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The lead · July 20, 2026

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Mark Carney PANICS As Ottawa Tries To CLAW BACK GM's Cash After Oshawa's Jobs Vanish

Ottawa’s effort to claw back subsidies from General Motors has become a test of whether Canada’s industrial policy can genuinely protect domestic employment. The episode examines the loss of Oshawa’s third shift and the wider impact on auto workers and subsidy accountability.

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Canada–U.S. leverage · July 17, 2026 · 46K views

Canada IN SHOCK As Its Top Founder FLEES To America — And Raises Twice The Money There

A Vancouver founder moved a fast-growing company to San Francisco and raised substantially more capital there. The episode uses the case as a lens on founder migration, AI capital, and the incentives pulling Canadian builders south.

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Autos and industry · July 15, 2026 · 7.8K views

Canada IN DISBELIEF As Carney FINALLY Admits The Economy Is Worse Than He Let On

Canada’s economy is contracting while major Ontario auto plants cut shifts or delay production. The breakdown focuses on the gap between official optimism and worker-facing economic stress.

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Autos and industry · July 12, 2026 · 3.1K views

Canada IN DISBELIEF As Carney Spends MORE Than Trudeau Ever Did — A $321 BILLION Borrow

The episode examines federal borrowing, the Canada Strong budget framing, and the tension between campaign promises to spend less and the government’s own budget documents.

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Canada–U.S. leverage · July 8, 2026 · 2.3K views

Carney HUMILIATED As He BEGS Trump For A Partnership — And Gets Mocked As The '51st State'

Mark Carney’s Economic Club of New York remarks become the starting point for a broader discussion of Canada–U.S. economic leverage, trade dependency, and political messaging.

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Canada–U.S. leverage · July 5, 2026 · 2.4K views

Canada IN SHOCK As Carney CAVES To Trump Again — A $150 BILLION-A-Year Defense Bill Comes Due

The breakdown traces Canada’s NATO defence-spending commitment and what a five-percent target could mean for fiscal priorities, budget pressure, and national policy choices.

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Canada–U.S. leverage · July 2, 2026 · 645 views

Canada IN DISBELIEF As Trump Says It Out Loud — 'We Don't Need Anything That Canada Has'

The episode contrasts Canadian political confidence with economic data and U.S. rhetoric, framing the story around trade leverage and recession pressure.

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