Tag: Disney
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610 CKTB | Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa’s Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks
Jon Liedtke opines on Ottawa’s sudden reversal on the CRTC’s 15% tax on US streaming services like Netflix. Framed as a consumer win, Liedtke calls it political panic ahead of USMCA trade talks, criticizing bureaucratic overreach, legacy media special interests, and weak negotiating posture with Washington, & he draws parallels to 1970s CRTC rules that…
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Loaded Dice & Blood in the Water: Ottawa’s Streaming Tax Fold Hurts US Trade Talks
Jon Liedtke argues the Carney cabinet’s rapid CRTC streaming levy retreat mirrors the historic 1971 CKLW collapse, demonstrating Ottawa’s recurring failure to balance cultural romanticism with harsh continental trade realities. Instead of protecting consumers, the government used a $600 million taxpayer fund to buy peace, signaling weakness to Washington before CUSMA reviews.
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Trump’s ‘Parody’ Becomes a Racial Rorschach Test
From AI-generated racial tropes on Truth Social to the 25% tariffs strangling Windsor’s manufacturing heartland, the Trump administration is performing a masterclass in cinematic statecraft. It isn’t a glitch; it’s a feature. We’re witnessing a culture of curated cruelty where the “money-shot” matters more than the human cost.
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UWindsor Lance: Do You Concur? Corporate X-mas struggles to put out fire
A fire at the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory in Bangladesh caused 112 deaths. It is disheartening and disgusting that while we have great safety standards, the majority of our purchases come from countries that do not.