Rod Mickleburgh
@rodmickleburgh
Former China correspondent for Globe and Mail. Author of 2 award-winning books. Does a BC labour history podcast: On the Line. Ever a fan of the Montreal Expos.
"#Trump wants higher tariffs and is willing to tell all sorts of tall tales to get there. It especially needs to tell tales to American voters, because they are not excited about tariffs."
By Tony Keller of the @globeandmail RT Trump’s trade policy is completely nonsensical, and entirely clear /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…
By Tony Keller of the @globeandmail RT Trump’s trade policy is completely nonsensical, and entirely clear /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…
Vancouver was well served by City Manager Paul Mochrie, a skilled, thoughtful professional. I wish him the best. I've no insight or agreement on Sim and Mochrie conversation that "mutually agreed that it was the right time for a leadership change" but it's a big loss for CofV.
Yep, run up that good old white flag of surrender....do nothing as Trump tariffs devastate sectors of the Canadian economy...
Industry groups representing booze makers on both sides of the border say it’s time to put American products back on Canadian shelves. What say you? torontosun.com/business/money… Sales of U.S. spirits in Canada plunge 66%, industry groups say | Toronto Sun
Truly, while never forgetting Oct. 7, I don't know how Israelis responsible for denying adequate food to women and children sleep at night...
Important statement by Minister Anand on Gaza
How does Texas consume so much more #electricity than California??
It is hard to get your head around how stupendously large an electricity user a 2-5 gigawatt data center represents. A 5 gigawatt data center consumes on the order of 40 million megawatt-hours of electricity per year, as much electricity as the ENTIRE STATE of Nevada or Kansas!
Any #Canucks fans believe this?
NHL Pacific division standings prediction: 1. Vegas Golden Knights 2. Vancouver Canucks 3. Edmonton Oilers 4. Anaheim Ducks 5. Los Angeles Kings 6. Seattle Kraken 7. Calgary Flames 8. San Jose Sharks Vegas, Vancouver, Edmonton and Anaheim all will be playoff teams.
According to newly released 2024 police-reported crime stats, BC's Crime Severity Index fell 11% last year to its lowest level in six years, marking the largest drop in the country. #bcpoli Still a ways to go...
Alaska senator’s ‘I feel cheated’ is a motto for our times seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p… via @seattletimes
If only truth mattered: Canada is not "closed" to American goods or services. Canada is the largest buyer in the world of American goods and services. Take oil and gas out of the mix, and the US runs a trade surplus with Canada. #Trump #tariffs
Rod Mickleburgh "...smallpox, overfishing and industrialization brought by settlers in the 18th century destroyed 88% of harvestable food sources in Burrard Inlet." Um, there weren't any settlers in the 18th century. Capt Vancouver did not sail into Burrard Inlet until 1792
Smallpox, overfishing, industrialization destroyed 88% of harvestable food sources in Burrard Inlet: Study vancouversun.com/news/smallpox-… via @VancouverSun
Smallpox, overfishing, industrialization destroyed 88% of harvestable food sources in Burrard Inlet: Study vancouversun.com/news/smallpox-… via @VancouverSun
"Beijing sees Trump's disruptive actions -- his gutting of institutions of US soft power, his launching of trade wars against adversaries and allies alike, his steady eroding of trust in the US alliance system -- as acts of self-sabotage that need no ##China prompting."
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China's strategy? Let Trump cook....
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When Canada is involved great things can happen 😉🙌🏽🇨🇦 Proud to represent and bring home the win with Bianca 🏆 Thank you @hopmancup and Bari for a great week ❤️🙏🏽
Ordinary Canadians are doing their part by buying Canadian...so why are governments buying almost their advertising from US-based tech giants? #cdnpoli #bcpoli #Tariffs
Vancouver has a very bad city council and a very poor mayor...#vanpoli
Breaking news. Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie, a very level-headed guy who has steered the city through some up-and-down times, is out . #vanpoli
only 3 years and six months to go, folks....it can only get worse...
Trump: "Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, Comey, Clapper. They tried to rig an election and they got caught. And then they did rig the election in 2020. And then because I knew I won that election by a…
Donald goes out of his way to demonstrate his batshittiness multiple time every single day. No wonder he made sure that he has a cabinet of mediocre intellects. The 25th Amendment is irrelevant.