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If she did assist in the escape of the immigrant, knowing that ICE were looking to apprehend him, then she broke the law and anyone else would be arrested.

Not quite sure what you mean by this, but don’t think Trump has made the conservative agenda toxic?

I know this is partly about deal making, but I think could also be what he believes.

What is going on, get a new PR team or something. It’s not even the tariffs anymore it’s the general chaos: I say this as a person who supports tariffs on bad actors but there has to be an actual approach that makes sense.

Doesn’t matter who is sitting in the Oval Office, this is just wrong IMO

So what are the tariffs on China right? Are they still unchanged?

I know nobody will actually know the answer to this question. But is the stock market pricing in tariffs at the moment, or tariffs and a recession? I’ve been thinking the market is pricing in tariffs and there is another shoe to drop if we have a recession. But maybe both are happening simultaneously

The economy was slowing even before Trump announced his tariffs. But you’d have to be very stupid to think Powell, and not this admins tariff and economic policy, are to blame for this mess.

China had and still has some of the most unfair trade practices. As a starting point ask ChatGPT: ’Does China engage in unfair trade?‘ ‘Can you provide some examples of chinas unfair trade practices?’

no prob

A good idea I think. A couple of point of clarification, if you talk about damage to Disney’s IP, or Tesla’s brand being damaged by Musk, is that political? If yes, should it instead be discussed here instead of the investing threads? The threads merged, tariffs, Ukraine-Russia, but China and Israel war too? Can we talk about tariffs in macro?

Thanks. I hope this is the way. But I fear it won’t be.

Right, the Liberals were doing so badly that they got rid of their leader. Doesn’t make Poilievre look like a ‘bad guy’. I don’t know what these bad choices by Poilievre were. It looks like Canada is going to vote for more of the same on the 28th. More high tax, high spending, high regulation, and the same cultural and social policies as before. I fear that will be the bad choice.

Huh? He didn’t force Trudeau to resign. Trudeau resigned because he tried to replace his finance minister in the midst of terrible poll numbers and his party turned against him. I don’t understand why you would say something which just isn’t true. It’s not so much that the CPC tanked in the polls, it’s that the Liberals had a resurrection coming from 20% to plus 40%. Even before Trudeau left office Trump was giving the Liberals a bounce. Poilievre’s message got a bit stale, but I can’t think of any major blundlers. A lot of politics is circumstance, being in the right point in history. CPC did well because of rampant inflation and because the Trudea was not liked. Now Liberals are doing well because Trudeau is gone and Trump has pissed Canadians off.

But cubs, asset freezes and an oil embargo is already in place by Western countries. Do you mean going further? If yes, what is on the table.

What specific things did the CPC do to screw it up? I don’t recall any gaffes.

That’s not a particularly good summary of the CPC policy position. I asked ChatGPT to summarise their manifesto: ——— The Conservative Party of Canada, under leader Pierre Poilievre, has outlined a platform centered on economic revitalization, national sovereignty, and social conservatism. This platform is detailed in their official policy declaration and has been further elaborated through speeches and party conventions. Balanced Budgets: Commitment to implementing balanced budget legislation to control government spending and reduce national debt. Tax Reforms: Proposals to repeal the carbon tax and introduce tax cuts aimed at alleviating the financial burden on Canadians. Housing Initiatives: Plans to increase housing supply by incentivizing municipalities to build more homes, including tying federal infrastructure funding to housing development targets and selling federal properties for affordable housing projects. Resource Development: Support for expanding Canada energy sector by approving projects like the Ring of Fire mining initiative and repealing legislation perceived as hindering pipeline development. Environmental Approach: Advocacy for utilizing technology over taxation to address environmental concerns, emphasizing affordable energy production. Family and Gender Policies: Adoption of policies opposing gender-affirming medical procedures for minors and advocating for the protection of single-sex spaces in areas like sports and shelters. Healthcare Autonomy: Support for individuals rights to make personal medical decisions, including the right to refuse vaccines or employment training on ideological grounds. Trade and Defense: Proposals to implement reciprocal tariffs in response to unjustified trade actions and plans to bolster Arctic sovereignty through increased military presence and infrastructure. Government Accountability: Initiatives to enhance transparency and reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies, including reforms to the Senate and Supreme Court appointment processes. Federalism: Efforts to strengthen provincial autonomy and reduce interprovincial trade barriers. ———— It misses drug policy and immigration but covers most of it. Carney saying today that he is going to run higher deficits to invest in infrastructure.

Are you making any of the your decisions based on policy, or is it simply the CV? Why does Carney get a furnished CV but Pierre doesn’t get what he did in government as a minister or leader of the opposition? I mean, we accept those are all the things that Carney did, so why not be fair to Pierre? Your comment is hugely biased, you see that I’m sure.

Pierre had the policies that Carney et al are now copying. That’s what he has got. Why is a career politician a bad thing? Trump - who you don’t seem to like - he isn’t a career politician. Carney was advisor to Trudeau, you were living Carney’s policy. Carney seems to want a bigger state, Pierre a smaller one with more money in the pockets of people. Thats totally aside from a wide range of social issues, from trans, speech, drug policy, immigration policy. I just don’t understand how you could vote for more of the same that got Canada in the mess many Canadians agree the country has been in. Especially when you can’t point to any policy of Carney’s that you support. And also because I don’t think Pierre is anything like Trump. Edit - not trying to get at you, you vote for whatever you want, even if it is just branding. I just don’t get it, that’s all.

Pierre has made clear that he won’t hug America closer. I don’t understand what point you are making by posting that video. The reporter asked several loaded questions saying things like ‘populist’, ‘taking a page out of Donald Trump’s book’. It’s entirely right he pushed back against labels used by his political opponents if he believes they are unfair. Is branding your only issue? What policy do you support of Carney or dislike of Pierre?

I don’t think the Canadian conservatives are anything remotely like Trump. You say you like Carney, but what do you like? He’s been an economic adviser to Trudeau for a years so you’ve already had his policies.

I can’t believe that Canada seems to be on the verge of electing the liberals again. Regarding which party has more substance…. The liberals are copying the Conservative playbook, axing the carbon tax, reducing inter province trade barriers, cancelling capital gains tax - probably more too.

A purge would make the site measurably worse. Everyone has their moment crying, I’ll reserve my opinion on which side cries most or first - if only because nobody cares. It’s hard to keep politics out of this investments at the moment when so much of it is political. However I think the politics section was very helpful at keeping it out of the general chat and investment board. So I would vote for its return.

Less and less will listen or care what he says going forward. It’s like being told off by someone you know, over and over again, eventually you just think… whatever.