Canada

relevant to Canada for likely future gaslighting of us.

more details: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/28/eu-us-trade-deal-tariffs-european-union-five-key-takeaways

Metal quotas hoped to replace tariffs, which could apply to Canada.

EU promises $250B/year of energy/semi conductor purchases. This is mostly Nvidia/Apple stock subsidy who don't make products in US. $200B/year in US military equipment or other US investments.

This is a "framework" which likely freezes existing tariffs (10% on most products) while delaying "final negotiations".

EU extortion dependence on US energy will increase NA energy and US weapons prices as the Ukraine war did. Fortunately, it is not a number that prevents EU's successful energy transition pace, unless the readouts that make these EU promises additional to current levels of extortion are true.

15% tariffs on EU autos is probably a benefit for NAFTA auto sector, as I doubt that EU sales in US markets stay high. Japan also has same tariff rate. But this means price increases for US made cars.

Article is full of disatisfaction, and hedged applause, from EU member leaders. This is a symptom of war on Russia devoted NATO sycophants that locks in "programeed US values"/propaganda to inflict demonism on the world. Politicians that cannot disavow previous lies, fascist demonism, and theft/enslavement of their people/economies can only be replaced. But pipeline is filled with only the same captured CIA sycophants.

The current EU political play is to say "deal is good, but we obviously hate it, as we should". It is clear that US thinks Canada is weaker than EU, and needs harder coercion despite a non-energy trade surplus with Canada before shenanigans. Our politicians are all just as devoted CIA sycophants that need to cooperate with US/Israel election "interference" to ensure sycophant rule.

There is a high likelihood of a Canadian deal betraying Canadians is my conclusion.

The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.

Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders Act, is a sprawling surveillance bill with multiple privacy-invasive provisions. But the thrust is clear: it’s a roadmap to aligning Canadian surveillance with U.S. demands…

Edit: found the Reuters report this is based on: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/frustration-gaza-alarm-drove-macron-go-it-alone-palestine-recognition-2025-07-26/

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A spectre is haunting Canadian roads: the real prospect of actually having to pay a fine for not respecting the speed limit. As speed cameras proliferate, particularly in Ontario, some drivers are showing their displeasure. Many of the cameras have been vandalized and one in Toronto cut down six times.

It’s time for a deep breath.

Speed cameras shouldn’t disappear, they should multiply. The cameras are effective and, because their penalty is so easily avoided, they are fair.

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In fact, a recent poll for CAA showed majority support among Ontarians for the cameras. Politicians who pander to the minority of drivers who hate them are gambling with public safety.

Those politicians span the ideological spectrum, from Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford to former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca, now mayor of suburban Vaughan, and left-leaning Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow.

So busy trying to placate drivers, these politicians ignore that speed cameras work. The hit in the wallet is sufficiently unpleasant that it convinces people to slow down. For evidence, consider that the number of tickets issued by any given camera typically goes down over time.

That effect has been further demonstrated by research from a hospital and university in Toronto. According to their findings, referenced in a recent city staff report, the proportion of vehicles speeding went down 45 per cent after cameras were installed near schools and in high-collision areas.

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A person hit by a vehicle travelling at 30 kilometres an hour has a 90-per-cent chance of surviving. Increase the speed to 40 kilometres an hour, though, and the survival rate drops to 60 per cent. A person hit at 50 kilometres an hour has only a 20-per-cent chance of living.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-sorry-speed-cameras-arent-the-problem/

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country plans to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations.

In a Friday post on X, Carney stated: “Canada supports a two-state solution which guarantees peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.” He added that Ottawa “will work intensively in all fora to further that end, including through the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the UN High-Level Conference on a Two-State Solution in New York next week.

The Prime Minister also said that Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian adisaster in the Gaza Strip.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron declared his intention to recognise the State of Palestine in September 2025.

In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the move, saying that the establishment of a Palestinian state would pose a threat to Israel’s security.

Meanwhile, the Hamas movement welcomed Macron’s intention to recognise Palestine during the UN General Assembly in September.

Hamas described the move as a positive step in the right direction towards justice for the oppressed Palestinian people and support for their legitimate right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on all of its occupied territory, with Jerusalem as its capital.

The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.