On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]
Media organizations in the US are expected to bend the knee now:
There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply refuse to walk into the pr…
To illustrate this post, here is an artwork called Non-Sign II, which was built at the Peace Arch border crossing in 2010 – I think that messy tangled black border framing an empty centre is symbolic of our Canada-US border war today.Here are some usef…
After this week, we need a little break:First, some new maps for Canada to enjoy:A comment on DEI:Some comments on our times:I don’t plan on watching the Super Bowl – except maybe to enjoy the whole stadium booing Trump! – but here’s a good football po…
Coming soon to a university hospital in America:
“Maybe us barbers have been wrong all these years to rely on ideas which have failed us. Maybe we should study the human body intently and make our observations on fact, not superstition. Perhaps t…
Well, this has been a shit show of a week, eh:
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: “imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of ‘Yakety Sax'”…
I’m seeing many people running around with their hair on fire tonight, desperately trying to get the Democrats in Congress to stop bleating about bipartisanship and finding common ground, and to FIGHT BACK. The American people are slow to rouse, but I …
I am seeing real fear tonight in the United States. This sums it up in a few paragraphs:Paul Krugman
What the Musk is Happening?
It’s a catastrophe, but what kind of catastrophe?
….Musk associates have been given access to the U.S. Treasury’s …
Well, what a day, eh?…We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance ‘Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died?*Here are…
Does anyone still remember Paul Simon’s American Tune?
…And I don’t know a soul who’s not been battered
I don’t have a friend who feels at ease
I don’t know a dream that’s not been shattered
Or driven to its knees
But it’s alright, it’s …
I think this will go down in history as Trudeau’s best speech — warm but resolute, articulate, clear, telling America they are wrong without blaming them, reassuring Canadians they will be treated fairly without minimizing the pain, detailed wit…
So it looks like the tariffs are on, and the suggestions are coming thick and fast — some funny, some serious: First up, maybe a bribe?
When I read Josh Marshall’s comments today, it made me wonder — since the Trump administration appears to b…
What a shameful day – 67 people die and Trump makes it all about him. This is really just another “Sharpie-gate” — remember in 2019 Trump insisted that he hadn’t made a mistake when he panicked Alabama about a hurricane warning, by inviting …
Yes, I know, I know, the Foreign Interference Commission report is more important than a polling bump – and if you want some good reporting on that report, see Dale Smith and Wesley Wark and Scrimshaw. And the tariff questions. And the Onta…
Well, yes, maybe it’s hopeless but we can still laugh.”GARGLE MY BALLS!” will be my new battle cry. https://t.co/gkuezCaBtP— Qiilu (@Qiilu1) January 29, 2025
“Gargle my balls” is the revolutionary slogan this country needs.— Pete Kotz (@petekotz.bsky…
Well, it sure wasn’t a pleasant week, really, but I still found a few good posts for everyone.First, some great stories: View on Threads
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Next, the FOTUS (Felon of the United States) first week: 🤣 gotta love a good ches…
In our Canadian way, we’re all actually mad as hell at Trump and MAGA and the whole benighted American enterprise tonight.
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‘Canada is Not for Sale’ hats go viral in response to Trump’s tariff threats and suggestions …
Some useful opinions about the latest news:
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Paul Krugman / Krugman Wonks Out
Voodoo Trade Policy Comes to America
What to expect when you’re expecting tariffs
…Donald Trump didn’t impose tariffs on day one. But he di…
A dreadful day.Remember how MAGA was all wearing gold diapers last spring when the news “came out” about Trump’s shitty smell and his diapers? Well today, Elon Musk – America’s 12-year-old billionaire – gave Trump the Nazi salute at an inaug…
Since Trump was elected, and the Tech Industrial Complex supported him, and here in Canada we saw Poilievre get to majority territory in Canadian polls, I have been consumed with worry about our democracy. But now I wonder, is it possible that the…
First, some funny posts about Trump’s inaugural — we might as well laugh, I guess. Most of us aren’t even going to watch, on Monday or ever again.
I think the marches and objections and outrage that we saw from 2016 to 2020 will be much reduced …
Carney announces and Canada is deciding. I just hope Carney realizes quickly that he’s not going to find any friends in Canada’s media. Then again, neither will Freeland.I’m with you, Stephano. I can’t help but think JT knew this all was goin…
Wow, a thousand views of my last blog post, and 500+ “likes” on my Thread post about it! Just goes to show how much interest there is in Mark Carney, I think. Canadians really know very little about him, so that Jon Stewart interview was our …
I hadn’t thought very highly of Carney before seeing this interview – and yes, I do believe now that he has the political skills and smarts to attract Canadians and beat Poilievre!#cdnpoli #LiberalLeadershipRaceThe fact Mark Carney has never held an el…
Jean Chrétien / The Globe and MailCanadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S.
…To Donald Trump, from one old guy to another: Give your head a shake! What could make you think that Canadians would ever give up the best…
I could have written this – I didn’t, but I could have! View on Threads
Next, aren’t these terrific!
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On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]