James MacLean

3rd generation Stockbroker, Ag. Investor. In life there's 3 things that can't hide - The Sun, The Moon & The Truth

[James MacLean @JamesLMacLean]

Somewhere down a nowhere road

[Domenic Cinalli - (Antonio Farese) @DomenicCinalli]

Canada’s beef industry is under threat and most people have no idea it’s happening.

Right now, the federal government is negotiating a trade deal with Mercosur that could flood Canada with cheap imported beef.

Imports from these countries have already surged by 238% in just a few years, and Canada is already importing roughly 30% of the beef we consume.

At the same time, Canadian ranchers are being asked to operate under some of the highest standards in the world.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says imported beef meets “equivalent” standards.

But Canadians need to ask a simple question.

Equivalent to what?

Because equivalent is not equal.

If foreign beef is allowed into Canada, then true equivalency must mean identical standards:
•Same food safety rules
•Same animal health requirements
•Same inspection systems
•Same enforcement

Anything less is not fair trade.

And here is where things break down even further.

Canadian producers face policies that can wipe out entire herds when disease is detected.

Meanwhile, we are importing beef from countries operating under different systems and lower costs.

That makes no sense.

We need a smarter approach in Canada:
•Target infected animals, not entire herds
•Increase testing and monitoring
•Protect healthy livestock where it is safe to do so
•Align domestic rules with modern science and proportional response

Because right now, Canadian ranchers are being squeezed from both sides:
Higher standards at home
Lower standards from imports

This is not free trade.
This is an uneven playing field.

The Canadian Cattle Association has been clear:
There is “nothing to gain and much to lose” from this deal.

If we do not stand up now, we risk losing a critical part of our food security and rural economy.

Sign the petition and stand with Canadian ranchers:
https://t.co/imFXi1exsu

Support local. Protect our farmers. Defend Canadian beef.

[Yukon Strong 🫎 @YukonStrong]

1984 just became a reality in Canada

@WiretapMediaCa catches lying Gary explaining how warrantless search, spying and monitoring is now legal in canada. Get a starlink and a VPN because the political witch hunt about to begin

[Jaden Pappenheim @PappenheimWx]

HEARTBREAKING First Light of the Ranger Road Fire aftermath across Beaver County, Oklahoma, this morning. The Ranger Road Fire has burned approximately 145,000 acres, injured four firefighters, and destroyed a few homes. Please keep everyone impacted by yesterday’s fires in your thoughts and prayers 🙏

[Mario Zelaya @mario4thenorth]

BREAKING: Matt Jeneroux crosses the floor and joins the Liberal Party.

He told us just a few months ago, he was going to resign.

Matt is a traitor to his party & constituents.

What a joke.

[Reed Timmer, PhD @ReedTimmerUSA]

MASSIVE FIRE STORM with firenadoes and fire whirls advancing west of Englewood, Kansas. Firefighters trying to fight it! Winds 50-70 mph in gusts @accuweather

[Jaden Pappenheim @PappenheimWx]

OMG. Absolutely terrifying pyro plume on the wild fire southeast of Tyrone, Oklahoma currently. Firenadoes ripping on the leading edge…

[Jennifer Sey @JenniferSey]

Here's the story of how and why I started @xx_xyathletics almost two years ago.

It's been a long road!

I was an internationally competitive gymnast as a child. The 1986 National Champion.

I was the first whistleblower about abuse in the sport.

I build a successful career in fashion over 3 decades.

Then I stood up for kids and open schools during covid.

And I got myself ousted from corporate America forever.

And here we are.

Please watch and share, and more importantly, please join us in the fight to protect women's sports and spaces.

[Mario Zelaya @mario4thenorth]

BREAKING: The Court of Appeals has just ruled that the invocation of the Emergency's Act was in fact illegal.

This is a huge embarrassment for the Liberal Party of Canada.

They couldn’t live with the courts ruling, so they appealed it.

Now the Court of Appeals doubled down, and ruled that it was illegal.

Mark Carney, who has been advising the Liberals for the last 6 years, wrote an article in the Globe & Mail, calling for a forceful crackdown, sanctions and to punish protesters, effectively calling for the use of the Emergencies Act, prior to it being invoked.

[Christine Van Geyn @cvangeyn]

BREAKING: Federal court of appeal dismisses government's appeal of the emergencies act case. The lower court decision is upheld. The declaration of an emergency was unreasonable. The freezing of bank accounts and the prohibitions of assemblies were unjustified charter violations

[Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 @ryangerritsen]

Meteorologists are calling out Carney.

[Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms @JCCFCanada]

An important video by John Carpay:

“Canada will be a police state by Christmas if Parliament passes bills C-2, C-8, and C-9 in their current form. Our freedoms are fragile – it is imperative that every Canadian contact their Member of Parliament, whether your MP is Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Bloc or Green.”

[bu/ac @buperac]

I’ve never seen Amazon open a rec center, but I’ve seen Suncor open one.
I’ve never seen a “renewable energy” company build a University Complex but I’ve seen CNRL build one.
Ive never seen Mastercard build housing for residents, including indigenous, but I’ve seen Cenovus built some.

Oil & Gas companies are integrated with a Western Lifestyle, they are community drivers and provide substantial opportunity, it is no wonder the Fed Gov’t wants to regulate them into submission.

[Lloyd Legalist @LloydLegalist]

It’s Groundhog Day…again.

[Aaron Portzline @Aportzline]

#CBJ James van Riemsdyk lost four teeth and needed 30-plus stitches on the Ian Cole high stick in Friday’s win in Utah. Had teeth removed and stitches to return to action - he assisted on one of the comeback goals - then more work post-game in Salt Lake City.

But get this …
1/2

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

(1/2) I am disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump decision to place tariffs on all Canadian goods. This decision will harm Canadians and Americans alike, and strain the important relationship and alliance between our two nations.

Alberta will do everything in its power to convince the U.S. President and Congress, as well as the American people, to reverse this mutually destructive policy.

We note the reduced 10% tariff for Canadian energy which is partially a recognition of the advocacy undertaken by our Government and industry to the U.S. Administration pointing out the substantial wealth created in the U.S. by American companies and tens of thousands of American workers that upgrade and refine approximately $100 billion of Canadian crude into $300 billion of product sold all over the world by those same U.S. companies.

It is also worth noting that if oil and gas exports are excluded, the United States actually sells more to Canada than Canada sells to the U.S.. As I’ve stated to every American policymaker I’ve met with these past months, Canada buys more from the U.S. than any country on earth - more than U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Vietnam combined. There is, therefore, no economic justification for tariffs imposed on any Canadian goods.

Alberta will continue our diplomatic efforts in the United States to persuade the U.S. President, lawmakers, Administration officials and the American people to lift all tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as possible and to repair our relationship with the United States. I encourage all Premiers and federal officials to do the same, especially as the effects of these tariffs begin to take their toll south of the border. Americans need to understand the detrimental consequences of this policy decision.

Alberta will also work collaboratively with our federal government and fellow provinces on a proportionate response to the imposed U.S. tariffs through the strategic use of Canadian import tariffs on U.S. goods that are more easily purchased from Canada and non-U.S. suppliers. This will minimize costs to Canadian consumers while creating maximum impact south of the border. All funds raised from such import tariffs should go directly to benefit the Canadians most harmed by the imposed U.S. tariffs.

Alberta will, however, continue to strenuously oppose any effort to ban exports to the U.S. or to tax our own people and businesses on goods leaving Canada for the United States. Such tactics would hurt Canadians far more than Americans.

We also continue Alberta’s call for the appointment of a border czar to coordinate the securing of our border against illegal migrants and drugs moving in both directions, and to achieve our nation’s 2% of GDP NATO commitment by 2027. These things should be done for the safety of all Canadians regardless of our trade dispute with the United States

Despite the disappointment of today’s decision there is also an incredible opportunity before us as a nation. Canada can and must now come together in an unprecedented effort to preserve the livelihoods and futures of our people and expand our political and trade relationships across the globe. We can no longer afford to be so heavily reliant on one primary customer. We must stop limiting our prosperity and inflicting economic wounds on ourselves.

Rather, we must unleash the true economic potential of our country, which possesses more wealth and natural resources than any other nation on earth.

[James MacLean @JamesLMacLean]

@pedersenrecover Congrats RPP!

[Franco Terrazzano @franco_nomics]

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has a message for the government:

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

We're taking the CRA to court to stop unelected bureaucrats from enforcing the undemocratic and illegal capital gains tax hike.

[Briana Whitney @BrianaWhitney]

🔊911 CALL: “F*** I’m hurting.”

Full audio of the 911 call Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) made to police after being attacked inside and outside Houston’s restaurant in Scottsdale by a group of men.

https://t.co/ocvUqTmQ4C

[CCFR/CCDAF @CCFR_CCDAF]

#WATCH: After YouTube kept censoring his video, this Canadian farmer and law-abiding gun owner used his “shovels” to perfectly explain the Liberals ridiculous gun bans... The result is hilarious. Watch @ARKOPIAofficial's full video below 👇 #cdnpoli

[Paul Bissonnette @BizNasty2point0]

After this these motherfuckers came over to Houston’s restaurant to do the same fucking thing. Released with no bail the following day. Complete scum of the earth. I’m going to do everything I can to ruin these fucks. This is a disgrace.