Canada Is Caught Between Trump and China
The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast - Bitcoin News With a Canadian SpinShow Notes
Canada is getting closer to China while its relationship with the United States gets worse. Joey and Len question Ottawa’s defence dialogue with Beijing, react to the reported pause in U.S.–Canada antitrust cooperation, and ask why so much Canadian anger is pointed south.
Then it’s Quebec’s election-sign dispute, fraud allegations involving a Vancouver police officer, a happiness ranking the hosts aren’t buying, changing Ontario communities, and Germany’s immigration debate. We finish with Hamilton vs. Brampton: a pharmacist case and an alleged collision-shop insurance scam.
What should Canada’s priorities be when dealing with Washington and Beijing?
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CHAPTERS 00:00 Bitcoin Mentor: custody and inheritance 01:11 Dice rolls, entropy and wallet security 02:48 U.S.–Canada tensions and closer China ties 11:29 Quebec election sign controversy 14:10 Vancouver police fraud allegations 20:19 Remembering a Hamilton police officer 23:05 Are Canadians really happier? 26:51 Ontario’s changing towns and neighbourhoods 29:33 Germany’s election and immigration politics 37:40 256 Heat: heating with Bitcoin miners 38:51 Hamilton vs. Brampton: two fraud stories
CONTEXT ON THE DOJ STORY The report discussed concerns antitrust cooperation. DOJ disputed a general halt; it does not establish a blanket cutoff of security intelligence sharing. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/justice-department-hits-pause-on-cooperation-with-canadian-government-da9d74e0
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