Tod MaffinCanadian Commentator, From Far and Wide · Emotional Support Canadian

The Canadian news you didn’t hear for the week ending March 21. #governmentofcanada

22 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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In a brief, conversational promo, the host highlights several quirky Canadian news items that will be featured in his upcoming Saturday‑morning email newsletter, “The Canadian News You Didn’t Hear But Should Have.” The stories include: the Canadian government buying U.S. billboards to irritate former President Trump; the fact that only one reindeer herd remains in Canada; the conclusion of the longest strike in Canadian history, which took place in British Columbia; Blue Sky’s launch of queer‑only servers; and a Canadian man who finally returned a library book 64 years overdue. The host also mentions an essay about a hidden code to simplify buying Canadian products, a live show on how to move to Canada, and invites listeners to sign up at farandy.news.

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The Canadian government is buying billboards in the US to piss off Trump. There is only one reindeer herd left in Canada. This week, the longest strike in Canadian history wrapped up. It was in BC. Blue Sky is getting its own queer-only servers. And the Canadian man who returned a book 64 years late. All of that is coming out in my email newsletter tomorrow, The Canadian News You Didn't Hear But Should Have. There's also my essay on a hidden code to help it make it easier to buy Canadian. Here's all the news stories that I just told you about. There's information about a live show that I'm doing about how to move to Canada. There's things to laugh at because God knows we need that these days. And yeah, it comes out every Saturday morning. It's at farandy.news. Um, I think you'll like it. You should sign up.