For myself, I am vegan for the animals.

I just could not justify participating in industries which exploit, abuse and kill them; especially once I learned about the true horrors they experience and the vast scale at which it all takes place in such frequency. It is a real, unending hellscape that happens behind societal curtains-- to such an extent that I can only imagine it must come to an end one day if we really believe ourselves to be an ethical species.

Vegan for them, vegan for life ♡

Hmm, sounds pretty ominous . . . Well, Ask Vegans is a space for honest questions and learning, so feel free to do just that if your intentions are in good faith! If not, feel free to ignore it instead :3

You're right that Mexico has a better climate for growing fresh produce, it's where Canada also gets a large portion of out-of-season produce from as well.

If I understand correctly, the reason as to why there is a significant spike in food contamination & infection/illness in the US is due largely to the rollback of funding & legislation by the current administration, which makes it more difficult for those in the food inspection & quality control sectors to work effectively for consumers.

Another workaround could be to buy frozen produce, as there doesn't seem to be a lot of news about contaminated frozen fruit & veg. Hopefully, at least!

Well, I personally try to avoid buying american products, which is where most of the contamination is happening at the moment, but that might be easier since I don't live there. It's always best to check the labelling of products/produce, as they will often state where that product is from, but it's important to also cook your veg thoroughly as well. Others might have differing views on your question :)

Thanks for your post!

Hi there!

The consensus may vary depending on who you ask, but over-all, it tends to be along the lines of what you have mentioned; that it helps reduce meat consumption.

Where I am from (Canada), it's common to see brand names like Daiya and Gusta, both of which I personally enjoy from time to thyme. I also like making seitan at home when I have vital wheat gluten, which has the highest protein per gram of any food!

As for which to avoid: I personally avoid products that are made by meat companies, like Lightlife (owned by Maple Leaf Foods), as there are alternatives that don't ultimately fund slaughterhouses.

Thank you for your inquiry! Hopefully there may be others who will chime in as well ♡

We certainly welcome your inquiries! ♡

Welcome aboard! Thank you for helping to build this community :)

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Those are some great options! My usual regimen is as follows (more-or-less):

• Breakfast: Oats with blueberries

• Lunch: Cashew butter sandwiches with chocolate almond milk and a fruit

• Dinner: Pasta bolognese using TVP and nutritional yeast along with spices to taste (with a side of veg & bread) ♡

° Eating plant-based & living vegan

° Going car-free while using an e-bike

° Reducing consumption habits while lowering waste production & plastic use

° Long-term goal of owning land & building off-grid, renewables-powered tiny home ♡

Canadian here: 100%!

I've gotten it down to just google products (youtube and android), but will be replacing them as soon as I find the means to do so. Once that's done, there will be nothing left in my life that's US, not even entertainment.

This will continue indefinitely, too ♡

Something I think the NDP may benefit from: No longer focusing on attacking only the governing party, but also the official opposition. Doing so might help garner soft votes from both parties to help fortify the chance of the NDP at least becoming official opposition themselves one day. I'm not a political expert though, so I can't say with certainty, I just want the NDP to win.

That comic seems to be a hypothetical take on what it would be like if women treated some men the same way some men treated women. Basically a role-reversal.

It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it at all.

What were the 2 countries you criticised?

Because if you were the one being victimised as the animals are, you'd want them to stay vegan; not have them give up and start contributing to your suffering.

So why post something that claims the PM did or say something that he never actually said or did? To spread misinformation, or?

Except that I did read the article you posted and it does make claims about the PM. I also did read the CBC article linked above and it contains precisely zero mention of Mark Carney whatsoever.

Also, this whole "omg ur pearl clutching" silliness doesn't help at all, either.

This is such a nice story! Not only could these individuals have an affordable, safe place where they can be themselves, it may also give some of them an opportunity to find friendship and love one last time ♡

The article you posted made the very serious assertion that the PM:

declared religious values can and should frame how politicians act.

He never did any such thing.

In the 2 hour video you linked, he spoke for about 10 minutes between 50:00 - 60:00 into the video. In it, he merely gave thanks to certain values like generosity and kindness, made quotes that weren't even really religiously-charged, if at all, and that was it; his speech was over.

So unless he said in French what your initial article asserts he did (because I don't speak the language yet and there was no translator), then I'm going to have to say your initial article (and headline) is quite misleading.

It almost had me fooled too, if Omgpwnies hadn't pointed out the discrepancy, which made me actually look into it further.

The PM has his faults, I don't dispute that, but we shouldn't be adding unnecessary visceral into the public discourse. This kind of division brought by misinformation is not what we need in this country right now.

Yes, he was quoting from religious trash, but the point remains, he did not:

declare religious values can and should frame how politicians act.

That is a very different argument and not something he actually said or did.