The USA versus Canada 6

Yet more about the still deteriorating relationship between Canada and the US. 

How to Save Canada. "We’re going to have to work hard—and fast—if we want to avoid becoming Trump’s fifty-first state."

The US Dollar Plummets While the Canadian Dollar Soars: What’s Driving the Shift? "USD/CAD Nears 1.3850 as Economic Fears and Trade/Bond Tensions Grip the US."

Trump’s chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders. "This week marked the realization among Donald Trump’s business supporters that the fantasy version of Mr. Trump they had been carrying around in their minds bore no relationship to reality."

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States. 'The Canadian Association of University Teachers released updated travel advice on Tuesday due to the “political landscape” created by President Donald Trump’s administration and reports of some Canadians encountering difficulties crossing the border. The association says academics who are from countries that have tense diplomatic relations with the United States, or who have themselves expressed negative views about the Trump administration, should be particularly cautious about U.S. travel. Its warning is particularly targeted to academics who identify as transgender or “whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration.”'

California Governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine. "California estimates Canadians are the second-biggest international spenders for its tourism economy, and state tourism officials say visits by Canadians dropped 12 per cent in February compared with the same month last year." If you want California wine and you live in Ontario, you'll have to go the States to get it as the LCBO no longer carries it. 

Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets. "Data shows one of worst year-over-year drops recorded outside of COVID-19 crisis."

Trade war starting to show up in higher prices on some grocery items. "Impact on grocery budgets softened by absence of counter-tariffs on many products." We may see higher prices on canned goods because of the US tariffs on Canadian aluminum. 

Liberals revive campaign pitch for centralized military procurement agency. "In the face of annexation threats from the Trump administration and a Canadian public increasingly demanding the federal government buy less from the United States, the Liberals have resurrected a previous campaign pitch to create a standalone defence procurement agency."

Carney’s Silent Power Move: Labeling Trump's America a "National Security Threat" Foreshadows Canada’s Possible Next Steps. "A move that may have flown under the media's radar should be sending shockwaves through the political landscape after the Trump Regime revived his 51st State bullshit yesterday,"