Last Week Today Episode 183 Show Notes for Monday, January 27th, 2025
The US Driven International Trade “Crisis,” Canada Reacts to Possible US Tariffs, The Stargate AI Supercomputer, The Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force & Women Sold Lies
The US Driven International Trade “Crisis.”
Our first story tonight is about the elephant on the international stage, US president Donald Trump and his “America First,“ plans to essentially rebuild the power of the US around the world by promoting non-interventionism in foreign affairs, American nationalism, and utilizing a protectionist trade policy focused around tariffs to encourage American firms to return businesses and factories to American soil.
Trump reiterated those promises in a remote but very blunt presentation to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) conference in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
As outlined in the January 23rd, 2025 Associated Press post, “Davos 2025: Trump leaves an impression with his video address to the World Economic Forum.” the presentation was considered the highlight of the fourth day of the shadowy annual gathering of political and business leaders.
Trump’s views also shaped other sessions, f…
