cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/39548994

Fair Vote Canada on Bluesky:

Tired of unaccountable "majority" governments elected with 40% of the vote?

The Ontario Green Party and Ontario NDP commit to proportional representation to make every vote count.

Nothing from the Ontario Liberal Party and Ontario PCs.

Read more:

https://www.fairvote.ca/22/02/2025/ontario-election-2025-where-parties-stand-on-proportional-representation/

Ontario Parties on Electoral Reform

Ontario PC: Nothing in platform. Ford is on record as opposed to electoral reform.

Ontario NDP: ✅Mixed Member Proportional Representation

Ontario Liberal: Nothing in platform. Bonnie Crombie previously said she would support a Citizens' Assembly.

Ontario Greens: ✅Proportional Representation ✅ Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

I'm frankly amazed it's not higher...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/39362667

There is no uniform voting system for the election of [Members of the European Parliament]; rather, each member state is free to choose its own system, subject to certain restrictions:

• The system must be a form of proportional representation, under either the party list or the single transferable vote system.

Despite the research I've done and the debates I've watched, the fact remains I agree with some of each candidates platform and disagree with other parts. I'm really struggling with how to vote both provincial (Ontario) and federal.

I thought it'd be fun to get other people's opinion on the issues that matter most to you, why you think your candidate is trustworthy, and see if any of it helps solidify my vote! 🇨🇦

TLDR: Score Voting is good.

Canadians want national unity.

The ideal of the Good Parliamentarian claims that politicians should, once elected, represent all their constituents and not just their core base, and that a governing party should, once elected, represent the nation as a whole, and not just their members.

So why is national unity a fleeting thing that emerges only in response to external threats, like American rhetoric about annexation and economic coercion, and why does it dissipate and devolve into factionalism once the threat is resolved (or when political campaigns simply drown the threat out)?

Because the Westminster System, in its present form, is institutionally biased towards division.

There are two reasons:

1. Within individual constituencies, a narrow majority of voters is enough to guarantee a win, and
2. In Parliament, a narrow majority of constituencies is enough to form government and pass law.

These have a common root cause:

Acquiring a narrow majority of something is the most efficient way to achieve the maximum reward.

If the easiest path to a win is to get the support of half-plus-one, who cares if you alienate everyone else on the other side?

The Solution: the Score Bonus System

This proposal suggests an incentive-based solution to create national unity:

The Score Bonus System: award a winner-take-all block of seats to the party that achieves the highest average score nationally in a Score Voting election.

Under this system, Canada's existing single-member districts are replaced with about half as many dual-member districts, each containing one 'constituency' seat and one 'national' seat.

In each district, candidates stand either as a 'constituency' candidate or as a 'national' candidate.

Voters mark their ballots by assigning numerical scores between 0 and 9 to each candidate, where higher scores indicate stronger approval.

Unlike ranking systems, this allows voters to express support for multiple candidates simultaneously.

Sample Ballot, Mapleford North, filled in by a sample voter

Seat	Party	Candidate	Score (0 to 9)
Constituency	Brown Party	Jaclyn Hodges	5
	Taupe Party	Dexter Preston	0
	Independent	Cecelia Olson	9
		Janice Fritz	5
National	Brown Party	Isreal Robles	7
		Gale Sloan	8
	Taupe Party	Royce Brown	0
	Beige Party	Billie Burton	9

Each district's 'constituency' seat goes to the 'constituency' candidate with the highest average score in the district.

The collection of all districts' 'national' seats form the 'winner-take-all' block, which is awarded in full to the party with the highest nationwide score.

When a party has multiple candidates competing in the same constituency:

• When computing nationwide averages, the score of its best candidate in each constituency is used.
• If the party wins the highest nationwide average, its best candidates from each constituency win the 'national' seats.

However, if no party achieves a national average score of at least 50%, the 'national' seats instead go to the 'national' candidate with the highest average score in the constituency, effectively falling back to the 'constituency' method.

Seat Type Breakdown

Seat Type	Seat Count	Winning Candidate From Each Constituency
Constituency	172 (one per constituency)	'Constituency' candidate with highest score within constituency
National	172 (one per constituency)	If any party has >50% approval nationwide: best 'national' candidate from party with highest score nationwide; otherwise: 'national' candidate with highest score within constituency
Total	344 (two per constituency)

Example Election Results

Constituency Results, Mapleford North

Seat	Party	Candidate	C. Score	N. Party Score
Constituency	Brown Party	J. Hodges	65%	N/A
	Taupe Party	D. Preston	20%	N/A
	Independent	C. Olson (Constituency Seat Winner)	80%	N/A
		J. Fritz	70%	N/A
National	Brown Party (Winning Party)	I. Robles (Eliminated by G. Sloan)	65%	75%
		G. Sloan (National Seat Winner)	75%
	Taupe Party	R. Brown	15%	55%
	Beige Party	B. Burton	80%	65%

National Results

Constituency	Brown Party Score	Taupe Party Score	Beige Party Score
Mapleford North	75%	15%	80%
Rivermere South	70%	70%	20%
Ashbourne Springs	80%	55%	25%
...
National Average	75% (Winner)	55%	65%

Takeaways from example election results:

• All three parties exceeded the 50% minimum average score threshold to be eligible for the 'national' seats.
• C. Olson, an Independent, won the constituency seat for Mapleford North by having the highest average score (80%) of any candidate in the constituency. The next best constituency candidate was J. Fritz, a fellow Independent, who got an average score of 70%.
• The Brown Party won all 172 national seats by having the highest national average score (75%) of any party in the nation. The next best national party was the Beige Party, which got a national average score of 65%.
• The Brown Party ran two candidates in Mapleford North: I. Robles and G. Sloan. Of these candidates, G. Sloan had the higher score, of 75%, so I. Robles was eliminated and G. Sloan contributed his 75% constituency score to the party's national average.
• G. Sloan was the surviving 'national' candidate nominated by the Brown Party in Mapleford North. Because the Brown Party won all national seats, G. Sloan won the 'national' seat for Mapleford North.
• Candidates running for constituency seats do not affect the scores of national parties

Why This System?

Consider two things true for all elections:

1. Winning votes is expensive.
2. The candidate with the most votes wins.

If a voter can support only one candidate at a time, then the cheapest winning strategy for a candidate is to acquire a slim majority, to the exclusion of nearly half the voters. Any more would be wasteful; any less no longer guarantees a win.

If a voter can instead support many candidates at a time, then a narrow majority no longer guarantees a win: all of a candidate's supporters may also approve of a competitor. A candidate with 60% approval loses to a candidate with 70% approval. This forces candidates into a competition not for the exclusive support of a narrow majority, but for the approval of as many as possible.

The only way a minority group can be excluded under electoral systems with concurrent voter support is if the minority group is so fundamentally incompatible with a candidate's current base that adding the minority would cost them more members from their current base than the minority adds. If adding the minority would result in a net increase in voter support, a candidate must include them, or lose to a competitor who does, even if that candidate already has the support of a majority. Because that majority might be just as satisfied with the competitor.

Electing single representatives

First Past the Post and Instant Runoff voting both fall into the first category (voters support one candidate at a time). Instant Runoff is effectively a sequence of First Past the Post elections; in each round, voters support their top choice. A narrow majority under either system guarantees a win. Hence, Division.

Compare with Score Voting. Voters support many candidates concurrently. Hence, Unity.

Electing multiple representatives

Traditional constituency elections, regardless how votes are counted within each constituency, and Proportional Representation both suffer from the same exclusive-voter-support problem as FPTP and IRV: Each seat is awarded to one representative, so parties and coalitions compete for a narrow majority within the legislature.

While Proportional Representation ensures the makeup of the legislature is proportional to the makeup of the electorate as a whole, it fails to incentivize the ruling coalition to include more than half of said representatives, or by extension, more than half of the nation. Therefore, as long as a ruling coalition is confident in its majority, it will ignore social and economic problems that impact voters outside of said majority, even in Proportional Representation.

Instead, the Score Bonus System creates a nationwide single-winner election to effectively elect the ruling party as a whole, and using Score Voting for this election creates an incentive for this party to include the interests of as many as possible.

Electoral Systems Review

System	Optimal strategy	Effect
Single Seat FPTP	Secure a narrow majority of votes.	Division & Exclusion
Single Seat IRV	Secure a narrow majority of votes.	Division & Exclusion
Single Seat Score	Appeal to as many voters as possible.	Unity & Inclusion
Traditional Constituency Elections	Secure a narrow majority of districts.	Division & Exclusion
Proportional Representation	Secure a narrow majority of voters.	Division & Exclusion
Score Bonus System	Appeal to as many voters as possible.	Unity & Inclusion

Why combine the winner-take-all component with per-constituency elections?

Because:

• It maintains a constituency-first element to politics, even in the winner-take-all segment of Parliament. The ruling party, with a majority given to it through the winner-take-all segment, has a representative from each constituency.
• Allowing multiple candidates from the same party to run in the same constituency forces candidates to compete with fellow party members to best represent a constituency
• Having some seats that are elected only by constituency voters ensures each constituency has a representative accountable only to them
• The national seats only being awarded if a party gets >50% approval lets us fall back to conventional 'coalition government formation' with constituency-elected representatives if the winner-take-all election fails to produce a party with at least majority support. This avoids a party with, say, 35% nationwide approval, getting an automatic Parliamentary majority.
• Having both constituency and national elections occur on the same ballot avoids unnecessary complexity for the voters. Voters get a single Score Voting ballot.The ballot is as complex as is required to implement Score Voting, but no more complicated than that.

What next

I realize we're not getting Score Voting in Canada any time soon. It's not well known enough, and the 'winner-take-all block of seats' component may scare people away.

Plus, no politician content with their party having an effective monopoly on opposing the other side would ever consider supporting an electoral system as competitive as this.

Instead, I offer this electoral system to anyone who wants to take advantage of an "oh won't somebody do something" vibe to organize something, but wants to avoid their organization getting burned by the faulty electoral systems we have today.

A protocol for building a unified chapter-based organization:

1. Launch regional chapters
2. Each regional chapter randomly selects N interested participants, plus one or two 'chapter founders', to act as delegates to meet in a central location or online. The first conference will bootstrap the organization's 'internal parties'. Subsequent conferences evolve into a recurring networking event.
3. Like-minded delegates, possibly assisted by 'political speed-dating', form 'internal parties'
4. In each chapter, 'internal parties' nominate candidates for chapter and national seats.
5. Each member scores each candidate in their chapter
6. The highest scored 'chapter seat' candidate in each chapter becomes the chapter's local representative
7. The highest scored 'internal party' across the organization as a whole wins one 'national' representative in each chapter
8. Canadians, Unite!

Thoughts?

Edit : Fixed the numbers (showing all voters, with Carney as Liberal leader)

Honestly, I believe that this whole "Team Canada" response to Donald Trump's tariffs is just stupid and it will only end up hurting Canada much more than it would hurt the US. Compared to the US, our economy is so weak that the US wouldn't even care if we put 100% tariffs on all goods coming from the US into Canada or completely stopped buying all goods from the US.

I think that a much better response to Trump's tariffs would be to simply fix the Canadian border and stop relying on a single country for most of our trade. But no, thanks to Justin Trudeau, our parliament is currently prorogued, meaning that we currently can't pass any legislation and actually get to dealing with the problem and the Liberals refuse to un-prorogue parliament to buy time for the Liberals to allow them to choose their leader. Instead of actually solving the problem, they manufacture a crisis out of this whole scenario (when the solution is so simple).

Also, before you start saying that I'm not for Canada, I have to say that I am a Canadian citizen and that I want Canada to do well. I just don't agree with the Liberal "Team Canada" approach.

I also think that while Mark Carney is most likely going to become the leader of the Liberal party and our unelected Prime Minister, he's only going to make things worse for Canada. Here are my reasons:

1. He and the WEF were behind all of Justin Trudeau's bad policies. For example, it was initially Mark Carney's idea to implement the Carbon Tax, which has only made basically everything much more expensive and it ironically doesn't even help the environment at all. Not only that, but some of the same Liberal ministers who used to support the Carbon Tax are going against it. Mark Carney, however says that he's going to implement a permanent Carbon Tax.

2. He's a member of the WEF, a group that in my opinion appears on the surface to want to do things like end racism, end world hunger, stop climate change, and stuff like that, but when you dig deeper, they're downright power-hungry communists. For example, the WEF once had this ad (which they now deleted because nobody liked what they were saying), which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/omAk1gMyw7E. They literally say in the beginning "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy. Whatever you want you'll rent and it'll be delivered by drone". Isn't that literally how ownership was in the USSR, except without the drones? I highly recommend watching the video and paying close attention to what they're saying. They also pride themselves in infiltrating cabinets in various countries including Canada (which I think is the exact definition of foreign interference): https://youtu.be/daE0jthD5F8. Not to mention that Klaus Schwab himself says that Vladimir Putin was educated by the WEF.

3. There are 2 basic principles for doing a psyop: message amplification and message suppression. Message amplification is basically when a certain message is being amplified, for example by using bots on social media that only say one thing or make the popular news organizations only say only the message that you want them to say. Message suppression is punishing those who give a message opposing yours and/or erasing their messages. I've noticed that there a lot of bots on Mark Carney's Facebook account that basically say positive things about him like "I've previously considered voting Conservative, but after this I've completely changed my mind! Voting for Mark Carney!". You can tell that most of the "people" who say stuff like this on his Facebook account are just bots. In addition, most of the mainstream news media, which is by the way mostly funded by the federal government and therefore have an interest in telling only the message that the government wants them to say, has recently become all pro Mark Carney, while the independent news media (which are not funded by government) are saying a different message. This is screaming psyop for me.

I don't mean to offend anyone here. I'm just voicing my opinion.

PP should be shitting his pants right about now

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38639799

Doug Ford wants to stack the courts with "like-minded judges." Thanks to first-past-the-post, he can keep winning unchecked majorities with just 40% of the vote.

Democracy shouldn't work this way—Ontario needs proportional representation.

Text mirror of the article at the time of posting:

Here are all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump's tariffs

Canada imposing $155 billion in counter-tariffs, provinces launching their own moves

By Benjamin Lopez Steven · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 1:08 PM PST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a trade war on Canada, prompting the federal government, provinces and territories to launch their own countermeasures to hit back at the American economy.

Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from Canada and a lower 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy products. That means there will be a fee on Canadian products entering the United States — and those costs will likely be passed on to American consumers.

Likewise, the Canadian government has pledged to hit the U.S. with retaliatory 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods coming into Canada. There will be an immediate $30 billion implemented on Tuesday, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days.

Those are the topline figures, but there's a slate of other actions the federal government and provinces are considering or have already begun to enact. Let's break down all the ways Canada is striking back against Trump's tariffs:

The federal government

According to a news release from the Department of Finance, the first $30-billion phase of the Canadian counter-tariff response will hit American products like orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliance, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics and pulp and paper.

The second, $125-billion phase will include products like passenger vehicles and trucks, steel and aluminum products, certain fruits and vegetables, aerospace products, beef, pork, dairy, recreational vehicles and recreational boats, the news release said.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that the first phase is largely "consumer goods that we would import from the United States for which there is a replacement" from other countries.

LeBlanc acknowledged that putting counter-tariffs does add economic challenges for Canadians, who will likely need to pay more from American goods under scrutiny.

Therefore, LeBlanc said, the federal government and provinces have an obligation to support workers and people "unjustly affected by this American decision."

Opposition parties like the NDP have called on the federal government to recall Parliament and pass legislation to protect Canadian workers and businesses from the American tariffs.

When asked if he would recall Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday night the federal government currently has the tools it needs to mount a response to Trump's tariffs.

Trump has claimed that fentanyl flowing into the U.S. from Canada is the reason behind his decision to impose the tariffs. Canadian officials have vigorously argued the amount of fentanyl flowing into the U.S. is minimal.

Figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show the agency seized just 19.5 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border last year compared to 9,570 kilograms at the southwestern one.

On Saturday night, Trudeau said Canada and the U.S. have made progress in working together on addressing the flow of fentanyl, including sending joint teams to China to talk about precursor chemicals that get developed into fentanyl.

On Sunday night, Trump said he will be speaking on Monday to both Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, whose country was also tariffed.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Sunday urged the Liberal government to recall Parliament to put in place a "Canada first" plan to handle the economic repercussions from the tariffs.

Poilievre proposed retaliating "dollar for dollar" by targeting industries that will have a maximum impact on the U.S. while harming Canadian consumers as little as possible.

He also said any funds collected through retaliatory tariffs should be returned to Canadians, specifically through cuts on other taxes.

"The tariffs must not be a tax grab. None of the money should stay in government coffers," Poilievre said.

"All of it should go back to the workers and businesses that are affected — and most of it should go back in the form of a massive tax cut."

British Columbia

(Where I live ❤️)

B.C. Premier David Eby called Trump's tariffs an "unprecedented attack." He said the province will support the federal government's actions and would work to protect B.C. workers and businesses.

On Saturday evening, Eby said he's directed the BC Liquor Distribution Branch to immediately stop buying American liquor from U.S. states that predominantly vote Republican — known as "red states" — and remove top-selling red-state brands from the shelves of public liquor stores.

The B.C. premier also said he's directed the provincial government and Crown corporations to exclude U.S. supplies from any new purchasing or procurement agreements.

In a news release, Eby's office said the province is assessing private-sector projects worth $20 billion with the goal of "getting them approved as quickly as possible, and issuing their permits faster."

"These are expected to create 6,000 jobs in remote and rural communities," the news release said.

There are additional measures under consideration by B.C. and could be introduced in the coming days and weeks, the news release added.

Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in a statement posted to social media that Trump's tariff decision "will harm Canadian and Americans alike, and strain the important relationship between our two nations."

Smith said her province will "do everything in its power to convince the U.S. president and Congress, as well as the American people, to reverse this mutually destructive policy."

Alberta will continue its diplomatic efforts to persuade Trump, lawmakers and administration officials to lift all tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as possible, Smith said.

The province will also continue its call for the appointment of a Canadian border czar to secure the Canada-U.S. border against illegal migrants and drugs moving in both directions, Smith added.

Finally, the Alberta premier said her province will "continue to strenuously oppose any effort to ban exports to the U.S. or to tax our own people and businesses on goods leaving Canada for the United States"

Smith has consistently argued against Canada using export taxes or other sanctions on oil as a pressure point in a trade war — a sticking point that has previously put her at odds with other provincial officials like Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

Saskatchewan

In a statement posted to social media, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Trump's decision to impose tariffs is "disappointing and will damage both our countries' economics, workers and consumers."

Moe called on the federal government to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada to toughen penalties for drug offences and "take all necessary measures to strengthen border security and have fentanyl removed from our communities in Canada and the U.S.A."

The premier said he supports "very targeted and specific retaliatory measures to initial tariffs. However, this should never be the longer-term answer."

"Saskatchewan's exports are crucial to supporting food and energy security across North America and around the world," Moe said. "We will also be working to ensure diversification of Saskatchewan markets for our goods."

Finally, Moe said the province will work with Saskatchewan businesses and other governments to find "common ground on this important issue to ensure that damaging tariffs are removed as quickly as possible."

Manitoba

On Sunday afternoon, the Manitoba government announced it was issuing a directive to Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries to stop the sale of American products in the province. That directive goes into effect on Tuesday.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said on Sunday the provincial government will be working "around the clock to protect your jobs and to safeguard our economy at this time."

"Some of our fellow Manitobans are going to feel the impacts [of the tariffs] right away," Kinew said. "For other Manitobans and in other industries, it may take some time. But we all need to stand together, shoulder-to-shoulder to be there for one another."

Kinew reiterated the province also supports the federal government's response and will be unveiling new steps every day to "to support our economy and to protect your jobs."

The premier also encouraged Canadians to shop local, but recognized it may take time for shopping habits to change.

"As we go further into this scenario of living with the Trump tariff tax, then we need to seriously shift our habits ... toward Canadian products, Manitoba destinations and resources that are going to keep money in our own pockets here."

Ontario

In a similar move as Eby and Kinew, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to remove American products from its shelves, starting Tuesday.

"As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, LCBO will also remove American products from its catalogue so other Ontario-based restaurants and retailers can't order or restock U.S. products," Ford said in a post on social media Sunday morning.

Earlier on Saturday, Ford, who is running for re-election on Feb. 27, pledged to spend billions to protect Ontario workers and businesses from the unprecedented economic threat.

Ford also said in a statement Saturday that he supports the federal government for a "strong and forceful response that matches U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar." He also said Canada needs to "maximize points of leverage and use them to maximum effect."

"Canada has so much of what America needs: high-grade nickel and other critical minerals, energy and electricity, uranium, potash, aluminum," Ford said in his statement.

"Together, we'll meet this moment. We'll stand united. We'll stand strong."

Quebec

Quebec Premier François Legault promised to fight for Quebecers who will be affected by Trump's tariffs, and estimated more than 100,000 jobs will be lost in the province.

Legault said he and all other Canadian premiers support the federal government's retaliatory measures and that Canada's counter-tariffs would "benefit our companies by 25 per cent."

The Quebec premier added he's looking at various solutions, including creating more jobs at Hydro-Québec and fast-tracking the construction of infrastructure in health, education and public transit sectors.

Legault also said his government will take actions to help small businesses and that the tariffs could be an opportunity for Quebec companies to "replace American products" and develop new markets.

On Sunday afternoon, the Quebec government announced that it asked the province's liquor board, the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), to remove all American products from its shelves starting Tuesday.

It also instructed the SAQ to halt the supply of American alcoholic beverages to agencies, grocery stores, restaurants and bars. The changes may take a few days to be fully implemented, according to the government.

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said in a Facebook post that Trump's tariffs will "devastate New Brunswick workers, businesses and the economy."

"Our team will use every tool in our toolbox to defend and support New Brunswickers and put an end to these tariffs," Holt said.

Holt said it's "now more important than ever to build up our economy, buy local, and get to work seizing the opportunities we have across New Brunswick and our country."

In a statement to CBC News, Katie Beers, Holt's press secretary, said the province will "be releasing our full response plan" on Monday.

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said in a statement that it's "remarkable we find ourselves at odds with our best friend and neighbour. It will take thoughtfulness and time but we will get through this."

Houston said Nova Scotia will limit access to provincial procurement for American businesses, look for ways to cancel existing contracts, double the cost of tolls at Cobequid Pass and direct the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation to remove all U.S. alcohol from their shelves on Tuesday.

The premier also said Nova Scotia "must ramp up our focus on finding new markets here at home with programs like Nova Scotia Loyal, focus on developing our own resources, eliminate inter-provincial trade barriers and, finally, of course, look for international diversification."

"We will do these things and no matter what, I will do everything I can to protect the interests of hard-working Nova Scotians and their families," Houston added.

Prince Edward Island

In a statement sent out Saturday, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said Trump's tariffs "pose a serious risk to Canadian industries, including those that are the backbone of Prince Edward Island's economy — our farmers, fishers, manufacturers, and exporters."

King said on Saturday evening he convened the PEI Cabinet Committee on US Relations, which includes several provincial ministers responsible for finances, agriculture, economic development and fisheries.

The premier said the committee "will be working with their department and their stakeholders between now and Tuesday to share information and ensure our response is strong."

"We will take the necessary steps to protect jobs, support businesses and ensure our industries remain competitive," King said.

"Our province, like our country, has always relied on strong, fair-trade relationships," King added. "We will work closely with the federal government and our provincial and territorial partners to push back against these tariffs and make it clear that Canadian businesses and workers cannot be treated unfairly."

Like other provinces, P.E.I. announced Sunday that it will be removing American products from its shelves at provincially run liquor stores, while private retailers won't be able to purchase American alcohol from the provincial wholesaler. The province also said it will be limiting government procurement from U.S.-based companies.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey had some of the most dire warnings about Trump's tariffs, calling them "an existential threat" to Canada and an "attack on Canadians, an attack on their values, on our sovereignty."

In a statement, Furey said he expects the federal government to "action a comprehensive approach to help impacted businesses, workers, and support and service sectors."

"We are also working on a variety of initiatives including helping identify new markets for Newfoundland and Labrador businesses, as well as opportunities to diversify their supply chains," Furey added.

The premier also encouraged residents to buy local. "There are a lot of substitutes for the American products we consume," Furey said.

Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson said in a statement the "aggressive and disappointing decision by the United States government to impose tariffs on all Canadian goods means that we, as Northerners and as Canadians, must prepare for increased economic uncertainty."

Simpson said his government is committed to working with federal, provincial and territorial partners as well as Indigenous and community governments in the region as part of a co-ordinated approach to the tariffs.

The Northwest Territories government will review procurement policies to eliminate purchases from U.S. companies where possible and halt the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission's purchase of American goods.

"These are significant measures, and we do not take them lightly," Simpson said. "We will continue to identify meaningful ways to stand in solidarity with our fellow Canadians."

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said in a Facebook post on Saturday that Trump's tariffs are "insult to the friendship and partnership that has existed between Canada and the U.S. for generations" and his government supports Canada's response.

"We'll keep working to strengthen our local economy, support our industries, break down barriers to interprovincial trade and build new markets abroad," Pillai said. "The Government of Yukon will work with the federal government to make sure that Yukon businesses impacted by the Trump tariffs are supported."

Pillai issued a statement on Sunday that the territorial liquor wholesaler will stop purchasing American alcohol. He also said the territorial government will be reviewing its procurement policies to exclude American goods and services.

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok said in an Instagram post on Saturday that "Nunavut stands with team Canada on a strong and decisive response to U.S. tariffs."

"Canada's Arctic is a region of opportunity, from critical minerals in our land to an abundance of fish in our waters, it's time to invest in our own economy and communities," Akeeagok said. "In a time of uncertainty, the Arctic can unlock new economic opportunities for our country."

The Nunavut premier added that "through innovation, ingenuity and resilience that we will endure and continue to prosper."

Found out there's another episode with Charlie Angus. He's such an excellent voice so far. i appreciate his unwavering faith in our country and his call for politicians across the country at all levels to unite.