Dispatches from the Tariff Front No. 4
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Dispatches from the Tariff Front No. 3
Smelling Worse for Canada Delivers Crushing Blow to America
BREAKING: TRUMP DISCOVERS LAKE ONTARIO
WASHINGTON—Following a gruelling expedition from the Oval Office to the Sharpie drawer, Donald Trump has discovered Lake Ontario and renamed it Lake America.
Dispatches from the Tariff Front No. 2
Toilet Paper and Facial Tissue - Taxing at Both Ends of the Supply Chain
Dispatches from the Tariff Front No. 1
World’s 5th Largest Fish Producer Taxes Imprted Fish Seman
Canada Closes St. Lawrence to U.S. Shipping Until America Pays 50% “Freedom of Navigation” Tariff
OTTAWA — Canada announced today that American commercial vessels will be prohibited from travelling between Montréal and the Gulf of St.
The Civic Workshop - Can Canada Trust the Next U.S. Trade Agreement?
A QSix Analysis of the Failed Trade Talks
The Civic Workshop -A Citizen’s Guide to Judging the Canada–U.S. Trade Deal
Before Ottawa declares victory and Washington declares surrender, inspect the agreement—not the advertising
The Civic Workshop - QSix: Who Does CTV Answer To?
When journalists stop asking questions, citizens must
The Civic Workshop - QSix: Doug Ford, Loblaw and the Journalism of Innuendo
Premier Ford met with Loblaw CEO 1 day after dismissing grocery pricing legislation
Ontario’s Economic Miracle Requires an Altered State of Consciousness
How Doug Ford and Peter Bethlenfalvy turned bigger deficits, rising debt and shrinking output into “sound management”
THE CIVIC WORKSHOP -When Government Propaganda Calls Itself Fact
Russian propaganda does not give Ottawa permission to manipulate Canadians. Global Affairs is mixing evidence, opinion and failed intelligence forecasts—then stamping the entire package “FACT.”
Junk Economics - SUPER QSIX: The Great Canadian Bean Boom
Three bowls of beans, 75,000 new jobs, and the dangerous difference between a good number and a good economy
A View From The Green Chair - The White Pine
By Bryan Moir | A View From The Green Chair
Junk Economics - From Hormuz to the Treasury Market
How the War Machine Began Eating Its Credit Card
A View From the Green Chair - The Climb
People ask me where I find these wonderful record stores.
The Civic Workshop - For as Long as It Burns
The War Abroad, the Wildfires at Home
The Civic Workshop - Why Don’t Reporters Ask the Next Question?
How the QSix exposes non-answers—and protects the public’s Right to Ask
THE RIGHT TO ASK
An Open Letter to Canada’s Prime Minister and Premiers
Canada Says It Added Ten Firefighting Aircraft. Did It?
Every half-hour brings another wildfire report.
The Music Guru
Preservation of a Cultural Ecosystem With permission frm Wrong Way Records, Newmarket
The Record Was Not The Product
This morning I published an essay called The Lost Art of Saturday.
The Lost Art of Saturday
The Lost Art of Saturday
Old Weather Sites
Old Weather Sites
The Schiit Chronicles Act IX: The Schiit Comes Home
Schiit Chronicles
Storm Chaser
Storm Chaser
The Missing Link
The Missing Link
The Schiit Chronicles Act VIII: Lift Off
The Schiit Chronicles continue-Act VIII: Lift Off
The Schiit Chronicles Act VII: Pre-Transit Limbo
The status has changed to “pre-transit,” which appears to mean the tiny silver box is by the door, possibly wearing boots, maybe looking for its keys, but still not in the car.
The Schiit Chronicles Act VI: Border Rites and HST Sacrifice
The Schiit Chronicles-Act VI: Border Rites and HST Sacrifice