Fed Issue #38/39 - Proposed 5% tax to fund media, selling High tech to China

[mosquito]

At the current rate I may as well start putting them together .....


LIBRANOES Issue 38
Well the dictator admiring Trudeau is allowing the sale of a Canadian high tech company to China that will provide them with tech they don't have.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle35294914/
The Trudeau government’s decision to greenlight a Chinese takeover of a Canadian high-tech firm that sells satellite-communication systems to the American military jeopardizes U.S. national security, a congressional commission warned Monday and urged the Pentagon to “immediately review” its dealings with Vancouver-based Norsat International.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission told The Globe and Mail that the Liberals appear to be willing to sacrifice national-security interests of its most important ally in exchange for obtaining a bilateral free-trade deal with China.

“Canada’s approval of the sale of Norsat to a Chinese entity raises significant national-security concerns for the United States as the company is a supplier to our military,” Commissioner Michael Wessel said.



AND proposed 5% tax to help Canada's media ..... wonder where it will get spent, studies? CBC? Maybe CTV and Global etc need Liberal money to cover the news "right" (leftie "right" not = truth) ?????


LIEBRAL Issue 39
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...+Article+Links

A Liberal-dominated committee will be calling for a 5-per-cent tax on broadband Internet services to fund Canada’s media industries, which are struggling to adapt to technological changes and evolving consumer habits, sources said.

The move would add hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues to the Canadian Media Fund, which already receives a levy on cable bills to finance the production of Canadian content. However, it would open up the government to accusations that it is once again raising taxes on consumers

[skypilot]

The US would attempt to persuade Canada/ the named company to refrain from sales of such items which would cause Canada to violate agreements with about 39 countries.

However, US law provides mandatory and or discretionary sanctions to be placed on Countries that violate the non binding agreement. I'm not sure of actions, if any, from the other 38 countries.