LiFePo battery chemistry is go to for affordable EV battery packs that also do a bit better than performance battery chemistry in cold. A tech innovation with commercial production in China is Sodium Ion batteries. These perform best in cold, heaviest, but long term lowest cost material/scarcity equation.

US tariffs on parts start on May 3.

Laurier/McKensie, then raised again by Trudeau, but went poorly. Absorbing US states as provinces is by far quickest path to far exceed this.

They just said idling for 2 weeks. There is a lot of enthusiasm for Canadian auto sector support that may make it reopen.

The retaliation tariff on cars was good by Carney. There is a list of Canadian made cars out there. Buying them is what will lead to more production here as long as there’s tariffs. Pacifica mini van might have the least competition from US models.

The counter tariffs are needed for the Canadian car lists which should have more media mention. Ford’s export tariff on energy, should also be accompanied (with Quebec help) by an export tariff on steel and aluminum together with strategic metal reserves to keep production up, and make new European markets.

overwhelmingly voted for Trump knowing this was the plan.

Trump started attacking Canada only after election win.

Alaska for 11th province!

What percent of Canadian auto sector trade is not USMCA compliant? Yikes… gemini says 62%. With EVs harder to comply.

Asia will unite with China. Political dysfunction in Canada needs to end to stop losing that export market, and insist on desperation for US trade normalcy. China is a much better global anchor for the world, and today’s US attack means Canada should join the global movement that will result, if only to get US respect.

Every dollar of revenue from a better trade deal would go toward expanding Canada’s military and increasing its presence in the Arctic, allowing the country to meet its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) obligation of spending two per cent of gross domestic product on defence

First, every thieving liar that tells you a need to defend our arctic is a thieving US agent trying to steal your tax money to funnel it for US overpriced weapons systems. Military cooperation, including NATO, with US must end. NATO without US, must have EU woo Canada to remain in it.

Every dollar of revenue from a better trade deal

PP is categorically incapable of increasing Canadian GDP through a better trade deal with US. Only taking bribes and licking the diaper to sell further Canadian diminishment and subjugation as a win for Conservative values accross NA. He was doing better by promising oligarch tax cuts, than promising a deal with an untrustworthy enemy to funnel into corrupt boondoggles.

Were over 10% of US population and we happen to sell 1% of their drugs. We’re about 1% of developed world too, but our proximity would be normal to contribute more. Point is, if there is nothing unfair about the arrangement/supply why turn everything upside down. I’m sure US companies rely on Canadian market too.

It’s not any less of a barrier to Canadian companies outside fo Quebec. They both tend to hire Quebec people to deal with the barrier. Just as they might hire California people to help sales/marketing in that state.

F35 is a terrible plane. Requires Lockheed consultants to maintain, even for US military, which is expensive. No manuals are provided with plane. Requires permission to turn on the electronics for every flight. Has lower flight time/readiness than any other western aircraft. No actual Canadian mission requires a bombing focused air fighter. Only middle east type force amplification from static airbases (not aircraft carrier capable). Pure BS of defending Arctic from complete non threat in next 30 years is a mission for navy, missiles and drones that have longer lives and much cheaper, and better at bombing focused missions.

We need to get a refund for the crap we bought already, or sell them to a sucker like KSA, or US enemy.

headline not claimed. 1 km² as a continuous flat surface that can be pointed at sun is 250mw from commercial cells. Outside of our atmsophere, irradiance boost is only 33%. so 340mw. Geosynchronous over China will only gain up to 3 hours per day of sun. That can be a 75% boost in average daily power.

except microwave energy transmission… While a 50% efficient transmission is possible (effectively 250mw earth equivalent delivered), it needs a 100 square km receiver array. Even at 150mw per square km earth solar, is enough space for 15gw of solar.

So, it only makes sense at much larger scale, and only makes sense if denser energy costs as astronomically high as such a project. Beaming energy to other points in space, or even remotely powering a spacecraft are applications.

most of that is parks and military bases.

In Ontario it is all north of Lake Huron, too.

non paywalled: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-double-pace-home-building-1.7497947

It’s something. Not clear it has to be public-private partnership, or focus on manufactured housing. 4 story apartment buildings is a good mix of density and low cost. CMHC made a lot of this post war baby boom.

Seems like some of the funding is for this.

Having 2 phones is much better in every use case, IMO.

Statement from someone immune to further cowardice to Trump… FYI. But that’s nice.

Your wikilink says exactly what I did. US government is moving towards Russian government attitude. That general culture is not tolerant is not your cue to force Islamic countries to convince their women of lipstick and miniskirts attire. Freedom is awesome, but our only purpose for trying to infect liberalism in foreign countries is as a vector for CIA sponsored revolution and destruction of those countries. A genuine path for gay marriage equality in Russia is to renounce war on it, and advocating it for the love of Russians. That is the polar opposite of your hatred first, reasons 2nd, support for diminishing Russia.

very anti-LGBT+ policies

Not a crime to be/do gay in Russia. They could be more progressive in allowing gay marriage. Pride parades and activism is illegal, but that is just being insufficiently pro gay to your liking. Path to getting gay marriage legal in Russia, is a matter of asking it as a friend. Same with global warming. The big falsehood promoting the war is that Russia is not defending itself and (the right) Ukrainians from provocation and propaganda of the reverse.