How do tariffs hurt consumers in both the USA and Canada? Well, here's a thread 🧵

🇨🇦 Big win for consumers in Canada and CCC! PM Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford announced support to help municipalities cut development charges by up to 50% — a major step toward housing affordability. Exactly what @DavidClement and @SabineBenoit_ argued for in @TheHubCanada:

I don’t even know who Sabine would be without MySpace. Tom save us.

and also listen to this podcast from the @Liberal_Studies where I talk about it at length

So @davidclement and I have been advocating for the elimination of development charges for a very long time. This is good news, and might actually help with the housing crisis. If you want to know more about what they are and how this helps, read this:

Must be nice while Ontarians are suffering through a cost of living and housing crisis!

✈️ Why does air travel cost SO MUCH in Canada? @sabinebenoit_ explains it on Second Street @TheNewsForum (tl;dr it is over-regulation once again)

Good question by my friend @KeszZoltan. Orbanism is not something to normalize especially by free market adjacent people.

When RFK isn't on Joe Rogan, ice-plunging with Kid Rock or AI-body slamming a Twinkie on X, he's working on a government definition for "ultra-processed foods." @wirtzbill explains in @reason how Europe already tried and failed at this. https://t.co/7yw0OrBiL3

"it’s time to stop stigmatizing the idea of private delivery of some healthcare services. Instead of pointing to failures like the United States, it’s time to point to successes like the Netherlands." A good reminder from my colleague @JayJGoldberg

For more check out our research on this

This is a positive step, but if we want to help dig out of the crisis, we should allow there to be no GST for all first time home owners at least for a short while. Prices are relative based on where you want to live. Also, a reduction just is not enough when you are IN A CRISIS!

Why Air Travel is Expensive in Canada Colin Craig speaks with Sabine Benoit and Jake Fuss on why air travel is expensive in Canada, fees, and industry challenges. To watch the full program, visit our website: https://t.co/AEn2sNoDMs #thenewsforumca #onsecondstreetca

Happy St. Patrick's Day! There's a reason your beer is so expensive and keeps getting more so every year. Give a listen to the latest episode of Your Choice, Our Fight Canada, which I co-host with @sabinebenoit_ https://t.co/wgGEVOFZlc

It was great speaking with @SecondStreetOrg’s Colin Craig on @TheNewsForum_ about why flying is so expensive in Canada. Watch the full interview on the News Forum website!

Canadian Visits To U.S. Fall For 13th Consecutive Month—Adding To U.S. Tourism Decline https://t.co/tgxsSvKtcv

Patients waiting for medical treatments lost an average of $3,043 in wages, productivity: Fraser Institute https://t.co/MKwklSKlgP

Seeing this alongside so many other issues with the national broadcaster and still thinking Canadians should fund them while dealing with an economic crisis is just really something.

New episode with me and @JayJGoldberg on nicotine pouches, automated increases in tax on alcohol, and warning labels on everything. Listen to us make the case that you don't need to be saved from yourself below!