Christmas
Holiday liquor shortages a real concern in Canada, authorities warn
Canada is facing alcohol shortages ahead of the holidays due to supply chain issues, a situation prompting some provincial liquor authorities to urge customers to shop early — or be prepared to try a new libation.
Biden criticizes the MEDIA for reporting on empty shelves during the supply chain crisis and insists America is on the way to recovery after another dismal jobs report missed expectations by 333,000
President Biden pushed back on reporting of empty shelves ahead of the holiday season, and accused the media of using old photos as he suggested his administration has gotten a handle the supply chain crisis.
‘On Monday, I convened a group of CEOs some of the largest retailers and grocery stores as well as leading companies that works with small businesses across the country, and they reported that their investments are up, shelves are well-stocked, and they’re ready to meet consumer demand for the holidays,’ said Biden.
UK Bureaucrats Ban Word ‘Christmas’ for Fear It Will Offend Minorities
British civil servants have apparently embraced their inner Scrooge, vetoing the use of the word ‘Christmas’ from being used in a coronavirus testing drive aimed at students, arguing that the use of the term runs the risk of offending minorities within the country.
Labour shortage and supply chain crisis will cause “perfect storm” heading into Christmas season: report
For many Canadians, Christmas may be a challenging time as a result of ongoing supply chain issues and severe labour shortages.
According to a report by Express Employment Professionals, the combination of high demand, labour shortages and supply chain issues will lead to the “perfect storm” this Christmas season.
In its report, Express indicates that in addition to supply chain delays, the biggest issue for Canadians is a shortage of jobs in the supply chain network.
Sorry kids!
Sorry kids! No Christmas this year because Santa has blood clots. https://t.co/7TPLagIkOb
— Sgt Leaf (@LeafandThistle) November 13, 2021
Canadians facing a Christmas tree shortage this holiday season
Canadians who want to celebrate the holidays with a perfectly plucked Christmas tree this year may need to make some compromises due to the amount of supply versus demand.
China Cancels Christmas for Americans
- Expect retail prices in America to go up. If you’re the shipping manager for Apple, you don’t really care because the additional costs for shipping, say, an iPhone are negligible. The added costs are not negligible, however, if you make larger items. “A 40-foot container can hold 20 sofas,” Jonathan Bass, CEO of home décor firm WhomHome, tells Gatestone. “The dramatic increase in rates — it can now cost $25,000 to ship a container across the Pacific to the East Coast — adds about $1,625 per sofa.” That increased cost puts this furniture item out-of-reach for most consumers.
- Bass, a near-shoring advocate, has a fix: “Now, given shipping costs and other factors that are not temporary, it would be cheaper to makes sofas and other items in North America.”
- Moving production would not only employ North Americans and bring prosperity back home, it would also mean that Americans would stop funding a hostile Chinese regime that, among other things, just labeled the U.S. an “enemy.”
- Let us remember: Every single sofa that Americans buy from China gives its malicious regime the funds to grow biological weapons, dig missile silos, and develop even more means to kill Americans. So every sofa we build on this side of the Pacific helps defend the American republic.
‘Double whammy’: Experts say infections will continue to rise due to Christmas, New Year’s celebrations
Infectious disease expert Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti explained to CTV News Channel on Friday that current cases numbers measure those that would have become infected prior to the holiday season. Given the novel coronavirus’ one-to-14-day incubation period, he says, Canadians will start to see the impact of gathering over Christmas this week.
Quebec police ticketed 41 Canadians for Christmas gatherings over the weekend
Over the Christmas break, Quebec police have been busy ticketing families for gathering to celebrate Christmas together.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Santa ‘Doesn’t Know Zoology,’ Rudolph Was ‘Misgendered’
Science author Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to share that, in his view, it isn’t scientifically possible for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the flying reindeer with a glowing nose that Santa Claus trusts to help him deliver presents every year, to be male.
Have yourself a melancholy Christmas
Last week, shortly before he gave us no choice, Boris Johnson urged us to have ourselves “a very little Christmas.” His words were, of course, a reference to Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, a song which I used to hate.
First sung by Judy Garland, it’s been covered countless times — mostly in syrup. I blame Frank Sinatra, whose schmaltzy 1957 version smothered the essential sadness of the melody and lyrics. Indeed, he had the words rewritten. Thus “next year all our troubles will be out of sight” became “from now on, our troubles will be out of sight”.