Cory Doctorow on Nostr: It's the only kind of trade war that Canadian politicians can win against Americans: ...
It's the only kind of trade war that Canadian politicians can win against Americans: the kind where prices for Canadians don't go up because of tariffs; where the price of apps, repair, parts, and upgrades goes *way* down; and where a new, high-tech manufacturing sector pulls in vast sums from customers all over the world.
Canada *can* win this kind of war, even against a country as big and powerful as the USA. After all, we did it once before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CK3EDncjGI28/
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