Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[daftandbarmy]

You're peculiarly determined to mix trivialities with security vulnerabilities.

China's 'built in' surveillance programs are well known, e.g.,

What They Are Saying: Joint Investigation Finds Potential Chinese Espionage Threats to U.S. Ports​

“Chinese cargo cranes used at U.S. seaports around the country have embedded technology that could allow Beijing to covertly gain access to the machines, making them vulnerable to espionage and disruption, according to a yearlong congressional investigation.

“The probe, conducted jointly by the Republican majorities of the House Homeland Security Committee and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, found that the China-based manufacturer of the cranes, ZPMC, had at times pressured port operators to allow the company to maintain remote access.

“‘Some ports insist on securing their assets, but many cave to the pressure,’ the report said, adding that ZPMC had shown particular interest in requesting remote access to its cranes located on the West Coast. Pushing back on ZPMC’s requests, it said, is ‘difficult for customers who are looking to get the lowest price or guarantee a robust warranty policy.’

“Though ostensibly done for diagnostic and maintenance purposes, the committees said the cellular modems built into the cranes could potentially allow access by the Chinese government due to the country’s national-security laws that mandate companies cooperate with state intelligence agencies. In some cases, the investigation uncovered instances where cranes came with cellular modems installed without the knowledge of port authorities and done so beyond the scope of contracts with ZPMC.”

What They Are Saying: Joint Investigation Finds Potential Chinese Espionage Threats to U.S. Ports – Committee on Homeland Security

homeland.house.gov

 

[Quirky]

Is Carney doing better than Poilievre would have done? No crystal ball to check, I haven't seen any decisive "Only Carney could have accomplished this deal" deals yet.

I think you're failing to consider that he "put the President on notice" and we cannot put a price tag on such tough and bold negotiations. It's his experience in business that made him the right person for the job.

 

[MilEME09]

“Alberta” didn’t sell oil to “the U.S.”. Companies extracting oil in Alberta sold it as a consensual exchange to companies in the U.S. who saw profit to be made from buying our oil at the agreed upon prices so they could refine it into more valuable products and earn a profit. Americans whining over trade imbalance because they want and need our oil is pathetic.

Perhaps people would prefer the Norway route of 78% corporate tax rate on O&G profits?

 

[Kirkhill]

The Massey company prospered in a world with tariffs. It started in Newcastle Ontario in the 1880s behind the protective barrier of Sir John A. MacDonald's National Policy tariffs. The US had a matching sytem of exclusionary tariffs.

Massey prospered under the managed trade zone that was the British Empire and continued under the Commonwealth. A trade zone that collapsed when Britain joined the EU.

A modernized version of that trade zone is on the rise, one that includes the EU and the Trans Pacific.

Canada today is in no worse position than it was in Daniel Massey's day.

PS Daniel Massey exploited automation to increase productivity, employ lots of Canadians and make lots of money.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I think you're failing to consider that he "put the President on notice" and we cannot put a price tag on such tough and bold negotiations. It's his experience in business that made him the right person for the job.

One should not forget Mark Carney's masterclass in manipulating Trump.

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[Halifax Tar]

That last meeting between Carney and DJT looked like a bromance to me .

 

[Altair]

You're peculiarly determined to mix trivialities with security vulnerabilities.

I'm burdened with responding to multiple individuals who each have a different bone to pick with China and every response I give to one being of little concern to the others.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I'm burdened with responding to multiple individuals who each have a different bone to pick with China and every response I give to one being of little concern to the others.

China is the 2025 version of Canadians throwing cans of food to German trenches.

 

[Quirky]

If the EV tariff on China is dropped, will we see Chinese EVs being sold here?