Inside Quebec's fight over bee-killing pesticides

Canada’s National Observer

Quebec farmer Jocelyn Michon quit cold turkey.

Not tobacco. Not alcohol. He quit using insecticide-coated seeds in his fields of corn and soy, an unorthodox move among non-organic grain farmers. Story here.

HOW TO BOYCOTT US PRODUCTS

Suzanne DiLazzaro

January 22 at 9:13 PM  · 

Here's a list of US products and their Canadian equivalents you can keep handy for your next trip to the grocery store.  Sorry, not sorry US friends.

Dairy Products

Instead of Kraft (cheese, dairy) → Try Saputo, Black Diamond, Armstrong

Instead of Philadelphia (cream cheese) → Try Lactantia, Tre Stelle, Agropur

Instead of Yoplait (yogurt) → Try Astro, Olympic, Liberté

Instead of Land O'Lakes (butter) → Try Lactantia, Natrel, Gay Lea

Soft Drinks & Beverages

Instead of Coca-Cola, Pepsi → Try Canada Dry, PC Cola, Great Value (Walmart)

Instead of Tropicana (juice) → Try Oasis, SunRype, Arthur’s

Instead of Gatorade, Powerade → Try BioSteel (Canadian sports drink)

Instead of Starbucks bottled drinks → Try Tim Hortons, Second Cup ready-to-drink beverages

Packaged & Snack Foods

Instead of Lay's (chips) → Try Old Dutch, Covered Bridge, Hardbite

Instead of Doritos, Cheetos → Try Neal Brothers, Hardbite tortilla chips

Instead of Kellogg's (cereal) → Try Nature’s Path, Barbara’s, Quaker (some products Canadian-made)

Instead of Nabisco (cookies/crackers) → Try Dare, Leclerc, Voortman

Instead of Campbell's (soups) → Try Habitant (by Loblaws), President’s Choice soups

Instead of Heinz (ketchup, sauces) → Try French's (Canadian-made ketchup), President’s Choice

Meat & Processed Foods

Instead of Oscar Mayer (deli meats) → Try Maple Leaf, Schneiders, Pillers

Instead of Hormel (bacon, ham) → Try Olymel, Grimm’s

Instead of Tyson Foods (chicken products) → Try Lilydale, Maple Lodge Farms

Instead of Beyond Meat (plant-based) → Try Yves Veggie Cuisine, Gardein

Condiments & Sauces

Instead of Hellmann’s (mayonnaise) → Try President's Choice, Compliments

Instead of French's (mustard) → Try Kozlik’s, President's Choice

Instead of Hidden Valley (salad dressing) → Try Renee’s, Kraft (Canadian-made varieties)

Instead of Tabasco (hot sauce) → Try Dawson's, Piri Piri by PC, No Name hot sauce

Baking Products

Instead of Pillsbury (flour, baking mixes) → Try Robin Hood, Five Roses, Compliments

Instead of Betty Crocker (cake mixes) → Try President’s Choice, No Name

Instead of Hershey’s (chocolate chips) → Try Camino, Laura Secord, PC chocolate chips

Instead of Domino (sugar) → Try Redpath (Canadian brand)

Frozen Foods

Instead of Green Giant (vegetables) → Try Arctic Gardens, Compliments, No Name

Instead of Stouffer’s (frozen meals) → Try President’s Choice, M&M Food Market

Instead of Eggo (waffles) → Try Nature’s Path, President’s Choice

Instead of DiGiorno (frozen pizza) → Try Dr. Oetker (some made in Canada), President’s Choice

Coffee & Tea

Instead of Starbucks → Try Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Van Houtte

Instead of Folgers → Try Nabob, Kicking Horse Coffee

Instead of Lipton (tea) → Try Red Rose, Tetley (some products Canadian-made)

Instead of Nestlé (coffee creamers) → Try International Delight (Canadian-made), Beatrice creamers

Personal Care Products (found at grocery stores)

Instead of Colgate (toothpaste) → Try Green Beaver, Tom’s of Maine (some Canadian-made)

Instead of Dove (soap, shampoo) → Try Live Clean, The Green Beaver Company

Instead of Head & Shoulders → Try Attitude, The Unscented Company

Instead of Gillette (razors, shaving cream) → Try Schick (some Canadian-made), Personna

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CANADA LOSES A CLIMATE HERO - A CLIMATE MORON IS SWORN IN IN THE U.S. WHERE'S GOD?

Tony Clarke dies. Trump inaugurated. Where is God?

Pulpis and Politics

What's different, and worse, about the smoke from the L.A. fires

CBC News

Lungs, heart, brain and more at risk, doctors say. Story here.

CLIMATE MORONS

By Larry Powell

 In a sane world, the American people would be holding Trump's feet to the (wild) fire for doing absolutely nothing, or, should I say, ALL THE WRONG THINGS regarding our rapidly-worsening climate calamity. As flames consume the LA area - he's nominated AN ADAMENT CLIMATE DENIER - the CEO of a fracking co. - as Energy Secretary! The best this master finger-pointer (Trump) can do is, as usual, blame others who actually grasp the science, like the Governor there or anyone else but himself. By boosting fracking & other disastrous energy projects, he's CULPABLE & has been since he first slithered into public life, for the weather disasters that have uprooted, killed, or ruined the lives of many Americans, his own "base" included. His ignorant hands are dirty and will remain so until either he or I die. Trump and the millions who voted for him are either just plain illiterate or wilfully (and maliciously) stupid in this regard. Meanwhile, any Canadian voices who might oppose him on this front are, sadly, missing in action. To commentators on the CBC, even among our emerging political leaders - it's all about the tariffs - nothing else. How do they expect our economy to endure on a landscape that's charred and lifeless? Oh, I know! Let's choose ANOTHER climate moron as our next national leader here in your country & mine!

That'll fix it!

Meta’s vision: more free speech — except for news

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

I had to marvel earlier this week at the way Meta CEO Mark 

Zuckerberg trotted out the supposed founding vision of social media 

as a way to give people a voice as he announced changes to content 

moderation on Facebook. Details here.

PLANS FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL LIKELY BRING DISASTROUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES TO MANITOBA, SLITHERS ITS WAY BACK ONTO THE PUBLIC AGENDA. (LETTER)

LETER BY JOHN FEFCHAK

 "In the months since Sio Silica was denied an environmental license to mine silica sand from southeastern Manitoba, the company has quietly regrouped, rebranded and begun laying the groundwork to reapply for provincial approval — starting with a push to win the support of Broken head Ojibway Nation."

The hanging sword of Damocles is upon us.

If a serious situation hangs by a thread, it means that even a change can decide what will happen and that a bad result such as death, failure, etc. is likely:

The phrase is now commonly used to describe a looming danger or precarious situation.

Has the stench of political scandal surrounding Sio Silica’s controversial quartz silica mine and processing plant doomed the project?

Remarkably, it still remains a live issue; even though it was rejected by the Kinew government in Feb. of 2024.

Even at the risk of contaminating the water aquifers for hundreds of thousand of people/ and creating massive sink holes, it is apparent that some officials are more interested and motivated in the 8000 ghost jobs that may be created in this catastrophic undertaking.

When will clearer minds prevail, to prevent this Armageddon from taking place? This is not an act of preserving and sustaining our water for the people of Manitoba.

Preserving our water sources is one of the most significant challenges facing the people of Manitoba, Canada and the world.

 

John Fefchak.

Virden, MB.

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Beavers are the unsung heroes of wildfire prevention

Canada's National Observer

A PinP photo.

Beavers are the engineers of the forest. Best known for chewing down trees to build up dams, the animals change their surroundings in obvious ways: pointy stumps lie in their wake; piles of branches and mud peak over riverbeds. However, scientists are increasingly noticing another, less evident way they shift their environment: wildfire prevention.

Details here.