#WarJournal Day 4: In this article Jim Stanford postulates that Canada makes a poor trade war target. 80% of our GDP comes from the domestic economy. We have the tenth biggest economy in the world, exceeding that 0f Russia. Thanks to @kevinrns for sharing. #ElbowsUp https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20250329/281831469539237

#WarJournal Day 3: Ford , the new unofficial trade minister had a late night call with Lutnick regarding tariffs. Apparently everyone is having "very productive" calls, so productive that after his call with Lutnick he called the Prime Minister and they agreed on full retaliatory tariffs.

One interesting tidbit, Ontario cars made with more than 50% US parts may be except from tariffs.
https://www.cp24.com/news/2025/03/27/ford-says-he-spoke-with-us-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-about-auto-tariffs/

#WarJournal Day 3: Carney takes Trumps call and afterwards Trump addresses Carney as Prime Minister. It looks as though Carneys base demand for respect and acknowledgement of sovereignty has at least has been met.
We could go down the rabbit hole of whether Trump is playing nice with Carney to help Polliverre in the polls but that's a deep dark place. #ElbowsUp
https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/we-agree-on-many-things-and-will-meet-after-canadas-election-trump-says-after-call-with-carney/

#WarJournal Great interview with Flavio Volpe president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association on auto tariffs, the potential impacts and the potential retaliation. "You can't get on a call with the president if he's not prepared to hear the math" #ElbowsUp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYd_cTJTW2c

#WarJournal Day 2: Carney convenes the Canada-US cabinet in response to the Trump administrations announcement of auto tariffs. Looks like some sort of retaliatory response is in the works.

In other news BC is considering an export tax on US coal moving through Delta port in Tsawwassen. #Elbows Up

https://www.interior-news.com/national-news/carney-reconvenes-canada-us-cabinet-in-wake-of-25-auto-tariffs-7907950

#WarJournal Day 1. The US announces that they will be removing sanctions from Russian pot ash and of course that combined with an upcoming 25% tariff on Canadian pot ash is a serious blow to the economy of Saskatchewan. If Russia can meet demand it also takes away an important Canadian lever in the trade war. Not to mention it enriches a European autocrat currently in a shooting war with one of our allies. #ElbowsUp #CanadianPoli

https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-premier-says-trump-going-too-far-with-plan-to-lift-sanctions-on-russian-goods-including-potash

I was going to start a series of posts using the hashtag #WarJournal starting April 2nd when tariffs are supposed kick off, but it looks like the Trump administration has launched a preemptive broadside this morning.