On April 1, 2024, Canadian farmers will be on the move to support a nationwide peaceful protest against the carbon tax, to be implemented soon by their communist dictator in the name of the “climate crisis.” This was kicked off by peaceful farmers a week ago protesting in Newfoundland, who were run down by police and their horses while peacefully protesting.

Many were elderly, and several were hospitalized. The farmers are planning bottleneck positions all over Canada (see maps in the link below), but the media won’t cover it. The incoming tax they are protesting will affect everyone: farmers, fishermen, industry, manufacturing, and those who work to pay bills. The Canadian truckers’ strike in 2022 sent ripples, but not enough to stop Trudeau and his mission to destroy Canada and her people through ridiculous taxation.

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There are still people in jail (sounds familiar) from the trucker’s protest, money taken, bank accounts seized, and people hurt by their own government for their right to protest. We need to pay attention because if our administration gets more traction on the Green New Deal. It will cause a ripple effect like no other.

Canadians are “on point” on how to organize the most peaceful of peaceful protests. If there is violence of any kind, it’s not from the protesters. “Leave your hockey sticks home,” among other tips on their website, is a recipe for us all. For maps, details on peacefulness, and more, check out the web page – nationwideprotestagainstthecarbontax.ca

Here is their mission statement:

“Canadians unite for equitable policy change. Discover our mission to overturn this tax through peaceful protest, detailed in the “About Us” section. Learn about our upcoming events, particularly our significant protest at interprovincial locations, in the “Updates & Events” area. Dive into “Resources & Education” for background information, and join the cause via “Get Involved.” Connect with allies in our “Community Hub” and reach out through “Contact Us” for queries or support. Stand with us for a fair future—your involvement is our strength. Welcome to dedicated activism; welcome to impactful change.”

Canada is literally our neighbor. Many of us have a close relationship to this beautiful country. The current leader is destroying the people of Canada and we need to be allies and support the people of Canada as Americans. They are not asking for money, they are asking for support. We can only hope the province leaders pay attention and do the right thing and stop this madness. Cheers to the Canadians!

Internationally

With no end in sight, the farmers protest against climate policies, carbon tax, nitrogen and potassium limits, fertilizer bans, and higher prices to do business; one factor remains clear: the EU only cares about Ukraine farmers. Ukraine is often referred to as the bread basket of Europe. Cheaper food from Ukraine is flooding the EU. But, they are not requiring the same limitations on Ukraine as EU farmers! The week of 3/5/2024, Polish farmers blocking roads and shipments from Ukraine turned violent. This did not stop exports, though. It shifted to the black sea, then overland into Poland.

Until recently, Poland’s people were supporters of Ukraine, but when cheap imports started undermining Polish farmers, it turned ugly. Ukraine is not part of the EU and tariffs for imports have been relaxed, they are not held to the tight restrictions as EU farmers are, but negotiating is with the EU is stalled and the farmers are not giving up. As usual, the media turns a blind eye.

Protests spotted in and continue in:

Netherlands
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
Portugal
Lithuania
Greece
Holland
Scotland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Latvia
Bulgaria
India
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Wales
Australia
Canada
England

Recently England has picked up with their tractor protests. They surrounded Westminster this week, but the media and government is silent!

Farmers and fishermen are the new devil reincarnated! Both have been around for thousands of years! The fishing industry feeds us bounty from the sea. In a highly regulated industry, fishermen, like farmers, have little leeway, lots of regulations, stiff fines, and licensing restrictions that impact their cost to bring us food.

Then there are the farmers who work the land or raise our food. For years, a respected, loved profession has also been under attack by our government. Carbon credits have pushed farmers to the brink. The cost of fuel and equipment cannot compete with foreign cheaper food imports where there are little or no restrictions. Regulations on production and pricing put a nail in the coffin, and a pending Green New Deal impact on farming will force many to go out of business. American farmers watch the farm protest with interest, but it won’t be long before carbon credits and stricter regulations force them to roll their tractors in protest. Hopefully, before China, globalists and wind and solar farms gobble up all the farms.

Buy local, save a farm…

Other “No Farms, No Food” Granitegrok articles https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/03/can-you-picture-the-global-elite-lining-up-for-remilk-and-impossible-burgers https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/03/rewilds-new-wild-kingdom https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/02/no-farms-no-food https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/02/where-the-beef https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/02/remilk-real-dairy-no-cows https://granitegrok.com/mg_seacoast/2024/02/no-farms-no-food-the-bugs-you-may-already-be-eating https://granitegrok.com/blog/2023/05/the-left-pivots-from-no-farms-no-food-to-no-farms Local farm resources to get you started, post more local resources in comments!

NH farm bureau https://www.nhfarmbureau.org/

NH farmers markets

https://www.visitnh.gov/things-to-do/food-drink/farmers-markets
https://extension.unh.edu/resource/nh-farm-network

NH farmers co-ops https://nfca.coop/

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 A wake begins on Long Island on Thursday for Officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop last week in New York City. The alleged shooter has 22 previous arrests to his credit. Can we drop the alleged and call this as it is? The shooter is a cop killer.

He should not have been walking the streets, and if he had not, Officer Diller would have returned home after his shift. Instead, officers visited Mrs. Diller, giving her the horrid news that her husband would not return home. So, where does KJP come into this story?

KJP was asked if President Biden would attend the wake since he will be in New York City on Thursday night or if he had called the Diller family. No, and no. The Diller family has asked politicians on the Left to stay away from the wake as they hold them accountable for Officer Diller’s death and has invited Donald Trump to attend. Trump will attend the wake on Thursday night.

KJP could not, or would not speak, the name Diller and used the incident to lie about the President’s actions and Republicans’ aversion to addressing the problem of gun issues. The real issue is killers rarely buy their weapons through legal channels, and the fact Liberal DAs allowed this poor excuse for a human being to walk the streets when he should be in prison twenty-plus times over. So, how does this tie into Maine?

The Progressives have a stranglehold on Maine and are using it to assault individual rights at every opportunity. After the devastating shooting in Lewiston, rather than propose bills that would bolster the battle on crime, counter Liberal DAs putting criminals back on the street, or help the effort to curb mental illness; they are going after the legal gun rights of law-abiding Mainers.

Many bills are coming forward, but these four are the primary bills submitted after the Lewiston shooting: 

• LD 2086, “An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms,”
• LD 2119, “An Act to Support Suicide Prevention by Allowing the Voluntary Waiver of Firearm Rights,”
• LD 2224, “An Act to Strengthen Public Safety by Improving Maine’s Firearm Laws and Mental Health System,” and
• LD 2238, “An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases”

Republicans will have an uphill battle stopping any of the efforts because of being in the minority in Augusta, but that does not mean we simply give up the fight. You may not be a gun owner, but you know legal gun owners and sportsmen. We have to get vocal and let every Maine legislator know that our rights are not free for the taking. Whether it is the Progressives in Maine or our hapless Press Secretary in the White House, they do not understand the difference between gun violence committed with illegally sourced guns and the law-abiding gun owners who bought their arms legally.

The confusion is consistent with their conflating illegal aliens with legal immigration. To the Progressive Left, understanding the issue is secondary to using it to promote their agenda. Our rights, including our Second Amendment Rights, are protected by our Constitution. Do not ever let politicians at any level of government restrict or nullify any of your rights.

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