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[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Prime Minister Carney’s message today was largely expected.

The warning signs have been there for months, especially as he increased his international travel. We’ve also reached this point because he has not delivered on his key promise to secure a deal with the United States—a commitment that was both economically important and politically central. In that context, suggesting that the United States is no longer an ally is, quite frankly, hard to believe.

What we’re now seeing is a clear weakening of CUSMA as a reliable trade framework. The possibility of a direct deal between the United States and Mexico—leaving Canada on the sidelines—is no longer far-fetched. That would be a major shift for how trade works in North America.

For the agri-food sector, the risks are real. About 75% of Canada’s agri-food exports go to the United States. That has worked well for years, but it also means we are highly exposed. Diversifying sounds good in theory, but in practice it takes time, money, and new infrastructure. In the meantime, farmers, processors, and distributors would feel the pressure through tighter margins.

In food, geography matters. You can’t move farmland. What we produce has to be shipped, and the farther the customer, the higher the cost. That makes us less competitive. On logistics and supply chains, Canada still trails several G20 countries.

PM Carney's use of “forward guidance” is really about preparing Canadians for what’s ahead, and perhaps shifting blame. But make no mistake, Canada’s position is weakening.

This isn’t really about opinions—it’s about reality. The real test will be how Canadian households, especially the middle class, handle the pressure. The adjustment is coming.

The only question is who will bear the cost.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Received a call from an influential executive in the gene-editing world, expressing disagreement with my stance on mandatory labelling of gene-edited meat.

He also mentioned that Health Canada is paying attention.

My reaction? Good.

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

Today--the NYTimes on low-carb diets--without interviewing a single low-carb expert. Not a single one. The Times has published Gary Taubes--why not interview him, at least? This one-sided reporting in nutrition & health is unrelenting. Not journalism in any way.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

This is Canada. You thought that I was being hyperbolic in my satire. I'm not.

[Brian Lilley @brianlilley]

It’s a PR war.

[Stephen Punwasi 🏚️📉🐈☃️ @StephenPunwasi]

Wowza. Bill C2 is the first “get out while you can” bill I’ve seen in 🇨🇦.

Sold as a “border bill,” but it just targets Canadians:
- Politicians can issue classified spy orders w/o courts
- allows software backdoors
- tech firms now considering withdrawing doing biz in 🇨🇦

[Candice Malcolm @CandiceMalcolm]

The CBC promotes an absolutely radical, absurd and harmful ideology.

Their worldview is antithetical to living a good life.

A 🧵 on how our deranged state broadcaster is casually waging a war on truth 🇨🇦 1/

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@carnivore_jt I had some today, braised with beef broth and a little dry red wine for a couple of hours, great flavour. Sure a ribeye on steel and fire is great but if patient a blade steak (Canadian name for chuck) is well worth it, practically cooks itself!

[Mark Stuart @cabbieplus69]

Spot on !

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

For those unfamiliar with academic practices, blind review is a cornerstone of scholarly integrity. It ensures that reviewers can objectively evaluate a paper without being influenced by the identity of its authors, maintaining the fairness and impartiality of the process.

By publicly posting their paper on social media while it was under consideration by a Canadian B-level journal, Trevor Tombe and Jennifer Winter crossed an important ethical line, one that many academics regard as sacrosanct. Such actions undermine the blind review process. Given the paper’s wide public availability, it is highly likely that current reviewers could now identify the authors, even if the journal itself does not explicitly prohibit such behaviour.

The timing of this campaign is particularly revealing. The paper was made public on the same day our second paper was published in a top-tier journal. This suggests an intentional effort to amplify their work and influence its acceptance by mobilizing like-minded academics—such as Andrew Leach and Kent Fellows—to promote it online.

Such behaviour is fundamentally unethical. It compromises the integrity of the peer-review process and blurs the line between scholarship and propaganda. Canadians deserve transparency in academic research, and they should know when these ethical boundaries are crossed. This isn’t just poor practice—it’s a violation of trust.

[Greg Brady @gregbradyx]

It's incredible watching actual media react to these actual CTV dismissals.

If a newspaper columnist plagiarized a quote from anyone...even an author from decades ago - it's possible they could be terminated...they'd at least face a notable suspension without pay, or should, let alone plagiarizing the comments of a prominent politician on the national scene.

I've been in professional radio 27 years. Never been suspended a day in my life. Quit twice for better opportunities, fired twice....for making too much $ (& I'm not sure the first time it was THAT much!)....if I played a clip of Pierre Poilievre, & I'd spliced words from THREE different sentences together, played it on the air, & wanted the audience to believe it was ONE sentence...I'm done, I'm toast, I'm gone.

27 years of hard work, some wins/some losses - & and it's all gone because I've burned my trust w/ the audience - which is everything to me.

And this wasn't just any old word-splicing, it was to deceive an audience as to why the CPC leader would call for a non-confidence vote. It's not a mistake. It's a purposeful deceit. It's not an error in judgment. It's a blatant smear. The people who did this are a stain on an industry that people increasingly have trouble trusting. Sometimes I have trouble trusting things I see on TV, & hear elsewhere. I get it.

It's embarrassing to blame CTV from being swift & precise, & saying "you don't deserve to work here anymore" if you're willing to play games with what is true & what isn't.

[Rina | The Primal Podcast @ThePrimal_Pod]

Big pharma is lying to you, and doctors are paid to keep you sick. The truth you should know 🧵

[The Carnivore Bar | Eat Meat 🥩 @thecarnivorebar]

Butter is the ultimate fat for health benefits:

• Butyrate - lowers gut inflammation
• Vitamin A - thyroid, adrenal, and heart health
• CLA - anti-tumor, supports weight loss, and muscle growth
• Vitamins D & K2 - great for your bones and testosterone levels

Butter is one of the healthiest fats you can consume.

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@HealthCoachLond @ChrisPalmerMD Nah, we’re good. Give it a shot, it may help you.

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@jk_rowling Try fasting, by day 3 you’ll feel it.

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@KenDBerryMD The only thing I leave on the plate is a cleaned off bone. 😉

[CarnivoreJT @carnivore_jt]

This is child abuse

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@carnivore_jt Damn, this needs to stop, a lifelong prescription is not the answer. $$$
I ditched the stains and the metformin over 6 years ago. I was on them for 2 years prior. My doctor saw the results over time, he’s good with me now but still pushes to others. 🤡

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@carnivore_jt Well done!

[cpet @cpetrmd]

@BiggestComeback It was the first book I purchased 6 years ago and never looked back.