Bill C-22 and others that are being forced through and almost law basically increase dependence and sharing with US government and private companies, and we are going to be seeing Flock cameras in Canada... more than we already are.

They need to look harder. EU is on the move … off Microsoft, Google etc

The Canadian alternative to Google Classroom, Brightspace, is awful; and that's coming from a teacher who hates Google Classroom.

Then there's the 'choice' of Teams or Meet. Ugh.

The are plenty of Open Source software tools for writing and graphics.

Often, what that means is, "We have some stupid "security" requirement that a third party has convinced us to write in despite us not really needing it." Usually, it's for something invasive that can be bypassed by people with enough patience and time on their hands (= high schoolers) if the source code can be modified.

You guys understand that in this trade war, those 3 things are your nuclear options, right?

You don't start by using your strongest weapons first. Because if those don't stop the war, what then? And, how would the Americans respond?

Better to have those in reserve, ready to be deployed. Make the other side worry that you could use them, and use that strength to aid in negotiations. Treat them as actual nuclear weapons. As a deterrent.

Canada imports electricity from the US, because it's cheaper.

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63684

We buy and sell different times of the year.