And calling those addicted people degenerates is helpful how exactly?
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Many things can become addictions. Most other things can exist as viable business without the addicts. Gambling does not seem to be one of them.
Again, why the label? You ignored that part.
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It gives him that superior feeling, maybe dances a little jig.
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Sounds like an addiction.
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Well, he is a degenerate poster, keeps coming back, again, and again, and againā¦
No, it does not remind me of any other poster. Why you ask?
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I am against gambling like this on principle.
Nothing good comes from it.
Just a lot of destroyed lives.
OK, then victims is the label you seem to have been looking for.
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Seems like it would be better to call the owners of the gambling operations the degenerates.
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It appears that there will be an interim trade deal signed by Canada and the US by Friday. So what has the Trump Administration accomplished for the US from his economic war on Canada?
- Before the tariff war, Canada and US had overall tariff rates on each otherās goods of about 5%, one of the freest trading zones in the world. Canadaās overall levy on its imports from the US was slightly lower than those levied by the US, despite what Trump has alleged.
- After the deal, US imports on goods from Canada will be significantly higher. Canadaās levies will drop by a minuscule amount. US consumers will ultimately pay more because of the Trump tariffs.
- Many Canadians will continue their boycott of American goods. If a product can be sourced elsewhere, that is where they will buy it.
- Canadians now have the lowest opinion in history of the trustworthiness of the USA: even China scores higher. The USA is now viewed as a threat rather than as an ally.
- In addition to consumers boycotting US goods, Canada will onshore where feasible the production of goods that it now imports.
- Canada will reduce its dependence on the US as an export market and look to other countries as trading partners.
- The Canadian government will greatly increase its defence spending but less of that spending will be on US military goods.
- Canada will pivot to becoming an energy superpower.
- Bottom line is that the US$300 to $400 billion of goods that the US exports annually to Canada will not increase or even decrease.
- Another big win for Trump, eh?
So much winning.
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I havenāt been following all the changes. What is the source?
There have been a number of energy-related infrastructure mega projects recently announced by Carney. Some of the vision is mentioned in this release.
I struggle to see the point of aluminum tariffs by the US. Where aluminum production relies so heavily on electricity and the US is giving all.of its electricity to data centres how do.they expect to increase aluminum production?
These are the only two comments I saw on sources:
From hydro in QuƩbec, Newfoundland, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the North, to nuclear in New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, to renewables in the Maritimes and across Canada.
Thatās for domestic electricity. And,
And we will advance a potential pipeline to transport at least one million barrels of low-emission Alberta oil a day to new markets.
Odd wording, but that sounds like exports.
I donāt know how much untapped hydro you have left, presumably quite a bit. Iām wondering if Canada is any better positioned to build nuclear than the US (where it takes forever). Iām curious about renewables, wind, tides?
I agree it makes no sense. The US can not come close to replicating Canadaās low energy cost for aluminum production.
Despite the 50% tariffs on it the level of Canadian aluminum exports to the US has not decreased. The US needs it and canāt replace it quickly or cheaply.
I guess if we all just agreed that trumps policies were never about good policy and only about punishing xyz, this place could get a little boring.
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Yup. A large % of this would be sold to the US.
Iām curious as to how much will actually get exported to the US. Quebec apparently opened negotiations because theyāre facing electricity shortfalls and are having to turn down projects. Part of the NL PCās rejection of the prior MOU is that they wanted to retain power for mining projects in Labrador and apparently we currently have to turn down projects due to a lack of power.
Hard to say. Both premiers said they wanted to sell some to the US. Also will depend how much gets developed, of course.
Planning ahead for a future rational US president, I suppose.