Consider also how populists rely on characteristically simple but faulty solutions to complex problems. Populists need power to overcome these policy faults as well as opposition which is why they can't afford to lose political support, libertarian or otherwise. #cdnpoli

His victory in the World Championship 35 km race walk last week was wonderful already. His speaking out against the Enhanced Games is even better. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hi @sentimentbot.bsky.social! You have me curious.

I would be keeping an eye on this process. And if I were a trade-exposed sector, or a US-owned subsidiary located in Canada, I would be working hard to get US owners, US clients & US suppliers to be visible and vocal in this process.

On Trump's push to create "Fortress North America", @economist.com closes this piece with the following:

I put together a primer on Charlie Kirk — and paid some special attention to his relationship with Nick Fuentes and the Groyper movement. There's no hot takes or sweeping declarations. Just some useful background. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...

Wiley's Non Sequitur nails it. Technological AI isn't the primary threat. www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur

Yesterday, as thousands of Canadians took part in the annual #TerryFoxRun to keep one man's dream to cure cancer alive 45 years after the Marathon of Hope, @nytimes reports how Trump is dismantling the effort in the US.

Time for the #TerryFoxRun! Display at #NewWestminster run that includes a brief chronical of the historic 1980 Marathon of Hope (thanks to the volunteers)

Carney's talk of upcoming austerity budget calls for comparison to the Chretien/Paul Martin of the 90's Liberals. #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/tash...

I wonder if there is an organization in #Canada taking on this cause. If anyone knows of it, I’d be interested in hearing about it.

Great conversation thank you. The screenshot below that @pkrugman.bsky.social posted separately on his substack previewing this podcast could also say that those in charge are only in favor of progress they can take (steal) credit for.

"Visualized: How U.S. Import Partners Have Changed Over Time" www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-h...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy.

1 I feel ambivalent about the phrase "Competitive Authoritarianism," which seems to have emerged as the consensus way of referring to #authoritarianisms that maintain the apparatus of #electoral #democracy ... 🧵 #CompetitiveAuthoritarianism

Considering Canadian exports to the US compliant with CUSMA are exempt to current Trump tariffs, seems reasonable if the retaliatory tariffs being removed are on goods also under that free trade agreement but let's see what the PM says soon.

Canada complied with a US request in the Dec 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou which led to Michael Kovrig & Michael Spavor's long detention plus China's blocking of canola exports from two Canadian co's. Canola tariffs this year come after Canada followed US lead in 100% duty on EVs last fall.

Trade agreements, not "deals", matter. Interesting also from former BC Trade Rep Stuart Culbertson's @vancouversun.bsky.social Op-ed: #Canada's negotiators didn't find out until the last minute #CUSMA rules survived the July 31st announcement. #cdnpoli #cdnecon vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Great passage from @alanbeattie.bsky.social of the @financialtimes.com (here's hoping for the optimistic case 🤞)

Wondering if and how much #Canada's negotiating strategy with the US has to do with waiting as pressure from American voters grows as prices rise. #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Not only does #Canada's multiculturalism distinguish itself from MAGA's narrow-minded nationalist vision. We're seeing what a (a)ME(rica) First driven govt takes a country which is why being a public/common interest minded people is more important than we realize. #cdnpoli @stephenmarche.bsky.social

Not only does #Canada's multiculturalism distinguish itself from MAGA's narrow-minded nationalist vision. We're seeing what a (a)ME(rica) First driven govt takes a country which is why being a public/common interest minded people is more important than we realize. #cdnpoli @stephenmarche.bsky.social

A lot of people had a lot of different objections to the Jamieson Greer NY times op-ed from yesterday. I wrote up some responses to various points he made, but feel free to weigh in with your own!

Election last April at least gave Canada a chance for a reset. “Mexico knows very well that if we try to go head-to-head, toe-to-toe with Washington the asymmetry in the negotiations is going to favor the U.S... It’s always better to have a three-player game.” #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Despite tariffs now being paused at "only" 30%, US direct trade with China remains in freefall In June, total imports were down more than 59% from January and hit the lowest levels in 21 years

Goods are rushed out of US bonded warehouses & Free Trade Zones ahead of Friday's deadline. “What was once a haven for businesses has now become a game of tariff roulette, where you don’t know where the legislation will land tomorrow.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

"The theoretically optimal outcome of a successful collective resistance .. requires sustained cooperation among all parties. However, the incentive structure overwhelmingly favors defection which is what each state has done." macdonaldlaurier.ca/middle-power...

Well, well. Here's something that didn't make the headlines. thediplomat.com/2025/07/japa...

Great overview of the current status of Canada's position under the ongoing threats from the White House incldg: Why CUSMA increasingly blunted the tariff impact since they were first announced this year Why a deal with Canada may be important to Trump #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...

there has never been certainty, especially on softwood lumber and Senator Hilary Clinton complained about dairy a while back. And Dems are not exactly the party of free trade. But we are stuck here in North America so we always have to negotiate

CUSMA-compliant goods exempt from latest tariff threat on Canada. #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Americans not traveling to Canada is one thing, but what should be watched is if and how many cross the border to shop as expected price increases in the US really start to hit their pocketbooks. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Trump’s tariff shambles is a helpful warning to the world https://on.ft.com/40MePeG | opinion

Interesting metaphor from today's @economist.com World in Brief to explain China's deflation problem. Describing self-defeating competition as #involution is fitting in so many ways these days.

Toronto Globe and Mail today. Uncertainty is worse than tariffs

“Mainstream #economics … aims to forge a kind of universal #consensus in favor of certain #institutions ( #markets) and against others (big #government, central planning, #regulation).” - #JamesKGalbraith and #JingChen, Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production

Hokay, as a trade analyst, today's Doonesbury hits where I work but pop entertainment is one of America's biggest exports so the tariffs are both damaging the strip's production & quality while widening the trade deficit you-know-who claims to justify the tariffs! 🤪 www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2...

Full disclosure: Robert Kagan surprised me. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

what happens if Carney and Trump don't get a deal in the 30 days promised in Kananaskis? Retaliation. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

What are the morals of this story about a story? I think there are 2. The first is never to sit on your creative impulses. Reality can get weirder than your imagination very rapidly. The second is never under-estimate Trump’s capacity for cruelty and stupidity. doncurren.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” @adamposen.bsky.social discusses the economic uncertainty produced by Trump’s tariffs—and considers what it would take to constructively remake the global economy. Start listening here: fam.ag/4jP5Ekv

I get the sentiment that underlies this. I too think we should strengthen ties with the EU. Economically, militarily, socially. But EU *membership* would be a very bad thing. The basic reason is we are not in Europe. Geographically, economically. (Also legally. Article 49 says must be European.)

When Trump pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2017 he started the process of ripping up the free trade playbook. The combined cost of that TPP withdrawal and Trump’s tariffs? A global economy that’s $1tn smaller and a US with 690k fewer jobs. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

More work to be done and "there is no expectation a deal will be reached before the G7 summit in Alberta next week" #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Basically a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). I would imagine that would be part of the talks for Canada as well. Just a question about how much steel (& aluminum?) would be tariff free (& what Canada offers in exchange?). #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself. Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:

For those like @kevinmilligan.bsky.social @stillots1.bsky.social asking me a month ago about the impact of the US #tariffs on our supply chain, this morning's CBC radio feature on customs brokers tasked with unraveling all the chaos is worthwhile (article or 23 min audio). #cdnecon #cdnpoli #tariffs

Remember all those best trade offers the U.S. received this past Wednesday? Yeah, neither do I. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-curiou...

Mark Carney spoke with a top Chinese official, Premier Li Qiang, and “exchanged views on bilateral relations, including the importance of engagement, and agreed to regularize channels of communication between Canada and China.” Also discussed trade irritants. Readout: