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4 hours ago, Noeller said:
still one of the best (the best?) malt barley producers in the world. Breweries the world over demand Canadian (especially Albertan) malt barley...
There isn't as much barley grown here as there use to be. It was mostly fed to hogs if it didn't make malting quality. But vertical integration blew up that industry .Between that and earlier maturing corn there is less barley.
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2 hours ago, Mark F said:
not good at all.
many countries have laws against monoply, corporate concentration, which are rarely used. another sign of corporate control of government.
I was looking up agriculture output.... I was surprised by the top producers, China, India.
also surprised me that Canada is pretty small in comparison.
Too much ice, not enough rice. lol
Yes even in out heyday when wheat was king in the west we weren't a huge producer. What we did produce was a very high quality wheat that other countries could blend with theirs to produce a better flour
We were at one time ( Manitoba in particular ) big market share holders of flax and buckwheat .Less so now. Lots of corn, soybeans, potatoes , oats and canola now.Still lots of wheat but not like it was.
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On 2022-09-27 at 4:46 PM, Tracker said:
Be grateful you are not living int he US. Several couples and friend who used to snowbird have not gone south for several years due to the miasma that Donald Trump and his ilk created there and has not left.
My son in-law is/ was an American living now as a resident in Canada and will never return. His brother lives in Asia and will never return. Their Democratic voting parents had retired and moved from Oregon to Arizona. They have now sold their dream retirement property and have moved to Mexico because of the insanity in Arizona.
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Add this to your list of worrisome trends for the future world.
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On 2022-09-09 at 11:56 AM, blue_gold_84 said:
People are just pawns in their games. Or perhaps toys in their games. It's utterly disgusting.
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On 2022-09-11 at 12:09 PM, bustamente said:
Well he does claim that everyone calls him "Sir", oh and there is no way in hell that she knighted that doofus especially in private
I read an article that said when she was " required " to meet him she purposefully wore a broach given to her by the Obamas. Subtle , but a statement none the less.
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Marsha Hunt passed away. She was an active actress for 80 years. She was the last living member of a group including Bogart and Bacall that had traveled to Washington to fight the communist witch hunts of the 50s. Unlike many she refused to back down and was blackballed from movies and television for many years.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/11/marsha-hunt-obituary
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Sounds like the entire campaign is teetering on collapse:
The military command of the Russian federation has stopped sending new units into Ukraine following a dramatic Ukrainian counter-offensive that has reshaped the war and left Moscow reeling, the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine said Monday.
“The military command of the Russian federation has suspended the sending of new, already formed units into the territory of Ukraine,” officials said on the general staff Facebook page.
“The current situation in the theatre of operations and distrust of the higher command forced a large number of volunteers to categorically refuse the prospect of service in combat conditions,” the statement continued. “The situation is affected by information about the actual number of dead, while losses from private military companies and those mobilised from temporarily occupied territories are not taken into account. The situation worsens due to the general attitude toward their own wounded. In particular, in Russian hospitals, diagnoses and the nature of combat injuries are deliberately simplified and no time is given for rehabilitation in order to quickly return servicemen to the combat zone.”
This information could not be corroborated. The Kremlin has yet to respond.
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A good video by Al Jazeera . Some of it is pretty obvious but it's interesting none the less.
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1 hour ago, Rich said:
Time for Canada to move away from the monarchs on our currency IMO. If we have to change them all anyway, think we should move to something more representative of Canada.
It wouldn't be a big leap since they are off alot of the bills already
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3 hours ago, Wideleft said:
There is a huge difference in "treating people rudely" and offending their sensibilities.
As someone who firmly believes in equality for all, I will not apologize for demeaning royalty in any shape or flavour, because that is THE most celebrated example of inequality on this planet.
So if there is someone I don't like , say the owner of a large multi national Corp, I should head to their funeral and crack jokes and mock them ? No , I wouldn't because it's insulting for mourners. The world needs alot more courtesy not more Maga style insults and mocking.
44 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:Charles is going to find it hard to walk in her shoes.
It will be interesting to see where he takes it. He certainly will be a supporter fighting climate change and of the Green movement in general . But walking in her shoes is a tall order.
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9 minutes ago, Wideleft said:
I've had 40 years to form my opinion on a family that provides rules on how you are to interact with them. Her kicking the royal bucket doesn't change my feeling one way or the other. Mourn away, serfs.
PS - Just wait until Trump dies.
You don't get what I was saying. I'm talking about your rude treatment of other people. Not your opinion of the monarchy. I expected more of you.
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1 minute ago, Wideleft said:
The notion of royalty is ridiculous at best. Born to rule? Give me a break.
Someone just died that millions of people care about . You can be as anti monarch as you want but the thoughtful and kind thing to do would be to leave them to mourn in there own way . Making jokes Iwithin hours IS thoughtless and ignorant towards them regardless of your own opinion.
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PM Trudeau made a pretty good statement / comment.He did a good job of encapsulating what she was all about.
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Tracker said
"Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, and that loss bothers him every single day of his life. It follows him around during his every waking moment. Trump’s life and legacy are defined by the fact that he lost on the biggest election stage in the entire world "
Lol, that's my happy thought for the day.
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1 minute ago, Tracker said:
Not only did we silence our most hated (and rightfully so) rival, in their own stadium, in front of the biggest crowd of the year, while missing some key players, and the Riders sabotaged their own team through stupid actions and decisions. They have relegated themselves to no better than fourth place in the west.
It's a beautiful thing.
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How is that not flagged !
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Legs ! Hammers it !
Hillbillies vs Back to Back Champs GDT
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Shoen!!!!