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No but I did live there for six years and have a lot of time for Albertans in general and sympathy for some of their complaints. My opinion of Smith stands.

The Canadian system is user pay instead of taxpayer subsidies.

Trump has been forcing legal companies to bend the knee over threats of retaliation. This shouldn't surprise anyone. Of course MAGA's will respond with made up whatabouts. https://www.reuters.com/legal/former-top-lawyers-major-companies-decry-trump-orders-against-law-firms-2025-04-08/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-law-firms-executive-order-fe8f38a61cf77c5bb6add1315f5f96f1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-orders-target-law-firms-some-lawyers-say-that-threatens-rule-of-law-60-minutes-transcript/

It was realistic and fair before. It was set by Kenny. Why would she change it if she doesn't want it to happen. Lowering the bar just means we can expect endless referendums. We already know from Quebec that a no vote just means until next time to separatists.

She has cut in half the number of signatures required to trigger a referendum and doubled time allowed to raise them. How is that not advocating for sovereignty?

Trump is always playing to his base, Carney knows his responsibility is to Canadians. Getting into a public pissing match with Trump over his lies won't help a long game which will be done behind closed doors by serious people. The only curb on Trump will be reality, not calling him out on his bullshit. Being the adult in the room is a good thing.

Not when she is intentionally making it difficult for Carney to deal with the US. Alberta is still part of Canada no matter what Smith wants. I don't have a problem with her sticking up for Alberta but maybe wait and see what Carney does before she starts making ultimatums while he is dealing with the greatest threat to this country in 200 years. What's her plan if Albertans do vote to separate, they don't know what they want because their only realistic option would be to join the US and who in their right mind would want to join that shit show. How much influence would a state of 4 million people have in a country of more tha 330 million? A lot less than they do now. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-one-in-four-people-in-alberta-identify-as-albertans-first-canadians/

For someone who says she isn't a separatist she sure talks and acts like one. Coming out with this the day before Carney's meeting with Trump says she doesn't give a shit about Canada.

Inflation doesn't just happen, it has causes. The markets don't just crater, there are causes. Because your Trump worship doesn't allow you to acknowledge them doesn't mean they don't exist.

I’m talking about the causes. Devalued currency buys you less, imports and money more expensive. The rate will be the rate.

Let me put it this way. The USD is down against every major currency which is good for US exports but makes imports more expensive, plus the tariffs on top of that. The Canadian dollar is up 5% against the USD since February in spite of the Canadian 5 yr bond paying only 2.8% vs the US 5 yr paying 4.3%. Higher interest rates makes debt more expensive to service, including government debt. That in itself is inflationary.

Also, if inflation remains high and confidence in the USD drops, you will continue to see high interest rates which will also be a drag on stocks.

The biggest influence on markets are big institutional investors, pension plans etc. They don't "play" the market. The sell off is because they don't like what they see coming. Some of it will also be short sellers having to cover their losses. I also look for dividends but if a stock drops 10% and pays a 4% dividend, after tax it will take three years to break even if the stock doesn't recover.

Smith pulling this the day before Trump and Carney meet is pure sabotage. Sometimes I think she makes sense and other times it's WTF is the matter with you. This is the latter in a big way. She really is a PoS.

The stock market reflects where investors think the economy is headed. Historically it has declined in every recession. Both the Dow and S&P are still down about 9% and the NASDAQ is down over 11% since Trump took office.

According to AAA the average price of gas in the US was $3.18 a gallon on May 2.

Why don't you think they will be deported after serving time for rape or murder. Prisons aren't sanctuary cities. You just make stuff up.

Who is talking about letting anyone go? They may be avoiding deportation but an illegal alien who rapes or murders will be subject to the same laws as a legal resident. "Enslaved by an alien invasion". Now you are just pulling shit out of your ass.

South Korea makes unsolicited proposal Delivery times far in advance of anything we could buy from the US or Europe. The KSS III is an interesting submarine. A diesel electric sub capable of 20 days submerged and a submerged speed of 20 kts.

No there aren't, that's why they are shipping them to prisons outside the country beyond the reach of Congress and the courts. But hey, as long as it isn't you or someone you know, that kind of thing is fine by you.