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The "Wicked Witch " jumped back on her broom and leaves Alberta booed  by Albertan's who shot down her efforts to have natural gas heating removed from Ontario Homes and use electric heating. The cost per home owner about $10,000 for conversion never mind the double to triple cost of electricity heating. Also a big loss to Alberta Gas Suppliers who are hurting right now. What a dumb proposal. 

Windows 10 Nag If you are getting tired of a Nag from Win10 telling you it's your  last chance for a unwanted copy of Win10 to be installed - You can do this. - Right click on Win10 upgrade icon - Click on Upgrade Status - Left corner icon "getting upgrade"   view confirmation - Bottom left "cancel reservation." - Cancel Reservation. Why does MSN  complicate removal every time you want to delete some unwanted piece of software you never asked for in the first place. 

Trump threatens Canadian trade: Ronald Reagan supported the Canada-U.S. and George H.W. Bush the North American free-trade agreements. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were free traders, and Barack Obama launched trade talks with Europe and Pacific nations. But the free-trade consensus has broken down. Ms. Clinton, who is almost certain to win the Democratic presidential nomination, confronts both Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders, who opposes free trade from the left, and Mr. Trump, who on Tuesday called NAFTA “in the history of the world the single worst trade deal ever done.” In consequence, Ms. Clinton has become more hawkish on trade, saying she opposes the Trans Pacific Partnership as currently negotiated. Trade represents two-thirds of Canada’s GDP, and three-quarters of that trade is with the United States. If the Trump/Sanders opposition to free trade becomes entrenched, Canada will suffer more than most from the rising protectionist tide.  English Canada was pa...

Florida's Highest Elevation 345 ft. Above Sealevel It turns out the impact of climate change on Florida - and much of the coastal United States - is not going to be anywhere near as bad as had been predicted. Apparently, it's going to be much worse . The number of people likely to be affected by rising sea levels caused by melting polar ice caps explodes to triple the previous most dire estimates. The brunt of the catastrophe is expected to be felt in the southeast, cities like Biloxi, Mississippi, Charleston, South Carolina, and an obscure little seaside hamlet called Miami, Florida. Already, tourists in Miami Beach have to slosh through ankle-deep waters when the tide is especially high. By 2100, that might be regarded as the good old days. The new study projects a future in which as many as 13.1 million Americans, nearly half of them in Florida, find themselves forced to flee or adapt as seawater rises toward their doorsteps. Governor Scotts unwritte...

Long history of free trade NAFTA, established in 1994, created a North American free trade bloc that eliminated most tariffs on trade between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. It replaced the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, in place since 1987, which eliminated barriers to trade in goods and services between Canada and the U.S.   Before that, the Canada-U.S. auto pact, in place since 1964, eliminated tariffs on automotive products in return for a share of auto assembly in Canada. NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, established in 1994, has become exhibit A on how "we lose" on trade. After all, many American jobs have been "outsourced" to Mexico. But that looks at but one side of the ledger. That an American pays less for certain things frees up capital to spend on something or on someone else. A machinist sees his job "shipped to Mexico," but the planner or analyst hired by a company with the "savings" might not see the ...

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