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Tariffs Are Negotiable. Sovereignty Isn’t.
Trump already told Canada the weapon he intends to use: “economic force.” The real question isn’t how high the tariffs go. It’s what Canada is expected…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
America Asked Too Much. Canada Finally Walked Away.
Carney didn’t come home with a trade deal. He came home with something more important: Canada’s right to make its own decisions.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Canada Got Over the Shock. Now We’re Learning to Live Without Trump’s Permission.
Eighteen months ago, Mark Carney said Trump’s tariffs had taught Canada that we had to look out for ourselves. This week, Canada showed what that lesson…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Pierre Poilievre Can Call It Whatever He Likes. Inflation Still Doesn’t Vote Liberal.
Canada’s inflation just rose to 3%. Before somebody slaps Mark Carney’s name on it, we might want to look at what is actually happening outside Canada.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Pierre Poilievre Has a By-Election Problem. His Own Candidate Just Explained It.
Three federal by-elections arrive August 31. In North Vancouver, the Conservative candidate is already hearing something at the doors Pierre Poilievre…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Pierre Poilievre, Paid Bots... and the Difference Between Suspicion and Proof
There may be something strange happening in Canadian political social media. But “it looks suspicious” and “we can prove who’s paying for it” are two…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Canada Is Having the Wrong Fight
While Canadians tear each other apart over left versus right, the president next door has already told us what he wants.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Trump Didn’t Just Pick a Fight With Canada. Something Changed in the People Listening.
Canada is still liked by most Americans. But a remarkable new Gallup poll shows that how Americans see us increasingly depends on which political tribe…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Pierre Poilievre Says Security Clearance Would Muzzle Him. Here’s the Part Nobody Talks About.
The argument over Pierre Poilievre’s security clearance has focused on what he can’t know. There’s another question worth asking: what happens when the…
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Canada Didn’t Take the Deal. That’s What Leverage Looks Like.
Trump has spent months betting that Canada eventually has to say yes. So far, Canada seems more interested in changing what it needs America for.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Pierre Poilievre Has a New Product to Sell Canadians: Fear
When the facts are uncertain but the political message is absolutely certain, Canadians should start asking harder questions.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Canada Can Put American Booze Back on the Shelves. It Can’t Make Us Buy It.
Ottawa may trade away the liquor bans for tariff relief. Canadian consumers still hold the final card... their wallets.
 • Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
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