Almost every Canadian has a spray can of WD-40 in the garage, but that’s about to change.

You use it to fix just about anything that needs a little lubrication, squeaky hinges, rusty bolts and even your bike chain.

Update: Thanks to @Sbhinclusion for sharing this press release from WD-40, which states that they will become compliant with th new regulation.

  • masterspace@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Why read and post trash like this?

    It’s clearly an outlet trying to spread misinformation to make people angry at the government. It’s probably either a Russian op and if not it’s a bunch of people stupid enough to be tools of a Russian op.

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      3 months ago

      WS isn’t a Russian op, but Derek Fildebrandt is certainly stupid enoughnto be an unwitting tool for them.

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    1 year ago

    The cynic in me wonders if this was staged by WD. It pretty well ensures that everyone will be flocking to buy what’s left on the shelves before it changes it to a non aerosol in 2024. Up until this point I hadn’t even heard of this but now I myself am tempted to grab a can or two

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      3 months ago

      Nah, it’s just Derek Fildebrandt rage-farming again. If he could get away with it, he’d write a follow-up blaming Trudeau.

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      It’s a clickbait headline designed to anger people who can’t be bothered to actually read past the title. They’re not banning wd-40 and it will still be available after 2024

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        1 year ago

        I read it. They’re banning VOC in spray cans, as if aerosol cans are suddenly to blame for smog. More political noise to appease the uneducated while accomplishing nothing of substance. Look at the shiny birdy, kids, and pay no mind to the industrial processes behind the curtain.

        We already played this game in the 80s, when hair spray was supposedly causing the hole in the ozone layer. Look where it got us.