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Sean Mullin
@mullinsean.bsky.social
Economics | Technology & Innovation | Public Policy – Former economic advisor to PM Justin Trudeau | Founder of Brookfield Institute (now The Dais Institute) | www.seanmullin.ca
Join me at Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa tomorrow, where I'll be speaking on the "Economics of the AI Boom"
September 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Will baseline 10% tariffs be the new normal?
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No attempt to isolate China...
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Key paragraph on how eager Trump was for a win...
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A very good overview from the WSJ on the implications of the UK-US trade deal for the rest of the world:
- Trump very eager to make a deal to show progress
- Little precedent value for other countries
- No commitment from UK to "isolate China"
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May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump is actually playing 5D chess with his tariff plan, which will ultimately lead to reshoring of manufacturing, a new Mar-a-Lago Accord with a devalued USD as the global reserve currency, trillions in revenue to fund tax cuts and U.S. emerging victorious over China.

Meanwhile…🤦‍♂️👇
April 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From today’s speech by the Chair of the WH Council of Economic Advisors…
April 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
WSJ: $3.1T in market losses; 2nd biggest drop by aggregate value in U.S. history (nominal)
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Front page of the NY Times right now….
April 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
3/ See similar recommendations from a paper I co-authored in 2014 on how to address Canada's infrastructure deficit for Canada2020. 👇
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1/ Interesting piece on @mark-carney.bsky.social's plan to separate operating and capital budgets for Canada, with supportive quotes from Kevin Page (IFSD) and Randall Bartlett (Desjardins).
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Trump's new reciprocal tariff policy will apparently include domestic VATs (like Canada's GST) in calculating new "fair" tariffs....😬
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM