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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a chance to defend Canada against U.S. President Donald Trump’s takeover threats. He didn't take it. thelogic.co/news/canada-... #CdaUS #CdaUK #TradeSky

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Trump says a lot of things about slapping tariffs on Canada. What is Ottawa paying the most attention to? Our primer on the layers of tariffs, separating paper from presidential social media posts. thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky #CanadaUSTrade #InternationalTrade

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Over 80 per cent of respondents to @thelogic.co's latest subscriber survey have changed their buying habits due to U.S. tariff threats, a Buy Canadian push they say is unlikely to change even if tariffs never materialize. thelogic.co/intelligence... #CanadaUSTrade #TradeSky

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Canada does a better job protecting American steel than its own, says industry association. Read on to find out why and what could be done about it. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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Postcard from Washington: The 4 Nations hockey final was another moment of truth in a capital rattled by job losses thelogic.co/news/4-natio...

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Are Americans even listening to Canada’s dire tariff warnings? thelogic.co/news/america...

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“Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“ #pressfreedom www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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Shopify's problem with Kanye West's store isn't that he IS selling a T-shirt with a big swastika on it, according to internal communications obtained by colleagues @jtemperton.bsky.social and @muradhem.bsky.social. Shopify's problem is that he might NOT be. thelogic.co/news/shopify...

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Scoop: In a leaked internal message, Shopify's general counsel said risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was the reason for taking down Kanye West's online store. "This wasn't real commerce - it was a stunt, not a good faith attempt to make money," the message reads. thelogic.co/news/shopify...

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Donald Trump put off tariffs against Canada and Mexico for 30 days. Unless he brings in steel and aluminum tariffs that he talked about yesterday. Canada sells the U.S. more steel and aluminum than any other country. More aluminum than they make, in fact. thelogic.co/news/trump-t...

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Trudeau had a hot mic moment when part of his Q&A with business, industry and union leaders played on speakers within earshot of media. The sound was cut, but @thelogic.co heard a recording of what else he said on Mexico, nuclear & more. thelogic.co/news/trump-c... with @muradhem.bsky.social

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The U.S. was already moving to restrict its “de minimis” rule over concerns that it was being used to import contraband, including fentanyl, as well as a runaround to tariffs on Chinese goods. Then it was about to disappear right away (and did for China). thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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For more on Canada’s “fentanyl czar” (name TBD) and so much more, check out this story by @davidreevely.bsky.social on his interview with federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty thelogic.co/news/exclusi... #TradeSky #cdnpoli

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An 11th-hour reprieve (not for the indefatigable @davidreevely.bsky.social, though, who jumped on the breaking news) thelogic.co/news/trump-g...

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“It’s funny: here we are trying to save our trade with another country while we can’t even trade with ourselves,” says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. thelogic.co/news/tariff-...

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Ottawa shared more details of its first moves to retaliate against Trump. Here’s what—and who—is being targeted thelogic.co/news/tariff-...

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Canada responds. thelogic.co/news/special...

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How will Trump's tariffs hit Canada? Here's @aimlo.bsky.social from @thelogic.co with a look at the numbers: thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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They're coming. Stay tuned for more from @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/trump-t...

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Why is the Trump administration so worked up about Canadian milk? Colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social explains the complaints, the truth—and the truthiness. thelogic.co/news/dairy-t...

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What can “populist trade economics” tell us about what Canada faces in the threatened trade war with the United States? My latest for @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/donald-...

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Experts in Canada-U.S. relations, especially trade: what else do you recommend next to learn more about how Canadian businesses and governments might navigate the next four years? Thank you! #internationaltrade #globaltrade #diplomacy #booksky

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This is such a fantastic read by @aimlo.bsky.social for @thelogic.co: "Former Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose is taking a walk, literally" thelogic.co/news/the-big...

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Canada doesn’t need more trade deals—it needs more traders: Column by @kevincarmichael.bsky.social in @thelogic.co thelogic.co/comment/carm... #CanadaUS #InternationalTrade

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As Trump tariffs loom, who speaks for Canada? thelogic.co/news/usa-can... My latest story for @thelogic.co on this new era of Canada-U.S. relations.

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We wrote a whole story about how Trump didn't hit Canada with tariffs on Day 1 of his presidency. Then we completely rewrote the piece because he said he'd probably do it on Day 12. Unless he does what his signed orders say, which is not that. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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We wrote a story and then we wrote it again. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

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What could Canada’s response to the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic and the inflation shock of the 1970s teach us about how to, or how not to, respond to the threat of U.S. tariffs? Read the latest column by @kevincarmichael.bsky.social for @thelogic.co thelogic.co/comment/carm...

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After yesterday's first ministers' conference, Alberta stands alone outside Team Canada. Here's the story from @joannasmith.bsky.social (her first full story for @thelogic.co!) with backup from me. Includes some one-on-one insights from Ambassador Kirsten Hillman.

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Hey, remember how Huawei and ZTE are security risks so the government told Canadian telecom companies to get their gear out of 4G and 5G wireless systems? They've been doing it (slowly). But now Trudeau has zapped the bill that would have required them to. thelogic.co/news/telcos-...

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LOS ANGELES—The fire rose from the bone-dry hills, as so many others have, and then rapidly tore across the coast and hills of one of America’s most famous cities—oblivious to the demographics of the lives it disrupted. It burned mansions in Malibu and low-income housing in Pasadena. @wsj.com

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Next week, I will begin a new role: I am joining @thelogic.co to cover the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. I am happy to be returning to reporting and even happier to be joining this incredible team. thelogic.co/staff-update... #journalism

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My 2024 holiday book list: only the lightest of reads this year…

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“Farewell to Nova Scotia, the seabound coast “Let your mountains dark and dreary be “For when I am far away on the brimy ocean tossed “Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me?”

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If by any chance this helps bring about the end of the in-person media lockup, she’ll have done her former profession a small favour on the way out.

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I am not in in the media lockup for the Fall Economic Statement today, but very much wondering how everyone there is getting on with things given... this. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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As @poynterinstitute.bsky.social explains ⤵️, standards-based #journalism means rigorously confirming facts - & reaching out to subjects of a story for comment. It also means changing or scrapping a story when new info is learned. ➕ 7 standards of quality journalism: bit.ly/7StandardsJo...

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"ProPublica wasn’t 'planning to publish' a 'knowingly false report.' They were merely reporting a story — reporting to make sure it was not false. When they had all the facts, they didn’t publish anything." - @poynterinstitute.bsky.social www.poynter.org/commentary/2... #journalism #pressfreedom

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