Journalist, writer, author. Ajuinata.https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtwgbexek227From 2008, Feist and the Constantines cover Islands in the Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kqOY9jKtJU25 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgbexek227https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mttxbqdotk24Canada-US relations now just a series of wrestling promos. https://static.klipy.com/ii/8ce8357c78ea940b9c2015daf05ce1a5/c8/44/Wt94DOCZ.gif?hh=278&ww=498&mp4=X5N9R92oX178GgZy0gdQ&webm=UAl9baxFbEL96mYznGF24 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttxbqdotk24https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtratehols2nWord of warning: There seem to be some purported lists of US demands floating around the Internet that may not be entirely accurate. As always, look for an original source.23 Aug 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtratehols2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtrairt2522nHard to imagine a more perfect recipe for boosting Canadian nationalism than a trade war with the Americans escalating on the same weekend everyone is reminiscing about the Tragically Hip's last show. If TSN re-aired Game 8 of the '72 Summit Series, we'd probably fall into a patriotic sugar coma.23 Aug 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrairt2522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtpk42an722cWhat happened in the 40s? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpk42an722chttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtpb5qvqck2yNew from me. I saw that the very smart @kevincarmichael.bsky.social wrote a trade war column that referenced the Ottoman siege of Malta in 1565, so I decided to counter him with a reference to Wile E. Coyote. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trump-trade-tariffs-analysis-9.731711122 Aug 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpb5qvqck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtnhc63gj22lOf all the weeks in Canadian history, this has definitely been one of them.22 Aug 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnhc63gj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtnf6s7m5s27From the CBC's up-to-the-minute live coverage, here's how the USTR framed it. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/midnight-deadline-trump-tariffs-trade-deal-leblanc-greer-9.731060522 Aug 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnf6s7m5s27https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtnezg2oys27From Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Candace Laing22 Aug 2026 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnezg2oys27https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtne66qrd227New statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney. Talks on a trade deal have been suspended. https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/08/21/statement-prime-minister-carney-canada-us-trade-negotiations22 Aug 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtne66qrd227https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtmptgqg7k26From my colleagues https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-tariff-trade-talks-howard-lutnick-us-commerce-secretary-9.731483521 Aug 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmptgqg7k26https://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtmlmdtdz22zOn the one hand, agreeing to terms that leave tariffs in place might be crossing a rubicon. On the other hand, what's the route to not crossing the rubicon? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/trade-deal-to-leave-bad-outcome-for-canada-and-us-ex-minister-says?taid=6a8890f8b743e900013ce8a6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter21 Aug 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmlmdtdz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aaronwherry.bsky.social/post/3mtmdosuo3k2dI'm at the "Listening to live recordings of Blur's The Universal on repeat" stage of these trade talks.21 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:yge3sr4i2ffsta2unrjbriy6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmdosuo3k2d