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Author Archives: bhaggart
Avoiding the Canadian nationalism sugar high
Canadians’ instinctive, intense nationalistic reaction to Trump’s tariffs was heartening. The challenge will be sustaining it in the long run. Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations, Trump
Tagged Canada, Canadian nationalism, Donald Trump, economy, news, politics, Trump
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Why US tariffs aren’t Canada’s biggest problem, and what to do about it
Whether or not the United States imposes tariffs on Canada tomorrow, the threat will remain. That’s the problem. Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations
Tagged Donald Trump, economy, politics, tariffs, Trump, USMCA
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Pandemics, authoritarianism and the coming storm
A lot of people bought Camus’ The Plague in 2020. With Monday’s presidential inauguration on the horizon, you might want to read it again. Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations, covid-19, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged authoritarianism, covid, covid-19, politics
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My presentation for the panel, Donald Trump and US Authoritarian Turn: Implications for the United States, Canada, and the World
Last night I was part of an in-person panel co-hosted by the St. Catharines Public Library on, as the title says, what Canada and the world can expect from a Trumpified US. There was, unsurprisingly, a lot of interest in … Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations
Tagged Canada-US trade, Donald Trump
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Goodbye to Twitter
Just 30 minutes ago, I deactivated by Twitter account. This is the second time I’ve done this, but I’m pretty sure this time the breakup will be permanent. Everyone’s got their breaking point, as Gord Downie once noted. So what … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, social media, twitter, writing, x
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