@BobRae48 It's pathetic (amongst other things), pathetic that enough people voted for him to make him POTUSTI, that their constitution is written in pencil, that so many citizens can only apologize.
Trivia: the famous bald eagle screech is actually a red-tailed hawk call that was added by Hollywood sound designers. Itโs true.
The Canada Goose honk is all real, baby.
Thus, I call upon King Charles III to declare his intention to renegotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and give notice that in the interim the colonies are to submit to the Crown all tariffs owing (and to pay for that shipload of tea).
"Our fight ... is the civilized worldโs fight. It is a fight for reason and comity in the affairs of nations, against an administration whose worldview, and behaviour, is increasingly that of an aggressive dictatorship, in all its crudeness and its thuggery."
The latest commentary from the President of the United States.
(I'll add a Bloomberg factcheck: Canada's unemployment rate hit a two-year low of 6.4% in July, and GDP has been rebounding above expectations in the second quarter)
My favourite analysis so far of Canada walking away from the trade talks, from Down Under (be sure to read the glossary of terms at the end). https://t.co/Gv0G0Rw5DZ
Reminder to Conservative friends who are opposed to retaliatory tariffs: you ran on imposing dollar for dollar retaliatory tariffs on the US in your election platform last year.
Itโs the commitment you gave to voters.
50% tariff on Canadian goodsโstarting today. ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ
Trump is once again turning trade policy into a tool of leverage, treating a decades-long ally like an adversary. This is not a sign of strength, but rather economic blackmail using a sledgehammer.
Canada is responding with resolve: countermeasures, new markets, and a clear message that it will not be intimidated by Washington. Carney is showing Trump that not everyone is willing to bow to him.