Donald Trump is waging a trade war on Ontario.
The legislature isn't back until October 27.
That's 9 weeks too late.
Recall the legislature now so we can pass emergency tariff relief.
What is happening is awful and we are going to be shock doctrined by US government and corporations who are trying to loot us and the Canadian government and corporations who will take advantage of this disaster.
Let’s have some clear eyes as we move through it folks.
If we want to talk about tarrif-proofing our economy, we need to start having serious conversations on taking American-owned Canadian industry into public ownership.
Lourenco Goncalves is an enemy of Canada's working class. He wants thousands of Canadian steelworkers to lose their jobs.
Canadian industry cannot remain at the mercy of MAGA CEOs. The billionaire class will *always* sell us out.
Public ownership is the only solution.
“It's going to hurt Canadian workers. It's going to hurt American workers,” says @avilewis, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, as the U.S.-Canada trade war deepens after talks collapsed without a deal on Friday.
The United States on Saturday slapped 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, and Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. products set to go into effect on September 8.
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On a USW picket line in Hamilton, NDP leader Marit Stiles calls on Premier Doug Ford to "get his ass back to Queen's Park" and recall the legislature to pass measures to respond to President Trump's latest threats
Montreal is set to vote on suspending ties with the Israeli government. “The tide has turned definitively, and Canadians want to see their governments and their elected officials stand up on the right side of history,” says @avilewis, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.