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    From Rob Mccart@1:2320/105 to ALL on Thu May 1 01:07:00 2025
    By now probably most people who were talking about it have heard that
    our Liberal Party under Mark Carney won the election, but didn't get
    a majority gov't, which means he needs other elected people to back
    him up to get things passed that he wants to get through, new laws
    and big decisions and such.

    He only missed the majority by 3 'seats' which I think is called
    a Voting College or Electoral District in the USA.
    Depending on the estimates he got somewhere between 8.3 and 9 million
    votes, but they mentioned on the news today that if he had gotten
    just 608 more votes in exactly the right districts, he could have
    won 3 more seats and gotten that majority.

    I tend to prefer the Minority situation since it tends to limit
    the power, and therefore the damage, that the party can do to
    the country.

    Trump congatulated Mark Carney today saying he had hoped that
    he might win since he figured that "Mr. Carney doesn't hate me
    quite as much as Pierre Poilierve does".. B)

    Apparently Poilierve didn't even win his own seat where he lives
    so he's got to find a way to get rid of someone else in his party
    who won their district so that he can replace them there..

    Trump and Carney are supposed to get together at the White House
    fairly soon. Trump talks like he thinks a lot of Carney, but
    we'll see how that works out when they meet. One thing maybe
    going for Carney is that he is well respected by national leaders
    all around the world after working with them while he was the
    Governor of the Bank of Canada for 5.5 years and then Governor
    of the Bank of England for 7 years.. Trump tends to like people
    he feels are important so maybe that history will help..

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ROB MCCART on Thu May 1 09:40:00 2025
    Trump congatulated Mark Carney today saying he had hoped that
    he might win since he figured that "Mr. Carney doesn't hate me
    quite as much as Pierre Poilierve does".. B)

    Funny considering that Trump had just a few short days earlier endorsed Poilierve and the Conservatives. Many FIDO MAGAs were pulling for him,
    too, and are still licking their wounds.


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  • From Rob Mccart@1:2320/105 to MIKE POWELL on Sat May 3 01:27:00 2025
    Trump congatulated Mark Carney today saying he had hoped that
    >> he might win since he figured that "Mr. Carney doesn't hate me
    >> quite as much as Pierre Poilierve does".. B)

    Funny considering that Trump had just a few short days earlier endorsed
    >Poilierve and the Conservatives. Many FIDO MAGAs were pulling for him,
    >too, and are still licking their wounds.

    It's hard to say whether Poilierve would have been as good or better
    than Carney. He is less diplomatic and it might have ended up being
    a shouting match rather than a negotiation with Trump, and we know
    how much Trump hates that..

    During the election they had warned here that he would love to turn
    Canada into the USA in all but name. That doesn't mean he'd want
    Canada to JOIN the USA, he just wants to set things up more like you
    have them there, which tend to benefit those making more money more
    than the poor or old. Less social services, less healthcare coverage
    and lower taxes for higher wage earners.

    Interesting thing on the news today.. They said that Amazon was all
    set to show two prices on things, the old price and the 'New' Trump
    tariff influenced price so people would know what it was costing them.
    They didn't have the exact details but apparently Bezos was 'contacted'
    by the White House and, after whatever was said, he backed off on that..

    Also.. Tesla is trying to take our gov't to court over rebates for
    electric vehicles. Apparently when they heard that the rebates would
    be ending soon, Tesla suddenly, over a 3 day period, magically sold
    8600 cars and expected to get $43 Million back in rebates.

    The whole thing sounds like borderline fraud and the gov't is
    refusing to pay the $43 Million and has banned Tesla from any
    future EV Rebate programs..

    I'm sure Musk's relationship with Trump had nothing to do with that.. B)

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ROB MCCART on Sat May 3 10:39:00 2025
    Interesting thing on the news today.. They said that Amazon was all
    set to show two prices on things, the old price and the 'New' Trump
    tariff influenced price so people would know what it was costing them.
    They didn't have the exact details but apparently Bezos was 'contacted'
    by the White House and, after whatever was said, he backed off on that..

    That one was in the news here a few days ago. The claim is that someone
    may have thrown that (showing tariff influenced prices) against a wall to
    see if it would stick, and that Amazon actually had no intention of doing
    so.

    However, the rumor made it to the White House for them to react before
    Amazon said it was "fake news." IMHO:

    (1) it was a good idea and someone should do that;
    (2) with the reaction of the White House, it is as if they know that
    tariffs make stuff cost consumers more, even if they claim tariffs do not.

    Also.. Tesla is trying to take our gov't to court over rebates for
    electric vehicles. Apparently when they heard that the rebates would
    be ending soon, Tesla suddenly, over a 3 day period, magically sold
    8600 cars and expected to get $43 Million back in rebates.

    I had heard that one, too, a while back. I am guessing they are trying to
    take Canada to court because they are still claiming they sold that many?

    The whole thing sounds like borderline fraud and the gov't is
    refusing to pay the $43 Million and has banned Tesla from any
    future EV Rebate programs..

    I'm sure Musk's relationship with Trump had nothing to do with that.. B)

    Looks like you answered my question. :D

    Consider that sales have been down, 8600 sales happening magically over
    what amounts to a weekend is very suspect indeed. ;)


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