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Black History Beyond Borders: Heroines in Canadian History | Online Library of Liberty

@janetbufton.ca and I once wrote a little something on this fantastic woman. Check it out: oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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And obviously, do yourself a favour and follow them on Bluesky for a much more informed and intelligent feed.

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Please give @jkuznicki.bsky.social’ excellent essay a read here cosmosandtaxis.org/wp-content/u... it’s really excellent

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@andycraig.bsky.social’s commentary has allowed me to better understand the threat against democracy in America. And @jkuznicki.bsky.social’s book Technology and the End of Authority and his article Gender as Essence and as Economic Choice were very important to me.

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I will add that anyone who has done this should be disqualified from ever talking about free speech or whatever else they are peddling as a means to “own the libs”. Full stop.

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

What has happened to my friends @jkuznicki.bsky.social and @andycraig.bsky.social is unacceptable. These two people are some of the most intelligent out there, we need their voices. A campaign to try and invoke fear in those who speak their mind is truly a sign of moral failure and reprehensibility

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Folks, if you haven't subscribed to @heardtell.bsky.social Substack yet please do, I'd appreciate it. This week, Good Talks w/DC reporter @ericmgarcia.bsky.social & on Canada tariffs/Trump/Trudeau w/ @sabineec.bsky.social plus conspiracy theories, my media appearances, & more heardtell.substack.com

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Heard Tell | Andrew Donaldson | Substack

Heard Tell: Covering culture and politics, but without all the caterwauling. Writing & media from Andrew Donaldson. Click to read Heard Tell, by Andrew Donaldson, a Substack publication with hundreds ...

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Talking bout Canada @heardtell.bsky.social w/Canadian policy expert & Canadian @sabineec.bsky.social on tariffs, Trump, Trudeau & political/economic context iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify youtu.be/-NUzdNnZCq0 YouTube youtu.be/-NUzdNnZCq0 Substack open.substack.com/pub/heardtel...

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Ohhhh Canada @heardtell.bsky.social w/Canadian policy expert @sabineec.bsky.social on tariffs, Trump, Trudeau, & political/economic context beyond headlines iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify youtu.be/-NUzdNnZCq0 YouTube youtu.be/-NUzdNnZCq0 Substack open.substack.com/pub/heardtel...

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Canada is all over the news with everyone talking ABOUT Canada @heardtell.bsky.social turns down the noise on tariffs, Trump, Trudeau, & the Canadian politics and economic context we need by talking TO /CCC's Canadian policy maven @sabineec.bsky.social Subscribe👇 open.substack.com/pub/heardtel...

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Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Had such a great time speaking with @heardtell.bsky.social about Trump and tariffs yesterday!

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Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

It is laughable that QC's latest bill is meant to show women are equal when they dont let women have the same rights by banning religious symbols, namely the headscarf, from those who work in government service. If men can wear whatever they choose, women should be able to as well. That's equality.

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Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Diplomacy now on the supposed issues that Canada has and making a deal with Trump is how Canada avoids an economic depression. We can't be Team Canada when our people suffer due to policymakers' actions.

Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

That means coming together to oppose the use of tariffs at all, either by the USA or Canada, because retaliatory tariffs boomerang right back around and hurt Canadians' pocketbooks. Caring about this country means caring about what happens to its citizens, especially the most vulnerable.

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Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I'm hearing a lot of voices in Canada saying that it is patriotic to show Trump that we will go dollar to dollar and hit the USA with tariffs. The Team Canada approach should rather be one that would not make Canadians suffer more than they already are with affordability.

Sabine Benoit @sabineec.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

In case you missed it yesterday (spoiler alert, they did not)

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Overall, it would be more accurate to say that the reverse is true. The United States remains prosperous despite, not because of, tariffs.

More recently, tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imposed on and off by the United States have led to higher housing costs in the United States, which continue to contribute to rising housing prices. However, politicians would rather blame the housing crisis on many scapegoats like immigrants.

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The National Bureau of Economic Research found that U.S. consumers and manufacturers bore the brunt of these tariffs rather than the U.S.'s intended foreign target.

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For two years, starting in 2018, the U.S. imposed tariffs on a large number of Chinese products, resulting in U.S. consumers paying much more for clothes, everyday household items, and many other essentials.

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hat same year, a 25% tariff was imposed on washing machines to protect American industries, which increased the prices of washing machines and, by association, dryers significantly, with an additional $1.5 billion in expenses being borne by the American people.

In 2018, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports, skyrocketing manufacturing costs for U.S. industries and reducing their market competitiveness sharply.

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This tariff resulted in a trade war that led to world trade falling by 66% and U.S. exports and imports crashing by about two-thirds, worsening and prolonging the Great Depression and hurting global trade. But, the USA didn't learn from this terrible failure.

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n 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act imposed tariffs on tens of thousands of imported goods, ostensibly to protect farmers and other industries during the Great Depression. (you can find reference to it by Ben Stein in the excellent movie Ferris Bueller's Day off, side note)

Unfortunately, this is hardly the first time the United States has used harmful tariffs to achieve policy goals. Previous attempts have not gone down well in history either.

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Want to know if tariffs have ever worked before for the United States? Let's take a walk down memory lane in this thread 🧵

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Tariffs are simply another policy used by politicians to shore up support and nationalist feelings while not addressing the pain it causes consumers. That's why this tariffs "pause" needs to become permanent. There are other ways to resolve differences, namely through diplomacy.

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It would be impossible to fund today's USA primarily via tariffs from Canada and/or the world. Any notion of funding the federal government out of tariffs consequently remains wishful thinking, especially without committing to cutting spending.

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