ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 day agoCarney chooses German submarines for Canadian navy fleetwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up178cross-posted to: world@quokk.au
arrow-up178external-linkCarney chooses German submarines for Canadian navy fleetwww.cbc.caValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: world@quokk.au
minus-squaregrte@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-223 hours agoHow major a deal was that, really? 49k cars when we sold 1,918,861 in 2024. (Oh, and significant chunk of those “Chinese” imports are fucking Teslas.) It was certainly a major PR win for Carney at a time when our anger at the US was boiling over.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoThe deal was re-opening China to canola and other agricultural sales, not letting in Temu cars.
How major a deal was that, really? 49k cars when we sold 1,918,861 in 2024. (Oh, and significant chunk of those “Chinese” imports are fucking Teslas.)
It was certainly a major PR win for Carney at a time when our anger at the US was boiling over.
The deal was re-opening China to canola and other agricultural sales, not letting in Temu cars.