Dougald Lamont joins The Pointer’s San Grewal to discuss the economic reality behind the trade war theatrics. 

Plus, pulling the plug on Doug Ford’s electrical fiction. 

Host: San Grewal 

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Dougald Lamont

Further reading: 

• Carney says Canada can stand up for its own sovereignty as European trip wraps up | CBC News
• Carney says 51st state comments ‘will have to stop before we sit down’ with U.S. – CBC 

• How free trade came to Canada: lessons in policy analysis – Policy Options 
• Ontario’s electricity exports may not be the bargaining chip they were first thought to be – The Globe and Mail
• Claims Process Now Open for Historic $23 Billion Settlement Acknowledging Discrimination of First Nations Child Welfare System – Assembly of First Nations
• https://dougaldlamont.substack.com/p/the-bottomless-heartbreak-of-the
• Inside Doug Ford’s Plan to Starve Ontario’s Universities | The Walrus  

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