By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026If the retaliatory tariffs work, Canada goes back to getting its cars from America. If the China deal works, Canada swaps its USA risk for a China risk. 1151
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026If Carney was *actually* interested in Carneyism, he'd use retaliatory tariffs and Chinese EVs to buy time while committing *massive* investment for building Canada's industrial capacity to manufacture the things that give other countries dangerous leverage. 1234
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026The problem with the old order was that it created a brittle system where one maniac elevated to a position of power could shatter everyone's peace and prosperity. The *answer* to that is not "a different maniac." It's also not *two* maniacs. 1279
