Dyer: Trump enters protection rackets game

The London Free Press
What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets have a lower level of risk and a higher rate of returns.
London Free Press
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Cornies: Doug Ford denies voters debate on provincial issues

The London Free Press
Ontarians can be forgiven for sleepily stumbling toward the ballot box on Thursday, that's how stupefying the current campaign has been, set against the backdrop of Trump 2.0.
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London’s steel industry sweats as Donald Trump vows 25% tariff: ‘Anxiety’

The London Free Press
London’s steel industry fears a tariff trade war between the U.S, and Canada will mean higher prices and dwindling demand for their products. The U.S. government has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Canada has promised reciprocal tariffs on steel and aluminum coming here from America. […]
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Witness describes ‘the shop’ in luxury home at alleged drug lab trial

The London Free Press
The room in the large London luxury home was called “the shop.” Inside it were glass tubes and beakers, a box that kind of looked like an oven and a machine “with a glass thing on top of it” to mix liquid in, a woman familiar with the 467 Commissioners Rd. property testified. And the […]
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ANALYSIS: In a Trump tariff trade war, even Canadian ‘winners’ will end up losing

The London Free Press
Could some Canadian and Southwestern Ontario businesses benefit from U.S. tariffs? Not really, experts say.
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Cornies: Canadian ire over U.S. tariff threats not easily assuaged

The London Free Press
It's hard to imagine now, but for a teenage Southwestern Ontario farm boy in the 1960s, finding Canadian-made products wasn't difficult.
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Dyer: Netanyahu’s political life still short, despite Trump

The London Free Press
The war spared Netanyahu from an inquiry into his failure to prevent the Hamas attack in October 2023, and it stalled his corruption trial.
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Baranyai: Trump’s crypto cash grab allows foreign influence

The London Free Press
Personalized cryptocurrencies are an explicit cash grab, flawed in both concept and duty of care.
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Baranyai: Too many adding fuel to fires of mistrust

The London Free Press
You're either part of the solution, or you're part of the problem, it's often said.
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Dyer: Trump lacks courage to be true revolutionary

The London Free Press
Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.
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Cornies: Trudeau leaves too late, with country vulnerable

The London Free Press
In October 2015, Trudeau led the Liberals to a strong majority government (184 of 338 seats), the second-best performance in the party's history.
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