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  1. White_Unifier

    Harley-Davidson shifts some production overseas as EU tariff of $2,200 per bike kicks

    Harley-Davidson shifts some production overseas as EU tariff of $2,200 per bike kicks in | CBC News Looks like the US administration might want to start to consider bailouts and subsidies. Tariffs, bailouts, subsidies... so much for small government.
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    Jogger accidentally crosses U.S. border from B.C., gets detained for 2 weeks by autho

    Jogger accidentally crosses U.S. border from B.C., gets detained for 2 weeks by authorities | CBC News Before investing in a wall on the Mexican border, maybe the US might want to invest in sidewalk sings on the Canadian border. Priorities I say.
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    What's the end game for Crimea?

    If we're not going to fight a war over Crimea and if Russia won't release it over mere sanctions, then are we planning on just keeping the sanctions on Russia for the next 70 years or is it time to move on, drop the sanctions, and trade with Russia again? The whole point of the sanctions was to...
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    Trump announces new “Space Force” military branch

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-gwVFfTCnM So the POTUS who's so worried about the US' balance of trade deficit has decided to spend like a drunken sailor to grow that deficit even more. Oh no, he's raising tariffs to prevent that. OK, so just growing public debt and inflation instead. I'm sure...
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    Should Canada adopt unilateral free trade?

    I say yes.
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    One possible plus to Trump's tariffs.

    Though I think Trump acted foolishly in starting a trade war with Canada, I can see one possible plus coming out of it: a shaking of the foundations of Canada's agricultural, cultural, telecommunications, and other cartels. For example, should Trump raise tariffs on Canadian cars and other...
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    Nigel Farage on 'ludicrous' Brexit plans and what Tommy Robinson petition says about

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfj6MipMYaY It's interesting how even Farage himself laments the lack of a plan. That was obvious from the start: it was a choice either for or against the EU, which left it to anyone's guess what a vote against was for. One solution would be a Brexit vote take 2. this...
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    How does Parliament save face before Trump?

    If I had my way, Parliament would adopt unilateral free trade with the world or at least incrementally advance towards ever freer trade compared to now. Instead, Trump has put Parliament in a difficult position. Every party has backed Trudeau's retaliatory tariffs against the US even though...
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    Toronto should start a Party for a TSAR.

    Toronto should start a new federal political party, the Party for Toronto Special Administrative Region (PTSAR), that would campaign to make Toronto administratively more autonomous from the rest of Canada with the Canadian Constitution recognizing this status. It could adopt its own Basic Law...
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    Italy won't ratify EU free-trade deal with Canada, says new farm minister

    Italy won't ratify EU free-trade deal with Canada, says new farm minister | CBC News Looks like more bad news for Canada. It's time for Canada to unilaterally drop all intentional trade barriers.
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    Is authoritarianism on the rise?

    I still believe in popular representation and human rights, but perhaps more narrowly than I used to. I still wouldn't consider myself a fascist, but I could consider myself democratically authoritarian. From my observation, people do seem to be questioning the excesses of liberty. How much of a...
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    Should Canada play the long game with Trump?

    We know Trump can hold a maximum of two terms according to the US Constitution. Should Canada choose to not retaliate against US tariffs and instead just emphasize the unfairness of Trump's tariffs against Canada, Canada may be able to win much more support in the US against Trump. In fact, even...
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    Why Trump's threats could give Canada a trade advantage it never sought: Don Pittis

    Why Trump's threats could give Canada a trade advantage it never sought: Don Pittis | CBC News Trump should keep up his anti-trade rhetoric against Canada. It seems to be helping us.
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    Ottawa makes plans to retaliate if U.S. follows through on auto tariff threat

    Ottawa makes plans to retaliate if U.S. follows through on auto tariff threat | CBC News It might be time for Canada to unilaterally bow out of NAFTA and the FTA, unilaterally drop all intentional trade barriers, and then start negotiations with other states to remove unintentional trade...
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    Maybe the Brexiteers were right after all?

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtYJlVzXpIU www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1G9jmPSN9w
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    Canada should unilaterally drop all tariffs and subsidies.

    Think of the money this would save on government civil servants flying around the world to negotiating trade deals all of which one simple vote in Parliament could eliminate. I suppose we could still respect UN sanctions, but unilaterally trade freely beyond that...
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    Pot entrepreneurs target people who don't want to smoke a joint.

    Future of Canada's cannabis market brings options for consumers | CBC News A lot of money to be made, eh? For whom? Society or the drug pushers? I'm sure there's a lot of money to be made in promoting heroin and meth too.
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    G7 summit cost tops $200 million in budget estimates

    G7 summit cost tops $200 million in budget estimates | CBC News I challenge anyone to tell me what they could not have discussed at that summit through e-mail or Skype. Sure there could be interpretation barriers, but they could easily just invite the interpreters to the e-mail or Skype session...
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    Should we legalize and regulate all drugs?

    What if we just legalized and regulated every recreational drug be it nicotine, alcohol, gambling, heroin, meth, you name it, but then we just strictly regulated it. One scenario I could see would be to legalize it but regulate it similarly to how Singapore regulates casinos. If you want in...
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    Time to end visa-free access to US passport holders?

    Sure the US could retaliate, but remember, this is the US against everyone. See you at the visa office and enjoy the queue.