Nearly 40 nations are hatching a plan to save the World Trade Organization or, if it can’t be salvaged, to build a new order.
  • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Its a good thing there’s a guy like trump that all the center-right politicians can rally against to prove they’re good guys instead of just the lesser evil!

    • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Carney, as a politician, has been the most outspoken about trump for a world leader of his caliber to be. He’s toeing the line of outright taking an opposing stance, because these things take time to replace the whole chain in a process. But it is happening in the background, slowly.

      A bunch of US companies are posting massive losses attributed to Canada shutting down trade with them. Canadians would even prefer not having access to that item vs paying even a Canadian cent to support a company that pays US taxes.

      • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        12 days ago

        And outside that he’s a completely milquetoast neoliberal who cares more about “the economy” than he does the actual people of his country.

  • MartianRecon@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    12 days ago

    The ‘Middle Powers’ need to all unite. The US is no longer a trusted ally on the world stage, and without a reliable foil to China, they can bully their way into whatever they want to. If these countries all stand against the Chinese they have a shot.