David<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Paulatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> It's day 3, and we still haven't done anything which harms US oligarchs more than the Canadian or US public, let alone which benefits either at the oligarch's expense. Not a day should go by, so long as the sanctions are in place, that Canada (in coordination with as many of the Commonwealth and EU and other major trade partners are willing, or on our own if necessary) fails to enact another policy taking billions in recurring revenue away from Elon Musk and his ilk. </p><p>Tomorrow if not today, scrap DRM protection (either altogether, or for anti-competitive uses abusing copyright law for things which aren't really about copyright). The next day, enact comprehensive <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightToRepair</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rightToOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightToOwn</span></a> laws. The next day, fund jail-breaking projects or open-source competitors to major US corporations' web applications and other software: particularly, sponsor Canadian, Commonwealth, EU, or other willing partner countries' citizens (and non-American residents') labour on those projects. The next day, fund whichever of the preceding to we didn't fund the previous day. The next day, lay out a short-term plan for beginning to adopt non-US tech projects in place of US-made products and services. Each of the following days, support the African countries and many developing nations in the UN Tax Convention, and enact one of the Tax Justice Network's policies, in cooperation with partner countries, so taxes evaded by US oligarchs and their corporations can be calculated and taxed elsewhere. </p><p>Withing a week, announce development and training partnerships with Japanese or South Korean or EU or Commonwealth allies for a new reusable rocket system, to compete with SpaceX and Boeing. Within another week, announce development and training partnerships for a new fifth-generation fighter to compete with the F-22 and F-35. </p><p>Do not let another day go by, while the sanctions are in effect, that Elon Musk and all Trump's other oligarchs do not have at least the first and second derivatives of their net worth decline as a consequence. </p><p>To that end, Justin and Pierre must park their personal differences, self-interest, and political tribalism, and put the Canada first: Canada before Justin, Canada before Pierre, Canada before any party. Pierre must agree to forestall an election, so long as Parliament devotes all its time to counteracting the US trade war, and Justin must agree to recall Parliament, so they can all stop wasting Canadians' time and money and letting US oligarchs out-manoeuvre our government. </p><p>(More on the first of these, from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbcnews</span></a></span> here and elsewhere: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-14-day-6/clip/16123612-a-radical-plan-fight-u.s.-tariffs-build-export" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-14-</span><span class="invisible">day-6/clip/16123612-a-radical-plan-fight-u.s.-tariffs-build-export</span></a>) </p><p>Do. The. People's. Work. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cdnpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpolitics</span></a></p>