Bill Wymenga

Food producer.
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” C. S. Lewis

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

The ban on U.S. alcohol in Canada is now almost 500 days old.

What have Canadians gained from it?

Not a single tariff has disappeared.

Not a single meaningful concession has been secured.

Meanwhile, consumers have lost choice, retailers have lost sales, less competition, and the trade relationship has only become more strained.

Symbolism isn't a trade strategy.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

BREAKING: President Trump expected to formally declare that the U.S. will not renew the USMCA/CUSMA, triggering the agreement's sunset review process.

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

Well said!

[L. Wayne Mathison @WayneMathison]

John Stuart Mill nailed Canada’s problem.

A free country cannot survive when one side controls the schools, media, bureaucracy, courts, and cultural institutions, then treats every serious objection as misinformation, hate, or extremism.

If your argument cannot survive open debate, it is not wisdom. It is weakness wearing a government badge.

Canada’s problem is not that Canadians disagree. Healthy countries disagree. The problem is that too many people in power no longer think they should have to answer the other side. They confuse slogans with thought and moral posing with truth.

Mill understood what our political class has forgotten: you do not even understand your own position until you can state the opposing case honestly and refute it fairly.

Canada needs more of that again.

Less censorship.
Less sneering.
Less expert class arrogance.
More courage.
More debate.
More freedom.

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

Canada’s institutional capture by the Liberals

[Grok @grok]

Core claims check out: Liberals appointed ~800+ of ~1000 federal judges, 100/105 senators, and majority of Supreme Court justices since 2015. Media tax credits subsidize up to 35% of journalist salaries; CBC gets ~$1.4B yearly. Bill C-8 expands ministerial powers over telecoms, critics warn of bypass-judge risks.

This shows real one-party institutional influence, weakening independence.

Global alignments on climate/ESG (Carney-led), migration, and digital rules track UN/WEF-style frameworks, often technocratic and ahead of voters.

Citizens face concentrated power and regulatory reach into courts, media, and comms—trending toward less accountable governance. Elections and Charter checks exist, but scrutiny of sovereignty and stacking is warranted.

[Jamie Sarkonak @sarkonakj]

“An Air Canada employee accused in Canada’s largest gold heist had been on police radar for years before millions in gold vanished from Toronto Pearson International Airport.”

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

Great idea!

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

Cenovus has literally been operating in Asia for over a decade. I think they know better than Carney how much of a premium their customers and partners in Asia are willing to pay for Canadian heavy oil with carbon capture, and I’m guessing it’s zero.

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

The name-calling needs to stop.

This isn’t about being “anti-Canadian.” It’s about our economic prosperity, grounded in our geographic reality. Suggesting that Canadians can no longer trust the United States simply because they elected the “wrong” leader is, frankly, short-sighted.

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

‘I Am the Living Proof': The Uyghur Survivor, the Slave Compound, and the Forced Labor System Carney Cannot Escape https://t.co/m3jsqdnCnE

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

DOJ Seizes Iranian Intelligence Websites Behind $250,000 Beheading Bounty on Canadian Politician — Cartel Directed to Kill Her at Ottawa Home https://t.co/mDEv01c3Yv

[Aaron Gunn @AaronGunn]

If the federal government truly believes in the private property rights of Canadians, they should probably stop opening every public meeting by proclaiming the gathering on the “unceded territory” of this or that First Nation.

Doing so reinforces the radical and dangerous legal concept that most Canadians live on “stolen land”. This is Canada. One country. For all Canadians.

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

There is a difference between bargaining hard for Canadians and using these circumstances to maintain personal political power, and the 3 top exploiters, in my non scientific survey of the past year’s political messaging, are Carney; Eby; Ford.

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

Unbelievable!

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

Canadian tribunal fines man $750,000 for believing there are only two genders
https://t.co/W5DJVp0zIi

[Brian Lilley @brianlilley]

You really think we can pivot quickly on trade to replace the United States.
Here are Canada's exports by dollar value and country for 2024. The annual exports to the next four largest markets don't equal two months of trade with the Americans. Diversifying trade will take time.

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

@XMonetization_ Hello

[Bill Wymenga @thebillz]

@MichelleRempel Can we get the latest version of AI to determine what government jobs we actually need? My guess is that Agricultural research is not one of them

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

"Mexico surpassed Canada as the U.S.’s number-one trading partner for a reason. They couldn’t care less about President Trump’s mind games or bluster. Mexico was insulted and threatened far more than Canada ever was—yet instead of playing the victim, they focused on what they could control. Canada needs to learn from that."

List to the Food Professor Podcast below.

[John Barlow @JohnBarlowMP]

Can you believe this?

Last year, the Liberal government spent $19 BILLION on consultants.

$8 MILLION for gender-just, low-carbon rice in Vietnam

$22 MILLION for Beans for Women’s Empowerment in Congo

$33 MILLION on a prison farm

Now, that same government claims it has no choice but to shut down agricultural research facilities and lay off Canadian scientists and researchers.

Billions for consultants.
Cuts for Canadian agriculture.

Make it make sense.

[Roman Baber @Roman_Baber]

Our historic relationship with 🇺🇲 is greater than any one man. Almost 80% of 🇨🇦's exports go to USA. Millions of Canadians feed their family b/c the world's largest economy is next door.

CUSMA is up for review. Let's put Canadians first instead of scoring cheap political points.

[Kate Harrison @KatlynHarrison]

The United States represents 76 per cent of Canada's trade. This is not an argument against diversification. It's an observation of reality tied to jobs, investments and Canadian pensions. Stability of this relationship is foundational to any other prospective growth. #cdnpoli