Mike FraserWinnipeg Jets fan, New Westminster Royals fan, liberal, curmudgeon in training. Canadian ambassador to Mastodon. Admin of https://thecanadian.social
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Mike FraserI'd imagine Putin is extremely interested in a way out from this fiasco he created. However if he doesn't exit with something to show for it he's literally a dead man. Conervsely there's no way Zelensky can give up one inch of land after all the, atrocities that've occurred against the Ukrainian people. Therin lies the impass. Maybe a DMZ through the Donbas?
Mike FraserI think it would be money well spent if The government of Canada offered to replace the rescinded US funding into MRNA vaccines on the stipulation that all research be moved to Canadian Universities. At 500 million dollars the price is steep but the potential benefits could be astronomical. The investment could position Canada as a new biomed research hub overnight and provide our government funded health care system with direct access to cutting edge therapies.
Mike FraserI don't think people fully grasp what a victory the CUSMA carve out is when it comes to tariffs. 80-90% of our exports to the US remain tariff free. It allows Trump to blovate about how he's tough with Canada while effectively doing almost nothing. At the very least it buys us time to divest ourselves from our reliance on the US market. #ElbowsUp
Mike FraserLatest from Gwynne Dyer
"It’s not the death camps of Nazi Germany, but it is still a genocide."
How starvation became Israel's strategy to deal with Gaza
Tip: read in a private window: https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/gwynne-dyer-how-starvation-became-israels-strategy-to-deal-with-gaza
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Mike FraserI really am getting too old for this shit. Worked all day, worked out at the gym, then did an after hours upgrade to a vital system. Got 7 hours of solid sleep and still woke up feeling like I was run over by a truck.
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