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Ryan Eh retweeted
Both are English speaking, Euro influenced western democracies, our citizens have lived, fought and died together for centuries against evil. There have been Americans involved in every Canadian achievement just like Canadians have been involved in every American achievement.
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A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children.
I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
Ryan Eh retweeted
Sorry but saving soldiers lives and dealing with the immediate after effect are more important than you wanting to know the juicy details of how they died before loved ones know are of no concern to me.
Many families will NOT be getting that "I'm ok" phone call tonight or tomorrow. Maybe, just maybe, show some respect.
Ryan Eh retweeted
Our energy sector wasn’t the only one that suffered a lost decade. From General Eyre’s memoir:
“Our international standing and relevance were in freefall, and our members around the world reported being excluded from more meetings, including with Five Eyes partners. I shared these observations with a very senior public servant, who was quite candid in stating the government didn’t care.”
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Ryan Eh retweeted
For super nerds like me who have been waiting for the text of the Bill C39, it is now live.
It is broadly what I expected: positive and ambitious reform in some critically important areas of the economy: major projects (1 year timeline, streamlining), transportation (efficiency, corridors, performance) and labour code (special mediator).
I am not a lawyer, so will eagerly await analysis and reactions from various law firms, unions and industry associations. I will post reactions and analysis that I find interesting and insightful in the coming days.
parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/45…
Ryan Eh retweeted
Day 1 of @MarkJCarney’s Canada investment Summit was something I’ve never experienced before. These numbers match the PMs intent.
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Cameco owns the largest commercial uranium refinery in the world. And it's not in Kazakhstan, China, or Russia. It's in Blind River, Ontario.
Cameco entered 2026 with contracts covering roughly 83 million kilograms of UF6 conversion services for 33 utilities around the world.
finance.yahoo.com/energy/art…
Ryan Eh retweeted
This is an important step in the right direction. But in taking it, we need to remember *why* the Fathers wanted to avoid Americanization.
The desire to unite the British North American colonies was not born of a hatred of all things American - in fact, Macdonald called the US Constitution "one of the most marvellous efforts of skill and organization that ever governed a free people."
The Fathers of Confederation pursued their goal because they wanted to build something distinct. They wanted to conserve the British constitution - including and especially parliamentary government and the monarchical principle - which they believed fostered a truer liberty. And they wanted to unite the founding peoples in a federation that both preserved cultural and regional distinctions through robust provincial power, while also empowering Parliament to legislate on the many things the British and French held in common.
More than a century and a half on, the Fathers' affirmative vision continues to permeate our laws, institutions and culture, despite being largely outside the public consciousness. But if we abandon that vision and define ourselves in purely oppositional terms, we will be unable to address the significant challenges before us - challenges that will remain long after Trump has left the White House. Elbows Up can produce righteous anger, but little else. Ultimately, if we want to secure our sovereignty and resist Americanization, then we must foster a deeper sense of what it means to be Canadian.
Ryan Eh retweeted
Did you know that if a Canadian 🇨🇦 city creates high paying jobs and successful companies, it captures almost none of the new tax revenue?
While researching my run for Mayor of Waterloo I learned cities can’t tax income or profits… that goes to the province + feds. Their main income is property tax.
That means cities are incentivized to develop real estate and increase total # of taxpayers, rather than improving wages or productivity.
That’s why Canada has a real estate economy: if property values and development grow, everyone - owners, developers, cities, federal government - gets paid.
If productivity grows, the city barely sees a dime.
I just had a talk with one of 🇨🇦’s former top bankers.
He made a great point:
🇨🇦 banks are remarkably comfortable lending you $ to buy a house- but talk to an entrepreneur about asking banks for $ to build a company & you get a very different answer.
Then we wonder why our house prices soar while our productivity/entrepreneurship lag.
We’ve spent decades designing a banking system that encourages one & discourages the other.
Maybe we should change that.
Ryan Eh retweeted
As Canada's security intelligence service, we know that the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, changed the world, tragically ended many lives, and affected thousands more.
ALT Skyline of New York City with two lights where the Twin Towers used to be.
Ryan Eh retweeted
I can say with certainty I have never seen or met this person and I served for 4 years in the House of Commons, 2021-2025.
I messaged three of my former colleagues and they all said the same thing, so much so that they thought the media made a mistake assuming he was just elected.
This guy has been an MP since 2015, and I have never seen him or heard of him.
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Ryan Eh retweeted
Congratulations on your first meeting. 👏
6 months in, this joke of a replacement council is still doing icebreakers. No agenda, no plan.
Four cities. Seven days. One target.
Call it what it is: a terror wave against one community.
PM @MarkJCarney and @gary_srp, you called this “urgent.”
Here’s an urgent work plan: name the ideology instead of tiptoeing around it. Stop the radicalization. List the terror groups. Deport the thugs who act on their behalf. Go after the criminal networks and foreign money bankrolling this. And bring back the rule of law you’ve let erode.
Federal panel assigned February 4th to combat #antiSemitism has convened one meeting with no agenda or work plan. “We are getting to know each other.”
— @SenMarcGold:
blacklocks.ca/millers-panel-…
#cdnpoli @MarcMillerVM @CdnHeritage
Ryan Eh retweeted
German NDR has published a report on Rheinmetall, providing brief glimpses of the new and highly autonomous 155mm factory in Unterlüß. Image 1 shows a small section of the 155mm production line, while images 2–4 show a shell manufacturing line that went into operation 1yr ago.
Ryan Eh retweeted
Canada’s oil should be used as a carrot, not a stick, in trade negotiations. We would never cut off flows to USA for the following reasons:
1. We have nowhere to store it and nowhere else to ship it (bc of lack of pipelines). So we would just have to stop production, losing revenues, royalties and taxes, and probably damage wells. It would be as economically painful for us as for them.
2. There are already three global oil crises happening right now (Hormuz, Russia and Bab el-Mandab). Curtailing millions of barrels of Canadian crude would compound that and be very bad for everyone that uses oil, ie. everyone in the world.
3. This is a geopolitical moment for Canada to lean into its reliability and trustworthiness as a trade partner, and we will reap rewards from that reputation. Weaponizing our oil and minerals - as our adversaries do - would have all sorts of negative repercussions for future trade. Even floating it creates risk. That’s why Smith and Moe kiboshed it immediately.
4. Cutting off oil is about 1000x more serious than taking booze off of shelves. Right now Canada has the moral high ground in this dispute. Cut off energy (and fertilizer) and all the good will we have earned from the majority of Americans would evaporate.
Ford calling again to block oil, potash exports to U.S. in trade war gets cold response nationalpost.com/news/canada…
Ryan Eh retweeted
Following the announcement by the IRGC, accompanied by a questionable video, claiming to have shot down a fighter jet, U.S. Central Command has announced that these reports are false, saying that “all U.S. fighter jets are accounted for.”
Ryan Eh retweeted
“We’re doubling down on electrification. Because that’s where capital is going in the world.”
A generous take is that EVs looked like a good industrial policy bet 4 years ago and lots of countries did it.
But in 2026 to undertake no calibration and accept no changes in calculus? C’mon
Ryan Eh retweeted
It will be long, but necessary. I see a lot of people mocking or downplaying what Carney says here. These reactions come either from political fanaticism or from complete geopolitical ignorance about what is happening in the world.
After Trump’s reactions, the world no longer sees the United States as a reliable ally and will, pragmatically, look for other partners. This does not mean bowing to China or any similar nonsense. It means seeking other trade partners with no history of threatening allies out of nowhere. They are new alternatives, but they come at a considerable cost for the U.S. It is arrogance not to see this.
Let me give an example: Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil because Brazil put in jail a coup plotter who wanted to become a dictator. Brazil had a trade deficit with the U.S., meaning it wasn’t benefiting from the relationship. After that, Brazil sought new trade partners, concluded a historic agreement with the European Union, and increased some exports to China. The result: Trump removed the tariffs, but it was too late. Today, Brazil exports more than it did before and sells less to the U.S., which does not, at this moment, present itself as a reliable partner.
This is happening with several countries. Trump could have talked to partners and worked out differences. Instead, he chose to kick the door down and set the house on fire. The result is this: isolating the United States. And believe me: we cannot stand alone, we will lose global influence like never before. In perspective, this is the worst moment in U.S. history in terms of international relations. It will take decades to rebuild respect and influence.
