Let’s talk about energy independence and whether or not that will protect you from raising costs. Here we are going to talk about oil but this applies to pretty much any global commodity, including lumber, iron and other materials. First the claim is that if we were energy independent, that is, if we were able…
I didn’t really talk about this, particularly because I’m not from the west but I feel like with the rise of Facebook groups and lots of disinformation surrounding separation — I should at least attempt to clear things up. First things first, separation of provinces is unprecedented. There is no well-defined legislation that describes separation…
Conservative messaging is really hammering the food inflation as of lately, so let’s talk about it. So let’s start with some facts. StatsCan has December 2025 food purchased from stores, in other words your typical grocery bill at 5% inflation, compared the same month of the previous year. For the other G7 countries the inflation…
Canada-China is something that we’ve already talked about previously, see https://poliment.ca/2026/01/17/canada-china-trade-deal-2026/ if you’ve missed it. Here, we are going to talk about FTA, FIPAs and why Canada does not have a free trade agreement with China. First what is an FTA? FTA stands for a Free Trade Agreement. It has a legal definition under the…
If you need another reason to avoid the USA, here is one. The republican government has been ramping up the budget of ICE and treating the Homeland agency has a federal military group targeting anyone profiled to be an illegal immigrant — and as a result often using excessive force against US citizens. People in…
I’m sure everyone has heard the news, so let’s dig into it. Canada has entered a new trade agreement with China. Let’s start with some facts. China is the world’s second largest economy and is Canada’s second largest single-country trading partner with trade of goods and services totalling $130.9B in 2024. The trade agreement is…
The conservatives party has been swizzling between 2 conservative members of parliament who decided to switch over the liberal party; Chris d’Entremont and Michael Ma. There was also one member, Matt Jeneroux, who decided to simply resign. Matt hasn’t officially left the house, therefore his seat has not been vacated but he has not participated…
As I’m sure everyone has heard the news today already, Charlie Kirk has died. I will spare the details, but it was a violent death involving a gunshot wound. I just want to take a moment to highlight what kind of person he was. Don’t worry, all the links to sources will be be provided…
Pierre Poilievre has stated that he will use Section 33, or the Notwithstanding clause of our Canadian Charter of Rights. For those who is not familiar, this section allows governments to ignore parts of the Charter of Rights for a limited amount of time. If Pierre wins, and if the conservative government actually invokes Section…
Canada lives in a global economy. There is no way around that. We need allies, we need trade, and to achieve that, we must be willing to compromise—at least to some degree. Recent events shows that U.S. is not a reliable trading partner. They have a history of walking back on agreements, especially if it…