Tag: tariffs
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Circus Popcorn, Gas Pump Bills: U.S. Election Dysfunction Always Hits Canadian Wallets
Jon Liedtke breaks down U.S. midterm campaign dirty tricks, from Alaska’s decoy “Dan Sullivan” candidate to $180M in unregulated AI deepfakes. Highlighting historical election hoaxes in both nations, he warned that regardless of the winner, American protectionism and trade friction directly inflate Canadian household bills.
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LIEDTKE asks Pierre Poilievre About Canada’s Foreign Policy Leverage & Palestine Violating Statehood Requirements
Jon Liedtke asks Official Opposition and Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre about Canada’s missing foreign policy leverage regarding global tariffs and the Palestinian Authority violating official statehood requirements. Poilievre responded that the government must immediately stop funding broken foreign regimes and proposed building massive strategic reserves of Canadian energy and rare critical minerals…
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The Day the Border Stopped: 25 Years After 9/11
Jon Liedtke recalls the morning of September 11 & how the cross-border relationship of Windsor and Detroit changed. 9/11 instantly hardened the Windsor–Detroit border. Decades later, the new Gordie Howe Bridge protects against external threats, yet modern political tariffs threaten economic unity.
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25 Years Ago, 9/11 Made the Canada-U.S. Border a Wall and Transformed a Neighbourhood Into a Fortress
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Jon Liedtke reflects on his personal memories of the day and its devastating, lasting economic impact on the Windsor-Detroit border. He highlights the tragic irony that the border seeing a necessary new, secure crossing with the Gordie Howe Bridge, built for post-9/11 resilience, cross-border trade now faces stiff US…
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610 CKTB | Tariffs, Blockades, and Borders: How Trump’s Trade Strategy Mirrors Star Wars
Jon Liedtke discusses how Star Wars: Episode I mirrors modern US-Canada trade tensions, comparing Trump’s unilateral tariffs and executive overreach to Darth Sidious and the Trade Federation’s blockade of planet Naboo, warning that everyday working-class citizens ultimately foot the bill for political and economic warfare.
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610 CKTB | Lake America: Cartographic Trolling: Trump’s Nonstarter Wish to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
Jon Liedtke analyzes Donald Trump’s recent proposal to unilaterally rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America”, characterizing it as retaliatory trolling directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He also explores micro-targeted Canadian tariffs and reaffirms the lake’s shared history and established international sovereignty.
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610 CKTB | Carney Was Right to Walk from U.S. Trade Talks, But Ottawa Needs to Release the Details
Jon Liedtke discusses Canada walking away from US trade talks, praising the decision to defend Canadian sovereignty against US demands. He calls for removing interprovincial trade barriers, unifying the national economy, ending government booze bans, and adopting a pragmatic, independent national strategy.
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610 CKTB | Beyond the TACO: Canada’s Food Acronym Guide to Trump’s Tariff Delay
Jon Liedtke humorously discusses Canada–US trade negotiations. Liedtke created food-and-drink acronyms like POUTINE, MAPLE SYRUP, BUTTER TART, BOOZE, BOURBON, CAESAR, DOUBLE DOUBLE, TIMBITS, and BLT to lampoon tariff deadlines, liquor store concessions, temporary grace periods, and ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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610 CKTB | Diplomatic Decorum & Canadian Defiance: Carney & Ford’s Tag-Team vs Trump
Jon Liedtke joins 610 CKTB’s Gene Valaitis to discuss his latest column, Diplomatic Decorum & Canadian Defiance: Carney & Ford’s Tag-Team vs Trump, which analyzes Trump’s renewed 51st state threat amid Canada’s recession. I contrast Carney’s soft diplomatic approach with Doug Ford’s combative stance, commend Poilievre’s domestic focus, and warn that Canadian boycotts harm border…
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Diplomatic Decorum & Canadian Defiance: Carney & Ford’s Tag-Team vs Trump
The Trump admins trolling – including Amb. Hoekstra sharing Canada 51st State – further erodes a historic bilateral partnership. Team Canada’s Carney/Ford good-cop/bad-cop strategy is strategic defense pre-free trade reviews.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT SLAYS “TARIFF KING” TRUMP: Most of Trump Tariffs Illegal
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs an illegal overstep of presidential power. While a victory for international trade law, the ruling notably excludes the auto, steel, and aluminum duties crippling Canada’s economy. As Ottawa responds with standard diplomacy, the core “national security” threat labels remain.
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610 CKTB | Carney’s Double Defeat: High Priest of Project Fear Losing to Trump, Plunging Canada’s Industrial Heartlands Into Crisis
Canada’s industrial heartlands are reeling as Mark Carney’s government battles the economic “Pincer Crisis.” US tariffs threaten mass layoffs, hitting Ontario’s factories and demanding a massive $78.3 billion budget to act as a “Trump Shield.” Carney’s political survival hinges on whether this debt-fueled gamble can save jobs and sovereignty.
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610 CKTB | Forget Drugs & Guns, Canada’s Newest Border Probe Targets Paper Plates
Amid major border security concerns like Fentanyl and illegal guns, the Canadian government has launched a surprising investigation into cheap paper plates from China. Learn why the CBSA is probing the “dumping” of what it calls “thermo-folded molded fiber tableware” and how it connects to a $150 million Canadian market and wider trade tensions.
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Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
This week’s Friday Round Up, hosted by Shane Hewitt with Jon Liedtke and Andrew Caddell, explores unwinding breaks, Hulk Hogan’s wrestling and cultural legacy, Canada-US trade concerns, tariffs’ impact on Windsor’s auto industry, and strained border relations affecting supply chains.
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CNN: Elbows up: How Canadians are fighting back against Trump’s tariffs
Jon Liedtke is featured on CNN to comment on President Trump’s 25% tariffs levied on Canada and how Canadians are feeling.
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China retaliates over EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
Windsor Tecumseh MP Brian Masse discusses China retaliating over EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports.
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Canada levies 100% tariff on “extraordinary threat” Chinese EVs
APMA President Flavio Volpe discusses Canada imposing a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles and 25% surtax on Chinese steel & aluminum.
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NDP support 100% tariff on Chinese EVs
Windsor West MP Brian Masse joins AM800 CKLW’s Jon Liedtke to discuss the NDP’s support for a 100% tariff on Chinese EV imports and why it’s necessary.