Largest countries by size: 🇷🇺 Russia: 17.1 million km² 🇨🇦 Canada: 9.9 million km² 🇨🇳 China: 9.5 million km² 🇺🇸 US: 9.5 million km² 🇧🇷 Brazil: 8.5 million km² 🇦🇺 Australia: 7.6 million km² 🇮🇳 India: 3.2 million km² 🇦🇷 Argentina: 2.7 million km² 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: 2.7 million km² 🇩🇿 Algeria: 2.3 million km² 🇨🇩 DR Congo: 2.3 million km² 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 2.1 million km² 🇲🇽 Mexico: 1.9 million km² 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 1.9 million km² 🇸🇩 Sudan: 1.8 million km² 🇱🇾 Libya: 1.7 million km² 🇮🇷 Iran: 1.6 million km² 🇲🇳 Mongolia: 1.5 million km² 🇵🇪 Peru: 1.2 million km² 🇹🇩 Chad: 1.2 million km² 🇳🇪 Niger: 1.2 million km² 🇿🇦 South Africa: 1.2 million km² ~ 🇪🇬 Egypt: 1 million km² 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 0.92 million km² 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 0.88 million km² 🇹🇷 Turkey: 0.78 million km² 🇫🇷 France: 0.55 million km² 🇪🇸 Spain: 0.50 million km² 🇯🇵 Japan: 0.37 million km² 🇩🇪 Germany: 0.35 million km² 🇮🇹 Italy: 0.30 million km² 🇬🇧 UK: 0.24 million km² 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 0.14 million km² 🇰🇷 South Korea: 0.10 million km² 🇩🇰 Denmark: 0.04 million km² 🇮🇱 Israel: 0.02 million km² 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 0.02 million km² 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 0.009 million km² 🇲🇻 Maldives: 0.0003 million km² 🇲🇴 Macao: 0.00003 million km² 🇲🇨 Monaco: 0.000002 million km²

“Dude you can’t crap on the CBC if you’re using the CBC to make your point….” Video credit @22_Minutes 🤣🤣🤣🤣👇👇👇#PierrePoilievre @CBCNews @PierrePoilievre @RadioCanadaInfo #PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou #Conservatives #RemembanceDay #canada @CPC_HQ #cpc #alberta #CarbonTax #DanielleSmith

As usual Justin Ling gives a thoughtful analysis of the Israeli/Garza conflict and the misinformation propagated by opposing poles that cloud pathways that could lead towards peace. open.substack.com/pub/justin…

I love Sprague soups, they are next to none! If you haven’t tried them, you don’t know what you’re missing. Great family tradition right here in Quint region. inquinte.ca/story/sprague-fo…

👩‍🎓Best countries for education: 1. USA 🇺🇸 2. UK 🇬🇧 3. Germany 🇩🇪 4. Canada 🇨🇦 5. France 🇫🇷 6. Japan 🇯🇵 7. Switzerland 🇨🇭 8. Australia 🇦🇺 9. Sweden 🇸🇪 10. Denmark 🇩🇰 ~ 11. Netherlands 🇳🇱 12. Finland 🇫🇮 13. Norway 🇳🇴 14. Italy 🇮🇹 15. New Zealand 🇳🇿 16. Austria 🇦🇹 17. Spain 🇪🇸 19. South Korea 🇰🇷 21. Ireland 🇮🇪 23. China 🇨🇳 25. Poland 🇵🇱 26. Israel 🇮🇱 27. Russia 🇷🇺 28. UAE 🇦🇪 30. Turkey 🇹🇷 32. Brazil 🇧🇷 34. India 🇮🇳 35. Argentina 🇦🇷 37. Egypt 🇪🇬 38. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 40. Mexico 🇲🇽 41. South Africa 🇿🇦 48. Ukraine 🇺🇦 58. Indonesia 🇮🇩 70. Kenya 🇰🇪 81. Iran 🇮🇷 84. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Note: Countries rankings from U.S. News and World Report, the 2023 Best Countries for Education rankings are drawn from a global survey of more than 17,000 people and highlight countries according to respondents’ perceptions of them in relation to several factors. Considerations include whether a country has a well-developed public education system, whether people would consider attending university there and if that country has top-quality universities.

Great article on the important race for fusion power and the companies/researchers leading the charge! knowablemagazine.org/article…

MEGA FACTCHECK EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport CO2, says the IPCC – and sales are rocketing But EVs still face relentless hostile media coverage So, I spent the past few months debunking 21 (!) of the most common EV myths Here it is 🧵 carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21…

When it comes to getting houses built, carrots are better than sticks! airquotesmedia.com/quotes/bu…

A few days ago I used the phrase “legalize housing” and I saw that people had questions. The reality is, many cities and neighbourhoods don’t allow you to build the kinds of homes that are going to help solve the housing crisis. We’re working with cities to change that.

Great article on potential AI productivity gains and how to ensure widespread adoption and the ensuing benefits. foreignaffairs.com/world/com…

What Pierre Poilievre says: "I never really talk about left or right." What Pierre Poilievre does:

RT @MarkGerretsen: The heart of electric vehicle battery manufacturing for North America will soon sit on this site just outside of Kingsto…

Safest cities in the world: 1. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen 2. 🇨🇦 Toronto 3. 🇸🇬 Singapore 4. 🇦🇺 Sydney 5. 🇯🇵 Tokyo 6. 🇳🇱 Amsterdam 7. 🇦🇺 Wellington =8. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong =8. 🇦🇺 Melbourne 10. 🇸🇪 Stockholm =11. 🇪🇸 Barcelona =11. 🇺🇸 New York 13. 🇩🇪 Frankfurt 14. 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. =15. 🇬🇧 London =15. 🇺🇸 San Francisco 17. 🇯🇵 Osaka 18. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles 19. 🇨🇭 Zurich 20. 🇺🇸 Chicago 21. 🇪🇸 Madrid 22. 🇺🇸 Dallas 23. 🇫🇷 Paris 24. 🇹🇼 Taipei 25. 🇰🇷 Seoul *according to The Economist Intelligence Unit survey in 2021

Great to see you Ted. Thank you for taking time to answer everyone’s questions and concerns in a positive and constructive way. We need your leadership in our province.

Working during an extremely difficult situation, our mission staff in Tel Aviv have been critical in ensuring Canadians have all the support they need and in assisting 6 flights of Canadians heading home.

We are incredibly grateful for their work.

RT @MarkGerretsen: Did I create a ruckus? Because if I did, I’ll double down. The “real“ experts pretty much attribute the impact of the ca…

RT @MarkGerretsen: Just so we are clear where Canada stands on this. 👇

It’s easy in an emergency for media to get initial info wrong. But now that it’s been clear for a while that 1) our embassy staff are working round the clock 2) have processed over 400 inquiries from Canadians I’d hope our pundit class would update their hot takes #cdnpoli

Because we’re not a member, Brian. This is a grouping of countries with nuclear weapons. We don’t have any.