Comments on: Q and eh, part one /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/ Can one man live on Canada alone? Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:56:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: In Country with Melissact & Friends /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-197 In Country with Melissact & Friends Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:32:40 +0000 /?p=82#comment-197 Majesta is made in Canada by Irving Tissue Corporation out of NB from their own tree farms (in Canada). Good luck with your experiment Darren. Please do me the one favour though? For every comment you get from people saying "we don't make anything in Canada" can you please set them straight? This is the biggest hurdle manufacturers face in Canada (American manufacturers have the same problem in their country)... These are merely groundless opinions based on zero facts and only assumptions - which do more harm than good to the manufacturing industry. We do make really amazing and useful everyday items in Canada... But yes, they are sometimes hard to track down. I've been living a made in Canada lifestyle for over 3 years now and have no problems finding anything I or my family needs. It stars with education! Please write with journalistic integrity Darren. Find facts... Don't perpetuate assumptions and guesses. Invite and challenge your readers to do the same. That would be my biggest bit of advice! If you need help with some products you are having trouble finding, reach me on my own blog or Twitter (@melissact) Like I said, I've been doing what you're doing for many years. You'll be great and I can't wait to follow your progress! Kudos to you and your initiative! Majesta is made in Canada by Irving Tissue Corporation out of NB from their own tree farms (in Canada).

Good luck with your experiment Darren.

Please do me the one favour though? For every comment you get from people saying “we don’t make anything in Canada” can you please set them straight? This is the biggest hurdle manufacturers face in Canada (American manufacturers have the same problem in their country)… These are merely groundless opinions based on zero facts and only assumptions – which do more harm than good to the manufacturing industry. We do make really amazing and useful everyday items in Canada… But yes, they are sometimes hard to track down.

I’ve been living a made in Canada lifestyle for over 3 years now and have no problems finding anything I or my family needs. It stars with education! Please write with journalistic integrity Darren. Find facts… Don’t perpetuate assumptions and guesses. Invite and challenge your readers to do the same. That would be my biggest bit of advice!

If you need help with some products you are having trouble finding, reach me on my own blog or Twitter (@melissact) Like I said, I’ve been doing what you’re doing for many years. You’ll be great and I can’t wait to follow your progress!

Kudos to you and your initiative!

]]> By: Jane /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-192 Jane Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:41:23 +0000 /?p=82#comment-192 I make in Ontario an after-shave, a soap & shampoo bar and other soaps, including liquid castile (hemp oil from Ontario-other oils not Canadian). All cleaners can be replaced with baking soda & vinegar - don't know where baking soda is made, but there is Canadian vinegar. I also use baking soda to brush my teeth & as a deodorant. Wash windows with water, bit of vinegar & a drop of liquid soap. I make in Ontario an after-shave, a soap & shampoo bar and other soaps, including liquid castile (hemp oil from Ontario-other oils not Canadian).
All cleaners can be replaced with baking soda & vinegar – don’t know where baking soda is made, but there is Canadian vinegar. I also use baking soda to brush my teeth & as a deodorant. Wash windows with water, bit of vinegar & a drop of liquid soap.

]]> By: A “Random” List « Rescued Insanity /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-190 A “Random” List « Rescued Insanity Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:58:41 +0000 /?p=82#comment-190 [...] is a lot harder than it sounds and already he has had to make justifications when it comes to his electronic purchases. An interesting venture, to be [...] [...] is a lot harder than it sounds and already he has had to make justifications when it comes to his electronic purchases. An interesting venture, to be [...]

]]> By: Peggy /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-182 Peggy Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:23:06 +0000 /?p=82#comment-182 Get a load of this instead of shaving cream use any Herbal Essence hair conditioner it can be used instead of shaving cream and your skin will love it no more nasty breakouts for delicate skin I learned this information from a T.V> Show on Don't go to the drug store without me LOL I wish you well in your quest "Mine is to Recycle Used products that still have a life by using Freecycle Membership to keep stuff out of Landfil sites, You would be truly suprised to learn what members share like household goods clothing computer stuff the list goes on and on and no money ever changes hands I keep watching for the most unusual item yet to find one that someone does not want LOLL Beste Regards Peggy Get a load of this instead of shaving cream use any Herbal Essence hair
conditioner it can be used instead of shaving cream
and your skin will love it no more nasty breakouts for delicate skin
I learned this information from a T.V> Show on Don’t go to the drug store without me LOL
I wish you well in your quest “Mine is to Recycle Used products
that still have a life by using Freecycle Membership to keep stuff out of
Landfil sites, You would be truly suprised to learn what members
share like household goods clothing computer stuff the list goes on and on
and no money ever changes hands I keep watching for the most unusual
item yet to find one that someone does not want LOLL
Beste Regards Peggy

]]> By: Matt /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-176 Matt Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:24:49 +0000 /?p=82#comment-176 Ditto re: Rackspace and hosting this site from a IP address in Texas... shouldn't Canadian web hosting be a no brainer for this site? Ditto re: Rackspace and hosting this site from a IP address in Texas… shouldn’t Canadian web hosting be a no brainer for this site?

]]> By: Miguel Ribeiro /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-163 Miguel Ribeiro Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:41:51 +0000 /?p=82#comment-163 Hi Darren, Imagine the effect on our economy if everyone thought like you and committed to buying Canadian products. It’s always surprised me that our government has not campaigned about buying Canadian. There should be a stamp on all Canadian made products and a website promoting these products. I’m a proud owner of a BlackBerry and chose it because RIM is a Canadian company. Our company has been selling Nortel products partly for the same reason. I’m looking forward to learning more from your experiences. Best of luck. Cheers, Miguel Ribeiro. Hi Darren,

Imagine the effect on our economy if everyone thought like you and committed to buying Canadian products.

It’s always surprised me that our government has not campaigned about buying Canadian. There should be a stamp on all Canadian made products and a website promoting these products.

I’m a proud owner of a BlackBerry and chose it because RIM is a Canadian company. Our company has been selling Nortel products partly for the same reason.

I’m looking forward to learning more from your experiences. Best of luck. Cheers, Miguel Ribeiro.

]]> By: Yabut /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-159 Yabut Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:44:41 +0000 /?p=82#comment-159 I've just found your site and am totally intrigued. I have subscribed to your feed and am now also following you on Twitter, I hope you keep us up to date on the products you find, so we can follow in your footsteps and buy them too. We would ll be happy to support Canadian products, if we knew which ones they were. I’ve just found your site and am totally intrigued. I have subscribed to your feed and am now also following you on Twitter, I hope you keep us up to date on the products you find, so we can follow in your footsteps and buy them too. We would ll be happy to support Canadian products, if we knew which ones they were.

]]> By: Brian /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-154 Brian Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:24:58 +0000 /?p=82#comment-154 You lost me right away on the "my only reliable skills require a computer and a phone" comment. There are Canadian companies making computers and phones. A RIM would have more Canadian content than your iphone nes pas? Or you could get along without a handheld portable as many of us do. If that wasn't possible, you could get a non-computer, non-phone Canadian job? I still like your idea and with you the best. It will be intesting to see how well you do. It will un-doubtly open a lot of Canadian eyes to what is imported into our country... You lost me right away on the “my only reliable skills require a computer and a phone” comment.

There are Canadian companies making computers and phones. A RIM would have more Canadian content than your iphone nes pas? Or you could get along without a handheld portable as many of us do.
If that wasn’t possible, you could get a non-computer, non-phone Canadian job?

I still like your idea and with you the best. It will be intesting to see how well you do. It will un-doubtly open a lot of Canadian eyes to what is imported into our country…

]]> By: Barbara /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-147 Barbara Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:20:39 +0000 /?p=82#comment-147 Hello Darren, I am a 70 year young Canadian (actively involved in the online industry) looking forward to reading your blogs and receiving your newsletter on your project. Keeping to the area of the anatomy you are currently working on Prep-H is totally Canadian, the US product does not contain biodyne. Make-up artists use the Canadain version as a skin tightner under the eyes. A little trivia for you Hello Darren,

I am a 70 year young Canadian (actively involved in the online industry) looking forward to reading your blogs and receiving your newsletter on your project. Keeping to the area of the anatomy you are currently working on Prep-H is totally Canadian, the US product does not contain biodyne. Make-up artists use the Canadain version as a skin tightner under the eyes. A little trivia for you

]]> By: Stewart /2011/01/19/q-and-eh-part-one/#comment-140 Stewart Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:08:57 +0000 /?p=82#comment-140 Hi Darren, Fascinating project, for cards etc maybe En Masse Media can help, they are local so you can check out their sources. I used them many years ago, seemed good. https://www.enmassemedia.com/ Hi Darren,

Fascinating project, for cards etc maybe En Masse Media can help, they are local so you can check out their sources. I used them many years ago, seemed good.

https://www.enmassemedia.com/

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