Tag: Tariffs
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I Won’t Back Down
“Well, I won’t back downNo I won’t back downYou could stand me up at the gates of HellBut I won’t back down” These are the first four lines of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1989 song ‘I won’t back down’. Justin Trudeau had a teleconference with the orange haired bully yesterday, and was the…
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War You Shall Have
Canada‘s response, to the Trump tariffs, will be a 25% tariff on $30 billion dollars worth of US imports effective this Tuesday, and an additional $125 billion worth of US imports 21 days later. The additional 21 days is to allow Canadian companies to adjust their supply chains. Prime Minister Trudeau after meeting with the…
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War
As some of you may know, I do a daily haiku. You can find it on my Instagram page (Richard Bird), my Facebook page and on blue sky. My haiku is a bit unique, in that I rhyme. This what is my haiku for today? Donald Trump has declared economic war on our country, Canada.…
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War Of Words
Let there be no mistake about this, Donald Trump has declared economic war on Canada. Verbal shots have already begun. Trump reiterated his desire for Canada become a 51st state, while in Davos, this week. “One thing we’re going to be demanding is we’re going to be demanding respect from other nations, Canada.” You can…
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All But One
All, but one premier, attended the first minister’s conference yesterday concerning Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada. That one premier did attend by video because she’s vacationing ironically enough in the US. All, but one premier, signed a joint agreement at the conclusion…
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Team Canada Cracks
Donald Trump, even after Justin Trudeau’s visit to Mar-a-Lago, is still threatening to levy a 25% tariff on all goods coming in from Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau, along with the premieres from the provinces and the territories are working on a plan to strike back, should Trump go ahead with the tariff. Doug Ford jumped…
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Just Joking?
Justin Trudeau met with Donald Trump, last Friday, at Mar-a-Lago. The discussion revolved around Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming in from Canada. Trump stated that the tariffs would remain in place until Canada resolved the issues of illegal immigration and illegal drugs into the states. Compared to other countries,…
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Team Canada?
When the elephant lives beside you and barges into your room like a bull in China shop you suddenly have the 800 pound gorilla in your room to address. That’s what Donald Trump did when he announced that he would Levi a 25% tariff on Canadian goods the first day comes into office. The alleged…
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Precipice
I hope everybody has their seatbelts fastened for the new year. Amongst other things that Trump promises to do that will bring the world to a precipice is to impose 25% tariffs on goods coming in from Mexico and Canada and additional 10% on goods coming in from China. He wants to do this because…