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The Michigan Man Podcast - Episode 843 - Football beat writer Aaron McMann from MLive sites.libsyn.com/19307/the-mich… @AaronMcMann @MLiveSports

Carney is selling Canadians on future agreements, none of which are binding. Ron is absolutely correct. Canada as a sovereign nation is free to pursue expanding their markets, that is a good thing. At present you do not have the capacity to manufacture or move products for trade in any real way as laid out in any of those agreements. The Canadian economy can't pause for a decade and operate on future "possibilities". Like it or not, to sustain any form of economy in the here and now, the US has to be your customer. Canadian capital investment is leaving the country, as you can see on Wall Street everyday. Carney insists that "The Government" is investing in the future, AKA Canadian taxpayers. Meanwhile, private sources of funding, who see no ROI in the future, are taking their money out of Canada. At some point Canadians will wake up and realize Carney's economic plan is smoke and mirrors.

I disagree, we must diversify our economy to avoid the dependence of an unstable USA President. We will make more by selling abroad where we as a country are more appreciated. Alberta gas is sold at a 20% discount to the U.S.

Absolutely that is what we voted for. Each state should control their own educational systems. Washington DC and The DOE have proven by they are not competent, and not serving the interests of parents and children. Our scores in basic education have plummeted since the creation of The DOE. If it doesn't work...get rid of it and let local and state bodies work in the best interests of students.

Question for MAGA from a liberal woman. "Hi, I'm just wondering if you guys who voted for Trump – did you vote for the Department of Education to be dismantled? Because that's what he's doing right now.

@globalnews Interesting! NATO can't pay their own bills and relies on the US to protect them. Their plan? Control Trump? Bad days coming for NATO if they don't practice the "equally shared burden" philosophy they preach!

Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump globalnews.ca/news/11953563/…

@JeanLucMarches1 Is Canada a Democracy? Silencing the "right to protest" sure doesn't line up with any Democratic norm known to the free world. What we've learned in the ensuing years is that the truckers were right!

The Convoy protest was an attempt to overthrow a duly elected Government.

FYI - You aren't punishing The US. You're screwing your own Canadian Wholesalers who already paid for the produce! Dipshit! They are the ones getting burned. The US farmers have cashed their check. Posts like this are a snapshot of why Canada is failing on every economic metric that counts.

Strawberries from US marked down all the way to $1.50 and still no takers. Literally rotting on the shelves. I just love my fellow Canadians. Hold the line

The Michigan Man Podcast - Episode 842 - Another football season is coming fast sites.libsyn.com/19307/the-mich… @TheWolverineOn3 @JB_Wolverine #goblue

The Michigan Man Podcast - Episode 842 - Another football season is coming fast sites.libsyn.com/19307/the-mich…

@LauraBabcock An Economist you are not! Elbows up! Revenue down!!

You don’t get to wish us Happy Canada Day after all the threats Trump and your fascist regime have made to #Canada

@jodyvance Your resources are in the ground!!! They are worthless!

This comes as no surprise. Trump is doing everything he can to weaken our economy. Canadians are resilient and READY to look elsewhere for trading partners to get our resources and goods to market. We will also spend our tourism dollars elsewhere. cbc.ca/news/world/cus…

It’s not a win for Canada—it’s structured leverage for the larger partner (the US) and introduces costly uncertainty. The USMCA (CUSMA in Canada) includes a sunset/review mechanism that the first Trump administration deliberately inserted to avoid outdated deals and maintain negotiating pressure. The 2026 joint review was the chance for a clean 16-year extension (to 2042). By declining renewal and shifting to annual reviews (while the deal stays in force until potentially 2036), the US keeps the agreement alive but under perpetual scrutiny. Why the pro-Canada spin doesn’t hold up • Asymmetry in power: The US is by far the dominant market (Canada’s largest trading partner by a huge margin; ~75-80%+ of Canadian exports go south). Annual reviews let the US repeatedly pressure for concessions on autos, dairy, steel/aluminum, digital trade, non-market economies (e.g., China circumvention), border/security issues, and more—without blowing up the deal entirely. Canada can’t easily “counter” on critical minerals or supply chains because US demand and alternatives (reshoring, Mexico+, allies) give Washington more options. Smaller/faster doesn’t equal stronger leverage when one side holds the consumer market and tariff hammer. • Uncertainty harms investment: Analysts and business groups note that rolling annual reviews create ongoing risk for long-term supply chains, especially autos and integrated manufacturing. This deters capital spending, jobs, and growth—bad for Canada, which relies heavily on stable access to the US market. A clean extension would have locked in predictability. • Historical context and intent: The review clause was a US innovation to prevent the complacency seen in old NAFTA. Canada and Mexico resisted it initially for exactly this reason—instability. Trump 2.0 is using it as designed: leverage for “reciprocal” fixes rather than celebrating a “hollow victory.” Recent US moves (tariffs, bilateral tracks) show intent to extract value, not get outmaneuvered. • Carney-era dynamics: Carney has pushed diversification (Europe, Asia, etc.) and downplayed drama, but Canada’s economy remains deeply integrated with the US. Diversification is smart hedging, but it hasn’t replaced the US relationship. Framing acceptance of annual reviews as a “secret technical truth” or masterful trap ignores that Canada preferred extension and now faces repeated negotiations from a weaker position. Economically, perpetual renegotiation favors the party that can credibly threaten tariffs or market closure more than the one dependent on seamless access. Canada benefits from the deal’s stability (90%+ of exports shielded in some analyses), but annual cycles amplify US influence on imbalances. It’s classic realpolitik: the bigger player wrote the review rule and is enforcing it. Temper tantrums aside, this gives Washington tools to address grievances dynamically—not a backfire.

Uh oh..lol The Trump administration thought they threw a punch by demanding a yearly review of the CUSMA trade deal, but they might have just actually walked right into a Canadian trap. By forcing a constant renegotiation cycle, Washington didn't flex its muscles; it just gave Canada and Mexico a permanent, predictable mechanism to out-manoeuvre American interests. Economically, this is a massive win for Canada. Instead of waiting sixteen years to fix trade imbalances, Canada’s negotiating team can now use the annual review to dynamically tweak supply chains, adjustments, and tariffs. For example, if the U.S. tries to restrict Canadian steel, Ottawa can immediately counter-balance it in the next annual cycle by leveraging critical minerals that American tech sectors desperately need. I'm pretty sure that our Prime Minister and his trade negotiators knew EXACTLY what they were doing here lol. They accepted the "yearly review" demand with a smile because they realized a secret technical truth: a rolling contract gives the smaller, faster partner CONSTANT leverage. While the U.S. administration celebrates a hollow political victory, Canada can now form stronger secondary trade alliances around the world, using the constant fluidity of CUSMA to offer global markets a highly adaptive backdoor into North America. Ultimately, Washington's attempt to keep its neighbors on a short leash seems to have backfired completely, proving that when you constantly demand to look at the contract, you give the smarter guys 365 days a year to rewrite the rules. There might be some temper tantrums in Washington because of this. I mean, you've GOT to give Carney some serious cred here... Even you 'con-bros' who don't like the guy, come on..this is gold! 😀 🇨🇦 #canpoli #CUSMA #MAGA

@mark_slapinski This aligns with ongoing disputes , no deal has been broken, but both sides accuse the other of violations.

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney just B*TCH-SLAPPED Donald Trump He called out Trump for violating the trade deal he signed with Canada

@Tablesalt13 Ya…remind the son of Castro that when The US forces Canada to pay more than their annual 2.9pct towards North American defense their free health care and “cheap aluminum” will be worthless.

‼️NEW: Trudeau goes on American TV and says that Canadian aluminum WON'T be available "when the US finally wakes up" ..... "its not your aluminum anymore" and that Trump drove Canada to China.

@canada_northman @sarobertsonca Keeping in mind Canadians only have state sponsored and controlled media that doesn’t report the facts to you.

@TheMichiganMan @sarobertsonca Where the hell did you pull that number out of Arrogance and uneducated opinions abound

Tom Mulcair: "Mark Carney has never said he's going to try to walk away from the Canada-U.S. relationship. That's a falsehood that Lutnick is putting forward. That Pierre Poilievre was also putting forward."

Facts easily attainable. Burden-sharing analysis (Solomon & Fetterly, 2023/2024 paper): The US shoulders ~97.6% of the North American defense burden (costs) but receives only ~64% of the benefits. Canada contributes ~2–2.4% of costs but enjoys ~9–36% of benefits (depending on whether Canada’s vast territory/coastline is factored in). This implies a substantial net US subsidy via shared continental defense.

Not true. Global payments: The yuan ranks 5th–6th in SWIFT data, with a share of ~2.7–3.17% of global payments by value (dollar dominates at ~40%+).  • Trade finance: Yuan’s share has quadrupled in recent years to ~7–8% globally (second behind the dollar at ~80%), making it a growing alternative in financing, especially for China-linked deals.  • Global reserves: RMB accounts for only ~1.9–2.1% of allocated foreign exchange reserves (IMF data). Dollar holds ~56–58%, euro ~20%. Central banks show limited appetite for large shifts due to China’s capital controls and limited convertibility.

He owns China right now via Iran. If you can’t see that…you are geopolitically illiterate! China needs oil…Trump in less than 4 months has cut their supplies by 40 pct…or more. Open your eyes…China will make sure Iran signs on the dotted lines. They aren’t sacrificing their future for Tehran.

Trump is retaliating against Iran by double closing the Strait of Hormuz. So, now Iran's oil can't get out either. Ok, but what will that do to oil prices? Make them much higher!! And that will hurt our economy very badly. So, ironically, that only INCREASES Iran's leverage.