Don’t they (US) stand to loose more if digital service taxes get really implemented? The current version is quite small and symbolic. Other countries introduced this on a small scale but would all benefit from building their own digital service ecosystem shielded from the US competition: it didn’t happen at scale not to break overall business with the US but if the business is breaking anyway…

10 % isn’t based on anything but let’s imagine: 2-4 % military 1 % communication infrastructure, media and unbiased information 2-4 % healthcare 2-4 % food. You quickly get to 10%. Too big and you loose the benefit of free trade.

Free trade is the best system for 90 % of an economy. I will take a dump on Trump any day, maybe twice , but having a small capacity to build your own silicon chip is mandatory in case of a military conflict. Covid wasn’t a planned military conflict and first world economies couldn’t produce mask, gown… and luckily the virus wasn’t so deadly and only a small % of the population died.

I am Canadian… by any free trade perspective it looks like we should buy our milk from countries with less harsh winter… but then we would be on our knee if an idiot decide to bully us with a duty tax.

There should be free trade for 90 % of a country gdp and elected officials can change their list of excluded 10 % every few years.

It’s beginning, i hope it grow strong enough because it will take a few years of pain before we emerge stronger. I doubt the majority of Canadian have a strong enough resolve now. We can easily be divided.

Do you have a link for those reviews of Tuta email?

I know nothing, but isn’t some pieces of Google software to be found on many sites that aren’t Google or YouTube?

Please come, it’s fun not to fight insurances companies and just prescribe what you consider is the best treatment without thinking too much about the capacity of the patient to fill the prescription.

I will boycott American product with a passion, but what’s a little brain drain between “friends”? Any other field with smart and motivated women we might be interested in?

Thanks for this post. I haven’t read the Walrus in a while, i will be coming for more.

Where is the preferred way to express gratitude through kind word and financial support.

For example, lemmy developers can be help through Patreon, but what % of the donations stays with Patreon?

You mean that if the bribe is interesting enough, the timeline can be arranged?

And then, “for national security,” Canada drop food imports and non essential medication from the US regardless of its Nafta 2.0 signature. Anyway the US made it clear that this trade deal isn’t binding. Other developed economies in Europe and Pacific will do the same as soon as they aren’t the first one to do so… So much winning and greatness in America.

I challenge every newbies to create 1-3 posts over the first 72 h here : what do you enjoy in social media usually? It doesn’t have to be perfectly new if it’s new on Lemmy: your favourite Reddit group isn’t represented here or silent for a while : show us a glimpse of what you like and see how much engagement you receive.

Canada will be picked on by the US anyway, we might as well defend our value. I don’t propose explicitly antagonizing the US administration directly today, but showing that we will speak up and fight back if someone step on our toes and act against our internet. Kindness and politeness isn’t a weakness, it’s our way of exhibiting strength until we can’t resolve things politely.

You can’t reason with this a. hole no point trying.

What a clown! I can stand behind every word you used to describe this joke of a candidate for prime minister.

I despise everyone that want to appease the US. Since they can’t respect their own signature there is no point in negotiating especially if it weaken our sovereignty and push us to be more dependent on our oppressor. Lets put the 30 % of our gdp in jeopardy and build better trade with Europe and developed Asia. Who knows, maybe the US will pay for some missions critical import anyway and doing so shorten the trade war. I am not pushing to do anything rash but expelling diplomats until the 51st state bullshit stop seems necessary before March 1st.

I agree

A slow pace will give time for concerned republicans to discuss. Trump try to ignore a lot of things but he needs congress to follow through with legislation for his plan to succeed.

Half of Trump votes and a bigger part of abstentions are a protest directed at the economic system that, in the aftermath of Covid, got rich people richer while most people got reduced buying power in the form of inflation.

Then surprise surprise: sh!t policies and more inflation. Can Trump keep control of this growing rage or…

Smaller companies that only handle logistics and delivery. But it’s been Amazon ways for a while that none of their subcontractors can grow. They will make it unpredictable so it’s difficult to invest and come back to handle things themselves if a local company come close to making a descent business. They will end the contract and move to a new subcontractor just to prevent a local company to grow and gain leverage. Just like they are aggressively against union.

There is multiple levels of problem from Quebec point of view. Quick delivery paid by Prime without Quebec infrastructure won’t happen. Why pay for it? General boycott of companies that a) pay taxes in the US and b) show support for the current US administration. Any money that’s not spent developing Canadian infrastructure is a problem with our sovereignty challenge.

Wallmart as most of the same issues. Shopify need his CEO to stop encouraging Trump, but sometimes it allow local business to sell directly to you. I would be interested in what works for you in term of alternatives.

There’s a pattern of brewing menace on a Friday afternoon only to downplay them on Monday. Or it’s just me reading too much out of this chaos?