Peter Humphreys

@jkenney You’re on the wrong side of public opinion Jason.

I’ll be generous by assuming this line came from a speechwriter, and that the Premier didn’t know that it’s verbatim Iranian regime propaganda, widely used as an antisemitic dog whistle. But he degrades himself and his office by turning the murderous nature and genocidal intent of the Islamic Republic into a cheap political punchline. Does he think the regime’s advanced efforts to build nuclear weapons and use them to “turn the little Satan (Israel) into a ball of fire” is a joke? Does he understand the regime is detested by the overwhelming majority of the Iranian people, who desperately hope that this military campaign will accelerate the end of the Mullahs’ reign of terror? Does he have zero understanding of the decades of violence and terror spread by the regime’s proxies across the world, from the hundreds of thousands murdered by the Iranian backed Assad regime, to the decades violent Jew hatred of Hamas & Hizbollah? Does he think it is a mere distraction to stop Iran from building 100 ballistic missiles every month, some with a range that can strike Europe? I’ve had high regard for Premier Kinew, despite our political differences. I hope this was just a monetary lapse in judgement. But I fear it reflects the Canadian left’s brain dead embrace of even the worst regimes if they are opposed by Israel and the United States.

@PeterHRatcliffe I only use the resources. No profit from me. Never getting sucked in to paying for the blue check.

Sucked in by getting something free. The price is always using our data, or using our posts. Any post can be used for or against, per the choice of the algorithm, which is the free choice of the owner of the “free” site. X is an oligarch’s profit and propaganda machine.

@Brad_Setser Gold?

No dedollarization by China's state banks in q4 I wrote the headline for Bloomberg! Foreign fx asset rose by over $100b, essentially all in dollars 1/

@guyfelicella If handled well (ie. taxed) AI could replace workers and provide humans with a minimum guaranteed income. Something I believe you have been grousing about.

AI shouldn’t replace workers. AI shouldn’t erase livelihoods. AI shouldn’t take food off people’s tables. That’s not the future, that’s failure. FULL STOP.

@TheFigen_ @elonmusk Yup, complaining again

@TheFigen_ @X Next week you will be complaining about it 🙄

Dear @X You changed my life and my family's. I am so grateful to you! 🙏 Please don't be a replica of YouTube and TikTok! You are original with your current situation! Please stay that way!

@nxt888 @Farhan2IT Don’t forget that Ukraine also gave up their nuclear weapons

Libya negotiated. Let's be precise about what happened to Libya. In 2003, Muammar Gaddafi made a strategic decision to abandon his weapons programs, open his country to international inspectors, and normalize relations with the West. He paid reparations for Lockerbie. He dismantled his nuclear program. He cooperated with Western intelligence against Al-Qaeda. He did everything that was asked of him. He negotiated. He complied. He normalized. In 2011, NATO bombed Libya for seven months. His own military turned against him with Western backing. He was captured in a drainage pipe. A mob sodomized him with a bayonet while Western officials watched via satellite feed. Hillary Clinton laughed about it on camera. "We came, we saw, he died." The man who gave up his deterrent in exchange for promises of security and normalization died in a drainage pipe while the people who made him those promises laughed at the footage of him being sodomized with a bayonet. And Libya, which had the highest GDP per capita in Africa, free healthcare, free education, housing subsidies, and a functioning welfare state, became a failed state with open slave markets within three years. This is what negotiated security guarantees look like. This is the documented outcome. Not a fringe case. Not a misunderstanding. The most complete, unambiguous illustration possible of what your weapons are worth the moment you give them up. The lesson is not complicated. The only deterrent is a deterrent you still possess. The moment you negotiate it away, you have nothing left to negotiate with.

@TripInChina If BYD also built charging stations in other countries it would boost brand awareness and increase foreign sales

BYD plans to build 20000 flash charging stations by the end of this year. From March 13th to March 19th, BYD built 288 new flash charging stations, with a total of 4885 stations completed, covering 291 cities across the China.😲 Charge from 10% to 70% in 5 minutes, and charge to 97% in 9 minutes.

@clippE63 @MarkJCarney It’s never too late to learn.

@MarkJCarney What does this mean? I don't remember learning about this in the Canadian schools I grew up in.

Today, families and friends across Canada gather to celebrate the Persian New Year — to welcome rebirth and the importance of ushering in light that triumphs over darkness.    In this time of new conflicts and global uncertainty, this celebration of renewal and optimism is especially meaningful.    To the Iranian-Canadian community and all those celebrating, happy Nowruz.

@Trinhnomics 🇨🇦

Today is Day 21 of the Iran War, and we in Asia are in the eye of the storm. How much pain? Well, it depends on how exposed you are. Gas supply will be most crucial first with Qatari gas imports making up 100% of Pakistan's, 53% of India's, 27% of Taiwan's, 28% of Singapore, 25% of China's and 21% of Thailand. Japan imports 6% from Qatar and the UAE but it's not immune given higher prices. In other words, we should look at this at a rather negative growth shock on top of stoking price pressures as securing supply won't be easy and thus demand must fall. We wrote a note about this: research.natixis.com/Site/en/public… We think the Philippines is vulnerable and South Korea and Thailand rather impacted in terms of growth shock. Malaysia and Indonesia are relatively more immune even if shocks overall will be negative but big question mark for Indonesia regarding continued subsidies of oil.

@PDChina Unfortunately I don’t think committees will work when there’s only one decision maker in the US.

The Chinese and U.S. delegations held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges and consultations from Sunday to Monday on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including tariff arrangements, promoting bilateral trade and investment, and maintaining existing consultation consensus. During the talks, which are guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, the two sides reached some new consensus and agreed to continue consultations. Under the strategic guidance of the important common understandings between the two heads of state, and following five rounds of economic and trade consultations last year, China and the United States have reached a series of outcomes in the economic and trade area, said Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during the new round of China-U.S. economic and trade talks with U.S. lead person Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. These outcomes have injected greater certainty and stability into bilateral economic and trade relations as well as the global economy, He said. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. government under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unlawful, said He, noting that subsequently, the U.S. side levied an additional 10 percent import surcharge on all trading partners under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, and successively introduced a series of negative measures concerning China, including the Section 301 investigations, corporate sanctions and market access restrictions. China has consistently opposed the unilateral tariffs imposed by the United States, He said, urging Washington to completely remove such tariffs and other restrictive measures. China will take necessary steps to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, He added. China expects the United States to move in the same direction, follow through on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, expand areas of cooperation and reduce problems, so as to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations, He said. The U.S. side said that a stable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is of great importance to both countries and the world, and helps promote global economic growth, supply chain security and financial stability. Both sides should reduce frictions, avoid escalation of the situation, and resolve differences through consultation. The two sides agreed to study the establishment of a cooperation mechanism to promote bilateral trade and investment, continue to make good use of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, strengthen dialogue and communication, properly manage differences, expand practical cooperation, and promote the sustained, stable and sound development of bilateral economic and trade relations.

@JordanKonek Tough question. So many factors. Definitely benefits some Canadians although I don’t think it causes net harm.

Canadians, does MPs floor crossing benefit the constituents?

@GasBuddyGuy We’re making our contribution to the war effort 😡

Motorists in Vancouver, BC (Canada) are paying the equivalent of $6.98/gal (CAD) today, according to GasBuddy data.

@PeterHRatcliffe Why do you worry about it. Post your opinion and leave it at that. If one person reads it, great. If 10,000 people read it , great. I post this knowing it won’t get traction because I don’t have a blue check. I post it for me, not the responses.

I will remain on X in a strictly observational mode. The X algorithm, purporting to offer free speech, is heavily biased in a behaviour modification of interactions manner. This includes targeting vile responses to reasonable positions. X is warping opinion. I will watch only.

@guyfelicella @allenanalysis Harsh for someone that operates in the social justice realm

@allenanalysis Send this man to prison and strip all his wealth.

🚨 BREAKING: NPR reports the Justice Department is withholding Epstein files tied to allegations that Donald Trump sexually abused a minor. Let that sink in.

@SteveWps I don’t disagree with you but they’ve sold a ton of cars and still continue to.

I had a 1997 Ford F-150 When I was in my young twenties I bought it with around 50,000 km used The engine ended up blowing out, the gasket leaked at 90,000 km the truck was dead I emailed the CEO of Ford Canada at the time and said is there anything they could do regarding this obviously glaring issue of the head gasket blowing I had no response I emailed again about 6 months later saying is there anything you can do? I feel like that you should at least get 100,000 kilometers out of a vehicle, Nothing I wrote a third email saying that I will never buy another Ford again in my life, and I will convince every person I meet to never buy another Ford again in their life. I've owned 8 non Ford vehicles since then and I just convinced a friend of mine to not buy a Ford. I probably stopped hundreds of Ford purchases by telling the story. What a crap company.

@Dave_Eby You trolls are amazing. You really think the Premier reads any of your ridiculous comments?

We’ve always said Trump’s tariffs are unjustified and today’s US Supreme Court ruling is vindicating. Now we must remove illegal duties on softwood lumber, as the US president once again warns of global tariffs.

@CDInewsletter Unless they’re trying to influence something. Pump and dump?

Why would Ackman, Burry, Cohen or any other rich investor even be on this platform? An awful lot of downside with barely any upside.

@CDInewsletter @myownadvisor What’s your Plan B? No social media?

@myownadvisor I paid until October but mine will be going away too. Too much arguing/dunking/etc going on here

Finally lost of the blue checkmark. Happy about that. Can't bother to support the owner.

@CanadaTaxGuy But didn’t the chart show multiple different scenarios other than asset protection that starts to overlap with Trusts?

@RevelstokeSign I would say they serve different purposes. Trust is more about control and flexibility. Holding companies are more about asset protection.

Should you set up a holding company? I’ve seen people do this when they shouldn’t. And I’ve seen people who should have done this earlier. So we created a framework. It asks 5 questions to determine if you should set one up. Article in the next tweet