Banning American beer is a more of a public service than retaliation.
Steven Chase
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Steven Chase
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- Trump on Canada: “Canada has been very abusive of the United States for many years.” “We’re not well treated by Canada.” Trump on Russia: “We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together.”
- Would cancelling Canada's $19-billion purchase of the American F-35 fighter jet be an unfair "disproportionate" response to the Trump tariffs?
- Sending 10,000 Canadian soldiers to patrol the border would be cheaper than massive bailout packages for workers and companies.
- This is not a trade dispute. It's a declaration of war on Canada with the weapon being 25 per cent tariffs that will devastate our economy and standard of living. This is not the behaviour of a friend, a partner or ally. The United States is none of these right now.
- Chrystia Freeland in Vancouver on the backlash from Saudi Arabia: "Let me be very clear with everyone here and with Canadians who may be watching and listening. Canada will always stand up for human rights in Canada and around the world and women's rights are human rights."
- Jumbo Canadian flag in Windsor flying this morning adjacent to Detroit River separating Canada from U.S.
00:00 - Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
- Press conferences with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are remarkable. His meandering answers are like a fireside chat radio broadcast and can run for 10 to 15 minutes. By the time he finishes some might struggle to remember the question asked.
- “Canada has the right, under domestic and international law, to suspend patent rights held by U.S.-controlled companies in key sectors, such as pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence. This would put tremendous pressure on the Trump administration.”
- 266-0. Canada's House of Commons formally declares China's persecution of Muslim minorities to be genocide. The motion also calls on Olympic organizers to move the 2022 Winter Games from Beijing if China doesn't relent. Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet abstained.
- Shocking: Canadian intelligence services have gathered information indicating Parliamentarians (meaning MPs and Senators) are collaborating with foreign governments to advance their own interests, NSICOP says. “The committee has also seen troubling intelligence that some
- Worth noting: Conservative MP Rachael Thomas (née Harder) on Monday in the House of Commons said "many Canadians" hold the view that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fits the definition of a dictator. She did not cite a poll.
00:00 - Pierre Poilievre publicly answers criticism of his campaign by people such as Ford campaign manager Kory Teneycke. Here: “Some Liberal supporters and lobbyists have asked why I keep talking about the cost of living, housing, crime and about the liberal drug crisis, instead of
