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Carney announced a $9 billion increase in military spending, surpassing NATO's target, despite his previous climate action promises.

Carney argued that this spending hike was a reclamation of Canadian sovereignty, but it deepens integration and subjugation to the US empire.

Carney's military spending will significantly increase federal government emissions, which are already exempt from national carbon reduction targets.

springmag.ca/canadas-fossil-fu

Spring - a magazine of socialist ideas in action · Canada’s fossil fuel emissions will grow with new military spending - SpringOn June 9, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made an announcement that finally obliterated his promise to end Canada’s old relationship with the United States. On that day, Carney announced that Canada will meet the two percent of GDP spending target pushed by Washington and NATO, committing $9 billion in new funding for the Department

Awesome! 2 songs again in the TOP 50 in Europe on LRdR Radio: GENTLE MAN from my new WAVES album and SIRENS CALLING from the GHOST PARTICLES (Messages from Rude Van Steenes), a collaboration with Greg Fraser.

lrdr.radioweb.co

WAVES: song.link/benjaminrussell_waves

GENTLE MAN video: youtube.com/watch?v=x2hz34a05QM

GHOST PARTICLES: songwhip.com/benjaminrussell/ghost-particles-messages-from-rude-van-steenes

Wintered Branches – I dipped into what I now can call the "35mm archives" and found this negative. I keep okay notes, so this photograph was captured between November 12 and December 20 in 2023. It's nice to have some distance and let things simmer, I recall thinking this wasn't anything special, but have changed my mind.

I recently saw a tourism ad from #Quebec #Canada that nearly made me cry. A visitor is checking in at a hotel. When the clerk asks where he’s traveling from, he looks ashamed and whispers “I’m American”. The clerk presses a button under the desk, which I initially thought was a panic button. Instead it unlocks a panel allowing her to come out from behind the desk, and she gives the guy a big hug. I nearly lost it. I wish I could move to Canada. This meant a lot to me.❤️

Reason for the Latest TACO's Rant:

TACO just 'woke' up and learned about a Canadian 3% revenue tax on tech giants, that was passed a year ago and is going into effect Monday. So now he is ending all trade negotiations with Canada and is threatening to increase import tariffs even more on Canada.

[Once again, TACO thinks the solution to his every problem
is to have a 'Hissy Fit'.]