“Whether or not they ever be put into place, the damage is done,” said Greig Mordue, a former auto industry executive and associate professor at the W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology at McMaster University.

He says Trump’s threats have already changed the landscape. Whether he goes ahead with the tariffs or not, or whether he carves out specific exemptions, the threat alone will drive investment out of Canada and into the U.S.

“For at least the next four years, there will be no serious investment in the Canadian automotive industry,” said Mordue.

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    Mao isn’t the definition of socialism, which is what OP is talking about. Think the Nordic countries for a quality example on socialism, or early Canada. Communism is always defined by the dictators by people who have no understanding of communism

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      If you go on to .ml or Hexbear, they’ll straighten you out about Norway being socialist really fast. They’re not right necessarily, since words mean whatever we make them, but they’re around and their definition is actually the older one.

      Communism is always defined by the dictators by people who have no understanding of communism

      However, people who call themselves “communist” as opposed to just “socialist” are definitely not aiming for Norway, in my experience.