Canada buys more US-made goods than any other country, according to US Commerce Department export data — about $320 billion in the first 11 months of last year. The US trade deficit on goods with Canada was $55 billion during that period. https://www.activistpost.com/canada-us-trade-potential-repercussions-and-trade-chaos/

There is little freedom in Europe today. They want you to think there is freedom and there are free elections, but it's all a scam. When THE PEOPLE of Romania, of Germany, and likely of the UK elect an "unapproved" candidate, the existing government will just make wild claims and say they have to do it over. That is not freedom. That is tyranny and that's what's going on in Europe. Everyone of them should swing from rope . . . EU Globalist Explicitly Threatens To Cancel German Election Result If Right Wing AfD Wins. Former French European Commissioner Thierry Breton has essentially openly confessed that the West stole the Romanian election and stands ready to do it again in Germany if deemed necessary.​ "We did it in Romania, and we will do it in Germany if necessary," a translation from the French of Breton's recent appearance in European media said. Early last month a top Romanian court simply annulled the first round of the country's presidential election in order to create what amounted to a 'do over' election.​ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ex-eu-commissioner-breton-what-was-done-romania-may-be-needed-germany

Not cost effective? NOT COST EFFECTIVE? Who gives a rat's hairy behind what you think Gates? Cost Effective and the life of my family do not fit together. As Elon Musk stated so eloquently, GO FUCK YOURSELF. NOT A DOCTOR Bill Gates argues that it is not cost-effective to provide individuals with long-term healthcare. Instead, Gates believes his fellow human beings should be euthanized to reduce healthcare costs so that the money that would have been used for treatments can be spent elsewhere. In 2010, Gates weighed up the cost of keeping “terminally ill” Americans alive versus paying for teachers’ salaries. Gates lamented: Americans are unwilling to question if spending money on people in the last three months of their lives was cost-effective. He suggested: [T[here wasn’t a benefit in end-of-life care and a decision should be made to end people’s lives instead of providing costly palliative care. He argued: [A] panel of bureaucrats should decide whether a person deserves to receive treatment, with those who are not ‘worthy of healthcare’ being euthanized by the government to save money. Concerning the group who would decide whether people get to live or die, he said: That’s called the ‘death panel.’​ https://defconnews.com/2025/01/09/it-was-bill-gates-who-started-the-call-for-death-panels-to-euthanize-citizens-not-worthy-of-healthcare-several-countries-are-now-there/

The Biden administration is expected to issue an executive order instructing U.S. federal agencies to work towards adopting mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and other forms of digital identity. Nextgov/FCW has seen a draft of the executive order, and notes expectations that it will be signed by President Biden this week. Deputy National Security Director for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger said publicly that an executive action on cybersecurity has been in the works for months. The draft order instructs the Social Security Administration to consider offering attribute validation services, providing a yes or no response to queries for identity verification to government systems and benefits programs. Such services could replace those offered by data brokers and credit bureaus. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202501/us-executive-order-on-mobile-drivers-licenses-expected-this-week

In March 2021, newly-released documents reveal that the Trudeau administration was quietly advancing plans for a national vaccine passport system, part of a broader push toward integrating Canadians into an international digital ID framework. These early discussions, uncovered through an Access to Information request and reported by Rebel News, show that the groundwork for linking vaccination status to digital credentials was being laid months before the program was publicly announced in July of that year. https://reclaimthenet.org/canada-vaccine-passport-digital-id-surveillance-privacy-concerns

WATCH: Trudeau struggles to define Canadian identity amid Trump's '51st state' jabs! For months, Trudeau failed to see the humour in Trump’s facetious 51st state remarks. Adding insult to injury, President-elect Donald Trump is more popular among Canadians than Trudeau himself. 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #resigntrudeau 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/watch_trudeau_the_terrible_can_t_take_a_joke

Starting today, Canadians with short-term travel plans to England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland will need an electronic travel authorization — or an ETA. Travellers planning to visit the United Kingdom for less than six months will be asked to submit information such as their passport details, dates of travel and modes of transportation, which will be reviewed by authorities. The digital pre-screening is new for Canadians flying to the U.K., but a similar system has been in place since 2016 for people from several other countries who travel by air to Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-uk-electronic-travel-authorization-1.7425670

The rules are still being set for the race to replace Justin Trudeau, but one rumoured contender has taken his name out of the running. Dominic LeBlanc, named finance minister last month following Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt resignation, announced Wednesday morning that he will not be a candidate in the impending Liberal Party of Canada race. https://tnc.news/2025/01/08/finance-minister-leblanc-wont-seek-leadership/

The CEO of a professional body of therapists in the UK has been forced to issue a grovelling apology after it was discovered that he was following Tommy Robinson on X. James Esses notes that the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists were informed back in August that its Chief Executive Steve Jamieson’s personal X account was following Robinson, who the organisation describes as a “far–right activist.” The non-profit organisation conducted a five month investigation into the matter led by trustees and even appointed a barrister as an independent investigator. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ceo-uk-non-profit-forced-apologize-accidentally-following-tommy-robinson-x

2024 was an Amazing Year! We could also call it "The Year of Expansion"! Selling our teas by the cup this year was a major hit! Sales of our teas went so well over the course of 2024, that we are doing our first ever Top Five Tea Report!!! We are now looking at our calendar and figuring out just how much more foraging will need to be done to prepare for the fairs we want to attend this year! As it is, some of our ingredients got dangerously low that we harvested last year, which may mean putting various limited-run teas on our table if the growing season starts out slow again. Do keep an eye on our web calendar. There are a number of fairs pencilled in offline that will begin appearing once they are registered for. We were asked multiple times about advanced foraging workshops, which will be headed up by Marilynn from her Biblical Natural Health Coaching website, if this interests you, drop her a line at bnhc@naturalhealthcoaching.ca and she'll send you the draft list that you can share your feedback and months you'd like to attend. Various homeschooling parents have also shown interest in our introductory foraging workshop as well. If those interest you too, send an email to Marilynn as well. We have a feeling that 2025 is going to be a busy year for Ashtree Wildcrafting! We wish you the best of health this year, and look forward to seeing you in person at a fair or event. Click through to read the full report and see a few pics: https://ashtreewildcrafting.ca/wp/blog/2025/01/04/2024-year-in-review/