From discounts to name changes, these Canadian businesses are responding to Trump's tariffs

#CanadaBusiness #NameChanges #BusinessReactions #TradeWars #EconomicRelief

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From discounts to name changes, these Canadian businesses are responding to Trump’s tariffs  - NOW Toronto

As the trade wars ramp up, some businesses are aiming to add some relief to Canadians in a financially precarious time.

^{Tara De Boer (NOW Toronto)}

Feds announce $5B for businesses to survive tariffs and find new trading partners

#GovernmentInitiative #EconomicRelief #BusinessSurvival #NewTradingPartners #TariffSupport

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Feds announce $5B for businesses to survive tariffs and find new trading partners - The Logic

Financing tools and expanded employment insurance work-sharing are among the new supports for companies and workers

^{Joanna Smith (The Logic Inc.)}

Democrats slam Trump for bailing on pledge to lower grocery prices

#VotersDemandEconomicChange #BallInWhiteHouseCourt #TrumpFirstWeekActions #EconomicRelief #MakeAmericaAffordableAgain

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Democrats slam Trump for bailing on pledge to lower grocery prices

Congressional Democrats are calling out President Donald Trump’s inaction on food prices, even though he campaigned on lowering them. On Monday, 19 of them sent a letter to his desk demanding that ...

^{Daily Kos}

Facebook posts - No, the U.S. government hasn't approved $1,000 stimulus checks upon Trump's return to office

#TrumpStimulus #FactChecking #EconomicRelief #1000Check #MisinformationAlert

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No, $1,000 stimulus checks haven’t been approved under Trump

Soon after President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, social media users claimed he approved a new $1,000 stimulus prog

^@politifact

Dip in UK inflation will come as a relief and opens way for interest rate cut

#BondMarketSellOff #GlobalConcerns #UnexpectedFall #EconomicRelief #UKInflation

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Dip in UK inflation will come as a relief and opens way for interest rate cut

Unexpected fall last month should help ease fears inside Treasury and Bank of England after bond market sell-off

^{Heather Stewart (The Guardian)}

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just like how not testing for #COVID19 brings the numbers of cases down...

not testing for #EconomicRelief —in the form of food stamps, housing assistance, public transportation vouchers, #Medicaid, #Medicare— is a good way of disappearing people from #labor & #poverty metrics.

tying economic relief policies to #employment punishes disabled people and others who can't have jobs; whether temporarily or long term.

so question the low #unemployment hype in this time of #COVID19

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