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Gerry Harrington retweeted
"Yet the finding that [the China Shock] caused one in four manufacturing jobs lost from 1990 to 2007 has not aged well. Neither has the populist turn against free trade that began around the time of the original research" 🔥 economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Somehow, I think this may be more impactful than those chants at the Bell Centre last week.
“No, I see stuff like that, ‘If Larks come, I sign the next day.'"
I asked Quinn Hughes regarding the speculation of Dylan Larkin's destination impacting him, on Hellebuyck, etc and what makes this next move such a hard/important decision for him #mnwild
nytimes.com/athletic/7720935…
We should temper any expectations of broad tariff relief if the congress flips.
Just such a fun chart here from @greg_ip. If only we could tease out some meaning. Ah, well, nevertheless. 🤣
He understands absolutely nothing about the economy.
Trump on Bombardier: “I always viewed them as a Canadian company. You know what I’m talking about. But now we find out they have a presence here, and we’re not hurting them if they’re in Kansas.”
By @jendlouhyhc:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Gerry Harrington retweeted
What a refreshing answer to that awful "what were you feeling question" This is great 😊
Gerry Harrington retweeted
1/ The richest cohort of Americans isn't tech bros. It's car dealers, garage door companies, and beverage distributors. A thread.
A thousand times this.
Health care delivery has been a steadily growing concern for more than thirty years. Yet it has been a basic tenet of Canadian politics that you can’t win a campaign on health care.
So we’ve been like frogs in the pot as the temperature rises.
Gerry Harrington retweeted
This is me explaining Trump's Bombardier own-goal in today's @TorontoStar:
"The comparison to Nero is severe, but increasingly difficult to avoid: a narcissistic ruler so consumed with his own performance that he cannot see what is burning around him."
thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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Very saddened by the news that Cassandra Wilson has passed away. One of the most distinctive voices in modern jazz, Cassandra wove an alluring tapestry of jazz, blues, folk & R&B into a singular sound that opened up new avenues of expression for vocal jazz bluenote.lnk.to/CassandraWil…
Gerry Harrington retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: Youppi! has signed an executive order to rename Washington Nationals as “Montreal Expos,” a change the mascot says would take effect immediately
Gerry Harrington retweeted
Auto parts contracts for original vehicle assembly a specific to a company's model.
Suppliers have the tooling, volume capacity & factories that deliver Just In Time. There are no options, nor warehoused inventories for a quick pivot.
It takes years.
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Gerry Harrington retweeted
That the Americans could even suggest Canada drop bilingual labels on products shows how little they now understand this country. #cdnpoli
Gerry Harrington retweeted
Beware of a Leach imposter and don't follow back or engage if you get a new follower impersonating me.
Canada’s awful productivity numbers finally getting some help? theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Gerry Harrington retweeted
Pseudoscience is winning today
Won't last long
Reality bites back eventually
This is in striking contrast to today’s US employment report. Who is the “lack of a deal” hurting the most?
majority of industries posted employment gains, with one notable exception being public administration (government jobs), which declined by a substantial 14,500 jobs. Link here for more info:
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dail…