.
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She makes a good case for the power of a local independent voice in parliament, especially with a minority government. I've voted independent, and would do it again.
“We don’t like being used! It’s not about Poilievre or me. It’s about a voice for my neighbours in Battleriver-Crowfoot! I want to do this as much as I wanted to go to Afghanistan and get shot at but I can’t sit idle when I see injustice!” . #Cndpoli #AB
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RT @Dred_Tory: Yep. Because every moronic personal decision made by every abjectly misinformed, conspiracy-addled right-wing MAGA cretin is….
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RT @maxfawcett: This is obvious (and tired) nonsense. But I'd love to hear Ms. Rempel-Garner or any of her colleagues explain the disparity….
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