Trade whores Can Canada survive a 19% drop in its GDP?

As you read or view media reports on Trump’s Trade Wars, bear in mind these facts. Mexico’s GDP is $1.8 trillion a year. Its exports to the United States are $506 billon a year. Exports to the USA make up 28% of its economy. Exports to Mexico make up less than 2% of our $27.7 …

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Trudeau Says Canadians Will ‘Stand Against Authoritarianism’ in Announcement of Russian Sanctions

During his announcement of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Canada will “stand against authoritarianism.” Yes, the leader who invoked the Emergencies Act to quell a peaceful protest last week actually said that – with a straight face. “Canada and our allies will defend democracy. We are taking …

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Trudeau’s Deputy Likes Emergencies Act Powers So Much, She Plans to Make Them Permanent

  It didn’t take long for Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, to decide that the tools provided by the Emergencies Act are so effective, the government will take steps to make them permanent. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa last week, Freeland said: In terms of the financial instruments which our government …

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