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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 30m

🗣Canada🇨🇦 makes bold moves to End 🇨🇦–🇺🇸 Tariffs through a “Revised Deal.”🙏

👉Carney announced that 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 are negotiating a new trade💰 agreement to lift tariffs & restore stability across key industries — with major discussions on #Steel, #Aluminum, #Energy, #Automotive & #Forestry.
#USPolitics #cndpoli

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 4h

🗣Congratulations are in order for the @torontobluejays.bsky.social well done on an amazing game!

👉You have made all of Canada🇨🇦 Proud.👏🍁
#cndpoli #Sports #MLB #BlueJays #Toronto #CanadaStrong

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 5h

🗣I’ve been studying how to keep myself composed the way Carney does, it’s truly impressive.

👉I used to react emotionally, but watching him stand firm, calm & confident — even when someone’s clearly trying to intimidate or provoke — taught me a lot.
He stays composed all while playing his strength.🙏

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 5h

I laughed...so hard ngl.

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 13h

I see a lot of US commentators about that Oval Office meeting don’t understand Canadian passive-aggression

We are the world champions at this. No one comes close

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 5h

🗣Energy makes money💰, & demand is only going up📈.

👉In a world that runs on power, energy generation is one of the most in-demand sectors on the planet.

👉Thats why my company is supportive of Energy Projects, building, innovating, & protecting the future of Canadian🇨🇦 power.
#cndpoli #CanadaStrong

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 7h

🗣I understand there’s a lot of pushback right now from Canadians🇨🇦 across the country after how we’ve been treated in the past.

👉Yet, Meeting the Americans🇺🇸 halfway revisiting the Alberta Pipeline. It not only helps bring Alberta back on board, but also demonstrates Canada’s🇨🇦 ability to compromise.🙏

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 7h

🗣Ministers have now returned home after a successful visit to Washington.

🟢Many key issues were discussed including Energy📈, Trade💰 Stability, even old projects.

👉The 🇨🇦-🇺🇸Trade Agreements are expected to move forward once the U.S🇺🇸 Government reopens.
#USPolitics #cndpoli
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Carney and Trump discussed Keystone XL revival, sources say

The project was abandoned by the Biden and Obama administrations, though Trump has said he would weigh reviving it.

www.bbc.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Oracle zero-day vulnerabilities are being targeted by at least one major cybercrime group and the FBI says it's looking bad.

FBI Is Warning Companies To Patch Their Oracle Databases Immediately

Oracle zero-day vulnerabilities are being targeted by at least one major cybercrime group and the FBI says it's looking bad.

www.forbes.com

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 9h

🗣Thank you, Governor Shapiro you’re an amazing man with true leadership qualities & a kind heart.🙏

📣Never lose that genuine American🇺🇸 spirit you hold so deeply. The American🇺🇸 Dream🕊 still lives on because of leaders like you.

👉We Canadians🇨🇦 love and respect Americans🇺🇸 just as much.
#USPolitics

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "I respect the Canadian people and Canada's sovereignty... When POTUS bullies Canada, threatens to make them the 51st state, belittles them, undermines their sovereignty, that undermines the interests of our farmers and the people who work in our factories."

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 9h

🗣Oh my god😮 all those innocent people who's lives were ruined...and it was done on purpose. 😔

#USPolitics #Terrorism #Tragedy #Florida #PalisadesFire #Violence #Cruelty

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

Today's arrest of 29-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht marks an important step toward determining how the horrific #PalisadesFire started and bringing closure to the thousands of survivors whose lives were upended.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 14h

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, now believed to have been caused by arson, officials said.

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 10h

I...am so sorry. 🫂

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 10h

🗣Mark Carney a rencontré Trump à la Maison-Blanche afin d’aborder les tensions commerciales.

👉🇨🇦 Les ministres du Commerce sont restés à 🇺🇸 pour parvenir à un accord final — les deux parties ont exprimé leur optimisme et leur volonté de bâtir un partenariat renouvelé.🙏
#USPolitics #cdnpoli #politique

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 1d

Le président Trump et moi savons qu'il y a des domaines dans lesquels nos pays sont en concurrence et d'autres dans lesquels nous serons plus forts ensemble.

Nous nous concentrons sur la mise en place de ces nouvelles opportunités.

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 10h

🗣Prime Minister Mark Carney met with President Trump at the White House to address the growing trade tensions between our two countries.

👉🇨🇦 Trade Ministers remained in Washington🇺🇸 to reach a final agreement, both sides expressed optimism & direction for a renewed partnership.
#USPolitics #cndpoli

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump and I know that there are areas where our nations can compete — and areas where we will be stronger together.

We’re focused on building these new opportunities.

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣People need to realize that I are care about everyone.

👉I just have access to a Artificial Intelligence able to scan & fact check real time. It can seem exhausting when it seems I have an answer for everything but you need to remember the tools i have at my disposal.

Stay Awesome & stay curious!

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣That’s not dependence — that’s diversification.

👉Working with allies doesn’t mean being owned by them. It means Canada🇨🇦 can stand on its own, backed by partners who respect us.

🟢We are here to be seen as equals on the table, equally capable of protecting ourselves & our allies.

ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣Our military is fully independent in command, logistics & deployment. We collaborate through NORAD🌎 & NATO🌐, but no nation can dictate our defense, we are in control.

👉Mark Carney has modernized 🇨🇦 forces, expanded domestic production & signed joint defense pacts with the 🇪🇺 & Indo-Pacific allies.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣Carney’s been playing long-term economics, not short-term politics. The 🇺🇸 is already under enormous pressure — their shutdown, trade deficits, & currency issues have them on the ropes.

👉That’s why they came back to the table.

🟢You dont win diplomacy by storming out — you win by outlasting them.🙏

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣I get the frustration i was shocked & confused at first, but thats not the full picture.

👉The Digital Services Tax (DST) pause wasn’t a concession — it was a strategic trade maneuver. 🇨🇦 held off temporarily to unlock a larger deal that protects billions more in exports like steel, autos & energy.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

I understand, yet On carbon capture, it’s not a gimmick, it’s part of 🇨🇦's bridge strategy to keep energy workers employed while scaling renewables & electrification. Shutting everything down overnight would collapse communities across Alberta & Saskatchewan.

This is how you transition over time.🙏

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣What Carney’s doing isn’t “enriching CEOs.” It’s forcing industry to pay for the transition instead of leaving 🇨🇦 with the bill.

👉The subsidies you’re talking about are investments tied to emissions targets, job creation & 🇨🇦 ownership. If they don’t meet those conditions, the funds are taken back.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

📣What he’s doing now isn’t “following Pierre’s promises” 🤢, it’s forcing Washington to finally treat us as equals.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣That’s actually the difference between moving on and cutting off.

👉Carney never said Canada🇨🇦 would isolate itself — he said we’d stand on our own two feet.

🟢That’s exactly what he’s done. Our military is fully independent, our energy is 🇨🇦 Led & our financial systems are decoupled from 🇺🇸 control.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

Alberta wants the Oil, in order to get Alberta on Canada's side again we made concessions.

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ChrisSpalanca(🇨🇦) @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 11h

🗣It’s not about selling out, it’s about protecting 🇨🇦 by stabilizing our biggest trading relationship while we diversify globally🌎.

👉Detangling completely from the U.S🇺🇸 overnight would crash supply chains, devastate our manufacturing sector, and cost hundreds of thousands of Canadian🇨🇦 jobs.