Ian T

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Able to count to 10 at an early age I have more than doubled that now. Counting to 13 started me on my journey playing bridge!
Ian TFeb 26, 2025

Just started reading the Mueller Report on Russian interference in the U.S. election. Wow!
In short, it found overwhelming evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidentual election with the intention of helping Trump and that the Trump campaign welcomed and encouraged their interference.

Some parts of interest:
-Executive summary (p4)
-False Statements and Obstruction of the Investigation (Pgs 191-199)
https://www.justice.gov/archives/sco/file/1373816/dl?inline=
#mueller #election #interference #trump

Ian TFeb 21, 2025
Interesting - this from the US government site (!) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3633404/
"Compared to the US system, the Canadian system has lower costs, more services, universal access to health care without financial barriers, and superior health status. Canadians and Germans have longer life expectancies and lower infant mortality rates than do US residents."
#Healthcare #canada #usa
Comparisons of Health Care Systems in the United States, Germany and Canada

The purpose of this research paper is to compare health care systems in three highly advanced industrialized countries: The United States of America, Canada and Germany. The first part of the research paper will focus on the description of health ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
Ian TFeb 6, 2025
"Mr. Trump cannot claim Canada has not put out the welcome mat out for U.S. banks.
In 1999, the federal government revised the Bank Act to make it easier for foreign banks – U.S. banks in particular – to do business in this country. The policy change worked.
Today, 16 U.S. bank subsidiaries and branches carry on business in Canada and manage assets that exceed $100-billion, or nearly half of total foreign bank assets in the country."
(From John Turley-Ewart article)
#canada #banking #trump
Ian TFeb 3, 2025

From Bob Rae on Twitter earlier today:

“The UN Charter was drafted in 1945 by people who had learned the lessons that the aggression, isolationism and tariff barriers of the 20’s and 30’s had led the world into a conflagration. Article One makes it clear: threats of annexation are illegal. So are unilateral tariffs in breach of a trade agreement.”
#tariffs #un #illegal

Ian TJan 15, 2025
The mighty Don River! The newly created lower part of the Don, looking southwest from the Commissioners Street Bridge.
#DonRiver #Toronto