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Robert Wolfe
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Professor Emeritus of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Canada. Most posts on trade policy

personal website: rdwolfe.ca

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 16h
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 17h
Please enjoy my cartoon from this week's Toronto Star

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h
Five-byline alert: 🚨

“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦

www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 1d
we at the #Queen's University School of Policy Studies are thrilled that @bobbyrae48.bsky.social has joined us as a new Mathews Fellow.

www.queensu.ca/sps/honourab...

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Global Affairs Canada @globalaffairs.canada.ca · 1d
Earlier this week we were honoured to mark Ambassador Bob Rae’s five years as #Canada’s Representative at the #UN and his lifetime of service to Canada. His perspective on global challenges and Canada’s place in the world shows why leadership matters.
Ambassador Bob Rae sitting on stage. GAC employees in an auditorium with Ambassador Bob Rae and Deputy Minister Sandra McCardell sitting on stage. The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bob Rae and Deputy Minister Sandra McCardell sitting on stage.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d
If you're lucky enough to be able to read the @financialtimes.com these evidence-based conversations between @jburnmurdoch.ft.com and @sarahoconnorft.ft.com are particularly fascinating. Here's the latest.
The AI Shift: Is AI about to break polling?
Online surveys are susceptible to bogus respondents and synthetic samples warrant scepticism
www.ft.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d
Trump bars South Africa from G20 summit on.ft.com/4roH9Q7
Trump bars South Africa from G20 summit
US president says country will not be invited to Miami meeting following latest diplomatic spat
on.ft.com

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Rob Francis @robfranciseu.bsky.social · 2d
Latest insights by @JohnAClarkeEU on how the EU and Asian economies can escape Trump’s conditions on GIs. I’d like to take credit for the title but this was very much the author’s doing borderlex.net/2025/11/27/c...
COMMENT: Despatches from the War on Terroir - Borderlex - European trade policy
The recent attempt by the United States to prevent its trade partners from accepting the EU's list of geographical indications could yet jeopardise ongoing free trade negotiations between ASEAN and Br...
borderlex.net

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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.bsky.social · 2d
US claims over Russian frozen assets amount to just US$5bn, or 1.5% of global total
• Data show how US plans to grab US$300bn in Russian assets for US firms and government's benefit make no sense
• Belgium holds the bulk of Russian assets (through Euroclear), giving EU leverage in US-Russia talks

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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 3d
A useful abbreviated summary
about India's FTAs:

"Navigating India’s Free Trade Agreements : A Comprehensive Legal and Strategic Guide for Global Expansion."

businessviewpointmagazine.com/indias-free-...
Leveraging India’s Free Trade Agreements: Five Core Legal Pillars | Business Viewpoint Magazine
Here are the five core legal pillars of India’s Free Trade Agreements: 1. Rules of Origin (RoO) 2. Tariff Schedules 3. Regulatory Compliance
businessviewpointmagazine.com

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 3d
ah, no. Meant to be humorous

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Robert Wolfe @bobwolfe.bsky.social · 3d
maybe cut and paste from US explanations of current trade restrictions?

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 3d
Apropos of nothing, it's kind of funny how stuff like this just gets completely erased from political memory.

calgaryherald.com/business/ene...
When the oilsands hit pay dirt
It wasn’t in the middle of a farmer’s muddy field or deep in the boreal forest where the Canadian oilsands truly struck pay dirt.
calgaryherald.com

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 3d
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

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Laura Dhillon Kane @ldhillonkane.bsky.social · 3d
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is adding new import taxes to US goods for the first time since dropping most of Canada's counter-tariffs in September. He's hitting a list of steel derivative products, about 40% of which are imported from the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada to Curb Steel Imports, Boost Lumber Aid as Tariffs Hit
Canada will add new tariffs to a list of steel derivative products, including many US-made items, as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to protect an industry badly hurt by the trade war and a flood of ...
www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 3d
It's fun to say the constitution gives the federal government jurisdiction over infrastructure that crosses provincial borders.

I imagine it's a bit harder to say that provinces have no say over infrastructure projects that run through their territory.

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Tu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · 3d
Vietnamese food has a concept I don't often see in western cuisine - "ngán."
It's translated as being bored but applies when your palate is dulled by the sameness in texture, taste.
We want our food to hit different notes. A bánh mì is simultaneously soft and crunchy, spicy and cool, fatty and sour.

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Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 3d
The EU v Colombia dispute over frozen chips was the first to use ad hoc appeal-by-arbitration instead of the blocked WTO Appellate Body.

It has now become the first such case to have a ruling adopted by WTO members. What, if anything, does it mean?

tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/r...
WTO report’s adoption and the binding nature of appeal-by-arbitration
The dispute has crossed back and forth between the paths of conventional WTO dispute settlement and the ad hoc Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
tradebetablog.wordpress.com

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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 3d
(this is a great story by baxter holmes, the king of this domain) www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
How a legendary historian is quietly fueling OKC's championship rise
As OKC GM Sam Presti formed a Thunder team built for a dynasty, he was inspired by a man who has been working on the same project for more than 50 years.
www.espn.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime

We’re in the upside down.

www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 4d
BREAKING via @jeremyfaust.bsky.social: The CDC's internal email server now lists Louisiana physician Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, as the agency's principal deputy director -- "an irresponsible choice," according to one public health expert.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...
Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position
Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record
www.medpagetoday.com

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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 4d
I feel the need to repeat this, even as suggesting that we not focus so heavily on the pipeline positioning in the imminent MOU feels like an increasingly lonely argument. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Pipeline mania is distracting from what the talks between Ottawa and Alberta could actually achieve
Negotiations should work toward setting clear, predictable policy conditions that open the door to private-sector investment
www.theglobeandmail.com

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IRPP @irpp.org · 4d
The IRPP continues its series on Canada’s industrial strategy with a new paper by Doug Nevison.

His message: without stronger evaluation, Canada risks wasting resources as major industrial investments ramp up.

Read the 9-point plan for better decisions⬇️
irpp.org/research-stu...
A Model Evaluation Framework for Industrial Policy in Canada - IRPP
Governments have shown a renewed interest in industrial policy in recent years as Canada navigates geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty, along with long-term challenges such as the global energ...
irpp.org

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 4d
To be clear, this is actually a really good example of Christian Zionism which *pre-dated* political Zionism.
heissenstat.bsky.social Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 5d
Why I don't trust philo-Semitic conservatives, in one subtitle

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 4d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Devon Whittle @devonwhittle.bsky.social · 5d
Australia's Trade Minister says "we're very confident that by the end of the year Costa Rica will have fulfilled all of its obligations to join the CPTPP, and that we will have our 13th member." www.trademinister.gov.au/minister/don...

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 5d
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 5d
One thing that is not getting enough attention is that Trump has normalized the idea of the United States supporting the transfer of territory and millions of people from a democracy to a dictatorship.
The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.