But. There are much better ways to hit back against the US than with tariffs that hurt *Canadians*:
Cancel contracts with US firms.
Get off American tech.
Take Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)'s idea and allow reverse-engineering of American tech (by repealing parts of the copyright act).
Orion Ussner kidder
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