Subj : Re: I watched the 'talk'
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 01:43:00

RM>> The other things will take a little longer. Imported food will
  >> obviously go way up in price but American grown stuff shouldn't
  >> change, other than they may lose markets outside of the USA and
  >> have to charge more to stay afloat.

MP>In relation to tariffs, I agree.  However, Trump promised to get these
  >prices down and so far the administration has been too busy with tariff
  >wars and likely illegal firings to address this.

Yes, I'd imagine he's a lot busier than anyone outside of his office
knows. There seem to be a lot of important people and businesses not at
all happy with things who must be driving him crazy arguing with him.

RM>> Power.. If we finally hit back with reciprical tariffs on the
  >> electricity that Canada sells you, that will make a pretty big
  >> difference to millions of people close to the border, and then
  >> shortages caused if you stop buying from us will possibly raise
  >> prices for everyone as the power companies have to come up with
  >> ways to generate more electricity..

MP>On the news here within the past week or so, there was a PM from Manitoba
  >(I think) who was signing two orders.... one to stop sending a large
  >quantiy of MWs of power to the US, and another to divert some of it to
  >Nunavut.

Yes, about the only province that wants to just go along with things
with no retaliation is Alberta, our biggest Oil producer, who don't
want to do anything to lose business. They also frequently talk about
becoming their own country and breaking away from Canada so we can't
expect much support from them if it doesn't directly benefit them.

I heard on the news that there were thousands of protestors out today
all across the USA (for the second time) over things that Trump is
doing. That's not all about tariffs either. Things about immigration
and mass firings of gov't workers and new LGBT(etc.) policies..

They mentioned we also have a huge number of highly skilled people
moving to Canada from the USA to get away from his changes.

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