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What Does Canada Sell to the US?

What Does Canada Sell to the US?

Here are some examples of items that Canada sells to the United States. Textiles Crude Petroleum Cars Refined Petroleum Clean Electricity Salt Sulp...

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Trump Jokes About Canada Becoming the 51st State

Trump Jokes About Canada Becoming the 51st State

On November 30th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago to discuss Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs against Canada...

#Threats
Trump Threatens to impose 25% tariffs on Canada

Trump Threatens to impose 25% tariffs on Canada

On November 25th, 2024, President-Elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. This announcement quickly elicited str...

#threats
The History of Canada and the United States as Trading Partners

The History of Canada and the United States as Trading Partners

The relationship between Canada and the United States has long been one of the strongest and most enduring partnerships in the world. More than just...

#backstory
What Is the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (Usmca)?

What Is the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (Usmca)?

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a trade deal between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It replaced the older North America...

#backstory
What Was the North American Free Trade Agreement?

What Was the North American Free Trade Agreement?

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a trade agreement between three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It came into e...

#backstory
What Are Tariffs?

What Are Tariffs?

If you’ve ever heard the term tariff and wondered what it means, don’t worry—you’re not alone. Tariffs are a concept that might sound compli...

#school
Canadians United Against Tariffs

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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Letter of Resignation

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Letter of Resignation

Today, Canada’s Minister of Finance resigned from Trudeau’s Cabinet. Here is the full text of Chrystia Freeland’s letter of resignation that s...

#leadership
In Canada, What Does the Minister of Finance Do?

In Canada, What Does the Minister of Finance Do?

Today, Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Finance resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet. Since I have tariffs on the brain, it got me thinking, “What ...

#school
Concession #2: Give Him an Inch, He’ll Take an Arctic Mile.

Concession #2: Give Him an Inch, He’ll Take an Arctic Mile.

Today, on an episode of CanadaLand, I learned about some changes in messaging around the arctic. In previous communications about the Arctic, the po...

#concessions
Concession #1: The Border

Concession #1: The Border

In the last few weeks, I have heard about a plan to spend over a billion dollars on cleaning up the border. I just kind of brushed that off as an in...

#concessions
Great News! I Don’t Have To Do Anything. Doug Ford Is Going To Turn Off the Electricity!

Great News! I Don’t Have To Do Anything. Doug Ford Is Going To Turn Off the Electricity!

Wonderful News. This morning I found out that Doug Ford is going to turn off the electricity that Canada supplies to the US if tariffs are implement...

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Sentiment Pulse Checker: What Are People Saying About Retaliation Against the Tariffs?

Sentiment Pulse Checker: What Are People Saying About Retaliation Against the Tariffs?

In my last post, I mentioned how difficult it can be to get people to focus on a cause when people are divided along several lines. I also mentioned...

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Who Will Fight for Canada in the Fight Against the 25% Tariffs?

Who Will Fight for Canada in the Fight Against the 25% Tariffs?

As I looked through my contacts to find people to share the petition with, I realized that this wouldn’t be as simple as sending an email blast. I...

#action
List of American Products That America Sells to Canada

List of American Products That America Sells to Canada

This is the potential pool of 200 products that Canadians have to choose from to boycott. However, not all 200 companies on this list should be boyc...

#boycott
How the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Relates to The Tariffs Against Canada

How the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Relates to The Tariffs Against Canada

You may be wondering how Trump can just ignore the trade agreement between the US and Canada (USMCA), and the long-standing amicable relationship be...

#endgame
What Is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Ieepa)?

What Is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Ieepa)?

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is a powerful U.S. law that gives the president authority to respond to threats against the ...

#school
How Are Tariffs Collected?

How Are Tariffs Collected?

When a government imposes a tariff, it’s not just a rule written on paper—it’s something that is actively enforced. But how exactly does a gov...

#school
What Does the US Sell to Canada?

What Does the US Sell to Canada?

Here are some examples of products that the US sells to Canada. Food and Beverages Coca-Cola PepsiCo (Pepsi, Mountain Dew) Lay’s Doritos Oreo (Mo...

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