Summary: This is a discussion on The Hub (Roger and Sean Speer) about the emerging Canada-US trade deal, reportedly set to be announced imminently as of Friday, August 21, 2026.
Key takeaways:
Terms of the deal: Leaks suggest a new baseline ~15% tariff on key sectors (autos, steel), roughly...
Who fucking cares what that fuckwit "thinks"? He is simply parroting talking points, and sucking up to Trump. He is capable of complex thought, but chooses to act as a ventriloquist dummy....
Those resignations are much likely to be a result of latest jobs, growth, and popularity numbers. People are just as likely to be bailing to avoid the mid-term shitshow, and havng to serve a complete lame duck for two more years. Another contributing factor could be that they actually know how...
I am part of an association called the National Angel Capital Association. They have proposed a series of supports for entrepreneurs for inclusion in the next budget, mostly related to making it easier to access capital in Canada, so that the entrepreneurial class has some reasons to stay. So...
The kicker with this one is that she is now a "special outside advisor".
In unrelated news, on the 10th, the day before she was transitioned, this happened:
I am sure that is a coincidence....
The big plan seems to be to turtle until the next election...giving the next person little chance to grow into the job. I like my representatoves to be willing to fight for Canada.
I am just so frustrated with the inability of the CPC to get our of their own way and actually add value to the...
With the exception of O'Toole, it has been well deserved. The Party keeps choosing unelectable ass-clowns as leader. I fervently want the CPC to do well....once they get serious about their leadership - on that day, they likely get my vote.
It is easier when they are the senior NCO in a sub-unit, which makes them a Sergeant Major in my books, and I addressed them as such. That meant in 10/90 and RFC iterations, I was addressing a Sgt as Sgt Maj....
I had occassion to be deployed to Iraq in the counter ISIS fight. The global PGM supply was under a lot of pressure in 16/17 because of the high usage rate, often to do "terrain denial" in the Syrian desert.....
Nowhere did I suggest that this is the most appropriate strategy. I merely posted one of the viable COAs for information.
I would love to see some other coherent strategies, but I fear that neither the Government nor the Opposition have articulated one, to say nothing of the commentariat...
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