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Scotty

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  • Russian propaganda outlet RT falsely claims “Canada will declare war on USA for Greenland — Carney”

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  • It's a false claim, but RT's title in the video says something else.

  • Canada at war with Russia? Why the debate has shifted from ‘if’ to ‘when’ -- [Opinion]

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  • that drives Russophobia warmongering

    You may have noticed that it is Russia that started a war and invaded Ukraine, and it is actively faring an hybrid war against Europe and its Western allies, including Canada, with disinformation campaigns, arsons, and a wide range of sabotage activities.

    So the aggressor is Russia in this context.

    [Edit typo.]

  • Escaping the trap of US tech dependence

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  • Escaping the trap of US tech dependence isn't enough. Canada must ensure it doesn't create new dependencies in tech and all other products and services, especially if they come from countries with a dictatorial regime. Mr. Carney's recent trip to Asia where he visited China but not Japan and South Korea isn't too promising in that respect (but he had bilateral meetings with both governments back in the fall when they agreed to increase bilateral cooperations on security, defence, cyber, space and hybrid threats, and other things; so maybe I am mistaken in this point).

    Canada must diversify its trade with democratic governments imo.

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    Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say

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  • I don't understand why this is in 'Canada'?

  • Saab wants Canada to buy 72 Gripens and 6 GlobalEyes to fulfil promise of 12,600 jobs

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  • The Saab deal is not comparable with China's EVs imo, one difference being that the latter won't bring jobs in Canada but rather more dependence from an authoritarian government that seeks to lay ground for future coercion. In the end, that'll cost Canadian consumers way more than what they save with cheap EVs (that are at risk of being made by forced labor as we know).

  • ‘A history of economic coercion’: Carney prepares for China trip, but international security expert advises caution

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  • Not long long ago, Carney said that China is Canada's biggest security threat with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic, and he was saying that "we're taking action to address."

    So at least he as a very realistic picture, let's hope he is taking the right action.

  • Carney’s “Buy Canadian” Policy Doesn’t Require Companies to Be Canadian

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  • [Video] ' It's sad, but true' Canada can no longer rely on the U.S. | The Corner Booth

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  • @BC_viper@lemmy.world

    Do you treat every Chinese 'as an enemy' for their dictatorial leadership? Or every Russian for the invasion of Ukraine? (Just to be safe, the answer is, no, they aren't all enemies as there is no such thing as guilt by association.)

  • Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race

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  • You are posting lists of countries and companies, make bold claims without providing any evidence.

    People can see through? Yeah, I have no interest in such a discussion with a bad faith-actor parroting narratives straight out of China's propaganda outlets.

  • Eurasia Group says no country more at risk than Canada in relations with the U.S.

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  • It's a unsurprising given Canada's economic relationship with the US which counts for three quarters of Canada's exports and half of its imports.

    The report should also be a wake-up call in my opinion that Canada must not rely on any single country for future trade. This week, Carney visits China, and the same Eurasia Group report leaves no doubt about the Chinese economy and the government's policy. In brief, it says:

    Beijing won’t break out of its deflationary trap this year; instead, it will keep trying to export its way out, flooding global markets with cheap goods at everyone else’s expense.

    The whole report makes a worthwhile read. China has been pursuing coercive trade practices with literally all countries for a long time, showing that it's not a reliable trade partner. The country is highly dependent, however, on foreign markets to sell its overcapacity made by cheap -and often, forced - labour. (An important detail here is that exactly China's huge labour force will be tested soon as researchers such as those by the World Economic Forum project an labour force gap in the next decade due to population decline.)

    All these are reasons to diversify trade further away from countries with self-centered governments. To gain at least some degree of predictability in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical landscape, Canada should reach out to its European allies and some in the Indo-Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ...) and put together a united front against any aggressive actions taken by the U.S. president as much as against autocracies like China and Russia.

  • Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race

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  • Do yourself a favour and stay away from wherever you get these fantasies.

  • Canada Should Confront China’s Heightened Repression: Prime Minister Carney’s Visit Should Promote Human Rights, Core Values, Rights Group Says

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  • There is ample evidence for grave human rights violations and genocide committed by the Chinese Communist Party both on their own soil as well abroad.

    And Russia invaded Ukraine. The aggressor here is clear, and it is Moscow.

  • National Security Strategy of the United States of America (Nov 2025)

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  • To put that in a broader global context:

    In the Age of the Absurd Casus Belli, no Country is Safe - (Archived link)

    In coming to the defence of Ukraine’s, Denmark’s Greenland’s and yes, Venezuela’s, sovereignty, we are defending our own. Imperial habits die hard. And Canada must be at the centre of these battles because our existence as a nation at stake.

    ...

    The decision by the Trump administration to launch an arrest operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing Nicolás Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores, has profound consequences for all of us.

    ...

    The revelation that the United States would be “running Venezuela”, taking over the oil industry, replacing “free and fair elections” with a “judicious…very judicious transition”, ... outlined in the recent U.S. National Security Strategy was the most expansive expression of American hegemony in the Western Hemisphere and beyond in decades.

    ...

    The meetings in Paris this week of the Coalition of the Willing supporting Ukraine take on a whole new meaning and significance. The U.S. release of the National Security Strategy one month ago, the subsequent military buildup and invasion of Caracas, the collateral rhetoric about Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Greenland, Canada — all point a revival of Great Power unilateralism at the expense of everyone else.

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    In the time leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, [Russian] President Putin released speeches and documents explaining the Russian grievance.

    The Putin Doctrine is fundamentally this: Greater Russia has included Ukraine for centuries ... Ukrainian nationalism is a fake concept promoted by Russia’s enemies ... The decision to grant Ukraine independence in 1991 was a betrayal, aggravated by NATO “aggression” ... Putin further claimed that Ukraine was committing a “genocide” against Russian speakers in Ukraine, and that therefore Russia’s invasion in February 2022 was fully justified as self-defence.

    It is worth noting that these arguments were all heard, considered, and dismissed as having no merit by the International Court of Justice.

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    The third member of the P3, China, has its own narrative and explanation to justify its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghurs, among other minorities, its claim to Taiwan, and its status as a “Great Civilization”, giving it power and status above and beyond others.

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    Ukraine’s fate is ours. If the Coalition of the Willing cannot find the means and the will to defend Ukraine’s interests, the message to Russia, China, the United States and others would be clear: your region is your playground, and any casus belli — no matter how ludicrous — will do.

    As Canadians, our interests, values, and nationhood are directly at stake. This is not an exaggeration. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan for greater national solidarity, aggressive search for new markets, and a sustained effort to reach a new CUSMA agreement all make good sense, but all of us need to recognize the costs and consequences of the lawless world we are now in.

    It can’t be business or politics as usual.

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  • National Security Strategy of the United States of America (Nov 2025)

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  • To put that in a broader global context:

    In the Age of the Absurd Casus Belli, no Country is Safe - (Archived link)

    In coming to the defence of Ukraine’s, Denmark’s Greenland’s and yes, Venezuela’s, sovereignty, we are defending our own. Imperial habits die hard. And Canada must be at the centre of these battles because our existence as a nation at stake.

    ...

    The decision by the Trump administration to launch an arrest operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing Nicolás Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores, has profound consequences for all of us.

    ...

    The revelation that the United States would be “running Venezuela”, taking over the oil industry, replacing “free and fair elections” with a “judicious…very judicious transition”, ... outlined in the recent U.S. National Security Strategy was the most expansive expression of American hegemony in the Western Hemisphere and beyond in decades.

    ...

    The meetings in Paris this week of the Coalition of the Willing supporting Ukraine take on a whole new meaning and significance. The U.S. release of the National Security Strategy one month ago, the subsequent military buildup and invasion of Caracas, the collateral rhetoric about Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Greenland, Canada — all point a revival of Great Power unilateralism at the expense of everyone else.

    ...

    In the time leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, [Russian] President Putin released speeches and documents explaining the Russian grievance.

    The Putin Doctrine is fundamentally this: Greater Russia has included Ukraine for centuries ... Ukrainian nationalism is a fake concept promoted by Russia’s enemies ... The decision to grant Ukraine independence in 1991 was a betrayal, aggravated by NATO “aggression” ... Putin further claimed that Ukraine was committing a “genocide” against Russian speakers in Ukraine, and that therefore Russia’s invasion in February 2022 was fully justified as self-defence.

    It is worth noting that these arguments were all heard, considered, and dismissed as having no merit by the International Court of Justice.

    ...

    The third member of the P3, China, has its own narrative and explanation to justify its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghurs, among other minorities, its claim to Taiwan, and its status as a “Great Civilization”, giving it power and status above and beyond others.

    ...

    Ukraine’s fate is ours. If the Coalition of the Willing cannot find the means and the will to defend Ukraine’s interests, the message to Russia, China, the United States and others would be clear: your region is your playground, and any casus belli — no matter how ludicrous — will do.

    As Canadians, our interests, values, and nationhood are directly at stake. This is not an exaggeration. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan for greater national solidarity, aggressive search for new markets, and a sustained effort to reach a new CUSMA agreement all make good sense, but all of us need to recognize the costs and consequences of the lawless world we are now in.

    It can’t be business or politics as usual.

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  • Canada Should Confront China’s Heightened Repression: Prime Minister Carney’s Visit Should Promote Human Rights, Core Values, Rights Group Says

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  • No, that's not a joke.

    But what you are doing is whataboutism. Human rights violations are wrong here and there, and Carney is visiting China. This is what the article is about.

  • Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race

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  • Take Indonesia. $140B of annual bilateral trade.

    Indonesia suffers a one-way economic dependence from China. Indonesia has a structural trade deficit with China. It also mainly exports commodities (such as oils, mineral fuels, nickel) while high-end products are imported from China (such as machinery, electronic equipment), making it largely impossible for Indonesia to develop its own industry.

    As one study states:

    Significant Chinese investments in Indonesia’s critical minerals and renewable energy sectors have created path dependency, as much of the technological know-how Indonesia sought to acquire for its economic transformation is 75% controlled by Chinese companies. Since these projects rely on Chinese raw materials or midstream processing, this keeps Jakarta’s critical minerals industrial ecosystem tied to Beijing’s technological and financial orbit. Recent developments – including South Korea’s LG Energy Solution withdrawal and the likelihood of its replacement by a Chinese company – indicate that competitive pressure on Chinese firms remains limited and may even be narrowing. Still, this would not change the underlying dependence of Indonesia’s downstream industries on Chinese technology, capital, and supply chains. -[Emphasis mine.]

    This economic dependency will, among others, limit Indonesia political sovereignty. For example, Indonesia will unlikely follow the Philippines’ transparency against China regarding Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea.

    One report - among many others - on that reads (here is an archived link):

    ... The Philippines’ transparency initiative is crucial for addressing and countering disinformation and misinformation, as well as exposing China’s unlawful activities in the South China Sea. Even though Indonesia often faces similar threats from China in the North Natuna Sea, it is less likely to implement such a transparency initiative ... Transparency initiatives may not always be a policy choice for other Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia ... Therefore, while a ‘transparency initiative’ could put pressure on China to comply with international law and avoid reckless behaviour in the South China Sea, Indonesia is less likely to implement such a policy ...

    There is much more information about Indonesian-Chinese relationship, and literally all of them point in a similar direction. With Indonesia becoming increasingly dependent on China, Beijing exploits this relationship to achieve not just commercial goals and political coercion, very mich as it does with all of its other 'partner' countries.

    You are right in that Indonesia is importing low-cost consumer goods from China, but this doesn't not "allow better quality of life for people" as you claim. Your statement is wrong. Already in 2024, Indonesia has introduced measures to limit sales of cheap imports on e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop that are hurting local firms.

    This is just a TINY summary of why your claim of Indonesia benefiting from its relationship with China is outright false.

  • Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race

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  • What is your research? You're posting a series of bold claims paired with second-hand intimidation, but no clear, verifiable information.

  • Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race

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  • The numbers clearly say that there are no long-term benefits from trade and/or economic ties with China, except for China itself.

  • Is more trade with China really a good idea? -- [Opinion]

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  • Still better than the US.

    This comment has become almost funny in the meantime. It's something like 42, the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. If you run out of arguments, just say it's better than the US :-))