Why is military procurement such a bloody mess in this country. Truly don’t understand. Get something that’s good enough to meet the baseline requirements and then apply a local spending/manufacturing lens. Done.

This need to always purchase the absolute best and not build local manufacturing is a real buzzkill.

Every single social platform has tried to do this and failed. Once a platform reaches critical mass the bits, scammers, etc… move in and start exploiting any “honour” mechanism that might exist.

Probably the best I’ve come across is ycombinator news but that’s pretty niche.

We do but it’s all high end custom ordered stuff for military, space or auto applications. Consumer stuff disappeared around the sitcom boom when JDS, Norte, and others folded or were bought out. Only blackberry is left and it’s mostly from China?

I’m not big on more regulation and think we just need to change habits and let the market sort itself out.

A clear example of this is the Beer Stores in Ontario that are now closing up shop after their monopoly was ended. These guys had a monopoly and refused to let craft brewers into the store as it competed with their brands. The LCBO started carrying craft beers but you had to buy individuals which was great cause you get a mixer pack of stuff you like and maybe try one or two new beers. Fast forward many years and the business decision to exclude craft beers was their downfall.

Obviously Loblaws won’t go out of business but they need x$/square foot and don’t care how they get it. if US products are only delivering placement fees they will be dropped or moved to the bottom shelf. Things will work themselves out.

Frank is by far the most biased pollster around. He’s on record saying he would do anything to crush the CPC. But broken clock twice a day and all that.

Would love to see my local CPC MP will no doubt get re-elected then try that. Things would probable start with burning down his constituency office and escalate from there.

Camacho. lol.

Good luck getting the Weston’s to not be total dicks. Personally I’m lucky that we have an independent grocery store and they carry mostly local produce and meats, honey, and then lots of stuff comes from Europe which is great for cheeses, and such.

Retailers get paid a product placement fee for this. This is how the big players keep smaller brands out of stores.

No way they will turn down money. Just don’t purchase it and advocate for clearer labelling for food products.

Seems odd to push this while the government used spurious reasons to ban certain firearms through OICs and keeps adding more to the list while doing so little to control smuggled guns that Trump was able to use the border as false flag.

If your reply is about how dumb it is to think citizens can do anything against the US army I invite you to look up their last 3 wars.

Those dumb fucks couldn’t even hold arid lands populated by brown people who didn’t speak English and dressed different. Highly doubtful they could hold anything here without destroying everything and killing civilians indiscriminately.

I honestly don’t have position in this fight and frankly don’t care if both sides annihilate each other. Once hospitals were protested and marches with participants wearing masks started intimidating and threatening people I tuned out and stopped giving a shit. Israel is an asshole but so is Hamas. I pass no judgement on either for what they do.

Oh look, someone holding on to 2000 year old grievances, anyways….

The ends justify the means? Very good.

Peaceful protests? I think the case could easily be made that many participants invited violence whether directly or indirectly. And while it may have a small number of participants the nazi rule is applicable to them same as it is to the truckers convoy and so on.

Trump is symptom, not the cause, of America’s ailment. His death or a change of president won’t alter the underlying currents for many years, if ever.

Considering how pissed off and united we are over some off the cuff comments about 51st state and the fact it’s personal for trump, he really hates Trudeau, I don’t think they would be ready for the absolute carnage some of us would unleash on them. IRA showed everyone the way forward.