It's Morning in The Shwa

Took an early morning tour around The Shwa today. That's Oshawa for those who aren't aware that 'The Shwa' is a thing now.

Oshawa should be in mourning. It's lights out at the GM plant since a couple weeks before Christmas. Picked up a coffee at the Timmies that overlooks the giant empty parking lots, where the guys who built the GM trucks parked the GM vehicles they drove to work.

They don't anymore, but fear not, dear consumer. You can still buy that same truck at a GM or Chevrolet dealer near you.

You won't even notice the difference.

The difference is that instead of being built in Oshawa by workers earning $34/hr., they are now built in Mexico by workers earning $3/hr.

That's the beauty of NAFTA!

That's the beauty of "free trade."

That's the beauty of the USMCA free trade agreement that Chrystia just hammered out for us...


You might not notice, but Oshawa does.