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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

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 […]

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

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 […]

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

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 […]

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

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 […]

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

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 […]


 
 

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Bending the knee

Posted  February 12, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Our Tangled Border War — comments by Charlie Angus, Wesley Wark, Dan Gardner, Paul Krugman. And new tariffs!

Posted  February 11, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Weekend funny stuff: new maps & cartoons & football plays & funny posts & animal crackers, plus Mark Twain at the end

Posted  February 9, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Today’s News: America is shooting the messenger

Posted  February 8, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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What a week! “Imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of Yakety Sax”

Posted  February 7, 2025  by  Anonymous

 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'”…

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Today’s News: Protests at last

Posted  February 6, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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And its only been 15 days!

Posted  February 5, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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And we were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie

Posted  February 4, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Today’s News: American Tune – “…We lived so well so long…. I wonder what’s gone wrong”

Posted  February 3, 2025  by  Anonymous

 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 …

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Trudeau’s Finest Hour

Posted  February 2, 2025  by  Anonymous

 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…

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Tariff Suggestion Box: Maybe we should just send Trump a few million?

Posted  February 1, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Trump 2 The Revenge Tour: Son of Sharpie-gate

Posted  January 31, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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Turn-around? The Liberals are rebounding

Posted  January 30, 2025  by  Anonymous

 

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…

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“Gargle my balls!”

Posted  January 29, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Weekend round-up: Great stories; FOTUS first week; Funny stuff; Outstanding stuff; and Animal Crackers

Posted  January 26, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Today’s News: In our polite Canadian way, we’re actually Mad as Hell!

Posted  January 25, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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Today’s Commentary: Krugman on tariffs; WIRED on WHO; Black Cloud Six on illegal military orders; Dale Smith on Trump; and introducing “FAFO Watch”

Posted  January 23, 2025  by  Anonymous

Some useful opinions about the latest news:
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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…

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“Gather together to greet the storm”

Posted  January 21, 2025  by  Anonymous

 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…

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Distractions from Teh Stupid

Posted  January 20, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Weekend funny stuff: Trump freezes his inaugural off, plus some random posts and animal crackers

Posted  January 18, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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Today’s Roundup: announcement from Carney, betrayal from Smith, revenge from Trump, incompetence from the tech bros, and a Roomba story

Posted  January 17, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Today’s News: It’s Carney vs Freeland

Posted  January 16, 2025  by  Anonymous

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 …

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Today’s News: Carney has an outstanding interview with Jon Stewart

Posted  January 14, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Think Canada is a pushover? Think again…

Posted  January 13, 2025  by  Anonymous

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…

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Weekend funny stuff: Some jokes and clips, Trump funnies, Poilievre funnies, and animal crackers

Posted  January 11, 2025  by  Anonymous

I could have written this – I didn’t, but I could have! View on Threads
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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

Posted  November 24, 2022  by  Ben

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 […]

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

Posted  April 2, 2022  by  Ben

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 […]

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

Posted  November 8, 2021  by  Ben

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 […]

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

Posted  August 25, 2021  by  Ben

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 […]

Full Story »

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Posted  July 1, 2021  by  Ben

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 […]

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