Avi Lewis: “The announcement of 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is the latest economic grenade thrown over the border by an…”

It is an offence to Canadian science, public health, collective safety and common sense. And it is a gift to an oil industry already on track to make $100 billion in wartime profits this year alone.

Mark Carney is basically asking us all to trust him that we're going to double down on the most profitable corporations and sectors to build even more corporate profits.

I think it’s pretty ugly to see this occasion being used to score partisan points. I won’t be doing that. It was a personal reflection that I know is shared by many people.

Indigenous nations have expressed opposition. And the environmental and climate consequences are extreme, including the threat to endangered Southern Resident orcas.