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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-04 at 01:43

Trade wars. #LPCLdr An Ontario elxn. A federal elxn coming! 🔔🔔 Join more than 1,900 #cdnpoli insiders to stay on top of it all with David Akin’s Roundup of 🇨🇦 political, tech and media clippings every morning in their inbox. FREE! 👉 https://roundup.curated.co/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-03 at 13:21

Ford statement just out "ripping up the province's contract with Starlink" ... "won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy." Elon Musk's Starlink had a $100M contract to provide 15K customers in northern Ontario with Internet service.

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-03 at 12:41

🆕 from the #CPC -- a 7-minute long video narrated by Pierre Poilievre in which he makes the case to rapidly remove interprovincial trade barriers as a response to #TrumpTariffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9tZT1nAjU

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-03 at 11:09

"Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures plummet after Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs"

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-futures-plummet-after-trump-hits-canada-mexico-china-with-tariffs-002434712.html

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 20:45

NL joins NS, QC, ON, MB and BC on the booze ban https://x.com/FureyAndrew/status/1886075215504941214

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 19:42

US State Dept Readout: Rubio v Panama President Mulino https://www.state.gov/secretary-rubios-meeting-with-panamanian-president-mulino/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 15:00

[Press release] Cdn Federation of Agriculture: Tariffs Will Have Severe Negative Consequences for Farmers and Consumers in Canada and the U.S.

https://www.cfa-fca.ca/2025/02/02/tariffs-will-have-severe-negative-consequences-for-farmers-and-consumers-in-canada-and-the-u-s/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 14:49

Chrystia Freeland says she'll be on CNN at 1000 ET Sunday #cdnpoli https://x.com/ cafreeland/status/1886056971016573338

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 13:54

🆕 statement issued Sunday morning by ON Premier Doug Ford. He's pulling 🇺🇸 🍷🍺🥃 from the LCBO:

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 12:51

▶︎ Trade war ▶︎ Spy worries ▶︎ DeepSeek Fails.

The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for SUN FEB 2

https://roundup.curated.co/issues/246

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Shared by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-02 at 01:37 (original by Senator Paula Simons)

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-01 at 23:49

PMO advisory: Trudeau to speak at 2030 ET

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-01 at 23:03

PM Trudeau to speak any minute now (1800 ET) re Trump tariffs

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-01 at 15:37

▶︎ No reprieve ▶︎ Biggest lead ▶︎ Asteroid concern.

The #cdnpoli 🇨🇦 📰Roundup for SAT FEB 1

https://roundup.curated.co/issues/245

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-02-01 at 12:52

Issued this day in 1925. Sc 119 King George V "Admiral" Issue.

[#]MyStamps #canadaStamps

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-31 at 22:51

Think this through: To pay for a promised tax cut, Trump will raise taxes. (Tariffs levied by a US government are, by definition, taxes paid by American consumers who import foreign products)

"Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro told CNBC on Friday that tariff revenue will help pay for the extension of Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which total some $4 trillion and expire this year."

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/north-america-braces-new-trump-tariffs-saturday-deadline-nears-2025-01-31/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-31 at 00:46

[#]LPCLdr candidate Frank Baylis sounds like he'll get rid of the carbon tax .. "We're going to fix this carbon tax. But there's going to be something tangible that you can go and be proud of, that we can point to and say we are doing our share."[

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-31 at 00:43

🆕 from me: Then there were five: #LPCLdr race narrows with Carney the choice of caucus. Battiste out; nearly 400K might vote.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10990199/liberal-race-narrows-carney-choice-of-caucus/

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-31 at 00:35

In his #LPCLdr launch, former Montreal LPC MP Frank Baylis says: "We're going to take power from the Prime Minister's office and give it back to the people." Says he'll do that by giving it to the Speaker. (Huh? He says more details coming).

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Written by David Akin 🇨🇦 on 2025-01-31 at 00:29

The Liberal Party of Canada says "nearly 400,000" have registered to vote in #LPCLdr. Party cautions the number is "preliminary" as campaigns will be able to challenge voters list. Party has said only Cdn citizens and permanent residents can vote.

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